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This is what you're gonna do to make the holidays less of a pain in the ass.
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But first, welcome back to the pod.
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I'm Mike Traden Figaroa.
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This is Unscripted and Unrehearsed, where I give you my take on things that I've experienced the past week, heard, observed, etc.
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So this week is chock full of funny and weird and nice.
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Um, yeah, of course, it's 'tis the season to be stressed out, whether you know, you gotta get gifts.
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Thanksgiving is a couple weeks away.
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Um Hanukkah and Christmas and Kwanzaa are coming.
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Social events getting beautified and looking your best.
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It's gonna, especially in this time, it's gonna cost a pretty penny.
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And maybe stress you out, but I got some ideas that maybe would help.
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I mean, you didn't ask, but I'm gonna share what I do.
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I'm gonna share my ideas with you.
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Um, first up, honestly, I gotta thank you all.
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Max is much, much better.
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Um, the explosive diarrhea has indeed stopped.
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Um, him eating Tony's poop from the litter box has not stopped.
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I don't know how to make up stop doing that.
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I can't hide the box because then she can't find it.
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It's nuts.
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Um, but yeah, he's much, much, much, much, much better.
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Um and he's right there.
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Like, I don't know if you can see him.
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Where'd you go?
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All right.
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Um so yeah, there's that.
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The the big thing that I that I actually got into this week was uh the boots on um Netflix.
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I I started it I think when it first dropped, I found it cringy at first for some reason.
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I just couldn't get into it, and I was like, this is I don't need another gay, queer, coming of age uh story.
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At my age, I don't need that um support or encouragement or uh don't worry, you're not alone kind of thing.
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Uh but um I saw a few posts that people were talking about it, and and uh then I saw a couple of ads for it.
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The way these were cut were kind of interesting, and it drew my attention again.
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So I'm like, all right, I will Netflix and chill by myself and check this shit out.
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And I binged it over over my day off last week, and it was pretty cool.
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I mean the acting was very good, and I started I started thinking to myself, I could do this.
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This is I could do this show.
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This I don't know why I I don't have I could do this.
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It's nice, it was cool.
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Um, at first I was expecting a little full metal jacket.
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It slightly, it slightly blurs the lines between these major military films and reality and uh what is plausible and you know they did whoever did the research did did it well, they did it justice.
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So it it's it's pretty cool.
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Um and it did remind me that when I turned 18, there was a side rant here.
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Um when I turned 18 and I had to register for selective service service, um, there was a moment where when I uh you select the branch of military, I believe, would you would be interested in, and I checked Navy because I wanted to join the Navy because my cousin was in the Navy.
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And um is that right?
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I don't I forgot how that goes.
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But if I think you just registered for selection, but in my head, I was like, all right, if I do do this, I'm gonna join choose the Navy, and um everybody would have freaked out because you know, once you sign on the dotted line, there's no going back until after boot camp.
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If you get you know washed out or whatever.
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However, I didn't do it, I punked out.
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So I was afraid my mother would kick my ass.
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All right.
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Um, so yeah, I almost showed the name.
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So um it is it is the performances were outstanding.
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I highly recommend it.
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Uh, these young actors, a lot of them have great careers ahead of them.
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You know, I hope they they make it cool.
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It was a great shout out to the Dominican community and those actors and Latino, Afro, Afro-Latino actors, which was really fun to see, very cool to see.
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Um, and uh the dark comedy aspect of it was really awesome.
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It is well done, and it deserves the sequel if it gets one.
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It really does.
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And if you watch it, you'll see what I'm talking about.
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Um, all right, election day wins in New York City.
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Yo, I don't, I don't okay.
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So I said before I voted for Mom Dani, and I'm hoping and wishing him all the best.
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I honestly, in my, I don't know if pragm pragmatism or re realism uh believe that he can pull off what he's aiming to do.
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And I hope he can.
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Um in my brain, it's more like, all right, he's gonna go for it and maybe set the wheels in motion for some things that uh he may not be able to get accomplished, and maybe somebody could pick up the ball and keep it going.
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But um the the way, and it's not New York too.
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The wave was bananas.
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The wave was bananas, and you know, Jersey uh Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, um, California, you guys killed it.
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Um so yeah, I'm I'm hopeful about what will happen.
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I yeah, I'm very hopeful.
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But you know, I'm sorry, I just had a a moment of cankles having a moment in the Oval Office, which is listen, TikTok, TikTok people.
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Okay, so I like to watch uh Brian Tyler Cohen.
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Um I'm not sure if you guys know who he is, but um he's a commentator.
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He started out his his posts with a very, you know, nice background, very clear uh suit and tie, you know, very uh news anchory.
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And I'm like, oh, this is I like I I guess I could watch him on television.
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Um, but now he's more laid back with you know clowning people and trolling and uh and you know, t-shirts and hoodies and what have you.
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And it's okay because it suits him.
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He's he's he's he's building a different kind of um aesthetic, I suppose.
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Um sometimes I'm like, okay, you didn't have to go there.
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I'm like a lot of us get it, but anyway, the trolling is is spectacular to watch sometimes.
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Coffee today is brought to you by Bustello.
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It was on sale.
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I won't have that rant again, but it was on sale, so I got too cansed.
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I'm happy, alright?
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Whatever.
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It's Bustello.
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Which is not a Latin coffee, it's from Ohio, so you know.
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Anyway, uh, so I was I caught him um interviewing Gavin Newsome, and uh it was really a cool interview.
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I I've made my decision.
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If Gavin Newsome runs for president, I'm gonna vote for him because I think that he has the stamina, probably has a plan already in place to hit the ground running.
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I think he will he will fix the I don't know, the moorings.
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He'll fix the trajectory.
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I think it's just what we need, regardless of what your politics are.
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I mean, and if you're on the right, I you cannot tell me you approve of all this chaos because I know that's not what you voted for.
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Pardon me.
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Sorry.
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Alright, I'm leaving that in because that was that was funny.
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I'm such such a such a guy.
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Um, so yeah.
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Who his running mate could be?
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I don't know.
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I was thinking, um can you imagine if AOC was his running mate?
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That would be interesting.
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I don't know that she would throw her hat in a ring for president though.
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Do you think she would?
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That's a that's a big deal.
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I think she can handle herself on the world stage like that.
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I think she's far more effective in Congress right now.
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I like knowing that she's there representing New York in that aspect.
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Um I don't know.
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That would be cool to see.
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I would say AOC would be a great running mate.
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Definitely another woman of color, maybe ooh, Jasmine Crockett.
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Vice President Jasmine Crockett.
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I like the way that tastes.
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Uh yeah, those two.
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Strong black woman in the White House again.
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That'd be nice.
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Uh so yeah, I would vote for that ticket.
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Um and then I saw this uh was it National G National Geographic.
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I need an infusion.
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Um they un I'm sorry, I got excited.
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There's this new Egyptian exhibit in Egypt uh where they unearthed a lot of Tutankhamun's um other artifacts that they found buried with him.
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Apparently it was far more extensive and and and um than anybody thought.
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And so there's showing this uh video.
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I think I shared it on my on my Facebook page.
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You should go and look and find it.
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What blew my mind was the uh the detail of everything and uh the uh the colors.
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I don't know if they're restored, but they look so vibrant.
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The jars and the things that they it the statuettes and everything.
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And and I remember my first time ever going to the Museum of Natural History, I think I was in grammar school, obviously, and we went through the Egyptian exhibit, and I was just mesmerized by everything.
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Like there's no one.
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It was my first awareness of Egypt Egypt and Egyptian history and art and all of that, and it just blew my mind.
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Um, and I was riveted ever since I was a kid.
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Um, so yeah, you this post of the exhibit was the first time I got an overwhelming sense of wanting to pack a bag and go and see it in person.
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I've never felt like that about anything in my life.
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It was just amazing.
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I think it was ABC News.
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I can't remember, but it was fascinating and it's beautiful and moving.
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You guys gotta check it out.
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You get you just gotta check it out.
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Um, so I I follow a lot of podcasts too to get ideas and uh inspiration, not so much of what to post about, but to do the thing.
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And um, because sometimes, you know, a lot of it is you know just bullshit that they put out there and it's like, oh my god, this is hilarious, or this is really bad.
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Or and so speaking of which, uh, some of this is bad is one of the best podcasts I have ever listened to.
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And when I first or watched, when I first watched them, these guys they talk about their sobriety and and their overcoming of things.
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And when it first started, they looked a mess.
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And I'm like, these dudes are have seen some shit, they've been through some shit, they're much better now.
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But they the latest episode, one of them is leaving.
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I and I can never tell which one is talking because they sound similar on audio.
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But when I watch, obviously you could tell who's talking.
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But um, one of them is leaving, and it I think the whole process of producing the show, which they talk about, uh, they didn't get paid for it.
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There was no no income or incentive for it, but it was putting a stress on their friendship.
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And uh, you know, what you don't see on what you don't see off screen, obviously.
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Um, you know, people have lives, they have uh relationships, you know, they it's stressful, it's whatever.
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Um and it was a reminder that to me that not every you what you see on screen, you know, you you either see a performance or you see a uh a mutual goal, and people come together for that goal.
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But separately, you know, doing this kind of thing on that level, um, I'm sure it's uh exhausting and stressful because aside from them not having producing an income from it, it launched them into their separate comed comedic uh careers and other projects that they're working on that they do gain an income from.
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So I don't know.
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It was sad to to hear.
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And basically, what these guys do is there's two gay guys who interview straight guys and uh they talk about all kinds of stuff, and some of it it it like some of it is bad, and bad in the sense of like Jesus Christ, you know, not like not useful.
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Or bad, like, you know, I don't know.
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You know what I'm saying?
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Uh but yeah, they're they're pretty cool.
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Um yeah, so I'm disappointed that uh the one guy's leaving.
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I forgot his name.
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I should have written it down.
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Um all right, so before I move into the big the big uh topics for this episode, I gotta give a shout out to the watcher who came to see uh chess this week.
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Um I during walk-in when I'm scanning tickets, you know, it's very fast, and you know, I wouldn't have known anything if he didn't say anything.
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Um, but he said, I'm I watch your I I like everything you do, and I'm like that's great.
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And I didn't get a chance to ask him his name.
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So whoever you are, thank you.
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It was nice to meet you.
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I hope you like the show.
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I was on the early shift, so that's why you didn't see me at intermission or what have you.
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Um, I leave like a half hour into the show on those on those shifts.
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Um so thanks.
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Comment below or you know, shoot me your name or if you like or whatever, um, so I can uh thank you by name.
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But uh yeah, I hope that meant a lot because you know, doing stuff like this, I don't I don't know if people give a shit, but I'm doing it because you know I'm trying to be creative and I got stuff to talk about, etc.
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Uh, but thanks for saying hello.
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I appreciated it.
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And uh yeah, I hope you like the show.
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Uh come back, see it again.
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Keep us all employed.
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Uh all right, so um the holidays are a stressful time of year, especially for grown-ups.
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For kids, obviously they're just like, ooh, what's gonna happen?
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Um, but for for people like me who spend the holidays alone 99.9% of the time, um it's tough getting into the spirit of things, and uh sometimes I feel guilty when I don't, you know, it would getting into the spirit for me the holiday season was mostly my grandparents, and and when I say grandparents, I mean my grandmothers, both of them, and that's what really made the holiday season for me.
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Um I miss their presence every day.
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One has been gone 25 years, one has been gone uh nine years, and to say that out loud is crazy to me because it feels like just yesterday.
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I can still see their faces, I can vaguely still remember their voices.
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Um, but it's hard, and I miss them terribly.
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Um so no Max is messing around.
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Um, so yeah, it's hard to get into the spirit.
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What helps me get into the spirit are things that bring me joy and at this time of year.
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And if I can, I try to get out of town and go north to New England and see the uh changing of the foliage.
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This year I'm not gonna be able to do that.
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Um we technically don't have seasons here anymore because of global warming, but um everything goes from hot to cold right away.
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Manhattan did it it speeds up uh the the um changing of the foliage.
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But I go because it's beautiful when I get a chance.
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If I get to go to New England or Massachusetts, um um, which is in New England, or if I get to go to um upstate New York.
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Good morning, Baba.
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You want to say hi?
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You just want love?
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Okay.
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Um, yeah, so that that puts me in them in the spirit.
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Um and if I'm willing to brave the I don't even know what word you see, but it's out of control, whether it's between locals who probably don't really do that much, um, or tourists who definitely do this, um, I'll go to the menorah lighting on the first night of Hanukkah.
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Um, or I will go to uh the tree lighting.
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Um, the one the last one I went through was um a few years ago where uh the family by the name of Figaroa upstate in New York donated the tree for Rockefeller Center.
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So I went to that tree lighting ceremony because there was a Figaroa in uh Rockefeller Center, which was fun.
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That was cool.
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I enjoyed it.
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It's funny to me though, because they every year they choose this tree, they chop it down, they bring it to New York, that's a big production.
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But every time you look at the tree, it looks the same.
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You know, it's like the dimensions that I think they go and like really look at pictures and make sure it looks like you know the same kind of trimmings.
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Maybe they trim it down a little, I don't know, but it's like, do they like maybe maybe it's not a real tree when they do this whole production?
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And I'm starting a conspiracy theory.
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They have a fake tree they keep somewhere and they just do this whole thing, they put up the same tree, like an umbrella, they just unfold it.
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Would you believe that?
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I don't know.
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Some people might, uh, but no, it's it's a lot of fun.
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And then, of course, you know, while you're there, you know, you see people skating in woman in um in the skating rink there.
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Or um I'll try to, you know, it's gotten expensive for no reason, but um, I'll try to hit the Wolman rink or um go to the Bryant Park skating rink.
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They put up a in the grassy area of Bryant Park, they put up a fake uh ice skating rink there, and you can go.
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Um that will sometimes put me in the in the holiday spirit.
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Um or which was kind of fun because I never knew they did when I first found them, I didn't know they did this in on 6th Avenue, uh, from like uh in the Diamond District going toward um Radio City, they have these gigantic uh holiday decorations, like tree decorations, like lights and then the Christmas balls and other stuff along 6th Avenue on the west side of uh the street going toward uh Radio City that look so cute, especially when they're lit up.
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Um so I go and do that because you feel like a like a little kid in a in a toy store when you see all of those.
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So I don't know.
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You could try those if you're having trouble with your um getting in the spirit of things.
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Um excuse me.
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So yeah.
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If you do, I would love to see photos of your trips to these places.
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So you might even see me.
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Maybe I don't know.
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I have no plans for Thanksgiving yet.
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So we'll see.
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Um so you got now is the time, I think, for some people.
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Me, I I try I do this through the year so it doesn't become overwhelming, but now's the time where people start hitting the ground and trying to find gifts.
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And it can even be in other times, it can be, you know, budget destroying, you know, because you want to get something nice, something that'll last.
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I personally like to give things that people can eat.
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Um homemade stuff.
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I find uh I look for people who make stuff to sell, uh, whether it's cookies or um pies or stuff like that.
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Uh there's a farmer's market down the street here every Wednesday.
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Yeah, every Wednesday down the street from me.
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Um, or there's uh these markets like you'll find in um Times Square going north into the uh Broadway area.
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Or in Union Square, uh, they have like all kinds of great gift ideas that are holiday themed, some are not so much, some of them are mostly New York centric souvenirs um I try to go and shop there because a lot of these are uh independent uh uh what's the word to use.
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Okay, I don't know what word to use.
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I just had a brain fart.
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These are people who make stuff at home.
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What did the what's the word for that?
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Alright, more coffee.
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Here we go.
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Okay, entrepreneurs came to mind.
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So anyway, um I tried to find those things.
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And if you it for me, stuff that's gonna sit around and collect dust and uh you might might get tossed after so much time later on.
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Um, I don't want to give those kinds of gifts.
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Um, I don't like to buy clothing for people sometimes.
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Let's like a scarf or a hat, something that will, you know, um they'll use for the season, maybe later on, and they'll revive it.
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I'll do something like that.
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But mostly it'll be something they can eat and have an experience and a taste, a tasting experience.
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So I I like to do that.
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So in Union Square, there's the the market that had they set up there.
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There's one on Broadway in the north end of Times Square.
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Uh last year I did a whole bunch of uh like holiday earring gifts and little you can they put them in in brooches.
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I did that, and um they give you the little um mesh pouch with the satin string.
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I did that.
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Um people loved those.
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That was me.
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I don't know what I'm gonna do this year.
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We'll think about it.
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Um, and also I support my creative friends who make stuff.
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Um, yeah.
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So if you have friends who are making things, buy from them, don't ask for a discount.
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Maybe tip them because you're helping them too.
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So you can do that.
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Yeah, I have no idea what I want to do this year.
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We'll say we'll say um but of course the the expense of it all, it can be it can be overwhelming if you're not able to uh to do that.
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So manage your budget.
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I mean, it you don't have to break the bank.
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Gifts should not be about the the the monetary value of it, it should be what comes from the heart, right?
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So you can you can do that without breaking the bank and making yourself feel um ashamed or guilty or or over what you can and can't afford.
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Um I think that's probably mostly why I give food gifts, because regardless of how much it is, if it's something they like and you can ask them, you know, like what's your favorite fruit, and then you find a pie that's or a cake that's that flavor, or you know, what's your favorite candies, and make a basket of your favorite candies.
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Things like that.
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Um re-gifting stuff is okay.
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I mean, if it's something that you've had and you haven't used it, or maybe it doesn't fit you, or you just really didn't like it, but you don't want to toss it, you can give that think of oh, this person might like this.
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Just you know, regifting is not a bad thing, as long as you don't give it to the person who gave it to you, then that's awkward.
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I've had that experience.
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I gave someone a gift and then they gave it back.
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Ah, it was really weird.
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I'm like, oh thank you.
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Thank you.
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It's very nice.
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Come on, you baba.
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Come on.
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Wanna come up?
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Here we go.
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Say hello.
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Kisses.
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Thank you, thank you.
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Oh, for those of you who can't see, Max is on my lap now.
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It's kissing my face.
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Thank you, sir.
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Thank you, thank you.
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What, what, what?
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No, I don't.
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I'm doing the I'm doing the thing right now.
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Okay, sir.
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Okay, down, down, sit down.
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Thank you.
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He weighs a ton.
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Even after being sick, he lost so much weight, by the way, you guys.
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Um, it was I was a little worried, but um yeah.
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Also, I discovered uh I caught him eating something at the dog run the other day, and when I looked, it was fucking chocolate.
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This is uh the day after uh Halloween.
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I'm like, who the fuck leaves it was so it was done intentionally because it was left along the peripheral of the fencing where you know dogs go sniffing around before they piss or whatever.
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And I caught him, I'm like, what the fuck are you eating?
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So I ran over and he was eating a piece of chocolate.
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It was chocolate, it's toxic for dogs, and that was done intentionally.
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So I wrote it to the group chat, you know, people look out because I I looked around for more whatever I could find, I picked up, but that was just evil.
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That was just evil.
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So I think that's probably why he was had the explosive diarrhea and blood coming out of his ass.
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Because that that freaked me out a lot too, just seeing that.
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Anyway, um, yeah, he's much better now.
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Um so yeah, you guys, uh that's been my week.
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I'm hoping that you all have uh a good week ahead.
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I think the the I'm so excited.
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I have all day today off.
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After I edit this, I'm gonna just chillax.
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And uh tomorrow, I think I have some laundry to do.
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I'm gonna hit the gym.
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I've been off from the gym.
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Okay.
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For some reason, I just can't get myself out there, like out of the house to during the day.
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I'm just so tired all the time.
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Um, so I I've haven't been to the gym, and I really like the gym a lot because not because of it, it just helps my my endorphins and my my it's my happy place.
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I love being in the gym.
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Uh I just need to get back.
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So Monday I'm gonna do that, and then uh I'm on the late shift all week, so I have well, not exactly.
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It evens out, but um, I will I'm on I love being early on Wednesdays because of a two-show day, and on Friday and Friday night.
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Um, yeah, it seems like it's gonna be a nice week, and the show has been doing good.
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Look, just a heads up.
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If you're planning on seeing chess, it's selling out fast, so you guys want to come, you should come.
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Try to get tickets.
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They released into May, I believe.
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So I know it's a ways away, but if you want to see it, make plans to come see it, you'll enjoy it.
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Um, yeah.
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So I think that's it for for this week, everyone.
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Have a good one.
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Set your intentions.
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Overtell.
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If you made it this far, let's see.
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I want you to what did we choose?
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Okay, um, I want you to drop a uh I don't know.
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Okay, so we had election day last week and Veterans Day is coming up this coming Tuesday.
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How about we drop?
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I don't know.
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Just give me a thumbs up, emoji.
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Hit like, subscribe, share, all that good stuff, please.
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I love it if you do.
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Um, if you comment, make sure you put your name, even though you know, some just put your name so this way I can find you, even though your name is there.
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It helps because then I can find you.
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Um share with all your friends.
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If you're listening, five stars is nice.
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I like that very much.
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Um, just a side note, and I wanted to make a whole post about this, but the pod, this little dinky little pod that I'm having fun doing is going up the ladder.
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So if you see it and you like it, please five stars.
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Uh, if you download it, it helps much more because it's a download and they they track those things.
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Um and again, you know, tell me tell me what you're what you're gonna do for you know your holiday shopping.
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I would love to know the kinds of gifts that you're planning on doing this year.
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That would be nice.
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That would be very nice.
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I would like to know.
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Or you if you don't even care.
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No judgment.
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Tell me what you're gonna do.
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Oh good morning.
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Visit from Tony Girl.
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You wanna say hello?
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For those of you who can't see, Tony Girl is on the desk.
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Nope.
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Okay.
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Now we got twosh in the face.
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And now this one is jealous because she's on the desk.
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Oh my lord.
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There we go.
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Okay, we're gonna.
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All right.
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Yes, sir.
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Yes, sir.
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Okay, okay, okay, all right.
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All right, everybody.
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Thanks for watching.
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Hope you have a great week.
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Let me know what you're doing in the comments below.
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Um, I'd love to hear read and know all about it.
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All right, have a good one.
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This is what you're gonna do to make the holidays less of a pain in the ass.
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But first, welcome back to the pod.
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I'm Mike Traden Figaroa.
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This is Unscripted and Unrehearsed, where I give you my take on things that I've experienced the past week, heard, observed, etc.
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So this week is chock full of funny and weird and nice.
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Um, yeah, of course, it's 'tis the season to be stressed out, whether you know, you gotta get gifts.
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Thanksgiving is a couple weeks away.
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Um Hanukkah and Christmas and Kwanzaa are coming.
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Social events getting beautified and looking your best.
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It's gonna, especially in this time, it's gonna cost a pretty penny.
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And maybe stress you out, but I got some ideas that maybe would help.
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I mean, you didn't ask, but I'm gonna share what I do.
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I'm gonna share my ideas with you.
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Um, first up, honestly, I gotta thank you all.
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Max is much, much better.
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Um, the explosive diarrhea has indeed stopped.
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Um, him eating Tony's poop from the litter box has not stopped.
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I don't know how to make up stop doing that.
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I can't hide the box because then she can't find it.
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It's nuts.
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Um, but yeah, he's much, much, much, much, much better.
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Um and he's right there.
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Like, I don't know if you can see him.
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Where'd you go?
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All right.
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Um so yeah, there's that.
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The the big thing that I that I actually got into this week was uh the boots on um Netflix.
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I I started it I think when it first dropped, I found it cringy at first for some reason.
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I just couldn't get into it, and I was like, this is I don't need another gay, queer, coming of age uh story.
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At my age, I don't need that um support or encouragement or uh don't worry, you're not alone kind of thing.
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Uh but um I saw a few posts that people were talking about it, and and uh then I saw a couple of ads for it.
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The way these were cut were kind of interesting, and it drew my attention again.
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So I'm like, all right, I will Netflix and chill by myself and check this shit out.
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And I binged it over over my day off last week, and it was pretty cool.
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I mean the acting was very good, and I started I started thinking to myself, I could do this.
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This is I could do this show.
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This I don't know why I I don't have I could do this.
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It's nice, it was cool.
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Um, at first I was expecting a little full metal jacket.
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It slightly, it slightly blurs the lines between these major military films and reality and uh what is plausible and you know they did whoever did the research did did it well, they did it justice.
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So it it's it's pretty cool.
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Um and it did remind me that when I turned 18, there was a side rant here.
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Um when I turned 18 and I had to register for selective service service, um, there was a moment where when I uh you select the branch of military, I believe, would you would be interested in, and I checked Navy because I wanted to join the Navy because my cousin was in the Navy.
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And um is that right?
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I don't I forgot how that goes.
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But if I think you just registered for selection, but in my head, I was like, all right, if I do do this, I'm gonna join choose the Navy, and um everybody would have freaked out because you know, once you sign on the dotted line, there's no going back until after boot camp.
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If you get you know washed out or whatever.
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However, I didn't do it, I punked out.
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So I was afraid my mother would kick my ass.
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All right.
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Um, so yeah, I almost showed the name.
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So um it is it is the performances were outstanding.
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I highly recommend it.
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Uh, these young actors, a lot of them have great careers ahead of them.
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You know, I hope they they make it cool.
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It was a great shout out to the Dominican community and those actors and Latino, Afro, Afro-Latino actors, which was really fun to see, very cool to see.
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Um, and uh the dark comedy aspect of it was really awesome.
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It is well done, and it deserves the sequel if it gets one.
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It really does.
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And if you watch it, you'll see what I'm talking about.
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Um, all right, election day wins in New York City.
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Yo, I don't, I don't okay.
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So I said before I voted for Mom Dani, and I'm hoping and wishing him all the best.
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I honestly, in my, I don't know if pragm pragmatism or re realism uh believe that he can pull off what he's aiming to do.
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And I hope he can.
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Um in my brain, it's more like, all right, he's gonna go for it and maybe set the wheels in motion for some things that uh he may not be able to get accomplished, and maybe somebody could pick up the ball and keep it going.
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But um the the way, and it's not New York too.
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The wave was bananas.
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The wave was bananas, and you know, Jersey uh Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, um, California, you guys killed it.
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Um so yeah, I'm I'm hopeful about what will happen.
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I yeah, I'm very hopeful.
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But you know, I'm sorry, I just had a a moment of cankles having a moment in the Oval Office, which is listen, TikTok, TikTok people.
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Okay, so I like to watch uh Brian Tyler Cohen.
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Um I'm not sure if you guys know who he is, but um he's a commentator.
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He started out his his posts with a very, you know, nice background, very clear uh suit and tie, you know, very uh news anchory.
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And I'm like, oh, this is I like I I guess I could watch him on television.
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Um, but now he's more laid back with you know clowning people and trolling and uh and you know, t-shirts and hoodies and what have you.
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And it's okay because it suits him.
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He's he's he's he's building a different kind of um aesthetic, I suppose.
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Um sometimes I'm like, okay, you didn't have to go there.
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I'm like a lot of us get it, but anyway, the trolling is is spectacular to watch sometimes.
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Coffee today is brought to you by Bustello.
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It was on sale.
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I won't have that rant again, but it was on sale, so I got too cansed.
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I'm happy, alright?
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Whatever.
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It's Bustello.
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Which is not a Latin coffee, it's from Ohio, so you know.
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Anyway, uh, so I was I caught him um interviewing Gavin Newsome, and uh it was really a cool interview.
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I I've made my decision.
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If Gavin Newsome runs for president, I'm gonna vote for him because I think that he has the stamina, probably has a plan already in place to hit the ground running.
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I think he will he will fix the I don't know, the moorings.
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He'll fix the trajectory.
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I think it's just what we need, regardless of what your politics are.
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I mean, and if you're on the right, I you cannot tell me you approve of all this chaos because I know that's not what you voted for.
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Pardon me.
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Sorry.
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Alright, I'm leaving that in because that was that was funny.
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I'm such such a such a guy.
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Um, so yeah.
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Who his running mate could be?
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I don't know.
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I was thinking, um can you imagine if AOC was his running mate?
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That would be interesting.
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I don't know that she would throw her hat in a ring for president though.
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Do you think she would?
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That's a that's a big deal.
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I think she can handle herself on the world stage like that.
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I think she's far more effective in Congress right now.
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I like knowing that she's there representing New York in that aspect.
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Um I don't know.
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That would be cool to see.
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I would say AOC would be a great running mate.
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Definitely another woman of color, maybe ooh, Jasmine Crockett.
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Vice President Jasmine Crockett.
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I like the way that tastes.
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Uh yeah, those two.
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Strong black woman in the White House again.
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That'd be nice.
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Uh so yeah, I would vote for that ticket.
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Um and then I saw this uh was it National G National Geographic.
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I need an infusion.
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Um they un I'm sorry, I got excited.
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There's this new Egyptian exhibit in Egypt uh where they unearthed a lot of Tutankhamun's um other artifacts that they found buried with him.
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Apparently it was far more extensive and and and um than anybody thought.
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And so there's showing this uh video.
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I think I shared it on my on my Facebook page.
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You should go and look and find it.
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What blew my mind was the uh the detail of everything and uh the uh the colors.
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I don't know if they're restored, but they look so vibrant.
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The jars and the things that they it the statuettes and everything.
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And and I remember my first time ever going to the Museum of Natural History, I think I was in grammar school, obviously, and we went through the Egyptian exhibit, and I was just mesmerized by everything.
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Like there's no one.
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It was my first awareness of Egypt Egypt and Egyptian history and art and all of that, and it just blew my mind.
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Um, and I was riveted ever since I was a kid.
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Um, so yeah, you this post of the exhibit was the first time I got an overwhelming sense of wanting to pack a bag and go and see it in person.
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I've never felt like that about anything in my life.
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It was just amazing.
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I think it was ABC News.
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I can't remember, but it was fascinating and it's beautiful and moving.
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You guys gotta check it out.
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You get you just gotta check it out.
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Um, so I I follow a lot of podcasts too to get ideas and uh inspiration, not so much of what to post about, but to do the thing.
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And um, because sometimes, you know, a lot of it is you know just bullshit that they put out there and it's like, oh my god, this is hilarious, or this is really bad.
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Or and so speaking of which, uh, some of this is bad is one of the best podcasts I have ever listened to.
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And when I first or watched, when I first watched them, these guys they talk about their sobriety and and their overcoming of things.
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And when it first started, they looked a mess.
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And I'm like, these dudes are have seen some shit, they've been through some shit, they're much better now.
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But they the latest episode, one of them is leaving.
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I and I can never tell which one is talking because they sound similar on audio.
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But when I watch, obviously you could tell who's talking.
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But um, one of them is leaving, and it I think the whole process of producing the show, which they talk about, uh, they didn't get paid for it.
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There was no no income or incentive for it, but it was putting a stress on their friendship.
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And uh, you know, what you don't see on what you don't see off screen, obviously.
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Um, you know, people have lives, they have uh relationships, you know, they it's stressful, it's whatever.
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Um and it was a reminder that to me that not every you what you see on screen, you know, you you either see a performance or you see a uh a mutual goal, and people come together for that goal.
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But separately, you know, doing this kind of thing on that level, um, I'm sure it's uh exhausting and stressful because aside from them not having producing an income from it, it launched them into their separate comed comedic uh careers and other projects that they're working on that they do gain an income from.
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So I don't know.
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It was sad to to hear.
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And basically, what these guys do is there's two gay guys who interview straight guys and uh they talk about all kinds of stuff, and some of it it it like some of it is bad, and bad in the sense of like Jesus Christ, you know, not like not useful.
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Or bad, like, you know, I don't know.
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You know what I'm saying?
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Uh but yeah, they're they're pretty cool.
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Um yeah, so I'm disappointed that uh the one guy's leaving.
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I forgot his name.
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I should have written it down.
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Um all right, so before I move into the big the big uh topics for this episode, I gotta give a shout out to the watcher who came to see uh chess this week.
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Um I during walk-in when I'm scanning tickets, you know, it's very fast, and you know, I wouldn't have known anything if he didn't say anything.
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Um, but he said, I'm I watch your I I like everything you do, and I'm like that's great.
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And I didn't get a chance to ask him his name.
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So whoever you are, thank you.
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It was nice to meet you.
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I hope you like the show.
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I was on the early shift, so that's why you didn't see me at intermission or what have you.
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Um, I leave like a half hour into the show on those on those shifts.
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Um so thanks.
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Comment below or you know, shoot me your name or if you like or whatever, um, so I can uh thank you by name.
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But uh yeah, I hope that meant a lot because you know, doing stuff like this, I don't I don't know if people give a shit, but I'm doing it because you know I'm trying to be creative and I got stuff to talk about, etc.
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Uh, but thanks for saying hello.
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I appreciated it.
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And uh yeah, I hope you like the show.
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Uh come back, see it again.
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Keep us all employed.
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Uh all right, so um the holidays are a stressful time of year, especially for grown-ups.
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For kids, obviously they're just like, ooh, what's gonna happen?
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Um, but for for people like me who spend the holidays alone 99.9% of the time, um it's tough getting into the spirit of things, and uh sometimes I feel guilty when I don't, you know, it would getting into the spirit for me the holiday season was mostly my grandparents, and and when I say grandparents, I mean my grandmothers, both of them, and that's what really made the holiday season for me.
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Um I miss their presence every day.
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One has been gone 25 years, one has been gone uh nine years, and to say that out loud is crazy to me because it feels like just yesterday.
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I can still see their faces, I can vaguely still remember their voices.
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Um, but it's hard, and I miss them terribly.
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Um so no Max is messing around.
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Um, so yeah, it's hard to get into the spirit.
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What helps me get into the spirit are things that bring me joy and at this time of year.
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And if I can, I try to get out of town and go north to New England and see the uh changing of the foliage.
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This year I'm not gonna be able to do that.
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Um we technically don't have seasons here anymore because of global warming, but um everything goes from hot to cold right away.
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Manhattan did it it speeds up uh the the um changing of the foliage.
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But I go because it's beautiful when I get a chance.
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If I get to go to New England or Massachusetts, um um, which is in New England, or if I get to go to um upstate New York.
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Good morning, Baba.
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You want to say hi?
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You just want love?
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Okay.
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Um, yeah, so that that puts me in them in the spirit.
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Um and if I'm willing to brave the I don't even know what word you see, but it's out of control, whether it's between locals who probably don't really do that much, um, or tourists who definitely do this, um, I'll go to the menorah lighting on the first night of Hanukkah.
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Um, or I will go to uh the tree lighting.
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Um, the one the last one I went through was um a few years ago where uh the family by the name of Figaroa upstate in New York donated the tree for Rockefeller Center.
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So I went to that tree lighting ceremony because there was a Figaroa in uh Rockefeller Center, which was fun.
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That was cool.
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I enjoyed it.
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It's funny to me though, because they every year they choose this tree, they chop it down, they bring it to New York, that's a big production.
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But every time you look at the tree, it looks the same.
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You know, it's like the dimensions that I think they go and like really look at pictures and make sure it looks like you know the same kind of trimmings.
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Maybe they trim it down a little, I don't know, but it's like, do they like maybe maybe it's not a real tree when they do this whole production?
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And I'm starting a conspiracy theory.
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They have a fake tree they keep somewhere and they just do this whole thing, they put up the same tree, like an umbrella, they just unfold it.
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Would you believe that?
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I don't know.
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Some people might, uh, but no, it's it's a lot of fun.
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And then, of course, you know, while you're there, you know, you see people skating in woman in um in the skating rink there.
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Or um I'll try to, you know, it's gotten expensive for no reason, but um, I'll try to hit the Wolman rink or um go to the Bryant Park skating rink.
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They put up a in the grassy area of Bryant Park, they put up a fake uh ice skating rink there, and you can go.
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Um that will sometimes put me in the in the holiday spirit.
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Um or which was kind of fun because I never knew they did when I first found them, I didn't know they did this in on 6th Avenue, uh, from like uh in the Diamond District going toward um Radio City, they have these gigantic uh holiday decorations, like tree decorations, like lights and then the Christmas balls and other stuff along 6th Avenue on the west side of uh the street going toward uh Radio City that look so cute, especially when they're lit up.
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Um so I go and do that because you feel like a like a little kid in a in a toy store when you see all of those.
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So I don't know.
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You could try those if you're having trouble with your um getting in the spirit of things.
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Um excuse me.
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So yeah.
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If you do, I would love to see photos of your trips to these places.
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So you might even see me.
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Maybe I don't know.
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I have no plans for Thanksgiving yet.
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So we'll see.
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Um so you got now is the time, I think, for some people.
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Me, I I try I do this through the year so it doesn't become overwhelming, but now's the time where people start hitting the ground and trying to find gifts.
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And it can even be in other times, it can be, you know, budget destroying, you know, because you want to get something nice, something that'll last.
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I personally like to give things that people can eat.
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Um homemade stuff.
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I find uh I look for people who make stuff to sell, uh, whether it's cookies or um pies or stuff like that.
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Uh there's a farmer's market down the street here every Wednesday.
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Yeah, every Wednesday down the street from me.
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Um, or there's uh these markets like you'll find in um Times Square going north into the uh Broadway area.
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Or in Union Square, uh, they have like all kinds of great gift ideas that are holiday themed, some are not so much, some of them are mostly New York centric souvenirs um I try to go and shop there because a lot of these are uh independent uh uh what's the word to use.
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Okay, I don't know what word to use.
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I just had a brain fart.
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These are people who make stuff at home.
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What did the what's the word for that?
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Alright, more coffee.
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Here we go.
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Okay, entrepreneurs came to mind.
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So anyway, um I tried to find those things.
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And if you it for me, stuff that's gonna sit around and collect dust and uh you might might get tossed after so much time later on.
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Um, I don't want to give those kinds of gifts.
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Um, I don't like to buy clothing for people sometimes.
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Let's like a scarf or a hat, something that will, you know, um they'll use for the season, maybe later on, and they'll revive it.
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I'll do something like that.
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But mostly it'll be something they can eat and have an experience and a taste, a tasting experience.
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So I I like to do that.
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So in Union Square, there's the the market that had they set up there.
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There's one on Broadway in the north end of Times Square.
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Uh last year I did a whole bunch of uh like holiday earring gifts and little you can they put them in in brooches.
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I did that, and um they give you the little um mesh pouch with the satin string.
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I did that.
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Um people loved those.
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That was me.
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I don't know what I'm gonna do this year.
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We'll think about it.
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Um, and also I support my creative friends who make stuff.
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Um, yeah.
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So if you have friends who are making things, buy from them, don't ask for a discount.
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Maybe tip them because you're helping them too.
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So you can do that.
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Yeah, I have no idea what I want to do this year.
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We'll say we'll say um but of course the the expense of it all, it can be it can be overwhelming if you're not able to uh to do that.
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So manage your budget.
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I mean, it you don't have to break the bank.
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Gifts should not be about the the the monetary value of it, it should be what comes from the heart, right?
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So you can you can do that without breaking the bank and making yourself feel um ashamed or guilty or or over what you can and can't afford.
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Um I think that's probably mostly why I give food gifts, because regardless of how much it is, if it's something they like and you can ask them, you know, like what's your favorite fruit, and then you find a pie that's or a cake that's that flavor, or you know, what's your favorite candies, and make a basket of your favorite candies.
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Things like that.
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Um re-gifting stuff is okay.
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I mean, if it's something that you've had and you haven't used it, or maybe it doesn't fit you, or you just really didn't like it, but you don't want to toss it, you can give that think of oh, this person might like this.
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Just you know, regifting is not a bad thing, as long as you don't give it to the person who gave it to you, then that's awkward.
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I've had that experience.
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I gave someone a gift and then they gave it back.
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Ah, it was really weird.
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I'm like, oh thank you.
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Thank you.
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It's very nice.
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Come on, you baba.
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Come on.
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Wanna come up?
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Here we go.
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Say hello.
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Kisses.
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Thank you, thank you.
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Oh, for those of you who can't see, Max is on my lap now.
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It's kissing my face.
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Thank you, sir.
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Thank you, thank you.
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What, what, what?
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No, I don't.
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I'm doing the I'm doing the thing right now.
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Okay, sir.
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Okay, down, down, sit down.
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Thank you.
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He weighs a ton.
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Even after being sick, he lost so much weight, by the way, you guys.
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Um, it was I was a little worried, but um yeah.
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Also, I discovered uh I caught him eating something at the dog run the other day, and when I looked, it was fucking chocolate.
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This is uh the day after uh Halloween.
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I'm like, who the fuck leaves it was so it was done intentionally because it was left along the peripheral of the fencing where you know dogs go sniffing around before they piss or whatever.
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And I caught him, I'm like, what the fuck are you eating?
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So I ran over and he was eating a piece of chocolate.
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It was chocolate, it's toxic for dogs, and that was done intentionally.
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So I wrote it to the group chat, you know, people look out because I I looked around for more whatever I could find, I picked up, but that was just evil.
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That was just evil.
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So I think that's probably why he was had the explosive diarrhea and blood coming out of his ass.
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Because that that freaked me out a lot too, just seeing that.
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Anyway, um, yeah, he's much better now.
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Um so yeah, you guys, uh that's been my week.
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I'm hoping that you all have uh a good week ahead.
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I think the the I'm so excited.
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I have all day today off.
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After I edit this, I'm gonna just chillax.
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And uh tomorrow, I think I have some laundry to do.
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I'm gonna hit the gym.
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I've been off from the gym.
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Okay.
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For some reason, I just can't get myself out there, like out of the house to during the day.
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I'm just so tired all the time.
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Um, so I I've haven't been to the gym, and I really like the gym a lot because not because of it, it just helps my my endorphins and my my it's my happy place.
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I love being in the gym.
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Uh I just need to get back.
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So Monday I'm gonna do that, and then uh I'm on the late shift all week, so I have well, not exactly.
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It evens out, but um, I will I'm on I love being early on Wednesdays because of a two-show day, and on Friday and Friday night.
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Um, yeah, it seems like it's gonna be a nice week, and the show has been doing good.
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Look, just a heads up.
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If you're planning on seeing chess, it's selling out fast, so you guys want to come, you should come.
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Try to get tickets.
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They released into May, I believe.
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So I know it's a ways away, but if you want to see it, make plans to come see it, you'll enjoy it.
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Um, yeah.
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So I think that's it for for this week, everyone.
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Have a good one.
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Set your intentions.
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Overtell.
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If you made it this far, let's see.
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I want you to what did we choose?
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Okay, um, I want you to drop a uh I don't know.
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Okay, so we had election day last week and Veterans Day is coming up this coming Tuesday.
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How about we drop?
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I don't know.
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Just give me a thumbs up, emoji.
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Hit like, subscribe, share, all that good stuff, please.
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I love it if you do.
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Um, if you comment, make sure you put your name, even though you know, some just put your name so this way I can find you, even though your name is there.
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It helps because then I can find you.
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Um share with all your friends.
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If you're listening, five stars is nice.
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I like that very much.
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Um, just a side note, and I wanted to make a whole post about this, but the pod, this little dinky little pod that I'm having fun doing is going up the ladder.
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So if you see it and you like it, please five stars.
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Uh, if you download it, it helps much more because it's a download and they they track those things.
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Um and again, you know, tell me tell me what you're what you're gonna do for you know your holiday shopping.
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I would love to know the kinds of gifts that you're planning on doing this year.
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That would be nice.
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That would be very nice.
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I would like to know.
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Or you if you don't even care.
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No judgment.
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Tell me what you're gonna do.
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Oh good morning.
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Visit from Tony Girl.
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You wanna say hello?
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For those of you who can't see, Tony Girl is on the desk.
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Nope.
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Okay.
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Now we got twosh in the face.
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And now this one is jealous because she's on the desk.
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Oh my lord.
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There we go.
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Okay, we're gonna.
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All right.
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Yes, sir.
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Yes, sir.
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Okay, okay, okay, all right.
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All right, everybody.
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Thanks for watching.
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Hope you have a great week.
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Let me know what you're doing in the comments below.
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Um, I'd love to hear read and know all about it.
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All right, have a good one.
