WEBVTT - Crushing Hard with Annaliese Puccini

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<v Speaker 1>I Suck At Dating with de Nungler, Jared Haven, and

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<v Speaker 1>I Heart Radio podcast. What's going on? Everyone? Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>an all new episode of Help I Suck At Podcasting

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<v Speaker 1>with Dean Ungler, Jared Haven, and our new co host

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<v Speaker 1>this week, Analyze Puccini. She's been around for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>but we haven't heard from me in a while. Analyze,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you? I'm good. I think the last time

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<v Speaker 1>I talked to you, guys, I was in Maui, so

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<v Speaker 1>a lot's changed. Well, are you not in Hawaii anymore?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not back in San Francisco. I have a new

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<v Speaker 1>puppy who you may hear in the background, little baby.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the dog's name? Posey posy? Why posey? Uh? Like

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<v Speaker 1>pocket full of posies? I want to kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>an old fashioned name, and I don't know just fit.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it's probably like I don't know if you

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<v Speaker 1>if you will, you guys found a name already, But

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<v Speaker 1>do you? Did you try out names for a while?

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<v Speaker 1>Like with the baby coming, were you like walking our

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<v Speaker 1>the house trying different names? Because I feel like that's

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<v Speaker 1>what I was doing. I was kind of like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it's this today, and I'd try it for a

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<v Speaker 1>day and I'm like, that doesn't like fit. No, in

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<v Speaker 1>the most Ashley fashioned ever, She's had this name picked

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<v Speaker 1>out for a long time and I either was with

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<v Speaker 1>it or I was going to get with it, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was with it, luckily, So Dawson was like heard.

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<v Speaker 1>She wanted to Dawson boy, girl didn't matter, and I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like it for a boy, and if it's a girl,

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<v Speaker 1>we might have to talk more. And it was a boy,

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<v Speaker 1>so it was Dawson, um And at least to your credit,

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<v Speaker 1>That's what Caitlin and I did when we got our

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<v Speaker 1>new puppy, Alistair. I knew right away I wanted him

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<v Speaker 1>name Alister. I knew like the second I saw him

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<v Speaker 1>that his name was Alistair. And Caitlin, for some reason,

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't really sold on the idea. So she would walk

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<v Speaker 1>around the house calling different names, and then she would

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<v Speaker 1>be like, all right, let's name him Alister. And then

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<v Speaker 1>like a day later she'd be like, no, let's name

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<v Speaker 1>him Lester, or let's name him Martin or something like.

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<v Speaker 1>Every day she would change your mind on it, and

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<v Speaker 1>then eventually I was like, look, we don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>name Alister, but we have to decide on the name

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<v Speaker 1>pretty soon, because we can't just go around every single

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<v Speaker 1>day of the dog's life calling him a different name,

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<v Speaker 1>and then eventually we settle on alistair. But so posey

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<v Speaker 1>is a good. Possy is good. It reminds me of

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<v Speaker 1>James Posey, who was a great basketball player for the

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<v Speaker 1>Denver Nuggets for a couple of years. So I'm all

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<v Speaker 1>on board with the name Posey for sure. I got

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<v Speaker 1>a question about posey. You said a pocket full of posey.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, does that mean posies are a small bouquet

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<v Speaker 1>of flowers? The direction meaning of posies is full disclosure.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was pocket full of roses. Isn't that

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<v Speaker 1>nursery rhyme about like the bubonic plague or something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's something like that. I did like a ton of

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<v Speaker 1>research because I was like, I don't want to be

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<v Speaker 1>running around calling O posy and then uh, you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not or it's like somehow like a derogatory term

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<v Speaker 1>used back in like the seventeen hundreds or whatever it was,

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<v Speaker 1>exactly you never know these days. That's good. I did

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing with the word um oh. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>remember what it was, but it was like it was

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<v Speaker 1>a that you believe all been using since we were

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<v Speaker 1>like six years old. And then I said it once,

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<v Speaker 1>like a week or two ago, and I was like, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>that word sounds really bad, and I googled it and

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<v Speaker 1>the first thing that came upen Google was all those

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<v Speaker 1>words sounds really bad. It's actually not, and I was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>thank goodness, that's really good. It was like nincompoop, but

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't incompoop, but it was like something along those lines,

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<v Speaker 1>What a great name, what a great word. Maybe it

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<v Speaker 1>was maybe it was jankie. I think he was. Jankie

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<v Speaker 1>was the word, which which sounds like it could be,

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<v Speaker 1>but maybe maybe it's different word. I'm sorry, I only

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<v Speaker 1>said no. I'm in San Francisco and Buster Posey was

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<v Speaker 1>like all over the news when I first got her,

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<v Speaker 1>and so everyone was like, oh, you named d after

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<v Speaker 1>Buster Posey, which I mean maybe a little bit because

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<v Speaker 1>he's very beloved in San Francisco, so he was a

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<v Speaker 1>catcher for a while, right, uh something like that is

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<v Speaker 1>probably no, but yeah, he was like all over the

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<v Speaker 1>news and everyone loves him here. So every time I

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<v Speaker 1>say her name is Posy, they're like, oh, like Buster like,

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<v Speaker 1>if she has a brother, then we'll name him Buster. Maybe.

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<v Speaker 1>So okay, So I gotta ask, what, um, what made

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<v Speaker 1>you get out of Hawaii? Uh? So, island fever is

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<v Speaker 1>a real thing. I had no idea, but I came.

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<v Speaker 1>I left the island for like I'm supposed to be.

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<v Speaker 1>I think ten days ended up being like three weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, I don't really want to go back.

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<v Speaker 1>The thing I started realizing there is as much as

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<v Speaker 1>I loved the lifestyle and the weather and like surfing

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<v Speaker 1>and doing all the things, I just really felt like

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<v Speaker 1>there weren't enough opportunities for me there. And so just

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<v Speaker 1>like it, I don't know, it, just it felt right.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I came back and I spent time a

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<v Speaker 1>ton of time in Tahoe and um and being around

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<v Speaker 1>my family a lot again. And so I feel like,

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<v Speaker 1>right now this is just where I need to be.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm I'm a little wonder last. You guys know that.

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<v Speaker 1>So who knows where I'll be next, But I'm planning

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<v Speaker 1>my next big adventure. Yeah, well, you know, it's okay

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<v Speaker 1>to be wonder lost. It's okay to be lost. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're meant to be a little bit lost. Um

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<v Speaker 1>so island fever. What you what you mean by that

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<v Speaker 1>is like you just kind of like you crave going

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<v Speaker 1>back to like a bigger city. You you get stuck

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<v Speaker 1>in the monotony of the day to day island life.

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<v Speaker 1>Like what exactly is island fever. It's the weirdest thing

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<v Speaker 1>because people would talk about it and I'm like, what,

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<v Speaker 1>There's no way I'm going to get that. This is

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<v Speaker 1>so beautiful and then just one day it hit and

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, get me off this island, Like it

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<v Speaker 1>just feels like it's the thing is so I like

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<v Speaker 1>to travel, and I like to be able to be mobile,

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<v Speaker 1>and like I like road trips and so being able

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<v Speaker 1>to get in the car and drive like an hour

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<v Speaker 1>and be someplace totally different, or drive a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>hours and be in a different state, Like on Mauie.

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<v Speaker 1>You could drive forty five minutes and you're like on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side of the island, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're just you're like okay, and you sort of

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not like down playing Mauie. Oh, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's incredible and a wonderful place to Like I think

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<v Speaker 1>if I was raising a family, maybe it would be

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<v Speaker 1>a totally different story. But I was single and I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, I'm not meeting anyone. It's still a pandemic.

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<v Speaker 1>Like it just felt very you felt very locked in

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<v Speaker 1>and like you couldn't. That feeling of not being able

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<v Speaker 1>to leave just makes you all of a sudden be like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh my gosh, I'm itching. I got I have to

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<v Speaker 1>get off. I feel like it's similar to like growing

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<v Speaker 1>up an aspen, where a lot of the people that

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<v Speaker 1>you meet that you can like potentially be romantic with

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<v Speaker 1>um are like they're on vacation and they're not there

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<v Speaker 1>for like a permanent amount of time, so it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to like form a connection with them. So I can

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<v Speaker 1>definitely understand where you're coming from. Well, two things come

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<v Speaker 1>to mind, because you said interestingly enough that if you

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<v Speaker 1>were raising a family, you'd stay in Maui, which I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like it's a complete opposite at least in my mind.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't people go to Hawaii when they're single? I because

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<v Speaker 1>I guess the second thing was this is definitely stereotypical.

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<v Speaker 1>But when I think of people moving to Hawaii, I

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<v Speaker 1>think of just Paul Rudd from Forgetting Sara Marshall, And

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<v Speaker 1>that is your future right there. You don't it's Jason Siegel.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, no, it's Paul Rudd. He's the one who

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<v Speaker 1>lives in Hawaii. Starstructor, right, but Jason Siegel is the

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<v Speaker 1>one that's visiting Hawaii. Yeah, but when when someone moves

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<v Speaker 1>to Hawaii, I think of Paul Rudd where he's like,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even wear a watch anymore. On here, bro,

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<v Speaker 1>it's on my cell phone. Yeah. I was Jason Segel

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<v Speaker 1>going to Mary acent. That was my storyline. Basically, I

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<v Speaker 1>went post breakup and then he ended up showing up

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<v Speaker 1>with his new girlfriend. So I was I was him,

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<v Speaker 1>but but then I needed to get back and find

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<v Speaker 1>my malacunas though we're still working on that. But so

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<v Speaker 1>update us then on your on your romantic situation, because

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<v Speaker 1>last we talked to you, you were you were dating

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<v Speaker 1>a guy in Hawaii. I thought, I mean, yeah, I've dated.

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<v Speaker 1>I would say, like the last couple of years. I

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<v Speaker 1>just I kind of keep my private life a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more private these days. Um, but you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>dated somebody for like six months and then it's just

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<v Speaker 1>life is still I feel like it's still really crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>So um, and especially because I'm a mobile person, it's

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes hard to find somebody who's just like in the

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<v Speaker 1>same place at the same time as I. Um so

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<v Speaker 1>that was part of the problem. He was he's a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of that personality type too, and so he

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<v Speaker 1>moved back to South Africa. So like, so, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it's you know, it's just tricky. But what do

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<v Speaker 1>you mean You're you're mobile, Like you always want to

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<v Speaker 1>be on the move. You never want to be stuck

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<v Speaker 1>in one place kind of. Yeah, I like the idea

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<v Speaker 1>of having a base, Like so San Francisco is my base,

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<v Speaker 1>but I love the idea of being able to travel

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<v Speaker 1>most of the time, and I try. I try to

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<v Speaker 1>do that as much as possible, and I think I'm

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good at like having a balance between being with

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<v Speaker 1>my family and being stationary in San Francisco, but then

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<v Speaker 1>also going to Tahobe in l A, going to MAUI,

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<v Speaker 1>going to Europe, like I try to do as much

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<v Speaker 1>as I can. But I feel like, Dean, you do

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<v Speaker 1>that really well actually too, Yeah, I was. I was

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<v Speaker 1>going to say, exactly what you're describing is exactly how

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<v Speaker 1>Caitlin and I have worked out, too, And it's great,

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<v Speaker 1>it's perfect. You can I'm in Las Vegas for a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days, and then I got to leave for

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of weeks, come back to Vegas for a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days. You know, it's I became friends with Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you're familiar with the bucket List family,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm familiar with them. Yeah yeah, so um so I'm

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<v Speaker 1>friends with them. And they actually lived in the same

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<v Speaker 1>town as me and Mawi. So um they helped to

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<v Speaker 1>me move into my place. Like they're awesome, but um,

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<v Speaker 1>but yeah, I love their lifestyle. Like I look at

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<v Speaker 1>them and they're just goals to me. And that's I

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<v Speaker 1>guess when I'm saying to raise a family there. What

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<v Speaker 1>I loved about Maui was it's safe. You're in nature,

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<v Speaker 1>You're you're you're exposing your kids not to like sitting

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<v Speaker 1>in front of a TV, but instead like going surfing

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<v Speaker 1>or going hiking or skateboarding or whatever, and you're just

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<v Speaker 1>soaking up that sun. And um, getting to know people

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<v Speaker 1>like your community is very different there. I felt like

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<v Speaker 1>such a sense of community in Maui, more than I

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<v Speaker 1>ever have anywhere in my life. How did you end

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<v Speaker 1>up meeting the Buckless family? So funny story. I met

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<v Speaker 1>Jessica on a plane like super she was. She was

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<v Speaker 1>first class and I was not. I was flying from

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<v Speaker 1>Arizona back to San Francisco and she was. I passed her,

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<v Speaker 1>but I didn't, like I had been recognized on planes before,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's really uncomfortable because then you're like on the

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<v Speaker 1>plane the whole time, everyone's like who is she? Who

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<v Speaker 1>is she? And You're like, I have nobody. Um so

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<v Speaker 1>he was. I didn't want to make a scene about it,

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<v Speaker 1>so I messaged her on Instagram and I was like, hey, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm on the same plane as you. I would love

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<v Speaker 1>to stay high at the end of this plane. And

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<v Speaker 1>she was. She waited for me and we said hi

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<v Speaker 1>to each other. And she had been like following me

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<v Speaker 1>and I, you know, so like she was familiar with

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<v Speaker 1>who I was. But but anyways, and then we just

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<v Speaker 1>became friends from there. And that's like the beauty about

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<v Speaker 1>social media is just you you can meet people from

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<v Speaker 1>all walks of life and get connected to people. But

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<v Speaker 1>then she was so sweet, Like I had to quarantine

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<v Speaker 1>for two weeks in my house on Mallie and she

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<v Speaker 1>would come to my driveway and just wave to me

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<v Speaker 1>because her leave and and uh, and give me a

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<v Speaker 1>little like visits from the sidewalk, and then she helped

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<v Speaker 1>me move to my apartment that I was in for

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<v Speaker 1>the majority of my my stay there. And yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>surfed with Garrett and they're just an awesome family. I

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<v Speaker 1>love them nice. They must be Uh, she must be

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<v Speaker 1>a Bachelor fan or something, because I remember that she

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<v Speaker 1>messaged me once a long time ago and I was like, whoa,

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<v Speaker 1>this person seems like she's living the best life ever.

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<v Speaker 1>They are They were like way more. I can't remember

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<v Speaker 1>what season was going on, but I remember they invited

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<v Speaker 1>me to come watch it one night and I was

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<v Speaker 1>nice watching this season. Yeah, but yeah, no there and

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<v Speaker 1>it's like there's just such a community there that they've built.

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<v Speaker 1>And so it was really nice to be friends with

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<v Speaker 1>them because I feel like they were my first friends

0:11:18.720 --> 0:11:21.199
<v Speaker 1>that then introduced me to a lot of other friends there.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was I mean, I was so grateful that

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<v Speaker 1>I had them on now. They were the only people

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<v Speaker 1>I knew going there, Like, yeah, what part of Mowe

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<v Speaker 1>did you live in? Uh? So we are on the

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<v Speaker 1>North Shore in PA. Yeah, I know where that is.

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<v Speaker 1>We we went out there for a wedding a year

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<v Speaker 1>and a half ago, and you know, like the airports

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<v Speaker 1>I think on the eastern side of the island, and

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<v Speaker 1>we were staying at a resort on the western side,

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<v Speaker 1>and there was a big brush fire like right in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of the island and there's only like two

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<v Speaker 1>there's a road up north in a road down south,

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<v Speaker 1>and both of those roads were closed because of the fire.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we like we're on the highway for like

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<v Speaker 1>seven hours and like you said earlier, forty minutes to

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<v Speaker 1>get from one time to the other. It was the worst,

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<v Speaker 1>and like we were looking up to like like you

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to like at a hotel, but since everyone else

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<v Speaker 1>is getting stuck, all the hotels were booked, so we

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<v Speaker 1>just like slept in our car on the side of

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<v Speaker 1>the highway. It was absolutely miserable. But other than that,

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<v Speaker 1>Maui was absolutely beautiful. Um. But we're going back actually

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<v Speaker 1>in a couple of months for a wedding, and if

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<v Speaker 1>you have any recommendations at some point, you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to pass them along to me. Yeah. I actually might

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<v Speaker 1>be back in a couple of months too. I'm doing

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<v Speaker 1>a choper a certification course right now to be on

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<v Speaker 1>the choper Court coach and they're doing a big retreat there,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I'm like, oh, I might have to go.

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<v Speaker 1>You're telling me Panka Chopra has her own course deep Chopra. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>Deepak Chopra. That would be pretty funny. I yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>your name, right, is what is Deepak Chopra? Feel listen

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<v Speaker 1>on that a little bit? Like meditation? Uh you Veda

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<v Speaker 1>there's yeah, it's it's really interesting stuff. I'm like, still,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I feel like I need I need

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<v Speaker 1>a tutor though, because I'm really about at all the terminology.

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<v Speaker 1>But but like the meditation, mindfulness, like better sleep, eating better,

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<v Speaker 1>like all that, all that sort of stuff, nice stuff

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<v Speaker 1>that we all could use. I feel like, yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a good thing to having your back pockets. I was

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about that today, eating better, because I had a

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<v Speaker 1>coffee roll from Duncan. We got a coffee and then

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<v Speaker 1>I also got a coffee roll because it looked very glazy,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was in the mood and I was thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about how I've been eating unhealthier as I've been working

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<v Speaker 1>more at the coffee shop, and it's only going to

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<v Speaker 1>progressively get worse now that I'm a dad and I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be eating probably frozen mac and cheese for my foresuvable future.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's all that was my thought right there. I

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<v Speaker 1>gotta get back, I gotta get back into eating healthy

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<v Speaker 1>and meditating. And it's very good that you're getting your

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<v Speaker 1>license to there. But we are dating podcast, and I

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<v Speaker 1>know you're gonna keep your private life a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more private and at last, but I do have to ask,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the biggest difference between dating in Hawaii and dating

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<v Speaker 1>in San Francisco? Is there a difference? Do you find

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<v Speaker 1>that men are different in each city? Well, now there

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<v Speaker 1>is just no inventory where it was like I had

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<v Speaker 1>to go like that. That was really yeah, no, because

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<v Speaker 1>everyone is families there, or they're in relationships. Like you

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<v Speaker 1>were saying, like you think of it being a single place,

0:14:16.600 --> 0:14:18.960
<v Speaker 1>it's a really big like honeymoon spot. It's a great

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<v Speaker 1>place for people to go as like a couple. So

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<v Speaker 1>um so a lot of people are in relationships already,

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<v Speaker 1>So there just weren't that many single people. Are there

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<v Speaker 1>other places in Hawaii that notoriously are known for being

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<v Speaker 1>much more single oriented. I'm not sure, but if there were,

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<v Speaker 1>I probably should have done my research and gown to

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<v Speaker 1>one of those beautiful. I bet you like why Kiki

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<v Speaker 1>and Honolulu are yea why Kiki just sounds like it

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<v Speaker 1>should be single? Yeah, like, yeah, it's definitely sexy. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean in San Francisco, I just feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>have options, you know, and and it's I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like it's easier to meet people and just

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<v Speaker 1>have like a coffee date and put less pressure on

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<v Speaker 1>it than in Mali. I was like, there's if I

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<v Speaker 1>met somebody, I think I had more expectations of like

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<v Speaker 1>I want this to go someplace because I'm like, you're

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<v Speaker 1>you're kind of cool, and I haven't really met anyone

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<v Speaker 1>else in a long time, Whereas now I'm like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you're cool, but onto the next whatever, you know. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but no, I've met a really like a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>really great people, and I mean I'm like talking to

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<v Speaker 1>people and things are good. So um, no complaints there,

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<v Speaker 1>but but I haven't found I know, like in a relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>let's found the guy. Yeah. You know what you how

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<v Speaker 1>to do, analyst is uh sign up prayer. Bachelor in

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<v Speaker 1>Paradise season eight. You know, I always think about you, Deane,

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<v Speaker 1>because that like since I did the last Bachelor in Paradise.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, no, never again, and I feel like that

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<v Speaker 1>was totally you where you went on and met Kalin.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, not a shot in hell. But then I

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<v Speaker 1>was thinking about it, I'm like, it is still a

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<v Speaker 1>pandemic and dating now sucks, so I would maybe have

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<v Speaker 1>to reconsider if it was off. I'll tell you why

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<v Speaker 1>you should reconsider. And this goes for everyone involved with

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<v Speaker 1>something like this, where the first couple of times you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you do it and you're excited and you want to

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<v Speaker 1>meet someone and you're trying really hard, and then eventually

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<v Speaker 1>you're just like, screw it, I don't want to go.

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<v Speaker 1>And then maybe that you get to the point we're like, okay, fine,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll go, but I'm not gonna like care at all.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna try hard. And that's really what sets

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<v Speaker 1>you over there, Like that's what really sets you up

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<v Speaker 1>for success. In my opinion, especially when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>this show, is like the less you care, the more

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<v Speaker 1>likely it is to end well for you for so

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<v Speaker 1>many reasons, because like, you're not gonna be trying hard,

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<v Speaker 1>You're not gonna be trying to force anything. You're like

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<v Speaker 1>energy will naturally like bring people towards you, because you're

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<v Speaker 1>probably like one of the few people there that like

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<v Speaker 1>isn't super high strung the entire time. So I just wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>I would say, don't count it out. But when you

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately make the decision, I want you to be grudgingly

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<v Speaker 1>accept and like go into it with that attitude, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like I don't need to be here, Why am I here?

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<v Speaker 1>And then sure enough it's gonna work out perfectly. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's how it have to be. Like I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to go in right at this moment. I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be going in like oh my god, I'm so excited.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be like, oh my god, I'm doing this again. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see. If anything happens, anything comes from it, so

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<v Speaker 1>be it. But I mean I think it would happen

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<v Speaker 1>if I went on, though, it would have to be

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<v Speaker 1>somebody from like such an old, old old season that

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<v Speaker 1>like nobody knows about. You know what I mean, that

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<v Speaker 1>they just dug out of out of the earth. Is

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<v Speaker 1>there is there no new contestants that have sparked your

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<v Speaker 1>eye recently? I don't. I mean, I have not been

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<v Speaker 1>keeping up as much as maybe I should, But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's I don't know. Come on, now's your chance. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>time to get it out there, time to get an

0:17:39.560 --> 0:17:42.760
<v Speaker 1>US Weekly article written about Analys and some prospective suitor

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<v Speaker 1>of hers. Uh no, there's I mean no, there's some

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<v Speaker 1>really great guys and Bachelor Nation. I'll say that, but

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't know. I think it's so hard because

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<v Speaker 1>until you actually like meet any of these people, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just you see them on TV, we have our edits

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<v Speaker 1>and you or you see them like on social media,

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<v Speaker 1>and you just get vibes from people um, good, bad

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<v Speaker 1>or in different So until you actually like meet them

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<v Speaker 1>in person and see if there's that chemistry, then I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. For me, it's hard. Like I've had in

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<v Speaker 1>the pastor I've seen people, Oh I have such a

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<v Speaker 1>crush on that person, but there's nobody that I'm like

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<v Speaker 1>crushing on. And can we just talk about crushes. I

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<v Speaker 1>miss having crushes, like I think crushes are the most

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<v Speaker 1>fun thing. Do you guys stop crushes on your ladies?

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<v Speaker 1>I was waiting for you. I guess it depends on

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<v Speaker 1>your definition of a crush. That was a cop out answer. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean there are definitely times I still have a

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<v Speaker 1>crush on Ashley, Like upstairs, I was just putting together

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<v Speaker 1>the changing table and she came up and gave me

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<v Speaker 1>a hug, and she gave and then she gave me

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<v Speaker 1>a kiss, and she was just very she was jokingly

0:18:54.080 --> 0:18:57.399
<v Speaker 1>excited about the kiss, you know. So that was cute.

0:18:57.440 --> 0:18:59.359
<v Speaker 1>So that was a fun moment. But also it's a

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<v Speaker 1>tricky time answer this question because of everything that's going

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<v Speaker 1>on in the Haben family, Right, yeah, I mean, what

0:19:05.119 --> 0:19:07.040
<v Speaker 1>do you mean that she's like nine months pregnant? Read

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<v Speaker 1>it off well, I mean I've heard the stories where

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<v Speaker 1>she was puking in the toilet and also Pete a

0:19:11.440 --> 0:19:14.520
<v Speaker 1>little bit at the same time, so she just had

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of discharge. So start to have a crush

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<v Speaker 1>on someone like that, not saying you don't love her,

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<v Speaker 1>because I know you love her with your whole heart,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's hard to have like a you're you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's heard of. I can only imagine. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>exactly I'm I'm projecting here, obviously, Um I'm in the

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<v Speaker 1>same boat. I have a crush on Kitlin most times.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean certainly not all the time. There are times

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<v Speaker 1>where I'm like, oh, get away from me, But there

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<v Speaker 1>there are times where I'm like, yeah, okay, cool, this

0:19:36.920 --> 0:19:40.280
<v Speaker 1>is you know, this is nice. I gotta crush um. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I could. I could picture you with

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<v Speaker 1>Do you remember the guy from I think he was

0:19:46.200 --> 0:19:50.440
<v Speaker 1>from Katie season. He was the the widowed father. He's

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<v Speaker 1>I can't remember his name. He's got like that. It

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<v Speaker 1>could be Michael, Yeah, it could be he was. He was.

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<v Speaker 1>He's like a dad. He's a little older. I could

0:19:58.520 --> 0:20:01.119
<v Speaker 1>see you guys just really by. So it's funny my

0:20:01.240 --> 0:20:04.800
<v Speaker 1>mom said him. But then my mom's reason always is

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<v Speaker 1>like she always goes, oh, but I think he doesn't

0:20:07.680 --> 0:20:09.760
<v Speaker 1>want to move, or I think he's pretty stationary where

0:20:09.800 --> 0:20:12.400
<v Speaker 1>he is because he's got a kid or whatever. That's

0:20:12.400 --> 0:20:14.520
<v Speaker 1>always a big thing. She's always looking out for the

0:20:14.560 --> 0:20:17.400
<v Speaker 1>moving part. Yeah. Well it's great. It's great that she's

0:20:17.400 --> 0:20:19.240
<v Speaker 1>got the foresight. She's looking into the future, you know,

0:20:19.280 --> 0:20:22.200
<v Speaker 1>because yeah, no, my mom and grandma are on there.

0:20:22.240 --> 0:20:26.440
<v Speaker 1>They watch everything Bachelor and they are constantly like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta tell you about this, And I'm like, I

0:20:27.760 --> 0:20:30.679
<v Speaker 1>don't know who these people are. Um, But I like

0:20:30.720 --> 0:20:32.840
<v Speaker 1>social media. I keep up on it pretty pretty well.

0:20:32.880 --> 0:20:35.439
<v Speaker 1>I know, I know the gist of what's going on

0:20:35.520 --> 0:20:37.679
<v Speaker 1>these days. That's good, that's important, and a lot of

0:20:37.680 --> 0:20:40.040
<v Speaker 1>people don't really take that into consideration when they start dating,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in Bachelor Nation. You know, they meet on a show.

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<v Speaker 1>One lives in California, one lives in New York, and

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<v Speaker 1>then they get off the show and all of a

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<v Speaker 1>sudden they have to figure out what they're gonna do

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<v Speaker 1>with like where are they going to live, who's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>move to where? And I feel like that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>the demise of a lot of relationships. So it's good

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<v Speaker 1>to look into that and like, you know, imagine, look, obviously,

0:20:57.119 --> 0:20:59.919
<v Speaker 1>let's say you're out of Bachelor Um and you're just

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<v Speaker 1>traveling and you've got your Tinder profile set up, like

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta take into account a lot of those things

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<v Speaker 1>like proximity all that kind of stuff. So it's good

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<v Speaker 1>that your mom and your grandmother are looking out for

0:21:08.480 --> 0:21:13.480
<v Speaker 1>you like that. Except I'm a mobile person. But no,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if I could. I don't know where

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<v Speaker 1>he lives, but I don't know if I could be

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<v Speaker 1>Like I guess the trickiest thing with that is like

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<v Speaker 1>starting a relationship um long distance, because it's one thing

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<v Speaker 1>to move somewhere for someone, But it's another thing to

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<v Speaker 1>move somewhere for someone that you only known for a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days. I'm not saying that it's not impossible,

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<v Speaker 1>but I know it sounds pretty impossible. Yeah, well, you

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<v Speaker 1>know it is what it is. All right. Well, we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna take one quick break. We're going to get back

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<v Speaker 1>to uh have an inn at least co host with

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<v Speaker 1>us this week, So stay tuned through the break. Will

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<v Speaker 1>be right back. Okay, everybody, welcome back to help I

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<v Speaker 1>suck at dating. Jared looks like he's about to ask

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<v Speaker 1>a question. I feel like that's just my face. I

0:22:02.680 --> 0:22:04.399
<v Speaker 1>mean I have questions asking at least, but I was

0:22:04.440 --> 0:22:07.439
<v Speaker 1>thinking about that the other to day. I have resting

0:22:07.560 --> 0:22:10.600
<v Speaker 1>question face, resting question face, and I also think I

0:22:10.640 --> 0:22:12.840
<v Speaker 1>have resting I think I just have resting bitch face.

0:22:13.119 --> 0:22:14.679
<v Speaker 1>I think that's what it really comes down to. I

0:22:14.680 --> 0:22:16.840
<v Speaker 1>feel like a lot of people think I'm angry most

0:22:16.880 --> 0:22:18.720
<v Speaker 1>of the time, and I'm not sure. I think it's

0:22:18.720 --> 0:22:22.040
<v Speaker 1>my eyebrows. I think you are just an angry person. Um,

0:22:22.200 --> 0:22:24.439
<v Speaker 1>I've got a question for you before you get to

0:22:24.960 --> 0:22:26.680
<v Speaker 1>before you get to your questions for analyst and the

0:22:26.760 --> 0:22:28.680
<v Speaker 1>dating headlines and all that stuff. I've got a question

0:22:28.680 --> 0:22:31.919
<v Speaker 1>for you. Um, full disclosure for our audience listening to this.

0:22:32.000 --> 0:22:36.000
<v Speaker 1>The date is January. It's a Friday. But Jared, um,

0:22:36.080 --> 0:22:37.560
<v Speaker 1>we're getting pretty close to the due date for you

0:22:37.640 --> 0:22:39.760
<v Speaker 1>and Ashley, well for Ashley, but you're, you know, by

0:22:39.800 --> 0:22:42.480
<v Speaker 1>association part of it as well. Yeah, I'll be holding

0:22:42.480 --> 0:22:46.199
<v Speaker 1>her hand, you know. Um. So what's can you like

0:22:46.240 --> 0:22:47.600
<v Speaker 1>pill us in on what we can expect in the

0:22:47.600 --> 0:22:52.199
<v Speaker 1>next week for two, I mean, I'm hoping that uh,

0:22:52.520 --> 0:22:55.560
<v Speaker 1>little Dawson enters this world before the next week. So

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<v Speaker 1>what happened yesterday, uh, Thursday, the twin t seven. I

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<v Speaker 1>was at work and you know, always trying to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out when I was going to head down to Virginia.

0:23:06.440 --> 0:23:08.560
<v Speaker 1>We didn't know when the baby was going to come. Obviously,

0:23:08.720 --> 0:23:10.960
<v Speaker 1>my presence just needed at the coffee shops, so just

0:23:10.960 --> 0:23:14.359
<v Speaker 1>balancing both. And then Ashley called me after her doctor's

0:23:14.359 --> 0:23:16.560
<v Speaker 1>appointment and she said, my doctor said that I'm three

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<v Speaker 1>centimeters dilated and like the way my body is progressing

0:23:19.680 --> 0:23:21.520
<v Speaker 1>right now, she really thinks that my water could break

0:23:21.840 --> 0:23:26.000
<v Speaker 1>within the next eight hours. So obviously I needed to

0:23:26.000 --> 0:23:29.600
<v Speaker 1>get down in Virginia immediately. Especially there's a giant snowstorm

0:23:29.600 --> 0:23:31.320
<v Speaker 1>about to hit the northeast that they're going to get

0:23:31.359 --> 0:23:32.600
<v Speaker 1>like two ft of snow, So I would have been

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<v Speaker 1>stuck there, possibly for a couple of days. So I

0:23:34.680 --> 0:23:36.639
<v Speaker 1>knew I had So I just left work, went to

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<v Speaker 1>the airport, flew here, and Ashley's fine. You know, we're

0:23:42.440 --> 0:23:45.720
<v Speaker 1>not She's not in labor. Her water hasn't broken. But

0:23:46.119 --> 0:23:49.080
<v Speaker 1>last night she started getting cramps, which apparently is a

0:23:49.119 --> 0:23:52.000
<v Speaker 1>sign that she might go into labor pretty soon. And

0:23:52.280 --> 0:23:57.320
<v Speaker 1>she's also getting she called them lightning. I don't know lightning.

0:23:57.600 --> 0:24:01.680
<v Speaker 1>You just get like little, uh lashes of pain and

0:24:01.800 --> 0:24:03.960
<v Speaker 1>you know down there. And I think these are all

0:24:03.960 --> 0:24:06.320
<v Speaker 1>signs that the baby's coming within the next couple of days.

0:24:06.359 --> 0:24:08.840
<v Speaker 1>So I'm thinking within the next week, we're very much

0:24:08.840 --> 0:24:12.120
<v Speaker 1>in store for little Dawson to enter this world, which

0:24:12.160 --> 0:24:16.440
<v Speaker 1>is very exciting. Um and surprisingly I said this on Instagram,

0:24:16.440 --> 0:24:19.439
<v Speaker 1>and I really, I really meant it. I feel calm.

0:24:19.680 --> 0:24:21.440
<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure if I should feel calm. I don't

0:24:21.440 --> 0:24:24.679
<v Speaker 1>know if I'm naive, but um, you know, not that

0:24:24.800 --> 0:24:26.879
<v Speaker 1>we're ready to be parents. I don't think anybody's ever

0:24:26.920 --> 0:24:28.720
<v Speaker 1>fully ready to be a parent. You have to take

0:24:28.720 --> 0:24:32.800
<v Speaker 1>care of another human being. But I'm just not scared um,

0:24:33.040 --> 0:24:35.400
<v Speaker 1>which I think is a good sign. I guess we'll

0:24:35.440 --> 0:24:37.400
<v Speaker 1>find out unless I talked to you in a week

0:24:37.440 --> 0:24:40.760
<v Speaker 1>and I'm like I was wrong. I'm crying, i haven't slept,

0:24:40.960 --> 0:24:43.800
<v Speaker 1>I'm starving. This kid is runing my life. I don't

0:24:43.800 --> 0:24:45.159
<v Speaker 1>think that's gonna be a case. But yeah, that's what

0:24:45.320 --> 0:24:49.320
<v Speaker 1>you can really expect over here. Other than that, UH

0:24:49.600 --> 0:24:55.280
<v Speaker 1>just gonna uh you know, uh continue doing the damn thing.

0:24:55.359 --> 0:24:57.280
<v Speaker 1>There's like it's just crazy because it's just like we're

0:24:57.320 --> 0:25:02.879
<v Speaker 1>all waiting, like okay, it's just whenever he's ready, and

0:25:02.920 --> 0:25:07.800
<v Speaker 1>he's moving a lot. Today he like he's moving. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not so much as Ashley was describing it, where he's

0:25:10.600 --> 0:25:13.639
<v Speaker 1>moving and he's kind of just rolling over and nobody

0:25:13.640 --> 0:25:15.439
<v Speaker 1>can see me doing this because we're a podcast, but

0:25:15.800 --> 0:25:19.840
<v Speaker 1>I'm miming the motion of rolling over. Like you can

0:25:20.080 --> 0:25:23.840
<v Speaker 1>feel his shoulder. Today it felt like he was like

0:25:24.280 --> 0:25:29.719
<v Speaker 1>reaching out like like really hands moving elbows, like big

0:25:29.800 --> 0:25:33.960
<v Speaker 1>punches almost because actually, like it's it's really funny. There'd

0:25:33.960 --> 0:25:39.080
<v Speaker 1>be moments actually just sitting there and she's like oh,

0:25:39.280 --> 0:25:42.560
<v Speaker 1>it's like she's like, oh my God, he's just like

0:25:42.720 --> 0:25:47.880
<v Speaker 1>really pressing against my ribs. Um, but it's pretty cool.

0:25:48.040 --> 0:25:51.080
<v Speaker 1>And uh, putting the crypt together, excuse me, the changing table.

0:25:51.520 --> 0:25:56.119
<v Speaker 1>It's been fun putting together the assortment of different baby

0:25:56.800 --> 0:26:00.679
<v Speaker 1>uh paraphernilia that we have. But it's no under dads

0:26:00.680 --> 0:26:02.359
<v Speaker 1>know how to do everything or I know how to

0:26:02.400 --> 0:26:05.080
<v Speaker 1>put everything together. It's just like you learn on the fly.

0:26:06.240 --> 0:26:08.240
<v Speaker 1>Now that I look back, all the dads how to

0:26:08.280 --> 0:26:10.200
<v Speaker 1>put all this together. Of course they know how to

0:26:10.240 --> 0:26:14.359
<v Speaker 1>put like shelves together. That's easy compared to this stuff. Um,

0:26:14.440 --> 0:26:18.520
<v Speaker 1>so that's my life right now. So, um, you're prepared.

0:26:18.560 --> 0:26:20.560
<v Speaker 1>It sounds like you're ready. Yeah, we're all right. You know,

0:26:20.560 --> 0:26:23.040
<v Speaker 1>we're fine. And Dawson is like in the proper position

0:26:23.080 --> 0:26:25.679
<v Speaker 1>that it needs to be, because I understand like he

0:26:25.680 --> 0:26:27.240
<v Speaker 1>has to be like in the perfect position in order

0:26:27.280 --> 0:26:30.160
<v Speaker 1>to be birthed properly. Right Yeah, dude, it's I mean,

0:26:30.240 --> 0:26:32.919
<v Speaker 1>he's looking good right now. It's crazy though, like my

0:26:33.000 --> 0:26:39.880
<v Speaker 1>sister got induced and holyash, that just sounds like, oh Anna,

0:26:39.960 --> 0:26:43.040
<v Speaker 1>least you guys are the stronger gender. I'll tell you that.

0:26:43.280 --> 0:26:47.040
<v Speaker 1>What does it mean? It means that like you are you,

0:26:47.400 --> 0:26:49.359
<v Speaker 1>it's time for the baby. To come, and they're going

0:26:49.400 --> 0:26:54.159
<v Speaker 1>to force this baby to come. Signals to your body

0:26:54.520 --> 0:26:57.840
<v Speaker 1>so that your your body says okay, I'm ready. When

0:26:57.880 --> 0:26:59.720
<v Speaker 1>I've got a little bit of toothpaste left in my

0:26:59.800 --> 0:27:02.359
<v Speaker 1>tooth paste tube and I squeeze it out. Is that

0:27:02.400 --> 0:27:06.040
<v Speaker 1>what they're doing, Like they're squeezing out that Actually okay,

0:27:06.280 --> 0:27:09.199
<v Speaker 1>I think that's that's actually what the doctor said. He's like,

0:27:09.240 --> 0:27:12.960
<v Speaker 1>do you guys know like okay gets towards the end,

0:27:13.119 --> 0:27:17.000
<v Speaker 1>it's like that. But yeah, but like if you get induced,

0:27:17.200 --> 0:27:21.280
<v Speaker 1>that's not ideal. And like the baby, like my sister,

0:27:21.400 --> 0:27:23.359
<v Speaker 1>the baby wasn't facing in the right direction, so she

0:27:23.359 --> 0:27:25.679
<v Speaker 1>had to be like on her hands and knees for

0:27:25.760 --> 0:27:28.000
<v Speaker 1>hours to try to get the baby to roll over.

0:27:30.119 --> 0:27:33.560
<v Speaker 1>Oh god, poor, It should be fine. It's actually gonna

0:27:33.560 --> 0:27:37.040
<v Speaker 1>do like uh like I mean, I I am so

0:27:37.080 --> 0:27:40.119
<v Speaker 1>oblivious to all of this birthing stuff, so welcome to

0:27:40.160 --> 0:27:43.800
<v Speaker 1>the club. Is she gonna like take pain killers and

0:27:43.800 --> 0:27:46.399
<v Speaker 1>stuff for the birth? I would imagine everyone does that nowadays, right,

0:27:46.440 --> 0:27:48.600
<v Speaker 1>Like she's gonna pop a couple of as good to go.

0:27:48.800 --> 0:27:52.359
<v Speaker 1>But you know, like there's something there's some people that

0:27:52.440 --> 0:27:54.560
<v Speaker 1>are like I'm going on natural no pain killers, And

0:27:54.560 --> 0:27:56.520
<v Speaker 1>every time I hear that, I mean, obviously I'll never

0:27:56.560 --> 0:27:58.639
<v Speaker 1>experience out birth, so I can't imagine how bad it is.

0:27:58.680 --> 0:28:00.679
<v Speaker 1>But I'm always like, why would you just take like

0:28:00.720 --> 0:28:03.600
<v Speaker 1>the pain killers to alleviate the pain that you're about

0:28:03.640 --> 0:28:06.359
<v Speaker 1>to go through? In actually is very excited to get

0:28:06.400 --> 0:28:10.960
<v Speaker 1>the eperdoral which will be coming. Uh yeah, so I hope,

0:28:11.000 --> 0:28:13.240
<v Speaker 1>you know, as long as everything goes smoothly, she won't

0:28:13.280 --> 0:28:17.080
<v Speaker 1>feel a thing, which is very nice. Um, but but yeah,

0:28:17.119 --> 0:28:18.920
<v Speaker 1>that's that's where we're at right now. So just kind

0:28:18.920 --> 0:28:22.000
<v Speaker 1>of waiting for the baby to come. And so for

0:28:22.000 --> 0:28:23.720
<v Speaker 1>for all of our faithful listeners out there for help,

0:28:23.760 --> 0:28:26.800
<v Speaker 1>I secred dating. We imagine we're probably gonna be Jared

0:28:26.840 --> 0:28:29.360
<v Speaker 1>lists for a couple of episodes, right or I mean,

0:28:29.400 --> 0:28:32.280
<v Speaker 1>what you know, I really care about I only I

0:28:32.440 --> 0:28:34.320
<v Speaker 1>care about Dawson, don't getting wrong. But what I really

0:28:34.359 --> 0:28:37.760
<v Speaker 1>care about is your activity with this podcast. So this

0:28:37.840 --> 0:28:39.440
<v Speaker 1>year for a couple of weeks, a couple of months,

0:28:39.560 --> 0:28:42.000
<v Speaker 1>is this your official retirement? What's going on? I don't

0:28:42.040 --> 0:28:45.680
<v Speaker 1>think so, because honestly, I'll just that's the That's what

0:28:45.760 --> 0:28:47.760
<v Speaker 1>doesn't scare me. It's like, oh, I have to record

0:28:47.800 --> 0:28:50.400
<v Speaker 1>by podcast. When I'm recording the podcast, will make sure

0:28:50.440 --> 0:28:53.200
<v Speaker 1>that Ashley is on duty. And then when Ashley is

0:28:53.240 --> 0:28:57.000
<v Speaker 1>recording the podcast, I'll be on duty, you know, Son,

0:28:57.040 --> 0:29:00.400
<v Speaker 1>we can we get Dawson to h guest host this

0:29:00.440 --> 0:29:02.760
<v Speaker 1>podcast with us at least. Yeah, I mean he might

0:29:02.840 --> 0:29:05.200
<v Speaker 1>cry throughout it, so I guess we're gonna really find out,

0:29:05.240 --> 0:29:07.520
<v Speaker 1>but we'll see. I mean, if there's anything like his mother,

0:29:07.600 --> 0:29:10.720
<v Speaker 1>he will be crying seven on this podcast. Let's be

0:29:10.760 --> 0:29:13.880
<v Speaker 1>honest with ourselves. I think him crying is um not

0:29:14.040 --> 0:29:16.200
<v Speaker 1>a far step away from basically what we do every

0:29:16.240 --> 0:29:18.920
<v Speaker 1>week on this podcast. Anyways. Yeah, I know, I almost

0:29:18.960 --> 0:29:20.800
<v Speaker 1>feel bad for the poor kid. He's got like the blunt.

0:29:20.840 --> 0:29:23.560
<v Speaker 1>I just hope he has like the good attributes of

0:29:23.640 --> 0:29:26.520
<v Speaker 1>Ashley and Mine's personality, because when I think about like

0:29:26.760 --> 0:29:32.080
<v Speaker 1>combining mine and Ashley's personality into one human being, it

0:29:32.120 --> 0:29:36.080
<v Speaker 1>could be disastrous. Yeah, well, okay, let's think about let's

0:29:36.160 --> 0:29:38.080
<v Speaker 1>let's formulate what that would be like real quick. If

0:29:38.160 --> 0:29:41.120
<v Speaker 1>if if Dawson could take your best attributes and Ashley's

0:29:41.160 --> 0:29:45.120
<v Speaker 1>best attributes, what would be like? I would definitely I

0:29:45.160 --> 0:29:51.280
<v Speaker 1>hope he gets Ashley's um um. While I'm going to

0:29:51.320 --> 0:29:54.600
<v Speaker 1>say the word improperly. God, this word island. Education has

0:29:54.600 --> 0:29:59.000
<v Speaker 1>failed me once again. Tenaciousness. Oh yeah, tenacity, sure, tenacity,

0:29:59.040 --> 0:30:03.560
<v Speaker 1>Thank you to nash What did I say something like that?

0:30:03.880 --> 0:30:08.280
<v Speaker 1>I hope yeah, he gets Ashley's tenacity and her her

0:30:08.320 --> 0:30:12.640
<v Speaker 1>belief in in in in accomplishing the things that she

0:30:12.680 --> 0:30:14.720
<v Speaker 1>wants to accomplish. She's like very like, I'm going to

0:30:14.800 --> 0:30:16.440
<v Speaker 1>do this, and I can do this, and I'm gonna

0:30:16.440 --> 0:30:18.760
<v Speaker 1>go after it. And that's something she's really taught me.

0:30:18.800 --> 0:30:21.080
<v Speaker 1>And I hope he gets that. And if I hope

0:30:21.080 --> 0:30:24.840
<v Speaker 1>that he gets for me at least maybe uh uh

0:30:25.040 --> 0:30:30.440
<v Speaker 1>patients his ability to maybe uh see multiple sides of

0:30:30.440 --> 0:30:33.880
<v Speaker 1>of one particular issue, or see multiple perspectives, to have

0:30:33.920 --> 0:30:37.160
<v Speaker 1>an understanding that maybe not everything in life is going

0:30:37.200 --> 0:30:41.520
<v Speaker 1>to go your way, or uh you know how grateful

0:30:41.600 --> 0:30:43.840
<v Speaker 1>we are to like have a roof over her head. Uh.

0:30:43.880 --> 0:30:45.960
<v Speaker 1>So certain attributes like that I hope he gets. But

0:30:46.000 --> 0:30:48.400
<v Speaker 1>also he could like just get severe anxiety from both

0:30:48.400 --> 0:30:51.200
<v Speaker 1>of us and just not good. But is that the

0:30:51.440 --> 0:30:53.000
<v Speaker 1>is that the worst thing you think you could pass

0:30:53.000 --> 0:30:56.920
<v Speaker 1>down to him is your anxiety? Um? I don't know

0:30:56.960 --> 0:30:58.280
<v Speaker 1>that's a good question. I don't even want to think

0:30:58.320 --> 0:31:01.680
<v Speaker 1>about like passing down my worst qualities because because everybody,

0:31:01.720 --> 0:31:04.400
<v Speaker 1>I mean every we're all in our own heads, so

0:31:04.480 --> 0:31:07.680
<v Speaker 1>we know every thought that goes through this little brain

0:31:07.720 --> 0:31:13.040
<v Speaker 1>of ours, some bigger than others my little brain, and um,

0:31:13.080 --> 0:31:15.360
<v Speaker 1>it's not all roses, it's not all good things. So

0:31:15.440 --> 0:31:17.400
<v Speaker 1>you know that, Like you have the capability of being

0:31:17.440 --> 0:31:19.280
<v Speaker 1>like a sick person every once in a while, and

0:31:19.320 --> 0:31:21.720
<v Speaker 1>so I'm like, I hope, like, I hope I don't

0:31:21.720 --> 0:31:23.920
<v Speaker 1>pass that down to him, you know, but if he

0:31:23.960 --> 0:31:26.880
<v Speaker 1>has anxiety, he's going to have the best to teachers

0:31:26.960 --> 0:31:31.240
<v Speaker 1>to help him get through any moments. So we always

0:31:31.240 --> 0:31:33.200
<v Speaker 1>are we always are the best teachers though, like when

0:31:33.200 --> 0:31:35.360
<v Speaker 1>we when we have it, you know, have gone through

0:31:35.400 --> 0:31:38.400
<v Speaker 1>things on our own, so you know, look at it.

0:31:39.480 --> 0:31:41.360
<v Speaker 1>I appreciate that. I hope that's the case. I guess

0:31:41.400 --> 0:31:44.160
<v Speaker 1>we're gonna find out, but we will definitely talk more

0:31:44.160 --> 0:31:46.080
<v Speaker 1>about baby behavior coming on the way. But at least

0:31:46.080 --> 0:31:48.520
<v Speaker 1>I do want to talk to you more. I want

0:31:48.520 --> 0:31:50.880
<v Speaker 1>to answer some emails with you, and I also want

0:31:50.880 --> 0:31:55.680
<v Speaker 1>to talk about a p underscore unwritten. Yeah, I want

0:31:55.680 --> 0:31:57.920
<v Speaker 1>to find out more about that and what that's about,

0:31:57.960 --> 0:32:00.800
<v Speaker 1>because I actually thought of something well reading about your

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<v Speaker 1>book and I want to touch on it right after

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<v Speaker 1>the break, stay tuned, welcome back to help I suck

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<v Speaker 1>at dating, And like I talked about before the break, Analysea,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to talk about your book ap Underscore Unwritten. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've been working on it for quite some time,

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<v Speaker 1>so tell us a little bit about it and what

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<v Speaker 1>what we can expect and when we can expect it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm so excited because this has been a labor

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<v Speaker 1>of love, a total passion project that I've been hoping

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<v Speaker 1>would come out sooner, but we finally. Uh, it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be out in February, so that's super exciting. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a collection of my art and poetry that journeys

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<v Speaker 1>through my neuro diversity, UM, body image, and then it's

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<v Speaker 1>just love, heartbreak and healing. So I really they want

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<v Speaker 1>to I just want this to be something to help

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<v Speaker 1>people who are especially neuro divergent. I built it mostly

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<v Speaker 1>for people who just think differently. And uh, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>actually I'm excited because I know the Elizabeth on Clayton season, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>she suffers with a d h D and that was

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<v Speaker 1>like quite a big topic I guess in Bachelor Nation recently. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm excited to be like another voice of somebody

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<v Speaker 1>who just has neuro diversities and is able to um

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<v Speaker 1>to inform people on on this matter, but also to

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<v Speaker 1>help people through there. Yeah, excuse me for my ignorance,

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<v Speaker 1>but what is neurodiversity and do you just do you

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<v Speaker 1>think differently? Um? So it's basically it's like the politically

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<v Speaker 1>correct version of learning disabilities. It's like the new way

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<v Speaker 1>of saying learning disability. Yeah, so I didn't know. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really excited to share it with everyone. It's um it's

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<v Speaker 1>a little interactive. It's basically like an art journal kind

0:34:06.600 --> 0:34:09.319
<v Speaker 1>of feel to it. And so I want people to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to to write and draw and use their

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<v Speaker 1>creativity to help them process things. And for me, being

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<v Speaker 1>ner a divergent that has done something that's really been

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<v Speaker 1>what has helped me like succeed as a person is

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<v Speaker 1>my creativity and help me process things is being able

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<v Speaker 1>to get my feelings down on paper through poetry, not

0:34:30.760 --> 0:34:33.960
<v Speaker 1>just like how not just writing you know, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>good like writing in a journal, but being able to

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<v Speaker 1>put it in kind of this um cryptic format sometimes

0:34:40.000 --> 0:34:42.080
<v Speaker 1>is a much easier way for me to get my

0:34:42.120 --> 0:34:46.520
<v Speaker 1>emotions out or to draw, and so I just, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm excited because I think that this is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be helpful to a lot of people, and so

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<v Speaker 1>like that's at the end of the day. I want

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<v Speaker 1>somebody to feel seen. I want them to feel like

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<v Speaker 1>like it's I've been thinking a lot about this thought

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<v Speaker 1>of it inclusion lately, and I feel like I've always

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<v Speaker 1>seen myself represented in you know, magazines, and like I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen a white blonde girl, but I've I've never really

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<v Speaker 1>known people that have narrow diversities, and so I've always

0:35:15.000 --> 0:35:18.720
<v Speaker 1>felt super different. But I don't look different, so people

0:35:18.760 --> 0:35:20.200
<v Speaker 1>don't ever you know what I mean. Like I just

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<v Speaker 1>always feel like the dumb blonde but really there's so

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<v Speaker 1>much more to me and and um, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, I've gotten really fascinated with the brain recently,

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<v Speaker 1>especially my brain and getting it studied next month. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>so excited. Uh so that's going to be a fun

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<v Speaker 1>little thing to look out for too. But um, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we all just think differently and process things differently, and

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<v Speaker 1>so I just want people to not feel alone and

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<v Speaker 1>have another outlet to be able to process things. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's great. I wish that there was more celebration for

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<v Speaker 1>the nearrow diversities. I've never heard it been called that before,

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<v Speaker 1>but I like that a lot because think about if

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<v Speaker 1>everyone in the world out the same way, like nothing

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<v Speaker 1>would get accomplished. I think the celebration celebration of like

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<v Speaker 1>the new diversities like learning impairments or le're just learning

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<v Speaker 1>things differently and expressing it differently. It's like so important

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<v Speaker 1>to It's like art and culture and innovation and all

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<v Speaker 1>those things. So it's so so strange that it's like

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<v Speaker 1>it's definitely been stigmatized, especially over the past few decades,

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<v Speaker 1>but like it's so crucial and so important in so

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<v Speaker 1>many ways, and I don't know enough about it. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna like try to choose my words carefully, but

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<v Speaker 1>it sounds it sounds like what you're doing is great,

0:36:31.680 --> 0:36:34.279
<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, of course it's all even like

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<v Speaker 1>just talking about it, I think is so important. So

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<v Speaker 1>props to you, kudas to you for getting a book

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<v Speaker 1>out there about it too. I can't wait to get

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<v Speaker 1>my hands on it. Uh do I get a sign copy?

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<v Speaker 1>Do we get a signed copy here? That help I started?

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<v Speaker 1>Or absolutely me? It'll be out in February. Um So

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<v Speaker 1>follow my ap unwritten or analyts p for all the

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<v Speaker 1>details on the exact date, because it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of like a surprise launch. So it

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<v Speaker 1>will be in February. Okay, very cool. I'll be looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to it. It's very exciting. Congratulations. That's awesome. Especially

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<v Speaker 1>it's a book. I like the aspect of it not

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<v Speaker 1>just being a book that you read, but a book

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<v Speaker 1>that you interact with. Yeah. I'm a big big fan

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<v Speaker 1>of picture. It's not a big fan of words personally. Same.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's always been really hard for me to

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<v Speaker 1>get through a book, and so for me, I just

0:37:21.160 --> 0:37:24.600
<v Speaker 1>wanted to create something that I felt like if I

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<v Speaker 1>was getting it, I would read it, you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>as a neuro divergent person, it's something that speaks to me.

0:37:29.440 --> 0:37:31.839
<v Speaker 1>And so I feel like there's probably somebody else that's

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<v Speaker 1>going to pick up this book and be able to

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<v Speaker 1>get through it and be like, oh I got through

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<v Speaker 1>a book, you know. So so that's kind of exciting

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<v Speaker 1>to you said, your brain is getting studied. What is

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<v Speaker 1>that entail? Uh? So there's this doctor in southern California

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<v Speaker 1>that is going to be doing brain scans on me

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<v Speaker 1>in March, and I'm like, this has been literally a

0:37:50.280 --> 0:37:53.439
<v Speaker 1>manifestation of mine for a while because I had a

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<v Speaker 1>team of like specialists that I was working with basically

0:37:56.600 --> 0:38:02.160
<v Speaker 1>through my youth, UM hearing specialists, I specialists, UM all

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<v Speaker 1>sorts of cognitive development, and I haven't had that support

0:38:06.520 --> 0:38:09.360
<v Speaker 1>in such a long time. And I feel like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with like the last couple of years especially, I've really

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<v Speaker 1>struggled with feeling like getting my brain up to up

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<v Speaker 1>to par because I'm not being supported in any sort

0:38:19.080 --> 0:38:21.640
<v Speaker 1>of way and so, um, so I'm curious to just

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<v Speaker 1>see how my brain has changed, how it's developed over

0:38:24.560 --> 0:38:27.600
<v Speaker 1>the years, you know, with like anxiety, traumas, alcohol, like

0:38:27.640 --> 0:38:29.840
<v Speaker 1>all of these things that I've had since I was

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<v Speaker 1>tested as a child have really changed. So I'm curious

0:38:33.760 --> 0:38:36.680
<v Speaker 1>to see where I'm at now. That's so crazy. It's

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<v Speaker 1>insane that you're able to tell those things by a

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<v Speaker 1>brain scan. I guess I'm so accustomed to like viewing

0:38:44.080 --> 0:38:46.560
<v Speaker 1>the a lot of those things as feelings rather than

0:38:46.600 --> 0:38:50.480
<v Speaker 1>something physical that you can extract data from. But no,

0:38:50.719 --> 0:38:53.399
<v Speaker 1>that's in the brain and you might be a good

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<v Speaker 1>for you. I'm very excited for the results of that.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you are willing to come back and help

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<v Speaker 1>I second dating and share what the brain scan shows,

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm absolutely gonna share it. I think for me,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like my super hero. But I I really want

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to know what I'm dealing with so

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<v Speaker 1>that I can tap into it and use my brain

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<v Speaker 1>for the best, you know, in the best way that

0:39:12.000 --> 0:39:15.600
<v Speaker 1>I possibly can. But but so, a funny story about

0:39:15.680 --> 0:39:18.279
<v Speaker 1>my hearing is that I don't hear certain sounds, and

0:39:18.320 --> 0:39:20.080
<v Speaker 1>then there's other sounds that I hear at a very

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<v Speaker 1>high frequency. So I used to be able to tap

0:39:23.160 --> 0:39:26.680
<v Speaker 1>into conversations like across the room at a bar. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And when I was having my hearing tested. One time

0:39:28.880 --> 0:39:30.640
<v Speaker 1>I had it was in a sound proof booth. I

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<v Speaker 1>had the headphones on and I was like, I can't concentrate.

0:39:33.600 --> 0:39:36.719
<v Speaker 1>I hear something. Um, So I walked around. I was

0:39:36.760 --> 0:39:40.600
<v Speaker 1>hearing the elevator shaft going in the building and so um.

0:39:40.640 --> 0:39:43.040
<v Speaker 1>I actually had the FBI recruit me twice because of

0:39:43.160 --> 0:39:48.879
<v Speaker 1>my hero. That's like, that's my little fun fact. Yeah

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<v Speaker 1>I know, uh yeah, So I mean I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>really cool. I think the brain is fascinating. I think

0:39:53.280 --> 0:39:56.360
<v Speaker 1>It's so cool that we all think differently and learn differently.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just think, like I always felt like the

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<v Speaker 1>dumb kid because I think differently and I'm not dumb,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I think it's really it's so important for

0:40:05.440 --> 0:40:08.719
<v Speaker 1>us to like celebrate our differences. And I think that's

0:40:08.719 --> 0:40:11.400
<v Speaker 1>something that, like a society, we're all starting to do

0:40:11.480 --> 0:40:13.839
<v Speaker 1>a little bit more of. But um, but I want

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<v Speaker 1>to just keep pushing in and keep keep bringing awareness

0:40:16.920 --> 0:40:19.759
<v Speaker 1>to it. So absolutely, um, Analyies, Well, thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>sharing that with us. We're excited to see a p

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<v Speaker 1>unwritten come out soon. Sounds like in a couple of weeks. Uh,

0:40:25.120 --> 0:40:28.000
<v Speaker 1>the surprise drop as you called it. Thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>guest co hosting with us. I know as the help

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<v Speaker 1>I suck at dating. Listeners are out there probably thinking themselves, Wait,

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<v Speaker 1>this episode can't be over because we love Analyze. Well,

0:40:36.239 --> 0:40:38.560
<v Speaker 1>don't you, guys worries? Because we have two more episodes

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<v Speaker 1>coming up with Analyse. Um, we're gonna wrap this episode

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<v Speaker 1>up for now. Be sure to tune in on February

0:40:45.440 --> 0:40:48.399
<v Speaker 1>one and then again on February three, because Analyze will

0:40:48.440 --> 0:40:51.400
<v Speaker 1>be guest co hosting all those episodes with us. So um,

0:40:51.440 --> 0:40:53.880
<v Speaker 1>thank you guys for listening Analyse. Thank you for sharing

0:40:53.920 --> 0:40:56.120
<v Speaker 1>your journey and sharing a little bit more about your book.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I said earlier, we're excited to have you keep

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<v Speaker 1>guest co hosting with us, So thank you all for

0:41:00.840 --> 0:41:03.520
<v Speaker 1>joining us. Be sure to tune in on February one,

0:41:03.719 --> 0:41:06.600
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