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Speaker 1: That's what I call it cold open. When I surprised

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Speaker 1: Get good reactions out of people? You do, We're just

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Speaker 1: a giggle, just a giggle until um. So as we

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Speaker 1: record this episode, I as Amantha. We have just wrapped

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Speaker 1: up Dragon Con, which I call my biggest party of

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Speaker 1: the year, and it is a five day marathon. Legit,

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Speaker 1: I don't know if it's just a marathon. It was

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Speaker 1: There's no sleep, I think on average this year I

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Speaker 1: that was a lot. I had to have a three

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Speaker 1: Like I was there during the day. Well actually one

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Speaker 1: can't do all nighters. It also got sick and apparently

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Speaker 1: that's the thing that happens because all the Germany people

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Speaker 1: just be unhappy. How about that. No, No, I'm like,

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Speaker 1: this year was my first year and it was overwhelming,

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Speaker 1: next we were actually touching arms. I'm sure it was like,

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Speaker 1: also very loud. He doesn't listen to this, he definitely doesn't.

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Speaker 1: And then you get an email. But yeah, that was interesting. Yes,

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Speaker 1: but in my experience, you actually missed. Right after you

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Speaker 1: It's about sleep because there was none to be had

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Speaker 1: three pm because they cut off, but I have I

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Speaker 1: stop at noon now. If you can't afford it, if

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Speaker 1: go see a professional who might be able to prescribe

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Speaker 1: medication or cognitive behavioral therapy. Keeping a sleep diary, UM,

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Speaker 1: what did you do that day? I know people also

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Speaker 1: talk about melotonin UM. I say that cautiously because there

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Speaker 1: you can measure out how much you want, how little

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Speaker 1: do you want? UM? But I don't know. I know

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Speaker 1: I will feel miserable. Interesting Yeah, t and mint? Any

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Speaker 1: know why I'm suspicious that someone's gonna I immediately very concerned. WHOA, Well,

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Speaker 1: If you have any tips, are experience in sleeping, or

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