• Weather tracking obsession during Nashville severe storm warnings
• Podcasting as both a creative outlet and potential voiceover career stepping stone
• First improv class experience and meeting someone who performed with Chris Farley
• The joy of pursuing new activities at any age regardless of societal expectations
• Type A vs Type B personalities and my experience as a "passenger princess"
• Southwest Airlines' upcoming changes affecting credit card holders
• Netflix compatibility issues on older iPads
• Throwback to bizarre Facebook memories from 16 years ago
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
What's up everyone?
Welcome to episode 11 of Jennaof mouth.
That would be sick as opposedto me forcing this upon friends
(00:33):
and family, and to those of youwho have listened to all 10
episodes.
Again, I love you.
It is Saturday, march 15th, andas I record this, it is a super
severe weather day.
Luckily, friday night it stayedcalm in Nashville, but they are
(00:54):
saying this afternoon will bebad.
Tbd In Nashville.
We are lucky to have dedicatedTwitter accounts to follow the
weather, but if you are crazylike me and obsessed with
tracking severe weather, youneed to get on YouTube and
(01:15):
follow Ryan Hall, y'all, y'all,y'all, y'all.
Ryan Hall, y'all.
He goes live during severeweather Tornado warnings in
Arkansas.
Don't worry, I'm heresupporting you.
Is anyone else like this?
I can't remember if I told thisstory, but a couple years ago my
(01:38):
nephew was in town for a soccertournament about 30 minutes
southeast of where I live inMurfreesboro, tennessee.
On that Saturday of thetournament, severe weather was
coming and they ended upcanceling the late
afternoon-evening games.
(01:59):
I was obsessively checking myphone for updates.
I was on Twitter.
I was following like adifferent Twitter account for
Rutherford County.
I'm out of control.
It's not the healthiest use ofmy time.
My husband stayed with mynephew at the hotel in
(02:23):
Murfreesboro and mymother-in-law and I drove back
home.
I had the radio on the entiretime and we were getting those
kind of old-school warnings likeshh warning, there is a
possible tornado, blah, blah,blah, and all the interstate
(02:46):
electric signs had the warningsup.
I was hyped up.
We got home and I immediatelyturned on the news to watch the
beautiful Danielle Breezy tellus about the weather.
How about that?
Your last name is Breezy andyou end up a meteorologist.
(03:07):
Love it.
Now here is the thing Once thestorm passes, I will still
continue to watch the coverage.
I'm worried about everyone.
And finally, my mother-in-lawwas like sweetie, you need to
turn this off, this is too much.
And we did, and we watched amovie Again.
(03:30):
I should have been ameteorologist, but one who sucks
at math and science.
I would thrive at the hurricaneparties I hear about.
Invite me down to one of yours.
Invite me down to one of yours.
After last week's podcast, myhusband said my sailfish isn't
ugly.
And for some reason we gothooked on watching Florida real
(03:52):
estate YouTube videos this weekand every house had a sailfish
or some type of fish up on thewall and he's like, look, see,
this is a million dollar house.
And I'm like but it's Florida,it makes sense.
You go fishing for sailfish inFlorida.
We are in middle Tennessee andI said this sailfish has
(04:16):
literally terrified our neighbor, elle, from the ages of five to
seven, like crying.
She won't go into the fireplaceroom because the sailfish is so
scary.
I don't like its eye.
She says Neither do I, elle,neither do I.
Catch Elle and I devising aplan to eradicate the big-ass
(04:41):
ugly fish in my house.
I was educating myself onpodcasts this week and Buzzcast
was discussing how successfulsmall podcasts can be, even if
it only ends up being yourfriends and family, and the
biggest thing is ensuring it's ahobby that you enjoy and not it
(05:02):
turning into something thatstresses you out, because
obviously I am doing this forthe fun of it.
So I am doing that for friendsand family and also trying to
slowly build my voiceover careeroutside of my normal nine to
five job, and actuallypodcasting is getting my voice
(05:23):
out to more people than I coulddo just doing auditions, so
maybe someday the right personwill hear it.
The goal is to one day have avoiceover agent, maybe Question
mark.
This process is fluid andever-evolving people, but the
podcast I was listening to wentinto the thinking of everyone
(05:48):
and anyone could podcast.
It's just another platform ofsocial media, just like everyone
has Instagram or Facebook.
They talked about how eventeachers and professors are
doing podcasts for their classesand I'm like, well, that's
pretty sweet.
I think I would have enjoyedthat.
Maybe you are an expert insomething that may help another
(06:12):
person.
Maybe you have experienced anillness, loss, sad things, happy
things and you can share thatwith people.
Maybe you are an expert in yourfield and can create a podcast
for your work.
Now, I have never gotten intolistening to audiobooks.
I do like to read.
(06:32):
I wish I had more time to read.
If you listened to an audiobook, do you tell people you read
the book?
Because I don't think you did.
You listened to the book.
Reading is a different skill,so if you had a podcast, what
would it be about?
Mine is about nothing.
(06:53):
I'm Seinfeld.
I'm just rambling off myinternal dialogue, mixed with
trying to make people laugh, andI know I've made some of you
laugh a lot and that warms mymiddle ages heart.
I've read a couple times wherethere is a small portion of the
population that doesn't have aninternal dialogue.
(07:15):
There went some thunder.
Can the listeners hear that?
Back to the internal dialogue.
I cannot conceptualize that Ibe constantly nonstop in this
noggin.
If you do not have a internaldialogue, please call into the
show right now and we're goingto talk about it.
(07:37):
I went to an improv class thisweek, my first one ever.
Shout out to Oddity Improv thatcurrently performs at the
Franklin Theater at the Factory.
It was cool.
I grew up doing musicals andshow choir, but I never did
drama club or like actual acting.
(07:59):
I played piano, did some voicelessons, yada, yada.
Now, if I ever go back and gothrough all my home videos that
my parents have, your girl wasdoing improv on her own with a
giant camcorder from a veryyoung age Hashtag only child.
My gymnastics friends and Imade millions of videos and then
(08:23):
through high school my friendsand I would do skits.
My friend Jenny went toPrinceton.
Friends and I made millions ofvideos and then through high
school my friends and I would doskits.
My friend Jenny went toPrinceton and I know she listens
, hey girl.
And at her house once werecorded the entirety of
Disney's Aladdin, like I'mpretty sure we did dialogue and
every song did dialogue.
(08:48):
And every song she may rememberbetter than I Costumes jumping
around on furniture runningaround Basically a full working
movie studio.
I hope, I fucking hope, there isa video somewhere at my
parents' house of me dancing toSilk's 1993 hit Freak Me.
I was 11, and just like lastweek, we are going to do a
(09:12):
reading, a reading from Silk'sFreak Me.
Let me lick you up and downtill you say stop.
Up and down till you say stop.
(09:33):
Let me play with your body,baby, make you real hot.
Let me do all the things youwant me to do, cuz tonight I
want to get freaky with you andscene.
Now you may ask Jennifer, howdid you have access to such
freaky music?
It was on the radio, I'llassume Q102.
(09:57):
And I remember we were playingaround with the camera and it
came on and, just like Spielberg, I yelled action and my friends
and I started dancing.
So my goal is to find thisvideo.
I'll do it for the fans.
I know I had bangs and Bermudashorts on, with either a leotard
(10:18):
or a swimsuit.
I was spoiled and had anin-ground pool growing up and to
this day I hate public pools.
Get out of here.
I am way too good for thatnonsense, unless it's at an
all-inclusive resort withdelightful cocktails.
So back to improv.
(10:40):
The only improv I am familiarwith is Whose Line Is it Anyway?
And Michael Scott going to hisimprov class on the Office.
As most of you know, most SNLcast members come from the
improv world.
This class wasn't so scary, itwas so welcoming.
The two gentlemen that put iton were outstanding and everyone
(11:03):
was equally nervous,enthusiastic and supportive.
I talked to some women who, likeme, were very into performing
growing up and hadn't doneanything since high school.
One older woman was there, I'llassume in her mid to late 50s,
in a boot because she had astress fracture in her foot.
(11:24):
She got the stress fracturefrom taking a ton of dance
classes and she called it maybeI'm having a midlife crisis and
I hated that.
She thought that, like I didn'tbecome an NFL cheerleader till
I was 32, while most girls weredoing that like between the ages
(11:45):
of 18 and 22.
Throughout my career ingerontology I have seen all
levels of aging as far as how todo it well and how to do it
poorly.
At any age you should go do thedamn activity that makes you
happy.
Go discover a brand newactivity you always wanted to do
(12:05):
.
I've seen many, many people getinto new hobbies in their 60s,
70s and 80s.
I'm sure you've had parents orgrandparents discover painting
and they end up being amazing atit.
Or maybe they pursue a newinstrument, whatever that you
know.
Think of just any type of newthing to get into.
(12:27):
And, good lord, go work out,because at any age you can
improve cardio and muscle mass.
And that is a fact.
Ladies, you need muscle.
I repeat, you need muscle.
Also, working out equalsindependent.
Go walk, and I digress Back tofoot.
(12:52):
In Boot Lady, she did theater atMarquette with the Chris Farley
.
Could you imagine having thatin your back pocket for small
talk?
Now I got on the Wikipedia andit said he graduated college in
1986, and that would make thewoman in the boot 61, so I was
(13:12):
way off Hashtag math.
So I was way off Hashtag math.
She said their senior final wasa three-page reading from a
famous play I can't remember thename of it and he had to
perform it as if he was drunkand he got an A.
And that's your Chris Farleyfun fact of the week, rip.
So if you are into improv andhave any suggestions, let me
(13:38):
know.
I do hope to attend moreclasses soon.
Type A versus Type B people.
I see so many definitions ofthese characteristics.
Some I'm like yeah, I get it,and some I'm like it just seems
so way off.
But a quick AI Google and itsays type A personalities are
(14:01):
typically ambitious, competitiveand often experience high
levels of stress, while type Bpersonalities are more relaxed,
easygoing and less driven byurgency.
Easygoing and less driven byurgency.
I am definitely a more type Aperson, especially when it comes
(14:25):
to forethought organization.
I will put something in mycalendar years out, but I'm so
organized I rarely enjoy themoment at hand because I am
always two to three steps ahead,worried about the next thing.
I get this from my mother.
Shout out, sharon.
Now.
I came across a type B persondriving behind me this week and
(14:47):
it was girl who is doing hermakeup in the car.
She was swerving around andstressing me out.
Now, how does this happen?
Has one forgotten to put hermakeup on?
And says to oneself I know whatI'll do.
I'll throw it all in the carand look into this tiny mirror
(15:08):
while driving 50 miles per hourin this death trap vehicle.
I have never put makeup on inthe car, even as a passenger.
I am a car sick girly.
Couldn't do it if I wanted.
Makeup is messy.
That's a bathroom only activity.
Anyway, girl, just wake up fiveminutes earlier.
(15:30):
Some other characteristics Idon't think the premise of
extroverts and introverts exist.
I think, pending the day, youeither feel like interacting
with people or you don't.
I'm pretty outgoing, but I haveskipped parties because I
didn't feel like talking toanyone.
I just didn't have the energyfor small talk.
(15:52):
Oh, I'm an introvert.
I like to stay home all day.
No, girl, that's agoraphobia.
If you are on your phonetexting, sending memes, you are
interacting with people.
Get over yourself.
Take a shot of fireball whenyou leave the house to get
jazzed up.
Just kidding.
(16:13):
Love you introverts.
Just kidding.
Love you introverts With beinga type A-ish person.
I always have a cooler packedwherever I go.
I fear being hangry.
I feel naked if I don't have abottle of water with me.
There always has to be a planfor food, always.
(16:35):
If I have plans with a friendwho I don't trust to make
reservations, who said they willmake reservations, I will make
backup reservations just in caseI have been hungry every second
, I have been alive.
You never have to ask me if I'mhungry.
The answer is yes.
(16:56):
Now, as a type A person, I willgladly get to the airport very
early.
I love the airport.
Now, I'm sure if I was abusiness, a business lady who
had to fly every week, I wouldhate the airport, but as someone
who only flies a couple times ayear, I find it exciting.
(17:17):
I think I would work at theairport if it was a 10-minute
drive from home.
I have three friends who willshow up to the airport as their
flight is boarding Hello Stormy,brianna and Kelsey.
One time on a girl's trip for awedding, I remember approaching
the gate and Stormy texted justpulling into the parking garage
(17:41):
no, ma'am, now listen.
I wish I was this chill.
I do think I have calmed downby about 10% as I have gotten
older.
We don't have TSA pre-check,but it's on my mental to-do list
.
However, I can travel on theweekend with a backpack only.
I stayed in a hotel with Kelseyback in October and the
(18:04):
difference between the type Aand type B person coexisting in
a hotel room were very comicallyapparent.
Love you, beautiful Kelsey.
Oddly enough, for that trip Ileft my entire makeup bag in
Tennessee.
You can't always be 100%prepared.
Now, as a typish A person, Irealized last year that I'm
(18:28):
always on like on as in brainson doing things that type of on,
and I got to experience being apassenger princess, traveling
with my mother to Cabo.
I didn't have to plan anythingexcept pack.
I did not use my brain forseven days.
(18:49):
It was the calmest I have everfelt as an adult.
I would wake up and say whatare we doing?
Today, sharon?
She would try and sneak in well, okay, we're doing this, and
tomorrow we are, and I would say, no, shh, don't tell me a thing
.
We are only focused on today.
Now, some people enjoy vacationplanning.
(19:11):
I am not one of those people.
I feel too much pressure toensure everyone is having a good
time.
So give your friends orsignificant other the gift of
passenger princessing.
It's 10 out of 10.
It's 10 out of 10.
(19:34):
Now, speaking of the airport,southwest has a lot of drama
going on, with changes comingMay 28th.
I've come across all the videoson social media.
I haven't seen anything likeformally, like an email from
Southwest.
Say this but we are a Southwestcredit card family.
But we are a Southwest creditcard family Never have had a
problem with Southwest, so areyou all giving Southwest the
middle finger and canceling yourcredit card?
(19:56):
Now, if you do have theircredit card, you still get one
free checked bag per ticketpurchased.
Now I need to learn more abouthow their points are changing,
expiring.
I don't like that.
I don't fly much, so Idefinitely feel like that could
affect me.
Can someone send a detailedspreadsheet comparing Southwest
(20:19):
Delta American and just shoot methe pros and cons?
I feel as if I only needanother airline credit card if
I'm going international and needto save up for a trip.
What rewards credit card do youhave that you feel is better
utilized than my Southwestcredit card?
Is it Amazon?
(20:40):
Is it Shell Gas?
Please let me know.
So maybe four times a year Iwill set up ye old iPad and have
a movie or television show onin the background while I work,
specifically when I know I'mgoing to be sitting all day at
my desk and I'm not moving.
(21:01):
The iPad currently on my deskcame from one of my husband's
old jobs.
I have never bought an iPad.
My parents got me an iPad formy 30th birthday.
I never used it and ended upgiving it back to them.
So, anyway, this week I'mworking, I go on and open up
(21:21):
Netflix and to binge Love isBlind, season 8, and it says
this little warning comes up.
And it says this little warningcomes up.
Unfortunately, netflix will nolonger be available on this
device after March 20th 2025.
Visit Netflixcom compatibledevices to see a list of
(21:44):
supported devices.
Um, I feel this is unacceptable.
Netflix, your prices literallyjust went up last month.
I'm streaming this show today,so just ensure I can stream it
after March 20th.
So, anyway, if someone has anold iPad laying around that they
(22:04):
don't use like maybe it's yourkid's old one can you see if
Netflix works and ship it to me?
Okay, thanks.
Early on, someone on Instagramasked me the question if you
could live in any show or movie.
What would it be?
I would want to live in parksand recreation and I would want
(22:25):
to live in Parks and Recreationand I would like to work at the
Parks Department in Pawnee,indiana.
I've worked in the governmentfor a total of almost 16 years
and it is not as fun as thatshow makes it to be A really
good watch if you have neverwatched it.
Very, very funny.
(22:46):
About eight friends sent methat Instagram reel that was
popular this week.
It was called New Game NightIdea.
Read Facebook status updatesand wall posts from 18 years ago
and guess who posted it.
And I do appreciate you peoplewho are sending me all the
memesy videos that referencewhat I've talked about on this
(23:09):
podcast.
So this week, 16 years ago, onFacebook, I said if you haven't
seen the video of the turtle andthe shoe, you are missing out.
And I'm like what in the worldwas I talking about?
So I did some googling and asearch for turtle shoe videos
(23:33):
from 2009.
And I found it.
So if you have time today,youtube, the title turtle trying
to hump a shoe.
I remembered it vividly and Iwas screaming laughing.
I remembered it vividly and Iwas screaming laughing.
(23:55):
On Thursday I was in the officesupply aisle at Kroger and an
older gentleman stopped me andasked me where can openers were.
I think he thought I worked atKroger and I loved that.
He seemed to be a widow or ahusband where the wife had sent
him to Kroger and he never goesand doesn't know where anything
is.
I helped him.
With my mom being in Cabo alllast week, we didn't get to talk
(24:16):
much and she wasn't in myKroger account.
But yesterday she startedsending me some clipped coupons
from my Kroger account and shesaid I'm back.
I said, yes, you are bitch.
Go find me some more couponsfor your only child, who will
not find coupons for herself.
Stay safe out there duringtornado season y'all, and have a
(24:42):
good week.
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jennifer.
Please rate, review andsubscribe to this on Apple
podcasts, spotify or whereveryou are listening to my lovely
voice Laters.
What's up everyone?
Welcome to episode 11 of Jennaof mouth.
That would be sick as opposedto me forcing this upon friends
(00:33):
and family, and to those of youwho have listened to all 10
episodes.
Again, I love you.
It is Saturday, march 15th, andas I record this, it is a super
severe weather day.
Luckily, friday night it stayedcalm in Nashville, but they are
(00:54):
saying this afternoon will bebad.
Tbd In Nashville.
We are lucky to have dedicatedTwitter accounts to follow the
weather, but if you are crazylike me and obsessed with
tracking severe weather, youneed to get on YouTube and
(01:15):
follow Ryan Hall, y'all, y'all,y'all, y'all.
Ryan Hall, y'all.
He goes live during severeweather Tornado warnings in
Arkansas.
Don't worry, I'm heresupporting you.
Is anyone else like this?
I can't remember if I told thisstory, but a couple years ago my
(01:38):
nephew was in town for a soccertournament about 30 minutes
southeast of where I live inMurfreesboro, tennessee.
On that Saturday of thetournament, severe weather was
coming and they ended upcanceling the late
afternoon-evening games.
(01:59):
I was obsessively checking myphone for updates.
I was on Twitter.
I was following like adifferent Twitter account for
Rutherford County.
I'm out of control.
It's not the healthiest use ofmy time.
My husband stayed with mynephew at the hotel in
(02:23):
Murfreesboro and mymother-in-law and I drove back
home.
I had the radio on the entiretime and we were getting those
kind of old-school warnings likeshh warning, there is a
possible tornado, blah, blah,blah, and all the interstate
(02:46):
electric signs had the warningsup.
I was hyped up.
We got home and I immediatelyturned on the news to watch the
beautiful Danielle Breezy tellus about the weather.
How about that?
Your last name is Breezy andyou end up a meteorologist.
(03:07):
Love it.
Now here is the thing Once thestorm passes, I will still
continue to watch the coverage.
I'm worried about everyone.
And finally, my mother-in-lawwas like sweetie, you need to
turn this off, this is too much.
And we did, and we watched amovie Again.
(03:30):
I should have been ameteorologist, but one who sucks
at math and science.
I would thrive at the hurricaneparties I hear about.
Invite me down to one of yours.
Invite me down to one of yours.
After last week's podcast, myhusband said my sailfish isn't
ugly.
And for some reason we gothooked on watching Florida real
(03:52):
estate YouTube videos this weekand every house had a sailfish
or some type of fish up on thewall and he's like, look, see,
this is a million dollar house.
And I'm like but it's Florida,it makes sense.
You go fishing for sailfish inFlorida.
We are in middle Tennessee andI said this sailfish has
(04:16):
literally terrified our neighbor, elle, from the ages of five to
seven, like crying.
She won't go into the fireplaceroom because the sailfish is so
scary.
I don't like its eye.
She says Neither do I, elle,neither do I.
Catch Elle and I devising aplan to eradicate the big-ass
(04:41):
ugly fish in my house.
I was educating myself onpodcasts this week and Buzzcast
was discussing how successfulsmall podcasts can be, even if
it only ends up being yourfriends and family, and the
biggest thing is ensuring it's ahobby that you enjoy and not it
(05:02):
turning into something thatstresses you out, because
obviously I am doing this forthe fun of it.
So I am doing that for friendsand family and also trying to
slowly build my voiceover careeroutside of my normal nine to
five job, and actuallypodcasting is getting my voice
(05:23):
out to more people than I coulddo just doing auditions, so
maybe someday the right personwill hear it.
The goal is to one day have avoiceover agent, maybe Question
mark.
This process is fluid andever-evolving people, but the
podcast I was listening to wentinto the thinking of everyone
(05:48):
and anyone could podcast.
It's just another platform ofsocial media, just like everyone
has Instagram or Facebook.
They talked about how eventeachers and professors are
doing podcasts for their classesand I'm like, well, that's
pretty sweet.
I think I would have enjoyedthat.
Maybe you are an expert insomething that may help another
(06:12):
person.
Maybe you have experienced anillness, loss, sad things, happy
things and you can share thatwith people.
Maybe you are an expert in yourfield and can create a podcast
for your work.
Now, I have never gotten intolistening to audiobooks.
I do like to read.
(06:32):
I wish I had more time to read.
If you listened to an audiobook, do you tell people you read
the book?
Because I don't think you did.
You listened to the book.
Reading is a different skill,so if you had a podcast, what
would it be about?
Mine is about nothing.
(06:53):
I'm Seinfeld.
I'm just rambling off myinternal dialogue, mixed with
trying to make people laugh, andI know I've made some of you
laugh a lot and that warms mymiddle ages heart.
I've read a couple times wherethere is a small portion of the
population that doesn't have aninternal dialogue.
(07:15):
There went some thunder.
Can the listeners hear that?
Back to the internal dialogue.
I cannot conceptualize that Ibe constantly nonstop in this
noggin.
If you do not have a internaldialogue, please call into the
show right now and we're goingto talk about it.
(07:37):
I went to an improv class thisweek, my first one ever.
Shout out to Oddity Improv thatcurrently performs at the
Franklin Theater at the Factory.
It was cool.
I grew up doing musicals andshow choir, but I never did
drama club or like actual acting.
(07:59):
I played piano, did some voicelessons, yada, yada.
Now, if I ever go back and gothrough all my home videos that
my parents have, your girl wasdoing improv on her own with a
giant camcorder from a veryyoung age Hashtag only child.
My gymnastics friends and Imade millions of videos and then
(08:23):
through high school my friendsand I would do skits.
My friend Jenny went toPrinceton.
Friends and I made millions ofvideos and then through high
school my friends and I would doskits.
My friend Jenny went toPrinceton and I know she listens
, hey girl.
And at her house once werecorded the entirety of
Disney's Aladdin, like I'mpretty sure we did dialogue and
every song did dialogue.
(08:48):
And every song she may rememberbetter than I Costumes jumping
around on furniture runningaround Basically a full working
movie studio.
I hope, I fucking hope, there isa video somewhere at my
parents' house of me dancing toSilk's 1993 hit Freak Me.
I was 11, and just like lastweek, we are going to do a
(09:12):
reading, a reading from Silk'sFreak Me.
Let me lick you up and downtill you say stop.
Up and down till you say stop.
(09:33):
Let me play with your body,baby, make you real hot.
Let me do all the things youwant me to do, cuz tonight I
want to get freaky with you andscene.
Now you may ask Jennifer, howdid you have access to such
freaky music?
It was on the radio, I'llassume Q102.
(09:57):
And I remember we were playingaround with the camera and it
came on and, just like Spielberg, I yelled action and my friends
and I started dancing.
So my goal is to find thisvideo.
I'll do it for the fans.
I know I had bangs and Bermudashorts on, with either a leotard
(10:18):
or a swimsuit.
I was spoiled and had anin-ground pool growing up and to
this day I hate public pools.
Get out of here.
I am way too good for thatnonsense, unless it's at an
all-inclusive resort withdelightful cocktails.
So back to improv.
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The only improv I am familiarwith is Whose Line Is it Anyway?
And Michael Scott going to hisimprov class on the Office.
As most of you know, most SNLcast members come from the
improv world.
This class wasn't so scary, itwas so welcoming.
The two gentlemen that put iton were outstanding and everyone
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was equally nervous,enthusiastic and supportive.
I talked to some women who, likeme, were very into performing
growing up and hadn't doneanything since high school.
One older woman was there, I'llassume in her mid to late 50s,
in a boot because she had astress fracture in her foot.
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She got the stress fracturefrom taking a ton of dance
classes and she called it maybeI'm having a midlife crisis and
I hated that.
She thought that, like I didn'tbecome an NFL cheerleader till
I was 32, while most girls weredoing that like between the ages
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of 18 and 22.
Throughout my career ingerontology I have seen all
levels of aging as far as how todo it well and how to do it
poorly.
At any age you should go do thedamn activity that makes you
happy.
Go discover a brand newactivity you always wanted to do
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.
I've seen many, many people getinto new hobbies in their 60s,
70s and 80s.
I'm sure you've had parents orgrandparents discover painting
and they end up being amazing atit.
Or maybe they pursue a newinstrument, whatever that you
know.
Think of just any type of newthing to get into.
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And, good lord, go work out,because at any age you can
improve cardio and muscle mass.
And that is a fact.
Ladies, you need muscle.
I repeat, you need muscle.
Also, working out equalsindependent.
Go walk, and I digress Back tofoot.
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In Boot Lady, she did theater atMarquette with the Chris Farley
.
Could you imagine having thatin your back pocket for small
talk?
Now I got on the Wikipedia andit said he graduated college in
1986, and that would make thewoman in the boot 61, so I was
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way off Hashtag math.
So I was way off Hashtag math.
She said their senior final wasa three-page reading from a
famous play I can't remember thename of it and he had to
perform it as if he was drunkand he got an A.
And that's your Chris Farleyfun fact of the week, rip.
So if you are into improv andhave any suggestions, let me
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know.
I do hope to attend moreclasses soon.
Type A versus Type B people.
I see so many definitions ofthese characteristics.
Some I'm like yeah, I get it,and some I'm like it just seems
so way off.
But a quick AI Google and itsays type A personalities are
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typically ambitious, competitiveand often experience high
levels of stress, while type Bpersonalities are more relaxed,
easygoing and less driven byurgency.
Easygoing and less driven byurgency.
I am definitely a more type Aperson, especially when it comes
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to forethought organization.
I will put something in mycalendar years out, but I'm so
organized I rarely enjoy themoment at hand because I am
always two to three steps ahead,worried about the next thing.
I get this from my mother.
Shout out, sharon.
Now.
I came across a type B persondriving behind me this week and
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it was girl who is doing hermakeup in the car.
She was swerving around andstressing me out.
Now, how does this happen?
Has one forgotten to put hermakeup on?
And says to oneself I know whatI'll do.
I'll throw it all in the carand look into this tiny mirror
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while driving 50 miles per hourin this death trap vehicle.
I have never put makeup on inthe car, even as a passenger.
I am a car sick girly.
Couldn't do it if I wanted.
Makeup is messy.
That's a bathroom only activity.
Anyway, girl, just wake up fiveminutes earlier.
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Some other characteristics Idon't think the premise of
extroverts and introverts exist.
I think, pending the day, youeither feel like interacting
with people or you don't.
I'm pretty outgoing, but I haveskipped parties because I
didn't feel like talking toanyone.
I just didn't have the energyfor small talk.
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Oh, I'm an introvert.
I like to stay home all day.
No, girl, that's agoraphobia.
If you are on your phonetexting, sending memes, you are
interacting with people.
Get over yourself.
Take a shot of fireball whenyou leave the house to get
jazzed up.
Just kidding.
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Love you introverts.
Just kidding.
Love you introverts With beinga type A-ish person.
I always have a cooler packedwherever I go.
I fear being hangry.
I feel naked if I don't have abottle of water with me.
There always has to be a planfor food, always.
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If I have plans with a friendwho I don't trust to make
reservations, who said they willmake reservations, I will make
backup reservations just in caseI have been hungry every second
, I have been alive.
You never have to ask me if I'mhungry.
The answer is yes.
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Now, as a type A person, I willgladly get to the airport very
early.
I love the airport.
Now, I'm sure if I was abusiness, a business lady who
had to fly every week, I wouldhate the airport, but as someone
who only flies a couple times ayear, I find it exciting.
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I think I would work at theairport if it was a 10-minute
drive from home.
I have three friends who willshow up to the airport as their
flight is boarding Hello Stormy,brianna and Kelsey.
One time on a girl's trip for awedding, I remember approaching
the gate and Stormy texted justpulling into the parking garage
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no, ma'am, now listen.
I wish I was this chill.
I do think I have calmed downby about 10% as I have gotten
older.
We don't have TSA pre-check,but it's on my mental to-do list
.
However, I can travel on theweekend with a backpack only.
I stayed in a hotel with Kelseyback in October and the
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difference between the type Aand type B person coexisting in
a hotel room were very comicallyapparent.
Love you, beautiful Kelsey.
Oddly enough, for that trip Ileft my entire makeup bag in
Tennessee.
You can't always be 100%prepared.
Now, as a typish A person, Irealized last year that I'm
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always on like on as in brainson doing things that type of on,
and I got to experience being apassenger princess, traveling
with my mother to Cabo.
I didn't have to plan anythingexcept pack.
I did not use my brain forseven days.
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It was the calmest I have everfelt as an adult.
I would wake up and say whatare we doing?
Today, sharon?
She would try and sneak in well, okay, we're doing this, and
tomorrow we are, and I would say, no, shh, don't tell me a thing
.
We are only focused on today.
Now, some people enjoy vacationplanning.
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I am not one of those people.
I feel too much pressure toensure everyone is having a good
time.
So give your friends orsignificant other the gift of
passenger princessing.
It's 10 out of 10.
It's 10 out of 10.
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Now, speaking of the airport,southwest has a lot of drama
going on, with changes comingMay 28th.
I've come across all the videoson social media.
I haven't seen anything likeformally, like an email from
Southwest.
Say this but we are a Southwestcredit card family.
But we are a Southwest creditcard family Never have had a
problem with Southwest, so areyou all giving Southwest the
middle finger and canceling yourcredit card?
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Now, if you do have theircredit card, you still get one
free checked bag per ticketpurchased.
Now I need to learn more abouthow their points are changing,
expiring.
I don't like that.
I don't fly much, so Idefinitely feel like that could
affect me.
Can someone send a detailedspreadsheet comparing Southwest
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Delta American and just shoot methe pros and cons?
I feel as if I only needanother airline credit card if
I'm going international and needto save up for a trip.
What rewards credit card do youhave that you feel is better
utilized than my Southwestcredit card?
Is it Amazon?
(20:40):
Is it Shell Gas?
Please let me know.
So maybe four times a year Iwill set up ye old iPad and have
a movie or television show onin the background while I work,
specifically when I know I'mgoing to be sitting all day at
my desk and I'm not moving.
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The iPad currently on my deskcame from one of my husband's
old jobs.
I have never bought an iPad.
My parents got me an iPad formy 30th birthday.
I never used it and ended upgiving it back to them.
So, anyway, this week I'mworking, I go on and open up
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Netflix and to binge Love isBlind, season 8, and it says
this little warning comes up.
And it says this little warningcomes up.
Unfortunately, netflix will nolonger be available on this
device after March 20th 2025.
Visit Netflixcom compatibledevices to see a list of
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supported devices.
Um, I feel this is unacceptable.
Netflix, your prices literallyjust went up last month.
I'm streaming this show today,so just ensure I can stream it
after March 20th.
So, anyway, if someone has anold iPad laying around that they
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don't use like maybe it's yourkid's old one can you see if
Netflix works and ship it to me?
Okay, thanks.
Early on, someone on Instagramasked me the question if you
could live in any show or movie.
What would it be?
I would want to live in parksand recreation and I would want
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to live in Parks and Recreationand I would like to work at the
Parks Department in Pawnee,indiana.
I've worked in the governmentfor a total of almost 16 years
and it is not as fun as thatshow makes it to be A really
good watch if you have neverwatched it.
Very, very funny.
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About eight friends sent methat Instagram reel that was
popular this week.
It was called New Game NightIdea.
Read Facebook status updatesand wall posts from 18 years ago
and guess who posted it.
And I do appreciate you peoplewho are sending me all the
memesy videos that referencewhat I've talked about on this
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podcast.
So this week, 16 years ago, onFacebook, I said if you haven't
seen the video of the turtle andthe shoe, you are missing out.
And I'm like what in the worldwas I talking about?
So I did some googling and asearch for turtle shoe videos
(23:33):
from 2009.
And I found it.
So if you have time today,youtube, the title turtle trying
to hump a shoe.
I remembered it vividly and Iwas screaming laughing.
I remembered it vividly and Iwas screaming laughing.
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On Thursday I was in the officesupply aisle at Kroger and an
older gentleman stopped me andasked me where can openers were.
I think he thought I worked atKroger and I loved that.
He seemed to be a widow or ahusband where the wife had sent
him to Kroger and he never goesand doesn't know where anything
is.
I helped him.
With my mom being in Cabo alllast week, we didn't get to talk
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much and she wasn't in myKroger account.
But yesterday she startedsending me some clipped coupons
from my Kroger account and shesaid I'm back.
I said, yes, you are bitch.
Go find me some more couponsfor your only child, who will
not find coupons for herself.
Stay safe out there duringtornado season y'all, and have a
(24:42):
good week.
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