April 14, 2025 • 23 mins
Life hits everyone with challenges, and this week I'm acknowledging the difficult news many of us have received while celebrating the podcast reaching 1,000 downloads. From medication confessions to awkward interactions, this episode navigates the humor and humanity in our everyday experiences.
• Reaching 1,000 downloads and setting a goal of 100 listeners per episode
• Contemplating merch options and looking for someone to redesign the podcast logo
• Confessing to taking up to 40mg of melatonin and discussing my traumatic experiences with Benadryl
• Reflecting on awkward service interactions at Toyota and the universal annoyance of blaring TVs in waiting rooms
• Navigating anxiety about trying new coffee shops and sticking with comfortable choices
• Sharing the adventure of my 19-year-old blind cat Cinders who escaped outside for nearly two hours
• Enjoying Cincinnati Reds games and the inevitable tension between phones and televisions
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Speaker 1 (00:08):
What's up everyone?
Welcome to Episode 15 ofJennaPod.
First off, I would like to sayif you received bad news this
week, I am here for you.
I am with you in this situation.
I know multiple friends andfriends of friends who've just
(00:31):
had horrible things happen orreceived life-changing news.
I received some really bad newsthis week.
Will I ever talk about it onhere?
Maybe talk about it on here,maybe.
Ooh, cryptic information.
No, it's my iPod, it's mypodcast and I will share what I
(01:00):
want and what I don't want.
Like I have said before,everyone is going through shit
Everyone, even the hot people onInstagram.
So be chill on people out there.
From a young age, my dad told meto be nice to everyone.
I try to uphold that.
Now, if I've ever been anasshole to you, I'm sorry.
We hit a thousand downloadsthis week.
(01:23):
Downloads, listens.
I'm still not clear on thedifference, even though I am
trying to educate myself.
So thank you everyone.
It does mean a lot.
I heard on the Buzzsproutpodcast this week that 100
people listening an episode isconsidered a large podcast, so
(01:44):
let that be a new goal.
My friend Jillian is ready formerch.
What kind of merch do we want?
All the terrible stuff you getat a work conference, like a
notepad, keychain, bottle openerPen, those weird bags with the
drawstrings.
I really need someoneartsy-fartsy to redo my logo.
(02:08):
I'm sure a 10-year-old canprobably go into Canva and
create something for me.
If you would like to submitdesigns, have at it.
You will receive a $10Starbucks gift card in return.
Today is Sunday, april 13th, oneweek until Easter.
It got real, real cold again.
(02:31):
But I'll take it because, yes,did it kill some of y'all's
flowers?
Sure, but it's killing some ofthe bugs.
No tornado warnings.
This week I learned from theTwitter that the first tornado
to be detected by radar wasApril 9th 1953, so 72 years ago.
(02:54):
Happy birthday.
I swear this is the only time Iwill mention tornadoes in this
episode.
No more NATO talk, no moreNaders.
But you know what happened thislast week in Tennessee.
Allergy season started.
Them storms came through andtossed around.
(03:14):
All the pollen and whateverelse makes us all feel like shit
.
I take Zyrtec every night of theyear and I'm scared to quit it.
Can you go to rehab for Zyrtec?
I recently cut down on a majoraddiction to melatonin.
I was taking up to 40milligrams, that's right, and
(03:37):
sometimes I still didn't evensleep.
I'm down to 5 milligrams ofmelatonin right now.
Thank you very much.
I'll skip over the part in mylife when I had to dabble in the
trazodone for 2.5 years.
Everyone has that.
One over-the-counter drug thatthey had a bad experience with.
(03:59):
Mine is Benadryl.
I had many night terrors in ashort period of time taking
Benadryl Kind of like the sleepparalysis type shit.
It would occur in the first 10to 15 minutes of sleep and I
would be screaming and thrashingand my husband would have to
(04:22):
come in and attempt to wake meup and calm me down.
Zero out of ten recommend.
This is an anti-benadrylpodcast.
Except when your dog hasallergies, it's safe.
Consult your vet on dosages.
What am I currently streaming onye olde Roku TV?
(04:45):
We have one more episode ofReacher Season 3 left.
I am three episodes intoParadise on Hulu.
You know I like the weird endof civilization type genres.
Now, really exciting news.
I mentioned before using mygirlfriend Shannon's Hulu.
(05:06):
Well, clarification, I have myown account under hers and let's
just say a true friend adds youto their streaming platforms.
Merry Christmas.
Sorry, tara, that we don't haveDisney Plus anymore, so you can
watch Hamilton.
Anyway, shannon has now orderedHBO to Hulu, so guess who has
(05:30):
HBO now and can watch the Lastof Us and and and White Lotus.
I feel very left out not havingseen White Lotus yet.
I want to understand all thememes and comedy shorts.
I did watch the new Kate Hudsonbasketball show on Netflix.
(05:51):
It was cute if you just needsomething cutesy, funny and not
having to pay attention muchbecause, let's be honest, we are
all on our phones anyway.
We are all on our phones anyway.
If I am lucky, we watch oneepisode of a show a night, so
(06:16):
maybe I'll have White Lotus doneby the start of football season
when the University ofTennessee debuts their new
starting quarterback Drama.
My husband played baseball incollege and I'm like can you go
back for a fifth year and getsome NIL money?
With NIL I would have beentrying out for every sport at
Miami University, just kidding.
I went and worked out with thetrack team twice and I was like
(06:39):
there is no way.
Some people think that NIL isbad and some people think,
finally, these little athletebabies be getting some cheddar.
If you aren't a college sportsfan, wikipedia says in college
athletics in the United States,a student athlete who
(06:59):
participates in a varsity sporton any level, is eligible to
profit from their name, imageand likeness.
Hence the letters NIL.
There is even a student managerfor the McNeese State
University basketball team whohas marketing deals with Tick
(07:20):
Pick, Insomnia Cookies andBuffalo Wild Wings.
In college I would have beensponsored by Natty Light,
jagermeister, jimmy John's andSlim Fast.
Shout out to my parents who didsponsor me in college Yay,
bachelor of Arts.
(07:42):
I didn't personally use my airfryer this week.
I was barely home because I wasall over Middle Tennessee for
work.
I have been keeping SimpleTruth chicken breast bites in
the freezer, because who doesn'tlike some starving emergency
nuggies?
My husband successfully madeburgers, so we are on the right
(08:04):
track.
Monday morning I drove down toToyota and worked there for
about two hours as my car wasbeing serviced.
In life, I am a believer that ifyou're going to have an
interaction with a person formore than a couple minutes, it
is proper to introduce yourself.
I like a name.
(08:25):
I want a short story.
A man came up, give or take myage and starts with what are we
here for today, sir?
I have an appointment and Iknow you know my name is
Jennifer and you don't even havea name badge on.
Eventually we make it over tohis kiosk computer table and
when I say we stood there forfour minutes in silence, not
(08:49):
even a speck of small talk, itwas so weird.
And I sway back and forth whenI stand, I can't stand still and
I never have been able to.
I also do this in the shower,have been able to.
I also do this in the shower.
Is this normal?
I was a very hyperactive child.
I have had three teachers in myadult life say I was ADHD, one
(09:14):
of those being my mother-in-law.
But actually when you Googlethe Mayo Clinic 12 symptoms of
ADHD I think I barely only havetwo.
One of them is frequent moodswings Um heller, I'm a woman in
(09:38):
my 40s and the other one wastrouble coping with stress.
But like who is on their resume, like yo, when it comes to
stress, I fucking annihilatethat shit.
Give me a break.
So I go sit down in the waitingarea which, at the Cool Springs
Toyota, is wonderful Lots oflarge black comfy chairs and
plenty of desk space to set up alaptop.
(09:59):
I got up to go get a coffeefrom their free computerized
coffee machine.
The damn thing isn't working.
Fantastic, this thing acts up alot.
A random employee tells me Well, I'm about to act up if I don't
get a second cup of coffee.
At my desk working space, I amnear the large flat screen TV
(10:24):
which is blaring, and I meanblaring HGTV.
How, as a society, did wedecide that HGTV will be the one
station on at all communalspaces?
And you know, if HGTV is on,then House Hunters is the show.
That show had us all in achokehold for a decade.
(10:48):
Even after we found out it'sheavily produced and fake, we
still are like yeah, I need tofind out which house Kimberly
and David buy in Key West.
While HGTV is blaring, there isalso music blaring in the
showroom.
So I have Whitney Houston andKimberly telling me what she
(11:11):
hates about this house.
Luckily, a Toyota employee sawthe tears in my eyes and came
over and turned the TV down tonil.
Nothing Got out of Toyota paying$389.
That seemed pretty good, butwhat do I know?
I'm just a girl.
One of the characteristics ofADHD that I do not have is
(11:36):
impulsiveness.
I am the least impulsive personever.
Like I've said in olderepisodes, there always has to be
reservations for dinner or I'mnot going.
If go with the flow means afull itinerary I'm in.
After I left Toyota, I had timeto kill and thought I'll stop
(11:58):
somewhere in my suburb and getsome coffee before I work out
midday.
Now this is where my anxietyabout trying new things kicks in
.
There are a ton of cutenon-franchise coffee spots in my
town where I could get a fancycoffee, good vibes and see some
pretty people.
(12:18):
Not Jennifer, I'm going to gowhere I feel comfortable, aka my
cheers, where everybody knowsyour name, folks.
For the third time ever I wentand worked at the Starbucks
inside of my Kroger.
I even tried to hype myself upto go to the other Starbucks
across the street, but at thelast minute I said nope, I can't
(12:42):
do this.
It's just me sitting there onmy laptop, the 80-year-old woman
working the register and 10feet from me, the two employees
making sushi.
Now, sushi is a Japanese, eastAsian cuisine, so for this story
I will assume the two employeesworking the sushi counter were
(13:03):
of Japanese descent.
The reason I thought this wasbecause when the older gentleman
started speaking Japanese, Iwas mesmerized because it
sounded like a mix betweenFozzie Bear and the Star Wars
characters hanging out at theStar Wars pub where the Star
Wars alien band is playing.
(13:24):
I know zero Japanese, but Iliked his vibe.
So the Starbucks Kroger isgreat, except the wooden chairs
for your booty Comfort zero outof ten.
On Tuesday I had to drive up toHendersonville, tennessee, for
work.
That morning I had heard thatthe musical Jesus Christ
(13:47):
Superstar would be coming to theFranklin Theater in 2026.
Jesus Christ Superstar is astage musical that premiered in
Midtown Manhattan in 1971.
It then became a concept albumand then a movie came out in
1973.
I have seen the stageproduction once and the movie
(14:11):
many times.
So when the podcast ended that Iwas listening to while I was
driving, I chatted it up withSiri through my AirPods and I
said hey, girl, can you play theJesus Christ Superstar station
on my Pandora with commercials?
All of a sudden, the mostridiculous music I've ever heard
(14:33):
comes on.
I can't understand it.
It sounds German and it alsosounds like a heavy metal
concert.
Even though I had a JesusChrist Superstar original cast
station, siri decided to createa new station featuring the
Slovenian and Yugoslavavant-garde music group Laibach
(14:58):
I don't even know if I'm sayingthat right whose fifth studio
album was called Jesus ChristSuperstars, which was released
in 1996.
Now, I love 1996 music, but notso much the industrial,
electronic, neoclassic, darkwave type music.
(15:20):
Get it together, ai.
I got to my destination safely.
Is there anything more humblingthan someone not remembering
you that you have met before?
I walked into this church thatserves home-delivered meals and
said, hey, lady, and she said,nice to meet you.
My stomach dropped.
(15:41):
We've met before.
I'm so unappealing.
This woman didn't remember our60-minute interaction three
years ago.
Luckily the other employeeremembered me, so slay.
But the lady will remember menow because her son is in show
choir and we yappity-yappedabout that for a good 20 minutes
(16:03):
.
On Wednesday I drove out toAshland City, tennessee, for an
all-day meeting.
Now, on Sunday my mom had givenme a 99-cent black suede blazer
that she got from Goodwill andI wore it and it looked sick.
I mentioned Goodwill lastepisode.
Sometimes I will get somethingfrom Goodwill, wear it two to
(16:26):
three times and just return itback to Goodwill.
It's basically my version ofRent the Runway Last episode.
Best friend Reby had told me shewas leaving me.
All of her Kate Spade, crap,crap.
(16:47):
Best friend Reby is not amorning person.
When I'm in town I'll be likehey, can I come over at 7 30 am
for breakfast because we have alot going on and she's like, no,
but I come over anyway and shemakes me cinnamon rolls.
She voice memoed me that onenight this week she set her
alarm for 2.40 am I repeat, 2.40am for the Target Kate Spade
(17:10):
collection sale.
She told her husband there'sgoing to be a Target situation
on the credit card, lol.
So now when Rebby passes, I nowget even more Kate's Spade
clothes, shoes, purses,children's clothes and home
goods.
As I was writing this up Ididn't realize Kate Spade passed
(17:34):
away in 2018.
Rip Kate Spade.
Thank you for making my bestfriend happy and also her credit
card happy.
Thursday of this week I tookCinders, the 19-year-old, mostly
blind goblin cat, to the vet.
She weighs 8.4 pounds and I wasshocked.
(17:56):
It was even that much.
Our old vet closed and I had tofind a new one and frankly,
that was a pain in my ass.
Luckily, the small town rightnext to us had two more vet
offices Two to three years ago.
I took her to the vet and youwould have thought there was an
exorcism going on.
(18:17):
I think being mostly blindworked out to our advantage, as
she had no idea what the hellwas going on.
So she was just purring to thesound of my voice as she sat in
her little Jeff Bezos catcarrier.
No big issues with the goblin,I just had to establish care and
get all her prescriptionssituated.
(18:40):
Now fast forward to Saturdaymorning when there was a
situation.
My husband had to get up earlyand leave the house around 5 am.
I slept in until about 6 30 amuntil about 6.30 am, finally
getting up around 6.45.
Yes, that is sleeping in for me.
22-year-old Jennifer cannotwith that information.
(19:07):
Anyway, I walk into the kitchenand I'm like where is the
goblin?
She's not on her blanket ornear the water bowl Opening the
back door for the dogs.
I thought I'll go search forher in a minute, but first
coffee.
The German short-haired pointergoes out and I hear an audible
meow scream and hello, cinders,why are you outside?
(19:27):
That's right, folks.
Cinders had been outside blindand in 40 degrees temps for an
hour and 45 minutes.
I wasn't even upset, I laughed.
This bitch is like I'm gonna goon adventures.
Did she fall off the deck or goway out into the middle of the
yard?
We will never know.
(19:48):
She was completely fine,cinders, if you are listening to
this.
You are a lunatic, but I likeyour gumption.
Hot take.
My parents aren't enjoyingCarrie Underwood on American
Idol because she doesn't have apersonality.
Now, I wish someone had beenwith me to experience this
(20:12):
conversation and how we got tothis point, because for two
minutes it was them confusingAmerican Idol with the Voice.
And also, which show was KatyPerry on and was Carrie
Underwood on the Voice?
I don't watch either show, butthis conversation was like
(20:33):
watching a tennis match with theback and forth, until everyone
agreed it was Carrie on AmericanIdol.
Is anyone else agreeing with myparents or is this a hot take,
boomer take?
We can all come together,though, and say Carrie has
wonderful toned tan legs.
God bless America.
(20:56):
Update on the Real ID.
My neighbor Kyle pronouncedKiel because people in
Mississippi are weird will be atthe Nashville airport Wednesday
May 7th, the day the Real IDgoes into effect.
We will have direct boots onthe ground.
People L-F-G.
(21:18):
So in four weeks, hopefully, wehave some great intel for the
podcast.
We and by we I mean my husbandsubscribe to the FanDuel Sports
Network self, so we can watchevery single Cincinnati Reds
(21:39):
game at home.
Hooray, I have watched moreReds games the past two weeks
than I have in 15 years.
And I know it was 15 years agobecause I remember August 31st
2010,.
When Aroldis Chapman, aka theCuban Missile, debuted for the
(22:01):
Cincinnati Reds.
I can still remember his firstpitch.
I looked up his stats.
I don't understand all of them,but let's just remember his
nickname was the Cuban Missile.
Them, but let's just rememberhis nickname was the Cuban
Missile.
So, anyway, maybe I'll actuallylearn all the players' names
this year.
I do enjoy watching Eli de laCruz While the Reds game was on
(22:26):
this week and, inevitably, as weall do, I opened an Instagram
reel and some obnoxious loudmusic started playing, which I
quickly shut off.
My husband paused the game,looked over at me, sighed very
loudly, which I call a huffypuff.
I looked him dead in the eyeand said Did you ever think your
(22:50):
TV is in the way of my phoneMic dropped?
Suck it.
The Reds are on the radio.
I hope everyone has a greatweek filled with little snippets
(23:11):
of good news.
Jennapod is directed, producedand edited by me, your girl,
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 15 ofJennaPod.
First off, I would like to sayif you received bad news this
week, I am here for you.
I am with you in this situation.
I know multiple friends andfriends of friends who've just
(00:31):
had horrible things happen orreceived life-changing news.
I received some really bad newsthis week.
Will I ever talk about it onhere?
Maybe talk about it on here,maybe.
Ooh, cryptic information.
No, it's my iPod, it's mypodcast and I will share what I
(01:00):
want and what I don't want.
Like I have said before,everyone is going through shit
Everyone, even the hot people onInstagram.
So be chill on people out there.
From a young age, my dad told meto be nice to everyone.
I try to uphold that.
Now, if I've ever been anasshole to you, I'm sorry.
We hit a thousand downloadsthis week.
(01:23):
Downloads, listens.
I'm still not clear on thedifference, even though I am
trying to educate myself.
So thank you everyone.
It does mean a lot.
I heard on the Buzzsproutpodcast this week that 100
people listening an episode isconsidered a large podcast, so
(01:44):
let that be a new goal.
My friend Jillian is ready formerch.
What kind of merch do we want?
All the terrible stuff you getat a work conference, like a
notepad, keychain, bottle openerPen, those weird bags with the
drawstrings.
I really need someoneartsy-fartsy to redo my logo.
(02:08):
I'm sure a 10-year-old canprobably go into Canva and
create something for me.
If you would like to submitdesigns, have at it.
You will receive a $10Starbucks gift card in return.
Today is Sunday, april 13th, oneweek until Easter.
It got real, real cold again.
(02:31):
But I'll take it because, yes,did it kill some of y'all's
flowers?
Sure, but it's killing some ofthe bugs.
No tornado warnings.
This week I learned from theTwitter that the first tornado
to be detected by radar wasApril 9th 1953, so 72 years ago.
(02:54):
Happy birthday.
I swear this is the only time Iwill mention tornadoes in this
episode.
No more NATO talk, no moreNaders.
But you know what happened thislast week in Tennessee.
Allergy season started.
Them storms came through andtossed around.
(03:14):
All the pollen and whateverelse makes us all feel like shit
.
I take Zyrtec every night of theyear and I'm scared to quit it.
Can you go to rehab for Zyrtec?
I recently cut down on a majoraddiction to melatonin.
I was taking up to 40milligrams, that's right, and
(03:37):
sometimes I still didn't evensleep.
I'm down to 5 milligrams ofmelatonin right now.
Thank you very much.
I'll skip over the part in mylife when I had to dabble in the
trazodone for 2.5 years.
Everyone has that.
One over-the-counter drug thatthey had a bad experience with.
(03:59):
Mine is Benadryl.
I had many night terrors in ashort period of time taking
Benadryl Kind of like the sleepparalysis type shit.
It would occur in the first 10to 15 minutes of sleep and I
would be screaming and thrashingand my husband would have to
(04:22):
come in and attempt to wake meup and calm me down.
Zero out of ten recommend.
This is an anti-benadrylpodcast.
Except when your dog hasallergies, it's safe.
Consult your vet on dosages.
What am I currently streaming onye olde Roku TV?
(04:45):
We have one more episode ofReacher Season 3 left.
I am three episodes intoParadise on Hulu.
You know I like the weird endof civilization type genres.
Now, really exciting news.
I mentioned before using mygirlfriend Shannon's Hulu.
(05:06):
Well, clarification, I have myown account under hers and let's
just say a true friend adds youto their streaming platforms.
Merry Christmas.
Sorry, tara, that we don't haveDisney Plus anymore, so you can
watch Hamilton.
Anyway, shannon has now orderedHBO to Hulu, so guess who has
(05:30):
HBO now and can watch the Lastof Us and and and White Lotus.
I feel very left out not havingseen White Lotus yet.
I want to understand all thememes and comedy shorts.
I did watch the new Kate Hudsonbasketball show on Netflix.
(05:51):
It was cute if you just needsomething cutesy, funny and not
having to pay attention muchbecause, let's be honest, we are
all on our phones anyway.
We are all on our phones anyway.
If I am lucky, we watch oneepisode of a show a night, so
(06:16):
maybe I'll have White Lotus doneby the start of football season
when the University ofTennessee debuts their new
starting quarterback Drama.
My husband played baseball incollege and I'm like can you go
back for a fifth year and getsome NIL money?
With NIL I would have beentrying out for every sport at
Miami University, just kidding.
I went and worked out with thetrack team twice and I was like
(06:39):
there is no way.
Some people think that NIL isbad and some people think,
finally, these little athletebabies be getting some cheddar.
If you aren't a college sportsfan, wikipedia says in college
athletics in the United States,a student athlete who
(06:59):
participates in a varsity sporton any level, is eligible to
profit from their name, imageand likeness.
Hence the letters NIL.
There is even a student managerfor the McNeese State
University basketball team whohas marketing deals with Tick
(07:20):
Pick, Insomnia Cookies andBuffalo Wild Wings.
In college I would have beensponsored by Natty Light,
jagermeister, jimmy John's andSlim Fast.
Shout out to my parents who didsponsor me in college Yay,
bachelor of Arts.
(07:42):
I didn't personally use my airfryer this week.
I was barely home because I wasall over Middle Tennessee for
work.
I have been keeping SimpleTruth chicken breast bites in
the freezer, because who doesn'tlike some starving emergency
nuggies?
My husband successfully madeburgers, so we are on the right
(08:04):
track.
Monday morning I drove down toToyota and worked there for
about two hours as my car wasbeing serviced.
In life, I am a believer that ifyou're going to have an
interaction with a person formore than a couple minutes, it
is proper to introduce yourself.
I like a name.
(08:25):
I want a short story.
A man came up, give or take myage and starts with what are we
here for today, sir?
I have an appointment and Iknow you know my name is
Jennifer and you don't even havea name badge on.
Eventually we make it over tohis kiosk computer table and
when I say we stood there forfour minutes in silence, not
(08:49):
even a speck of small talk, itwas so weird.
And I sway back and forth whenI stand, I can't stand still and
I never have been able to.
I also do this in the shower,have been able to.
I also do this in the shower.
Is this normal?
I was a very hyperactive child.
I have had three teachers in myadult life say I was ADHD, one
(09:14):
of those being my mother-in-law.
But actually when you Googlethe Mayo Clinic 12 symptoms of
ADHD I think I barely only havetwo.
One of them is frequent moodswings Um heller, I'm a woman in
(09:38):
my 40s and the other one wastrouble coping with stress.
But like who is on their resume, like yo, when it comes to
stress, I fucking annihilatethat shit.
Give me a break.
So I go sit down in the waitingarea which, at the Cool Springs
Toyota, is wonderful Lots oflarge black comfy chairs and
plenty of desk space to set up alaptop.
(09:59):
I got up to go get a coffeefrom their free computerized
coffee machine.
The damn thing isn't working.
Fantastic, this thing acts up alot.
A random employee tells me Well, I'm about to act up if I don't
get a second cup of coffee.
At my desk working space, I amnear the large flat screen TV
(10:24):
which is blaring, and I meanblaring HGTV.
How, as a society, did wedecide that HGTV will be the one
station on at all communalspaces?
And you know, if HGTV is on,then House Hunters is the show.
That show had us all in achokehold for a decade.
(10:48):
Even after we found out it'sheavily produced and fake, we
still are like yeah, I need tofind out which house Kimberly
and David buy in Key West.
While HGTV is blaring, there isalso music blaring in the
showroom.
So I have Whitney Houston andKimberly telling me what she
(11:11):
hates about this house.
Luckily, a Toyota employee sawthe tears in my eyes and came
over and turned the TV down tonil.
Nothing Got out of Toyota paying$389.
That seemed pretty good, butwhat do I know?
I'm just a girl.
One of the characteristics ofADHD that I do not have is
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impulsiveness.
I am the least impulsive personever.
Like I've said in olderepisodes, there always has to be
reservations for dinner or I'mnot going.
If go with the flow means afull itinerary I'm in.
After I left Toyota, I had timeto kill and thought I'll stop
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somewhere in my suburb and getsome coffee before I work out
midday.
Now this is where my anxietyabout trying new things kicks in
.
There are a ton of cutenon-franchise coffee spots in my
town where I could get a fancycoffee, good vibes and see some
pretty people.
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Not Jennifer, I'm going to gowhere I feel comfortable, aka my
cheers, where everybody knowsyour name, folks.
For the third time ever I wentand worked at the Starbucks
inside of my Kroger.
I even tried to hype myself upto go to the other Starbucks
across the street, but at thelast minute I said nope, I can't
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do this.
It's just me sitting there onmy laptop, the 80-year-old woman
working the register and 10feet from me, the two employees
making sushi.
Now, sushi is a Japanese, eastAsian cuisine, so for this story
I will assume the two employeesworking the sushi counter were
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of Japanese descent.
The reason I thought this wasbecause when the older gentleman
started speaking Japanese, Iwas mesmerized because it
sounded like a mix betweenFozzie Bear and the Star Wars
characters hanging out at theStar Wars pub where the Star
Wars alien band is playing.
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I know zero Japanese, but Iliked his vibe.
So the Starbucks Kroger isgreat, except the wooden chairs
for your booty Comfort zero outof ten.
On Tuesday I had to drive up toHendersonville, tennessee, for
work.
That morning I had heard thatthe musical Jesus Christ
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Superstar would be coming to theFranklin Theater in 2026.
Jesus Christ Superstar is astage musical that premiered in
Midtown Manhattan in 1971.
It then became a concept albumand then a movie came out in
1973.
I have seen the stageproduction once and the movie
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many times.
So when the podcast ended that Iwas listening to while I was
driving, I chatted it up withSiri through my AirPods and I
said hey, girl, can you play theJesus Christ Superstar station
on my Pandora with commercials?
All of a sudden, the mostridiculous music I've ever heard
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comes on.
I can't understand it.
It sounds German and it alsosounds like a heavy metal
concert.
Even though I had a JesusChrist Superstar original cast
station, siri decided to createa new station featuring the
Slovenian and Yugoslavavant-garde music group Laibach
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I don't even know if I'm sayingthat right whose fifth studio
album was called Jesus ChristSuperstars, which was released
in 1996.
Now, I love 1996 music, but notso much the industrial,
electronic, neoclassic, darkwave type music.
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Get it together, ai.
I got to my destination safely.
Is there anything more humblingthan someone not remembering
you that you have met before?
I walked into this church thatserves home-delivered meals and
said, hey, lady, and she said,nice to meet you.
My stomach dropped.
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We've met before.
I'm so unappealing.
This woman didn't remember our60-minute interaction three
years ago.
Luckily the other employeeremembered me, so slay.
But the lady will remember menow because her son is in show
choir and we yappity-yappedabout that for a good 20 minutes
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.
On Wednesday I drove out toAshland City, tennessee, for an
all-day meeting.
Now, on Sunday my mom had givenme a 99-cent black suede blazer
that she got from Goodwill andI wore it and it looked sick.
I mentioned Goodwill lastepisode.
Sometimes I will get somethingfrom Goodwill, wear it two to
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three times and just return itback to Goodwill.
It's basically my version ofRent the Runway Last episode.
Best friend Reby had told me shewas leaving me.
All of her Kate Spade, crap,crap.
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Best friend Reby is not amorning person.
When I'm in town I'll be likehey, can I come over at 7 30 am
for breakfast because we have alot going on and she's like, no,
but I come over anyway and shemakes me cinnamon rolls.
She voice memoed me that onenight this week she set her
alarm for 2.40 am I repeat, 2.40am for the Target Kate Spade
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collection sale.
She told her husband there'sgoing to be a Target situation
on the credit card, lol.
So now when Rebby passes, I nowget even more Kate's Spade
clothes, shoes, purses,children's clothes and home
goods.
As I was writing this up Ididn't realize Kate Spade passed
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away in 2018.
Rip Kate Spade.
Thank you for making my bestfriend happy and also her credit
card happy.
Thursday of this week I tookCinders, the 19-year-old, mostly
blind goblin cat, to the vet.
She weighs 8.4 pounds and I wasshocked.
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It was even that much.
Our old vet closed and I had tofind a new one and frankly,
that was a pain in my ass.
Luckily, the small town rightnext to us had two more vet
offices Two to three years ago.
I took her to the vet and youwould have thought there was an
exorcism going on.
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I think being mostly blindworked out to our advantage, as
she had no idea what the hellwas going on.
So she was just purring to thesound of my voice as she sat in
her little Jeff Bezos catcarrier.
No big issues with the goblin,I just had to establish care and
get all her prescriptionssituated.
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Now fast forward to Saturdaymorning when there was a
situation.
My husband had to get up earlyand leave the house around 5 am.
I slept in until about 6 30 amuntil about 6.30 am, finally
getting up around 6.45.
Yes, that is sleeping in for me.
22-year-old Jennifer cannotwith that information.
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Anyway, I walk into the kitchenand I'm like where is the
goblin?
She's not on her blanket ornear the water bowl Opening the
back door for the dogs.
I thought I'll go search forher in a minute, but first
coffee.
The German short-haired pointergoes out and I hear an audible
meow scream and hello, cinders,why are you outside?
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That's right, folks.
Cinders had been outside blindand in 40 degrees temps for an
hour and 45 minutes.
I wasn't even upset, I laughed.
This bitch is like I'm gonna goon adventures.
Did she fall off the deck or goway out into the middle of the
yard?
We will never know.
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She was completely fine,cinders, if you are listening to
this.
You are a lunatic, but I likeyour gumption.
Hot take.
My parents aren't enjoyingCarrie Underwood on American
Idol because she doesn't have apersonality.
Now, I wish someone had beenwith me to experience this
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conversation and how we got tothis point, because for two
minutes it was them confusingAmerican Idol with the Voice.
And also, which show was KatyPerry on and was Carrie
Underwood on the Voice?
I don't watch either show, butthis conversation was like
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watching a tennis match with theback and forth, until everyone
agreed it was Carrie on AmericanIdol.
Is anyone else agreeing with myparents or is this a hot take,
boomer take?
We can all come together,though, and say Carrie has
wonderful toned tan legs.
God bless America.
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Update on the Real ID.
My neighbor Kyle pronouncedKiel because people in
Mississippi are weird will be atthe Nashville airport Wednesday
May 7th, the day the Real IDgoes into effect.
We will have direct boots onthe ground.
People L-F-G.
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So in four weeks, hopefully, wehave some great intel for the
podcast.
We and by we I mean my husbandsubscribe to the FanDuel Sports
Network self, so we can watchevery single Cincinnati Reds
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game at home.
Hooray, I have watched moreReds games the past two weeks
than I have in 15 years.
And I know it was 15 years agobecause I remember August 31st
2010,.
When Aroldis Chapman, aka theCuban Missile, debuted for the
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Cincinnati Reds.
I can still remember his firstpitch.
I looked up his stats.
I don't understand all of them,but let's just remember his
nickname was the Cuban Missile.
Them, but let's just rememberhis nickname was the Cuban
Missile.
So, anyway, maybe I'll actuallylearn all the players' names
this year.
I do enjoy watching Eli de laCruz While the Reds game was on
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this week and, inevitably, as weall do, I opened an Instagram
reel and some obnoxious loudmusic started playing, which I
quickly shut off.
My husband paused the game,looked over at me, sighed very
loudly, which I call a huffypuff.
I looked him dead in the eyeand said Did you ever think your
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TV is in the way of my phoneMic dropped?
Suck it.
The Reds are on the radio.
I hope everyone has a greatweek filled with little snippets
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of good news.
Jennapod is directed, producedand edited by me, your girl,
jennifer.
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