November 7, 2025 • 9 mins
On this episode of The Thought Shower, Intern John talks about the things we pretend to do on weekends
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And a happy Friday. Friend. Welcome to the Thought Shower.
Intern John is my name.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
It was a week, a very busy week and be hopefully,
well not hopefully a busy weekend. Probably gonna be a
busy weekend. This weekend's huge because the bar that I'm
involved with we're having our one year anniversary this weekend,
this Saturday, Hide Social and Clarendon, So if you're looking
to get out, has some drinks.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Has some food.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
This Saturday Hide Social in Clarendon is crazy. It's been
a year. I mean technically the year was like a
couple of weeks ago, but it's been a long road
that was like the start of one journey. Certainly this
character arc, if you will, my last two years going
through the breakup, got involved in the bar, and then
(00:48):
you know, Chewy passing, some other things happening. So it's
kind of an interesting I would say cherry on top.
But next chapter starting. So if you're in Clarendon tonight,
tonight tomorrow, well I guess whybe we hear this Saturday? Yeah,
you can hear this on a Wednesday. I come up
to Hide Socials. Gonna be a lot of fun and
can now wait to see you there. I thought this
(01:10):
was funny for your Friday. The lies we all spin
when it comes to our weekend and make it seem
cooler than we are. I love a weekend where I
got nothing going on. However, that's like never the case.
But the first one is the productive weekend spin They
see might spend most of your weekend binge watching a series,
but you highlight the laundry, did saying like, oh I
(01:30):
finally caught up on house shores.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
I do think that's fair.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
But also I'm very much into like, if you want
to be a giant pos all weekend, be a giant pos.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
I'm not gonna judge, do you know what I mean?
Speaker 2 (01:43):
If all you did was watch a New Girl or
the Office or whatever, I think that's fantastic. Like I
try to get away from the idea that every day
has to be productive. In fact, we were just talking
about this off the air, but like spending time in
your car when you get somewhere, like we get home,
do you spend a couple of minutes action your cars
hanging out? I said that I do, and from even
(02:05):
at home, by do it because like it delays me
having to do work. That makes sense, Like once I
get to my house, it's like I could do stuff
for the show or the podcast or anything else, and
so I like having like that moment of doing nothing.
I don't think, like, does it really impress anybody if
you say you got a lot of housework done over
(02:25):
the weekend. I don't think so. I've never been impressed.
I read back, Oh you did nothing, dude, that's sick. Congratulations.
There's the outdoors, the illusion. They say you could have
taken a short walk, but you say like, oh, I
spend time in nature, you know what I mean, or like,
oh I was outside all weekend walking around again.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
I can see people saying this.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
I think Sauce is guilty of that, unless she's a
big hiking girly. But it is like, did I saw
you just post like a shrub? You warn't see if
Erwin out there doing anything else. The social butterfly technique,
they say you might have met with one friend for
coffee is easy to say I cut up with some friends.
Technically it's true, but you make it seem like it
is more. This psychologist says that people often use vague
(03:08):
language to maintain social desirability.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
While avoiding outright. To sit that way, you preserve the
truth in your image of being social again. I also
think that's probably fine. I'm gonna be honest. I don't
really think any of these lies are bad. Like, I
don't think it's a bad thing if you're doing it.
I just don't think that people care as much as
you think they do, you know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
I really don't think out with one friend or a
million friends, as long as you had fun, had a
good time, I think that's like, really what matters?
Speaker 1 (03:39):
You know.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
There's the home improvement update. They say you rearrange a
few things, but you make it sound like I worked
on the house this weekend. I have friends that do this,
and it does make me wonder, like, am I a giant?
Speaker 1 (03:52):
Am I?
Speaker 2 (03:52):
The pos It's like, oh, I did home improvement stuff
this weekend. That could be just taking the trash out. Dude,
taking the trash out is legit. Improving your home it
is now. It's not a giant task. But I just
worked on the house all weekend. That does make it
sound like you're out there, you know, building Noah's Ark
instead of just change the toilet paper roll. You know,
(04:14):
the culinary adventure story. They say, your favorite trip to
like a burger spot or ordering Uber Eats can make
it sound like you had like this divine meal experience
and a huge culinary thing. Again, let's be honest. You
got drunk, your a Taco Bell. It says it's gonna
be twenty minute delivery, end it being an hour and
a half, which that is my biggest pet peeve. There
(04:36):
is nothing worse when you're drunk and you order delivery
and it says like twenty minutes to go, oh, thank god,
it's like an hour later, and go, there's no way
it's taking an hour. And then you guys decided like, well,
I got to stay up for it. So you stay
up to wait for Taco Bell, which Shaco Bell is great?
Is it worth an hour and a half wait when
you're blitzed out of your mind it's two am?
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Probably not? Probably not, but we've all been there.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
There's the fitness in it was, yes, angle they say,
a quick jog around the block transformed so I went
for a run. Technically it's not true, but they're saying
it suggests you did more exertion than perhaps occurred. They
say people associate running with discipline, health, claiming that this
identity can boost you perceived weekend productivity the subtler phrase
unless you share accomplishment without a necessary detail. Yeah again,
(05:21):
I think that all this kind of comes to who cares?
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Dude? Now again, do I have friends? Like all, I
worked out all weekend? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I mean I'm gonna walk skittles at some point this weekend.
I hope that's a lie. Of course I will bad back.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Oh yeah, me, Like I just did a basically train
for a five Kse's like, no, I walk the dog,
run the block. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
The cultural vibe weekend, they say, if you want, yeah,
we ask some culture this weekend.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
Even it's just like a single movie night. They say.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
The way we frame cultural experiences affects the reception and value.
This subtle enhancement and a weekend sounds more enriching and worldly.
So if you talk about, oh, you know, saw this
great call a film? I can't people call it films, which,
by the way, that's why I call it films intentionally
on the show. Oh it's a great film, I think
that sounds so pretentious. I do is film. If I said, like,
(06:12):
what do you do for a living? I go I'm
a broadcaster. That to me sounds like I such a
douche thing to say, Like the host radio show, you
know what I mean, the health nut impression they say,
sipping on the green smooth becomes the same healthyest weekend
they say, ken be accurate, make it sound because it's
part of a larger health regime. But you're highlighting one
healthy choice amid a weekend of ordering bad things.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Yeah, so that's like I have the apple for breakfast.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Great, Then I have two Rebbis for lunch, tub of
large for dinner, and then some porklands you know, porklands
they called pork rindes snacks in the middle. Yeah, but
I did have the apple. And again I just go
back to like who are you trying to impress? You
know what I mean, who are you trying to impress?
(06:57):
The tech free decoration where it makes sign you were
offline all weekend, Like, oh I took a break of my.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
Screens this weekend? Did you though? Did you really? I've
said that before.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Try to do it, but it is like you still washing
TV or on the iPad or play an Xbox that's
still a screen and not even technically.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
That is one percent still a screen, you know. Then
there's the catch up weekend.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
They say washing favorite episode becomes catching up on shows.
The wording is truthful yes, suggests a more luxurious time
spend leisure. The phrase catching up implies an ongoing relationship
with the content, which people find relatable. They says makes
it seem like it's an active choice, like you were,
Oh my god, I been so busy. I finally had
a chance to catch up on my favorite show, as
(07:43):
opposed to I've watched this episode a million times. It's
my comfort show. Let me just throw it on. That
for me be the office kind of my go to
throw on this watch show. Then there's the pet bonding description.
They say walking around with your the block with your
dog can be described to spending quality time with them,
but it implies a more intentional bonding session, say pet
(08:03):
owners often appreciate the sentiment, which ads emotional depth to
your weekend activities. So yeah, it's like if I just
don't do anything this weekend, I go, oh yeah, me
and Skittle's hung out all weekend.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Well yeah, I mean he lives with me.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Uh, he's in the house, he can't drive yet, he
doesn't really have friends so he can't, you know, go
hang out with friends. So yeah, if I do, like,
oh yeah, me and Skittle's hung out all weekend, that
is a That's probably the best example of Again, we
were in the same building, the same structure, the same
four walls, different floors, different rooms, but yeah, we hung
(08:37):
out all weekend. All this to say, my whole thing is,
do what makes you happy, whatever it is this weekend.
If you want to stay in a weekend, stay in.
You want to go for a walk, go for a run, whatever.
I don't think we judge people's weekends that much. I
really don't. I think we're all worried about our own
stuff so much where hearing about somebody else's weekend isn't
gonna affect yours, I don't think. I hope you have
(08:58):
a great one, though, appreciate you listening.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
Fash Our
And a happy Friday. Friend. Welcome to the Thought Shower.
Intern John is my name.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
It was a week, a very busy week and be hopefully,
well not hopefully a busy weekend. Probably gonna be a
busy weekend. This weekend's huge because the bar that I'm
involved with we're having our one year anniversary this weekend,
this Saturday, Hide Social and Clarendon, So if you're looking
to get out, has some drinks.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Has some food.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
This Saturday Hide Social in Clarendon is crazy. It's been
a year. I mean technically the year was like a
couple of weeks ago, but it's been a long road
that was like the start of one journey. Certainly this
character arc, if you will, my last two years going
through the breakup, got involved in the bar, and then
(00:48):
you know, Chewy passing, some other things happening. So it's
kind of an interesting I would say cherry on top.
But next chapter starting. So if you're in Clarendon tonight,
tonight tomorrow, well I guess whybe we hear this Saturday? Yeah,
you can hear this on a Wednesday. I come up
to Hide Socials. Gonna be a lot of fun and
can now wait to see you there. I thought this
(01:10):
was funny for your Friday. The lies we all spin
when it comes to our weekend and make it seem
cooler than we are. I love a weekend where I
got nothing going on. However, that's like never the case.
But the first one is the productive weekend spin They
see might spend most of your weekend binge watching a series,
but you highlight the laundry, did saying like, oh I
(01:30):
finally caught up on house shores.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
I do think that's fair.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
But also I'm very much into like, if you want
to be a giant pos all weekend, be a giant pos.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
I'm not gonna judge, do you know what I mean?
Speaker 2 (01:43):
If all you did was watch a New Girl or
the Office or whatever, I think that's fantastic. Like I
try to get away from the idea that every day
has to be productive. In fact, we were just talking
about this off the air, but like spending time in
your car when you get somewhere, like we get home,
do you spend a couple of minutes action your cars
hanging out? I said that I do, and from even
(02:05):
at home, by do it because like it delays me
having to do work. That makes sense, Like once I
get to my house, it's like I could do stuff
for the show or the podcast or anything else, and
so I like having like that moment of doing nothing.
I don't think, like, does it really impress anybody if
you say you got a lot of housework done over
(02:25):
the weekend. I don't think so. I've never been impressed.
I read back, Oh you did nothing, dude, that's sick. Congratulations.
There's the outdoors, the illusion. They say you could have
taken a short walk, but you say like, oh, I
spend time in nature, you know what I mean, or like,
oh I was outside all weekend walking around again.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
I can see people saying this.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
I think Sauce is guilty of that, unless she's a
big hiking girly. But it is like, did I saw
you just post like a shrub? You warn't see if
Erwin out there doing anything else. The social butterfly technique,
they say you might have met with one friend for
coffee is easy to say I cut up with some friends.
Technically it's true, but you make it seem like it
is more. This psychologist says that people often use vague
(03:08):
language to maintain social desirability.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
While avoiding outright. To sit that way, you preserve the
truth in your image of being social again. I also
think that's probably fine. I'm gonna be honest. I don't
really think any of these lies are bad. Like, I
don't think it's a bad thing if you're doing it.
I just don't think that people care as much as
you think they do, you know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
I really don't think out with one friend or a
million friends, as long as you had fun, had a
good time, I think that's like, really what matters?
Speaker 1 (03:39):
You know.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
There's the home improvement update. They say you rearrange a
few things, but you make it sound like I worked
on the house this weekend. I have friends that do this,
and it does make me wonder, like, am I a giant?
Speaker 1 (03:52):
Am I?
Speaker 2 (03:52):
The pos It's like, oh, I did home improvement stuff
this weekend. That could be just taking the trash out. Dude,
taking the trash out is legit. Improving your home it
is now. It's not a giant task. But I just
worked on the house all weekend. That does make it
sound like you're out there, you know, building Noah's Ark
instead of just change the toilet paper roll. You know,
(04:14):
the culinary adventure story. They say, your favorite trip to
like a burger spot or ordering Uber Eats can make
it sound like you had like this divine meal experience
and a huge culinary thing. Again, let's be honest. You
got drunk, your a Taco Bell. It says it's gonna
be twenty minute delivery, end it being an hour and
a half, which that is my biggest pet peeve. There
(04:36):
is nothing worse when you're drunk and you order delivery
and it says like twenty minutes to go, oh, thank god,
it's like an hour later, and go, there's no way
it's taking an hour. And then you guys decided like, well,
I got to stay up for it. So you stay
up to wait for Taco Bell, which Shaco Bell is great?
Is it worth an hour and a half wait when
you're blitzed out of your mind it's two am?
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Probably not? Probably not, but we've all been there.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
There's the fitness in it was, yes, angle they say,
a quick jog around the block transformed so I went
for a run. Technically it's not true, but they're saying
it suggests you did more exertion than perhaps occurred. They
say people associate running with discipline, health, claiming that this
identity can boost you perceived weekend productivity the subtler phrase
unless you share accomplishment without a necessary detail. Yeah again,
(05:21):
I think that all this kind of comes to who cares?
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Dude? Now again, do I have friends? Like all, I
worked out all weekend? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I mean I'm gonna walk skittles at some point this weekend.
I hope that's a lie. Of course I will bad back.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Oh yeah, me, Like I just did a basically train
for a five Kse's like, no, I walk the dog,
run the block. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
The cultural vibe weekend, they say, if you want, yeah,
we ask some culture this weekend.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
Even it's just like a single movie night. They say.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
The way we frame cultural experiences affects the reception and value.
This subtle enhancement and a weekend sounds more enriching and worldly.
So if you talk about, oh, you know, saw this
great call a film? I can't people call it films, which,
by the way, that's why I call it films intentionally
on the show. Oh it's a great film, I think
that sounds so pretentious. I do is film. If I said, like,
(06:12):
what do you do for a living? I go I'm
a broadcaster. That to me sounds like I such a
douche thing to say, Like the host radio show, you
know what I mean, the health nut impression they say,
sipping on the green smooth becomes the same healthyest weekend
they say, ken be accurate, make it sound because it's
part of a larger health regime. But you're highlighting one
healthy choice amid a weekend of ordering bad things.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Yeah, so that's like I have the apple for breakfast.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Great, Then I have two Rebbis for lunch, tub of
large for dinner, and then some porklands you know, porklands
they called pork rindes snacks in the middle. Yeah, but
I did have the apple. And again I just go
back to like who are you trying to impress? You
know what I mean, who are you trying to impress?
(06:57):
The tech free decoration where it makes sign you were
offline all weekend, Like, oh I took a break of my.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
Screens this weekend? Did you though? Did you really? I've
said that before.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Try to do it, but it is like you still washing
TV or on the iPad or play an Xbox that's
still a screen and not even technically.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
That is one percent still a screen, you know. Then
there's the catch up weekend.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
They say washing favorite episode becomes catching up on shows.
The wording is truthful yes, suggests a more luxurious time
spend leisure. The phrase catching up implies an ongoing relationship
with the content, which people find relatable. They says makes
it seem like it's an active choice, like you were,
Oh my god, I been so busy. I finally had
a chance to catch up on my favorite show, as
(07:43):
opposed to I've watched this episode a million times. It's
my comfort show. Let me just throw it on. That
for me be the office kind of my go to
throw on this watch show. Then there's the pet bonding description.
They say walking around with your the block with your
dog can be described to spending quality time with them,
but it implies a more intentional bonding session, say pet
(08:03):
owners often appreciate the sentiment, which ads emotional depth to
your weekend activities. So yeah, it's like if I just
don't do anything this weekend, I go, oh yeah, me
and Skittle's hung out all weekend.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Well yeah, I mean he lives with me.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Uh, he's in the house, he can't drive yet, he
doesn't really have friends so he can't, you know, go
hang out with friends. So yeah, if I do, like,
oh yeah, me and Skittle's hung out all weekend, that
is a That's probably the best example of Again, we
were in the same building, the same structure, the same
four walls, different floors, different rooms, but yeah, we hung
(08:37):
out all weekend. All this to say, my whole thing is,
do what makes you happy, whatever it is this weekend.
If you want to stay in a weekend, stay in.
You want to go for a walk, go for a run, whatever.
I don't think we judge people's weekends that much. I
really don't. I think we're all worried about our own
stuff so much where hearing about somebody else's weekend isn't
gonna affect yours, I don't think. I hope you have
(08:58):
a great one, though, appreciate you listening.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
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