February 11, 2025 • 20 mins
Danielle gets to preview the new Broadway show, Redwood Musical. Wendy has a visit from her sister and family and has a few hosting snafus. Also, how do you pronouce the word "bottle?"
Sometimes life does bite a little bit, but it always ends up all right.
Sometimes life does bite a little bit, but it always ends up all right.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Life Bites with Wendy Wild, your bite sized podcast filled
with lifestyle stories, personal stories, and a roundup of stories
Wendy talks about on the radio. Here's Wendy. Oh look
at us keeping it consistent.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Oh talk about consistency.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Right, we're showing up. It's like the new year.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Knew us.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
I guess, yeah, no kidding, It's great. I mean, I
I find that this podcast for me feels like therapy.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
I was just gonna say that, it's like a five
to ten fifteen.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
You can come in, Max. He's like, I don't want
yes today, it feels like therapy. You get a couple
of minutes a day to bitch and moan about stuff,
or not a day because we don't do this daily,
but people tune in for some reason. People are interested.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I love it.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Thank you for all the free therapy everyone. I know.
How was your weekend?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
My weekend was, uh, it was all right. It was
pretty busy. Oh my gosh. Guess I saw Redwood the
Musical with Adina Menzel.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
I love her.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
I love her too.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
So she's back on Broadway after playing Alphabet. She's been
what's her name in Frozen.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
And Rent in Obviously Yes, Yeah, she's back at the
Needlelander Theater where she performed at Rent. How was it amazing?
It was? It was captivating. It was one hundred and
ten minutes, no intermission. It was heart wrenching because of
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the story.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
I don't even know what the story's about. Can you
describe it in a way that doesn't have spoilers?
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Yeah, well, her son overdose. This is not real life,
it's in the show. And then she basically finds herself
on this journey through the redwoods, you know the Redwoods
in California, Ania. Yeah. Yeah, And I absolutely loved the show.
(01:58):
I didn't cry, but people around me were crying. So
it was a touching story. And some of the music
that they were singing was really heartfelt and it really
made you think, and it's it was just it was incredible.
The set was incredible. The acting was five star.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
You do a lot of work with Broadway, yes, a
lot of shows, Yes, And it's got to be, you know,
for a show to really have that kind of emotional impact,
you have to have all the things, the good acting,
the good music, lyrically strong. So you think this one
checks off all the boxes.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Yes, it's a musty. They officially open on Thursday, February thirteen, so.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
It wasn't even open yet.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
No, so this was a press event. Yes, I've had
special I was in orchestra.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Orchestra again by the way, to get so adhd sidetracked.
But I was with my family this weekend and we
were talking about how certain members of our family have
trouble saying certain words. Oh my god, and because a
lot of our family is from the Bronx originally, and I.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Don't know if it's Bronx.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
I don't know if this is a Bronx thing, but
say the word, like, what is this container here?
Speaker 2 (03:20):
That's water bottle?
Speaker 1 (03:21):
How do you say it? Just the last part bottle? Yeah, okay,
you don't say it weird.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
My grandfather was say, yes, so is that a Bronx thing.
I don't know. Poppy was born in Queens, so maybe
it's a Borough thing.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
It's it's a Burrough thing. My grandmother says, battle the baby,
the baby wants a Well then I realized my stepmom
does it too. She also grew from the Bronx. She's
from the Bronx originally. So I was like, well, Nana's
from the Bronx. Maybe this is a bronx thing. I've
been trying to track this down because it makes a
lot of members of my family itchy with the Oh well,
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and you are.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
A professional radio personality, so you I'm.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
A believer in saying all of the letters in the
word when they're supposed to.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Be come out from Long Island.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Long Island, I know it does come out sometimes. I
think if we have any Midwesterners tuned in, they may
pick up on my accent. Probably not compared to you.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Oh my god, mine is is just crazy.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
And my sister was in town this weekend too, and
she lives in Seattle, and before that she was living
in Georgia, so her Long Island accent is non existent,
although her husband says that compared to people who live
in Seattle, they can kind of tell she has little
something going on. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Interesting, interesting how.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
It can change.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Yeah, I mean, how long has she been living out there?
Speaker 1 (04:43):
A while?
Speaker 2 (04:43):
A long time?
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Yeah, So we have a very similar voice, which her
baby I think was very confused when he first saw me,
like it was this person who sounds like my mom
but doesn't look like her. But yeah, it's just interesting.
It's interesting. My aunt was saying She's like, I had
to do a class. She's a librarian, so she's doing
these like different programs with the libraries. I want to
(05:04):
lose my accent. I immediately thought of you, and I
was like, how did I lose mine?
Speaker 2 (05:10):
How did I partially?
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Partially?
Speaker 2 (05:12):
And it's funny because Dina Menzel in the beginning of
the show, she talks about how she's from Long Island
and the island you get stuck on the l and
it's bump, but a bump of traffic. Like she literally
said that we're all cracking up.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
I would let me see if I check my Google
search history, because I was actually curious to know what
actually makes the Long Island accent. The Long Island accent.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
That's a great Google search, right, you know I never
did that search before.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
I've already googled so many things since then. How long
does it take for a chalelesion to disappear? Let's see
what else? Oh am, I getting a bloody nose from
my flow niece. I don't want to know about my
search history, but I did see that there's something about
I mean, obviously the Long like yeah, Long, there are
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certain letters that we do. It's a little harder than others.
I don't know. It's interesting though.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
It is interesting. I I my father was born in Brooklyn,
my mother was born a queen, so like I picked
up their accents. My sister does not have an accent,
by the way, not like what I have.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
But you also, and not to call you out, I
think that sometimes it's stronger than others.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Sometimes, and especially when I'm having a glass of wine
or two, or maybe a spicy margarita.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Yeah, or you know it just if you're playing it up.
I know. Sometimes you show up on the Elvis Durant show, yes,
and then like that's what people expect from you, because
it's kind of like a it's its own character in
a way. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Yeah. So when I cracked the mic over at Elvis's show,
A you doing it? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (06:41):
You doing That's.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
My signature right there, right right there, right yeah, it
just comes out.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Yeah. Well, oh my goodness, I'm glad I didn't even
say that Danielle DeLillo was here because it's too late.
Were already seven minutes into this podcast.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
That's seven minutes already. Yeah. Sometimes flies when you have
a follow.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
But I gotta say, as it was like the best
time this weekend with my sister coming in to visit.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
So I was thinking of you the whole time.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Well, I was crazy side texting you the whole I
tell people I feel like mo old enough to be
an adult, but I feel like sometimes I'm not. I
By the time they came in Thursday night to stay
with me in my new home, I wanted everything to
be perfect. I cleaned this house top to bottom. I
set up this beautiful little like because it has like
(07:28):
an apartment almost in the basement. I had it all
set up for them, and I go downstairs and I smell.
I want to say gas, but it wasn't gas. It
was exhaust smell. What the I can't put them down there?
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Oh my god, not with the baby.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
You know there's a baby. But I had like the
bed was set up, the crib was set up, everything, everything.
And now I'm like, well, I can't have the smell
of exhaust in my house. What if it's a gas leak?
So immediately I call National Grid and I just want
to say every single person that I had to call,
who who came through my home, which was like Grand
Central station this weekend, they all came through. So first
(08:05):
I call National Grid and they show up and they
did detect a guest leak. Oh very very very small. Okay,
but okay, they came within three minutes of me calling them.
Just want to point out, if you ever have trouble,
if you live somewhere where you have whatever your gas
company is, I'm sure it's the same, you call their
emergency number and they take that shit seriously. That they came.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
He's thinks impressive, he fixed the leak.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
But he goes to me, I don't believe that's what's
causing this smell. I don't know what the smell is.
But he went through the whole house with a little
wand thing, didn't find anything else. And he's like, I
just think something smells great.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Have you washed your socks lately?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
It smells like someone's using a leaf flower inside. I
don't know where it's coming from. So I'm all around,
you know. I had him check the furnace, so whatever
I said, you know whatever, he says, the house is
safe fit whatever was broken. And then I said, okay,
time to move the bed, the whole thing. They're going upstairs.
They're going to be right next to me, and we're
gonna be a little cramped, but it's okay. It's my
(09:11):
sister and I get to be close to the baby. Yeah,
and I'm not gonna put them next to the exhaust smell. No,
so I moved everything up and somehow managed to break
down the crib.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
You did that yourself.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
Let me tell you something after this weekend. I love
my nephew so much. He's the cutest baby in the world,
but just watching them and just how much stuff a
baby comes with and all the things you have to do,
I'm not cut out for this. We need to sell
those eggs.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Yeah, no kidding.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
We need to sell those eggs that we did in
twenty nineteen. That's another I know. I know we need to.
I mean, he's the cutest, but I don't have that
patience my sister has.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
I don't have patience at well.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
I he like, he's beautiful, he's he's the best. I mean,
I love him so much, and like I barely know him.
But because he's just born. How old is he? Seven months?
Speaker 2 (10:00):
He had a peach.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
He was such a good house guests fairly cried and
when he did, it was like for a reason, like
and they're so good with him, like Jake will will
strap him to his chest to get him to settle
down for his naps, like they both are so good
with sharing the parenting. But I just felt bad. I'm like,
here comes stay in my house, gusleek, I come to
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stay in my house. Car breaks. I was so terrified
to drive them anywhere until I knew my car was safe.
I had to have it repaired twice, and then I
was still paranoid about the smell from the gas, so
I called the fire department again. They thought I was crazy,
but they also said, you know, you have a baby
in here, this is a responsible thing to do. I
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just felt bad because I really wanted things to be perfect.
I wanted it to be an easy, like nice thing
for them to be able to stay with me. And
I feel like I partially made it more stressful than
it needed to be.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
So but that's okay. I mean, you had a situation,
it's not I. And if I was going through the
same thing, I'm sure I would feel stressed out and
the other people would feel like, oh my god, you
know what can I do to help?
Speaker 1 (11:08):
Oh wait, I didn't mention the plumber. The plumber too, so.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
The plumber did come the Puma had.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
To come too, so okay, so first I get the
car fixed and then I can't control the steeling the steering,
so they ended up coming back and fixing the car.
So shout out to my mechanic, who's amazing. But when
National Grade came, they had to shut the gas off
from the outside of the house, which means that the
pilot lights for certain things go out, which if you're
a homeowner, if you knew this, please tell me. I
(11:34):
I'm new. So before the guy left, he turned the
pilot light on for the fireplace. Left, but we forgot
the water heater. So eventually I'm like, we're not getting
hot water. I called the plumber that I've used and
they just came and they didn't charge me. They were like, well,
the pilot lights off and showed me how to how
to It's a little complicated, but there you gotta light it. Yeah. Yeah.
(11:57):
They were like, this is how you do it if
this ever happens, And I had no idea. I'm so embarrassed,
Like they sink, this is how we do it, this is.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
How we like it.
Speaker 1 (12:09):
So a lot of things, the fire department, the plumber,
the mechanic, National Grid, my poor sister. Like, I just
wanted them to have a relaxing time, and I feel
like I failed. Also, the food situation in my house
is questionable.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Oh I tried.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
To get all the groceries they wanted, but you know,
I eat like a twelve year old. All my food
has to be mush consistency. So I was like, let
me cook for you. And I'm saying, well, maybe they
might not like the food that I cook because it's
all tailored to my censorinies. But they were so polite.
I know my sister's probably listening, So do you like Wendy,
don't feel that way. She's so nice. She's so nice.
(12:45):
But we did actually have a great time. My other
sister was able to She got a ride to us
because she did because we couldn't pick her up, so
she came and she was so cute with the baby.
The only thing was my dad did not get to
visit this trip because the flu. Everything was going wrong.
It felt like it is something in retrograde.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
I don't know something. But we got a sage to
shut house.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
Actually I was thinking, I was like, yes, we do
need to sage my house, but then I'm like, actually,
it all ended up being Okay, there is no gas leak.
Maybe it smells a little bit. I don't know why,
but it's safe. It's safe. It kept us safe, you know,
please whatever, If anybody has any ideas, yours, yeah, Lily
(13:29):
is yeah, as you are. What else? Oh my anxiety?
Oh so then the other thing is I'm a little
weird about my door opening and closing. I can't believe
I'm gonna admit this on the podcast. Which door, your
front door, your back doors, mostly my front door? Okay,
and this is this is not a euphemism. Okay, this
is not this is not for something else. But I
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without getting into the full story, I lost four of
my pets in this past year, so I'm really protective
over Alie. I know this is good. I'm gonna start crying.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
No, don't cry, don't cry.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
I'm like so like literally my worst nightmare would be
to lose him in some capacity. And he's for the
most part, really good, but he does get spooked when
there are people around. So every time the door opens,
I'm like holding him and I'm like freaking out because
I'm so afraid. And certain members of my family, like
my dad, people are a little slower to get in
and out. I'm always terrified. And when workers come, people
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love to have conversations with the door open. Have you
noticed that?
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Yes? Why why.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
You're letting the cold airan let the cat out?
Speaker 2 (14:38):
People?
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Every single time a stranger like and I'm not blaming anybody,
I've had a neighbor do it where they just want
to hold that door open and continue to talk. I said,
if we are going to continue to talk, I will
pull the screen down and we can talk to the screen. Yeah,
keep the door closed.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
I think people like the face to face.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Maybe I almost had a heart attack. I so nervous.
But my sister, you know, is watching me, and I'm
very anxious about the house, all the things happening. I'm
very anxious about the door. She likes in my basket case,
which I am. I am so well are in our
own way. Yeah, and you know what this podcast is
(15:15):
for m It's really for anyone who can relate to
this madness.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
Yeah, it's life and it bites sometimes.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
It life bites. It's like little bites of information, but
it actually bites with an eye. Yeah, and yeah, it's
it's such a weird fear of mine. But it's like,
I guess it's justified. I don't know. You think I'm weird.
I'm gonna be so weird when you come over, when
you actually.
Speaker 2 (15:38):
Get a chance to come back, I'm gonna take like
for a zyrtex.
Speaker 1 (15:41):
Also, that is probably why. Yeah, I'm going to make
you come in through the back door, which is a
little bit less busy.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
How you doing.
Speaker 1 (15:48):
We're bringing back tails over cocktails.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
We mentioned it every every week we do this.
Speaker 1 (15:53):
I know, would it'd be nice to have that same
listenership that we had that we had such a good God, right,
this one's mostly for my mental health.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
You know what mental health is wealth?
Speaker 1 (16:04):
Yeah, you really are. You have nothing if you don't
have your mental health.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
I'm broke as a joke, but I got my mental health.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
You know what I'm saying. Oh wait, there's one more thing.
There's one more part of this equation.
Speaker 2 (16:14):
One more wait. Let me take a sip.
Speaker 1 (16:17):
Take a sip. It's just water. I did have I
signed up for something called Home Serve. Have you heard
of them? No, it's not an endorsement, at least not yet.
I did tell our sales department. I was like, I
want to be their spokesperson. I'll do anything. I'll do
anything to be their spokesperson. Home Serve is this company
where they basically sell these I guess you would describe
(16:39):
it as an insurance policy for different things in your home.
So if something you could buy the heating policy and
then if something goes wrong with your heat machine you
got it heat machine, they'll come and they'll fix it.
And if it's most of the things are covered. There
are certain things that are not. But it's like for
someone who is pretty much broke has broke, it's such
(17:01):
a comfort to know that if something goes wrong, you
can call these people. Oh so, oh my god, what
are we watching? Look behind you?
Speaker 2 (17:08):
No no, no, no, no, no, no no, don't smoke.
That's what happens.
Speaker 1 (17:14):
What are we watching?
Speaker 2 (17:15):
It's someone that has something wrong with their eyeball because
they're smoking cigarettes, which god.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
I'm telling you right, I need to get in my eye.
No okay, okay, sorry that distracted me.
Speaker 2 (17:25):
Gross shut it off, okay, sorry, Home Serve.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
So Home Serve they came. I thought I was gonna
have to pay out of pocket for something and they
were like, no, they're just great. I've had such a
great experience. I signed up for two more plans.
Speaker 2 (17:38):
Is it a national thing?
Speaker 1 (17:39):
Yeah it is. And then they outsourced to local technicians
in your area. And let me tell you something, it's
affordable enough. You cover you know, whatever whatever it is
you need. And then if you have a problem, it's
good to know that they're there and that a lot
of the stuff is covered. So shout out to Home Serve.
I really do hope I get to be your spokesperson.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Let's make it happen. Yeah, I'm gonna all the CEO. Hey, hey, yeah,
get done. I serve.
Speaker 1 (18:05):
At my home. No, seriously, do you think that my
eye is gonna get better?
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Yeah, okay, I don't think you should worry. I think
it looks bad. No, looks much bad.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
Max's been talking about us getting new headshots around here,
and I, oh.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
My god, I need new headshots bad.
Speaker 1 (18:20):
No, we can't do them until my eye gets better.
He keeps introducing his friend Justin around.
Speaker 2 (18:25):
Oh.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
I love Justin, but he can't take pictures of me yet.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Maybe you could take pictures of me.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
I could take pictures of everyone, but none of me
until this gets better.
Speaker 2 (18:33):
I am the guy we work with. He's great photographer.
Speaker 1 (18:37):
Too incredible. Also just a great videographer. He's also super creative.
Speaker 2 (18:41):
He's so nice.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
I actually voted for both of you guys for that award. No,
you didn't de nominated you both you did. I did.
I did for different categories. Oh my god, yeah both.
Thank you both award winners around here in my book.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
Just so everybody knows one collaborator of the Oh.
Speaker 1 (19:00):
Yeah, we are. Like they don't want applause, I have applause.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
Thank you, Thank you, the Reader of the Year.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
All right, but.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
Guess what, Wendy, what's up? Thank you sir. They haven't
given me my plaque.
Speaker 1 (19:15):
Maybe it just takes some time for them to print
that thing up.
Speaker 2 (19:18):
Well, I told them I wanted in twenty four Cara
of gold now, so they better. Everybody else got this.
I'm the only moron didn't get this.
Speaker 1 (19:28):
Oh listen, it's coming. I have a feeling that it
is going to arrive before you know it. Danielle DeLillo,
thank you for joining me on another episode of Life Bites.
Speaker 2 (19:38):
Wendy Wild, thank you for having me again. I really
enjoy talking to you on a microphone.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Walking And you know what life does bite sometimes it does.
But at the end of the day. We're glad we're here.
We're glad you're here.
Speaker 2 (19:51):
Glad you're here.
Speaker 1 (19:52):
Yeah, I love you. I love you too.
Speaker 2 (19:54):
Thanks you being my bestie, Thanks for.
Speaker 1 (19:55):
Being mine and you until next time
Speaker 2 (19:57):
Until next time, uh,
Life Bites with Wendy Wild, your bite sized podcast filled
with lifestyle stories, personal stories, and a roundup of stories
Wendy talks about on the radio. Here's Wendy. Oh look
at us keeping it consistent.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Oh talk about consistency.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Right, we're showing up. It's like the new year.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Knew us.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
I guess, yeah, no kidding, It's great. I mean, I
I find that this podcast for me feels like therapy.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
I was just gonna say that, it's like a five
to ten fifteen.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
You can come in, Max. He's like, I don't want
yes today, it feels like therapy. You get a couple
of minutes a day to bitch and moan about stuff,
or not a day because we don't do this daily,
but people tune in for some reason. People are interested.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I love it.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Thank you for all the free therapy everyone. I know.
How was your weekend?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
My weekend was, uh, it was all right. It was
pretty busy. Oh my gosh. Guess I saw Redwood the
Musical with Adina Menzel.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
I love her.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
I love her too.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
So she's back on Broadway after playing Alphabet. She's been
what's her name in Frozen.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
And Rent in Obviously Yes, Yeah, she's back at the
Needlelander Theater where she performed at Rent. How was it amazing?
It was? It was captivating. It was one hundred and
ten minutes, no intermission. It was heart wrenching because of
(01:33):
the story.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
I don't even know what the story's about. Can you
describe it in a way that doesn't have spoilers?
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Yeah, well, her son overdose. This is not real life,
it's in the show. And then she basically finds herself
on this journey through the redwoods, you know the Redwoods
in California, Ania. Yeah. Yeah, And I absolutely loved the show.
(01:58):
I didn't cry, but people around me were crying. So
it was a touching story. And some of the music
that they were singing was really heartfelt and it really
made you think, and it's it was just it was incredible.
The set was incredible. The acting was five star.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
You do a lot of work with Broadway, yes, a
lot of shows, Yes, And it's got to be, you know,
for a show to really have that kind of emotional impact,
you have to have all the things, the good acting,
the good music, lyrically strong. So you think this one
checks off all the boxes.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Yes, it's a musty. They officially open on Thursday, February thirteen, so.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
It wasn't even open yet.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
No, so this was a press event. Yes, I've had
special I was in orchestra.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Orchestra again by the way, to get so adhd sidetracked.
But I was with my family this weekend and we
were talking about how certain members of our family have
trouble saying certain words. Oh my god, and because a
lot of our family is from the Bronx originally, and I.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Don't know if it's Bronx.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
I don't know if this is a Bronx thing, but
say the word, like, what is this container here?
Speaker 2 (03:20):
That's water bottle?
Speaker 1 (03:21):
How do you say it? Just the last part bottle? Yeah, okay,
you don't say it weird.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
My grandfather was say, yes, so is that a Bronx thing.
I don't know. Poppy was born in Queens, so maybe
it's a Borough thing.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
It's it's a Burrough thing. My grandmother says, battle the baby,
the baby wants a Well then I realized my stepmom
does it too. She also grew from the Bronx. She's
from the Bronx originally. So I was like, well, Nana's
from the Bronx. Maybe this is a bronx thing. I've
been trying to track this down because it makes a
lot of members of my family itchy with the Oh well,
(03:56):
and you are.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
A professional radio personality, so you I'm.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
A believer in saying all of the letters in the
word when they're supposed to.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Be come out from Long Island.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Long Island, I know it does come out sometimes. I
think if we have any Midwesterners tuned in, they may
pick up on my accent. Probably not compared to you.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
Oh my god, mine is is just crazy.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
And my sister was in town this weekend too, and
she lives in Seattle, and before that she was living
in Georgia, so her Long Island accent is non existent,
although her husband says that compared to people who live
in Seattle, they can kind of tell she has little
something going on. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Interesting, interesting how.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
It can change.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Yeah, I mean, how long has she been living out there?
Speaker 1 (04:43):
A while?
Speaker 2 (04:43):
A long time?
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Yeah, So we have a very similar voice, which her
baby I think was very confused when he first saw me,
like it was this person who sounds like my mom
but doesn't look like her. But yeah, it's just interesting.
It's interesting. My aunt was saying She's like, I had
to do a class. She's a librarian, so she's doing
these like different programs with the libraries. I want to
(05:04):
lose my accent. I immediately thought of you, and I
was like, how did I lose mine?
Speaker 2 (05:10):
How did I partially?
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Partially?
Speaker 2 (05:12):
And it's funny because Dina Menzel in the beginning of
the show, she talks about how she's from Long Island
and the island you get stuck on the l and
it's bump, but a bump of traffic. Like she literally
said that we're all cracking up.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
I would let me see if I check my Google
search history, because I was actually curious to know what
actually makes the Long Island accent. The Long Island accent.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
That's a great Google search, right, you know I never
did that search before.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
I've already googled so many things since then. How long
does it take for a chalelesion to disappear? Let's see
what else? Oh am, I getting a bloody nose from
my flow niece. I don't want to know about my
search history, but I did see that there's something about
I mean, obviously the Long like yeah, Long, there are
(05:58):
certain letters that we do. It's a little harder than others.
I don't know. It's interesting though.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
It is interesting. I I my father was born in Brooklyn,
my mother was born a queen, so like I picked
up their accents. My sister does not have an accent,
by the way, not like what I have.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
But you also, and not to call you out, I
think that sometimes it's stronger than others.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Sometimes, and especially when I'm having a glass of wine
or two, or maybe a spicy margarita.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Yeah, or you know it just if you're playing it up.
I know. Sometimes you show up on the Elvis Durant show, yes,
and then like that's what people expect from you, because
it's kind of like a it's its own character in
a way. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Yeah. So when I cracked the mic over at Elvis's show,
A you doing it? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (06:41):
You doing That's.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
My signature right there, right right there, right yeah, it
just comes out.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Yeah. Well, oh my goodness, I'm glad I didn't even
say that Danielle DeLillo was here because it's too late.
Were already seven minutes into this podcast.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
That's seven minutes already. Yeah. Sometimes flies when you have
a follow.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
But I gotta say, as it was like the best
time this weekend with my sister coming in to visit.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
So I was thinking of you the whole time.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Well, I was crazy side texting you the whole I
tell people I feel like mo old enough to be
an adult, but I feel like sometimes I'm not. I
By the time they came in Thursday night to stay
with me in my new home, I wanted everything to
be perfect. I cleaned this house top to bottom. I
set up this beautiful little like because it has like
(07:28):
an apartment almost in the basement. I had it all
set up for them, and I go downstairs and I smell.
I want to say gas, but it wasn't gas. It
was exhaust smell. What the I can't put them down there?
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Oh my god, not with the baby.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
You know there's a baby. But I had like the
bed was set up, the crib was set up, everything, everything.
And now I'm like, well, I can't have the smell
of exhaust in my house. What if it's a gas leak?
So immediately I call National Grid and I just want
to say every single person that I had to call,
who who came through my home, which was like Grand
Central station this weekend, they all came through. So first
(08:05):
I call National Grid and they show up and they
did detect a guest leak. Oh very very very small. Okay,
but okay, they came within three minutes of me calling them.
Just want to point out, if you ever have trouble,
if you live somewhere where you have whatever your gas
company is, I'm sure it's the same, you call their
emergency number and they take that shit seriously. That they came.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
He's thinks impressive, he fixed the leak.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
But he goes to me, I don't believe that's what's
causing this smell. I don't know what the smell is.
But he went through the whole house with a little
wand thing, didn't find anything else. And he's like, I
just think something smells great.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Have you washed your socks lately?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
It smells like someone's using a leaf flower inside. I
don't know where it's coming from. So I'm all around,
you know. I had him check the furnace, so whatever
I said, you know whatever, he says, the house is
safe fit whatever was broken. And then I said, okay,
time to move the bed, the whole thing. They're going upstairs.
They're going to be right next to me, and we're
gonna be a little cramped, but it's okay. It's my
(09:11):
sister and I get to be close to the baby. Yeah,
and I'm not gonna put them next to the exhaust smell. No,
so I moved everything up and somehow managed to break
down the crib.
Speaker 2 (09:19):
You did that yourself.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
Let me tell you something after this weekend. I love
my nephew so much. He's the cutest baby in the world,
but just watching them and just how much stuff a
baby comes with and all the things you have to do,
I'm not cut out for this. We need to sell
those eggs.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Yeah, no kidding.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
We need to sell those eggs that we did in
twenty nineteen. That's another I know. I know we need to.
I mean, he's the cutest, but I don't have that
patience my sister has.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
I don't have patience at well.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
I he like, he's beautiful, he's he's the best. I mean,
I love him so much, and like I barely know him.
But because he's just born. How old is he? Seven months?
Speaker 2 (10:00):
He had a peach.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
He was such a good house guests fairly cried and
when he did, it was like for a reason, like
and they're so good with him, like Jake will will
strap him to his chest to get him to settle
down for his naps, like they both are so good
with sharing the parenting. But I just felt bad. I'm like,
here comes stay in my house, gusleek, I come to
(10:23):
stay in my house. Car breaks. I was so terrified
to drive them anywhere until I knew my car was safe.
I had to have it repaired twice, and then I
was still paranoid about the smell from the gas, so
I called the fire department again. They thought I was crazy,
but they also said, you know, you have a baby
in here, this is a responsible thing to do. I
(10:43):
just felt bad because I really wanted things to be perfect.
I wanted it to be an easy, like nice thing
for them to be able to stay with me. And
I feel like I partially made it more stressful than
it needed to be.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
So but that's okay. I mean, you had a situation,
it's not I. And if I was going through the
same thing, I'm sure I would feel stressed out and
the other people would feel like, oh my god, you
know what can I do to help?
Speaker 1 (11:08):
Oh wait, I didn't mention the plumber. The plumber too, so.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
The plumber did come the Puma had.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
To come too, so okay, so first I get the
car fixed and then I can't control the steeling the steering,
so they ended up coming back and fixing the car.
So shout out to my mechanic, who's amazing. But when
National Grade came, they had to shut the gas off
from the outside of the house, which means that the
pilot lights for certain things go out, which if you're
a homeowner, if you knew this, please tell me. I
(11:34):
I'm new. So before the guy left, he turned the
pilot light on for the fireplace. Left, but we forgot
the water heater. So eventually I'm like, we're not getting
hot water. I called the plumber that I've used and
they just came and they didn't charge me. They were like, well,
the pilot lights off and showed me how to how
to It's a little complicated, but there you gotta light it. Yeah. Yeah.
(11:57):
They were like, this is how you do it if
this ever happens, And I had no idea. I'm so embarrassed,
Like they sink, this is how we do it, this is.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
How we like it.
Speaker 1 (12:09):
So a lot of things, the fire department, the plumber,
the mechanic, National Grid, my poor sister. Like, I just
wanted them to have a relaxing time, and I feel
like I failed. Also, the food situation in my house
is questionable.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Oh I tried.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
To get all the groceries they wanted, but you know,
I eat like a twelve year old. All my food
has to be mush consistency. So I was like, let
me cook for you. And I'm saying, well, maybe they
might not like the food that I cook because it's
all tailored to my censorinies. But they were so polite.
I know my sister's probably listening, So do you like Wendy,
don't feel that way. She's so nice. She's so nice.
(12:45):
But we did actually have a great time. My other
sister was able to She got a ride to us
because she did because we couldn't pick her up, so
she came and she was so cute with the baby.
The only thing was my dad did not get to
visit this trip because the flu. Everything was going wrong.
It felt like it is something in retrograde.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
I don't know something. But we got a sage to
shut house.
Speaker 1 (13:09):
Actually I was thinking, I was like, yes, we do
need to sage my house, but then I'm like, actually,
it all ended up being Okay, there is no gas leak.
Maybe it smells a little bit. I don't know why,
but it's safe. It's safe. It kept us safe, you know,
please whatever, If anybody has any ideas, yours, yeah, Lily
(13:29):
is yeah, as you are. What else? Oh my anxiety?
Oh so then the other thing is I'm a little
weird about my door opening and closing. I can't believe
I'm gonna admit this on the podcast. Which door, your
front door, your back doors, mostly my front door? Okay,
and this is this is not a euphemism. Okay, this
is not this is not for something else. But I
(13:53):
without getting into the full story, I lost four of
my pets in this past year, so I'm really protective
over Alie. I know this is good. I'm gonna start crying.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
No, don't cry, don't cry.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
I'm like so like literally my worst nightmare would be
to lose him in some capacity. And he's for the
most part, really good, but he does get spooked when
there are people around. So every time the door opens,
I'm like holding him and I'm like freaking out because
I'm so afraid. And certain members of my family, like
my dad, people are a little slower to get in
and out. I'm always terrified. And when workers come, people
(14:28):
love to have conversations with the door open. Have you
noticed that?
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Yes? Why why.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
You're letting the cold airan let the cat out?
Speaker 2 (14:38):
People?
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Every single time a stranger like and I'm not blaming anybody,
I've had a neighbor do it where they just want
to hold that door open and continue to talk. I said,
if we are going to continue to talk, I will
pull the screen down and we can talk to the screen. Yeah,
keep the door closed.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
I think people like the face to face.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Maybe I almost had a heart attack. I so nervous.
But my sister, you know, is watching me, and I'm
very anxious about the house, all the things happening. I'm
very anxious about the door. She likes in my basket case,
which I am. I am so well are in our
own way. Yeah, and you know what this podcast is
(15:15):
for m It's really for anyone who can relate to
this madness.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
Yeah, it's life and it bites sometimes.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
It life bites. It's like little bites of information, but
it actually bites with an eye. Yeah, and yeah, it's
it's such a weird fear of mine. But it's like,
I guess it's justified. I don't know. You think I'm weird.
I'm gonna be so weird when you come over, when
you actually.
Speaker 2 (15:38):
Get a chance to come back, I'm gonna take like
for a zyrtex.
Speaker 1 (15:41):
Also, that is probably why. Yeah, I'm going to make
you come in through the back door, which is a
little bit less busy.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
How you doing.
Speaker 1 (15:48):
We're bringing back tails over cocktails.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
We mentioned it every every week we do this.
Speaker 1 (15:53):
I know, would it'd be nice to have that same
listenership that we had that we had such a good God, right,
this one's mostly for my mental health.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
You know what mental health is wealth?
Speaker 1 (16:04):
Yeah, you really are. You have nothing if you don't
have your mental health.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
I'm broke as a joke, but I got my mental health.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
You know what I'm saying. Oh wait, there's one more thing.
There's one more part of this equation.
Speaker 2 (16:14):
One more wait. Let me take a sip.
Speaker 1 (16:17):
Take a sip. It's just water. I did have I
signed up for something called Home Serve. Have you heard
of them? No, it's not an endorsement, at least not yet.
I did tell our sales department. I was like, I
want to be their spokesperson. I'll do anything. I'll do
anything to be their spokesperson. Home Serve is this company
where they basically sell these I guess you would describe
(16:39):
it as an insurance policy for different things in your home.
So if something you could buy the heating policy and
then if something goes wrong with your heat machine you
got it heat machine, they'll come and they'll fix it.
And if it's most of the things are covered. There
are certain things that are not. But it's like for
someone who is pretty much broke has broke, it's such
(17:01):
a comfort to know that if something goes wrong, you
can call these people. Oh so, oh my god, what
are we watching? Look behind you?
Speaker 2 (17:08):
No no, no, no, no, no, no no, don't smoke.
That's what happens.
Speaker 1 (17:14):
What are we watching?
Speaker 2 (17:15):
It's someone that has something wrong with their eyeball because
they're smoking cigarettes, which god.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
I'm telling you right, I need to get in my eye.
No okay, okay, sorry that distracted me.
Speaker 2 (17:25):
Gross shut it off, okay, sorry, Home Serve.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
So Home Serve they came. I thought I was gonna
have to pay out of pocket for something and they
were like, no, they're just great. I've had such a
great experience. I signed up for two more plans.
Speaker 2 (17:38):
Is it a national thing?
Speaker 1 (17:39):
Yeah it is. And then they outsourced to local technicians
in your area. And let me tell you something, it's
affordable enough. You cover you know, whatever whatever it is
you need. And then if you have a problem, it's
good to know that they're there and that a lot
of the stuff is covered. So shout out to Home Serve.
I really do hope I get to be your spokesperson.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Let's make it happen. Yeah, I'm gonna all the CEO. Hey, hey, yeah,
get done. I serve.
Speaker 1 (18:05):
At my home. No, seriously, do you think that my
eye is gonna get better?
Speaker 2 (18:09):
Yeah, okay, I don't think you should worry. I think
it looks bad. No, looks much bad.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
Max's been talking about us getting new headshots around here,
and I, oh.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
My god, I need new headshots bad.
Speaker 1 (18:20):
No, we can't do them until my eye gets better.
He keeps introducing his friend Justin around.
Speaker 2 (18:25):
Oh.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
I love Justin, but he can't take pictures of me yet.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Maybe you could take pictures of me.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
I could take pictures of everyone, but none of me
until this gets better.
Speaker 2 (18:33):
I am the guy we work with. He's great photographer.
Speaker 1 (18:37):
Too incredible. Also just a great videographer. He's also super creative.
Speaker 2 (18:41):
He's so nice.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
I actually voted for both of you guys for that award. No,
you didn't de nominated you both you did. I did.
I did for different categories. Oh my god, yeah both.
Thank you both award winners around here in my book.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
Just so everybody knows one collaborator of the Oh.
Speaker 1 (19:00):
Yeah, we are. Like they don't want applause, I have applause.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
Thank you, Thank you, the Reader of the Year.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
All right, but.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
Guess what, Wendy, what's up? Thank you sir. They haven't
given me my plaque.
Speaker 1 (19:15):
Maybe it just takes some time for them to print
that thing up.
Speaker 2 (19:18):
Well, I told them I wanted in twenty four Cara
of gold now, so they better. Everybody else got this.
I'm the only moron didn't get this.
Speaker 1 (19:28):
Oh listen, it's coming. I have a feeling that it
is going to arrive before you know it. Danielle DeLillo,
thank you for joining me on another episode of Life Bites.
Speaker 2 (19:38):
Wendy Wild, thank you for having me again. I really
enjoy talking to you on a microphone.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Walking And you know what life does bite sometimes it does.
But at the end of the day. We're glad we're here.
We're glad you're here.
Speaker 2 (19:51):
Glad you're here.
Speaker 1 (19:52):
Yeah, I love you. I love you too.
Speaker 2 (19:54):
Thanks you being my bestie, Thanks for.
Speaker 1 (19:55):
Being mine and you until next time
Speaker 2 (19:57):
Until next time, uh,
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