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I'm ready for a tall boot, a nice tight little skirt, if you will possibly go with me. Here's some corduroy. Corduroy's never looked good on me, so I don't know who we're kidding. And my color palette is not, is not autumn. You know, I. I'm a true winter with a touch of spring and a splash of summer. But the rest of y' all can wear your mustard yellow corduroy and thrive. But I do love a fall. I love a sweater. I've been on Japan TikTok quite a bit recently. I have an entire trip planned to Japan. I just need about 10 days off to go there. But, you know, everyone goes during cherry blossom season. But no, no, no. I've been following a couple influencers have said the best time to go is in the winter. So that's. That's what's up my sleeve. If you're wondering how add I am these days. Let's see. I ordered a bible off Tik Tok shop. Got marketed to me, first of all, got marketed to me. It's one of those, like, while you're scrolling, it's like, hey, if you, if you scroll past this, you don't love Jesus. So then, of course I, I watch it because I think that somehow Jesus will think I don't love him if I don't watch the video. And it's also the worst thing you could do as a Christian influencer is to tell somebody that if they don't buy your product, they're going to hell. But guess who bought it? Me. But it was like, hey, stop scrolling. If you go past this video, you don't love Jesus and will burn 75,000 fiery deaths in the pits of hell. Do you have adhd? And I was like, check. It's like, do you love Jesus? Check. Then get this Bible. And I was like, you know, I need a new Bible anyways. I haven't opened the Word in a minute and I, so I got the Bible. I totally, again with add, forgot that I ordered it. It showed up and essentially it has certain words and letters amongst a proverb highlighted so that you can like skim it and only pick up what you need to pick up. Which I said, I don't know if that defeats the power of the word, but okay. And I opened the book and I immediately looked at this and went, too confusing. But tonight I'm going to try and crack open my Bible for people with adhd. You know, it's like, okay, well, I bought this, made this one purchase and that. That's how I won't go to hell. My mom's like, what did you order this weird ADHD Bible? And I said, one, leave me alone. And two, it is what it is. So I'm going to read my new ADHD Bible while I'm watching. Dancing with the Stars premieres this week. And I could not be more excited, very excited about this new season. We got some, we got Andy Richter, we got Alex Earl, a couple of that. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. It's just going to be a good season. I just feel it. And you know, it's always been a goal of mine to be on Dancing with the Stars. One, because I'm a star and two, I can dance. Um, so I, I thought that they would have asked me this season because after I did Alex Cooper's show in LA in the spring, you know, all the heads of Hulu were there and Disney. And I met one of the main guys who's like the executive producer, Dancing with the Stars. And I told him I was ready and he said, this is great to know. We'll be in contact with your agents. And then I don't think anybody called now. It could have been that they're, you know, they're giving me this fall off because I have such a jam packed tour and those were obligations that I already signed up for. But I'm hoping next year I'm planting the seed because I think I would absolutely crush Dancing with the Stars. I'm limber, I'm, I love glitter, I look great in tights. I Could put my legs over my head. I can do the splits, I can do the wobble, and I can cha cha slide like a motherfucker. So anybody who's watching, please know that I am going to be training. I am really about to take my exercise, my dance, just my physical fitness to the next level. Because one, Jesus is coming, and two, I got a trip to Japan I'd like to do. But anyhow, that's where we're at. We're all kind of all over the place today. I flew back from Los Angeles yesterday. We are going to do a full Emmys red carpet and after parties. Recap. So much to discuss. Had a very successful week of work in la. Got to shoot a really fun show with David Chang and Fortune Feimster. I did his cooking show, which was a ton of fun. And then it was immediately into Emmy's prep. And Emmy's prep is intense. So, you know, I said this last week, but shout out to all of the journalists. Shout out to all the people on the red carpet. It's a really intense job and I really kind of have it in a nice, cushy way. Cause I'm with either. Um, and that's obviously one of the coveted interviews that you want to do. I have celebrities coming up to me. Shout out to all of the rogue journalists that are behind these. Like, I have this big platform and it looks much bigger on television. I'd say it's a large, small, tiny platform. Like, we're all squished together in a, I don't know, maybe a three foot by three foot space. It's insane how they put lighting cameras, three producers, and I have, you know, hair and makeup just smushed in the corner, sweating. It's pretty intense. But compared to what the other real rogue journalists have, they are. They're all have a. I mean, it's shoulder length. However wide they are shoulder width, that's how long. That's the amount of space that they have. And they're actually at an angle. So cut that in half. And they're behind these fake hedges asking people for interviews. So I really have to, you know, take my hat off to all the. The young journalists out there who are absolutely out there getting yelling at celebrities. Walton, Goggins. Walton, come here, Come here. I got a question for you. So shout out to them. Really, really doing the tough work. But it's a lot of prep folks. Don't realize you have 300 cards of people that you possibly might get to interview. And, you know, you have to feel out their mood, what's going on? You're dealing with their publicist. Their publicist might come up and say, don't ask. You can absolutely not ask a single thing about the new season of their new show. You know, it's tight lipped. Or don't ask them a fashion question or you must ask them a fashion question. So there's a lot of different moving parts to the formula now. The way that they had the carpet set up this year didn't make a lot of sense and really kind of the interviews. So what happened was the carpet is I don't even know how. You know, I'm not good with explaining how far something is. Say it's like a football field length and it's all the different news outlets and media outlets lined up. So all those celebrities would have to come in, they'd have to walk the entire carpet and get to photos first. So that's where you're doing the step and repeat and you know, you have the getty images there taking your photos. So the way that they set it up before it was always you would take all your photos and then do all the interviews and then go inside to the actual event. Well, the way it was set up was backwards. So all the celebrities had to walk a football field in the blazing fucking heat. It was insanely hot. And when we did the rehearsal the day before, I was like, oh, this is going to be nice. It was a cool breeze. I said, this is not going to be that bad. No, no, no, no, no. By the time one o' clock hit and we got on the carpet in la, the sun was blazing. It felt like a terrarium, like just a, just an actual sweat box. The, the carpet runs the full length of the press area. So. And it was like a thick kind of maroon carpet that was just trapping the heat. And then they had all these coverings, these tarp coverings. So that was then pushing the heat. You were just getting hit with sweat from every angle. It was disgusting. Everybody had their own fans. By the time celebrities got to me, they had melted. It was a shit show. But the way they fucked everything up was you had to walk the entire football field. So you're already sweating. You had to know traipsing around, your dogs are barking, your bunions are swollen. You would go to the air conditioning, air conditioned tent for the photos. And then a lot of the celebrities are like this. We don't want to go back and do press. They maybe jump to like one news outlet did one interview and they're like we want to be inside in the air conditioning. So usually how it works is I get on the carpet at like 1 o'. Clock. 2 o' clock is when the official carpet opens. Or maybe I, I, I pushed it an hour, but regardless. And I usually do an hour of interviews. I'll get like 40 interviews back to back to back to back. And then we go live and then we're, we're splicing in some of the interviews that we got with the live interviews. And so you get, I usually get hit for an hour and just, I, I'm literally standing there like my brain is fried, my body's rattled, I'm sweating. I'm just back to back to back interviews. And I was standing around for like a good hour going, guys, am I doing something wrong? Like, where is everybody? And it was because everyone's just hanging air conditioned tent. And then once we went live, we started to get a bunch of hits. Zuri, who is one of my co hosts, she was just slammed because everyone buddy went back to the front. She's in position one. So she's getting slammed back to back to back. And then by the time they got to me, either he already picked it up or they were like, we're tired, it's hot, we're uncomfortable. But the people that I did get to interview who are so much fun, Megan Stalter on Hacks, I just adore her. She was so lovely and it was so great to meet her in person. She was, she just gave a great interview. It's so refreshing when you meet celebs who are funny and fun. And she was like, let's make this campy. And, and she was who she was, which is just ridiculously funny. So I had a great time interviewing her. Parker Posey was an absolute fucking dream. Parker was just like, it's so hot, Heather. It's so hot. I was like, I know. And she's in custom Valentino. And we did the interview with her live and we were both just dripping. And she's like, heather, we got to keep the fan up. This is insane. It's wild when the curtain comes down and people really just are themselves. And to see everyone's mascara just fully running down their face, to see everyone blotting their, their privates and their pits because they're just in gorgeous silk diamond encrusted gowns that have now have sweat stains on them. I mean, all the men were in velvet suits and they were just absolutely destroyed. It was truly a humbling experience. They should have had misters out there. I mean, it was really wild how the heat was just having everybody melt down. So, you know, people were coming up for their interview, blotting the top of their lip, just like, I'm sorry if I smell. I'm like, I'm sorry if I smell. We were all just very feral on this red carpet because of the heat. But Parker Posey was just an absolute dream. I mean, just adored her. Quinta Brunson was incredible. I got to meet Sharon Horgan, who I just adore. She's in one of my favorite TV shows of all time with Rob Delaney, Catastrophe. And then, of course, she's stars in and created the show. She was nominated for Bad Sisters, which is incredible. So I got to meet a lot of people that I just truly adore. But one of the people that I absolutely fanned out about is Edie Patterson. She plays Judy Gemstone on the Gemstones. And the night before the Emmys, they have this party called the Night before Party. Anybody who's nominated, anybody who's even remotely touches that atmosphere of the Emmys and television production goes to this party. It is the wildest party. And Edie was at the party, and I was there with Jen. And I. I just went up to her and I said, edie, I need you to know something. I adore you. You have been robbed. You needed to have been nominated for your role as Judy Gemstone. This is some bullshit. She is one of those comic female character actors that every other woman in the biz just. Just absolutely adores and looks up to. I. I love her so much. Couldn't have been more gracious, Couldn't have been cooler. Just a humble queen, cool woman. And I was fully fanning out on her. Like, Jen and I were doing that thing where we're talking over each other and we're just like, should we just love you and do the jump, J. And you should be nominated for everything, and you're great in this. And she couldn't have taken it in in a more beautiful, gracious way, but she's a baddie. And I said, that is somebody who I'm absolutely putting on the top of the vision board to work with is her, because she's just fucking cool. So run into Retta, who is, you know, the love of my life. Retta is having such a good time at the night before party, and I go up to her and I give her. She's sitting on a couch, and I give her a big hug, and she's like, what's up? And she had no idea it was me. Like, it wasn't registering. And so then she's having a good time, drinking, like, feeling herself. I see her beeline for the dj, and I'm like, oh, Red is in the zone. Retta is in the zone. And we ran into her friend Ro, who's always with her. And next thing you know, from the windows to the walls come on. And Red is in this gorgeous pink organza top, and she just has her hands in the. And she's feeling herself. And I'm like, this is what these parties are all about. It's getting to see my insane friends in this industry let their hair down and have a good time. And that just felt. Just gave me the warmest, yummiest feeling inside. Ran into Whitney Cummings, and we were laughing. She's just a dream and a doll. And we're laughing because. So this is all TV stars, right? And obviously, since television has really blown up, and I know that that sounds insane to say, but back in the day, there was a difference. You were either a TV star or a movie star. But movie stars always reign supreme. And now in this day of television, where everybody watches TV and consumes it in such a, you know, with a ferocious appetite, the way that we consume programs, it's different. The tables have turned a little bit. So I'm standing there with Jen Miranda Cosgrove, Whitney Cumming, and we see JLO walk by with her publicist. And JLo has on a weave that goes down to her ass. And she's glowing. I mean, she's truly one of the prettiest people you've ever seen in person. You're like, no, okay. And also, so is Whitney. When you see Whitney in person, you just say, there's not a. She doesn't have a pore. Her body is chiseled. It's very unfair. And I'm like, did we just see JLo? Like, what is JLo, a movie star, doing at a TV party? And we were laughing so hard, and she's walking around the room with her publicist, and I'm like, if JLO has to work a tv, oh, how the mighty have fallen. In the sense that everyone is out here hustling, like, I know I'm working these rooms, trying to talk to producers and directors and like, can I be in your show? Can I be in your show? Here's my business card. I mean, I am actively whoring myself out for auditions and job opportunities in television. 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Again, all you got to do is go to carawayhome.com absolutely not or use code absolutely not at checkout. Now back to the podcast. Back to the red carpet. It was hot. Everyone was hiding in the cool tents, and I was so excited. And I don't know if the interview aired, but I got to interview Jeff Hiller, who won for best supporting actor for his role in Somebody Somewhere. And he has. I used to watch him do improv at UCB back in the day. And I. And I got to tell him thank you for being my improv coach. He, like, subbed in one day for one of my improv teams. And it's just really cool to see people that taught you comedy start to win these awards. And I know, I think that that win for him was pretty unexpected. So big shout out to Jeff, Jeff Hiller for just his incredible work and how kind he was to me. He's just such a cool dude. Who else we run into? Oh, I ran into Connor and Tanner at the Netflix party. My babies. They were so wonderful. I got to see. See their families. I got to see their moms. We were all laughing and having a great time. And Tanner was so funny. Like, Nikki, his mom, was like, he's done. She's like, we, we. We tore up the dance floor. But I think I showed up to the Netflix party around like, 11, and she was like, he's done. We're going home. I was like, y', all go kick your feet up. Ran into them. Ran into Leanne at some of the parties. She's so great and sweet. So it was just fun. And so let me walk you through how these parties work after. So I wrap up the red carpet, the live show starts. I run back to my hotel, I start watching the show live and shout out to Nate. Nate did the most incredible job hosting. I. I thought he just absolutely crushed it. So I'm watching the show live, and then I basically had to do a horse bath because I had sweat so much through that beautiful blue gown I wore. So I'm in there doing a horse bath. I can't get the hair wet. But I have to totally wash off all my makeup to. To start from scratch so that Trace can beat a new face for a new look. Because everybody changes after the Emmys. And then you go to the after party, and I'm like, a new look. So you sit for two hours, you shovel food down your throat, you redo your glam, you put on some new, new deodorant, you get redressed. And then as soon as the Emmys are done, everybody gets let out. And then all the celebs, you know, scurry like little bugs to their next party. And you usually have like three or four parties in a row to go to. So I went to the Disney Hulu party first. Oh, wait, side note, hold on. I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm walking out the door, going to my first party. Who walks in the door but Jean Smart and Jennifer Coolidge. Jennifer Coolidge and I had the exact same hairstyle. And we're both in, like off the shoulder black bodycon dresses. And we're walking from the elevator together to the door, and Jen is crying, laughing. She's like, heather, you two literally look alike. And we're both kind of like hobbling along. Cause our feet already hurt because we've been standing in heels all. And I was like, this is just a moment. Like, if I could get the footage, the security footage from the hotel of us hobbling, step in step together in that lobby, it would just be an iconic moment on the Internet. I really think I need to call the hotel and see if they'll release that. And I got to see Jean Smart carrying her Emmy. And the wild thing is, when you win an Emmy, you carry the Emmy around to the parties all night. It doesn't matter if it's 3 o' clock in the morning and you're on your fifth party and your 12th tequila, you carry that bad boy around. And I love that. Like, forget your purse. You're carrying that Emmy. That is your rite of passage. Doesn't matter if you end up at In N Out or at the er. It does not matter. You carry that Emmy. So Jean's walking around with her Emmy. And the first party I went to was the Disney Hulu party, which is amazing because, uh, we sold a show to Hulu. So I'm, you know, I'm going there and I'm working the room and I'm seeing all the execs, and I'm like, okay, we saw that person. We said, hi over here. You know, you're Doing the thing. But it's wild to be at a lot of these parties because you'll be talking to someone who you think you're actively engaged in a conversation with. And it is such the LA thing to do. They're looking. They're talking to you, but then they're also looking over your shoulder and scanning the room for JLo, for somebody who is far more famous. So it's great when you talk to other comics, because we're so over this shit. We're just, like, actually engaging and making eye contact and having a meaningful, loving conversation. But talking to some of the actors, it was just hysterical. But that's la. That's just how it goes. And you know that that's a part of the biz and it is what it is. But I got to see a lot of our fun execs that we love and adore at Hulu. And what's great is every party, you judge the party on. On. On the catering, right? And so you go to the Disney party, and when I tell you they have, like, the top 10 restaurants of Los Angeles having little outposts so you can go around. I went to Bao Babe. I had the best truffle short rib dumpling I've ever had in my life. Okay, I've never heard this place. Let me look up Bao Babe. Really, what I do is just market research for the restaurants that I want to try next time I'm in la. I had this place. Let me look it up. Bao Babe of LA Los Angeles. Where is their location? You need to go there. They have a dumpling omakaze. Just follow the Bao Babe in Los Angeles. Best bao dumplings I've ever had in my life. So you go over there. And then they had the. I think it was found oysters or found seafood. They had a fresh raw bar. Then you go in the back, they're making homemade pizzas. Then you go in the corner, and they're passing out, like, little tostadas with hamachi crudo on it. When I tell you, I walk in the first party and we're starving. I mean, I've got three plates. So the way you time it out is you walk in, you do the step and repeat. You take a couple photos, and then you're like, all right, I'm going to take 15 minutes. I'm going to shovel as much food as I can into my mouth, and then I'm going to go to the bathroom, clean my teeth, get. Get an aperol spritz. And then I got to work the room. And I got to shake all the hands of the execs who literally have my future in the palm of their fucking hands. But luckily we've got good people that are. That are cradling my future. So after we wrapped that party, then we went to Netflix. Had to, you know, cause a scene there. Then I. I get it. I think I had two sliders and a little cup of. Of french fries with a gorgeous little french fry, kind of spicy aioli at the bottom. Ooh, I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. Then we pivoted and went to Napergetzi. He had a after party shout out to his wife Laura, who I love and adore, who invited me. And then I see red there and, you know, Whitney again, and it's a bunch of comics and Leanne's there, and it was just great. And so that was the last party. By the time I got to that party, though, I wasn't even drunk. I think I had like two apparel spritz that entire night because I was just exhausted. You have to realize these days when you're working the carpet, Europe at 7 in hair and makeup by 8, you're taking photos by 12 on the carpet by 1, you wrap at 5, then you got to watch the show so you know who won. And. And then you go to all the different parties. It's just, it's non stop. And there's so much overstimulation and social interaction. And it's also a real roller coaster of emotion. You're talking to people about their hopes and their dreams, and you're interviewing them about what this night means to them. And I hate to make it more dramatic than it seems, but once you are done, once you come down from the adrenaline rush of doing live interviews and then you're sitting in the chair and you get maybe like 30 minutes of quiet while you're redoing glam. It's all still very glamorous, but it's also really not. So by the time I get to the Last party at 1am, I'm standing there and I. And I ordered a Coke. I was like, I need a Coke on ice. I need a little caffeine and I need a touch of sugar because now my blood sugar has dropped because I've had 45 fucking dumplings and sliders. And I'm standing there and I'm talking to Retta and literally Jen was like, heather, Heather, are you okay? And I realize I'm standing with a drink, my eyes are crushed and I'm in Again, I go. And I realized. I think I fell asleep standing up. That's the point where I was at. And I cannot wait. I cannot wait for the moment in my career where I'm either hosting the Emmys or I'm presenting. And I'm just going to the award show in a beautiful way. And I'm so grateful for the job I have right now. It's incredible. I love what I'm doing, and it's truly, like, for somebody who has been a TV and Hollywood nerd, like, this is what I love. I love television. I love meeting all the actors. I got to meet Christopher Maloney from Law and Order svu. I'm seeing Mariska Hargitay on the carpet. Like, I'm getting to interview people who I adore, and I love their work, and I'm still such a fan of television. But, man, I really can't wait for the day where I get to show up, I'm interviewed on the carpet, and then I get to go inside, eat some peanut M&M's, have a glass of wine while the show's rolling, and, you know, maybe win an award. I wouldn't also be mad at that. I would not be mad at winning awards as well. But by the time I got to that last party, you know, no one was home. Lights were on. The lights weren't even on. The lights had been dimmed, and I. I was fully had, fully disassociated. And that's the last part is the party you really need to be alive for. And I was just, tink, tink, tink, tink. And so about 1:45, I said, I have to get up and catch a flight tomorrow. I'm done. My feet are done. They're swollen. It got to a point where you could not differentiate my calves from my legs and my toes. And, you know, I have tiny ankles, like a full cankle, full swollen feet. My rings, I had all this fancy jewelry on. I couldn't get them off, and I started to panic, and I said, I gotta go home. But anywho, it was another successful Emmys. And I feel so blessed and grateful that I get to be in this industry where, you know, there's a. There's a lot of. It's so hard to make it in the industry. So just to be able to be there and. And see my buddies who are also trying to make it in the industry who have also had a ton of success, I don't know, it just makes you feel like, all right, we're all feeling the exact same way. But we had a great time. So feel very blessed for that gig. Truly love what I do. But it was interesting. It was, it was, I mean, best way to describe it was a lighter lift. It just was not as. It was chaotic in a sense that we didn't fully know what was going on, but because everyone was hiding in the air conditioned tent, it was a slower, slower afternoon. So it's like a hurry up rush to get there. And then we spent two hours melting in the sun, but grateful for that job. And shout out to the entire crew at E. I have the best team. I have the best producers, cameramen, sound. Everybody is just awesome. And we all hovered together in this sweat box under this tent for, you know, four hours together. So I feel very blessed. But there wasn't a lot of, like, drama there. Everyone was polite. People were just hot and sweaty and thirsty and really excited to get inside. So I respected that. I was pretty cool though. Evan Ross Katz, who we love on Instagram, he reposted a couple of my interviews, which was very fun. And, you know, I'm getting the hang of it again. We're in different times. I'm a comic who's been hired essentially to do like, journalism, which is not my strong suit. I would like to have more just organic, off the cuff conversations where I would also like to be able to do more comedy. Roasting people is what I would really love to do. But the times have changed, so I am trying to figure out my footing and where I fit in. And I also want people in the industry to know that, like, hey, you can come to me. We can have a good time. It's going to be lighthearted. It's never supposed to be mean. And I would like to be able to get a little more, A little more sassy with some folks, if you know what I mean. But. Okay, what's going on? Let's do a quick pivot before we get into the voicemails. So I am going to be in Milwaukee and Minneapolis this weekend. Minneapolis is sold out. Milwaukee. If you were unable to come see me in Chicago, come see me in Milwaukee. We still have tickets at Heather on tour dot com. I think it's an hour and a half drive. Get a party bus, get a dd or just come up yourself and pack some snacks. But come. We have plenty of tickets left in Milwaukee, but Minneapolis is sold out, so I don't want to hear it in Minneapolis. So if you are unable to come see us, please come see us. If you're unable to Come see us in Chicago. Please come see us in Milwaukee. Also Jacksonville. I am coming to Jacksonville in Tampa. If you originally bought tickets to Tampa, we had to move that show from Saturday to Thursday the 9th. So I'll be in Tampa on Thursday the 9th and then Jacksonville Friday the 10th. We still have tickets, so please get your tickets atheather on tour.com. those shows are always sold out. I know fall is back in swing. I know kids are back to school and there's a lot going on. But that will be a Thursday, Friday show back to back, Tampa and Jacksonville. Get your tickets, heather on tour.com and then I'll be going to Vegas for the unwell weekend, which is going to be so much fun. I can't wait to meet all the housewives because Paris Hilton, Trisha Paytas, Megan Salter will be there. It's going to be a wild weekend and I'm very much so looking forward to that. I'm getting all my outfits for that. I'm very excited, very excited. What else is happening? Wishing I was on Dancing with the Stars. Going to manifest that for next season and just, you know, pumped. The shows have been so much fun. This, this tour I'm having the most fun I've had in a really long time. So thank you guys for coming out and just being the fricking best. And for, for Vegas, we're going to do something totally different. We're kind of combining the worlds of the unwell and all the, the star power that's going to be there. And then I'm going to be doing stand up with crowd work and mixing around and so it's going to be a really different fun show and I'm excited for you all to come out to that. And also, dude, we're going to be at like the pool parties. Paris Hilton's DJing and I'm throwing out. Show me your moomoo. You know what I mean? Like, it's gonna be legit. But yeah, I'm, I'm having so much fun on the road. There are so many balls in the air right now. Like, I, I have felt a little discombobulated. I've had to take some mental health days and just try and figure out what, what is up from down and that's okay. But the Emmys prep, I'm doing the writer cup. We're going to be on the road. I'm still maintaining this podcast. So just understand every day is so different and the amount of travel and the amount of different things I do in a week is Such a cool blessing. And I. And I love what I do, but, man, sometimes your brain can truly feel rattled. You know, it's like, study the prep for the Emmys while also having to do a podcast while also auditioning, while also making sure that your hour is tight for the shows that you have the next week. There's just a lot of parts, a lot of brand deals, a lot of things going on. So some days I just have to be like, all right, let's take a breath. Let's put everything in order of importance, because it's not like I do the same job every day, which is great. Okay, Someone's going to get upset and say, I'm complaining, but I'm grateful. This is one bitch who listens to this podcast, and anytime I try and just explain to you, like, my schedule or where I'm at, emotionally, she's like, I'm so sick of hearing how to say she's busy. But grateful. Why am grateful? I don't want anybody to think I'm not. I am. 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