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Reshma Sajani
Hi, I'm Reshma Sajani, founder of Girls who Code. Look, I'd consider myself a pretty successful adult woman. I've written books, founded two successful nonprofits, and I'm raising two incredible kids. But here's the thing. I still wake up wondering, is this it? And if the best years are yet to come, when's that going to start? Join me on my so Called Midlife, my new podcast with Lemonada Media, where we're building a playbook for navigating midlife one episode at a time. Each week, I'll chat with extraordinary guests who've transformed their midlife crisis into opportunities for growth and newfound purpose. At some point, we all ask ourselves, is there more to life? I'm here to discover how to thrive in my second act, right alongside you. My so Called Midlife is out now, wherever you get your podcasts.
Culap Vilaysack
Lemonade.
Host 1
Wow.
Culap Vilaysack
Oh, such and pok. God, you're a sight for sore eyes. Am I, Mrs. Yeah, you're Mama Claus. Welcome back to Add to Cart. I'm your Auntie Cuckoo the Lysack.
Soojin Pak
And I'm your other auntie, Mama Claus.
Culap Vilaysack
That's right. Mama Pak. Mama Pak Soojin. Mama Pakin.
Soojin Pak
Oh, my goodness. Mama, you're my mama. Guys, I'm in a mood.
Culap Vilaysack
I know you're in a mood. I'm a little.
Soojin Pak
We are in a mood.
Culap Vilaysack
I'm in mood. I'm in a mood. Okay, so we've been talking all season long about where to find the best gifts. We've searched high and low in crevices, in. In. You know, I mean, sue has been giving me breadcrumbs because, you know sue, she'll hit that basement bin bargain low. She's not afraid to put on a mask and roll it, you know?
Soojin Pak
No, I just. I have eight tubs of Maldon salt just hidden in the garage because I couldn't help myself. I mean, at 778A tub. When a box of Maldon salt is anywhere between 10 and $12.
Culap Vilaysack
I know it, Sue. I know it. You know, you don't need a salt pig. You're the salt pig. Yeah, I know you like that flaky salt.
Soojin Pak
I love a finishing salt. You know who else loves the finishing salt? My kids. They eat that stuff up as if it were cheap. As if it were 778A tub. Anyway, I digress. Are we opening a show or what?
Culap Vilaysack
We're opening a show, Sue. We're not just opening a show. We're gonna be. We're gonna be opening presents.
Soojin Pak
Yeah.
Culap Vilaysack
I hope your present that I sent you is nearby. I know the one that's right here. Is right here.
Soojin Pak
Yes. We're.
Culap Vilaysack
We two gift masters. Our Facebook group masters.
Soojin Pak
Let's not make it a competition like your friend group makes everything a competition. And I love your friend group. I just can't hang. Cannot hang. I politely nod my hat and curtsy out of the room.
Culap Vilaysack
But you'd race. You'd win. They got nothing on you.
Soojin Pak
Well, I did win the Moose Games.
Culap Vilaysack
Yes, you did. That's right.
Soojin Pak
I am the raunchiest of them all, apparently.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah. Former Sunday school teacher Park Soo Jin.
Soojin Pak
Yes. I couldn't even believe it. I still. I still it. In the middle of the night as I lay awake tossing and turning about all the deals that. That I'm missing out on. It makes me happy that I'm the raunchiest of them all. Because that's a raunchy crowd.
Culap Vilaysack
That's right. It is. It is.
Soojin Pak
You'll have to listen if you guys haven't listened. We played a naughty game called that's what she Said.
Culap Vilaysack
Moose game.
Soojin Pak
Yes, that's what she said. With a bunch of. Of of our friends, some of the nastiest people that I know. And I won.
Culap Vilaysack
They're disgusting.
Soojin Pak
And I was the nastiest.
Culap Vilaysack
And I'm proud of you. I'm so proud of you. And that's what Christmas is about. It's about being proud of your podcast wife. And I'm going to be honest, I don't want it to be a competition. Because of course, as I sit here and the dust has settled quite a bit, I'm on the other side of shopping, I believe.
Soojin Pak
What does that mean?
Culap Vilaysack
I think I'm done. Except for like a few. I would. I don't mean me mean, but non consequential people that I feel like, oh, I just want to get something easy and quick. And it doesn't need to happen now, you know, kind of people on my list. But as I sit here now, this morning, I was like, I should have got such in this.
Soojin Pak
I know. That's the thing. The thing is, your gift is the first gift I purchase of the season. And it's usually a few things. And so. Yeah, but you gotta make that commitment.
Culap Vilaysack
You do.
Soojin Pak
And we're gonna be talking about it in another episode. Decision fatigue is so, so intense for me this time of year. I have to just pull the plug because all year long I squat and I never shit.
Culap Vilaysack
Sorry, Brian. I did that right into Mike. Cause I couldn't. I had no control.
Soojin Pak
And you just have to shit this time of the year. You just have to do it and get off the pot.
Culap Vilaysack
That's right.
Soojin Pak
You know what I mean? Just, like, move on. We have no time for your trauma. We have no time for your dilly dallying. We have no time, so.
Culap Vilaysack
And it affects you. It affects you. If you're on that pot for too long. That's hemorrhoids city, baby.
Soojin Pak
Yeah. Yeah.
Culap Vilaysack
Okay. You gotta get up, move around.
Soojin Pak
That's right. I gotta move around. And so I have a lot of anxiety. Although on the other side of anxiety is always excitement, as I tell my children. And so I don't know if that's true. I don't know if it's true, but it doesn't matter. It is true because I speak it.
Culap Vilaysack
Should we start with mine and like. And we have to say what happened?
Soojin Pak
Yeah, that was a little bit of a bummer.
Culap Vilaysack
So let's start there.
Soojin Pak
Let's start at the moment you open first.
Culap Vilaysack
I already opened. The issue is I already opened.
Soojin Pak
Yes. I wanted to do one more little thing, and I couldn't. I was like, what is it? What could it be? And I found the perfect thing. My COO does not like to be dry.
Culap Vilaysack
No.
Soojin Pak
Being dry for her causes what's on the other side of excitement. Anxiety. She doesn't like to be flaky, crusty. She doesn't like a hangnail. I know. She likes to be buttered up.
Culap Vilaysack
I do. I do.
Soojin Pak
Like a little spotched turkey.
Culap Vilaysack
And you told me you're like, hey, something's coming for you.
Soojin Pak
Yeah. And I didn't specify.
Culap Vilaysack
You didn't specify. And sometimes when you send it to me, you'll say, don't. It'll be on the thing. It's somehow in the. It'll say, cool up, don't open until Christmas. Feli sack. Or something like that. Yes. And I forgot to do that and it's Kate McCloud, SU and POC. What is it? It is a, it's a body moisturizer in a bar form.
Soojin Pak
So what it is is called the body stone. It is 100% plant based ingredients, no fillers or preservatives. It glides onto your skin mess free. From what I understand, it's a lotion in the shape of, of a soap bar that you put on in the shower and it's supposed to completely moisturize your skin, like you know, lotion, but you use it in the shower. This is, this is what I'm seeing. This is what people are posting. And it melts on contact and absorbs quickly for easy application. Is this. Did you try it?
Culap Vilaysack
So I, I've been trying it. I even used it today. I'm not using it in the shower. I'm just using it after the shower, after I've dried myself. And I'm using it like moisturizer.
Soojin Pak
Oh, you're right. Start with warm dry skin, ideally after bath or shower. Prep the body stone for use by cupping it between your palms so it begins to soften with your body heat. Glide the stone directly across your skin. As it melts, your skin will absorb the nourishing ingredients and then massage the oils into your skin. So you are correct.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah, I'm up to that. And then it came with a travel case, but I'm like, travel case? Like where else are you supposed to put it? Use it every day. Like I'm putting it in the thing. Like otherwise it's just sitting there on my counter.
Soojin Pak
Exactly. That's why I was like, well, I've got to get a little case for it. Yeah, you got otherwise. What. So the whole point of this is that most of our skin care ingredients are 90 water and then, you know, a very small percent of active and inactive ingredients that we're actually paying for. So something like this is. There's no water in it, so it's all moisturizer.
Culap Vilaysack
Oh wow, when you say it that way. I been using it. You got me three kinds of grounding stones. You also got me the grounding stone mini and the Sleepstone mini. And it's awesome. It's awesome.
Soojin Pak
Okay, so that's one present.
Culap Vilaysack
I would purchase it for myself again and I would gift it.
Soojin Pak
Okay, good. Well listen, people have been raving about it and I like that. It's, it's not messy. You know what I mean? There's no pump, there's no thing, you know, like the crust doesn't get you know when you're pumping it, if you haven't used it in a while, and then it squirts everywhere. This is as easy as it comes.
Culap Vilaysack
I mean, I don't know what's going on with you. That. That is a issue.
Soojin Pak
You never get, like, a little crust in your. In your pump. No, I'm pointing at it. A little crust in that pump, and then you pump it, and it's like, why? What? I know there's product in here. And it goes. And then the little ear wax.
Culap Vilaysack
Oh, I know what you're talking about.
Soojin Pak
Shooting out.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah, well, you're using cheap ass shitsu. I don't know.
Soojin Pak
I don't know about that, but it won't happen.
Culap Vilaysack
It won't happen.
Soojin Pak
So that's why. Okay, do. So we go. Let's go through your other presents that you haven't opened.
Culap Vilaysack
I have it.
Soojin Pak
You actually start with the big. The start. There's two things in there. Start with the big one.
Culap Vilaysack
Yes, ma'am. Oh.
Soojin Pak
I want to say I got the last one. I want to say I got the last one. I went yesterday to get the link for this for Tiff and sold out. I had to. I had to get the link on a secondary shopping site.
Culap Vilaysack
I am holding in my hands the John Darien Target collab quilted throw one that I had. I had the chance early on in our manic state to purchase. I saved it for later, and guess what, bitches?
Host 1
It was gone.
Soojin Pak
Or so I thought.
Culap Vilaysack
My pod wife, Suchin, provides.
Soojin Pak
Listen, do you know what the sound is of millions of people turning the podcast off? Because they're like, we will not go down a John Darian rant with you two again. And we're sure. We are assuring you we're not talking about John Darien after this.
Culap Vilaysack
Well, let me just throw this down. Is that.
Soojin Pak
Unless it's in my box.
Culap Vilaysack
Wait, wait.
Soojin Pak
You know what?
Culap Vilaysack
I promise you, it's not. It's not. I just wanted to say that after all that, Suchin's dog destroyed her mushroom pillow.
Soojin Pak
After all that. After all that, my dear friend Adam Zeller, friend of the pod, my friend for life, when I made him go to the West Hollywood Target to get this pillow, and he did not want to go. Really? Okay, that's. And then now I get facetimes from him all the time when he's in Target. Whenever he sees anything mushroom, he's like, do you want this? And it's just. It won't stop anymore. But yes. So it is the Acorns quilted John Darien blanket. That coo did not get that.
Culap Vilaysack
I would say the one item. The one item that passed away.
Soojin Pak
And I was like, how could you not get this? It is literally your house on a blanket. You know what? The thing is so your house that you may not see it once you open it, like, it's like a green screen. It'll camouflage into the rest of your home. You have to have it.
Culap Vilaysack
Thank you. Thank you so much. I love it. I love it.
Soojin Pak
Okay. Okay. And the last little present. The little ones are always the best ones.
Culap Vilaysack
Okay, let's see.
Soojin Pak
What is it?
Culap Vilaysack
What is it? Oh, my God. Oh. Oh, gosh. These are statement earrings. These are diamante pave with a strip of emerald like crystals that go down the middle. They are clip ons. They are. You know who this is giving me the influencer that you got me onto, which is Karla Rockhor. And she has become my style.
Soojin Pak
Yes.
Culap Vilaysack
Never have I ever over the top, overstated.
Soojin Pak
I've been wanting to get you something emeraldy ever since Emmy, but I haven't. You know, I look around and I'm like, but these either. I found them irl, which is such a pleasure. At another man's treasure, which is this incredible vintage place in Pasadena. I mean, it's such a find. I love that place. There's no way you're walking out of there without something. And they just had these. And I said, yep, this is what I've been looking for.
Culap Vilaysack
Like, this is like. It's just so funny because I've really been watching Carla Rockmore, like, this morning, she had this, like, really cool statement necklace. Like, I've been watching her lean into this, like, big, like, sort of big costume jewelry. And she layers it on.
Soojin Pak
Yeah.
Culap Vilaysack
And I'm just like, that's me in 2025. So, like, the fact that you got me these, I love them.
Soojin Pak
Okay.
Culap Vilaysack
This is definitely going to be in some Christmas holiday parties.
Soojin Pak
Yeah, well, there was. I was deciding between two vintage pieces and ultimately I went with the one that screamed holiday because it just felt appropriate.
Culap Vilaysack
I will be wearing these. 365 though. Like, I'll wear these with a T shirt.
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Culap Vilaysack
Okay, it's time for you to open your prezzies.
Soojin Pak
I love also that you're in your packaging that you sent. You're using the add to cart stamp that we purchased. Guys, if you've been with us for a while, you know we have. We both bought the. She bought us.
Culap Vilaysack
Why did we do. Why did I. Why? As I was stamping, I was like, why did I do this? It's useless.
Soojin Pak
No, because we were did a giveaway one year. Never again, stupidly. That thing was so much work. And we got these things and we stamped our own tissue paper.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah, that's nuts with it.
Soojin Pak
God, there's a lot in here. All right, so I'm going to open up this first.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah, I don't remember anything.
Soojin Pak
I know.
Culap Vilaysack
I'm going to be honest.
Soojin Pak
I don't remember.
Culap Vilaysack
Okay, what's in there? What's in there? Sue, what's in there? What's in that bag that I got from Marshalls? I know you weren't gonna buy it yourself.
Soojin Pak
So you guys, when I tell you this brand has so much of our money, it is the Edie Parker big underwear, big undies bag. Mine is in silver, and it has a little pocket for a lighter or a little lipstick. I just can't tell you how delightful this is. And, you know, I had to stop myself from buying it because I was like, ah, what if she gets it? Oh, oh. So now I can take it off my cart app.
Culap Vilaysack
Your carded app?
Soojin Pak
My carded app. That's what it's called. Carted. It's so fun, but it's so me.
Culap Vilaysack
It is.
Soojin Pak
It is you who is. If I'm not a big undie gal.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah, like, I know you're what?
Soojin Pak
I'm gonna lie.
Culap Vilaysack
I'm gonna give it to Annie. But it's.
Soojin Pak
I did give it to Annie.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah, you were you gave it to Annie, but you're like, annie's not a big undie gal. Like, you're giving it to Annie because of your undies.
Soojin Pak
That's right. I heard the note to hers when I sent it was, think of me. You're. You're. You're a small indie gal hanging out with a big Undiego. And I just wanted to remind you of that something. But this is great. Oh, my God.
Host 1
Wow.
Soojin Pak
I get to actually hold it. It's so well made.
Culap Vilaysack
It is.
Soojin Pak
Little initials on the butt. It's so well made.
Culap Vilaysack
It's a crossbody.
Soojin Pak
So cute.
Culap Vilaysack
You can wear it as a clutch.
Soojin Pak
It's silver. Oh, my God. It makes me happy. I kind of want to frame it.
Culap Vilaysack
Oh, I could see that. You know, it does look like pop art. Like a work of art.
Soojin Pak
Oh, I love it so much. Okay. It's just funny that, like, I feel like a lot of times on our show we become obsessed with things.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah. Like, we do because it's like the dictionary and stuff. We get.
Soojin Pak
We get on these hooks and there's no rhyme or reason to it. It just is. Something about it tickles all of our funny bones, and we can't get off of it. And this season, it's the John Deeren collection. And these. This underwear, sometimes it has to do.
Culap Vilaysack
Like we do, like, the product. And then we're like, oh, well, also, when I get the free shipping. So then you start to.
Soojin Pak
Oh, yeah.
Culap Vilaysack
Well, really add to cart.
Soojin Pak
The free shipping.
Culap Vilaysack
Free shipping.
Soojin Pak
Oh, and fight. I. Where are you getting this? This Lindt chocolate of Target.
Culap Vilaysack
This is the holiday collection.
Soojin Pak
The box, instead of filling it with, like, popcorn so that the stuff doesn't get damaged, she has filled it with my favorite truffles from Lindt, the holiday collection.
Culap Vilaysack
She's taking a bite right now.
Soojin Pak
I mean, of course, I have to get an ornament every year from my cuckoo. Yes.
Culap Vilaysack
This is from World Market. What is it?
Soojin Pak
It's a shopping cart. No, but like a real metal shopping cart with wheels that. No, this is like an actual working shopping cart. Wait, it collapses. The. The baby seat collapses. No, this is like an actual shopping cart.
Culap Vilaysack
I stuffed it with chocolates.
Soojin Pak
This is amazing. I love it. Oh, my God. I haven't, as, you know, put up my tree yet, so. Or gotten my tree.
Culap Vilaysack
I know all those things.
Soojin Pak
And the final thing in here. What is this? Oh, my. Oh, it's the. Is this Bagu?
Culap Vilaysack
This is the Bagu stocking that I purchased months ago on off market.
Soojin Pak
I don't Have a stock stocking from me.
Culap Vilaysack
What? That's the most you ever.
Soojin Pak
Then I don't have a stocking. You know what I said? We moved into this house. I had a stocking in my last house. We had everybody's name on it. And in this house, we're just downsizing everything. And I said, you know what? I'm too old. I don't need a stocking. And so I just have a stocking for my two kids. And it does feel a little wa. Wa. When I stuffed their stocking. Because you know what was happening? Nobody was stuffing mama's stocking. I was just stuffing my stockings. But that's fine. But now I have a stocking. Wait, and is it some. Is there something in it? Yes, I have a stuffed stocking this year.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah.
Soojin Pak
Cuckoo.
Culap Vilaysack
Stuffed your stocking, Sue.
Soojin Pak
Wow. Wow. And one year, Annie was here, and she was like, where's your stocking? And I was like, no, you know what? It's silly. She was very confused and taken aback. Disheartened. Taken aback. And she was annoyed. She was like, ugh, she's doing that thing again.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah, she's doing something.
Soojin Pak
And so she got me, like, a. A giant box full of expensive chocolates and told Mike to put it in a st. But I don't even know if he put it in a stocking. I think he just, like, put it in a plastic bag and hung it next to the stockings.
Culap Vilaysack
Bender. Oh, Bender.
Soojin Pak
But the sentiment was there. Oh, wait. Okay, so let me look in here. Wait, some more chocolates.
Culap Vilaysack
That's right.
Soojin Pak
By the way, I'm so excited to eat all this chocolate. Oh, my God. There's so much chocolate, you guys. There must be. So, wait, there's. There something else in here?
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah.
Soojin Pak
Wait, there's more stuff in there. Yeah. What is it? What is it? Okay, guys, I'm opening it up, and it's an ornament. Oh, my. Is this Pibimpop?
Culap Vilaysack
Yes, it is. Target.
Soojin Pak
Target.
Culap Vilaysack
I wish that Target had lob. I feel like I would have made it somehow, some way if Target had, like, a lob ornament. The fact that you have Bibimbap, I had to get it for you.
Soojin Pak
Wow. This is amazing. It is actually a hot stone bowl that they made. It's not even just like, a regular bowl that they put it in. Like, a Korean person working at Target was like, hey, let me do this for you. And then it is. You know what you have in Pibimbap? You have your eggs and your veggies and then an Egg on top. A fried egg on top. Because you can't have Beanbab without a fried egg. You guys, this is hilarious. Okay, the last thing in here. I'm reaching in. Is it chocolate? I see this one on your tree, right? Yes. Is this on your tree?
Culap Vilaysack
Yes, it's a vintage light up Christmas tree. That's an ornament.
Soojin Pak
Should it go my tree or in my village?
Culap Vilaysack
Oh, interesting choices.
Soojin Pak
Wait, there's something else in here. Is there?
Culap Vilaysack
I think. I think there's one more thing in.
Soojin Pak
The boot of it. Geez, this is a lot of stuff. What is going on? Oh, this. Wanted to win. I didn't even know it was a contest. That's how. That's how stupid I am. This. She saved the best for last. Oh. Oh, my God. Cool. You did not.
Culap Vilaysack
It's not the same one that you wanted. Which, of course the one that you wanted. After I had bought this went on like a crazy sale that I saw and carded and. But I had already purchased this one.
Soojin Pak
Oh, my God, it's so beautiful. Wait, what?
Culap Vilaysack
It's kind of like a puffy heart.
Soojin Pak
Yeah, it's silver giant, thick T, H, I, C, C thick chain with a silver puffy heart.
Culap Vilaysack
And she can wear it long, and you can wear it, like, layer it and overlap it as kind of like a choker style.
Soojin Pak
Wow. Oh, my God.
Culap Vilaysack
Wow. I won.
Soojin Pak
As if there was. You know, I love how she's like, I don't remember. I don't remember what's in that box. I don't remember if I won. Huh. Is it a contest? Oh, I guess it could be a contest. I mean, I don't know. Twist my arm.
Culap Vilaysack
Well, I like to buy for you. I like to give you presents because I know Mike's not gonna do it right, so I gotta step in. That's right, Mike. I hope you listen to it. I'd say it's your face.
Soojin Pak
You know what he would say? Oh, I. I don't know. I'm building her. She shed.
Culap Vilaysack
Whatever. Mike, you know, we didn't talk about. I. I went.
Soojin Pak
It is true.
Culap Vilaysack
And I do love him. I love him. I went and visited.
Soojin Pak
Of course, we all love him.
Culap Vilaysack
Visited Sue, Bright, Emmy up there with me, you know, like, I don't know, last month or something. And I spied Mike coming out of the house. And I. I just got in my craw. I'm gonna scare the out of him. And I crept from behind his van and I shook him that he didn't shit his pants. I got him so Good. So good. Like the.
Host 1
Oh, wow, guys.
Culap Vilaysack
I wish you could have seen it through my eyes. I wish I was wearing a go camera on like a helmet as I crept, just, just like a little trickster. Sue wasn't even there yet. He was just trying to mind his business in his front yard and I came up at him so hard and went, boo. He screamed. He screamed.
Soojin Pak
I can't believe you didn't put him in the hospital after that. His little adrenals, his little shriveled raisins were even smaller. He had to do the whole routine when you left.
Host 1
Ground himself.
Soojin Pak
He had to ground himself. He had to drain the lymph nodes. He had to put on the patches. He had to laser.
Culap Vilaysack
I know. I'm sorry. Well, I'm not, though. I'm not.
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Culap Vilaysack
I scared him and then I kind of like walked away from him and was like oh I got to go get the baby. And then you pulled up like right after that.
Soojin Pak
I was like what happened? I saw his I saw him blinking his little deer headlights, and I said, h, that's. That's the trouble signal between us. What could be the trouble? Everyone's having a great time. I have lunch. We're gonna visit. And there was a lighter pallor to his normally green pallor. Yeah.
Culap Vilaysack
I am delighting in it. I was like, oh. In my head, I was like, I think I scared him really badly.
Soojin Pak
Well, in this family, I think I really. We don't speak above a certain decibel. Our lights are not on. Yeah, it's very dark.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah. You're like my little sister who was with us. Alyssa. Quiet. And meanwhile, my daughter and I are just two fireworks lit in a china shop.
Soojin Pak
It's what keeps us alive. It's not a coincidence. All my friends are fireworks lit in a china shop. I don't have one quiet friend.
Culap Vilaysack
Not one.
Soojin Pak
Not one. One friend who's like, who? I'm the. The lit firecracker.
Culap Vilaysack
Here's the thing, though. Like, I understand what you're saying, but, like, you're pretty lit. I know all jokes.
Soojin Pak
Sure.
Culap Vilaysack
Okay.
Soojin Pak
Yes, I am lit. And, oh, by no means am I a quiet, demure wallflower. However, and yet, and still, all of my friends are 1, full of energy, 2 have intact adrenals, 3 get up at the crack of dawn and go to bed at, you know, they can muster. They can rally. I cannot rally, okay? That's where I will fail every single friend. And that's okay with my friends. That's why we're friends. They're like, yeah, no, she's out. She's never gonna do that. But I've got some lentils.
Culap Vilaysack
Full belly, full belly.
Soojin Pak
I got some soup sloshing around. I got two and a half hours of just a fire hose. And then it's. My hair starts falling out at, like, 4:00 in class.
Culap Vilaysack
You appreciate it because there's a timer on it. You.
Soojin Pak
Oh, yeah, yeah. You're never gonna have to turn the lights off and hit the music off with me coming over. I will be out of there before you know it. Before the soup is cold. I'm already seat belted into my car.
Culap Vilaysack
That's right. I was just gonna say there are people.
Soojin Pak
Some people I know. Friends. I mean, do you have friends like that? They come over and they're lovely and I love them, but I'm like, wow, I'm putting my pajamas on and they're still here. And then dead. I'm thinking of this one friend of mine again. Lovely. I remember the kids were really little she wanted to come over, hang out. She did the whole thing, the bedtime routine. She did the stories, the books, the bath time. And I was like, oh, this is kind of cute, you know, like, I've never had anyone do this with me. Oh, that's so sweet. And she didn't have. She doesn't have kids. And I was like, oh, that's kind of nice. Like, it's. It's fun for her. You know, she's not burnt out from doing it at her house. That's why. And kids went to sleep. I put them to sleep and that. There's a whole ritual with my kids. My kids aren't like, your kids. Right. You know, you're like, put them in the crib.
Culap Vilaysack
Bye.
Host 1
Bye.
Soojin Pak
Good night. Mine are like, rock me here. And then sing this song. Put this light on, you know, these four, you know, stuffies. So it's a long process. Put both kids to bed. Creep downstairs. Still there.
Culap Vilaysack
Still there. Hadn't left. Hadn't left. So then you do your bedtime routine.
Soojin Pak
Why wouldn't I? I was coming down to turn the lights off downstairs.
Culap Vilaysack
You didn't expect her to be there? No, she was there. And then what was she like? Let's get. What. What was her energy at that point?
Soojin Pak
Yeah, like, let's get into it.
Culap Vilaysack
So what's.
Soojin Pak
Yeah, like, what's. So tell me. Tell me, you know, what's going. Now it's just me and you time. Oh, wow.
Culap Vilaysack
No, I've gotten to the habit of, well, I'm gonna go to bed now. You should leave. Like, that's. And. But normally I. People are here a long time, but when I'm done, I'm done.
Soojin Pak
That's me. And if that happens, then usually Mike will. You know what I mean? He'll wrap it up while I'm like, okay, guys, good night. So it. How does it happen in.
Culap Vilaysack
Your family's gone already? So he's already like, this is. I'm thinking about, like, Saturday when I. My cousins came over who were from out of town, and my mom made Phoenix. And so at the end of the night, it was just me and one cousin. And then I was like, it's 9pm I'm really tired, so. And she was joking. She's like, well, I'll fall. I'll go to sleep in the. I'll go to sleep on your couch. I'm like, that's fine. But we're doing separate things about it. But like, yeah, here's something to the side. I know we. We finished opening presents about what is the crux of this episode. But I. I need to air some complaints to you right now.
Soojin Pak
Go ahead.
Culap Vilaysack
So Casey and June have always been like, if you are one minute early, I will tear your head off your neck. They hate they so bad.
Soojin Pak
They hate it.
Culap Vilaysack
They're later in general. So, like, often, me and Danielle Schneider will be waiting in our cars, trained by both of them.
Soojin Pak
Yes, I did that too, when you were. When it was your baby shower. Because, of course, I didn't want to be late and that there was a whole agenda. And I was early, and so I waited in the car. Cause I was like, there's no way. If I walk in, they're gonna be so pissed.
Culap Vilaysack
Well, at my baby shower, one of my friends, Tintin and his partner at the time were early, and Casey called them out in front of everybody. So you. Yeah, I remember your instincts for survival is still sharp. As sharp as ever.
Soojin Pak
Oh, no, no. This group, you cannot. You cannot fuck around.
Culap Vilaysack
And I've kind of been more lackadaisical about that. Like, I. I prefer on time over late, but, you know, but this holiday had just gone past for. For Thanksgiving. For Thanksgiving, people were to come at one, and then my friend Rita, her mom, and little brother show up at 12:30. And I was pissed. And I know it wasn't Rita because it was her mom wanting to just, like, show up and be there and stuff. But I just, like. And I cannot. I'm not even a place where I'm like, hi, May. Hi, May. You're. I'm like, you're half an hour early. Like, I just, like, say it. She's like, oh. And Rita's like, well, they'll help set up. I'm like, help set up.
Soojin Pak
No, no, baby, that was set up. No, you can't. Don't. I'm like, Even get involved. The machine. Yeah. The train has left the station. You're just gonna get hurt.
Culap Vilaysack
I'm like, well, I need to get ready. Like, it was like, I was about to go see.
Soojin Pak
You just have to sit and look at a tree. A gorgeous tree.
Culap Vilaysack
I can't.
Soojin Pak
By yourself? Yeah. That's not.
Culap Vilaysack
I actually had a lot of events, too. I had people over on Thanksgiving. Friday was a break. Then my cousin was in town. And then the Sunday after that, December 1st, I did, like, a. A movie night. Like, a cheesy Netflix movie night. The Married Gentleman. We did a. The. And it's never about the movie. It's about, like, the themed potluck. And because the Married Gentleman has, like, an all male review. Chad Michael Murray, you know, I think didn't drink water for months so that he could take his shirt off multiple times. We did a cheesy bachelorette themed potluck. So penis themed. Like everything was like phallic like that. And that really is the event, it's not the movie. The movie of course, was horrible, but that's not the point, right? So like that was this. Like I've done a lot of entertaining and what is so annoying is like asking me what to bring. Fucking figure it out. Like you've already got the parameters and I'm just so tired of the business. We didn't know what to bring, so we just brought all this stuff. Like just bring something. Like, why do I have to hold your hand through the whole process? My other friend, she's decided to finally join us for the penis party. Well, should I bring more sausages or do you have no sausage? I'm like, I'm setting up. Figure it out. It's a potluck. I'm not in charge of you. Other people figured it out. They're bringing penis shaped cookies. Olivia's bringing a chicken chowder that we call chicken cum chowder. Cockprese salad. Like these are things that people figured out. I'm not here to, to help you, okay? I'm already providing a place. I'm making my own cheese balls with a spicy salami coming betwixt them. Like, I'm busy.
Soojin Pak
I can't believe I. You did not send me.
Culap Vilaysack
I.
Soojin Pak
This is in the COVID of Night. How are you making spicy cheese balls with a giant salami through it and I don't get a pick? Okay, what am I? Right.
Culap Vilaysack
You're right.
Soojin Pak
What am I, what am I not the winner of?
Culap Vilaysack
What she said.
Soojin Pak
What am I not the naughtiest. You know? Wow. I don't even need the context. All you have to do is send me the picture and be like, balls. Haha.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah.
Soojin Pak
I wouldn't even ask. I wouldn't be like, wait, what is this? Why wasn't I invited? What should I. I'm not gonna do that.
Culap Vilaysack
No, no, I know you wouldn't have. It's just. I think I've been entertaining so much. It's just been go, you know, Like I. It's just been go time.
Soojin Pak
Yeah.
Culap Vilaysack
Because Evan, you know.
Soojin Pak
Yeah.
Culap Vilaysack
A lot of go, a lot of shopping.
Soojin Pak
There's people listening, being like. Well, that's a little harsh. The thing is, is these. We're talking about our friends, people who know us and our personalities. She's not inviting strangers into her home that don't understand. Yeah. What. What the deal is. You don't show up empty handed and you don't ask questions. Yeah, that's. This is two rules. That's it. And it doesn't even matter what. What it is. It doesn't matter. You go in there with confidence, with ease, and you contribute.
Culap Vilaysack
I'm showing her a photo of.
Soojin Pak
Is a sausage erect? What is that? Oh, no.
Culap Vilaysack
All sausages are wrecked. No. Oh. See, what she's commenting on is I'm showing her the two large cheese balls. Then they're cheese balls, rolled and nuts. And then I put a spicy salami betwixt them surrounded by club crafts.
Soojin Pak
Fully erect.
Culap Vilaysack
Fully erect. She's commenting on the fact that a knife is stabbed in the middle of the salami. And then that's what she's noticing.
Soojin Pak
But the knife looks like it's part of the salami. So it looks like a giant erect, bulbous sausage. God, that's funny. That's funny.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah, yeah.
Soojin Pak
Don't fucking ruin the vibe. The mood. It's supposed to be fun. Fun. Like don't come in with details to a penis party. What you come to details with. To your taxes. You come to details to your accountant.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah.
Soojin Pak
To the penis cheeseball party.
Culap Vilaysack
Yes. Are my friends, while they're rolling dough and making spotted dick cockies, as I said, are they shaking their own heads and go, what are we do for cool up? That's part of it. That's part of it. I'm not going to apologize for bringing life to you.
Soojin Pak
Yeah.
Culap Vilaysack
Like my. And these are my two lesbian friends.
Soojin Pak
They like, imagine it. Be creative. Hey.
Culap Vilaysack
And they, they understood the assignment.
Soojin Pak
Tis the season.
Culap Vilaysack
These are the things that we have done to bring in the spirit of the holidays.
Soojin Pak
Just get into it. Just get it on it.
Culap Vilaysack
I don't decorate so early to not be able to enjoy it, to not force people to watch again. A subpar. A subpar Christmas movie.
Soojin Pak
And that's redundant.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah, you're right. You're right. Although I did enjoy Hot and Frosty.
Soojin Pak
Everybody keeps talking about that.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah. It's where a sexy snowman comes to life.
Soojin Pak
Ew. Ew. Yeah, whatever.
Culap Vilaysack
You're gonna be texting me. You're gonna be watching it on after you've got done your CVS run or in between your Whole Foods run.
Soojin Pak
I did watch that. The one. Everybody loved the one. It's like a hot rabbi. And at first I was like, ew. And then, you know, by episode three, I'm like, yeah.
Culap Vilaysack
There's something about how he grabbed her neck when they kissed.
Soojin Pak
Oh.
Culap Vilaysack
I was like, hi.
Soojin Pak
Hi.
Culap Vilaysack
Hello.
Soojin Pak
Shalom. Shabbat Shalom.
Culap Vilaysack
Sue, should we end this episode? I mean, wow. Where it began and where it ended.
Soojin Pak
Like I said, I won. I won the game.
Culap Vilaysack
You did win.
Soojin Pak
That is all for our gift exchange content contest that I lost, but also I won. You won. These are the games I love to play. I love to play a game where I can lose and be the winner.
Culap Vilaysack
Yeah, yeah, exactly. To lose and to receive so handsomely.
Soojin Pak
All right, well, thank you so much. The holiday season continues. We're rolling into the end of the year and we just love you guys so much.
Culap Vilaysack
We love you. We're so appreciative.
Soojin Pak
Yeah. Your silly comments and your DMs that I swear I'll get to in the new year. Guys, I just. I'm not going to make promises that I will respond before the end of the year, but in the new year, I'll get back to all those dms and we hope that you get everything on your list and more and more. Follow us on Instagram @attacarpod. Happy holidays. Bye.
Culap Vilaysack
Happy holidays.
Soojin Pak
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Soojin Pak
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Soojin Pak
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Culap Vilaysack
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Add to Cart with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak – Episode: Opening Presents 2024
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Release Date: December 10, 2024
The episode "Opening Presents 2024" kicks off with hosts Kulap Vilaysack and SuChin Pak embracing their festive alter egos—Kulap as "Auntie Cuckoo" and SuChin as "Mama Claus." Their playful banter sets a joyous tone as they prepare to unveil the thoughtful gifts they've exchanged for the holiday season.
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Kulap shares her adventures in finding the perfect holiday gifts, commending SuChin's knack for uncovering hidden gems and bargains. SuChin humorously admits to her own indulges, like hoarding multiple tubs of Maldon salt, highlighting their different yet complementary approaches to gift-giving.
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Kulap opens SuChin's first gift—a "Body Stone," a plant-based moisturizer in bar form. They discuss its unique, mess-free application and natural ingredients, praising it over traditional lotions that often contain excessive water and fillers.
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Kulap reveals a beautifully quilted throw from the John Darien x Target collaboration. She shares the frantic effort to secure one amid high demand, ultimately succeeding thanks to SuChin's timely assistance. The throw becomes a symbol of their enduring friendship and shared holiday spirit.
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Soojin unwraps her gift from Kulap—a pair of striking statement earrings designed by Karla Rockhor. They admire the bold, emerald-adorned diamonds and discuss how these pieces will elevate Kulap's style for upcoming holiday parties.
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Soojin opens Kulap's gift—a stylish Edie Parker big underwear bag in silver, complete with a handy pocket for essentials like lipsticks or lighters. They appreciate the bag's functionality and chic design, emphasizing its practicality and aesthetic appeal.
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Kulap and Suojin delve into entertaining stories about their interactions with friends and family during the holidays. Kulap recounts a playful prank on her partner Mike, causing hilarious chaos, while Suojin shares experiences with quirky holiday traditions among her friends, including a memorable "penis-themed potluck."
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As the episode winds down, Kulap and Suojin reflect on the joys and stresses of holiday preparations, emphasizing the importance of meaningful gift exchanges and supportive friendships. They express heartfelt gratitude to their listeners, encouraging them to share in the festive spirit and assuring them of more engaging content in the new year.
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Thoughtful Gift-Giving: Both hosts highlight the importance of selecting gifts that reflect the recipient's personality and needs, fostering deeper connections.
Humor in Friendship: Their playful interactions and humorous anecdotes underscore the role of laughter and lightheartedness in sustaining strong friendships, especially during the holiday season.
Balancing Practicality and Aesthetics: The gifts exchanged blend functionality with style, demonstrating how practical items can also serve as thoughtful and aesthetically pleasing presents.
Managing Holiday Stress: Through their conversations, Kulap and Suojin address common holiday anxieties, offering relatable insights into navigating the pressures of gift-giving and social expectations.
Embrace Individuality in Gifts: Tailor your gifts to the recipient's unique tastes and lifestyles for a more meaningful impact.
Find Joy in the Process: Approach holiday preparations with a sense of humor and enjoyment, as Kulap and Suojin do, to alleviate stress and enhance the festive experience.
Value Relationships Over Perfection: Prioritize the personal connections and memories created during the holidays over material perfection or societal expectations.
"Opening Presents 2024" is a delightful exploration of holiday traditions, infused with humor and heartfelt moments. Kulap Vilaysack and SuChin Pak offer listeners an engaging glimpse into their personal lives, celebrating the spirit of giving and the strength of their friendship. The episode serves as both an entertaining narrative and a thoughtful reflection on what truly makes the holiday season special.
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