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No purchase necessary VGW Group void where prohibited by law 21 + terms and conditions apply. Mr. Gekko, you're a huge inspiration to us all. But who was your muse? My dear old nan, she would tell me, always remember to be true to yourself and to use that fast and friendly claim support on the Geico app. I follow her advice to this day. Get more than just savings. Get more with geico. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Intrusive Thoughts by Adam Rippon. It's me again, Adam Rippon, your host and your only voice. But, you know, no complaints. No complaints from you, the listener, and from me, the voice. Uh, I hope you're all doing well. I'm doing well. I'm actually doing quite well and I'd like to elaborate on that. So there's two things that I want to talk about and then we definitely have to go through some of the text messages. Messages today as a promised. Right. Like I can't keep promising and not following through. I can, but how about this? I won't and I will not do that. I'm better than that and you are so patient with me and I, I really can't thank you enough. Give this podcast five stars and a great review. Helps people find the podcast. See, I am catching on to the language quite well now. Why am I great? As I mentioned. Well, I will tell you that before I got started, actually we're going to back up, I was. I'm on my second pair of reading glasses for this episode because I had this pair of like, fun red ones where if you don't look at the frames, they are. Does look like I eat dinner off them. They're disgusting. But I put them on and the first thing I did. Yeah, that's right, the lens popped out because the frame is cracked. And I'm really sad because they. These are like my red glasses. Love them. I did have a, a caller call in and ask, where are you getting all your glasses from? And I'll tell you because I'm not a gatekeeper unless it's something I don't want people to have. Then I will kind of keep the gate. Close the gate. I get these glasses at the Dollar Store. Yep, there are $1 glasses, right? Because they're just reading glasses and I want to have like a million of them around the house because ever since I got that cataract surgery and I really kind of won't shut up about that and I don't think you would either if you had cataract surgery in your 30s. It's quite impressive and scary. But since I've had the cataract surgery, I'll tell you that like my vision is like fantastic. Like looking around. I've mentioned low lights, not my favorite. But also like reading. Reading is, is not the easiest sometimes. And just the reading glasses, I get it now. After making fun of so many people who need a flashlight in a magnifying glass to read a menu at a restaurant, now I'm one of them. You know, I absolutely understand the struggle. So these glasses are from the Dollar Store specifically. I got about a thousand pairs of them at a like a$ish sort of store in Japan the last time I was in Japan because they have amazing reading glasses at a quite affordable price, maybe 200 yen, the equivalent of about 2 USD dollars. And yeah, the D does stand for dollars. So I did say two United States dollars. Dollars. Yeah, dollars dollars. One dollar for every dollar. And so I think that you could probably get them. Listen, if you live in a bigger city, maybe you have a store called a daiso. Look it up. It's fantastic. It's like if the Dollar Store went to cotillion. It's gorgeous, beautiful. You can find a lot of like really nice things there at great prices. Really great prices. And I think they might have glasses there. I have to check any who. Now I do need to talk about why I'm in a great mood. Because you know the red glasses that the lens popped out of because they are cracked. It couldn't even bother me. Now I'm going to tell you something that I haven't told my husband yet. And he will freak out. He'll be happy in the end, but he'll be scared at the beginning. And he's right to be scared because a lot of these things, as I've mentioned on this podcast, that since my husband is in Finland right now and I'm planning to join him in a few weeks, which I'm quite excited about, but because he's in Finland, I can do all of these like little tasks around the house that I don't tackle while he's here because I know it will, like overwhelm him with the amount of me that kind of goes into it. Because when I do a task around the house, the whole house will look like it exploded. And there's no way around that. And a little follow up on the, like doing tasks around the house and going buck wild. I mentioned I like to go buck wild and, you know, deep clean of everything. And there have been a few nights here, I'll say a few sleepless nights. And not sleepless because I'm tossing and turning because I'm running and jogging around the house. That's why they're sleepless, because I take on too many tasks. And then when I get a little bit overwhelmed with one, I think, you know, what would really make this better is if I start another one. And so there have been giant sections. Giant sections. Giant sections of the house that have been torn apart at once. And sometimes, you know, I don't like to go to bed with all of that, like, out and about. But sometimes, sometimes you gotta call it and you gotta go, I'll deal with this tomorrow. And yeah, that would make my husband literally pass away. If he could see the state of the union. If he could see that that's what I call my house. The union. The state of the union. But I wanna just say this for the record, before I even move on is that last night I did exactly what I planned to do, which was like, clean the whole house. Things are put away in the right place. It's. I'm living in a euphoric state currently, and I did take on a big task. I've been trying to take on like one big thing. Whether it's like fully clean out, like one closet or whatever. I promise this episode is going to be really good. I promise. I promise I'm going to stop talking about cleaning out my closet. I do this every time. Now. The big task I took on yesterday was we have decided that. Well, we didn't really decide. I think that microwaves over the oven are ugly. I just don't think the microwave should be out. And I absolutely like using my microwave. Right. Like, I don't cook things in it. I just like warm things up in it. Which is essentially like the service of having a microwave. Microwave is that you can warm things up in it. And I like that. You know, there's no. There is a way to not have a microwave, but it's very heavy on the oven use. You have to be very Kind of always using that if you want to heat anything up. And I don't want to be tied to only using the oven. So microwave it is right? There is no avoiding that. We do need to have a microwave. So we have, like, a little pantry closet that I have gotten an outlet put into. And don't worry, it's, like, safe to, like, vent out before someone's like, you're gonna burn the place down. No, no, it's okay. So we have an outlet put in there, and we've put the toaster in there, and there's enough space. Believe me, it's okay. Like, the heat and everything can escape. It has a way where there's a will, there's a way where there's heat. It can escape. So we're all good. So, you know, relax, relax, relax. So in this pantry closet, I've added an outlet, and we have our toaster in there. So that you don't need to always, like, pull it out, put it back on. And I don't like. I like when the counters are as kind of, like, empty as possible. I'm not really a clutter kind of guy. I'm more of, like a clean spaces, empty space, empty nester. Right now, this is what I'm gonna get to. I had to do a lot of research, right? I. I don't know how I come off to you, the listener, right? Like, I don't know how what you think of me. If you think of me as, like, he's a handy guy. I don't know if I really give off that vibe of, like, guy who's handy with stuff, but I actually am. I'm quite handy. I can, like, fix things. Believe it or not, I can break them, too. I'm really good at breaking them. Like, currently, my garbage disposal just won't turn on right now. I don't know. I'll get to that. Don't worry. Coming next week, me talking about the garbage disposal. Give this podcast five stars. It really. It deserves it. It really does. Helps people find the podcast. So everyone can hear about my garbage disposal back to the oven. So here's the deal. I have decided, and we've talked about this, so this is not going to take him by surprise, that we're going to take the microwave off from above the oven and replace it with, like, a range hood, which is like, you know, just like the range hood. I didn't know that was the name of it. So that's why I'm trying to help you out in case, basically, it's like that like vent that like sucks up the smoke. Okay, now you know. And now I know. And so we've been saying like, okay, we're going to replace it. But it does feel like a job for a professional, right? Doesn't, don't you think? You think professional when you think of replacing all of that. And this isn't just like, you know, we got to get rid of the microwave. It's not like just an aesthetic thing because I've lived here for five years and so that microwave has been there for five years and it's tapping out. And what I mean is like it works, but like big pieces of it, like there's like a. There was a part up at the top that was like a plastic cover for like. So you didn't see like it's innards, the insides, whatever. So you didn't see it's like the organs of the microwave. And one day when I was cleaning, I must have just pissed it right the hell off and it fell off, couldn't go back on. So it was sort of, you know, kind of exposing itself, for lack of a better term. And you know, that's indecent for a microwave to be exposing its insides, you know, to the owners of the home. So I didn't want something indecent in the kitchen. And so it's kind of time like this thing needed to go. And so the way that it works in my kitchen is that like we have, you know, cabinets and it's like installed underneath the cabinets. And just in case you didn't know how this works is that basically like there's screws from like the cabinets that go into the microwave, but it's not just held up by that. There's like a bracket on the wall. And so it's like the microwave is like like in the bracket and then like screwed into the microwave. And I want you to know those weren't sound effects. Those were me doing kind of beatboxing vocals. You're welcome. And I like to take a load off of, you know, when we do the editing here, looking for another sound effect, I'll just make them. So here's what I did through my research. I figured out, oh, I didn't know there was a bracket back there. I didn't know that that's where the screws were. And so I said, you know what, Usually they say this could be a two man job. Okay, yeah, maybe if you're fucking weak, which I'm not. I'm so strong, very strong. And so, you know, I did all of the things it said. Like, these were kind of handy tips that, like, maybe lay a blanket down on top of the stove so that, like, if anything falls, it doesn't, like, smash and crack. Kind of great idea. And so I decided, you know what? I'm just gonna go for it, right? Like, let's just. Let's just go for it. We're never gonna replace it unless we take it off. And I'm thinking, like, I've already. J.P. doesn't know this. I bought the range hood already. Like, I bought it last week. Thinking, like, okay, I'm gonna push myself to do this. But I. You know, there's a few, like, little things around the house that we're like, we should do this. But we always, you know, we're dragging our feet. And while he's gone, I can, you know, ensue myself into the chaos of said renovation. And so I'm like, I'm just gonna do it. I'll figure it out. Or I'll, you know, I'll call somebody to help me. We'll see. I think I can handle this. Okay. This being said, I took the microwave off myself, and so I unscrewed those things. And what you do is this. You unscrew it, and then the microwave goes, whoa. Like, it, like, starts to tip back and forth. You gotta go, whoa. Whoa, there, buddy. It's like a horse, the microwave. It's about as heavy as a fucking horse, too. They don't. They tell you it's, like, heavy. It's really heavy. I don't know how heavy that thing. I gotta look it up. But it's not a light product. So you unscrew that. Then the microwave starts at, Whoa, whoa, whoa. Like I said. Whoa, easy there. Easy there. That's what you do. And then you. You have to tip it forward so it feels like it's falling. So you tip it, and then you lift it, and then you pull it out, and then you put it down. And I was able to do that, and I felt, like, so incredibly powerful doing that. And so I took the microwave off, and wouldn't you know, it. It like. But right behind it is, like. It looks like the gr. It looks like if Gordon Ramsay saw, like, the back of, like. And we're a clean house, believe me, if he saw the back of that, he would have been like, there's a kitchen violation. He would have started throwing things for sure. Just so the grease buildup behind that, it just. It's terrifying. So I got it off. I just Cleaned everything up. And, you know, old me, because I'm. I am getting better with age. Old me would have been like, all right, let's just try to put the hood on now and, you know, just absolutely continue with, like, you know, old microwave in pieces on the ground. Let's open a box. Let's just really make a fucking mess of it. But not new me. New me went, no, that's the project for today. The project for tomorrow will be the range hood. I'm scared to tackle it, but it's all prepared, I think. And on the box it says one man job. So if the box even thinks that a one man. And that's exactly what I am. I am one man. If only. I am just one man, and I am job. So I think that I can do it. I'll, like, let you know. I'm very nervous and excited and titillated. And if I do it, it was God's will. And if he has a will, I have a range hood. So I'll let you know how that goes. The other reason why I'm so excited and if you're still here with me, thank you so much. I'm so excited. And we're also. We're all on pins and needles about the garbage disposal for next week. You got to stay tuned. You got to listen to all these episodes. You got to stay up to date, or you'll be left behind. You'll be left behind. The other reason why I am in such great spirits is I've mentioned before that I'm opening a medical spa. And I've mentioned a little bit about how challenging it's been to find a space. And I also mentioned that in looking for a space, I think that I found one. And nothing signed yet, but because there's a few things, like, there's so many things that you need to learn if you're, like, opening a business, especially if the business has, like, a. A location. So many things. And I think, like, one day when we get closer, or, like, as the process is, like, further along, I'm. We're gonna do a whole episode on commercial real estate. Whether anybody likes it or not, we're doing a whole episode because everybody deserves to know this information, because I didn't know any of it. So I found a space. And I don't think I mentioned this before, but it was at a location I was, like, quite discouraging to find because I thought I found something. And then, you know, it would have. I would have needed to, like, do a full gut of this place, I would have needed to added plumbing and walls and all this stuff. And this place. I. I was looking at another place and location was taken. And then a few weeks ago, the agent of that location was like, we have another unit that, like, opened up that you should look at. Because I've also. I. Okay. I had an agent helping me try to find these spaces. But then I think as soon as he figured out, like, what kind of price point I was at, he ghosted me. Ghosted me. Doesn't he know that I could change a microwave to arrange it? Yeah. So he ghosted me. And so I was like, I think I could just do this on my own. Which basically what you do is like, you know, when they're like, for lease, you actually call that number and then you talk to people, which is like, a lot of work, but it's gotta be done. So one of these guys that I called, he called me a few weeks later, and I love this guy. His name is Bob, and he's. He's the agent of this, like, one location that we will end up moving into, it looks like, to bury the lead. So he caught and we. I meet him and why do I love him? He's about, like 70, almost 80 years old. He's the nicest guy. He's the nicest guy. And I've told him it's a new business. I'm learning as I go. And, you know, there's like, before I can sign the lease, there's a few things that I need to do. I. I'm sending it over to, like, people who know how to, like, read a lease agreement better than I do, just to, like, comb it through, make sure it's all good. And like I said, we're. Stay tuned for that episode when we talk about commercial real estate. I know, I know you're waiting for it, but, yeah, they're looking at it. And, you know, I need to now get insurance for the. The medical spa because I need proof of insurance before we can sign a lease and before I can get the keys. But I'm doing all of that now. And so that should be all done, like, hopefully this week so that we can sign it. And at the moment, we would be able to move in September 1st. Now, it'll still be a few months before we open because there's a lot to do. But with this specific space, it's completely built out already. Like, there was some sort of. It wasn't a medical spa, but some sort of, like, medical business was there before. So, like, the plumbing was just redone. There's, like, sinks, there's treatment rooms. So that's like a huge. Like, it's. It's. I'm very happy about it. I'm very excited. And I'll. I'll tell more. I'll tell more. Ah. I know you want to hear about my fully built out bathrooms now. That's why I'm in a good mood. Because I think I finally found a space. And if you've ever started a business, just expect it to take twice as long as what you thought it was going to take. Because I remember about a year ago, I said, yeah, I think we'll be able to open in November of 2024. Right. It is now 2025. We're creeping in on 2026. And just now have I located the space, thanks to my friend Bob. Bob, Bob, Bob. He's a great guy. Now, if you're still here. God, I love you. Because there's a few reasons why I love you. One, because you're just so freaking great. And two, because I did say we would read through the text messages, and I will do as promised. Okay? Now, reading a text message means I don't get to take a break from talking. And I want you to know it's not a problem. Not a problem for me, but I will take a sip of water. Delicious. All right. As you know, one of our first text messages we ever read was kind of confirming that we are the number one podcast in Serbia. So cool. Hello, Serbia. Hello, Serbia. They're gonna blast that, and they're like Times Square. I can't wait. I can't wait. We're gonna post the footage on Instagram. Straight from Serbia. This is intrusive thoughts. All right, now our first text message for today. Maybe we'll even do a few. I do want to do some voicemails too. Oh, so exciting. But I've eaten up so much time talking about a microwave. Oh, God, my fault. Okay, here we go. Hi, Adam. Izzy from Charleston, South Carolina, here. Big fan of the podcast, both yours and the Run Through. The Run through is another podcast that I do that's figure skating focused. This one is kind of really focused on nothing. This is unfocused. Okay, back to Izzy. I have a list of things that make me angry and wanted to know your thoughts. This is great. Pistachios I can't open. Yeah, I agree. Simply put, it's not good when you can't get those pistachios open. I'll tell you my favorite pistachios the peppered ones from the store. You know what I'm talking. If you're a pistachio person, you get it. You know what I'm talking about. But, yeah, hate when they can't open them. Come on, crack open a little bit. Relax. Hate it. Next, the sound of windshield wipers when they scrape when there isn't enough rain for the speed they're set to. I. I do absolutely agree and hate this. I hate when this happens. I'll tell you, I hate it so much that I know that when it's, like, raining a little bit, you gotta, like. I don't even know the sound for the. Like that. That's it. You gotta, like, put out some washer fluid. You gotta help lube those things up so that there is a slick glide to the windshield. Because I hate that. I hate that sound. It's awful when you hear it. I'm like, my car is totaled. You know, I just. It's a really terrible smell. Okay. Flat palming any glass surface. Agreed. I actually will take this a step further, is. And say that I don't like most glasses surfaces I used to have. And I'll list, let me list all the glass surfaces I've ever had. That'll make for a really good episode. Well, you never know unless you try. So I'm gonna try. I'm gonna name those for me, for you, for us. So I once had a glass dining table that, like, when you looked at it, looked amazing. But if you looked at it too long, you could see too much human DNA. And by that I mean fingerprints. And for me, that's too much DNA for one table. You can see everything. One speck of dust on a glass surface makes it look like you're living in a haunted mansion. It just looks awful. Every glass surface I've ever had I have eventually cycled out of, like, my house. I don't have anything that's, glass top. That's like. You gotta wash that every day, sometimes twice if you're, like, touching it or, like, putting things on it. Glass is not great. It's really not great. My shower in, like, our. Our in our bedroom has, like, glass doors. They're the bane of my existence. And I gotta tell you that one day when I buy a big old honker of a house, there'll be a range hood in there. I won't have to do any sort of microwave removal surgery, but I will make sure that the shower does not have a glass door. That being said, one more thing for you guys to Check out ceramic coating to spray. I just used it on the glass doors, and I'll tell you, it's quite magical. No water stains or anything. So I'm. I'm coming around on the glass doors because of the ceramic coating. But, yeah, I don't like that. And I got to tell you this. This is. Now let's take a step outside and out of my house. And I got to tell you this. I truly think people who, like, open a glass door and they don't hold the aluminum railing that's usually accompanied by the glass door, and they, like, put the hand on the glass door to open it are animals. Zoo animals. It's in. I cannot believe when people do that. Like, poof. Awful. Now there's your big old handprint on the glass door. You're just gonna leave it? It's insane work. So I hate fingerprints on glass doors. And people who, like, touch the glass to open the door are barbaric Neanderthals. How about that? They're barbaric Neanderthals. I really, really hate when that happens. And then go back to. Go back to the surfaces. I know you're like, I really hope he kind of tie up that part about glass tabletops. He can only get, you know, wood or stone. You know, that's. That's how it goes. And now I have no glass tabletops because at least, like, wood and stone, it's, like, forgiving, right? You're allowed to live in peace for just one moment. You know, it gets a little dark when you look at it and go, oh, that's dusty. But at least you can kind of, you know, ignorance is bliss. And glass refuses to let anyone be ignorant. Next Christmas song sang by the Pentatonix. I do have to disagree with you here, because nothing gets me in the holiday mood like my acapella friends, the Pentatonix. And I gotta tell you, I've been to their live Christmas concert. It's worth it. It's absolutely worth it. It's beautiful. I think that you need to kind of sit with yourself on that one for a second. That's on you. That's not on the Pentatonix. That's on you. Because they're quite talented, and I think you just need to sit with it for a minute and just let it kind of. Oh, my dog barked. I don't know if I think he. That was a bark in agreement. Oh, he's growling. I don't know. Maybe he feels the same way. He knows Scott. You know, Scott is your Friend Tony. All right. Just calmed him down a little bit. I'll move on before he has anything else to say. But I like. I like. You gotta. Please, I'm begging you. This is actually real. You gotta see them live. It's crazy to hear what the human voice is capable of. I'm putting that out there. And I want you to do a little work on you. All right? Not putting the cap back on things when you're done with them. Exactly. This falls into the same category of Neanderthal. What are you doing? What do you mean? You don't put the cap back on. You just, like, leave it open and just, like. That's crazy work. Crazy work. Call a therapist. It's time to get into therapy. Next, someone in front of you forgetting to turn their blinker off when you're driving. This does drive me nuts. Drives me absolutely insane. I want to know, how do they not hear the blinker? I have had the music blaring, believe me. It's at. You know, I'm. I'm. The speakers are peaking, but I gotta tell you, I can still hear that. It's my best blinker. I'm trying to do my own sound effects. I think I should. I, like. I'm not in the pentatonix for a reason, but. Yeah. I don't know how you don't notice that that thing is clicking and clacking. I don't. It's actually impressive that you can ignore that the blinker is on and after people use it and it still stays on. Yeah. That annoys me. It annoys me when maybe I didn't see them use it and then turn it off, but when I just see that it's on, I'm like, are you going? Are you not? And I feel like I kind of want to help them out, but I don't ever know what's the appropriate way to do this without coming off as, like, aggressive. I will tell you that sometimes when I see it, and if it's really bothering me, I'll honk. But I'll kind of, like, honk and, like, look really pleasant. So, like, nobody will guess that it could be me. Teehee. I do that because when somebody honks or, like, you hear a honk around you, you're suddenly, like, so tuned. Everything that's happening. So I feel like. And I'll tell you, it works because also, whoa. They, like, look. And they start, like, looking at everything, and the blinker usually goes off. So it is a bit of shock therapy you gotta do. But I Think it's worth it? Because I don't know. How. How do you not hear that? How do you not hear that? I think maybe one time I've had the music too loud that I was one of those people and I like, like couldn't look myself in the mirror for a week. Next. Popcorn kernels getting stuck in your teeth. Yeah, I do hate this, but I'll tell you, I am a very avid flosser. And even though the kernels will get stuck and it's annoying and I have like one like, little too much space between like one tooth in the back. And it's like a storage fucking unit back there for like when I eat. Especially, like st. Steak. I don't know why. What it is. Steak and salad. They love to just camp out in this spot. And it's because, like, I don't know, like, the teeth aren't close enough together to kind of like, you know, not welcome. But it's, you know, like. Like it's crazy. But that's why I'm like an avid, avid flosser. Love floss. Gotta tell you something about floss. If you're using glide, quit it. Glide floss. If it's easy to slip the floss in between those suckers, and in this case, the suckers are your teeth. If it's easy to do that, it's not doing its job. You need to get a woven floss. Just remember that you need a woven floss. You need something in there to like, scrub and you need some, like, it needs some grip. And a woven floss will do that. Glide is doing nothing. Glide is practice floss. Right? Like that's. If you never have floss before, you need. And you need to practice. You practice with glide, but then you gotta take out the. The woven floss, the big guns. And it's the woven floss that'll get in between there. That's what really clean. You need a woven floss. Just remember that. Crumbs in your bed. Can't relate. I would never eat my bed. That would be. I would be eating. And only in a hospital, I think. Are you allowed to eat in bed? That is true. I can't. I don't know how you eat when your legs are like straight out. Huh? Like what? That's crazy. That's a crazy position to be eating in in the first place, by the way. Sitting with like, legs out like a Barbie doll. Like, that's. I don't even think my stomach would accept fuel in that position. Eating in bed is like the Craziest thing that's ever been, like, romanticized to me. I have crumbs in my bed from. How did that happen? Please tell me it wasn't because you were eating in your bed. Crazy behavior, eating in your bed. You're allowed to do that when you're bedridden. Like, there's. I. There's obviously exceptions to the rule, but I think that when we're thinking, when I'm thinking eating in bed and I think I'm like you, I'm thinking of somebody who's going, wouldn't it be really cute? Am I ate in this bed? No, it wouldn't. Like I get the morning tray or more breakfast in bed. Breakfast in bed is. God, that's the first sign of. Let me think. What is it the first sign of? Mental decay. That's what I think it is. If you think that, that's, like, so cute. It's not. It's not even a state. Even if you have the tray, it's not a stable surface. You got the oranges. Ah, like, it looks like a tsunami is about to happen. It's just. Don't do that. Sit at a table, sit down, put your legs on. Even sit at the couch. That's fine. That's not bad. That's not eating in bed. All right. Feeling your sock coming off your heel in your shoe. Yeah. This is awful. But I've got to tell you, if you're doing no show socks, don't be afraid, people. It's okay to wear socks. Okay? They can show. I don't really believe in no show socks. I think that's a thing of. It's the sign of a true millennial as a no show sock. And I used to be kind of like a no show sock kind of person. But as soon as I was like, why am I not allowed to show them? And I really thought about it. There's no, you know, rule or regulation of. It doesn't make you a bad person to show your sock. We all. It's okay. They've been around for a while. It's not indecent to wear a sock. I think you got to show your sock. You got to have some ankle coverage there so those socks aren't slipping down. Because I know that feeling. It's God awful. But listen, those no show socks, sometimes they're peeking through. We know you're wearing socks. You're not really fooling anyone. So why are you fooling yourself? No need printers again, I disagree with you here. I. I have a printer, slash scanner in my house. And I will tell you that every time, and I don't even know why, but every time I have, like a friend that comes over and they, like, go into my office and the first thing they say is, you have a printer and it throws them off. It throws them complete. It's not a fucking fax machine, right? It's not like a rotary dial phone. Like, it's a printer. Don't we need to, you know, print? Haven't you ever need, needed to, like, sign a document in pen? Haven't you ever wanted to read something, like, on a piece of paper? I know I have it. Don't you want to tact a lot tactically, feel tactile? You know what I'm saying? I can't figure out the word. Don't you want to feel the paper? Haven't you ever needed to scan something? Like, where? What do you mean? I think a printer is like a required thing in a house. I'll tell you. Sometimes they don't connect. That's, you know, that's on them. But for the most part, that's, you know, it's pretty consistent with its connection. Now, I'm also thinking of something. What about breakfast in bed during a vacation? Again, it's just like the surface isn't stable enough. Whoa. Like you're always moving. So I just, I can't, I can't get behind it. I think even, even on vacation, we can't forget that we shouldn't eat in bed. Like, we shouldn't forget that we should remember how we eat at home so that when we come back home, we don't have bad habits. Right? Even though, that maybe you're getting that bed made by the hotel staff every day, that's still, you don't want them to know that you sat in that bed. Right? I'm gonna, I'm gonna take something back. God, I, I'm eating my words. I'm eating my words. For what I'm about to say. When you're at a hotel, sometimes there's no. I, I, I believe in eating on the couch, right? And when you're in a hotel, sometimes the bed is the couch. So I'm gonna say this. At a hotel, eating in bed is completely different than eating in bed at home. Because at home, presumably, you have a few different options. Even if you live in a tiny studio apartment, you probably have a dinette set, a little bistro table, right? I think at home, it's unforgivable. In a hotel, it's understandable. Let's Go with that. All right, we have two more hitting your tooth. And also, I will say, what an in depth text message. An incredible, really thought out. We are incredibly grateful for Izzy from Charleston, South Carolina. Hitting your tooth on a straw before you take a sip. Nothing will really take the wind out of your sails like that. That's awful. Or hitting your tooth on something that's like, any, like, tough or hard. I hate that and that, like, having to act like everything's okay, everything's not okay. You might need to get a veneer after that. I've really. I've, like, banged the teeth up a few times. Like, knocking into things. It really makes me so angry when that happens. I'll tell you one thing. I. When I was like, 13, I was skating and practicing and I tripped and I, like, tripped face first. And one of my big teeth cut through my lip. And then I needed, like, stitches underneath my chin. Seven stitches. If you're a figure skater, you know that that's like a rite of passage, is that you needed to get stitches underneath your chin. Like, everybody has, like, fallen and banged their chin. Like, it's a. Everybody has done that. If there is somebody who has skated nine times out of 10, they will have, like, a scar underneath their chin. I'm one of them. But in this specific instance, my tooth cut through my lip. So I had three lips. One, two, three. And my front tooth was. I remember the first thing that I said was, my front tooth is wiggling. My permanent front tooth, by the way. Yeah, that was terrifying. So what happened? Well, I just got a root canal because the tooth was, let's say it together, dying, not good. Rotting. So they did a root canal on it, which eventually you need to get a crown on it, I guess, or like, you need to do something. But I've, knock on wood, I've been 20 years good with this tooth. It's. It's solid. Really great dentist that I had as, as a child who was able to save. Save my tooth. And finally to close out this text message, the spelling of colonel and colonel I agree, hate them. I'm going to tell you, like, where I. What things, like, trip me up. I always used to have trouble spelling the word restaurant. Like, it was just. I never even thought I'd, like, spell it wrong and just like, click, spell check on my phone. But then one day when I looked at the word restaurant, I don't know, like, what happened, but one day when I looked at the word, it just all made sense to me one day. Not because I speak French, but because I maybe looked at something, some word that was French, and it just made sense to me. Rest. Oh, ront. And I Once my eyes, like, whoa. Once I, like, settled down and came back from, like, the euphoric experience of, like, basically deciphering a hieroglyphic, it all made sense to me. I never, ever got it wrong. Now rest. Oh, ront. A, U, O, French. Ooh la la. Now I'm always spelling restaurant right. No one's impressed. I'm 35 years old, by the way, and now. Now I spell it right. Yeah. Growing and learning and schedule used to trip me up. But then one day I said, okay, enough's enough. Like, stop it. Stop being ridiculous. And I sat down, and I, like, looked at the spelling, and I said it out loud, like, truly, like a toddler, like a second grader. I went, I'm not doing this anymore. I'm not, like, gonna start sweating when I need to spell schedule in front of somebody. That's, like, it's crazy work. So I looked at it. I said it out loud a few times. I wrote it down about a hundred times. I. Now I can spell schedule without a problem. Again, I'm 35 years old. I'm just. I'm telling you that, like, everybody's got a word, right? Everybody's got some word that just trips them up, you know, Nobody's. Nobody's too good for that. All right, let's do a. Another text message. We're rolling right through them. I'll tell you, rolling right through, that was the longest one, but I. I have to say, Izzy, thank you so much. What a great message. Just truly proving that you can text anything. These are intrusive thoughts. And, you know, even if it's just pistachios I can't open. It's all. It's all important to me. It's all. It's all worth it. Hi, Adam. Joe here. Just listened to the latest intrusive thoughts. Been with you since the start. And now that texting is going to hopefully get its own episode, I thought I'd ask a question. Who is your nemesis? I feel like we all have that one person that comes to mind. Just curious. I will be honest, and I don't really think I have, like, a nemesis. I don't think anyone's ever, like, bothered me that much that I've been, like, even thought to go to the word nemesis. I use it flippantly, the term nemesis, but I don't think anybody, like, one per. I mean, that's okay. Actually, if I have to think of, like, if I have a nemesis of somebody, like, I really, I Don junior I. That is my nemesis. I absolutely detest that man and most of that family. Actually, all the family, him. So Joe and I actually. Joe here. This is Joe Biden, maybe perhaps texting the podcast. You heard it here first, Big in Serbia. And Joe Biden's favorite podcast. Our next text message. Hi, Adam. Love the podcast from Deidre. Deidre, we love you. Thanks for listening. Let's go to a another one. Okay. Hi, Adam, Tiffany from Texas here. Huge fan since your skating years. I'm curious your thoughts on this. Is it okay to go into a public restroom stall and carry on a phone conversation? Can't wait to hear your intrusive thoughts on this. Hey, Tiffany. No, it's not. And if somebody is on the phone while they're dropping a deuce, you should call the following number. 9, 1, 1. Because I actually, I know people who've done this who, like, go in to the bathroom to finish a conversation with their pants around their ankles. Absolutely not. There are sacred and holy places where we know that. It's like, it's a time to be quiet and to be mindful. Those are religious buildings. A mosque, a church, a temple. Another place, a library. Right, we know. Right? We know that it's a library. And the next is a bathroom, a public restroom. Those are the three most sacred places. A religious institution, a library, and a bathroom where you should zip it and you should get off your phone and you should concentrate on shutting the up and just being quiet. How about that? How about we don't have a conversation while our pants are around our ankles and people are farting and pissing around us. You're trying to close a deal. How about you close your legs and get outside, sit outside and finish that conversation? Show a little decency to yourself. How about that? Because when you're in there and you're like doing the bathroom, taking the bathroom, when you're in there doing bathroom. I'm not. I'm like, I'm zoning out. Like, I'm zoning that out. I'm just saying for the person on the other end of the line, if they knew, if they knew what disgusting things you were up to, I think they'd hang the hell up. You don't want to lose your relationships like that. Or maybe you do, I don't know. But I think being on the phone in a public bathroom stall, jail time. I think we should call our representatives about that. We should actually make that A federal offense. Here we go. Hi, Adam. First, I've always enjoyed your intrusive thoughts, and I'm so glad to hear them regularly. Second, and most importantly, I wanted to thank you for giving us a recipe for the best pear martini I've ever had. Thank you. Cheers. I wasn't kidding, all right. I absolutely was not kidding about that martini. And I hope that you took my advice, because you can drink it like juice, this martini. And I pray to God you took my advice and you only had two, because three will knock you flat on your ass. It will be days before you recover. But two. Ooh la la. Restaurant. My French peeking out. Yeah. It is truly one of, like, the best things I've ever, ever had. I've never had anything that good. No. Yeah, it's really good. You are so welcome. And here's a tip. When you have friends over, make a few of them. Put them in a pitcher, have them ready to go. Pour them out. That's. That's between you and me. Let's do a text message, and then let's just see where we are from there. Okay. Hello, Ann Marie, an expat in London. Loving your show from London. Very, very funny indeed. Keep them coming, please. If you insist, Amari. I absolutely will do that. I think we had some other one that I was trying. Okay, here we go. Yes. Lots of international listeners. This is truly fan podcast. One is gonna love this. Big in Serbia, climbing up the charts in the uk. We're kind of. We're going places. Absolutely. Hey, Adam. I sure hope this works. Cut to me reading it. It worked perfectly. I'm an American living in Ireland. I am looking for love and wanted to get your feedback on what it's like to have a European husband. What impact do cultural differences have, and what are the advantages or disadvantages to having a partner who grew up outside of the United States? Okay, I'll tell you this, that there are definitely way more cultural differences than you might assume. And it's always so interesting when my husband, J.P. and I will come to, like, a fork in the road of, what do you mean? You're going to deal with it like that? And it's always very stunning to me that, like, whoa. That's how you would deal with that situation. He's from Finland. And I will definitely say that for the record, as maybe you can imagine or maybe you can't imagine it, but I think you can. I'm a pretty, like, outgoing person, and I'm. I am one, whether you like it or not. Somebody to Strike up a conversation with a stranger kind of wherever I go. It's like, in my blood. It's in my DNA, you know, My mother, for instance, is somebody who. I don't know what it is, but she has the vibe. And I also sort of like, through our DNA process of her being my mother, have starting, like, as I get older, it's like, starting to, like, also happen to me of. She gives off the vibe of somebody who is not only willing, but absolutely ready to hear about your life story. And it's, you know, it's like people go up to my mom like it's Shark Tank, and they trying to pitch her an idea, and somehow my mom will hear about their biggest trauma, their greatest success, all within being in a grocery store line. And, you know, that's just my mom, and that's also just me. It's like a very us sort of thing to do. Very not Finnish, very. Not my husband thing to do in the beginning of our relationship. It's just you don't, like, talk to strangers. You don't talk to people you don't know. And that seems to be, like, quite typical, like, across Europe, even. One thing, like, in the United. Like, listen, we got a lot of problems, okay? I'm not, Believe me, I know. You know that. I know Don Jr. Is my number one emesis. As I said, number one nemesis. When I had to think of it, I couldn't think of a name, and boom, that motherfucker popped right up. So believe me, I know we've got some issues here. But one thing Americans are. Is that we don't even notice it or realize it, is that we are quite a friendly people. I know that when you think of, like, a very friendly nation, sometimes, you know, oh, Canadians are so nice. Yeah, they're nice. But there is something about, like, an American where I. I know that sometimes people will believe that it's fake. And there are some fake people, right? Like, of course. But it's pretty common to, like, walk past somebody, you know, on the sidewalk if you're walking your dogs, hey, good morning. Like, that's a pretty normal thing. Or even somebody sneezes. I don't even think about it. If somebody sneezes in a public place, I always say, bless you, right? Because not because I'm, like, religious, just it's like a reflex of, like, it's a nice thing to do, right? Or, like, here you go. Oh, thank you. You're welcome. Even just like, little things like that. It's like European people don't Do. There are no, there's no pleasantries, right? Like, they go, they cut right to it. I think there's like a time and a place for that. But it definitely, I think when JP first started coming to the United States, like more consistently, it was something that he was like, oh, God, like, it's so like American, blah, blah, blah. And now that he's lived here, I mean, he's like, you know, Michigan J. Frog, hello, my darling. Like, he's like out there like, good morning, like, talking to everybody. He knows all the neighbors. I think he has told me not to put words in his mouth, but he's told me that like, he's really grown to love that. And it's. Even though, like, it might come off as like. I mean, because like, when you talk to a European person about this, you'll be like, hey, how are you? They'll go, yeah, but you don't really care how they are. And it's like, well, maybe not deeply, but it's like a nice thing to ask. So like, if they don't care, they won't. Like, you know, we have pleasantries that they don't use. And so at first it would be like, you know, JP would be like, you know, do you really care how they are? And I'm like, it's doesn't need to be that black and white. My friend at that time, my boyfriend, and now it's just like a nice, like, pleasantries. That's like one big difference. Because sometimes JP would always have like a comment of like, wow, you're always making friends wherever you go. Yeah. And how are you? It's okay to do that. And then, you know, there's like other like, little things. None are like, top of mind. But I will say that like, there are more cultural differences than you might imagine. And sometimes there is this bit of like a clashing of cultures, even though, like, the cultures are incredibly similar. But it, it does happen. It's not as similar as you might imagine. And so I think that like, anytime you're dating somebody outside of, you know, where you're from, and I mean, that even goes for like within the United States is huge. You know, basically, if you were to compare it to Europe, every state is like a country and every state does have its own cultures and, you know, etiquette and vernacular and so it's different. But like the American sense of the pleasantries and things like that, that I feel like that's pretty like nation wide. Even like when you think of like, oh, New Yorkers, Are so, like, you know, they're rough. Yeah, they are. But they. There still is that sense of, like, talking to a stranger or, like, your sense of, like, a bigger place that you don't really have, that, like, Europeans aren't like that. I can't wait to get a European colorant to be like, hey, fudge, you. Like, I can't wait for that to happen now because, you know, we have pleasantries which will kind of, I'll say, prove the point that you're not being very pleasant. I'm now thinking in a hypothetical sort of sense. So I will say that there are other cultural differences now, advantages and disadvantages. I don't think there's any disadvantages to it, because it's like, it, you know, opens your eyes to knowing how somebody else grew up. Right. The disadvantages are, like, there is sometimes, like, a learning curve to that. Oh, another thing was that, you know, saying I love you was JP Felt, like, in English only reserved for, like, the person that you are, like, with, like, that. That you are in love with. It's like this, like, phrase that you would only use. And it's quite common in, like, as an American to, like, you know, when you're talking to your friends of. To say, like, oh, yeah, I love you, or, like, all right, I'll talk to you later. Love you. Bye. We casually say it, but I think something that took him, like, a little bit of time to, like, just kind of, like, hear it differently was that, like, it's the feeling you have behind it, which is, like, the intention in, like, Americans saying it. I feel like it's really the intention behind the I love you of. What does that feel like? Like, what is. It's not. Like, we maybe say the phrase all the time, but in the way of which we say it is the most important part. So JP was like, wow, you're really saying I love you to a lot of people. And I was like, you know what? I. I do love them, so I'm gonna keep doing that. And now he. You know, I think, like, it's. So. It's the social component of being American. Like, for the most part, like, I'm speaking very. And, like, in wide strokes, wide brushing strokes, that, for the most part, it is very friendly in a way that it's not. And. And, like, just, like, the European mentality is very, like, yeah, you have, like, expressive and emotional, like, cultures, like an Italian culture or something. But for the most, like. For the. What I'm saying is, like, it's. It can be Way more cut and dry, which is, you know, there's advantages to that too, where it's like, it cuts right through it. Hey, do you like this? No. Whoa. Sometimes when my husband, he can be very cut and dry, very black and white. Hey, what do you think about this? I don't like it. Whoa, buddy. How about we coast the car a little bit? Don't need to slam on the brakes. Because that's another thing that, like, you know, I don't like it. Huh. I won't go. I don't like it because I think I'm also, like, willing to give it another shot. And I'm kind of putting into context of maybe there's a reason I didn't like it. So I'll say, oh, it's. Yeah, it's good. Which is, we know, like, there's an intention behind that of, like, you didn't really like it, but you're softly launching that you didn't. And so sometimes JP will be like, why didn't you just say you don't like it? I'm like, well, because I don't know if it's that serious, buddy. Right. I don't think it's that serious that I need to draw a line in the sand or, ah, I don't like it. And, you know, he's right. But I'm also right, too. I think there's, like a. There's a happy medium of, like, cutting right to it and, like, being upfront and honest. That's actually one thing. That's sometimes where I'm like, we will, like, side eye each other is sometimes JP thinks that, like, and sometimes I will, like, he's not wrong that I will, like, kind of foot around a real answer. Yeah. Do I? Sometimes, yeah. But sometimes, like, it just doesn't need to be that serious. Right. And so, like, if he doesn't like something, I don't like it. No, it's straightforward. Yeah. I mean, you get right to the answer, Right? Like, isn't that ideally what you would want? And sometimes if I don't like something, I'll deliver the bad news a bit differently. Right? I'll say, yeah, it's not my favorite. I'll try it again. Yeah, it's good, right? These are all of my different versions of no. But I think doing it in this way kind of opens the door to, like, oh, well, maybe if you do this or you try this food with a little bit more topping or whatever. I don't know what I'm saying, but you know what I mean? Right. That sometimes JP will be like, just be honest. Oh, I know. Like, he'll try something on. Or if I'm wearing something and I'll be like, do you like this? He'll go, no. Whoa. Okay. I was kind of asking you just as like a filler. Filler talk. I didn't need a real answer. I just needed to go, yeah, that's all I needed. Right. I was just trying to strike up a conversation, not a debate. But sometimes he'll ask me, hey, do you like this, what I'm wearing? And I go, yeah, it's nice. It looks really nice. And he'll go, okay, but what do you really think? I'm like, it's nice because also I want to know, do you like it? Do you like what you're wearing? Because if you do, I want to be there to hype you up. And it's not like you've got crumbs and ketchup all over your shirt and you look bad. So. Right. And so, like, that's sometimes where he's like, just be honest. Do you like it or not? And I'm like, I don't know if I need to take a hard line on this collared shirt that you're wearing, because I think, like, you're gonna figure out if you like it or not. And shouldn't you be allowed to experiment with style, my guy? And so sometimes we get into a little kerfuffle. Of what? Of not being blunt enough. Then there's definitely room for me to be more to the point. I will be honest. There's definitely room for that. But I don't know. Sometimes it's not that serious. Like, it's just not that serious. I'm really happy that we went. We have more text messages to go through. Like, this is absolutely fantastic. But I do. We did get a follow up voicemail, which I've always said that if you have follow up to something that you've called in about and we've talked about, like, please, absolutely feel free to call back in. It's really important. And we do have a follow up. And this follow up, as the caller will confirm, is about our two accidents in one week in parking lots. Collar incredibly famous. They're very. They're also now very famous and not allowed in Serbia on the Serbian roads. They're not allowed there. So let's see what this caller has to say for themselves. Please leave your message after the tone.
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Hi, this is just an update from the person who's really bad at parking. I should Clarify, I did not fling the door. The door was flung by the wind. But I may have also contributed. But I actually checked the historical weather for that day and the wind was gusting to 53.7km an hour. So I should clarify. The door was flung. I also have been backed into in a parking lot and I honked instead of moving. And that was also very similar. And it's not parallel parking, it's just parking. And similar to the garage incident. Just thinking you have a bit more room. But I appreciate all of the advice. I'll be guard up until I hear the beep beep. Thank you.
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I want to say one, I applaud you for taking even just a small bit of accountability. You know, I applaud you for that. But I gotta say, it's never good, right? Maybe it is a time to look in the mirror when we're looking up the historic weather records for that specific day or region of which we're from. Right? Because again, that would mean you open the door and just like let it go, right? Maybe you didn't fling it open, but when we open the car door, I, I do think, and I think moving forward, you will do this. We got to open it and kind of keep our hand on it, right? Because in a car, the door does have a bit of a freer spirit, does do a bit of like what it wants to do. And so we got to keep our hand on that, as you know, because you might run into 50 plus kilometer mile winds which as you now know, powerful enough to fling to flung open a door. You and I know, we're looking eye to eye right now. You and I know should have kept your hand on that door. Now the getting backed into and beeping and not moving, I'm assuming with this one, somebody backed into you and instead of you moving, you beeped. That's, you know, listen, we deal with crisis differently now. You know, you'll act differently next time. Not your fault. But I think what's important and what I think you've taken away is that the guard has to be up until you hear that beep beep. Till the doors are closed. Hand on the door, you move the door. Don't let the door move you. It's a beautiful, beautiful way to end this podcast. I want to say thank you to everybody who has called and texted the podcast. You really, you make the podcast happen. We love you. We love to hear from you, continue to call in and text truly about anything. It never stopped Izzy from Charleston, South Carolina, to text about pistachios staying closed. Right? It can be about anything. Parking. Don't hesitate. Do that. You can call or text us at three tessas. Okay. Start over. You can call or text us Much better at 310-909-7717. Leave us a voicemail. Text us with your intrusive thoughts. That's 310-909-7717. Make sure that you subscribe and review and do all of that stuff. Give us five stars. It really helps people find the podcast they're not going to want to miss. When I talk about how I either fixed my garbage disposal or I sprung a leak, they're not going to want to miss that. Right? You're not going to want to miss our really exciting upcoming episode on Commercial real estate. Blood comes out of my ears. Yeah. So again, thank you guys so much for listening. Call or text the podcast 310-909-9717. Make sure you leave us a five star review. It helps people find the podcast. I love you guys. And until next time, these are Intrusive thoughts by Adam Rippon Clean. All right, guys, see you next week.