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Foreign. Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Intrusive Thoughts. I am your host, Adam Rippon, and these are my intrusive thoughts. It's good to have you here. I am. I'm doing well. I feel like my feet are more firmly planted on the ground than they were just not yet even a week ago, I guess even more than a week ago. So it has been yet a week ago. It's been more than one week. And I just feel like I'm more, like, grounded on earth. I will tell you, the Olympic aftermath is really intense to deal with, actually. You know, I have. Every time I do this show, every time I do this show, I say to a room that's completely empty at the moment, but every time I do the show, I write down what I want to talk about. And then there's something that happens as soon as we start, I start talking about something completely different. And that's just the way that it goes. That's what happens when the thoughts are intrusive. Okay, So I guess I'm gonna start the show off this way. No, whatever. Here we go. I'm gonna talk a little bit about, like, being at the Olympics now. It's a completely different experience and way, way more intense when you're an athlete than when you're working on the media side of things. So let's start with a little bit, like, when you're an athlete. When you're an athlete, there is no event like it. And we're just going to talk a little bit about, like, not the competitive experience of it, but, like, just the emotional. So any competition that you might do is going to be an emotional experience. There will be happy emotions. There will be sad emotions. You will go through the entire spectrum of every emotion. And that's also because your emotions are heightened in these high pressure moments. And when I say high pressure, I don't even mean, like, bad. I just mean that the stakes are high. Adrenaline is pumping, okay? And so when we go to these different competitions, they might last maybe at most, if not three days, maybe a week. Right? Like, the longest competition you might have to do might be a world championship event. Cause there are gonna be so many skaters at that event, so many competitors. And so that's like one week. Okay? Now, at an Olympic Games, you are going to be living in that, like, high intense energy, adrenaline pumping, emotional state for about three weeks to a month. Okay. Like, you get to the Olympics two weeks before it starts to start training there. Like, that's really intense. Like, you're completely thrown off what your normal schedule is. And you live at this, like, high intensity for such a long time that obviously when you come back home from it, it's like, whoa, it's such a. An emotional letdown, which is a normal thing. Like, it's not healthy or. I just. It's. I. It feels like it's not sustainable at all for anyone to live at such like an int. I really don't think there's anything like it. Like, there is really nothing like it. We're just like. The entire world is focused on this thing. And you know that even if you're not like, focused on it, but you just. You just know that. Uh, and so just it's. It's such an emotional release letdown. Because I. I don't even want to say, like, let down. Like, it's like, depressing. There are definitely moments where you feel like, God, I feel like depressed, but it's not depressing. I hope that makes a little bit of sense to you. Cause to me it does. So it's. You can feel depress on, but you shouldn't feel like you are depressed. Duh. I'm. I am now kind of losing the plot anyway. But it's. It can be. It's just. It's a very intense. But because it's just. You're going from something very intense into, like, back into your normal routine, which is. Can be intense, but is in no way, shape or form could even mimic being as intense as being as at something like the Olympic Games. And when you're there working, you know, you feel the adrenaline pumping and you feel the stakes and you're feeling for the competitors out there in every sport, anything you're watching, like your heart's racing fast and all of those things, and you're living in those moments. And then it's just. It's different one. Cause you're not going through it yourself. Like, you're not out there on the ice, you're not out there on the slope. So it's like less physical energy, obviously. Right. And just to kind of make a point about that, what do you think takes more energy racing down the slopes or having a Coke Zero in a windowless office in the same city. Right. They're both happening in the same city, but one is obviously burning more calories. Right. Even though if I'm sitting there, I'm going, well, our hearts are both beating fast. Like I'm trying to make a point for myself sitting on the couch. You get what I mean? Right? Because then as soon as they're done. That's when sort of like someone like me, like, your job starts. You want to make sure that you have all the background information on that person. You're preparing all night because you'll be interviewing the. Interviewing them the next day. And the whole point of, like, to do a good interview, I think, is to know just enough about that person where they feel like they don't need to explain anything to you that they can just start answering your questions. And that just takes another level of like, knowing that person. You just need to kind of. I could always tell when, as a competitor, if somebody actually knew things about me rather than just sort of asking me questions. And it wasn't even really that they could they somebody who I could just tell that they knew about, like, what I was going through and like, what had led me to where I was. They could ask me the same question, but the tone would be different than somebody else who, like. And this is like, no shade to like anybody. Do you know what I'm saying? Like, it would. They both wanted to ask, like, let's say I'm saying speaking now, like two different, completely different journalists. They're going to both ask me the same question. One of them completely understands and knows, like, the journey I've been on to get to the moment to ask this question. This other journalist is like, let's just say that they're like, there and they're now covering Olympic sports in the lead up to the Olympics, and they're gonna ask me the same question, but in a way where I know that the tone of each question is different. The person who is just here for, like, Olympic sports, I know the tone that they're asking the question, that for my answer to make sense to them, I need to give them a little bit of background, right? Which is, I think, gonna sometimes lead to a less interesting answer. I've given less interesting answers to that question. Now to the person who I can just feel like they understand and they know a little bit about how we got to this moment where they're asking, like, I said exactly the same question as the other one, but I can answer that question. And I don't feel like I need to give them any sort of background on my answer. I can basically give them an answer and then elaborate on it or riff back and forth with them or make a reference to something that may have happened in the lead up to them asking this question. Do you understand what I'm saying? Where it's like just knowing enough about somebody. It's not about Asking the question. It's about now I'm not even talking about, like, Olympic, like, depression now. I'm talking about how to give an interview. It's not even asking the right questions. It's knowing what led into those moments of. To why these are the right questions. And so that's why I think it's important to do that prep. Now we're back onto, like, the adrenaline of it. All right. Okay, so I just gave you a slight, like a TED Talk. I was going to say masterclass, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Okay, Bob cost us over here. Yeah, let's not get ahead of ourselves. But so basically what I am saying is that even though I'm sitting and watching, I'm not doing it. That's sort of like the. When the work stops. So we're back to like, the work of the Olympics and the like, emotional release. I'm going to say release because letdown is not like the right phrasing, not the phrasing I want to use. So it is that emotional release when you get like, back. Because you're doing that every single day on the journalism side of things. Of like, yes, the, the adrenaline isn't pumping as much as it would be if you were competing, but you're working like, insane hours. I think I mentioned them on this podcast of like, what I'd work. I would, you know, sometimes start as. I'd be lucky to start at, like, it would change my first days. I started at 6 o' clock in the morning and then it would end up being like 10 or 11, but my days would end around 4 o' clock in the morning. So, you know, it's not a lot of sleep because you're as like working for NBC. Your whole day is sort of like, it's based on the primetime show in the U.S. right. Because, you know, we're American television, so the events might be over, but then they're prepping everything for prime time. And then they want some of those interviews with the athletes the next day live. So then you're planning your interviews around when those athletes will be at certain locations so that you can interview them the next day. And then I'm also doing that, like, in addition to like, other segments that I might be recording. And so basically. Okay, now let's get back on track. I did kind of get off on a tangent for a second, but you also just like, the athletes are living that way for three weeks straight. And it's just a really intense, like, whoa. That when you get home it's like a ha. Where are we again? Like, it feels totally disorienting. So I'm now about, like, a week. Ish, a week and some change back in the United States of America. Like, I'm back home for about a week that I feel like my feet are more firmly planted now just to kind of add insult to injury. Don't know if I'm using that correctly. I will find out now to make it even more chaotic. Before I left for the Olympics, I've mentioned this 1 billion effing times on this podcast that I am opening a medical spa. And I think I even mentioned last week that I had a friend who is like, I now believe you, because I did think that you were. That it was a bit like. Well, I'm a little too far into it for it to be a bit now. So I hope you believe me, because now I would say I've bit off more than I can chew. I think I've bit off as much as I can chew. How about that? So that when I came back from the Olympics, I was getting right back into, like, the opening. And at this point, like, there's so many things that I've learned about starting a business, and especially starting a business which, as we say in the business, a brick and mortar, which basically means it's like a place that you go to, because obviously you can have a business where it's like, I make candles and I sell them online. Like, that's not gonna be a brick and mortar business. Like, you could be doing that and selling them out of your garage. I'm not talking about the quality. Right. Like, they could be the highest of quality candles. I'm just saying it's not brick and mortar. Okay? When you get a location, it's called brick and mortar. It is what it is. I didn't make it up. It sounds beautiful, though, right? So there are so many different things. So basically, I was lucky enough to find a space that. That we love, and I really do love. It's in a great location. It feels very private. It has great parking, which is really. I have not come back to businesses because the parking was so bad. Like, I've been like, I've had a. I had a good experience, but I will never go back there because to park there was a nightmare. I will go back to places where I'm like, that was an easy place for me to park. Is that sad? It doesn't. Honestly. Here's the thing. Now, as a business launcher, it's not sad. It is what it is, and it was one of the criteria of like a good place where it was like, the parking has to be good, they need a parking lot. I also don't like parking on the street. Like, I want a parking lot. So we were lucky to find this like, place. And basically what happens when you're doing like commercial real estate, You're a business that's brick and mortar, right? When you're doing commercial real estate, it's expected that if you're leasing this like that the building wants you to be there for a few years. Do you know what I mean? This is not like residential, where it's like a year to year, like, this is commercial, where it's like they want you to lease this. And usually like the lowest you can do a year to year, it's very unusual. And what I found, this is my first time doing it. So if you're like, that's not true, like, okay, maybe it's not true. I'm just telling you what I know. And this is sort of where we go from the Olympics to like starting a small local business, whatever. If you're into it, you're into it. If you're not, log out. Don't keep listening. My like, plea, please keep listening. Okay, so where the F was I? I remember. I don't. That is the problem. I don't really remember brick and mortar. Ah, okay. So because it's commercial, basically, like they want. They know. And if you think about it, it makes total sense, right? Like they know that like if one good business in their building can attract more business to their building. So it's in the best interest in the, of the owner of whatever space you're renting out of of that building that like they try to appease and make the transition into the space as easy and successful as possible for the new business. So there's a few things that you can get into and a few terms you can agree to before you kind of open. So for instance, I was able to negotiate a few free months of rent. And when I say a few, I mean two. Now in some cases you can get more, right? And in other cases you can get a few free months. And sometimes you can get them to pay like a tenant allowance to you where they'll give you some sort of like an amount of money per square footage to do some updates or renovations to the space, right? So for instance, there was a location that I was looking at and they were going to give us some sort of tenant allowance based on the square footage and we could use that money to then do all of the renovations that we needed. Because when we would be moving into that space, it would be what is considered a shell space. Okay? So when someone's like, they're just a shell of who they were, which is like, there's nothing to it. Like, there's an outside and there's nothing inside, which is exactly what that space would look like. Concrete floor, right? Nothing. So let's. I'm going to just give you the whole breakdown of it, right? We went from talking about American hero Alyssa Liu to now I'm teaching you about commercial real estate. And this is sort of the. The brilliance and the ingenuity and innovative minds of, like, when they created a podcast, they were like, we never thought that this would be possible. And I'm making the impossible happen here. But hopefully I'm telling this in sort of like, I'm juggling balls. I'm like. Like, I'm. I'm making this entertaining for everybody. Please keep listening. Okay? So nothing is more endearing than someone. Than someone begging you to listen. And that's why I have those moments throughout the podcast where I'm like, please keep listening, because I know people love it. They eat that up. Okay, so I'm gonna give you an example. I don't even think I shared this because I was in the middle of that, right? So there was a place that I was looking at that I really liked. It was in sort of, like, a strip mall kind of area. And this is what you also need to, like, imagine and recognize is that when I say, like, strip mall in California, that really does mean that there's just, like, a lot of, like, outdoor space. And you're going to have a storefront. It's like an outdoor sort of mall space because we have great weather here. Like, it's barely ever gonna rain. And so this is, like, a really nice thing. Like, you can find a really nice space in, like, an outdoor strip mall sort of situation. And it was this place where, if you are. No. Pasadena. Well, it was in Pasadena, California. I really wanted to find a space in Pasadena because that's where I live. I live in Pasadena. Love it. Pasadena Pride here. Pasadena forever, baby. And so we have the Rhodes Parade every New Year's Day. I've never been. I've lived here for. This is my sixth year in Pasadena. I love it here. But they have this mall, outdoor strip mall called the Paseo, and it's a beautiful space. Now, on one side of it is, you can see our city hall. Which in Pasadena we have, like, you should Google this. We have a beautiful city hall. Like, it's just. It's stunning. Uh, and then on the other side of the Paseo, we have the Pasadena auditorium where they've. I mean, they just had the NAACP Image Awards there the other day. They film America's Got Talent there. Like, it's a huge auditorium. It's a beautiful space. And so we have those two beautiful buildings that are, like, opposite each other. And this, like, outdoor mall is, like, right in the center. And it's just. It is a beautiful space. And I was looking at something there and I was like, this could just be really beautiful. Now, back in the day, people tell me, like, it's an urban legend that, like, the Paseo was booming and buzzing. It is, and they've maintained it. And there's like a full, like, janitorial staff that is still on site. Like, they're still paying for that. But it has turned into what I have called a business graveyard. And I say that because I've gone through. Because at first it was like nobody was calling me back. Because. Because I'll tell you that I worked with a commercial real estate agent. And this commercial real estate agent was like, I'm gonna help you find something. And then, like, cut to disappeared, ghosted me. Uh, and so then I was like, well, what do you do? And so basically what I learned is, like, you go to different buildings and you just call the number on them. And it's kind of that straightforward. You just start calling the number that's on the building. You can go on something called LoopNet. I think it's called LoopNet for commercial real estate locations. And it's just like, that's how you do that. Like, it's not any of, like, you gotta get an agent. It's like, if you wanna start a business brick and mortar, like, just get online or start driving around calling numbers. That's literally what I did. I started driving around locations and started calling numbers. You know, you gotta do what you gotta do. And so I was calling the number of the Paseo and it was like nobody was calling me back. I'm like, this can't be real because I was walking through and there. There were like 30, 30 empty businesses. Like, nothing inside. And the, like. I'm telling you, the spaces were well maintained. Okay? There's like a Regal Theater that still was there. There's a Starbucks that's still there. And it's like, they're all in good shape. Like, there's no reason for everything to be empty. And so I'm like, don't they want somebody there? And so, like, I was negotiating with them for about a year, almost a full year before I ghosted. I did ghost them, because it was like, I asked a question, and it would take, like, two weeks to get an answer. And I was like, but I really want this. And, like, would never hear effing back. And then finally, it was like, somebody was like, I'll call you tomorrow. And I was like, if they don't call me tomorrow, I will never answer another call from these people. And they didn't call me tomorrow. And then they emailed me a week later, and they were like, we'd really like to get this finished up soon. And I was like, you know what? Go fuck yourself. The Paseo. Fuck you and your dead old fucking businesses. And you want to know what it's about? Another year later. And let's say it together. Those stores are all still fucking empty, okay? So there are a bunch of crooks over there, con artists. They're doing something to, like, avoid taxes. I'm a hundred percent sure, allegedly, if they're listening to this. Well, first of all, if they're listening to this, and they get back to this faster than they ever got back to me about anything, whatever. So, okay, the whole reason I'm throwing the Paseo under the bus, even though it's gorgeous, I will stand by that. It is a beautiful place. The whole reason I'm doing that is because with them specifically, they would offer me, like, a tenant allowance because it was a shell space, had nothing. I'd need to build walls. I'd need to add additional plumbing, right? And so if you think in terms of, like, a business, I think what it would've ended up being is, like, they would've offered. And. But here's the catch. It's always like, a catch, okay? And the catch was that they would cover up to $30,000, which you're gonna think is, like, that's a lot, right? Believe me. Give me a second. 30. They cover up to $30,000 of basic in standard improvements. And that was the wording. And I was like, that sounds actually pretty good. I had somebody go over that contract with me, and they were like, don't sign this. And I was like, what do you mean, don't sign this? And they're like, they're not telling you what they're considering as standard or basic. I'm like, what do you mean? They're like, here's the thing. They might Say, like, the walls in there are already standard and basic. You don't need additional walls. If you wanted additional walls or to create different additional spaces, let's say like a treatment room or a staff waiting room, anything like that, that might not be considered standard or basic to them, that might be considered additional so they won't cover that. Or like, let's say that you want to paint the walls, and you're telling them that this is the paint they want to eat, that they want to use. And they're like, well, that's not basic paint. They might only cover, like, the. The cheapest, like, primer, but you have to buy any other colors that you want. So it's like they dangle this 30,000 in front of you when really, what they will. And it's in an ideal world that this wouldn't happen, but it's like they could, you know, at any point in time, say, like, you know, this isn't considered basic or standard, or as it had been going, you know, take three weeks to get an approval, right? And then on top of that, like, if I. I needed to do plumbing there, I'd have to wait until I would get, like, permits from the city, which could take up to. Because I had then, at this point, was obnoxious walking into other businesses and was like, how long did it take you to get a permit in the city? And I learned from one of my friends that I had made through this journey of, like, it took them almost one year, one full calendar year to get a plumbing permit. So it was like, okay, this is just, like, not gonna work. So, yeah, I did ghost them, but they had. Listen, they deserved it. Okay? I don't, like, whatever. I'm not even sorry about it. I don't care. Because they left me unread so many times where I'd be like, I'd have to follow up, like, 10 times. I was like, hello, I still want to do this. And they'd be like, oh, right. So I don't even feel bad. And they said, we'd like to close this. It's like, not. Not like they were like, hey, following up on this. I did also never hear back from them, too. Okay, so it's like I'm saying I'm ghosted, but I'm like, the whole thing fizzled out. I will be writing them an email when we do open this medical spa location and be like, I just want you to know that I did find a location and that, like, I did not have a problem reaching out to the person I was specifically reaching out to. But I am going to write and please forward this to your management that like they made it impossible for some local business to come in. And I can still walk around and I'm gonna send a long ass email that I'm sure nobody will read. I'll read it to you on the pod. Actually going to write that down. Write that down. Read, read. Angry email. Hold on to. I'm actually writing it down to the PAO on podcast, exclamation point. And then I'm going to write, write. It's just so I'm not like, what? Right? Angry. I have to because I still need to do it. Email. Hold on to the Paseo for. Hold on. What should I say? What is this? Email. Write an angry email to the Paseo for emotional distress. I'll write that for emotional distress. And then I'm writing like a. An M Dash for emotional distressed. Failed, Failed rental. There we go. I'll remember that. Oh, I have a highlighter here. I'm going to highlight it. Hold on. Highlight, highlight, highlight, highlight, highlight. Okay, stay tuned for that segment. Oh, now it's gonna make me. It's gonna motivate me to do this really well. I am gonna. Cause it's. I can get there pretty quickly. I'm gonna go over there. I'm gonna count 1, 2, 3, 4. I'm gonna count all the places that are still empty. And I will see the last time that they reached out to me and be like, it has been this amount of time and you still haven't gotten anything done. And it was. And it was really, the guy I was talking to, he was nice. But I want them to know that. I just want them to know that. They tried to pull a fast one on me and it didn't work. Basically what I'm getting to is this. Okay. What I'm getting to is this. The place that I found was not a shell space. It actually was set up in a way where I didn't need to do any renovations to it aside from like. And if you follow me on Instagram, I really was milking all the painting that I was doing. So I did a ton of painting in the space just to kind of spruce it up. We did a lot of cleaning. We added a bunch of things, some furniture, some like, whatever. So it was just like, I needed furniture and cabinetry and things like that. Art. So it was just things of that nature that needed to be added into the space. And so that's really all that I did. I didn't need to do any construction, which saved me a lot of time. But also it meant that I could get like two months of rent for free. And then what happened was absolutely this, that I need to start paying rent, which I've been having to pay. This is like my third month of paying. So I've decided with Tamar, who's my friend who I'm opening this up with, who is the injector extraordinaire that I'm like, let's just fucking open up the calendars and whatever, like next week and we'll just start saying like, we're open. And I'm still trying to figure out like a name for it because it's like not pre booking, but I'm like, we'll do like a grand opening. I say in like in quotes, like, I don't know, in like a month or two. But we'll start taking clients and maybe I'll consider them like, I don't know, like the soft launch clients. Maybe we'll let like people come in who before the grand opening will get like some sort of discount on whatever because it will basically kind of help us like, you know, workshop some things and work a few bugs out with like the billing or the how everything goes in the setup of things and moving things around. So I think that's what we're gonna do. So I think we could be open in taking clients as early as next week. But then we'll do like a grand opening, right? Which will basically, like, it's a marketing strategy. Okay. Which is basically like, I'll be like, we're open and then I'll like, in a few months. You'll go. Like not you'll. I will go. But we're really open now, right? Because there's a, there's a bunch of things I'd still like to do. But it's like, what, you're gonna wait and not open because you're waiting to get like sweatshirts? No, like you're gonna, you're paying rent, so you're gonna wait to get like a photo shoot done. Like, no, like get going. Cuz I will tell you that like when you're advertising something, you need to tell people like 35 times before they go, oh, wait, you're opening a business. Or in my case, you have to tell people for about six months that you're opening a business and it takes them that long to realize that you're not doing a bit. Okay. So like that's, you know, that is sort of the, like, that's what happens when you work in comedy, right, that people think what you do is a bit and not, like an llc, Right? Yeah, whatever. I am starting to reap the benefits of opening a medical spa. And some of those benefits are some of the, like, things that we've gotten. The companies that we buy them from come in and they'll do, like, a full training, which basically, it's like they just navigate you through the product. But we get so many products now that, like, I'm now trying out all of these different things, and I'm like, okay, this is sort of like, this is kind of why I wanted to do this. I want the perks. And I'm gonna start shooting some videos of, like, me getting some stuff done, which it's like, of course I'm doing that for the business. But I am, like, selfishly being like, I'm gonna look gorgeous. Like, I'm gonna look so young and gorgeous and spry, so. And I'm like, okay, here we go. Like, here we motherfucking go. This is. This is why we did this. This is why we do this, baby. Right? So that's what I'm really excited about. Um, and so we're going to start doing that soon. And so I am also going to start, like, convincing some of my friends. I'm like, hey, you can get whatever you want done, but I need to film it because I need to do marketing stuff. Uh, I also will tell you where it was, like, these products to get them and acquire them before we even are, like, so fucking expensive. I don't know why. In my mind, I was like, Botox costs $10 and then you sell it for a million. No, it's about a million dollars, and you sell it for about a million dollars. So that was a bit shocking. I'm still gonna get it. Like, I'm still gonna get it done to me, but I'm really like, I've been writing out the menu, kind of all done. So basically, another thing, it's like, we have a website that I have to, like, finish building out, and we have, like, a booking website, which, like, that's where you'll book all the appointments and stuff. I am so lucky that we, like, live in a day and age of technology where it's like, whatever we're doing, it's like, we're not the first people to do it. So it's like, things exist to help ease the flow of stuff. Does that make sense? To me, it doesn't, so hopefully to you it does. Now I've One of the other things I'm trying out a lot of medical grade skincare, I'm saying it in quotes, I'm on the fence about it. I'm just gonna say that I'm gonna post about it on my like Instagram stories because I can, I just feel like I can elaborate in a way that I can't right now. Not that I'm like not at liberty to legally. It's just like I just, I feel like I need to talk this out in a way where it's like I need to make sure everybody's seeing what I'm saying and showing and seeing it. That's all I have to say on that. I'm. Because we're looking for. So basically we need like products that we can use to like, we are going to need to wash people's faces and you know, we're going to need to give them some sunscreen on the way out. And so like, we're just trying to find a reputable, good, high quality products. Basically the thing with medical grade is that like, so they, this is how they try to position it. And I get it. I'm just like not fully on board yet that here's the thing, if it were any better, it would be prescription, right? You'd have to get a prescription for it. And I understand there's different levels of whatever, whatever, whatever. Like there's no going to be prescription moisturizer, right? But if it really did something crazy, they would make it prescription. Dare you follow me? Because they, that company would make more money. Like it's all about more money. So like, whatever. So for instance, like a medical grade skincare, they call it medical grade because they'll do a lot of like extra like testing and they'll have a lot of studies done in house. Multiple like, like peer reviewed studies. That's sort of like their, you know, they're what they'll go to. It's not like if you have a skincare like Naturium for instance, or Cerave, right? Like, it's not like they're like, well, we don't have any studies, we're just soap. Like they also have a lot of studies, do you know what I'm saying? Where I'm like, I, you're gonna. There are some products though, that it's like, I listen, we're gonna have to do a deeper dive on it and I'm gonna need a lot of alive people's opinions because for instance, like, if I'm gonna pay a higher price point of something that's like, let's say not a CeraVe. I use CeraVe face wash, by the way, because it's dermatologist recommended. But like moisturizer, I'm just gonna kind of use like whatever, right? Like I'm just gonna kind of use whatever moisturizer because it's the last step I'm putting things on before it's whatever. It's to basically to seal in what I'm putting on before, right? So when it comes to something like that. So if I'm going to get something like a La Mer, right? So a lot of people love La Mer. You can get like a big tub of La Mer. And I say big. It's like the size of like Neutrogena, like that hydro gel moisturizer. Okay. Like that blue thing. I think it's about $20. Okay. Which is a little bit, I think a little bit high for a moisturizer. Like, it's just a moisturizer. $20. The same kind of size for a La mer is about 500. Now, there's a few different things to it. Like, I don't, I don't think that's reasonable. I don't think that's right. I don't think anybody should be using La Mer. I'll say that. It is basically like, why is it like hydrating and why does it like it's mineral oil, okay? It's mostly mineral oil and that's why. And like, that oil works as like an occlusive where basically like the water can't. Like, it will keep the water within the skin. It, it traps it from like leaving and drying you out. Like, and, and so you could just use mineral oil, right? You could just use like, you could just use like Marula oil from trader Joe's. That's $8, okay? It's just oil. It's oil. It's not magic oil. It's oil, right? And one is $8 and one is 500. Okay. And at the end of the day, they're kind of doing the same thing. But the thing is with the, with the La Mer, you're also kind of paying for like the experience where like the jar is heavy and it's glass and it's like, this is a luxury product. It has a nice scents in it, which, like, to be honest, a lot of scents can be irritating to the sk. I'm just saying. Le Mer. Le Mer. I am just saying. But like, I can see that. But some of this, like medical grade skincare that I've been given to Try out very high level stuff, right? And we would be selling it and again, it's like we would be making $10 on this sale. Like, it is nothing to be like, you gotta get in this market. Couldn't really recommend that. But it's something that we'd have to sell it. Like a tiny tube of something is, costs $200 and it's in a plastic light feeling jar. Like I cannot. So that's why I need to get on Instagram and I need to kind of talk this over because I'm sure there's people who are like, no, it's like, use this for. And I'm using it right now. And I'll say that I have like no sort of tinted whatever on. And I'm looking at my skin, I'm like, it looks nice. I've been using it for two or three days now, which is like, that's not enough time for you to like, be like, it works okay. You need a few days. Especially if it's not prescription strength. Because if it worked really well, you'd have to get a prescription for it. You just have to think of like, what's the best way for them to make money and if there was no way for them to get it, like to be called a prescription. Okay, then what's the difference between that and cerave, besides like the in the house clinical tests? I'm still think I, I'm, I'm. I'm figuring this part out, right? Cause I, to me, I don't know how I feel about it yet, but I'm gonna need to like talk this out on then. This feels like Instagram stories. I'm gonna need to talk this out. Cause I'm gonna need people to like get back to me quick. Um, but anyway, I don't know if we really talked about really anything of substance or substantial, but I definitely feel like this podcast episode was way more organized, orderly than any of the other ones that we've done. And when I say any of the other ones we've done, I mean just the one from last week where I was sort of like in a complete blackout. Did we answer any text messages? No, we didn't. Did I do any voicemails? No, I did just talk and I have, listen, I have. I want you to know that on this list I wanted to talk about a voiceover audition that I did didn't do, that I wanted to talk about. I'm thinking about tailoring all of my pants, which I know is like not interesting to you, but it's something I want to talk about. I wanted to talk about. I wrote here making smoothie. I didn't talk about that. I wrote also in quotes, also making eggs. There was something there. And these are just things that. Oh, God. I'm sure you're kicking yourselves that I never got to. Tailoring all pants. I know what I wanted to say. And in my mind it was like, this'll be fun. And now looking back at it, I'm like, what the fuck? Anyway, that's why this show is called Intrusive Thoughts. And if you have any intrusive thoughts that you'd like to share with me and our audience, please go ahead. Please go ahead. Before our grand opening of the. Oh, wait. I've never even told you the name of this, but I can't wait. We're. We're going to do a bigger deep dive because I feel like we'll be medical spa heavy next week. But I'm going to tell you why we've named it this. But the name of the medical spa is called the Atami Aesthetics Club and it's the Atami A T A M I I. And it's a cliffhanger. Because we will be talking about why again, this is probably just as exciting to you as hearing that I was going to be talking about tailoring all my pants, but we'll be talking about why it is named that next week. I'm going to write that down. Maybe I'll even have write angry email to the Paseo for emotional distress. Failed rental. Right. Maybe. Maybe we'll be doing all that. Can't wait for me to absolutely forget about all of that. And that's just the way that it goes here at Intrusive Thoughts. If you have intrusive thoughts that you'd like to share with me or any of our listeners, I'd love to hear from you. We have a phone number that you can call or text from anywhere in the world. It is if you're international plus one and if you're local, 310-909-7717. Again, that number is 310-909-9717. Call or text us with your intrusive thoughts. I'd love to hear from you. Thank you for listening. My name is Adam Rippon and these have been my intrusive thoughts. Bye, everybody. Sam.