Pretty Little Episode #106

0:00This is a headgun podcast. Checking all state first could save you hundreds on car insurance. Not checking the recipe before I try to replicate a certain famous coconut cake at home. Yuck! I think I use salt instead of sugar or sand instead of salt. Whatever happened, this dessert is inedible. Yeah, checking first is handsome. So check all state first for an auto quote. It could save you hundreds. And good hands with all state potential savings vary subject to terms, conditions and availability. All state North American insurance company and affiliates Northbrook, Illinois. Handsome child friends on the handsome part. Child and the friends on the handsome part. Pretty little episode. Welcome to the heads of pods. Pretty little episode. I'm fortunate to meet you, sir. I'm a Martin. I'm a Martin, everybody. Oh, you guys. Like, you're doing it again.

1:00It's just old me. My Martin. I wonder if I ever sounded like that as a kid. Um, I don't know. I don't know. Yeah, not I could think it was more like, yeah. I wish I had more videos of me as a kid. I feel like I'd probably said some funny stuff. Oh, you would have been hilarious. I'm sure. I had my moments, but that was kind of like my early childhood days were sort of pre-everyone having a video camera. I know these kids, the kids today, they can have hundreds of hours. It's nice. So yeah, I only have one video for my second birthday and one from the my grade four production of Charlie Brown, but other than that, nothing. Yeah, do you have a lot of pictures, though? Um, I don't feel like I even have enough pictures either. I feel like a lot of them were printed out and many of them got lost in the shuffle of moving homes several times. Yeah. I have enough that, you know, we get the gist of my childhood.

2:01You get the gist of my childhood. I was really adorable when I was super young and then went through a super awkward looking phase in junior high and then sort of evened out in high school. That's sort of the tale is all this time. I was just when I was in Italy on my vacation, I was traveling with three kids, two eight year olds and one 10 year old. And I casually was like, oh, guys, we should make a zombie movie while we're here. And then I forgot about it. And like six hours later, they came to me and were like, I planned everything out. They were like, it's going to be called the uninvited three. And anyway, so I really went for it. Like we did a shot list. We did like cameras up sound speed. I was like, we really, yeah. And I now have this horror movie. But they have a record of them. It was so, they were so creative. It was great. And also none of them have ever watched a horror movie or know what a zombie is. Right. So there's a musical number.

3:02Oh, wow, a musical number. Yeah. I like it when kids get very creative like that. My friends, daughter and her friend wrote a play that they asked us to sit down for. The plot needed some work. Yeah. And the heart and compassion and dedication was there. And that's what matters. That's like my dream thing to happen is a kid getting people together and they and really earnestly presenting something they've created. Yeah. To keep a straight face and it's the best. I love that. So you went to Italy. I went to Italy. And that was fun. It was amazing. But I definitely, I was like, guys, I got the accommodation. I'm going to find this luxury villa. I was really trying to impress and show that I'm. And so I guess I just googled luxury villa. And it's never luxury when it refers to itself as luxury.

4:07And also because it was a website that was like luxury filler.com or something. And so on Airbnb, at least you can see all the reviews. You can see the star rating. And I was going in blind thinking for this much money. It's got to be amazing. And it was, yeah, I got a fleece for sure. Not good. Was it clean? Was it clean? No, I would say no. There were no blankets on the beds when we arrived. We've been traveling for like 24 hours. Yeah. It was, they hadn't aired it out. It was all like dark and one of the kids, the first thing she said, it doesn't look like the pictures. Oh no. But we made it work. I mean, it was a great, it was a great place. It just wasn't, I did get ripped off of it. Right. You just spent way too much money for what it was. Yeah. Yeah. No one's rented that luxury villa in a while. No. I mean, the water went out for four days. Like four days. And then we'd get it with like a reserve water switch and it would come back on for an hour.

5:08And then it was, oh my gosh. I'm getting some money back for sure. Yeah. It'd be one thing if it was like a day, but four days is wild. One and off for four days and the pool turned green from algae for three or four days. So. Oh, dude. I know. And they said, well, that's definitely from people wearing sunscreen on their skin in the pool. Okay. They should have warned us, right? I mean, I feel like it turned green. Yeah. Did they get it fixed? Yeah. But it had to be sterilized for 48 hours. We couldn't go in it. I know. Yeah. And the three little kids that just want to jump in that pool. But this is so, uh, yeah, that sounds like something that would happen to me. Yeah. Yeah. I thought it was so embarrassing because I was really like, hey, I'm getting the accommodation, you know, because I really want to splash out. I never go on a vacation and switch off like that. I get very nervous when I'm put in charge of the, I don't mind paying at all, but I

6:13hate being the sole responsible person for the accommodation because something always goes wrong somewhere. Always. And then if you're the one that picked the place, everyone's looking at you like you did this. I'm on a WhatsApp thread with the Italian house manager just like trying to get it sort of. Yeah. No, I want, I want if there's a group situation or you're traveling with someone else, I want them weighing in so that we both decided this is the place. Yeah. And then I'll pay. I do not like being the one that's like, I'm going to pick the place. I know I really pulled the trigger too fast. I should have at least consulted a few people, but ultimately it was good. Listen, listen, learn. You're making the most of it. I don't think it was that great from what you're telling me. I just think you're being very positive. It was a good part of the, the lore of the trip though. Like it, we could laugh about it. Well, definitely makes for some stories, right?

7:14Especially on this pod. I was traveling with two survivor winners. I was like, you guys are slept on the beach for months. Like, yeah, you guys are like, you're like, this is great, right? Yeah, this is luxury, right? It's not the beach. At least you're not starving. Yeah, sleeping in a cave with bats shitting on you. Yeah. Well, next time, next time you'll get the, the place that just matches its picture. Yeah. It's something where you can read the reviews. Yeah. Of course. I always read the reviews. Because there will be a couple of people in there that tell you what's up. Yes. And I can't go with one person because you're like, you might just be hard to please. Yeah. Two or three people say you're like, okay. Yes. I even didn't Google like what part of the island of Sardinia to go to. So we were in sort of the wrong part. I thought it was a small island. It's massive. Oh, really? There's two airports. So we were like, we were in a, we were definitely to no research, no research.

8:16But we did, we found the guy who got this. I know, I know. And then like day one, I'll stop talking in a minute, but day one, we were looking for a restaurant. And on the map, I could see there's like 12 restaurants on the beach. And so we walked down and we're going in every restaurant. And it's like an Indian restaurant and then a Chinese restaurant and they're all buffets. I'm like, this is weird. There's like, where's like the Italian like beach? The grill, yeah. Finally we find an Italian place that seats us and and it's also a buffet, which is weird. And we sit down and load up our plates and then the guy comes over and it's like, you can't be here. This is a resort. And it turns out it's all like a monster resort and on the whole beach and then our villa is just outside the resort. Oh my gosh. What do you do? Well we said, okay, what would you have us do? We're like, we've got food on our plates. Like we're happy to pay for the meal. The kids were eating like a few chicken nuggets and some plain noodles.

9:17Like, and he charged us 100 euros per person. So what? I know. Dude. It was crazy. And then it was nuts. And we went to walk back to the beach and the door was locked. Like there was a gate and we were like, hey, we've got to get out to what and they were like, no, sorry. We're like, are you locking us in the resort? It was crazy. Oh my gosh. And she let us out. But. I got a lot of errors here. I know. The first two days I was just a wreck of anxiety. But then we really found the groove. Oh my goodness. Great adventures. Yeah. Good. Good. Well that makes me happy. Yeah. And Parvati's good because she just laughs. She, Parv just cackled at everything the whole time. Oh, that's good. Yeah. I can make the most of any situation. Totally. Yeah, let's hear some questions. All right. Let's do it. Hey, handsome pod. My name is Ivy and I'm a Seattle based therapist. My question for you is if you could be a fly on the wall for anyone's therapy session,

10:21or could be a friend, a famous person, or pet, who would it be and why? Obviously, there's some ethics for this question. You kind of have to ignore them. And how many of your answers? That client, a therapist, privilege. Oh, that is really a great question. That's really good. Checking all state first could save you hundreds on car insurance, not checking the map before I go on a hike in a new area I haven't explored. But I thought it was a one mile out and back has turned into a five mile loop. I'm still happy camper, but I'm also a very tired camper. Yeah, checking first is handsome. So check all state first for an auto quote could save you hundreds. You're in good hands with all state potential savings vary subject to terms, conditions, and availability all state North American insurance company and affiliates Northbrook, Illinois. I mean, is it weird that I'd be kind of interested in tags?

11:26Ticks would be good. Take would be really like, I'm imagining her being pretty dry with the therapist. Right. Really trying to crack a few jokes in the beginning. Yeah. And then just laying it all out. Yeah. I mean, they said dogs. I mean, if we're entering into this world and wish a dog can talk and go to a therapist and I'm obviously going to want to hear Biggie's therapy session. I want to hear what his voice is. Voice sounds like. Do you want an idea? I never was able to pin down his voice. Yeah. Because you know, some, some animals you can tell right away. Yes. He's a little bit more than a nigma. So that's why I'd be so curious. And then I would like to know, is he just in there being like, I have the best life, my feet barely touched the ground. I have it. All the food I could ever want. I'm well groomed. Or would he be like, I'm being smothered to death from the love of these two people.

12:33Get me out of here. Let me explore some dogs butts and go to a dog park every now and then. He's never known anything different. I feel like in like almost like kids who just are giving everything, he might find things to nitpick on and you're like, maybe. No, I think he'd be deeply satisfied. But also he was found on the street. Oh, shit. Yeah. And he was around three. I imagine he was not on the street very long. Because he's so cute. He was found with another dog. And I would like to know, I would like for him to unload what happened during that time. Yeah. Who was the other dog? Yeah. Where did he come from? He wasn't chipped. He wasn't neutered. Whoa. This is situation. That is interesting. So yeah, I need Biggie to lay it all out for the therapist. Oh, that's a really good answer. Yeah. I'm going to, I guess I'll stick with Teg, because I can't think of anyone, but I'll be

13:37not. I'm not. Yeah, maybe my brother that would be cool. Anyone. Yeah. Yeah. Let's hear Ivy's answer. To answer my own question, I would love to listen in on Biggie's therapy session. I imagine he would have some complaints about not being fed human food. And I'm also wondering what his self concept is. Like does he know that he's a dog? Does he think he's the provider of the house? Hmm. He's a person. And I also want to know what it's like having a fortune as a mommy. Oh. Thanks for answering. And I'm so glad each of you exists. Thank you for the pod. You've gotten me through some tough times. Keep it handsome. Well, sweet. Thanks. I haven't seen him in a very long time. I hope he's good. I hope he's good. I think he'd bring that up in therapy for sure. I think he might as well. I don't need to have a few complaints, but I love the question, does he know he's a dog? I'm not sure about that.

14:38I don't think that he knows. I really don't. No. He definitely thinks he's bigger than he is. Really? Oh, he has no fear. He'll go right up to a big dog and just like, really? Oh, yeah. It's so terrifying. I like, we'd run over a grab home. I once had a couple's therapy session years ago with, and the therapist had a big Irish wolf-hound dog in the, she hadn't told us in advance. And it was like one of those giant dogs. It was like the size of a horse that was just in the room with us. It was like a fourth person. It was so big. It was really unsettling, actually. Oh, really? Oh, yeah, probably distracting. I did bring Biggie to a couple therapy appointments with me. Did you? Yeah, good. Back in, you know, last year, I was like, do you care if my dogs with me? And she was like, no, please. It's a burden. It's a burden, yeah. That's right.

15:38Let's hear another one. Hey, guys. My name is Izzy. I am calling for some relationship advice. I just recently went through a breakup with a long-term partner, who we were married, and she broke up with me in kind of a fucked-up way. But it's kind of all good now. That just so recently happened. And I have made the mistake of drunkenly confessing feelings or something to my best friend who's been with me 24-7 and has been there for me super, super deeply and emotionally. And I need advice on how to keep our relationship from feeling awkward off of that, because we have such an awesome relationship, and neither of us are in any position to be in any kind of relationship at all in that kind of way. And being best friends is so important, but I said some crazy, crazy stuff.

16:43How do I keep it not awkward or talk about it? I'm in a normal way. Oh, man. Oh, thank you guys. I know you'll come and clutch. Oh, man. Wow, that's like so far, brah. I want to know what the crazy, crazy stuff was. Well, I think you have to, if you're not in a place to be in that situation right now, or either of you, maybe you just have to be like, sorry, I'm just in a sensitive place, this is a state right now where I'm just kind of feeling everything. So I don't, I mean, if it's, you know, your good friend and they'll understand. And if that's meant to transpire in a better time, I think it will. Yeah, I think so too. But I think for now, you have to totally take it off the table so that you guys can get, like I think you've got to lay it on that like elephant in the room. You've got to say exactly what you said to us, just go, I was, that was crazy.

17:44Just feel like I was probably projecting. I just got out of this thing and I'd hate to lose our friendship and then maybe hang out in a group a couple of times. Right. You know, get back in the swing of the friendship, but that is, oh, that was tough. But it's better than texting your ex when you're drunk. True. I was just aware. I think I thought it was going up first. So it sounds like you're already kind of moving on past that, which is, I guess, good, right? There's nothing like a crush to help you move on. Right. Yeah. So yeah, maybe it was like a nice distraction for a minute. And now you can just be like, oh, wasn't that crazy? That's crazy. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, it wouldn't be crazy if that actually happened. But then, like I said, if that's something that's meant to evolve in time, you know, there will be a time and place for that. Yeah.

18:45And all the more motivation to get yourself back on your feet and in a place where you could date someone. But yeah, I think for now, you got to just be super brave and blunt and just bring it like a dress it. Just be like, yeah, I am so sorry about that. You know, right. Yeah. So there's not like this weird push pull kind of thing and also maybe confide in multiple people, not just one. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But also other outlets. Don't be yourself out. Very human, very normal. That's right. Yeah. Keep a handsome. And maybe keep a handsome and maybe you were picking up on some vibes. I don't know. Yeah. That's true. We don't know. Yeah. Do we have time for one more? Yeah. I think so. Let's do it. I'm Danielle. I'm from Nashville, Tennessee. I know you guys love Nashville and we love you. We do. I listen to you guys all the time and just want you to know that we are really good friends.

19:49We laugh. We cry. We have so much fun together. So thank you guys for what you do. So my question is about comedy. I work for a nonprofit animal rescue. And we do a lot of sad stories. You know, there's some good ones in there too. But I really want to incorporate some comedy into our social media posts. So if you guys had a rescue, what would you do to spice things up? We're a foster based or small and we're really working towards building followers and getting our adoption center. So if you'd like to shout out the rescue, it is called Rare Rescue. If not, you can bleep this out. Let me know any creative ideas in my half-rested boost our followers and make people laugh and engage. What if we were like, we are not mentioning the name of this place that's rescuing animals. Yeah, we bleeped it out.

20:53What a cool thing to do. Yeah. The first thing that popped into my head was, let's say you've got a dog and you film it going about its business, but you record a voiceover of its inner monologue maybe. Oh, like that. Maybe. Having it talking about it. Yeah, doing some funny voiceovers. Yeah. Various animals. Yeah, almost as if the animals are talking about their dream adopters maybe. They're also going TikTok. There's a lot of people that post their pets and they're really funny. I get down these rabbit holes all the time with funny animal stuff. I think, listen, I'm not going to lie. Seeing an animal pet in a costume, always a treat. That's true. A little hat. A little hat. And then you can play like Shenaias, Wayne in the background, like bam, bam. Let's go, girls. That's true. That's like a little Chihuahua and a cowboy hat. I saw that.

21:53Already. That's a winner already. Right. I saw a thing that was you can buy for your cat and it goes sort of over their shoulders and it makes it look like they've got big human arms. So they walk around. It looks like they got it. It's really good. Yeah. You could put some cats. There's little tiger faces. You could put around them. It's also TikTok challenges where you're like, there's like audio that's on the TikTok where it involves an animal. Do you know what I'm saying? Yeah, yeah. Where they're like, maybe the animal is just like doing something funny or making a funny face and there's that audio playing over it. Right. All right. TikTok and Instagram are the places that people go to to look at animals and I do think social media does help people spread the word about adoption with animals. But I will say too, sometimes a tearjerker, that gets people too. Like I love seeing a Sarah McLaughlin action.

22:56Oh, that was so bleak all through school. But when you see them with all their matted fur and you see the before and after, I think it's as long as you see the after. I feel good story. I feel good story. Yeah, that's always good. Yeah, you could have a feel good Friday post post someone getting adopted and them like running to their new owner. Feel good Friday. I love it already. That's good. And you post a new adoptions every week. Yeah. And people go, oh my god, I want that. But I don't know. I feel like, Daniel, I feel like we're giving you some gold here. I mean, you could even, you know, a homeward bound remember that movie? Oh, yeah. They didn't even move their mouths, right? They just had voices. Their mouths don't remember. That's the one. I don't remember. Yeah. It was real animals, but they just had like, you could do a whole story. You could do like an Elizabethan lesbian romance between two and two.

23:58To a while was or something. Yeah. Listen. I think we're, I think we were off to a good start here. Start with these. And then let those inspire other content because certain animals might start to become popular. And then it'll lead to a feel good Friday because they've been adopted. Yeah. Or they get signed as an agent. Yeah, they might become huge stars. I think yeah, just utilizing the, the socials of it all to help get these animals at home. But thank you for what you're doing. Yeah. I love to facilitate that. Yeah. Next time we're in Nashville, we should go pet some animals. That's right. We already had cats show up at our kittens at our show in LA for the ASPCA. I thought that was so good. That was cute. Well, another very pretty little episode. That's right. Loved it. Loved it. As always, keep sending in your questions or if you need any advice in your life.

25:02Speakpipe.com slash handsome pod. We love to hear from you. Yeah. You got stuff coming up. Fortunately, you're on tour. Yeah. Tonight I'm in Greenville, South Carolina. And tomorrow night in Wilmington, North Carolina, Boise's coming up. Portland, Oregon, Austin, Chattanooga, Dayton and Louisville. So much a shows. I like how you say Louis Louisville. Louisville. Yeah. That's right. Durham, Madison, Wisconsin. I'm all over it. Check out me martin dot met. I think for for an or just social media for any shows I'm doing. I'm sure there'll be some. Got it. It sounds bleak. I'm working on new stuff. Well, yeah. And until next time, keep it. Pretty handsome. Handsome is hosted by me, me martin, Tignotaro and Fortune Feemster. The show is produced, recorded and edited by Thomas Willett.

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