BONUS Episode: Q&A

In my first ever BONUS episode, I answer some questions that you, my listeners, sent in. From discussing some relatable film moments and characters, to navigating friendships, and other personal memories, we get to enjoy a nice change of pace. Simply a nice break from our regularly scheduled programming, and a good reminder to change things up once in a while - enjoy! 

Transcript

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What's going on, everybody? Welcome back to the Daydreamers Podcast. I am your host, Esteban, and uh we're here for the bonus episode. So this is gonna be a little bit uh of a different vibe. We're gonna kind of just sit back and relax a little bit more, very casual. Nothing necessarily specific that we're gonna be addressing other than some of the questions that I got from everybody. So again, first and foremost, I just want to say thank you to everybody who sent in questions and um was even willing to to kind of see what where I would go on some of these um some of these topics. That all the questions are very different, so none of them are really addressing anything similar. I love the the ones that I got, and I'm gonna go through a few of them here because some of them I will say uh really made me think, and I know that I was gonna have to really sit on some of them, and I'll be honest with you, I I wanted to go into these questions as as with as much spontaneity as I could. I I didn't want to have necessarily these answers prepared because I wanted to give you as the most authentic answer that I could with some of these questions. So I might even have to do a little thinking in the process, so so bear with me there. But uh nonetheless, thank you for sending those in. But also, finally, uh, if you listen to episode eight, you know, I went on a little bit of an unexpected hiatus. I was out for a couple of weeks without doing any or you know recording any episodes. Um, got sick, got an infection. But hey, things happen. Episode eight is addresses a lot of uh that subject matter. You gotta be open to interruption. That's what kind of that episode was about. So check it out if you haven't gotten a chance to already. If you haven't checked out of any of the other episodes, please uh uh take the time, go check it out. A lot of those episodes, too, I will say, they're they're pretty timeless. Like I, you know, they don't necessarily pertain to a very specific moment um in terms of how it's gonna relate. Obviously, it was the timing of it maybe kind of came to mind for me in terms of what was going on in my personal life or anything that I, you know, might have had happen recently that gave me a little bit of inspiration uh to go there. But other than that, please please feel free to go check them out. And also I will say, um, you know, I know I've gotten to do a few episodes now and talk about different topics, things that um, you know, are are somewhat uh of inspiring or motivating stories or or or life lessons. And I will always want to make sure I put the disclaimer out. I am no professional by any means. I am no expert. Uh all I can potentially be an expert in is my own experience and the things that I've lived, but also the things that I've learned and the things that people have taught me along the way, or the things that I've observed from other people. You know, I'm I'm I'm a constant sponge uh learning from a lot of the people around me and and and getting to see how all these different people in my life handle some of the very similar circumstances that we all go through. Um and you can kind of pick and choose how you want to, you know, try some of these things out, get a new perspective, get a new approach, and and and and uh give it a shot. So all that to say, it's just my my my personal humble opinion and experience. That's all I can really speak to. Um but like I said, today's episode is not necessarily focused on anything like that. We're just gonna kind of see what what some of these questions kind of take the conversation to. Um and to also give a little bit of an update just on where this podcast is headed. You know, I again I want to thank everybody's for their support. Um, but I definitely want to keep growing this. Uh as you guys know, this this is strictly an audio podcast at the moment, but I'm currently obviously trying to grow with uh different platforms I can put this out on, but also I eventually want to make this a video podcast. I want to get um some visuals out to everybody. You can kind of get a uh a good look at uh myself as I'm talking, but also I want to have guests on this uh show at some point to kind of help add to the topics. Again, I've gotten to learn from so many great people, and I would love to have them be a part of the conversation, talk about some of these things as they have their own experiences as well. Even to certain certain specific topics that I know uh uh I have friends and family members, and or even just people that I've gotten to meet that you know some of these topics or subjects are they're really passionate about. It means a lot to them. And I think there's sometimes you have certain people in your life that you know can speak to certain experiences, circumstances, challenges, and um what better way to hear from them than just to get it straight from the source? So um, and I will say too, it won't just be about these topics and inspirational or motivational topics. It's also going to be fun stuff. Uh, you know, there's so much that I love talking about when it comes to entertainment, especially when it comes to films, television, and and and music. There's a lot of other people that I have in my life that also have such such passion for for for these things and and and have lots of cool opinions and and and ways in which they they um they they see that that that that part of the world. So um stay tuned for that. I'll definitely be having some episodes on the way as well. Um but yeah, can't wait to have it as as a video podcast. But for now, hey, you got my voice. I'm a yapper, I can go on and on. So I'm sure this will take up plenty of the time in the meantime and and and keep some of you entertained. Um and for those of you who aren't, that's okay too. I don't take it personal, it's all good. Um also something that that uh you know came to mind the the the last couple of days, um and and this is something that I actually you know I I kind of brought it up on the last episode that I did, episode eight, um, you know, talking about interruption and being open to things. It was so interesting. After I record these episodes, I sometimes like to listen back to them because A, I want to make sure nothing sounded too groggy or or you know wacky on the microphone, but also just to kind of see like, okay, maybe there's a way I can kind of change up how close I am to the microphone, or maybe there's a way I can kind of change where I put some pauses in. You know, I'm just kind of learning from from my own experience so far in this. But I was also listening back to some of the last episode, and it I kind of came to a realization that when I'm doing these episodes and I'm and I have some of these topics in mind, or or or or sudden, uh, you know, suddenly I get an idea in talking about some of these subjects, there's often a moment where, you know, kind of like when any whenever we have a conversation with somebody, you kind of think back like, oh, I could have said that differently. Or, oh man, that's I wonder why I said it like that. Maybe I I wouldn't have said it like that if I had the chance to repeat myself. I would have said something differently. And and maybe you don't know what I'm I'm talking about or what I'm referring to here, but the point is I was listening back to a point I was making just about you know how we all have you know, we're all able to set the tone for for how we choose to move forward from any circumstance. And it was so funny because I, as I was listening back, I was in the gym, um, so happy to be back in the gym. I I I was out for a couple of weeks because of me being sick, obviously. Um I was in the gym listening back to the episode, and I there was a moment where someone else came into the gym and they uh they they you could tell they're they're they're physically handicapped. Like there's something with um one of their legs. It's not quite that they have a prosthetic leg, but they you know, there's something that isn't quite uh aligned. You could tell it makes them a little bit, it makes it a little hard for them to walk. And this person walked in, very good shape, by the way. I also have to say, like, despite the the the what I was able to observe as far as their you know their their their their physical disadvantage, if you want to call it that, or their handicap, very good shape. And came in with the most like confident attitude or demeanor and hopped right on the treadmill, despite the fact that you know there was some difficulty being able to walk. And I looked at that, and it was at that moment that I was also listening to, you know, uh make my I was listening to myself make the point of like, you know, you set the tone for how you move forward from things. I don't know what this person's story was, I don't know how long they've been dealing with the situation, but clearly being physically handicapped and handicapped in any facet is a challenge. And it however it happened, however it came to be, if it was very sudden and instant, if it was something that kind of became a thing over the course of who knows how long, it's a challenge, and you gotta overcome that. But also, what do you make of it? And to watch this person as I'm listening to my voice talk about this, excuse me, and seeing this person be a living example of that. I mean, first of all, the timing of it was like, oh my gosh, it was a real, you know, a real moment, but also as a reminder that sometimes we will have a version in our head of how we learn life's lessons, how we hold on to them, and we're like, yeah, like I'm gonna have a better mentality about something. Because oftentimes I record these episodes too, and I might be having trouble with some of the things that I'm talking about in my own personal life. But I listen back or I realize that I'm talking about it, and it's like, damn, am I practicing what I'm preaching? Am I living that example? Am I living up to that standard in my own personal life? And it or it also can just be that, wow, I I thought I had it difficult or I thought I was struggling. This is another example to add perspective, not because it invalidates my own life experience, but because it just adds perspective on what else I can do, how else I can help myself, more motivation to know that it's worth it to work on myself in some of these aspects or to get through certain things. So I had to share that because I totally forgot to slip that in the you know, um the the the the last episode. Obviously, I I couldn't because it was after the fact of I of me recording, but I wish I could have gone back and added that in. So had to mention that. Okay, so like I said, as I promised, this is a bonus episode. So we're just we're just you know, we're talking casually here. What else? What else was I gonna talk about? Oh, yeah. Also, um, I'm currently in the process of re-watching Ted Lasso, so I cannot stress this enough. I've talked about this show before in a previous episode. If you haven't watched the show, watch the damn show. Please do. And I I recognize that this, you know, this is a very particular show. It's a feel-good show. The the main character, Ted, in the show, is a very optimistic person, and it's all about him jumping into new environments and overcoming his own personal challenges, but just kind of being this positive light in a lot of other people's lives, even when they don't know how to accept it or or um how to welcome him in into their personal lives. It's it's it's just a really good show. So many great quotes that come from that show. Um, and and for those of you who have seen it, you know what I'm talking about. Um, my girlfriend and I are in the process. We uh are for those of you who have seen it, that one of the big um iconic visuals in the show, um, or like just logos, icons that are very popular for that show is he, uh the main character Ted has a sign that says believe. It's on like a white construct or I'm sorry, yellow construction paper, and it's written in blue ink. And he just tapes it in the locker room where he's coaching, but he has like a bunch of other signs in his own personal house, and so it's a big theme along with you know his character and the show overall. So my girlfriend and I a while back were like, you know, we gotta make our own sign, we gotta put it in here because we know both we both love the show so much, but also it's a cool uh memento, a good reminder uh to have on the wall. So um I'll post it on my uh on my page, on my Instagram when we finally put it up. But um, but nonetheless, highly recommend that show. Uh, what else have I been watching recently? Watch the show on Netflix, uh, Man on Fire. Uh really good show, by the way. Um, from what I understand, I know that a lot of these shows and movies are kind of loosely based on um they're loosely based on either books or even previous films or television shows. This in particular, I know there's also a film Man on Fire with Denzel Washington that a lot of you have probably uh heard of. I know that was back in 2004, um starring him in Dakota Fanning. Um, but I know there's uh now the new TV series that literally just came out uh this this year. Um it's starring, oh my gosh, I always forget uh the actor's name. Um oh my gosh, it's uh his first name is Yaya. What's his last name? Here, I think I have it right here. Yeah, Yaya Yaya Abdul Mateen. Um he also has he starred in a lot of other films. He's come out in uh I know in for Marvel, he just did a show, Wonder Man. Um he also came out in uh Aquaman, he was a villain there. Um gosh, he's come out in a few other things. I'm trying to think what else he's come out in. Um Candyman, for those of you who are horror fans, um, he recently did uh uh the newest version of Candyman. But um gosh, I'm trying to think what else. Oh, fun fact, for those of you who do know the actor that I'm talking about, Yahya, he actually also, speaking of horror and thriller films, for any of you who have seen Jordan Peele movies, uh the Jordan Peele film Us, at the very beginning of the movie, he plays the dad of the little girl that ends up growing up to be um uh the main character, uh Lupiden Yongo's character. In the beginning of the movie, it shows uh her dad. And it's and it's him. He plays the main character. Um, but anyways, I digress. Watched that show, Man on Fire. Really good show. Um, I think it's only like seven or eight episodes, but really good show, thriller show, action. Um kind of man, I haven't watched the film in so long, but it's kind of the same concept. He's like ex-military special forces, he's you know, but he's dealing with like PTSD, but put in like a certain assignment from one of his old colleagues. It's it's a pretty it's a pretty good show. I recommend. And it's a it's a short watch, so not too not too hard to keep up with. Um oh gosh, what else? Um, I know I've been recently re-watching like some of like random uh comic book films, like I we recently rewatched, and I know I did it for an episode, um, the uh Thunderbolts uh for for Marvel, but I also just recently re-watched the Snyder cut of um Justice League, which for those of you who know who know or may not know, um, you know, right as Marvel was already doing all this MCU stuff, all the different connected universe films, and you know, DC was trying to do their own thing. And uh, you know, obviously releasing Man of Steel with Henry Cavill, uh, and then introducing Batman in Batman vs. Superman, Ben Affleck's Batman, uh, and then introducing obviously Aquaman, The Flash, and they, you know, they rushed it a little bit more, but nonetheless, they did come out with the Justice League. But somewhere along the way, uh for uh holds-on production, there was kind of a switch up on the Justice League movie. Zack Snyder, who's been the director of a few of those films leading up to that Justice League movie, um, he had he had lost someone in his family, and so he didn't get to finish directing in time for the theatrical release date, his version of Justice League. So another director, and fun fact, Joss Whedon, who directed the first two Avengers movies, took over and directed um and finished the final cut of the Justice League movie at that time for it to be released in theaters. Then later on, um, Zack Snyder was able to do his cut of the movie, and it's like nearly four hours. Um, I think it's for a lot of film fans who you know will appreciate like watching an extended cut of like a movie and watching the director's vision. It's it's it's really good. Um uh it's it's a it's a really good uh rewatch. But again, I have the patience to sit there and watch a movie for four hours. So um, but nonetheless, I think that's pretty much everything I've been watching recently. There's so many movies I want to go and catch in the theater that I I feel like I've I'm so behind on. I really want to go out go watch Backrooms, which is um that thriller like short film that was online first and then turned into uh like this basically big theatrical release directed by the director's 20 years old, uh, from what I can recall. But I heard it's been getting good reviews. Obsession is the other like thriller/slash horror film, um, which I've been hearing a lot about and I hear it's really good. I haven't gotten to see either one of those. Um, and I know now I really want to go check out because I know it's coming out uh from when I'm recording this, I'm recording this on a Tuesday, um that uh Disclosure Day, uh uh, which is directed by Steven Spielberg, his latest film, I love his movies, um, comes out this weekend, so I want to go check that out as well. And there's a lot of other things that are sneaking up on us. Um also also for any of you uh Marvel fans and Spider-Man fans, the new movie uh the newest film, Spider-Man Brand New Day, uh, which is gonna be released at the end of July. That is going to be uh having I think there's gonna be a new trailer releasing uh in about a week or so. So I'm excited to check that out uh and see what else we get at Sling Peek of before the movie comes out later this summer. So but enough chit-chat. Um let me just go ahead and grab my charger for my laptop because it is going to die, and when I come right back, I'm gonna jump into those questions real quick. Be right back. Okay, and we are back. Uh, laptop is plugged back in. Also, I'm laughing at myself because I have been talking for nearly 18 minutes and have not answered a single question. But hey, listen, I if for those of you who have heard the other episodes, and I've said this many times, I'm a yapper, I'm gonna talk. That's part of this podcast, and that's kind of part of what these bonus episodes are, is just give me a chance to just talk about other things, kind of let loose a little bit. So if you're enjoying that, awesome. I'm grateful for you. And if you're not, I hey, I that's okay. Again, all good. Um, but nonetheless, let's let's get to some of these questions. I want to see where I can uh where I can go with some of these, and and and some of them actually are just just silly or or or simple, but um the first one that uh it's not really a question, but I just thought it it was a funny thing. It says, We need more of the Cuddy snores. Now, again, for those of you who don't know, Cuddy is my dog. He is a pug, he is six years old, and one of the greatest things that he loves to do is sleep. And when he sleeps, he does not sleep quietly. He snores he so religiously, I think. Like my girlfriend, who is originally my girlfriend's dog, um to the point where that's like her her white noise when she's trying to sleep. Like, like that it puts her to sleep so quickly, and and I'm getting there. I'm still getting used to it. I didn't grow up with a dog, so I'm I'm still getting used to that every once in a while. But he is sleeping, but he's not that close to the room that we're in, so I might not be able to catch it, but let me see. Uh he he's snoring. Just just let me tell you that, and I'll be sure to try to put the mic up uh to more of that because I know sometimes it's a little hard to pick that up. I'm not sure if I yeah, I probably very faintly you can hear it on the mic, but that's okay. Just trust that he is snoring. Uh he's sleeping very soundly. Um it is more nighttime, so he's probably out for the count today. Um but uh appreciate it. Glad you noticed, and uh if if you're enjoying his snores too, we appreciate that. I'm sure he does too. Um okay, let's see. Uh oh, this is a good one. Uh okay, so which movie or character would you say you relate to the most? And I'm gonna warn you guys, a lot of these questions kind of they're probably intended to be one answer. I I probably have a few, so I'm gonna do my best to narrow it down. Um, there's a couple that really come to mind for sure. One of them is um in a film, I think the film in general, but it's also the character in the movie, is one that I talked about on the podcast uh on the very first episode, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. And if you haven't checked out the first episode, please do. It's it's it was a I was very proud of that episode actually, because it was a really good way to start and kick this thing off. And and it was a very personal one too, because I I really relate to this movie. This is a movie that I, every time I watch it, I do feel like a lot of my perspective or the way that I think about things or the way that I um have tried to make progress with myself and being more adventurous or being a little bit more um, you know, putting myself out there and expressing myself. Uh, this movie tells a lot of that. Um and the main character, Walter, played by Ben Stiller, you know, his character is like in this routine for so long, living his life, and um works at a place that is like monumental. He works at Time magazine um up until the very last issue that they're gonna release, you know, uh a physical uh issue of the magazine. And you know, there's a lot of change happening around him, and he in spite of this runs into a situation where he's responsible to help get a part of this last issue out but can't find what he's looking for. He's misplaced something, so it causes him to actually have to physically go put himself out there and do like some digging and and go on these these trips and and and adventures. And sounds a little like dramatic, but at the same time, it's like a huge metaphor for his life and him finally putting himself out there and getting to um live out the things that he's always dreaming about. He's daydreaming. And uh honestly, that was a big reason too why. This film means so much to me. I'm a big daydreamer myself, literally. Like I always stare into space, I'm thinking about things, lose my train of thought, I'm fantasizing about something. And that was his what his character does all the time. But he never lives that um part of his life. It's always stuck just stuck in his head. And other people around him even look at him all the time like, hey man, where'd you go? Where are you at? You know, because he's always daydreaming about that stuff. So um, yeah, that's definitely one character. I would also say, just because this is a fun one, and it's one of my favorite movies that I, you know, grew up with, um, one of my favorite movies of all time, and the first movie I ever remember uh watching as a kid, Toy Story, which I know a lot of us, or if you're in your late 20s, 30s, like you grew up on Toy Story. Um, and I definitely uh loved and obsessed over this movie, and I I I will tell you, like Woody is definitely the character I probably relate to the most for a number of reasons. I think the main thing is, you know, he he worries about everyone else. He makes sure that he's wants to make sure that everybody's doing what they need to for themselves, for the you know, obviously for Andy, for their owner. Um, but he's stressed out half the time, he gets himself worked up, and things need to go according to plan, and um and he gets caught up in himself sometimes. And so I feel like I relate to that character a lot for those reasons. And also he was my favorite character uh you know growing up. And fun fact uh about Woody, I actually still have my Woody from when I was one from when I was a year old. So that guy is nearly 29 years old, uh, and and and not in perfect condition. Um I'll make that very clear. Um, but he still has all his pieces and he's still got his hat, and I just kept them all these years, just and you know, for for a number of reasons. Sometimes I forgot that I had him, I had him put away in a box, um, but it was also just you know, it was it was always nostalgic for me. So I'd say those two, and then another obvious one, just because I feel like a lot of young kids, especially young, you know, superhero fans, Spider-Man, you know, is a kid who has life going against him, has a has so many things that um you know, there's tragedy in his life, but there's also like just rough things. He gets bullied, he's a nerd, he gets made fun of, and and and and you know, wants the girl that he has a crush on but doesn't quite get there, and suddenly gets this these superpowers that you know put him on top of the world, but he's still also living this double life of like trying to be the outward hero, but also struggling in his personal life still and not being able to tell everybody who he really is. I think just a lot of us see ourselves, like I know I saw myself a lot in that character, just for the sake of like, you know, when we struggle about things, very insecure about things, and what would we do if we had superpowers? Like that would lift us up, but also present us challenges and and responsibilities. That that message in that movie, you know, you'd be presented with a lot that you have to kind of work through. Um, so yeah, I guess those would probably be my three if I could narrow it down. I'm sure there's many more, but probably the ones that I could think of the most um in in in film or television. I think the other one actually I'm um I have to mention too, uh, in Ted Lasso. To Ted, uh, you know, he this character, you see him always uplifting other people, trying to make light of things, trying to make everybody laugh, and trying to push people to be the best version of themselves. But he often has a hard time doing that to himself, or he often tries to disguise his pain or his suffering and the things that he's really, you know, that are weighing heavy on him that he's dealing with, um, he masks it with motivating others or having quirky funny quotes about things or just creating conversation going on and on. Something's about nothing. Uh, and I can definitely relate to that. Um, you know, I I I definitely get emotional watching the show often because of what his character goes through and and the way you kind of learn, you kind of unpack some of the layers of him as a character. Um, and then a funny honorable mention that's just a hilarious one that I just thought of right now. Uh Donkey from Shrek. Uh, you watch a lot, especially in the first movie, how much he goes on and on and on and just loves to talk and just loves to make friends. And other people are just like, hey man, no need to go on that long. You can take a chill pill. It's all good. Just chill out for a second. It's alright. I'm sure I've given people a reason to say that to me many times, and maybe they were just too nice to tell me that, but uh yeah, I can relate. So I'll leave it at that. We'll leave it at those five. So, what did I say? Walter Middy, uh Woody from Toy Story, Spider-Man, um, Ted Lasso, and Donkey. There you go. All very different characters, but that's my answer. Um let's see, what else we got here? Um, okay. Um, what's a what song makes you feel the most? Emphasis on feel. So what song makes you feel the most, like as soon as that first note hits? Oh man, well, this is another one where there's a probably a lot that I can pick from, a lot of different genres, a lot of different artists. Um well, okay. Um, a couple that come to mind. I know there's some like older songs that I just I are again are very nostalgic for me. And I'm gonna have to open up my all my music because I'm gonna have to remind myself of certain ones. But um one of them for sure is uh, and this one just because I think it's it's such a relaxing song, uh, Just the Two of Us by Bill Withers uh and Grover Washington Jr., I believe. Um that one because it starts off with a nice little melody to it. And I'm no singer, guys, so forgive me in advance, but I don't want to play the music here on the mic because then this will get monetized and copyrighted, and then I'll this episode will get flagged and maybe not even get put out. But um his first couple of even lyrics when his first couple of notes going with that light melody. Um, but look up these songs too. Keep track of them and go listen to them if you don't know what songs I'm talking about, and you'll kind of get an idea. Um what does he say in the first lyric? I see the crystal raindrops fall and the like just the moment he starts hitting those notes, you're welcome, by the way. If you enjoyed the my little melody there, you're welcome. Um and I apologize for anybody that was uh offended by that because I know that wasn't great. Uh but nonetheless, yeah, that song is a really good one. So Just the Two of Us by Bill Weathers and Grover Washington Jr. Um Oh man. I mean another one is uh it's a song by Journey, but not like one of the with the what not one of the like the most well-known songs. Like I know um uh oh my gosh, why am I blanking on on their songs? Don't stop believing. It that that's the popular one, but that's not the one I'm talking about. There's a song called Faithfully, and that's a song I it grew up, I grew up with it. It's nostalgic. My dad loves Journey and has always listened to that since we were growing up, and so those songs kind of became nostalgic for us. That song, Faithfully, that's a song that he would always turn up. I always remember as a kid he would, and he still does to this day, no doubt. Turns the radio all the way up for a song like that, or like when he's playing it on his phone, he'll turn the volume all the way up because that's a song you just want to hear, you want to feel that song. So that's definitely one of them. Um, so Faithfully by Journey. Um, another one definitely oh my gosh, I'm going through so many in my head, just even like artists or oh man. By the way, Cuddy is snoring in the background a little bit harder. So if you hear him, there you go. You're welcome. There's more of those snores. Um I'm thinking like, because some of my favorite artists, like, I know uh my one of my favorite artists, Anderson Pack. I know he's got plenty that that that I love just the moment I hear the beginning of the song. Um I'll take one from Anderson Pack. A good one is um It's uh Heart Don't Stand a Chance. It's one of his most popular songs, well known. Kind of helped launch his career a little bit too with that song. That's a really good one. Um that or a song called Swade that he did with an uh with uh No Worries, another artist. Um gosh, uh Chris Brown, yo, excuse me, miss. Uh uh, for some of you who don't know, I used to dance in high school, like middle school. I used to love like hip-hop dancing and all that, pop lock and all that stuff. And and I still enjoy it, but I I definitely don't do it as often as I used to. And uh my very first talent show where I performed dancing in front of anybody was in the fourth grade. I had just moved to where I live now. Uh, so it's my first year at that school. I didn't have many friends or know anybody, um, but I just gave it a shot. What made me want to do that? I don't know. I just know that I was debating between trying to sing in front of a crowd or dance. And so I just happened to pick dance, and that was a song that I picked because I liked Chris Brown when I was a little kid. And yo, excuse me, miss was that song. And like just those first couple little little notes that he that he hits, or that the music hits and then he hits as well, singing. Those were uh that was a very nostalgic, a good song. And even I hear the song now, I lean a lot of people like as soon as they hear that song, and they're at a club or they're at a party and they just go, Ooh, like like you know, you're ready to jump out there, or you're ready to karaoke that song. Um, so that's a really big one. Uh, Yo Excuse Me Miss by Chris Brown. And then gosh, recently I will say I have to mention this because this whole album, The Romantic, by Bruno Mars, this entire album, it's on repeat in my household. You know, a lot of songs that I think about with my girlfriend, of course. Like, I'm a hopeless romantic, I'm not ashamed of it. I'm never gonna be ashamed of it. People make fun of me about it all the time. My friends, my family, they'll call me a cornball. I could care less, you guys. I'm gonna be honest with you, I'm gonna keep it a buck. I it's it's who I am, and I'm very proud to be. Uh, but this whole album was great, but especially for me, the first track on the album, Risk It All, especially because, you know, of me being Mexican descent and and that music being a big part of the culture I grew up in, and growing up hearing a lot of that music in my family, like at parties, um, and it having that inspiration in that song and him singing a love song with that exact same tone and sound to it. It the first few times I heard it, it it did make me cry because I was just like, I love this artist already, but now he's speaking to a specific culture, and at a time when it couldn't be more important as well. You know, I I can't ignore that either. Um, but just the sound of it is just it's it's a beautiful sound when I hear it. Every time I hear it, I'm just like, ah, that's the best, man. Um and I can't wait to see him. My my shout out to my girlfriend, she got me and her tickets to go see him uh at SoFi later this year. So I cannot wait to go see the show live. I've been seeing clips, I've been trying to avoid watching full clips of the tour because I know he kicked it off already, because I can't wait to experience the full thing in person. Um, but damn, yeah, that's another good one. Uh and I even all the artists that I mentioned, they I'm sure they have tons of other songs where that note hits, and I'm just like, oof. Like, I can't go without mentioning this. A lot of Justin Timberlake songs. I'm a huge Justin Timberlake fan as well. Love is Music, Timbalyn being a producer of his music, Pharrell being a producer of his music, a lot of those songs going back all the way to Crimea River, uh, Like I Love You, all the way to Suit and Tie, um, or Montana, one of his newer albums. I mean, there's a there's a lot to go to choose from from some of these artists, uh, The Weeknd being another one. So I'll I'll leave it at that. Uh, because I could go on and on about that as well. Uh, but great question. I mean, that's one of the big things for me when I hear music. When I feel something, like that's also why I listen like to listen to a lot of uh music for movies, like scores and stuff, and why I think they hit so hard for me and they're so nostalgic, is there's a register that it hits for me that is far beyond just literally how it sounds, but it's like what it makes you feel. And for me, the nostalgia that hits like when I hear music from a movie like my favorite movie, Jurassic Park, it'll almost trigger this like uh like me getting emotional, but because it it's the connection that it makes when I hear when I what I feel when I hear those uh songs. Um so nonetheless, great question. Uh uh, I love a question like that because I could go on and on about it. Um okay, this one is uh is I I can't imagine who submitted this question. What do you love most about your girlfriend? Well, again, this is a question that I could go on and on about. I could create an whole a whole episode on this, but um, and in sticking to the theme of being uh a cornball, a hopeless romantic, whatever, whatever insert whatever phrase you want to put there. Um, honestly, though, what I love most about her is she is unapologetically herself, and that she's my best friend. Hands down. It's as simple as that. Uh the reason I talk about her so much on this damn show, and probably to everybody that I meet, hears so much and get to learn about my girlfriend almost right away, is because she is. She's my best friend. I hang out with her all the time, like if we were best friends. Uh, and it just so happened that I fell in love at the same time that I got a best friend. So, you know, you can cue the uh yes, yes, indeed. That that that is probably what I love most about her. But there's a million other things that I could start listing. Um, she drives me crazy, but I love her. So um, yeah, again, to whoever submitted that question, there you go. There's your answer. Um, let's see. Ooh, this is a really interesting one. How do you know you've outgrown a friendship? Well, there's a couple things that come to mind when I think about this question that's more than just kind of the the direct answer to it. Because when I think about friendships, and this is something that, you know, I still try to look at as like, you know, I'm still at a very young age, and I've had many phases already from the moment I was in, you know, elementary school till you know up until present day. You know, there's a lot of friends that I made in in elementary school, middle school, and even high school that I really don't talk too much anymore. Now, is that intentional because I have something against them? No. I think the way life starts to progress and the way you start to grow as an individual, you just start to have a more narrow path. It's not because you're pushing people out of your way, but just like anybody that wants to concentrate themselves going in a certain direction, sometimes you need to do that with less attached to you or less that that that will come with you. You know, you don't expect everything that you've had, you know, um, every relationship you've had in your life, every um characteristics you've you you you've grown into in your life, you know, you outgrow certain things, uh, but not just for the sake of you not wanting them in your life anymore, just the fact that it's just part of going in that direction in your life, taking that next step. Uh, I can't remember who said it first, but I I know Tyler Perry did this at an award show, I believe, and he gave a speech about how just like a rocket when it goes into space, um, that there are certain uh and I'm probably gonna butcher the terminology here, but that when the rocket takes off, there's certain extra rockets attached to the main rocket. Well, I don't know if it you the correct term would be turbines or just extra end parts of the engine. All the space engineers, if there's anybody listening to this, are probably like, Jesus, this guy does not uh you should never jump into that field. Um so I apologize if I'm getting that wrong. But basically, there's extra rockets off to the side that push the main spaceship uh into orbit, into space. And as it gets higher up into space, those rockets fall off. Because they didn't need to go, they're not going on the full journey. It's just to get it that far up into the atmosphere, outside of our atmosphere. And that Tyler Perry in this speech was using that as a metaphor. Like, just like the rockets that only help you get but so far, eventually they fall off, and maybe they have no longer they no longer have a purpose for where you're headed because you're headed in very something you're headed in a very specific direction that's meant just for you. And I think that's a great metaphor, and I think I I do believe that that is the case, but I believe when it comes to people, you don't always do that just because you don't want those people around anymore, or you have something uh against them. Sometimes it's just part of the process. And I think that's always a difficult thing to navigate because oftentimes we misunderstand the need for that, or we understand our own need for it, but we're afraid of maybe what other people will feel, how they're gonna respond. Are they gonna take it personal? Are they gonna think that I don't want to spend time with them, or are they gonna miss the bigger picture of why I'm doing this? Uh, am I gonna have to explain this? If I explain it, are they gonna get it? You know, all these concerns and worries that I think come with it, that it makes it hard to know. Is it you outgrowing the friendship because, uh, in this case, if it's you're thinking of a specific friend, am I outgrowing it because I'm headed somewhere else and maybe they're just not meant to come along for the ride? Or is it because genuinely I feel like this connection, maybe we've we're just headed in two different directions in terms of what we believe, what our moral values are, and I'm starting to see more of a disconnect with that or with those elements, that I feel that it's just healthier and safer for me to create some space between me and that person. And again, not because you hate them, but because you just know where you're headed, and you know that that person may not be headed in the same direction, and it doesn't make you right and them wrong, or vice versa. It just means you recognize the reality of it, you you you have that self-awareness. So I would say, if that if I can provide a direct answer to that question, I would say, you know, you've outgrown a friendship when you feel that you spending time with that person or you bringing that person along for certain conversations or being able to talk to them about your most passionate the things you're most passionate about in your life, you you'll probably start to realize that they may not have as much of an interest or they might not want to invest as much time as supporting you in some of those things. And that just means that maybe they're not meant for along to come along for that part of the journey, and that's okay. But I think you start to recognize those things. Um and maybe realize that maybe some space between that person is gonna be natural, and maybe it's healthy, and maybe it's better for both of you because maybe that person also has their own desires or things that they're aspiring to. Um or sometimes if you just you know, I think the more obvious thing too is if you see uh someone that maybe you've known for a long time and you're holding on to that friendship or connection because you've just known that person for so long, but then you start to see them neglect or disrespect or dishonor some of the things that really mean something to you. And I don't mean just making fun of you or throwing jokes at you, like they genuinely don't respect or or or or at least have tried to understand some of the things that mean something to you, you know. Um sometimes that could also mean that maybe it's a it's a wake-up call for you to know that you know what, I don't want anything bad to happen to this person, I don't wish them you know harm, but I know that this is not anything productive anymore for either one of us, and maybe it's just best to go our separate ways, and that's all right, because I can do it in peace. So I think the self-awareness aspect, especially the sooner you can do it, the better, because then you realize you can do those things in peace. It's not always pretty, don't get me wrong. Sometimes you can come to that realization, try to talk to that person, and then they go, excuse me, what? And then they'll never understand, maybe before it's too late until much, much later, the time has passed, and maybe they'll understand later. So it's not always a mutual understanding, but sometimes a necessary uh thing to push forward on. Great question, because that that's that man, that that's one that'll make you think for sure. Um, so thank you for that. Um okay, this one wasn't actually I I I I was I wasn't sure if I was gonna mention this, but I do want to mention this before I get to the last question because it was just something that was very um very sweet. And and for for the you being if you're listening, the person that put this um in my questions list, I I do appreciate you and and thank you for sharing this. And I'm only sharing this because I think it just it it it speaks to sometimes what we try to do with ourselves and and how we try to be the best version of ourselves, the most authentic version of ourselves. And sometimes you can evolve as a person, but some of the morals or values that you you can always hold on to them no matter what happens in your life. Um, and it is something that, you know, as much as I take a lot of honor and caring humility, I also um take a lot of pride in trying to be the best version of myself and to be authentically myself. You know, I have a ver I had an episode I talked about with that, and and it's something that I'm very passionate about. But this person left a comment which was very sweet, and they said, You were the cool kid in high school, but you were also kind and genuine. You left an impact for sure. I don't know about being the cool kid. I mean, look, I I I I I was involved a lot in high school. Um I I I did ASB all four years. Um I was A's B president my senior year, which was uh a lot of fun. I got to speak a lot like in front of crowds and uh you know at school and and and and got to be part of a lot of the rallies. And I was also in and as I mentioned earlier in the episode, I did, you know, dance. I was on the dance team and I performed at a lot of the rallies. And so I I I got to have a lot of exposure in high school and got to speak to a lot of different people, meet all kinds of different crowds. Um you know, but one of the things that I always grew up with and that was most important to me was no matter what, and and something that my that that I love the the kind of the visual that my dad, I know I can't do this because it's only on the audio, but try to picture, you know, this gesture. My dad would always say, Um, you know, people can put you up here, and he would put his hand all the way up, or people can put you down there, and he would reference to a very, you know, a low point. He goes, but where you want to be always is right here, and then he would just kind of reference to like a neutral zone, like right in the middle. Um and that always registered to me like in terms of keeping humility and being uh humble, was just for the sake of, you know, things are always gonna happen in your life. You're gonna have ups, you're gonna have downs. But if you keep yourself at a moderate level and you keep yourself grounded, so to speak, you'll always be exactly who you intend to be. You have the most control of that, and it always it's always dictated by what your intention is, by what your morals and values are, not by what the what others have and you know planned for you or what they perceive you to be. Um okay. If you guys heard that, I there's no way you didn't hear that. That was a snore. If you heard that, I really hope the microphone picked that up. That was a snore from none other than Cuddy. So you're welcome for that. Um, but anyway, yes, I I I will say that this was very sweet just because I always took pride in trying to, you know, being kind doesn't cost you anything. It's as simple as that. And I always took pride in that. And also being genuine with it. I, you know, I didn't do it just because I was trying to get you know feedback on it or or or someone to give me a compliment on it, but because it meant something to me. Things make an impact. I was always, you know, grew growing up, I had lots of experiences where I felt like the odd kid out. I was a loner. I I didn't yeah, I was social, but I a lot of people didn't relate to me or they didn't want me in a room because I was nerdy or the teacher's pet or whatever the case. So I got I got I had my share of bullying when I was when I was young. And but what I always remember are the select few people that were always kind, and it always felt like they weren't doing it just to make me feel better, but because that's who they were and they cared to do that for other people. Um so that always left an impact on me, and I always wanted to be able to do the same any way that I could, and especially being someone who got to speak to so many people and I had so much exposure in high school, like what better way to use that as an opportunity to do something like that? Um, so if I left any impact like this person said, I'm grateful and and and I'm glad that it did because the impact is far bigger than the person. So um I appreciate you, and that was that was very sweet. So thank you. Um okay, so with that said, the last question is, and man, I tell you, this is gonna be the one that I I had to think about the most, or it just provokes a lot of thinking. Which movie or character or I'm sorry, sorry, I'm re-rereading the wrong one. Okay, what are the top three antagonist quotes that resonate with you and made you see their vision? Okay, so I I did kind of try to think about this question a little bit. I'll be honest, my thought process didn't really get anywhere productive, but I did have to kind of take another look right before I kicked this episode off because I was thinking, like, okay, realistically, when I think about a lot of villains, that maybe I can see when they've said, you know, they have a quote or they've made a point about something that I'm like, oh well, can't entirely disagree with them there. Maybe not justifying everything they're doing, or at the end of the day, what their goal is, but man, they had a good point there. Um, a lot of them I I can't my biggest references are are a lot of superhero films. So like I know one in particular uh that that came to mind was for any of you X-Men fans, uh Magneto. And the the essentially the story of the X-Men is all the the there's a there's a a group of mutants. Uh amongst the human population, there are mutants, all these people that are born with very you know unusual abilities, someone that can disguise themselves and turn into anybody, uh any any person they touch, um people that can turn invisible, that can control uh the weather, uh, you know, famous X-Men like Wolverine, Cyclops, like all these characters that have like basically they become superheroes, but in in the regular population, this in the civilian population's eyes, they're mutants, they're like deformities. It's like a DNA-based um power or ability. So it's like a lot of the human population is they frown upon these mutants. And so, anyways, the two kind of like leaders in this movement of mutants trying to support the cause is a character named uh Magneto and a character named uh Professor X, Professor Xavier. And they're like the yin and yang of trying to fight the same fight in a way. They're trying to defend the rights of being a mutant and and taking pride in being a mutant, but they go about it different ways. Often they're compared to like, and I want to say there there's a lot of people that, or a few people that have gone to even interview and talk to uh Stan Lee, may he rest in peace, the creator of Marvel Comics, um, that he loosely did base the characters of Magneto and uh Professor X off of uh Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Trying to fight the same fight, trying to stand up for the same cause, but having a very different approach. Um, and take that with a grain of salt. I didn't talk to Stanley myself, but I just I've heard people speak of that. Um but nonetheless, it's kind of the same look at it. Professor X is the more um humane version of the argument. He kind of like just wants to make sure his um that his way of going about defending mutants is still civil. He doesn't want to create war or fight with anyone, he wants to do it from an education standpoint. He wants to show that he can run a school full of mutants and allow them to still thrive in an environment where they don't cause harm, um, but that they don't need to go knocking on people's doors to convince them or to show any kind of aggression. Magneto is the other side of that coin. He wants to stand up for his mutant brothers and sisters, as he always says, um in the in the films and in the shows, but he does it in a way to show like we need to show our dominance. We need to show how special we are. We're so special that in fact we should be almost, he starts to kind of dance the line up like we should almost be worshipped or looked up to because we're not the the humans think they're the special ones, they're the ones that are protected. We should be the ones that are honored and looked up to. Um but his intention is still to protect mutants and their rights to exist uh amongst everyone else. But it becomes a bit of a superiority complex in a way that where where his drive begins to go. But he has a few different quotes um because his backstory is actually pretty tragic. He his backstory is that he was in a concentration camp as a Jewish boy um in in World War II, and he lost his parents to to uh the Nazi regime, and they they you know they uh he was a prisoner uh of war and you know tortured and everything, and he basically lives off of this like I've seen the harm that humans can do to mutants um for many in many ways, and for many of those reasons, I I I I don't need anyone telling me how to fight my fight. And there's a quote that he says where he says, I've been at the mercy of men just following orders never again. And it's like this independence that he wants to have about you know, he doesn't feel like it's everyone's fight to understand, but he has a personal uh you know, he has personal skin in the game, and he feels like no one else that doesn't understand his position or that are in his shoes should be telling him how to fight that fight. And again, doesn't justify everything he does to try to make his point, but when you hear when I heard that, I was kind of like, yeah, I can't blame him because sometimes often the pain and suffering in your life, the tragedy in your life, kind of puts you in a place to say, who are other people who haven't gone through what I've gone through to tell me how to best handle that situation? Uh, and that's a hard thing to navigate. Eventually, maybe you find a way to let that in, but it makes it hard. Um, so that's definitely one. Uh, another one from another comic comic book movie, and one of my favorites, uh, Spider-Man, the original Spider-Man with Toby Maguire. Uh, the villain in that movie is the Green Goblin. And there's a really cool scene. This this entire scene to me is is is a lot. Some people get criticized give criticism of this, especially comic book fans, because they're like, that's not how the Green Goblin and Spider-Man would talk to each other in the comics, whatever. From my perspective, I just think it was a cool dialogue scene from two characters, hero and villain, and them talking to each other. Because oftentimes when you see a lot of comic book movies, it's constantly just the hero physically fighting the villain, combat and them trying to defeat one another and all that. But there's not a lot of cases where you see the villain sometimes sit down with the hero and go, hey, right now I'm not fighting you. I I could take you out right now, actually, because I you're at a disadvantage. I have you in a position where if I wanted to kill you, if I wanted to end this fight, I could. But I'm not gonna do that. I want us to talk a little bit. I want to convince you of something. So that right there, as it was, was kind of very intriguing to me when I was a kid and I was an adult too. What re-watching it, I'm like, oh, that's very interesting. Um, but he has this dialogue with Spider-Man, where you know, Spider-Man is still a newer hero at this time in the movie, and Green Goblin is essentially just trying to um, you know, he's a he's kind of a vengeful, he's he's kind of seeking revenge on the people that didn't believe in him because he's, you know, he's he the Green Goblin is Norman Osborne in the in the in the movies, which he's basically like this guy who runs a big company, a big science weapons development research company that works for the government and he loses his contract, and he's very bitter about that, he's losing his fortune, all that stuff. And then develops this ultim uh ultra-ego persona, the Green Goblin, using some of the science that he has in his possession. All that to say he's kind of a vengeful person. But he wants to uh essentially rule all. He wants to like take over and people bend at his will, and he sees an opportunity to talk to Spider-Man and say, and kind of almost convince him first that he's not the hero that he thinks he is, and that it's not gonna last. And he goes on this dialogue where he basically is telling him um, he's like there there's eight million people in the city in New York, and you know, right now they they they worship you, they they look they look up to you. He goes, but eventually, in spite of everything you've done for them, they will hate you. Um I'm trying to remember. Oh, this is what this is what he says. I I just kind of found him uh a piece of the quote. He goes, I chose my path, you chose the way of the hero. And they found you amusing for a while, the people of this city. But the one thing they love more than a hero is to see your hero fail, fall, die trying. In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you. And I I I hear that and I'm like, okay. Clearly, he's not right about Spider-Man. Spider-Man does prevail to be the hero, but you hear something like that and you're just like, damn. He kind of has a point just in the sense of that's how people are as an audience, as you know, as supporters. Sometimes, and kind of what I mentioned earlier too, people will bring you up and they'll bring you down. We see cancel culture and all these things that happen with social media too. Like a lot of the people that are elevated to be like monumental figures, icons, quickly, how quick people will use even the smallest things, even just a rumor, something that isn't even true, to bring that person down. Why? That's just the nature of a lot of people, unfortunately. And that was very interesting to me that even so long ago, that was a point being made about a villain, just to simply discourage him from being, you know, essentially in his way of a villain's mission. So again, doesn't make mean that I necessarily agree with what the Green Goblin wanted to do, but a very intriguing quote that I think was a very, very uh smart way for him to kind of just have some dialogue and just kind of let it be different. Um man, trying to think. Uh, honorable mention, the one that I just I I found and I came across and I was like, well, that's it. That was just a good quote. Uh, the Joker in the Dark Knight, he has a quote. Again, he's he's an insane person, obviously, in the movie. But one thing that he said, um, he he sits around a table in an interrogate, like he can basically all these all these mob guys are having a meeting, and they're mad because someone, aka the Joker, uh, has robbed them of a lot of their money. And they have no idea how to find it, they don't know where to go, but they're pretty sure they know it's the Joker, and the Joker just waltzes in the room as they're talking about him. And like he quickly like shuts everybody up because then like there's a guy that tries to come after him, and he likes he pushes he puts a pencil on the table, and like as this person is walking in to try to take him out because they're already just fed up with him, he like suddenly they don't even know because he's like he puts the if he if a lot of you probably have seen this movie, but if you haven't, essentially he walks in, he puts a pencil, he slams a pencil, like stabs it into the table, he goes, Now I'm gonna make this pencil disappear. And this guy that's coming after him, could like he gets up from the chair to go like basically try to like knock his ass out, and instead the Joker like tricks him and just basically slams his head into the pencil, and the pencil goes directly into the person's, and this is this is graphic, puts the pencil into the guy's head, and the guy falls over and the pencil's gone because it's in the guy's head now, like and it happens quick. I remember when I was with my dad at the theater watching this in IMAX, and I remember everybody in the theater going, What the hell just happened? But that's the tone that he was setting in the room, how dangerous he was, and he was always steps ahead of everybody, and and he just certifiably insane. But in this room, they're talking to him, and he's like addressing to them. He's like, Okay, he goes, you know, he's trying to have a conversation, and he, you know, he's like, So what what's your plan here? What's what's the solution here? Because he's trying to claim that, like, I know why all of you are having trouble accomplishing your you know, keeping your money together and and trying to rule what you're trying to, you know, be in charge of here in the city. It's because there's a guy out there, the Batman, and he's making things hard for you, whatever. And they're like, Well, what do you what do you propose we do? And he's like, Oh, it's simple. We kill the Batman. And everyone's laughing at him, like, yeah, okay, alright, man. He goes, if it's he and somebody goes, if it's so simple, why haven't you done it already? And he he just looks at him very seriously and goes, if you're good at something, never do it for free. And you could tell everybody kind of looked at him, like, oh, okay, well, we get that. I I can't say, like, oh my god, my life's you know, values relate to that quote specifically, but it definitely made me see his point of view for like a second. In terms of he's just manipulating everybody, and he's not necessarily caring about like making money because he's just an insane person, but it's helping feed his and the his goal, which is just to create chaos. And in that moment, when he tells him something like that, he's like, Oh, if you're good at something, you never do it for free. And so he realizes he's already manipulating everybody in that room to think that all he wants is money, and later on in the movie, he gets half their money and he burns it, could give could give a damn about the money, but it's constantly create playing this mind game with everybody that he supposedly is trying to assist, but they're all just helping him achieve the same goal of his, which is just to create chaos and to be an example of everyone to everyone else around him that chaos ultimately thrives, no matter what you do to try to control things or whatever. That's kind of his one of his moral missions, if you want to call it that in the movie. Um, so yeah, that's another really good one. I really, I really like that one. Um yeah, I those are the ones that come to mind. I I I think there's probably a lot of other ones that I'm not thinking of, especially outside of like the universe of superheroes, but uh, but nonetheless, yeah, I I think those are some really good ones. Um yeah, great question though. That that one really made me think. I I kept looking at that question, I'm like, I don't even know. You know, what the what what the oh okay, sorry, one last one, and also because this is one of my favorite villains of all time. This is a more cartoonish version of him, but I think his character in general too. Uh Hades, the Greek mythology character, but like in the animated Disney movie Hercules, something about that character, he's my favorite Disney villain for any of you Disney fans. He's my favorite Disney villain because he's so sarcastic and he has like such dry humor, and like everyone else around him is just kind of like uh okay. But he loves making his own jokes and like just not taking anything seriously, and like mind you, he rules the underworld, like he's in a very like he it's a pretty depressing life, and a lot of the Greek mythology tells a story that like Hades it was not his choice to rule the underworld, he basically got left to rule the underworld by his brothers and sisters, like you know, uh Zeus and all the other gods and goddesses. Like, he basically drew the short straw and just got left to rule the underworld. So he's a bitter guy, and it's almost like chicken or the egg. Is he bitter and a dark person because he rules the underworld and he got left with that? Or was he secretly always that and that's why they gave him that? And they found a way to sneak in a sneaky way give him that job, that responsibility. Don't know enough about Greek mythology about to answer that question, but it was a very intriguing thing that I always thought about. And his always like he's always saying things like, Oh, you mean the throne that you so generously bestowed upon me? Like, just his bitterness about it. I'm like, Well, yeah, if that wasn't my choice and I wasn't necessarily a bad guy, I'd probably be pretty bitter too. Because now my sole responsibility is to rule all the evil souls that sit in the underworld. Like, come on now. Um, and again, I just I get his humor. I I I love that, I love that character. I love him so much. Uh, he makes me laugh every time. That meme, if you're any of you are picturing that meme where he he's like raging in like red flames and fire, and he's screaming, he's like, ah, and then he finally just he cools back down to his regular blue color flames and his character. He's like, I'm cool, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm cool, I'm fine. I probably do that about 10 times a day. So I also definitely relate to that. Um, but yes, great question. That's it. That was the last question. Uh, at least that I have time for for now. Thank you to everybody who who who sent in um these questions. It made it for a really it made it for a really fun episode, fun conversation. Um definitely want to do more of these bonus episodes. So I'm gonna find definitely other things to just kind of be able to talk about that are just out of the ordinary, out of the regular routine here. Keep things fun, keep things fresh. Um, you know, my other ideas that I I like to have that I have in mind for these bonus episodes might be uh a film review, maybe a little round table with a couple of my buddies who also have some some some some opinions and and perspectives on some of these movies, characters, um what they like, what they don't like, their favorites, um uh being excited about what's to come out, uh you know, all kinds of things. 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