Original publish date: May 16, 2007. When MySpace was a thing. It must’ve been, because we just casually mention it somewhere in this ep! Also, our voices are like two octaves higher. I guess it’s one of the things that drops – which is different from droops! – as you age.

If you want to skip to the main topic of “Dykes are from Mars, Femmes are from Venus,” go to the 30 minute mark.

https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/131-vault-ep-20070516-dykes-mars-femmes-venus

 

It only *sounds* like we inhaled helium! Because: as you age, your voice gets lower. 14 yrs ago, this is how we sounded (chipmunks!) 🐿 

Enjoy your trip back in time to when George W. Bush was POTUS.

Here are time stamps for some of the segments in this episode:

The topic of “how to handle criticism” starts at: 11:35.

The song “Ka Manu” starts at: 57:49.

How about a recipe for a “Summery Sandwich”? That starts at: 1:01:12.

https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/130-vault-ep-20070703-how-to-handle-criticism

ukulele-playing LGBTQ+ folks: check out UkeCurious on Facebook and Instagram (@ukecurious)

the evolving alphabet soup of LGBTQIA+

Toast’s emotional reaction to the nouns: girl, woman, ladies, sir, son

‘femmes’ are more common than ever these days, no?

support for Pride from mainstream culture (business, entertainment) did not used to happen!

The Advocate, an LGBT newsmagazine, was only available at a special magazine store

Siena’s first time in a gay bar: underage and underground

the sneak attack of representation

= Siena loses in a laugh-attack =

Toast’s first Indigo Girls concert: omg, so, many, lesbians


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Things are opening up as COVID-19 is being beaten back here in the U.S.. We have stories and thoughts about getting back out there. Topics we touch on in this ep:
Happy Pride, we’re boring lesbians.
Downtown districts & one way street games
NEW, new-fangled parking meters? Bah, humbug.

GaithersburgUkeFest.com - we’re participating in their Hawaiian theme on 6/12/21
Post-quarantine & social anxiety
self-awareness, self-respect, and other-respect for going at your own pace
the opportunity of a century: more support and understanding in establishing new norms in our social lives
https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/128-getting-back-out-there-parking-meters-pandemics
 
 
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Virtual communication has downsides. In this episode, our chat includes the following thoughts.
“productivity” is part of, but not actually everything
personal capacity: can you bring your whole self to your social interactions?
you’ll have more time if you “waste time” on self-care
the strangeness of being the first humans ever, to socialize virtually
maybe we’re living in a Black Mirror episode? (Netflix)
why Zooms are still taxing, even though you didn’t actually go anywhere or do anything, physically
how to ‘come back to yourself’ through physical practices that simply cannot be rushed
 
 
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Ahh, the Oregon DMV. It wasn't bad, actually! According to Toast. Siena had a somewhat different take. But one thing's for sure: we both had a blast talking about it afterwards. 
Join us for the 'first-world problems' and laughs in this ep that includes:
iPhone notifications not working
"Real ID" technology in new driver's licenses
dick-nose mask wearers
low-tech stylus
simple kindness during heightened race-based violence
Oregon vs. California DL pics
coconut flour biscuits, Old MacDonald, and rude hand sanitizer

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In this ep:

I Know This Much Is True (HBO Max)
people's reactions to your dreams
self-doubts and inner conflict
an appropriate language of violence within spirituality and personal development
we all have wounds, and relationships are in many ways all about that reality
one-second kindness

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In this episode: 
people's *real* opinions about having kids ;)
Romero Creations artist spotlight video
LoveandAboveCatClub.com
COVID-19 survivors: podcast listeners' experience and the symptoms they're still suffering with
observations on what life feels like after a year of coronavirus quarantine: hair, shopping, errands, etc.
 
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In this episode, Siena leads us in introducing a labor of love that has some very personalized goodies created especially for very specific people. People who are lovers of cats, and woo, and who welcome support when it comes to self-care.
What exactly is this labor of love?
It’s Love and Above Cat Club - loveandabovecatclub.com
Also in this episode:
one thing about social media that’s good
the amazing and amusing thing about the times we are living in
the evolution of LGB to LGBT to LGBTQ to LGBTQIA to LGBTQ+ to…?
why humans crack us up

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A rambling conversation about our first road trip together, to film a music video for Hawaiian Airlines back in the early 2000s. The convo goes off-track most of the time, and so it also includes...
The best recipes we've ever tried for vegan alfredo sauce and bacon; recipes from Detoxinista.com  
Probably don't go hiking up a small mountain in the Southwestern US in wedge heels, with just one row of fig newtons, even for golden hour
When was the last time you bought a CD from a store and dealt with that annoying cellophane wrap and jewel case that broke way too easily?
If you live long enough, you'll know the joy of realizing that your life experience chronicles meaningful, material progress in human technology. And amazingly, even though it's forward progress, it can still produce 'backwards' experiences, similar to those of generations 75-100 years ago.
The weirdness of road trips, if you've been born and raised on an island
Our cat has FOMO

RomeroCreations.com – makers of classical guitars and 'ukuleles unlike anything else on the market

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