Real life, Alphabetically

And we're (almost) back!

This is the last of our pre-recorded content from before our collective lives detonated a bit, so listen with a 4-month grain of salt...

This episode features a guest segment with Joe Novak, Nic's friend of 20 years. We talk with him about genetics/GMOs, and he shares the part he played in one of the more embarrassing stories of Nic's life.

THANKS for Listening! Send comment/thoughts/questions/ideas to [email protected].

Song Credit: Jesse Spillane - Sinking Feeling

And we're baaaaaack!

Ok, we're not quite back yet. Believe it or not folks, real life has gotten in the way for a while. But RLA lives on!

This episode was recorded 5 months ago, which feels pretty much like 5 years by now right? Using some of our extra topics from Episode F, we dove a little deeper into some pretty intense topics here like grief, depression, self-destructive tendencies, and how we've navigated some of the harder moments in our lives.

Come take a dive with us! Episode G (also recorded 4 months ago) will launch in a few days, but expect brand new content from us soon!

THANKS for Listening! Send comment/thoughts/questions/ideas to [email protected].

Song Credit: Jesse Spillane - Sinking Feeling

Sound quality is good, guys!

Updates:

• Onward was cute!

• Tiger King- WILL I LOVE IT?

Friendship

• Why are we friends with people?

F… is for Friends >> SpongeBob

• Steven Universe, Spongebob, Adventure Time, Batman, the animated series, The Wild Thornberrys, Seventh Heaven (REMEMBER THIS?), The Fairly Odd Parents

Funny

• What characteristics are valued in your family?

Fortunes

• Tarot Cards! I love this deck! The art is gorgeous and I like the explanations in the book/they always provoke good conversation!

THANKS for Listening! Send comment/thoughts/questions/ideas to [email protected].

Song Credit: Jesse Spillane - Sinking Feeling

Episode E Notes

Production value is IMPROVED. JUST WAIT UNTIL F, IT IS REALLY GOOD.

The Mandalorian: Worth watching if you can shell out for Disney Plus.

Audiobooks vs. Podcasts vs. Ebooks vs. real books: what do you guys thinks? People are very split on audiobooks especially if they don’t have the voices that they like right off the bat?

Eggs: SpoonForkBacon is a great blog! Check it out! Okay, their book is called The Perfect Egg (I’m so SORRY I am so poorly informed/misremembered). Full disclosure: I cannot write a cookbook (I am incompetent), but I love a lot of their recipes! Bacon and Eggs! Bringing people together.

Elizabethtown: Best Movie that Paula Deen has ever made. Hands down. Other movies: Marriage Story; Three Billboard Outside Ebbings, Missouri; Mr. Right; Never Sweeter; Almost Famous. Give something new a try even if it’s not well reviewed. BECAUSE YOU ARE WORTH IT!

Estimation: Honestly, learning how ratios of things work in cooking is super useful! There are even books about it: Ratio by Michael Ruhlman

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card: Great book! It’s definitely at your library! Please if you watched the movie, consider reading/listening to the book. Moral relativism is a thing! I still listen and enjoy all sort of books that maybe don’t have the best themes.

Expiration Dates: Otherwise you would never know? Where do you draw the line?

Elected: Nic has been elected via popular vote to things, I have not really? I’m not much of a campaigner and don’t have THAT MUCH social energy.

Things we are Excited for! The Interdependency Series, Everything is Under Control, The Fixed Stars, That Thing You Do

THANKS for Listening! Send comment/thoughts/questions/ideas to [email protected].

Song Credit: Jesse Spillane - Sinking Feeling

Welcome to Episode D, Part 2!

Topics:

Aliens Colonial Marines

Alison Roman’s cookie that broke the internet --> but to follow this up I've been in love with her cookbook Nothing Fussy!

All the Lights We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Wonderful Podcast/The Adventure Zone

DFAS/Department of Defense

Denver/Dallas: The Grand Gesture

THANKS for Listening! Send comment/thoughts/questions/ideas to [email protected].

Song Credit: Jesse Spillane - Sinking Feeling

Episode D (part 1)

Coronavirus… our bad

Sound Quality - better! I promise we have actually figured it out and around F it starts to sound like we actually know what is going on...

Daddy Issues: jkjkj

Disney

• Thrawn Trilogy: Worth the read! If you enjoy well written villains and enjoy the Star Wars characters on some level (honestly, the novels gave them more complexity as well).

Destiny

• Do you believe in destiny?

• People don’t get what’s fair, people don’t get what they deserve. This is real life.

• Taking the philosophy of focusing on the outcome: what am I going to do to show that I’ve earned this? Etc is a better philosophy

• Destiny 2 is also a video game!

Dogma (sadly not available to stream)

• It was just a fun movie that I really loved

• Another book I love with similar themes: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Doctor Who

• Some good points, but has been a little preachy!

• Check it out!

Dune by Frank Herbert

• THE BOOK!!!!

• THE MOVIE!!!!!

• “Dali was brought in as a consultant on that movie”. I’m so confused/intrigued.

Dreams

• Have you ever had prophetic dreams before?

THANKS for Listening! Send comment/thoughts/questions/ideas to [email protected].

Song Credit: Jesse Spillane - Sinking Feeling

We recorded a short episode with our wonderful friends Kevin and Kyle to help us decide what we should talk about on episode D.

It's complicated.

Quality of audio: Improving.

Nic is named after Nicolas Cage. He is an inspiration.

Cats

Cheers

Cocktails

Cake

Cussing!

Cars

Creativity

Call me by Your Name by André Aciman

Case Western Reserve University

Conan O’Brien

Craig Ferguson:

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Song Credit: Jesse Spillane - Sinking Feeling

Episode B:

• Name change!!! We are now Real Life, Alphabetically.

• Sound quality is somewhat bad the beginning of the episode, stick with us! Sorry! WE PROMISE IT GETS BETTER!

Topics:

Birthing/Babies

• A cute, very informative video on what pregnancy does to your body (science!)

• Ambivalent to kids! I think this article highlighted (Cup of Jo) some of the emotions I feel!

• YouTube Channel: Brittany and Connor. They have some videos about their polyamory lifestyle that seem authentic/reasonable if you are interested!

Buttercream Bakery

• Check out their Instagram!

Boasting

• Don’t fall into the trap of handing people your weaknesses!

• As Nic said: approach, word choice, and highlighting what you are working on with actual specific examples is a good way to start (it’s something I’m working on actively)

Bad Day

• Escapism: Reading, TV Shows, Movies, Music!! You know the drill…

• Drinking: if you want to try some new cocktails or make non-alcoholic drinks check out Bojon Gormets list (I can personal attest her cocktail recipes are worth trying)

• Video that makes Nic laugh Every. Single.Time: Justin Records a Radio Break

Butts!

• Do you need a colonoscopy? Check out the guidelines and talk to your doctors. It’s super important for your health and I know it is an inconvenience, but it is VERY IMPORTANT for your health.

• I am basically Tina from Bob’s Burgers…

Boys

• Here: Take a quiz to see what your Boy Type is (HowStuffWorks)

• Julien's YouTube Channel

• David Tennant

• Nathan Fillion

• Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time… so good. I really enjoyed that movie. Here is the NYT/profile thing that was interesting

(Girls) – Bonus topic

• Do you talk to your partner about people you find attractive?? I’m curious, let me know

Pete Buttigieg

• The Two Popes (Trailer): It’s on my to-watch list!

THANKS GUYS for listening! Email us at [email protected] with your thoughts!

Song Credit: Jesse Spillane - Sinking Feeling

Welcome to our debut episode! We talk about a wide array of exciting topics (all related to the letter A) including:

Apples, Albums (music), Getting A's in school, American Politics, Astrology

It's super fun. Nobody has any idea what they are doing, especially us! But come help us figure it out!

*please note this was recorded some time before when the primaries were the biggest thing in the news

** We also had a different idea for the name of the show which we later changed...

Feedback/thoughts/ideas/questions?

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