Social Dragonfly

Remember when it took a while to order a drink at a bar?  Remember being in a bar and getting a drink that wasn't a double that you purposely made for yourself?  Remember talking to strangers, without fear of contracting a deadly virus.  How about buffets?  I do, and in this week's podcast, I talk about all the things I miss pre-pandemic.  Like for example this week's episode art is a going away party I attended at a brewery 1 year ago this week.  Look at us, we're so happy and carefree.  Not a care in the world.  Washing our hands barely or wiping our hands on our pants or on a nearby dog.  

Once again, thanks for listening.

Today's episode features an interview with my friend and former coworker Khue Tran.  We always talked about work at the biotechnology company we spent hours at but sometimes we talk about important social issues and causes we support.  After the past couple of weeks of countless violence against elderly Asians in the Bay Area and New York, I am at a loss about how to react.  Anger seems to be the first emotion that I feel, but I needed to talk to someone who is also apprehensive like myself and who has parents who could be targeted the same.

#AsiansAreHuman #JusticeForVicha #EnoughisEnough

Episode 6!  A short episode this week.  

There will be more questions.  I get a little spiritual. There will be a little bit about my first day in the new office after 2 months delayed.  And I talk a little about my brand new phone, but more specifically an instagram video of a woman being so happy about a pizza (see episode art).

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This week, I answer 5 questions from the Colbert Questionert.  For the main part of the episode, I talk about how I make my money and my career in laboratory robotics and automation.  It's been a crazy journey.

There will be brief mention of the GameStop/AMC/Robinhood news.  I will not make stock tips.  Actually I recommend you find good mutual funds to invest in.  But what do I know?  Thanks for listening.

And the picture is from a Banana Republic fashion shoot in 2005 in my old genetics lab.  I'm not kidding.

My dear mother turned 70 this week, so I talk about her life (or what I remember her telling me) and then a little about my life with her as a child and then back to my mom and how she is enjoying her twilight years.   I discuss what she sacrificed for myself and my brother.  Standard mother stuff.  I get emotional. If you listen to any of my episodes so far, THIS is the one to listen to. 

Also, I was wrong in the last segment, all 3 of the kids in the episode art are probably about the same age.

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Let's get baking!!!  This week on the pod, I start with a brief rundown on the news and share a few comments.  Then we bake a cake.  But not just any cake.  It's a Poppy Seed Almond Cake from Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz.  Sure making food is a visual medium.  But it turns briefly into an ASMR podcast and you don't want to miss it.  Those eggs were especially egg sounding... 

Please check out @social-dragonfly-pod for more pics of the cake.

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Episode 2!  I talk about the coup by Trump terrorists on the Capitol.  Then we have a palette cleanser where I talk about seeing my niece and nephew in person over the holidays (palette cleanser episode art, you're welcome).  And then I go back and talk a little more about being exhausted with the terrorists.  And I also read my first ad.  So very exciting.  Also it's been a crazy week, so let's count how many times I say the word crazy.  Thanks for listening.  

The first episode!  Come into the mind of Andrew while hearing him talk about his favorite 90s movie Swingers.  He'll comment about what he loves about this movie, why he learned swing dancing, some of his favorite lines and scenes, and who he know from high school who was heavily featured in the climax scene of the movie.  Also you might learn how it's been for Andrew during 2020, the most horrible year in his lifetime (as far as you know).

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Swingers was distributed by Miramax films.  All images and audio are property of Miramax.

Here goes something.  A trailer to my new podcast.