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Tommy's Thursday Thoughts: Vol. 141 - COVID Edition
-I currently have the novel coronavirus and while I am a hero for still getting this video out, it’s pretty mild so no need for grave public concern. But one issue I’ve been running into is, I’m ordering every meal in obviously, and I have contactless delivery on, but sometimes they ring the bell, and I check the peephole, and I see them standing there waiting, and I’ll say “Oh you can just leave it there. Thank you.” And I worry that they think I’m rudely shooing them away as a second class citizen, like “Oh I don’t want to look you in the eyes, delivery boy. Just leave it and go” but in reality, I’m just looking out for them and potentially saving their life. And I don’t think they properly know or appreciate that.
-So having COVID, a few symptoms and side effects I’ve realized are: congestion, fatigue, slight cough, and then a crippling quarter life crisis where you question every decision you’ve ever made and wonder what the hell your future holds. Am I going to be posting TikToks at 45 years old? Will I have a family that depends on me? Who am I as a person? What do I stand for? What are my values? What matters to me? And then also a runny nose.
-The concept of sonder is fascinating to me. For anyone that is unfamiliar, it’s basically the realization that every person you encounter in life, even someone that you briefly walk past on the street, and you’ll never see again, is this separate person living their own very unique and complex life filled with different storylines and people and problems and ambitions. And to you, they’ll never be anything more than a person you walked by on the street for seven seconds, just a minor background character in your own story of life where you’re the main character, but they have their own completely separate story where they’re the main character and you’re just the random person they briefly passed on the street. And we’re all just living our separate little stories coming together to make this beautiful thing called life.
-Babies and dogs have no idea when they’re in movies. They just think “oh this day is kind of weird and eventful” but when a dog is laying down on a couch getting pet in a movie, it doesn’t know “I’m acting right now. I gotta nail this reaction when he rubs my head.” It just thinks it’s chilling and getting pet. Dogs and babies are both notoriously stupid.
-I think that in 2021, it’s probably a tough sell to tell someone your favorite color is white. Even if it’s just because you love wearing white, and white decorations, and white art or whatever, it’s gotta be hard to go around and say “Oh man, I just LOVE the color white. It’s my favorite color. It’s the best color.” Just play it safe and pick blue or something.
-Whenever I’m waiting on line, I feel validated when the line behind me gets longer. In fact, I’m rooting for it to be as long as possible. And I don’t why that is. I shouldn’t feel better about myself just because other people have to wait a really long time, but I do. I think to myself, “I am glad I got on this line when I did. And I am better than every single person standing behind me right now.”
Thank you for your time.
You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tommysthursdaythoughts
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By Barstool Sports-I currently have the novel coronavirus and while I am a hero for still getting this video out, it’s pretty mild so no need for grave public concern. But one issue I’ve been running into is, I’m ordering every meal in obviously, and I have contactless delivery on, but sometimes they ring the bell, and I check the peephole, and I see them standing there waiting, and I’ll say “Oh you can just leave it there. Thank you.” And I worry that they think I’m rudely shooing them away as a second class citizen, like “Oh I don’t want to look you in the eyes, delivery boy. Just leave it and go” but in reality, I’m just looking out for them and potentially saving their life. And I don’t think they properly know or appreciate that.
-So having COVID, a few symptoms and side effects I’ve realized are: congestion, fatigue, slight cough, and then a crippling quarter life crisis where you question every decision you’ve ever made and wonder what the hell your future holds. Am I going to be posting TikToks at 45 years old? Will I have a family that depends on me? Who am I as a person? What do I stand for? What are my values? What matters to me? And then also a runny nose.
-The concept of sonder is fascinating to me. For anyone that is unfamiliar, it’s basically the realization that every person you encounter in life, even someone that you briefly walk past on the street, and you’ll never see again, is this separate person living their own very unique and complex life filled with different storylines and people and problems and ambitions. And to you, they’ll never be anything more than a person you walked by on the street for seven seconds, just a minor background character in your own story of life where you’re the main character, but they have their own completely separate story where they’re the main character and you’re just the random person they briefly passed on the street. And we’re all just living our separate little stories coming together to make this beautiful thing called life.
-Babies and dogs have no idea when they’re in movies. They just think “oh this day is kind of weird and eventful” but when a dog is laying down on a couch getting pet in a movie, it doesn’t know “I’m acting right now. I gotta nail this reaction when he rubs my head.” It just thinks it’s chilling and getting pet. Dogs and babies are both notoriously stupid.
-I think that in 2021, it’s probably a tough sell to tell someone your favorite color is white. Even if it’s just because you love wearing white, and white decorations, and white art or whatever, it’s gotta be hard to go around and say “Oh man, I just LOVE the color white. It’s my favorite color. It’s the best color.” Just play it safe and pick blue or something.
-Whenever I’m waiting on line, I feel validated when the line behind me gets longer. In fact, I’m rooting for it to be as long as possible. And I don’t why that is. I shouldn’t feel better about myself just because other people have to wait a really long time, but I do. I think to myself, “I am glad I got on this line when I did. And I am better than every single person standing behind me right now.”
Thank you for your time.
You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/tommysthursdaythoughts