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#168: Person Slapper

• Lauren & Mattias • Episode 168

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In which Lauren & Mattias figure out how Mattias could take advantage and make a living off of his secret talent. They review their recent movie night films and discuss various topics such as water balloon tears and forgetting names.
Content:

  • Opening
    • Pancakes 
  • Weekly check in
  • Movie on!
    •  The Wedding  Singer
    • Avenging Angelo
  • Intermission
  • Taking advantage of a secret talent
    • Career suggestions for a film nerd
    • Narrowed to Sweden and with zero film background aside from viewing 
    • 6 month plan for Mattias 
  • Wrap up
  • What's ruining our lives 

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SPEAKER_03:

In a world where everything is unscripted, there's it's roasty toast roast.

SPEAKER_02:

Alright, can we uh get this going or how are you feeling?

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, we should, right?

SPEAKER_02:

I think so. Would you like to open this up? Yeah. Alright, here you go. I'm stuck.

SPEAKER_03:

Thank you, by the way.

SPEAKER_02:

You're welcome.

SPEAKER_03:

Hello and welcome to Roasty Toasty Ghosty. My name is Matias.

SPEAKER_02:

And I'm Lauren.

SPEAKER_03:

You almost forgot.

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Kind of.

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Because you were shaking your head, and I'm like, okay, either I forgot something or you forgot.

SPEAKER_02:

I forgot your name. I thought you were gonna say something else. I don't know. Oh, okay. I guess. You said Matthias, and I'm like, what? And I'm like, alright, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's it. No, you're right. You're right. Go ahead.

SPEAKER_03:

That checks out. Um, we're gonna be your besties for an hour or so. And this is the podcast where you learn nothing at all, right?

SPEAKER_02:

That's right.

SPEAKER_03:

Yay, I even remember that thing.

SPEAKER_02:

You remembered the line, but you flip-flopped it from what I did last week.

SPEAKER_03:

Ah, okay, cool. I can flip flip-flop things.

SPEAKER_02:

Flippity-floppity.

SPEAKER_03:

Mm-hmm. That's what I'm good at.

SPEAKER_02:

Flippy floppy. You're a pancake.

SPEAKER_03:

Yes, I am.

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Flip-floppity.

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American pancake, because I I feel pretty fat.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. A thick pancake.

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Yeah. Oh yes.

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But delicious, nonetheless.

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Okay.

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Best with syrup.

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Yeah.

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Maple syrup. I do love pancakes.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. The American kind.

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That's right. Fluffy? So good.

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Yeah.

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With butter?

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Mm. Mm-hmm.

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And chocolate chips.

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Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

I do like blueberry as well, but if I'm gonna be honest, chocolate chips.

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Yeah.

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That's the way to go.

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It's really good.

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So good.

SPEAKER_03:

Can I ask your question?

SPEAKER_02:

Um, yeah. Is it personal? It is very oh god. Not on the not on the podcast, please.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay. How are you? Oh, not on the podcast.

SPEAKER_02:

No. Can you ask me? We have to mute. I'm gonna edit this.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Can you ask me after we record? No, I'm good. I'm I'm good. Um, how are you doing?

SPEAKER_03:

Um I'm I'm good.

SPEAKER_02:

Um You're not as good as me.

SPEAKER_03:

No, no, I'm not. But uh I've been worse. Yeah. Let's put it that way.

SPEAKER_02:

I feel like I've been productive, but in like a silent kind of way.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh.

SPEAKER_02:

Do you know what I mean? No. Like more like I've been sending emails this week.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

So like it's not doing things with my hands and making things clean and such. But no, no, very important emails. What?

SPEAKER_03:

You made it sound like a flex. I've been sending emails this week.

SPEAKER_02:

I have to uh important people.

SPEAKER_03:

Wow.

SPEAKER_02:

And setting up meetings.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay. Now it sounds kind of creepy. I don't know.

SPEAKER_02:

I'm in the mafia. I just joined.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

I I sent out an email asking if if I could get um an application for the mafia.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02:

And they they sent it to me and then I filled it out and sent it back, and then they said that I could join their little club thing.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh, so you're gonna be like a hitman?

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

Hit woman?

SPEAKER_02:

I'm gonna hit people.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

And smack 'em. I finally decided what I want to be when I grow up. I'm gonna be a person slapper. Pers and slapper. But yeah, I've had a pretty good week, I'd say.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay. Uh I can't say the same.

SPEAKER_02:

No. Uh no, you you haven't had a very good week.

SPEAKER_03:

No. Do you want to talk about your week? Your good week.

SPEAKER_02:

My good week. I had a couple parent meetings for a couple of my kids. Parent teacher meetings.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay, yes.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

I went there and I talked to the teacher. We talked about my child, and that's what happened.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. I have a couple more meetings next week. I have one meeting regarding gymnastics, and the other meeting is regarding my studies.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

So they're both very important meetings that will help me progress with the things that I'm working on.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. Because I'm working on big things right now. Oh. I'm telling you, I'm working on big things. Big exciting things.

SPEAKER_03:

Wow. Really?

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

Are they such big things that you have to send emails?

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. Wow. To set up meetings and become part of the mafia.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. And hit people.

SPEAKER_02:

Slap them. Person slapper.

SPEAKER_03:

Back of the head.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah, right. That's right.

SPEAKER_03:

Or in the face. I don't know.

SPEAKER_02:

Tell me the highlights or lowlights.

SPEAKER_03:

Lowlights of my week. Yeah. Uh Sunday Monday Sunda. Sandamanda. Sandamonda. Sunday and Monday. They were the worst days ever. Of my week. Life. No, I I had fever and I couldn't move. My whole body hurt. And I mean Sunday was the worst, but I stayed in bed for the entire Monday too. And Tuesday I didn't have fever, but I was coughing so much that I got a headache. Wednesday was better, but I You still stayed home. I still stayed home. I was coughing quite a bit. Thursday I went to work. I was trying not to cough. It's difficult. It is. And today, uh Friday, I went to work. And uh yeah, same thing there. So yeah, that was my week. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

And like you said, it is Friday.

SPEAKER_03:

It is.

SPEAKER_02:

It is February.

SPEAKER_03:

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

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13th. Friday the 13th.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

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That's today.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

And we watched movies.

SPEAKER_03:

Yes.

SPEAKER_02:

Would you like to movie on?

SPEAKER_03:

Uh yeah, let's do that. Let's move on.

SPEAKER_02:

Tonight we watched The Wedding Singer and Avenging Arnold. Uh uh Angelo.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. Avenging Angelo.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Not Arnold.

SPEAKER_03:

Not Arnold.

SPEAKER_02:

No, that's a different movie.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

In which Stallone avenges Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah. What a movie.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

But we watched The Wedding Singer first. So you can give me a very short, bad summary of this movie.

SPEAKER_03:

It's a movie about a guy who sings at weddings. He was left at the altar at his own wedding. And uh that made him sad. And then he fell in love with the other girl who's planning her own wedding. That's what the movie is about.

SPEAKER_02:

Pretty much.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. What did you think about this movie?

SPEAKER_02:

This is another Adam Sandler movie.

SPEAKER_03:

Yes.

SPEAKER_02:

And I have seen it before. And I do like it a lot.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

And I'm gonna tell you why. Okay. I think I have at least two points as to why I like this movie. The first one is when he sings Love Stinks. Mm-hmm. It's the one of the best parts of the movie. Okay. Because he does it so well. It's so good. Every time I hear that song, I think of this movie. And then the second part is Billy Idol is in this movie.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

And he is so funny.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

He's just a cool guy overall. So um that's why I like this movie.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Billy Idol, right?

SPEAKER_03:

Yes.

SPEAKER_02:

I think I get him mixed up with Billy Joel.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I know it's the it's the name, but they're so different.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

When you think about it, you know.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

But which one do you like better of the two?

SPEAKER_02:

I think I like more Billy Joel's songs than Billy Idol.

SPEAKER_03:

Me too.

SPEAKER_02:

Um.

SPEAKER_03:

But uh I I st I still think like uh he's a cool guy, Bill Billy Idol.

SPEAKER_02:

Both cool guys.

SPEAKER_03:

Both are, of course. But uh it's not like I hate Billy Idol. I still like both of them, but I prefer Billy Joel's songs.

SPEAKER_02:

Yes. What did you think about this movie?

SPEAKER_03:

I also really like this movie for other reasons. No. Well, the Love Stinks, I'm not that familiar with that song, so it's a fun scene. But uh I I'm sure you are more familiar with the song than I am. What do I like? I also think it's really funny slash cute when the old lady uh does the hip-hop thing rapping. That's the first scene that comes to my mind when I think about this movie.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh yeah? Yeah. Okay.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, because it's so cute when she does that thing. But yes, i it's it's a fun, sweet movie.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah, love stinks is the first thing that I think of when it comes to this movie. Okay. And then Billy Idol, I keep forgetting that he's there, so he's a a fun surprise.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Another thing is Brucie from Matilda is in this movie.

SPEAKER_03:

That's fun. Yeah. I didn't remember that.

SPEAKER_02:

No, I don't I don't think I remember it either. No. So it was a fun surprise as well.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Uh there's other people in this movie. Oh, the guy who played um Boy George, or he was dressed up as Boy George.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Uh he was kind of funny because he only knew the one song.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

And um John Lovitz found his way into this world.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh, yes.

SPEAKER_02:

Along with uh what's his name? Rat guy. He looks like a rat.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh, Steve Buscemi? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. I'm not the only one who thinks that then.

SPEAKER_03:

Well, uh, he has weird teeth, so uh he does look like a rat. Yeah. Yeah, but he yeah. He's always fun to see in Adam Sandler movies.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. I mean Drew Barrymore is also she she's the love interest.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, she's so perfect.

SPEAKER_02:

I yeah, she's very good.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

I always feel so sad for her though.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Because of uh Yeah. She had like a a spiral, right? At some point in her life because she was Oh yeah. She was a child actress? Where what was she known for when she was E.T. E.T. Mm-hmm? Okay. Was that her first?

SPEAKER_03:

That I think that was the first big one. Yeah. Then she did Firestarter. I don't know if you know, when she was, you know, start of the teens, she she did like drugs and uh Yeah, she was doing like cocaine and stuff and going crazy.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

So young.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah, it's it's sad.

SPEAKER_03:

But it's so cool how she changed all that.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah, very good.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. I don't know if you're familiar with Kevin Nealan.

SPEAKER_02:

Oh yeah. Yeah, he was there.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

He was also kind of funny.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Very, very small role, but he he also kind of snuck in there.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. It's always fun seeing like SNL uh actors just like pop in. Yeah. Just really quick and then leave again.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, and like most of Adam Sandler's movies are like that. You know, got the small cameos and yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

It's always fun.

SPEAKER_03:

This movie is also directed by uh Frank Korachi.

SPEAKER_02:

That's right. Anything else?

SPEAKER_03:

No, I don't think so. And then we watched Avenging Angelo. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

I'm gonna tell you about this movie.

SPEAKER_03:

Please do.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. This is a movie with Stallone, and he is a bodyguard for a man. He's um watching over this man's daughter. And there's like these are they mafia?

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Something like it. There's these groups of Italian guys, rich guys, of course, who uh are attacking each other. Gangs. They're gangs, they're not mafia.

SPEAKER_03:

No. I don't think. Well, yeah, no, maybe gangs, gangsters, I don't know.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're Italian gangsters, which might possibly be different from mafia.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, maybe I don't I don't know. No, I can't tell the difference.

SPEAKER_02:

I haven't researched mafia.

SPEAKER_03:

No, that's for a future episode.

SPEAKER_02:

Let's learn about the mafia. Um, let's see. So basically, that's what happens. And oh yeah, the the daughter didn't really know about him, but uh about her actual father and stuff. Yeah, to not give it away. But that's what happened.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

And so she freaks out and uh is trying to run away from the gang members who want to kill her. There's a lot more to the story.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

But that's all I'm gonna give you.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

How do you feel about this movie?

SPEAKER_03:

When looking at the scores for this movie or like the rating, you know, what people think about this movie. It's like one of uh Stallone's worst. I feel it's kinda funny. I I always had a good time with this movie. Maybe it's a little bit rushed at the end, but I uh still think it's pretty funny. I I kinda yeah, I I like it.

SPEAKER_02:

You like the movie? Yeah, yeah. That's basically it.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. What did you think?

SPEAKER_02:

Okay, I have some feelings.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

You might you might uh already know where I'm going here, but I'm gonna tell you anyway.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Um, all right, so I did enjoy the movie. Okay. Until the end.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

How old is this movie? 2002?

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. I'm gonna spoil the movie, at least the ending. Um, all right, so Stallone knew this girl's mother who died during childbirth.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

And he had interacted with the mother before she died.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Right.

SPEAKER_03:

He he had danced with her.

SPEAKER_02:

Right. Okay.

SPEAKER_03:

When he was a kid.

SPEAKER_02:

When he was a kid, yeah. Which makes me wonder how much older is he than this girl. Because if he watched or was like there during her entire life and then falls in love with her, I mean, he's like acting as like kind of a parental role, not really, but like making sure that she doesn't get hurt or anything, like watching over her, and then he ends up falling in love with her.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Which kind of gives me a little bit of creeper vibe.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Because he must have been like, what, 10? Yeah. Maybe a teenager.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

I mean, he didn't really say how old he was when he danced.

SPEAKER_03:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

With so he could have been an adult. Yeah. With an adult.

SPEAKER_03:

At an adult. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Because I don't remember him saying that he was a kid. He just said that he danced, right? Am I wrong?

SPEAKER_03:

He I think he said I was just a kid or something like that.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay.

SPEAKER_03:

So it could be like tw I mean, people at that age age think they're a kid when they're 20.

SPEAKER_02:

Right. Exactly. So he could be like twenty-ish years older than this girl. He doesn't look like he's that much older than her.

SPEAKER_03:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

Like he looks like he's generally the same age. Yeah. But I'm really bad at guessing age as well. So I could be wrong.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

But still, it was a little weird for me.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

That's all. And also when she was forced to marry one of the gang leaders, didn't like it. Bleh.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Bleh bleh.

SPEAKER_03:

But at least Yeah, when she had to kiss the Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Oh bleh. That was super cringy for me. I didn't like it.

SPEAKER_03:

No, she took care of the problem though.

SPEAKER_02:

Yes. In probably the best way.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

I mean, she didn't really murder him.

SPEAKER_03:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

He died by the time. She didn't even touch him. Yeah. He was happy. Anyway, I like the movie. I didn't care for the detail right there.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

And that's all. Anything else?

SPEAKER_03:

No. I picked these two movies because tomorrow's Valentine's Day. So I wanted, you know, a little bit more romantic movies.

SPEAKER_02:

Uh was it romantic?

SPEAKER_03:

Stallone? It was.

SPEAKER_02:

I guess in the end.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. I mean in a weird way. They had a romance and and you know, they they stood there in the sunset or w whatever it was.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

You know, thing. I think that's about as romantic as Stallone movies go.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. They're not usually that romantic.

SPEAKER_03:

No. Nay. Nay. Nay.

SPEAKER_02:

Night. Yeah. I guess tomorrow is Valentine's Day.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Do you have plans for Valentine's Day?

SPEAKER_03:

No. No. I don't think so. Well, yes, I do. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Alright. Well, I don't think I have plans for Valentine's Day either. I'm sure my life partner will remember, like, towards the evening. He'll be like, oh yeah. And then try to make up for it.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_02:

He usually bakes something for me, which is always nice. Yeah, we'll see. I'll probably throw something together last minute as well. I'm not much better.

SPEAKER_03:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

Uh would you like to take a break?

SPEAKER_03:

We can do that.

SPEAKER_02:

Alright, we'll be right back.

SPEAKER_03:

Yes. We're back.

SPEAKER_02:

Hello.

SPEAKER_03:

Hey.

SPEAKER_02:

Hey.

SPEAKER_03:

We're back.

SPEAKER_02:

We are.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Very cool. I missed you.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh. I've been there the whole time.

SPEAKER_02:

Ah, I looked down for a second. Oh, okay. Okay. So I have uh a segment here for you. Okay. Okay.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay. I don't even remember.

SPEAKER_02:

Second half, and I'm gonna tell you I'm gonna save your life today. All right. Last week I promised I was gonna save your life. Today I'm saving your life.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay, cool.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay, and how perfect it is. I'm sorry to say this, that you lost your job today.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Sorry, but also I'm gonna help you here. Okay. So I went to open eyes, open AI, as usual. And I said, Matias lost his job today and wants to find a new field that serves his secret talent of film knowledge and fills his love of films. Okay. Right?

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Suggestions?

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. Okay. So is this episode gonna make me cry?

SPEAKER_02:

Yes.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh, it's supposed to be. Make you cry.

SPEAKER_02:

No, it's supposed to give you inspiration on where to go next to find yourself uh an income that doesn't even feel like a job.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay, that that would be good.

SPEAKER_02:

Fit your secret talent, which I mean that sounds like a dream, right?

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Everyone wants a job that uh just includes them doing what they love.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Which is what we all should be doing, really.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay, so let's cast Matias in a few possible new genres of life.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

I'm gonna give you a suggestion, like paragraph, and I want to hear your immediate thoughts.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. So the first one is film critic or essayist. If Matias can talk about The Godfather for 40 minutes without blinking, he might thrive as a critic. Which is funny because you have not seen The Godfather.

SPEAKER_03:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

But I'm sure you could still talk about The Godfather for 40 minutes.

SPEAKER_03:

Probably.

SPEAKER_02:

Alright.

SPEAKER_03:

I I know s mm some things about it.

SPEAKER_02:

I'm sure you've seen clips. I I have, and I you can have discussions based on the clips.

SPEAKER_03:

I know the actors, I know the director, I know everything. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Except for the film itself. Yeah, I uh I just n know some things about the Okay, so some things you could do as a film critic or essayist is write for film blogs or magazines. Are you good at writing?

SPEAKER_03:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. Launch a YouTube channel dissecting cinematography.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay. I could do that.

SPEAKER_02:

Can you talk to a YouTube channel?

SPEAKER_03:

I think so.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. Create video essays about directors like Christopher Nolan or Greta Gerwig.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, sure.

SPEAKER_02:

Video essays.

SPEAKER_03:

I've been thinking about that actually. That would be cool. Yeah, or at least have like a movie review thing.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. I mean I mean you can take the movies that we've been watching and go into deeper details.

SPEAKER_03:

I I I was thinking about that, maybe more detail than we usually are here.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

You know, I can do some research before um Matthias Ghostitz.

SPEAKER_02:

Yep. There you go. I got you a title and everything. Yeah. Um, so this path rewards sharp insight and strong opinions delivered with style because you are a stylish person.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Yep.

SPEAKER_03:

Few people know it, but not laughing. I am.

SPEAKER_02:

Alright, number two.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

I don't know how many there are, and I don't know why I'm screaming. Film programmer or festival curator. Uh okay. Film festivals need people who can separate the cinematic gold from the glittery rubble. Organizations like Sundance Film Film Festival or BFI. Employee people who live and breathe movies. He'd watch submissions, shape themes, design lineups. It's like building a mixtape for thousands of strangers.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Uh I feel like You might have to be in the States for this.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, like Sundance, it's not the closest to me.

SPEAKER_02:

No.

SPEAKER_03:

Um

SPEAKER_02:

Is that in New York or California?

SPEAKER_03:

I'm not even sure.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay.

SPEAKER_03:

It's not in Sweden.

SPEAKER_02:

Well, I think it already happened as well.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Is it like once a year?

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, I think so.

SPEAKER_02:

But people probably submit throughout the year. And then there's like a deadline.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

I don't know. Maybe there's something in Sweden that's similar.

SPEAKER_03:

I'm sure we have festivals in Sweden too.

SPEAKER_02:

You might need a background in making movies.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

I'm not promising. I'm thinking maybe.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Anyway, next one. Number three. Film lecturer or workshop leader. Community colleges, film schools, even online platforms need passionate storytellers. Imagine Matias leading a seminar titled From Metropolis to Parasite: The Evolution of Social Commentary on Screen. If he enjoys explaining why something works, teaching might feel electric. Do you see yourself as a teacher?

SPEAKER_00:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

Me neither. But that's kind of where I ended up anyway.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Number four. Script reader or development development assistant.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh, okay. Development assistant. Development assistant.

SPEAKER_02:

Yes. Development.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Production companies and studios rely on script readers. Studios like A24 and Focus Features need sharp-eyed analysts who can spot a story with legs. It's behind the curtain but powerful. Gatekeeper energy.

SPEAKER_03:

Gatekeeper.

SPEAKER_02:

Master of the key.

SPEAKER_03:

Hey. You got it.

SPEAKER_02:

I did.

SPEAKER_03:

Cool.

SPEAKER_02:

Number six. Because uh that's all we had to say about that.

SPEAKER_03:

That's the reaction for all. Okay, it makes sense.

SPEAKER_02:

Very uh intelligent response to uh a suggestion. Okay. Okay. Here's a really good one. Okay. This one I like a lot.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Film podcaster. Low barrier, high personality. He could build a niche, deep dives into one director, first watch versus re-watch discussions, and exploring films that flopped but deserved better. I feel like we have talked about all of these things. Oh. So we're already like halfway there.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, and uh like you said, w I do have some experience in that.

SPEAKER_02:

Yes.

SPEAKER_03:

Podcasting.

SPEAKER_02:

Right. I feel like you've recorded a couple episodes already.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

So you should be kind of okay at podcasting. Okay, number next.

SPEAKER_03:

Film number next.

SPEAKER_02:

I forgot which number I'm on. Uh film consultant for tech or AI. Interesting. Streaming platforms need metadata, whisperers. Companies like Netflix and Letterboxd rely on people who understand genres, audience psychology, and film history. It's film knowledge means algorithms, cinema with a side of spreadsheets. Ooh, spreadsheets are fun.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

For me.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Not everyone.

SPEAKER_03:

You can help me with that.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

You can like teach me how to use the spreadsheet.

SPEAKER_02:

Ooh. That's exciting. Okay.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, I'm not against that idea.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. Next.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Entertainment, journalism, or research. You want to go into journalism? You kinda have to go to school for that. But fun.

SPEAKER_03:

Not if I start my own newspaper.

SPEAKER_02:

I I guess.

SPEAKER_03:

Magazine or whatever.

SPEAKER_02:

Blog, really.

SPEAKER_03:

Blog. Blog. Wow, that was a while ago. You heard that word.

SPEAKER_02:

But I mean, if you don't like writing, then I mean journalism is a lot of writing.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, more like vlog.

SPEAKER_02:

Vlog is fun.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. I mean, that's my YouTube sh wow, where did your lips go? They just they just sank in there. It's like your face just became like a vortex or something.

SPEAKER_02:

Quicksand.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, like.

SPEAKER_02:

Um, no, I was thinking, like, uh, as a side note here, it's 2026. Yes. Right?

SPEAKER_03:

Oh, yeah, good. Okay, let's move on.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay, so that was what I had, but um, I'm gonna add to this. Okay. So Matthias lives in Sweden and has no background in film making, just film watching, which makes you sound really good.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. Doesn't make me sound like a looser. Loster. I'm such a looster.

SPEAKER_02:

So here's something more narrow for you.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. You can still be a film journalist or a blogger, because Sweden has a strong film culture. Publications and platforms like Svenska Dogbladet, Dog and FilmTop. They publish reviews, analysis, festival coverage. So you could start a Swedish language Substack or blog. It's a lot of writing. Build a niche on Nordic cinema, just focus on Swedish movies. Fun.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Review releases from Svenska Film Institut.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

No degree required, just sharp thinking and consistent writing. But you don't want to write.

SPEAKER_03:

Uh well, I think I may maybe might be able to write when it comes to movies, you know. Okay. I I think uh I would be able to. I mean, movies are s something I really enjoy, so I think that would be something I can write about.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, maybe. I don't know.

SPEAKER_02:

I mean you could test yourself when you get home and just write a blog on a specific movie. Yeah. Just like try to figure out like uh where you want to start and what points you want to hit and all that stuff. Yeah. And uh yeah, yeah. Figure out a a a system, a style.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Mm. Okay. Uh writing is good. I I wish I was a bit better at writing. I have a hard time starting. That's all. Like once I once I start, then it's really good. I can keep going.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

And everything just kind of flows, but it's that like first line or so. Yeah. It's like, I don't even know what to say. Anyway, number two, work at a cinema. I feel like that will be so good for you.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Uh change like film stalden, hire staff year-round. This sounds simple, but it's strategic. You get access to the industry ecosystem, networking with distributors, distributors, and uh possibility to move into programming or management. I don't know. But many programmers start by just being the person who knows which obscure Polish drama deserves the small theater on Wednesday. Uh okay. I don't know. Okay. But I do think you would be very happy working at a cinema.

SPEAKER_03:

I think so.

SPEAKER_02:

Even if it's just handing out popcorn. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Or like cleaning the uh theater or whatever.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Could be a small job, but still.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Number three. Film festival volunteer. Coordinator. Volunteer to coordinator or volunteer as a coordinator. I don't know. It was just an arrow to coordinator.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Anyway, Sweden hosts festivals such as Juttabori Film Festival.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Stockholm International Film Festival.

SPEAKER_03:

That's closer.

SPEAKER_02:

That sounds like fun. We should go.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, maybe we should.

SPEAKER_02:

When is it?

SPEAKER_03:

I don't know.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. So yeah, there's those things we could go to just for fun, I think. Yeah. I think that we should do these things.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Volunteering is often the back door. Festivals need people who can review submissions, moderate QA sessions, and write catalog descriptions. If you can speak intelligently about why Persona still feels modern, you already have cultural capital. Uh Persona.

SPEAKER_03:

Uh Ingmar Bergman. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. So you know what that is.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. Um I'm pretty sure.

SPEAKER_02:

So yeah, you would just like watch the movies that are submitted and then say if, oh yeah, this is worth showing. Yeah. Or not. Because I'm sure you only have like a limited amount of showing time.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

So, and gosh, that would be fun. Yeah. I want to work at a film festival. Yeah. And I I'm taking over. This is for me now.

SPEAKER_03:

And and I feel like uh I have so such big blind spots when it comes to movies. Like for uh especially like drama movies, I I'm I don't watch them very often.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay.

SPEAKER_03:

I I tend to watch mostly comedies and action movies. And those are the ones I'm really like specialized at. I know like the everything about them.

SPEAKER_02:

I've been told that we need to watch more rom-coms.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

And uh speaking of the drama movies, maybe we should watch more dramas. Yeah. Just so you can fill up that hole.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. Why are you smiling?

SPEAKER_02:

I'm not smiling.

SPEAKER_03:

Saying that.

SPEAKER_02:

I'm not smiling. I'm not even laughing.

SPEAKER_03:

No, no. No. Not even.

SPEAKER_02:

I'm gonna continue here.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Swedish film podcast or YouTube channel.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02:

This is still relevant. Nordic cinema, Scandinavian, noir, noir, noir.

SPEAKER_03:

Noir, yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Noir. Overlooked European films, Oscar Deep Dives. Uh right. He you. He is you. He you hey hey you could build authority over time. Sweden has a highly digital audience. A focused niche like hidden Nordic gems from Ingmar Beriman to streaming thrillers could grow surprisingly well. Yeah, so writing, you have YouTube, and sneaking into film festivals.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Uh also cinema, uh, working at the cinema would be really cool. So you've got four four uh paths here so far that could be most relevant. Streaming and content tagging jobs. So streaming companies operating in Sweden need metadata specialists and content reviewers. Content reviewers. That's watching things.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

If you could spend if you could get paid for watching movies, I'm sure you would be diving in so quick.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

So companies like Netflix and Via Play, these roles are analytical rather than creative. Deep genre knowledge becomes valuable when categorizing oh my goodness. Categorizing films or improving recommendations. Uh you could study without becoming a filmmaker. There are short courses in film theory or film criticism at Swedish universities that can strengthen credibility without committing to production. So think of it as sharpening the sword you already own.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Something to look into. I mean, a short course doesn't hurt.

SPEAKER_03:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

Especially if, you know, you're not doing anything else. No, exactly. That was pretty much it.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Do you want to go further into this?

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, maybe. I So we're we're gonna crash some uh uh film festivals. That's what you said. And um I'm gonna start making content.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

Like YouTubing, podcasting, and stuff like that.

SPEAKER_02:

Maybe writing.

SPEAKER_03:

Maybe writing. Yeah. If I feel like I uh I have the you know inspiration for that, which I hope I have.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

I mean, it's easier for like things I'm really into.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

Like Jackie Chan movies. I think I could write an essay about like all every single one of Jackie's Well, maybe you can start with that. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

As a way to uh develop your style and system, and then when you're done with that, move on to other things.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, maybe, yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. Let's create a plan for you.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. So let's create a plan to get Matias into these fields of blogging, video content, podcasting, working at a cinema, film festival volunteering, and a short course.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

How can you get started? Uh, we are following your passion. Yes. Yes. Here is a practical six-month plan. Phase one, foundation. In this first month, you uh choose a clear angle. So you need a niche, not I like movies, that is oxygen. Necessary but not unique. So you need something specific. You've got Jackie Chan. Yeah. Right?

SPEAKER_03:

Action movies.

SPEAKER_02:

Right. If you need like a branch of action. But the examples it gives are Nordic cinema deep dives, psychological analysis of characters, and re-watch verdicts on classics. Uh also Swedish versus Hollywood storytelling. If you want to talk about storytelling, plots and such. Pick one lane and stay in it for at least three months. You've got 200 movies to start off with.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

You you've got plenty of material.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh, yes.

SPEAKER_02:

And then you create your platforms immediately. Uh so with blogging, you would start on Substack or Medium, which I'm guessing is similar to Substack. Are you familiar with Substack?

SPEAKER_03:

Nope.

SPEAKER_02:

Me neither, but we're gonna figure it out.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Publish one article per week. So whatever you write, you gotta put it up.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

And your article has to be 800 to 1200 words.

SPEAKER_00:

Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Your video or podcast, you start simple. You have your phone camera and a basic mic and 10-minute episodes.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Not an hour or so. Ten minutes on video, because no one wants to watch more than that.

SPEAKER_00:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

Trust me, I skip them. Your topic ideas, just some examples. Why Ingmar Beriman still matters. Why does he still matter? Is he still relevant?

SPEAKER_03:

He's dead.

SPEAKER_02:

He's not relevant then. No. Okay, that's the end of that one. And I did that video for you.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

He's not because he's dead.

SPEAKER_03:

Funny. That's what I'm I'm saying. He's such like he's the number one name in Swedish movies. You know, I haven't seen a single of his movies. Not a single one.

SPEAKER_01:

Okay.

SPEAKER_03:

And uh, you know, a f a movie geek should at least have done that, you'd think.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

But he never made action movies.

SPEAKER_02:

So you're not interested.

SPEAKER_03:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

Alright. You can tell uh you can make a video on why you're not interested in this guy.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. So consistency beats production quality in the beginning. Just keep going. Like we are.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

We're still going.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

How far have we gotten?

SPEAKER_03:

Not that far. No. Not many are listening, but no, we're not getting paid for this.

SPEAKER_02:

We're far from getting paid for this.

SPEAKER_03:

We we pay for this.

SPEAKER_02:

We pay for it. Nobody pays us to do it.

SPEAKER_03:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. Phase number two. Uh, proximity to the industry. Months two to three. Um, so start applying to work at a cinema.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Apply to Filmstaden. The one right there.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay, so apply it to the cinemas, even part-time is powerful. And that'll be an income. So that would be really cool. You could probably even throw in um spontan on circumspontaneous application today. And I mean, usually it doesn't get you that far, but it it's something.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. Better than nothing.

SPEAKER_02:

Keep an eye out for the um job listings. So when you're applying, you mention your blog or channel. Show knowledge of programming trends and express interest in long-term growth, not just popcorn sales. Maybe that gets you into uh something bigger than just Shosk, the kiosk or selling popcorn.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Apply to volunteer at festivals. You can reach out to Stockholm, International Film Festival, yeah. Uh or Yetabori. That's up to you if you want to go out there. Volunteering roles can include guest services, catalog writing, and screening coordination. Even one festival credit boosts credibility. Uh, okay. Phase number three. Skill upgrade. This is months three to four. Enroll in a short course. Look for film studies or film criticism courses. That's a thing. Okay. At universities or through Svenska Film Institut.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

The goal is not a degree. The goal is terminology, analytical frameworks, and academic legitimacy. I'm really good at these words. Okay. Legitimacy.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay. Yes. I understand what you're saying.

SPEAKER_02:

Thank you. You can mention this in bios and application. Your legitimacy. Phase number four, build authority. Build authority.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh.

SPEAKER_02:

Build authority.

SPEAKER_03:

I heard. Build authority.

SPEAKER_02:

Build authority. Authority.

SPEAKER_03:

Authority.

SPEAKER_02:

Authority. Months four to six.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Refine your content. After 10 to 15 posts or episodes. Analyze which topics performed best. Narrow your focus. And improve your audio and lighting.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Very important. Consider interviewing me. Because I watch movies.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Local cinema managers, festival volunteers, and film students. This builds network and content simultaneously. You heard me.

SPEAKER_03:

I did. And I'm sorry to say that I did.

SPEAKER_02:

Simultaneously.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh yeah. That was the word.

SPEAKER_02:

You can also pitch articles. So you send article pitches to film top and dog ins needed.

SPEAKER_01:

Hmm.

SPEAKER_02:

So include your writing samples, clear topic proposals, and unique and uh and a unique angle. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Even one published article changes your professional identity. I'm not sure when you start getting paid here.

SPEAKER_00:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

But this is getting you somewhere. But here's a weekly structure example. Okay? This is your schedule for the week.

SPEAKER_00:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

On Mondays, you do research. That's your movie watching day, I guess.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Tuesdays, you write. Probably about the movie you just watched.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, maybe.

SPEAKER_02:

On Wednesday, you record. So basically, if you're gonna record, maybe just talk about the movie off the top of your head.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Based off of what you wrote. Oh no. I mean, that's a good way to cheat, I guess.

SPEAKER_03:

To cheat?

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah. I mean, if you've already written everything down, and then in some people don't want to read, they'll listen or watch your video instead. Just read what you wrote.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

That's an idea. Uh on Thursdays you edit. We all know you love to edit. Yeah. And then Friday you publish. Weekends are for network or watch films intentionally, not passively. Uh okay, yeah. I don't know. Uh the psychological strategy. You should treat this like building a body at the gym. Small reps, repetition, no dramatic reinvention required. And after six months, you will have 20 to 25 published pieces, industry contacts, possibly cinema experience, maybe, if you work there, festival credentials, if you volunteer, and a course certificate.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. I feel like comparing this to the gym might not be the best.

SPEAKER_02:

Especially if we're going to the gym where we mostly sat around and talked.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, because uh like building my body, I never You don't even want to do that. I never built my body.

SPEAKER_02:

No. So maybe it's not the best uh comparison.

SPEAKER_03:

No, that's what I'm saying.

SPEAKER_02:

But at this point, you will no longer be just a guy who watches movies, you will be a film writer and cultural contributor based in Sweden. That sounds better, right?

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

And that identity shift, identity shift, shift, that identity shift is the real plot twist. Oh very cool.

SPEAKER_03:

Always booze all the time.

SPEAKER_02:

The entire time. Do not drink.

SPEAKER_03:

No.

SPEAKER_02:

Miners, don't drink. Please don't drink.

SPEAKER_03:

Don't drink.

SPEAKER_02:

Please don't drink. Speaking of drinking, are you all out of sips?

SPEAKER_03:

Yes, I am. And you know what?

SPEAKER_02:

What?

SPEAKER_03:

That means we're all out of episode.

SPEAKER_02:

Alright. You know what that means.

SPEAKER_03:

I do?

SPEAKER_02:

You do. Before we wrap this up, I want to know what is ruining your life.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Please tell me. I'm gonna Sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you. Tell me.

SPEAKER_03:

What's ruining my life is that I just got fired.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

But I saved your life.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, yeah, you did.

SPEAKER_02:

You can be sad for a little bit, but then you gotta jump on top of it.

SPEAKER_03:

Mm-hmm. Of the sadness? Yeah, like a balloon.

SPEAKER_02:

It's a water balloon, really. Of tears.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh. Water balloon of tears. What happens if it bursts?

SPEAKER_02:

Then that's a deep depression. Oh. And then your balloon is empty. And you have no reason to live, I guess.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Or you have no more tears. I don't know. I don't know.

SPEAKER_03:

I don't know.

SPEAKER_02:

I don't I don't know.

SPEAKER_03:

I mean, I never cry, so I I'm sure I have a big balloon of tears.

SPEAKER_02:

You have a really big balloon.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. She's talking about my belly. Yeah.

unknown:

Okay.

SPEAKER_03:

I don't know. Uh. Okay. So yeah, that's um that's me. That's Matt. Yeah, I'm unemployed at the moment. Uh so what is ruining your life?

SPEAKER_02:

I've been unemployed for almost a year. Actually, no. I am technically employed, but it doesn't really feel like it. That's not really ruining my life. I'm okay with it. What is ruining my life at the moment, though, is everything's so good in your life. I think so. Actually, no. I'm gonna I'm gonna jump back and uh say that writing is ruining my life because of the fact that I can't start. I have the worst block when it comes to starting to write. Oh, because I'm still taking Swedish classes.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, I think you meant blog. Yeah, I have the worst blog.

SPEAKER_02:

Well, no, I don't have a blog, but I do have a blog.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh, okay, okay, okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Uh when it comes to starting my assignments. I mean, I know usually what I want to write about, but I don't know how to start it. And then I just it doesn't feel good. No. That's all.

SPEAKER_03:

So you you need a starter, someone who starts writing for you.

SPEAKER_02:

So you can just well, I don't know. Because even at that, because I I have had assignments where like the first few sentences were done for me. I just had to continue. And then I was like, how do I continue? I don't even know what to write right now, even though I ha it's already started for me.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh.

SPEAKER_02:

So it's just it's kind of annoying.

SPEAKER_03:

Do you know how to end it?

SPEAKER_02:

Sometimes.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Ending is also really difficult. But at the moment it's just starting. The ending will come, but starting is difficult.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Yeah, that's pretty much it. Have we learned anything today?

SPEAKER_03:

I think I learned something something.

SPEAKER_02:

Okay. Something. What did you learn today?

SPEAKER_03:

I learned that I'm I'm gonna uh do the movie stuff.

SPEAKER_02:

Right. Yes. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah, I'm gonna try my wings on what I'm good at. Yeah. At what I'm good at, maybe.

SPEAKER_02:

Mm-hmm. Good.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

Have I learned anything today?

SPEAKER_03:

I don't know. Uh you tell me.

SPEAKER_02:

What did I learn today? I learned that there's a drive-in in Sweden.

SPEAKER_03:

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

And I'm very excited. So I learned that uh I'm gonna go to the drive-in for my birthday.

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. Am I invited?

SPEAKER_02:

I hope so. We'll see.

SPEAKER_03:

Okay.

SPEAKER_02:

Alright. Would you like to wrap this up?

SPEAKER_03:

Yeah. Let's do that.

SPEAKER_02:

Alright. Thank you for listening to this episode. It was good. It was healthy for you. And I believe we all can support you in your uh new journey. Yeah. Next phase of life, you got this. We all believe in you.

SPEAKER_03:

Yay.

SPEAKER_02:

Yay. We'll be back next Tuesday with a brand new episode.

SPEAKER_01:

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_02:

169 is next week.

SPEAKER_01:

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

So we are going to do some fun planning on what we're gonna do next week.

SPEAKER_01:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02:

So come back for that. It'll be lots of fun, I'm pretty sure. And have a good week. Yeah. Yeah, have a good life.

SPEAKER_03:

Have a good life.

SPEAKER_02:

And see you next time.

SPEAKER_03:

Yes.

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Bye.

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Bye-bye.

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