1333 – Flying Friendly Frog | Get Besos in the Sky PI Ep 5

Episode 1333 – Flying Friendly Frog | Get Besos in the Sky PI Episode 5

 

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SCOOTER: Friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time to get sleepy here, get cozy, and get ready to get back with our friends Richard Warren and Jiff and many more. It’s time for a bedtime story. Welcome to Sleep With Me, by the way. If you're new, I’m glad you're here. This is a podcast that’s a bit different. I’m here to keep you company and take your mind off of stuff, to talk to you and tell you a story and ramble on and on and on so that you could fall asleep or at least have some company in the deep, dark night while you fall asleep. I’m a little bit different than most stuff that's out there. I’m here to be your friend in the deep, dark night and make it…I don't know, to have a friendly voice and a friendly…a bore-bud. So, it does take some getting used to if you're new.

 

I’m really glad you're here, though. I really want to help you out, and I’ll have other sleep podcasts and stuff I’ll talk about later in case the show doesn't work for you. But what most people who are regular listeners of the show say is give it a few tries. See how it goes. Yeah, you got nothing to lose, but I’m glad…I’m glad you came by. The beginning of the show is just to welcome you in, and regular listeners, holy moly, is it great to see you. Yeah, so, yeah, welcome to Sleep With Me. What we got coming up is support, then a long, meandering intro meant to ease you into bedtime, and then later on will be our episodically modular series, Get Besos. So, I’m glad you're here, and these…the way we're able to do this…a lot of people enjoy this ad-supported version linearly.

 

Some people support the show directly or support our sponsors or spread the word about the show. So, if you want to give back to the podcast because you get something out of it, that’s the way to do it. You could just simply spread the word about the show or you could support the show actively. Or if you say, eh, I don't know about spreading the word about this show, you could spread the word about podcasting in general. Eventually…it’s probably one out of a million people…I don't know, if a million people started listening to podcasts…I think we’d have a better chance than one in a million, but let’s just say that. So…but I mean, podcasts are great either way even if people don’t listen to this show, right? So, yeah, thanks again for coming by, and here’s a couple ways we get to do it for you twice a week.

 

INTRO: [INTRO MUSIC] Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake. It could be thoughts on your mind, thoughts about the past, the present, the future, thinking thoughts, old thoughts, new thoughts, borrowed thoughts, blue thoughts…holy mackerel. I don't know how many thoughts I’ve had about holy mackerels before, but I do use that word a lot.

 

I don't know if I’ve…no offense to mackerels everywhere…I mean, you…mackerels are probably like, yeah, just keep me out of it. Thanks, Scoots. Up until this point and every time you use the term ‘holy mackerel’, which is 8,000 times…but yeah, that’s fine to use that. That phrase has lost all meaning. But please don’t bring us in…we’d prefer…we’d just prefer to be out there. What are you…are you a cold-water fish? Did you just listen to anything I said? I’m just wondering if you're one of those cold-water fishes, 'cause you're certainly coming across that way right now. We don’t appreciate that. Okay, I’m not looking to get on the bad side of a mackerel. I mean, what’s the good side of a mackerel? Do you think you're really funny? No, I mean…no, I’m barely humorous.

 

That’s the whole thing with this show, but now I gotta win you…do you want me…could you pretend, if I sang you a…? I can't sing in this podcast, but I could come visit and sing to you. Well, I’m a mackerel…I’m the mack…I’m the archetypal mackerel within you. Okay, in that case, then you should be able to answer my…what’s your…could I get on your good side? Well, Scoots, I think I’m in…I’m within you, so if we're talking about good sides and bad sides, I don't even want…we shouldn't get into it. Okay, well, if you're within me, then you're a cold-water fish for sure. Yeah, it’s deep running here. The waters run shallow but cold within you. I think you got that phrase wrong. Oh no, I didn’t.

 

Alright, well, moving on, whether it’s thoughts, you're having a conversation with your internal archetypal mackerel, which apparently there is one 'cause it’s talking back to me…I mean, I don't know. When I picture you, though, you're…I don't want…this is not pandering; you're very brilliant. I mean that in a way…I guess archetypally. I feel like if I saw you…when I see you in my mind’s eye, you are very…I don't know, is iridescent the right word? Sparkling, shiny…even when…within the…because the light in the water looks cool. It looks even cooler…I always think…now I’m pandering. When I see the light in the water, I say, man, it can't get any better than that. Now I see the light reflecting off of you, shining off of you, and I’m really…if it wasn’t a sleep podcast, I’d be breathless and wordless.

 

Most of that is…I mean, seriously. You look really good. Hopefully that’s what mackerels look like, but at least the mackerel within me…you look that way. Okay, thanks, Scooter. You could move on now. Okay, so, whether it’s thoughts, feelings, anything coming up for you emotionally…maybe they're related to those thoughts, maybe they were left over from the day, feelings can come up or they're there; they're waiting for you. It could be physical sensations, changes in time, temperature, routine, you could be going through something, getting over something, traveling, you could have guests, whatever it is. The reason I run through all that is to let you know you're not alone, and I know that is a strange thing to say with a podcast, right?

 

But I know what it’s like for me, and lonely isn't the right word for it, but there’s something that happens even when I’m sharing a room with somebody or what…sharing a home with somebody, a roommate, my sibling, whatever it is, that when I can't sleep, I feel like I’m the only one, and then no one understands me. My experience has been that a lot of people can understand me. I say, okay, well, I just couldn't sleep last night. Oh, why not? I don't know exactly. I was thinking about stuff, then I just couldn't fall…well, why don’t you try…? I say, okay…I’ve learned enough, you know? I mean, most of the time it feels like they're saying, well, you're doing it wrong. But I’m trying…oh yeah, well, I mean…but why don’t you try doing it like…why don’t you try doing it the right way?

 

I say, I don't exactly get…well, you gotta try doing it the way you're supposed to do it. I’m just trying to fall asleep. Well, what exactly was the last thing you remember going through your mind? An archetypal mackerel. Well, there’s your problem right there. Like I said, you're doing it wrong. So, I don't know. Sometimes dialogue just happens in my head like it did just now, but other times it’s with other people. It’s not just that, right? I don't know, there’s something about the deep, dark night. That’s why I call it the deep, dark night. I don't know what your experience with sleep is and not being able to sleep or needing a break during the day, but I think I could probably relate to some of the feelings.

 

But even if I can't, here’s the really good news; maybe I can relate to how you feel and see you and let you know you're seen and say, yeah, that’s tough. But even if I can't…you say, no, no, there’s no way you could get it…there’s enough people listening right now that somewhere in the world, there is somebody that gets it for you, and they're there right now. They might be in bed or they might be getting comfortable or getting ready for bed or taking a break, and they're thinking of you because they know what it’s like, and they really are holding a soft spot for you here on the podcast. Alls they're hoping is that this podcast can help you like it helped them. They say, well, I don't even know…this podcast doesn't make any sense. I didn’t think it would help me, either, but it does.

 

So, that’s why I make the show, because one day, if this podcast can help you out and keep you company whether it’s temporary or long term, maybe you occupy that kind, inviting, warm place for somebody else. It’s pretty effortless. You just gotta lie there and barely smile and say, you're welcome here. I’m glad you're here. I get it. I know what it was like for me, and it’s not easy. So, that’s why I make the show. I also make the show because you deserve a good night's sleep. You deserve a place where you could get the rest you need so your life is more manageable, that your bedtime doesn't have rigmarole or you dread going to bed or you start worrying about it on Friday, like how you're gonna fall asleep on Sunday. That’s what it was like for me for the longest time. So, yeah, that’s why I make the show.

 

You deserve the rest you need so your life is manageable, and ideally you’ll be out there flourishing, and your world will be a better place. If your world’s a better place, our whole world really is a better place. That’s the truth, that’s a fact, and that’s the world I want to be in, where your world’s a better place and you're flourishing. So, what I do here is I send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, superfluous tangents…so, I’m gonna go off topic, I’m gonna get mixed up, I’m gonna have some side conversations, maybe meet some mackerels. What would a term be when you're hanging with mackerels? I can't think of one. I was trying to think of…I don't know. Like, are you talking U2 to me or whatever? But, I don't know.

 

Making…is there an M word for conversation? Mackerels…micro…macro…macro with mackerels. How about Macklemore on Mackerels? There we go. That’s the show. Macklemore, if you're available…or if the two Scotts, Adam and Scott…Adam Scott and Scott…if Adam and Scott want to make another podcast, Macklemore on Mackerels…it could have one…it might only have half a episode. It could be like, hey, Macklemore, tell us what you know about mackerels. Not much. Alright, that’s been Macklemore on Mackerels. Thanks, everybody. We wrapped up a great season here with Macklemore on Mackerels. Oh boy, was it exciting. Macklemore, do you have anything more to say about mackerels? I think they might be shiny and nice. You heard it here, folks; shiny and nice.

 

That’s Macklemore on…maybe on…maybe Macklemore. Call me maybe, Macklemore on…I’m just trying to think of…mack…maybe Macklemore, maybe…on Maybe Mackerels. Call me maybe, Macklemore. Call me…call me Macklemore, maybe, mackerels. Call me mackerels…no, you can't say it that way. Maybe call me; Macklemore on mackerels. I don't know. There’s a lot…anyway, what was I saying? Thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, change…whatever’s keeping you awake. Oh, send my voice across the deep, dark night…lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones — that means my voice is not traditionally soothing — pointless meanders and superfluous tangents. I don't even know where that one came from, but I could go all day. Go ahead, mack…go ahead, Macklemore.

 

Oh, I was just thinking, are mackerels cold-water fish? That’s a question I’ve been waiting…I’ve been waiting my whole lifetime to hear you ask that question, and I don't know the answer. But we're wondering, are mackerels cold-water fish? You could reach us at 1-800-mack…I don't know. Okay, so, you may be wondering…let’s just get to this part. Most people, when they get to the show, by this point they're a little bit dismayed, right? You say, I tuned in for a sleep podcast, and…what is this? I’d say, you're right. I was skeptical. I’ve been trying to find something to help me fall asleep and I heard about the show or I just stumbled on it, and now you're going on and on about Macklemore and…what is this, 20…2009? I’d say, whoa, whoa, whoa, I think we're in…I think you could say this is 2012 or something, maybe even ‘13 or ‘14.

 

We haven't had peak mackerel yet, so it could be any time. But so, I don't even know what my point was. Sorry about that. Oh, you may be dismayed, right? You say, I don't get what is happening here. So, here’s a thing to know; most people when they get here, they have that reaction. Now, some people never get over it, right? This podcast is an acquired taste. I mean, seriously. It’s a pretty small portion that would be like, no, I could listen to you ramble…I could see that as an imaginary podcast, Macklemore on Mackerels. I mean, who…who wouldn't? That’s my reaction. I mean, I can picture Macklemore sitting there, studious…hm, okay…and then…I mean, if you…I could fill up…they say, okay, we're gonna show you some pictures. Let us know which one’s the mackerel.

 

I mean, maybe Macklemore is a fisher person, so maybe Macklemore knows…I don't know. I’m sure that the mackerels would say, if anyone can, you can hold us. Please hold us, Macklemore, under the water. We don’t like to be held, though, but hold us with your essence. So…okay. Yeah. We could head down to the thrift shop. We could get…I’m sure we could find a mackerel tie. Somewhere in the world there’s a thrift shop with a mackerel tie. I mean, on planet Earth, the odds are…I hope. So, most people get to the show…oh, sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou is the website. If you never think you're gonna listen again, check that website out, because that has other sleep podcasts and sleep audio on there that could help you fall asleep, because you still deserve a good night's sleep.

 

Even if you loathe me and the podcast, that’s totally cool. Like I said, this is a acquired taste. So, that’s one thing. The other thing is this is a podcast you kinda just passively listen to, almost like background noise. I’m barely entertaining. I’m not entertaining. I’m not funny. I’m humor-like, humor-adjacent. I’d like to be mackerel or Macklemore-adjacent, but I’m not. But at least I’m humor-adjacent. I’m fact-adjacent, too. Pretty sure about that. So, yeah, it’s just a pod…it’s just like, I don't know, a out-of-focus picture. Also, I’m not here to put you to sleep. I’ve been making the show eleven years. Kinda the first sleep podcast and bedtime story for grownups idea. But I’m actually not here to put you to sleep.

 

I’m here to…just like a bedtime story, I’m here to keep you company and tell you a bedtime story so you could fall asleep. I’m here to…there’s no pressure to fall asleep with this show. The episodes are over an hour so you don’t have to think about it. If you need a break during the day or you can't sleep at all, I’m here to the very end for you, the very end of the episode, and that’s important to me. What else? Oh yeah, I’m here to be your bore-friend, your bore-bae, your bore-sib, your Borbie, your neigh-bore, your boreman, your bores, your Borbie, your Boris Borlaf, your bore-sib, your bore-cuz, your bore-bruh, your bore-bestie, your best bore-friend f’eva.

 

I’m here to keep you company while you fall asleep, to be some distraction outside of you that’s not particularly interesting, but it’s just interesting enough, you could kinda listen. So, those are two things. The other thing I like to tell people about when they're new or they're a regular listener is the structure of the show. Because when you're new…I don't know, people get…I just want to meet you where you are. If you're like, why is the show like this? I’d say, yeah, let me tell you, and then you could kinda experiment as you become a regular listener. Most people enjoy this particular ad-supported, linear version of the show, but there’s ways to adjust it. So, don't worry, I’ll talk about that in a second.

 

But all our shows start off with a greeting; friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, so you feel seen and welcomed in. Then I try to think of something witty to say, and I usually get…I usually fumble that. But at least you get the tone. You say, okay, this is like a silly, goofy podcast. It’s humor, in fact, adjacent. You get that tone. So, you say, okay, I might check it out. I may give you a little bit more of my time. That’s a big ask, in my opinion. So, I appreciate that. Then there’s support so that paying for the podcast is optional. If you prefer something without ads, you could get that on Sleep With Me+, but most people like this version of the podcast. Then after that is a long, meandering intro. The intro is separate from the support and, yeah, it’s long and meandering.

 

This one…I say, man, I never thought those two things would come up together, mackerel and Macklemore. Even if you were listening, you say, well, I was trying to figure out a way to talk about mackerels more and what would rhyme with them. Then my brain said…this just in; Macklemore. I said, holy cow, you're right. So, that’s one reason we make the intro, is to see what comes out of it, 'cause it’s kind of like before bed, we're friends goofing around, hanging out, and winding down. So, I introduce what the podcast is in a similar structure every time, but different stuff bubbles up through my brain. So, you say, okay, my friend’s got something new and strange…a new, strange idea to talk about. This new podcast that only lasted…it was…it only…it had two episodes.

 

It was forty-five seconds total time…running time, and it was called Macklemore on Mackerels. Then he tried…then he pitched the blockbuster podcast with Carly Rae Jepsen and Macklemore called Call Me Maybe Macklemore, and that was also a famous romcom that may have taken place in my imagination as well. It happened at Canada’s Wonderland. Yeah. So, I mean…but I gotta…so…oh, the intro goes on and on and on, though, not just so we get to know each other and hang and goof around, but also to ease you into bedtime. Just going to sleep has never worked for me. So, a lot of people…while a small percentage of people do fall asleep, most people are getting ready for bed, in bed getting comfortable or winding down, because that’s what’s just been shown to work.

 

So, that’s why the intro goes on and on and on, to ease you into bedtime. Then there’s support. Oh, if you want to skip the intro, there’s Bedtime Stories from Sleep With Me, which is in your podcast app. Then there’s support after the intro, and then there will be a bedtime story, our episodically modular series with our friends Jiff, RW, and James. That’s it. I’m really glad you're here. I really appreciate your time. Like I said, it does take a lot. It’s a big ask for you to check out a sleep podcast if you've had trouble sleeping like I have and you've tried a ton of stuff. This show just doesn't work for everybody. But for the people it works for, it does take a couple times. You say, oh, okay, now I get that the show never made any…barely made any sense.

 

But it’s also like, I had no idea I was looking for a podcast where someone would go on strange tangents and then tell me a story, but I have been looking for this my whole life. So…and I mean, that’s what people say about those Macklemore podcasts, too. So, you know…you say, I enjoy the music of Macklemore. There will be a subset of people that say, and I enjoy hearing Macklemore and Carly Rae Jepsen talk, or Macklemore talk about fish. So, yeah. So, I’m really glad you're here. I really work hard. I yearn and I strive, and I really hope we can help you fall asleep. Thanks again for coming by, and here’s a couple ways we're able to do it for you. Thanks.

 

Alright, hey everybody, it’s Scooter here. Welcome to our episodically modular series, Get Besos Big Farm in the Sky PI. It’s a episodically modular series with a touch of seriality, double touch of seriality. Today’s episode will be particularly episodic. It will be…it’ll be an attempt to be. What does episodically modular mean? It means that you could listen to these in any order. It’s a little bit different, something we’ve done before. This is the fifth episode I’m recording, but you could listen to the first four. I’m gonna do my best to catch you up. But this one, I’ll catch you up as in a sense of…I’ll catch you up quick, because…quick but slow. You know what I’m saying. Just because…I don't know. I think this one’s somewhat episodic. Episodic just kinda means…I don't know, self-contained-ish. Recurring characters? Procedural.

 

These are all…what are you, the guy from Newhart that just talks in lingo now? I could be if you need me to be. But no, it’s…they're just…I don't know. There’s two…yeah, why don’t you tell me…why don’t you tell me about it and then we’ll…? Okay, so, there’s two main characters, RW and James. They're best friends, I take it. They're on a mission to help people. They live a post-earthly existence. They began their post-earthly existence in this series in a very beige place sometimes known as limbo or…what’s the other one called? A middle place for…how do I even…? Purgatory. They decided…well, Richard…RW decided, hey, what about all these people in mythology and fiction…what happens if somebody…if they don’t go to the middle place and then they have to do something repetitive?

 

For example…an imaginary example would be, what if somebody…? I guess this would be different, but yeah, they stub their toe over and over again, and they never learn their…you say, did you never learn your lesson or is somebody setting you up? Richard Warren would say…I don't think his intentions are this good. I’ll just be honest. I know him pretty well. But he would frame it as, that’s not okay. You got this person stubbing their toe on a regular basis? Who are you to tell somebody to…? Basically like that. I mean, he’s…I don't know, maybe we’ll find out his motivations at some point, but…and James is his best friend, and James says, well, I don't think it’s that simple, Richie. There’s someone like a god, a goddess, a demigod…there’s reasoning behind the toe-stubbing. RW would be like, I don't care.

 

Again, he would frame it as, I feel bad for this person stubbing their toe, and we need to put a stop to it. Then James would basically be like, well, how would you propose that? He says, well, we’ll rescue them from this toe-stubbing situation. We’ll remove them from the toe-stubbing. I think that’s pretty accurate. So, over and over again…I don't know, have they…? They did successfully do it once, strangely enough, with Javert from Les Mis, where…I don't even know. But they did help Javert. So, I don't know who they're gonna be out to help in this episode. Could be somebody archetypal or not. I mean, RW would say, how did…how could you be more archetypal than Javert? I’d say…he’d say…then he’d say, please, who’s in charge of this…?

 

Well, I’ll tell you what; I’m buying time for our Hollywood announcer, Mr. Antonio Banderas. I mean, Antonio, let me just hand you your script. Ah, yes, there’s no script here. It’s a blank page. The friends beyond the binary, the ladies, the gentlemen, the boys, the girls, it’s time to Get Besos Big Farm in the Sky PI. Yeah. Whoa, boy, I don't…I’m speech…I mean, I’m not speechless, but that was spectacular, almost like it was written for you, but I know you're saying and laughing that it wasn’t. You improved it. You're the…you put the ‘improve’ in ‘improv’. You do. I don't know if that’s a saying in improv, 'cause I think it’s supposed…somehow…you're just one of those people that’s in…you can get in the zone. Not the AutoZone zone. Does anybody say you put the ‘improve’ in ‘improv’? He shrugs his head. Well, anyway, thanks. That’s Mr. Antonio Banderas, and this is Get Besos Big Farm…Get Big…Besos…Big Farm in the Sky PI.

 

Listen, Richie, I’m…I just don’t think you're…I think you're getting things confused. So, I don't know. Let me just try to clear my head to listen. So…okay, James, I’m gonna have to explain to you. You're just having…James, you see…when you see yourself, you see…when you see something and you see yourself, you're always displeased. I’m sorry, was that…? Oh, I can explain it to you. Alright, well, so…'cause I can barely see anything. Do you actually know…? I don't…so, we’ve…let me just focus on the good news before…and then you can explain it to me. Okay, James. Always…yeah, so, Javert’s with Javert’s mom. That’s good, right? We did do that, I mean, even though I’m not comfortable with the way we did, and Skiffy has a boat which seemed to have been working when we left.

 

The person working with us seems to be very effective, but they haven't found Jiff yet. So, those are good things. Where…? Are you sure you know where you're going? James, I know…just keep…we're just gonna keep moving. One foot in front of the other, they say. But the thing with…the thing I was trying to say, James, is that Sisyphus is like you, and that’s why you don’t believe the Sisyphus myth. No, no, no, that’s not what I said. I said, I think you're getting Sisyphus confused with someone else. Now I’m so confused that the person…okay, James, just…you are confused because you're too close. Oh, sorry. I can't see anything. No, no, not too close to me; too close to the subject, Sisyphus. Sisyphus was well known. Let me just talk to you as we go here and pass the time. You could hear my voice.

 

So, Sisyphus…a long time ago, there was someone named Sisyphus. James Sisyphus, we’ll say, JS. James something Sisyphus, and he loved looking at himself. Oh boy, did he. Preening like a bird, I would say, in mirrors, in shiny things. He couldn't decide if he liked himself in brass or copper or glass more or water, right? Sometimes people…there were people that actually liked Sisyphus. Sisyphus even considered some people his best friend, but he was really thinking, oh boy, I’m hot stuff. Sisyphus even liked the water, looking at himself in the water. Now, one day, unbeknownst to Sisyphus, he headed out and found this pond.

 

Now, this just wasn’t any pond, James; this was a magical pond because this is happening…not post-earthly world, an alt…Sisyphus was in a realm of gods and goddesses and stuff like that. So, there James Sisyphus was, looking in the pond. Oh boy, do I look…look at those ripples. Those aren't…how youthful and vigorous I look in this pond. Then they shouted across the pond, look at me, look at me, to hear the echo echoing back, but there wasn’t anybody there to give them attention other than their reflection. For a second, they realized…but they didn’t recognize that that’s what friendship’s about, right? Being a friend to someone is more important than staring at yourself. Okay, Richie, is this…where did you learn this version of Sisyphus about?

 

Okay, but so, Sisyphus’ best friend was so wise, James, an inventor, a leader, a genius. He was always designing new things to benefit the people of the realms and also assigning craftspeople…magic and crafts and all those things…to have stuff like tools that could be used, lifetime-warranty tools, James, not just…as I’ve said before, places to be preened. Okay, Richie, I’m pretty sure you had photos and…okay, this isn't about us, James. This is about Sis…I thought you wanted to learn about Sisyphus. Okay, please go ahead. Are we making progress? Oh, we're making progress. I think…I mean, I don't know, James, are you ready to make progress? I’m…yes, Richie. Please keep telling me about Sisyphus. I’m ready. Okay, James.

 

I mean, your voice didn’t sound like you were serious about it, but…now, his friend wanted to give him a chance to break the spell he had cast on himself of love of himself only, and only skin-deep. He didn’t know the other things about himself that could have been improved. You know, James Sisyphus did not. But he sent a magical frog, his good friend, WR, inventor, a craftsperson, a magical, mechanical frog to get James’ attention and to ask him, hey, come on, we got stuff to do. Can you focus less on yourself and more on the task at hand? You have a great friend that misses you being around, and you're just…okay, I get this part, Richie. He likes looking at himself. His friend’s trying to help him with a magical frog. Mechanical frog; mechanical and magical, James. The magic of magic and science together. Okay, great. So, tell me.

 

Well, here’s the thing; Sisyphus said, can't everybody see me? The frog said, ribbet, which the frog was trying to get him to…talk to him so his friend could give him a message. But he said, look at me. Then the gods were very displeased about this, too, by the way, James. I guess you're in too much of a hurry to get to that part, but there was no echo anymore. The frog would just say, ribbet. There was something about the ribbet of the frog that really bothered Sisyphus. So, Sisyphus took the frog and lifted it up and…remember, this is a magical, mechanical frog, James. It has to have a power source. Okay, Richie. He said to this frog, do you see me? And tried to get the frog to look at his image, but then he fell into the pond with the frog. He was going to toss the frog, by the way, James.

 

It’s a frog…many work hours put into it and vision. A visionary had workers make this frog for him. Okay, he…I got you, Richie. So, he’s gonna…he wanted the frog…first the gods removed the echo, so he was yelling, everybody look at me. No one looked at him. He was starved for attention, right, Rich? Oh, was he, James. Now you're…now we're making progress. I could feel us on our journey making progress. Okay, so, he…the gods were like, no echo for you, James Sisyphus. Correct. Then this…his good friend said, hey, come on home. Let’s stop staring at ourselves, and you can help me with an adventure. Yeah, or just hang out a little bit, you know. He sent along this magical, electrical, mechanical frog, and…but Sisyphus was…James was just too blind to all that, too self-obsessed. Self-absorbed, I would say, James.

 

Self-absorbed, self-obsessed. So, he took the frog and was gonna throw the frog if the frog didn’t acknowledge his beauty, and then he fell into the pond with the frog. Correct, James. Then he went to another realm because of the frog’s power source. Okay, that makes sense. Right, James. He didn’t know never put a powered frog…magical, mechanical frog in a pond with you. It was a small pond, more of a small bog. Okay. So, that’s how he entered this realm where we're looking for him. Even though…I don't know if you can look for some…there’s the Sisyphus that most people…are there two Sisyphuses? Well, James, that would be Sisyphi, right? Well, yeah, I guess you could say…no, I mean, is this James Sisyphus different than the Sisyphus of yore? No, no, this is our…the world’s Sisyphus, James, the famous one.

 

Okay, so, he fell in the pond, went to this other realm, and obviously he had a lot of shortcomings. So, vanity, and…let me see if I could guess, Richie, 'cause I could tell you're looking at me even though you're not looking at me. Not a good friend, not appreciative of friendship, so he had to become a archetype of…if you're too vain and you're too vain for friendship…and that’s just my limited version, right, Richie? Right, James, but I’m with you. Disappointing your great friends that send you great gifts…well, it wasn’t a gift. He didn’t quite earn a gift. The frog was just there to tell him to come back. So, yeah. So, then he…so, that’s how he ended up rolling the boulder up the hill? No, no, Sisyphus does not roll a boulder, James. That is that other one, Tartar or whatever. Okay.

 

‘Cause I think you're mixing up three different…James, please. Okay, so, you're not mixing up three different things or combine…changing them? Okay, so, remember, the lesson the god…if you get a magical frog from your friend to get your attention…yeah, the stuff…I think you're right, James. So, the gods said, you're gonna be in this bog, but you won't be able to drink the bog water. You'll just have to sit in this bog for a long, long, long time. Okay. So, we're gonna go get Sisyphus out of the bog. Well, James, that remains to be seen. If Sisyphus is ready like you are, maybe you could be helpful to Sisyphus and explain your similarities. Richie, you see that? See what, James? Up there in the sky. Okay, do you understand…? Whoa, you're right, James, that’s…yeah. Whoa. Is that a comet?

 

No, James, it’s round and spinning. It’s a…yeah, it’s like a spinning circle or something. Could be…oh, I guess it’s not a plane. They don’t have planes here, right? No, James, it’s not a plane. You think it’s a phoenix? No, James, this is not…that’s a bird. It sounds like there’s a noise coming off of it like a whine noise or a two-syllable noise. There is a noise coming off of it, James. So, yeah, is…you think it’s a UFO? What’s that, James? You don’t…? I’m afraid to answer, 'cause you must know what a UFO is. No, no, James, you're using terminology. That’s not the correct terminology. That’s why I refuse to answer. I refuse to acknowledge those letters together. What do you mean? Okay, it’s from…because those…that’s…those letters are incorrect, no longer used by reasonable people like myself.

 

Okay, so, what is that thing in the sky, then? It’s a OAV, James. An OAV? Yeah, that’s gonna be the new terminology. They changed it from your terminology, your Sisyphean terminology. Don’t know if Sis…okay, James, but then they try some new stuff, but I know what they're gonna be calling it soon is OAV one day. OAV…observed alien vehicle, James. That’s an…we're observing it. Observed alien vehicle. Okay, how do we know that’s a OAV? Because we're looking at it, James. I mean, come on. No, I mean, the other two parts of it. Well, James, we will know. We're gonna follow…obviously it’s there for a reason. We're going to follow it. It’s helping light the sky. So, you're saying this is…this is our way to make first contact, James. We’ll be the first ones to make contact.

 

Yeah, we’ll have proved…we’ll confirm that it’s a AV, OAV. We're observing it and it’s a AV. Okay, so, we're gonna follow it, but shouldn't we go to figure out the Tartar, Sisyphus thing? James, this is more important right now. But I think we're close, and then you could see that maybe Sisyphus has…James, focus on following the OAV. Okay, Richie, there’s just one thing about this OAV stuff. Isn't that a earthly concept, and we don’t…we're not in…we're in a post-earthly realm where there’s things that are…it could be a observed angel, OAF, observed…OFA, observed flying angel, observed flying demigod. James, it’s a circle and it’s making a whining noise. I’m also the inventor of the term OAV. I think I know what an OAV is. Yeah, but there’s always weird stuff at the sky.

 

Look over there; that’s a cloud that looks like a…wow, it’s a cloud that looks like a woman. James, please don’t get off track. James, get your head out of the clouds, or the rest of you out of the clouds. Okay, Richie. I guess I’ll try to help you with…thank you for sending me a magical frog. That does…that cloud, though…okay, James, we have to focus on following the OAV. It does seem to be making a pattern of sky-crossing. We're moving to a area that’s a little clearer. We're out of the darkness. Richie, how…? So, you invented the term OAV. I didn’t realize you were so into this stuff. First…James, I’m into first contact. There has…someone needs to make first contact with the OAVs. In fiction they have, but on Earth, we still live in…okay. But I guess I’m just trying to think…what if it’s a post-earthly OA…PEOAV?

 

No, James, it’s just O…it’s OAV or not. It doesn't matter where…it’s also a circle. You're just not following me. Okay, but what if it’s…? On Earth it would be a observed flying Casper. James, you just…I thought you could appreciate the…that cloud, though, man…what’s the cloud? ‘Cause the cloud seems to be following along with what we are. Okay, James, when you were a kid, did you think…? I guess just like Sisyphus, you thought the sun and the moon were following you, too. Yeah, but the…I guess the cloud…but then why…how can we follow one thing…? I under…I don't know those concepts, but yeah, I guess when I was a kid, I did think the moon and the sun followed me. Were you right about that, James? No, I guess I wasn’t right about it, but how…is the cloud…?

 

Clouds are closer to the Earth than the sun and the moon. James, we're in a different realm, but we have to follow this thing. Also, James, I’m gonna need a camera or one of those…a motion-picture thing. Okay, why? Well, we need proof. We need proof of first contact so that the Earth knows this is an OAV and that I was here, I made…I was the first person to make contact. Right, but Richie, you don’t…well, it does…as long as it’s somebody official that makes first contact, James…but it’s about the first contact part. Okay, so you have to…you want…? I guess no one’s made first contact, so…but you…I never knew this about you, though. I really feel…in addition to everything else we’ve gone through in…just in the last walk…man, that cloud, though…Richie, I mean, we're friends. I think I’m attracted to that cloud.

 

James, you just need to follow me. Holy moly. Yeah, but I guess I just had no idea you were into OAVs and first…it’s never been a priority of yours that I was aware of. Well, it’s first contact, James. Being first is important, obviously, and proving it is even more important, and especially proving that you're first before anybody else, not Blue Sunshine or Blue Steel or any other companies…that they were not first. Okay, what do you think…? I don't have a camera, though. Okay, James, we’ll try to think of something. I’m gonna try to…it seems to be…I’m gonna…hello, up there. This is…James, just don’t make…don’t interrupt me, okay? Okay, go ahead. I’m ready. Hello, up there. I’m assuming you have some sort of microphone, so I’m not gonna yell. I’m intelligent. My name’s Rich…RW. You could call me Richard Warren.

 

I’m from Earth and I’m a friend. As long as you're a friend, I’m a friend. Even if you're not a friend, I’d still like to make first contact, and then we could just go our separate ways…'cause I do have James here, and he’s tall, so, it’d be great if we make first contact. Also, I’m post-earth…even though I’m from Earth, I’m post-earthly. So, really, if your intentions are not great, it doesn't matter to me. Can't do anything. But I’d prefer not to have any surprises, but again, I’m going with…I could be your friend. I’m James’ friend. Well, James is my friend. I’m his best friend. He is my friend. So, just wondering if you could understand me up there. Yes. James, did you hear that? Richie, I heard that. Did you say you could understand me? Yes, I can understand you. Alright, well, I’m intelligent, and it’s great you can understand me.

 

Richie, I think the voice is coming from the cloud. Okay, James, that’s just…you gotta understand how these things work. They're trying to throw us…they're throwing their voice like a ventriloquist, or they're…it’s probably that they're moving faster than the sound can go. So, it’s just throwing you off. It’s good we're together, James. Okay, this is Richard; I’d like to meet you. Here’s a question; I’d love to meet you. You could land or whatever, and I’d love to be the first…double-check I’m the first Earth person to meet you and that you could…if you have any cameras on board or ways of recording visuals…if…or recording at all that you could also give to me, could you bring that with you when you land? James, I gotta figure it out for the camera. I’ll have them take care of it. Okay, would you like me to come to you?

 

Yeah, that’d be great. Richie, it’s definitely the cloud talking. I think I saw her lips moving. No, James…James, it’s okay. Okay, we're ready to meet you. Okay, I’m…whoa, holy…hi. Richie, I don't…hello, nice to meet you. Okay. Wow. So, I’m RW. You…you're…are you from…are you a cloud-based being? Wow, I’m Richie…I mean, I’m James. You're the most beautiful cloud-woman I’ve ever seen. I’m speechless. Hi, Speechless. I’m Nafel. Oh, excuse me, James, I don't understand your language. What was that word you used? We are friends. We want to be your friend, probably. But did you bring a camera? Oh, my name’s Nafel. Oh, okay. Did you teleport down here? I’m sorry. Okay, how many other of beings are on your ship? Does anybody up there have a camera they could give…loan us, and ideally one that…?

 

I need instant proof. That’s not a…that’s not my ship. There’s…I’m Nafel. No, I mean the ship you flew, the ship that’s flying around up there. I don't know, maybe you’d use…are you from a communal cloud-being…? Are there…is your planet all cloud people? I’m…I am a cloud-based woman, but that’s not a ship. That’s my ex-husband. Okay, I’m sorry, maybe you're…maybe…did you say that’s your ex-husband and not a ship? Yeah, he’s a human. Well, post-earthly human like the two of you. Okay, and he’s…but he’s in a spaceship. No, no, no, he’s not in a spaceship. Okay, he’s in a interplanetary vehicle. No, no, no, he’s flying around on a wheel. Right, from another world. No, no, no, he’s on a wheel. Okay, this is…James, could you…? This is my friend James. He’s gonna talk to you for a minute. James, can you find out…?

 

It sounds like she’s mixed up. Yeah, hey, Nafel, is that right? Yes, it is, Nafel. So, you said that’s your ex-husband, right? Yeah. Oh, and you put your ex-husband on your spaceship? No, no, no, the gods did. Oh boy, so, the gods gave your ex-husband a vehicle. No, it’s not a vehicle. It’s a wheel. Okay, we’ll just agree that’s just a language thing. Okay, so your…this is…I’m James again. So, your ex-husband’s on a wheel in the sky? Yeah, there’s a rumor going around that you're helping people get outta situations they don’t want to be in. Oh yeah, I mean, in my…me and Richie are always looking to help people. We love helping people, and I’d love to help you. What’s the intention behind helping your ex-husband? What kind of help does he need? Well, would you be willing to help? I mean, yeah, I think so.

 

I’d love to hear more about it, though, 'cause Richie…we're trying to get to the bottom of…okay, so, your ex-husband’s on a wheel in the sky? Is this a reconnection thing or is it your wheel or…? No, the gods put him on a wheel. Okay, so the gods put your ex-husband on a wheel. Is this like Sisyphus with water or whatever? Oh yeah, I heard you talking about that. It made me laugh quite a bit. It is, even though it’s not like that, obviously. But yeah, he’s been told to be on this wheel forever. The wheel is also lighting up the sky. You know what I mean? Permanently. That sound is him reacting to the light. It’s very bright in his eyes all the time. Oh, yeah. So, you…this is why he’s your ex-husband? Oh, no, no, there’s perfectly good reasons for that. But I just can't…I can't take it.

 

It’s…see somebody spinning on a wheel forever with bright lights…it’s not good. It makes me want to do something about it, and then…the rumor’s going around about you two, so I wanted to make first contact, to use your term. Okay, good. So, we just gotta get proof of the first contact. Okay, so…just gonna need some information from you to help…in order for us to help. Okay, sure. Okay, what planet is your husband from? He’s from Earth, Earth. Okay, good. That must be a different version of Earth, then. Maybe…probably copied us. I mean, intelligent life and all that. Did you say you've heard about me and James or just me? Well, yeah, we heard about Javert and some of the other inquiries your partners are making. Oh, we don’t have any partners. We got somebody working for us.

 

It’s mostly me, and then James decided to help me out, kinda like assist me. I’m his best friend, so I gotta keep…he looks up to me. Okay, well, I’m just wondering if you could help me. So, you think you're willing to help? Okay, could you tell me exactly…? One, I’m take…you're buying time 'cause you don’t have a camera. No, I don't have a camera. Okay, so, that’s gonna be…that’s issue one, but it’s not a deal breaker 'cause this is still first contact. Your words, not mine. What exactly do you want us to do? I want you to get him off the wheel. Okay, well, that’s…yeah, get him out of the wheel. Got it. That’s doable. That’s…I think we're…these are shared goals. I’d be grate…I’d be very, very grateful if you could help him. Okay, so, I have a couple more questions. James kinda is speechless. You are amazing…you're an amazing cloud person.

 

You seem like you're ethereal, almost. Do you have…? ‘Cause we could help you, but you…we may need you to help us. I get the sense that you're like a goddess, and I don't mean that in the way James might mean it, like trying to…oh no, yeah, I’m a cloud version of a goddess. Okay, sounds…okay. So, what I need…we're happy to help get this situation resolved…first contact…and obviously you came to the right place, 'cause I already have a plan. Okay, what’s your plan? Okay, now, this…it does depend on you and your powers. We would need…if you could do something where you open up a gap in the sky, and he…you'll fly the wheel, or he’ll fly the wheel…? I don't know. Your technology sounds like it’s based on the mind or something. Okay.

 

You'll open up a hole that goes from here to Earth, my Earth, current…but current Earth. Like, current Earth now. Okay, so…okay, we can travel between…I mean, yeah. So, you want him to go to current Earth. Right, but we’ll also need…it has to be someplace with a lot of people, and we’ll also need…we gotta go with him. Okay, well, I could make you a cloud vehicle to follow him in. Oh boy, really? Could you make it look not like a cloud, though? If I imagine some branding of brands I’ve…I used to make tools. I’d like something that looks like my tools. Okay, well, I think I can…I can't totally read your mind — thank goodness — but I can see what you’re imagining, and that wouldn't travel…there is still wind resistance in the Earth world. Okay, could you make any mod…?

 

Oh boy, could you make it look like…yeah, could you make it look like that? No, that still wouldn't…okay, what about…? Well, that looks like a frog made out of chrome. Yeah, but it looks like I could have made it, right? Sure, yeah. I mean, someone a little more…yeah, sure. Okay, good. So…oh, there it is. No, no, it’s not spelled…it’s spelled crafts…okay, never mind. That’s fine, as long as they see it. Okay, so, we get in here. Oh, each eye is like a bubble for me and James to sit in here. Okay, so, you'll open up the sky and we will follow him through the sky, and then we’ll go through to the Earth world, and then we’ll take care of everything. James, any questions? Yeah, some private questions for you, Richie. Thank you, Nafel. I’m just wondering if we go to the Earth world…not sure we're…will we ever meet again?

 

I don't know, James. Maybe we will. Maybe we won't. Well, it’d be great if we could do a debrief or whatever, or maybe you could come with us? Alas, I have little ones to take care of. Oh, okay. But don't worry, James, there’s…I take care of them on my own. Oh, okay. So, the thing is…hey, Richie, can you inspect that frog, make sure everything’s functioning? What is it, James? Well, I have…if you can read my mind, then…but I got other things I gotta…other than the things that are on my mind. Well, James, I can…yeah. I’m blushing. Okay, but here’s the thing; could…so, I’m not exactly sure what we're…we're gonna have to come up with some of this plan on the fly. On the frog, James; you'll be on the frog. Yeah, in the frog or whatever, but don’t send us a place…I think Richie was thinking New York or LA.

 

We're gonna need to go to a place maybe like where…out in the desert or something where there’s nobody around. Okay, James, I could do that. Why don’t you get in the frog, and maybe we’ll see each other again, but time to go. Okay, yeah, I gotta talk to Richie real quick, anyway. Okay, the ship has autopilot, so don't worry. James, this frog looks pretty good, like it was designed in the mind of a crafts-master. Well, it clearly was, Richie. Listen, the…can you drive the frog? Oh, I will, believe me. Let’s follow that OAV. Okay. But here’s…I’m not exactly sure what’s happening again. So, what’s our plan? To go…to bring this OAV back to our world and show everyone that first contact has been made. Right, but this isn't an OAV. It’s an OP…observed post-earthly human. James, that’s just…you're just quibbling on…well, can you just…?

 

Okay, here’s the thing; I’m your…you're my best friend, right? Right, James. That frog story really got me. Oh, James, I’m glad you got the message from that. I just want to help you get what you want, because you're the kinda…you're the provider of frogs and all that, and I want to give you what you want, and I can only do that if I have a better idea of what…you want to make first contact and you want everybody to know it, right? I’m just wondering if you could tell me how that would feel, I guess, so I could understand a little bit…oh, James, it’d just be a relief. I’m so tired of blue thunder, blue…blue whatever. People like Jiff just take all the oxygen out of the room when it comes to this stuff. Not to name names, but that’s what I’m tired of, and I just will be relieved when the Earth no longer has to deal with that nonsense.

 

They say, okay, first contact was made. Maybe it was made by somebody…was that Richard Warren that did that or…? But we know it wasn’t Jiff or anybody else in…Jiff’s friends. So, wait a second, so Jiff…wait a second, the oxygen in the room thing…Richie, you're right. We're going through the portal now. Well, what do you mean, James? Well, you're actually right. So, the oxygen will…I don't think there’s oxygen in…I mean, I don't know how it works, but there’s oxygen on Earth. James, I was using it as a metaphor about people’s behavior, like yours and Sisyphus’ and Jiff’s. No, but like…so, that’s a wooden wheel. What is? The OAV. James, wood cannot go through space except in novels. No, no, no, it’s…okay, so, it’ll…what’s lighting it will make it go away. Oh, but we’ll have to catch him.

 

What do you mean, James? Okay, just see…I think this frog must…okay, see? It’s up there. Wait a second. What? We're in the middle of nowhere, James. We're supposed to be in a city with cameras and people. Yeah. Oh, okay, good news is everything is soft here. This is soft sand. He’s getting lower. Let’s see if we can…oh, wait, this frog has a tongue…remember those things you would use to grab the paper? Yeah, a sticky tongue, sticky string tongue, stretchy tongue. I usually had one that was a hand. Remember? I would…I brought them back from Earth one time to Beige World, and we…I played…I would take…I would wait ‘til you were reading the paper, and then I’ll pull it from you. Oh, boy. Yeah, so, if we can use a tongue…see, the wheel is slowly disappearing. Okay, to do what?

 

To catch…to take in the being from the ship. But James, nobody’s gonna see it except for us. Right, but we told Nafel we’d…oh, James, so this is about what you need? No, no, no, there’s satellites and stuff observing this. What do you mean? Like cameras in space. We’ll be able to see everything that happened, and then they’ll see you catching…remember? You catched the star man that falls from the sky. So, what we’ll do is…I’ll handle the tongue. We're gonna catch him with our tongue 'cause he’s almost…see, he’s starting to lower in altitude. Then what we could do is get on the ground and you can hold him in your arms. I’m sure this thing…oh yeah, look, that’s the camera symbol. We’ll take a picture of you holding him with the camera, and then everyone will know you made first contact with the star man.

 

Okay, James, this does sound like a song in a film. Okay…oh, you caught him with the tongue. Okay, so, we're…oh, he brought him in to the mouth of the frog. Good thing someone chose a frog as a ship, huh? Yeah. I just have a feeling we're gonna have to bring the ship right back to Nafel or something. I didn’t think about that too much. Oh, what do you mean, James? Well, the resilience of the universe will…I mean, the frog…okay, James. Okay, can you land the frog there? Alright, get the camera ready. Oh, look at him. Oh, we could look right in through the…right there, he’s…there’s a bed in the mouth of the frog. Yeah, and he’s snuggled up there, so sleepy and peaceful. If only Nafel could see his face and know that you and I provided the peace. He’s smiling. Let’s put a blanket on him. Okay, James. What about the picture?

 

Well, we’ll let him rest and we’ll snuggle him. Look at how happy he is. James, you know, it is kinda cute looking at him sleeping there. Yeah, he’s so restful. Yeah, he is. It makes me tired. I mean, we’ve had a long day. We're back on Earth. Luckily we're in the middle of nowhere, so maybe we should rest, too. James, maybe we should rest, too. Yeah, so, let’s rest here, Richie, and get some sleep. Goodnight. Goodnight, James. Goodnight…we never found out his name, Richie. OAV. Well, I don't know. Alright, goodnight, everybody.

 

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Mackerel

https://ioa.factsanddetails.com/article/entry-215.html

https://www.lauttimur.com/detail/artikel/681/10-fascinating-fun-facts-about-mackerel

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/learn-about-atlantic-mackerel

 

Sisyphus

https://www.thepilgrims-school.co.uk/the-myth-of-sisyphus

https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2013/08/31/the-sisyphus-effect/27063206007/

https://jscottbradley.com/2017/02/sisyphus-effect/

 

UFO History

https://www.loc.gov/collections/finding-our-place-in-the-cosmos-with-carl-sagan/articles-and-essays/life-on-other-worlds/ufos-and-aliens-among-us/

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/flying-saucers-ufo-history

https://www.hoganassessments.com/blog/history-psychology-ufos/

 

Billionaires in Space

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/16/billionaires-outer-space-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-richard-branson

https://theconversation.com/billionaire-space-race-the-ultimate-symbol-of-capitalisms-flawed-obsession-with-growth-164511

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/07/12/leaving-a-planet-in-crisis-heres-why-many-say-the-billionaire-space-race-is-a-terrible-idea/

 

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INTRO

Old thoughts, new thoughts, borrowed thoughts, blue thoughts

Have I ever actually thought about a holy mackerel

Questions for mackerels

The Bad Side of a Mackerel

The Archetypal Mackerel Within Me

The mackerel within me is actually quite brilliant

I’m not pandering (yes I am)

I’m breathless and wordless right now

You’re not alone

Somebody else gets it right now and is thinking of you right now

What’s a term for hanging out with a mackerel?

U Talkin’ U2 To Me, but for Mackerels

Macklemore on Mackerels, there it is

Maybe Call Me: Macklemore on Mackerels

That season would be like half an episode

Are mackerels cold water fish? No one knows.

What is this, 2009??

It’s definitely like 2013 at least

We haven’t yet reached Peak Mackerel

I’m humor-adjacent and working on becoming Macklemore-adjacent

And fact-adjacent, don’t forget

This mackerel podcast had 2 episodes, 45 seconds total

The Macklemore / Carly Rae Jepsen podcast never got out of development

 

STORY

Get Besos in the Sky PI

A double touch of Seriality

This one will be especially episodic

I’ll catch you up quick but slow

If you want me to just talk in lingo, I can

Explaining the plot

Beginning in a very beige place

Explaining James and Richie’s dynamic

Removing someone from a toe-stubbing

How can you get more archetypal than Javert?

Here’s your script, Antonio

Antonio puts the improve in improv

Starting with James and Richie

Javert is with Javert’s mom, mission accomplished

And Skiffy has a boat, too

But our PI hasn’t found Jiff yet

Richie is confusing Sisyphus with someone else

Richie’s distorted Sisyphus myth

James Something Sisyphus

He loved to look at himself and thought he was hot stuff

One day, JSS found a magical pond

Beautiful, vigorous reflective ripples

Being a friend is more important than staring at yourself

Sisyphus had a wise best friend

Slowly making progress

A magical, mechanical frog to get James’ attention

The ribbit of the frog bothers Sisyphus

JSS fell into the pond with the magical, mechanical frog

JSS wants the frog to acknowledge the frog’s beauty

And then he went to another realm because you should never put a mechanical frog in water

And that’s how JSS got to this realm

Are there 2 Sisyphi?

Sisyphus does have quite a few shortcomings

Don’t be silly, Sisyphus has nothing to do with boulder, James

JSS just has to sit in the bog for a long time

What’s that up in the sky?

A rounded spinning circle in the sky

A whining noise coming off of it

You think it’s a UFO?

Richie won’t use that term anymore

OAV

Observed Alien Vehicle

Richie wants to follow that OAV

How does this work in our world?

Observed Flying Angel (OFA)

But there’s always weird stuff in the sky

Why does that cloud look like a woman?

Following the OAV

Richie wants to make first contact

PEOAV (Post Earthly Observed Alien Vehicle)

Why is that cloud following, too?

Richie will need a camera, for proof

James is attracted to that cloud

It’s important for Richie to be first before someone else

Richie talks to the OAV

Making first contact and then going their separate ways

The OAV hears them!

Or is the voice coming from the cloud!

They will descend to meet

Cloud-Based Being (CBB)

The most beautiful cloud woman ever

A cloud woman named Navelle

Richie is desperate for a camera

That’s not a ship, that’s my ex-husband

He’s flying around on a wheel…?

It’s not a vehicle, it’s a wheel

James tries to clarify

Navelle has heard that JC and RW will help people

The Great Wheel in the Sky

The gods put her ex-husband on the wheel

That sound is him reacting to the bright light constantly in his eyes

Navelle wants them to help her ex-husband

The husband is from E Earth

Sadly, there’s no camera for Richie to use

Let’s get this guy off the wheel

A Cloud Version of a Goddess

Richie already has a plan

Open a gap in the sky up to Earth

Making a cloud vehicle to follow the OAV

Brand it like an old Sears tool

A frog made out of chrome

What happens when they go to the Earth world?

Will James ever see Navelle again? Maybe

Inspect that functioning frog

James and Navelle have real chemistry

Drive that frog and follow the OAV

Richie just wants to establish first contact

It’s not an OAV, it’s an OPEH

Observed Post Earthly Human

James wants to help Richie

Can Richie explain his desires?

Richie is so tired of Jiff’s space company Blue Thunder

He just wants the space nonsense to end

Literal oxygen in the room

They arrive…in the middle of nowhere

This flying frog has a long sticky tongue

That wooden wheel isn’t surviving the atmosphere

Use the sticky tongue to save the falling man

Satellite Cameras will record this first contact rescue, Richie!

There’s a bed in the mouth of the frog

The man is sleeping peacefully

Let him rest, and then we can get a picture, Richie

He’s so restful

Let’s rest here, in the middle of nowhere

 

SUMMARY:

Episode: 1333

Title: Flying Friendly Frog | Get Besos in the Sky PI Ep 5

Plugs: Sleep With Me Plus; SleepPhones; Story Only Feed; Rusty Biscuit Links; Emily Tat Artwork; Crisis Textline

Sponsors: Helix Sleep; Zocdoc; Progressive; Anker Soundcore; Acorns; Marley Spoon

Notable Language:

• Holy Mackerel
• Internal Archetypal Mackerel
• Maybe Call Me: Macklemore on Mackerels
• Peak Mackerel
• Post-Earthly Existence
• Putting the improve in improv
• Sisyphus
• James Something Sisyphus
• Magical, Mechanical Frog
• Two Sisyphi
• Observed Alien Vehicle (OAV)
• Observed Flying Angel (OFA)
• PEOAV (Post Earthly Observed Alien Vehicle)
• Cloud-Based Being (CBB)
• A Cloud Version of a Goddess
• Observed Post Earthly Human (OPEH)
•  

 

Notable Culture:

• • U Talkin’ U2 To Me
  • Macklemore
  • Adam Scott
  • Scott Aukerman
  • Macklemore on Mackerels, a new podcast
  • Maybe Call Me: Macklemore on Mackerels
  • Carly Rae Jepsen

• Newhart

• Antonio Banderas
• Autozone
• Sisyphus
• Narcissus
• Sears
•  

 

Notable Talking Points:

• Old thoughts, new thoughts, borrowed thoughts, blue thoughts
• Have I ever actually thought about a holy mackerel
• Questions for mackerels
• The Bad Side of a Mackerel
• The Archetypal Mackerel Within Me
• The mackerel within me is actually quite brilliant
• I’m not pandering (yes I am)
• I’m breathless and wordless right now
• You’re not alone
• Somebody else gets it right now and is thinking of you right now
• What’s a term for hanging out with a mackerel?
• U Talkin’ U2 To Me, but for Mackerels
• Macklemore on Mackerels, there it is
• Maybe Call Me: Macklemore on Mackerels
• That season would be like half an episode
• Are mackerels cold water fish? No one knows.
• What is this, 2009??
• It’s definitely like 2013 at least
• We haven’t yet reached Peak Mackerel
• I’m humor-adjacent and working on becoming Macklemore-adjacent
• And fact-adjacent, don’t forget
• This mackerel podcast had 2 episodes, 45 seconds total
• The Macklemore / Carly Rae Jepsen podcast never got out of development
• Get Besos in the Sky PI
• A double touch of Seriality
• This one will be especially episodic
• I’ll catch you up quick but slow
• If you want me to just talk in lingo, I can
• Explaining the plot
• Beginning in a very beige place
• Explaining James and Richie’s dynamic
• Removing someone from a toe-stubbing
• How can you get more archetypal than Javert?
• Here’s your script, Antonio
• Antonio puts the improve in improv
• Starting with James and Richie
• Javert is with Javert’s mom, mission accomplished
• And Skiffy has a boat, too
• But our PI hasn’t found Jiff yet
• Richie is confusing Sisyphus with someone else
• Richie’s distorted Sisyphus myth
• James Something Sisyphus
• He loved to look at himself and thought he was hot stuff
• One day, JSS found a magical pond
• Beautiful, vigorous reflective ripples
• Being a friend is more important than staring at yourself
• Sisyphus had a wise best friend
• Slowly making progress
• A magical, mechanical frog to get James’ attention
• The ribbit of the frog bothers Sisyphus
• JSS fell into the pond with the magical, mechanical frog
• JSS wants the frog to acknowledge the frog’s beauty
• And then he went to another realm because you should never put a mechanical frog in water
• And that’s how JSS got to this realm
• Are there 2 Sisyphi?
• Sisyphus does have quite a few shortcomings
• Don’t be silly, Sisyphus has nothing to do with boulder, James
• JSS just has to sit in the bog for a long time
• What’s that up in the sky?
• A rounded spinning circle in the sky
• A whining noise coming off of it
• You think it’s a UFO?
• Richie won’t use that term anymore
• OAV
• Observed Alien Vehicle
• Richie wants to follow that OAV
• How does this work in our world?
• Observed Flying Angel (OFA)
• But there’s always weird stuff in the sky
• Why does that cloud look like a woman?
• Following the OAV
• Richie wants to make first contact
• PEOAV (Post Earthly Observed Alien Vehicle)
• Why is that cloud following, too?
• Richie will need a camera, for proof
• James is attracted to that cloud
• It’s important for Richie to be first before someone else
• Richie talks to the OAV
• Making first contact and then going their separate ways
• The OAV hears them!
• Or is the voice coming from the cloud!
• They will descend to meet
• Cloud-Based Being (CBB)
• The most beautiful cloud woman ever
• A cloud woman named Navelle
• Richie is desperate for a camera
• That’s not a ship, that’s my ex-husband
• He’s flying around on a wheel…?
• It’s not a vehicle, it’s a wheel
• James tries to clarify
• Navelle has heard that JC and RW will help people
• The Great Wheel in the Sky
• The gods put her ex-husband on the wheel
• That sound is him reacting to the bright light constantly in his eyes
• Navelle wants them to help her ex-husband
• The husband is from E Earth
• Sadly, there’s no camera for Richie to use
• Let’s get this guy off the wheel
• A Cloud Version of a Goddess
• Richie already has a plan
• Open a gap in the sky up to Earth
• Making a cloud vehicle to follow the OAV
• Brand it like an old Sears tool
• A frog made out of chrome
• What happens when they go to the Earth world?
• Will James ever see Navelle again? Maybe
• Inspect that functioning frog
• James and Navelle have real chemistry
• Drive that frog and follow the OAV
• Richie just wants to establish first contact
• It’s not an OAV, it’s an OPEH
• Observed Post Earthly Human
• James wants to help Richie
• Can Richie explain his desires?
• Richie is so tired of Jiff’s space company Blue Thunder
• He just wants the space nonsense to end
• Literal oxygen in the room
• They arrive…in the middle of nowhere
• This flying frog has a long sticky tongue
• That wooden wheel isn’t surviving the atmosphere
• Use the sticky tongue to save the falling man
• Satellite Cameras will record this first contact rescue, Richie!
• There’s a bed in the mouth of the frog
• The man is sleeping peacefully
• Let him rest, and then we can get a picture, Richie
• He’s so restful
• Let’s rest here, in the middle of nowhere