1350 – Pithy’s Plight | Get Besos in the Sky PI Ep 9

Episode 1350 – Pithy's Plight | Get Besos in the Sky PI Ep 9

 

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SCOOTER: Friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time for the podcaster who’s here to keep you company and take your mind off of stuff, to try to be your friend in the deep, dark night, a friend you don’t need to listen to, a friend that’s here to barely entertain you, a friend who’s less interesting than a TV on in the other room, but just as comforting, ideally, maybe, possibly. Welcome to Sleep With Me, the podcast that ideally can put you to sleep just by being with you in the deep, dark night in a silly, meandering, fun way. It is a very different show, but I’m very glad you're here, or welcome back to all the regulars. I’m really honored to try to help you out tonight just by being a silly, goofy friend, so welcome. This show, it just takes some getting used to.

 

So, what we got coming up in a little bit here will be support, then a long, meandering intro meant to ease you into bedtime where you could unwind, getting ready for bed, get comfortable, maybe do some chilled activities, doodling or looking out the window or petting your pets or just laying around staring, or not even getting in bed yet; easing your way into bedtime. Bidtime; I don't know why I just said that, bidtime. But that’s the intro, and then later on will be a bedtime story. Tonight will be a episodically modular episode, which means you could just fall asleep to it or be distracted by it. But I’m really glad you're here. I work really hard. I’m so happy to help you out. Reach out if you ever…if you're new or a long-time listener.

 

Use the contact form on our website, because…I don't know, particularly right now, I’m recording this…I know this is…that sleep’s important to everybody, and if I can help you, it really is meaningful to me. Even if I can't put you to sleep, if I can bring you some comfort or put a part of a smile on your face, I really hope I can do that, or even low-pressure…even if you just…honestly, if you barely listen to me, that makes my life meaningful. I know that sounds like…but that’s actually a fact. But this is one of those rare situations…you say, this is the most confusing, honest moment I’ve ever heard in my life. This man is saying he’s gonna be honored, his life has more meaning, if I just barely pay attention to him. I say, yeah, so welcome to Sleep With Me. This is the podcast that puts you to sleep.

 

We do this regularly, week after week, year after year, because of you and listeners like you who opt in. The show gives them so much, they opt in to supporting the show or supporting the sponsors or spreading the word about the show. So, we do this together. So, thank you. If you're not in a place where you can or want to opt in, those people that are sitting up in bed, they’re…we’ve got you. We’ve got you. Together, we’ve got you. So, thanks so much, and here’s a couple of those ways we are able to do this regularly.

 

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, whether that’s thoughts, things on your mind, thoughts about the past, the present, the future, thinking thoughts, feelings, anything coming up for you emotionally, yeah, just like feelings that are there.

 

It could be physical sensations, changes in time, temperature, routine, you could be going through something, you could be in the middle of something, you could be traveling, you could have guests, maybe you work a different schedule, maybe you got woken up extra early this morning. Maybe I’ll give you that example. So, whatever it is that’s keeping you awake or waking you up or whatever, I’m here to try to help with that. But the only way I can help realistically is to take your mind off of it, to be over here instead…to be outside of you, a friendly voice outside of you not just to keep you company. But my theory is there’s a lot of different stuff keeping me awake at night or waking me up or whatever, and all those things need distractions, too.

 

I call them brainbots, but they could be facets of your personality or facets. Nice to meet you, Facet. Are you a facet of my personality? Yeah, but I don't know if…yeah, I am. Nice to meet you as well. Wow, you kinda sound comforting. I’ve never met you before. No, this…yeah, I’m just a pleasant…I’m only…I only appear during the day. Oh, okay. That makes sense, then, why we're not…yeah, yeah, I’m usually here right around…about 12:45 p.m. to about 3:45 p.m., but you're usually pretty busy. I’m sorry, Facet. Maybe one day my…I’ll be more…but it’s nice to meet you today in this present moment. It is nice, but I’ve actually…I’ve gotta let you get back to work. That’s what I’m good…that’s what I’m actually good at, is just being nice and having you get back to work. Oh, thanks, Facet. That’s facetinating.

 

Oh, that was almost…that’s when…is that an example of how you're almost humorous? Thanks, Facet. Great. I’ll talk to you later. Okay, bye. I get it, I get it. So, that was an example of a brainbot, a daytime brainbot. Pretty pleasant. At nighttime, those…I can't even say the word anymore. Those brainbots, they tend to be a little bit more stronger with their guidance towards me, if you're familiar. Sometimes they're not even thoughts; sometimes they're feelings, physical sensations. So, that’s why I make the show, is…it’s a kinda twofold thing of Sleep With Me. There’s two sides, two…I don't know, twofold? I guess it’s two sides of the pamphlet, a front and back side. The old back side of podcasts. I don't know if…that’s still a joke I don't get, the back side of water. But the back side of the old podcast.

 

We’ll just say…well, I can't say the left side or the right side, either, because…we’ll just skip…I can't even…I was thinking about left-handed and right-handed. But yeah, let’s…the twofold mission of the podcast or two sides of the mission of the podcast is, one, I know what it’s like in the deep, dark night for me, and I know how it feels, right? I may be able to identify or connect with how it feels for you. Now, I might not be going through or I may never experience whatever it is you're going through, but that doesn't change the fact that I think deep down, something bonds us, right? The fact that we desire sleep, we need sleep, and something a little bit out of our control that other people may say should be in our control, but we know it’s not, gets in our way, and sometimes it’s baffling, even.

 

I know what that…the layers of feelings to that. But the other great piece of news with this is there’s enough people listening right now around the world…think about this; somewhere in the world is somebody in bed right now rooting for you, because they’ve been through the same thing or something very similar to the experience you're having at night or whatever’s getting in the way of the sleep you desire or the rest you desire or the comfort you desire, and they really know how you feel, and they are rooting…man, they're like…I know this because I hear from people. They're like, I really hope this podcast can help you like it helped me. I didn’t think it would. I didn’t think to look for something like this. I didn’t think the podcast made any sense, but it helped me and I hope it can help you.

 

Then they hope that one day you get that experience, 'cause it is a wonderful experience, 'cause I get to make the show and help people, and those people rooting for you are helping, too. Because as much as we want to pish-posh away stuff, that energy is real. That caring is real. That is not a pseudo part of this podcast. It is out there in the world, and you can be a part of it. No pressure and you don’t need to, but if you become a regular listener or if you are a regular listener, you can sit there and hold that positive space for somebody else and root for them across the globe. I think that’s a pretty nice thing.

 

So, that’s one part of the podcast; we share something, something that doesn't feel good and something that does feel good, and something we all get together in the deep, dark night, individually and collectively. But the other side is individual, and it goes to you. You deserve a bedtime where you could get the rest you need. You deserve the rest you need so your life is more manageable tomorrow and that you don’t have to dread bedtime or have a rigmarole, that if this podcast does become part of your routine or you develop a different bedtime routine that works for you, you at least have general confidence…like, hey, at least I got this stuff to look forward to tonight, and I’m pretty sure I can get a good night's sleep.

 

That’s…'cause if you get the rest you need on a regular basis and we kinda at least change your relationship with bedtime a little bit to be like, hey, well, we got that podcast and I know there’s other people listening out there that feel like I feel, that’s kinda nice. Even though I’m not in the best mood right now, kinda nice something…that’s pretty good comparatively. It’s funny 'cause when you're hearing this, it won't be my birthday, but when I’m recording this, it’s my belly button birthday. My dog Koa, she’s…she was sleeping in my daughter’s bed, and I guess apparently she wanted to be the first one to greet me for my birthday. Koa’s getting up there in years, so she needs help out of bed.

 

So, she started alerting my daughter around 4:30 a.m. to…hey, I think I want to get out of this bed, but I don't want to get out of bed by myself. So, then around 5:00, my daughter called me and said, hey dad, come in here, please. Koa needs your attention. Then I came in that room, 5:00 a.m., and I was really deep asleep. I said, hey Koa, what’s up? You want to come in my room? ‘Cause sometimes, even though my daughter’s bed’s way comfortable and way warmer, she decides, hey, I want to sleep on the…my dog bed next to my dad, 'cause I can't…I love Koa, but I can't sleep in the same bed as her. So, then I brought her in, got her comfortable, and then we got in my bed and she said, no, no, no, that’s not what I wanted. I mean, she didn’t use her words; she used her sounds.

 

Then I said, are you sure that’s not what you wanted, Ko? She said, yeah, I’m sure. I said, okay, well, do you have to go outdoors and visit the outdoor WC? She didn’t have a clear answer to that one, so I was more like…I said, I hope that’s what it is, not that you've decided you want breakfast now, because that’s a few hours out. But there’s no reasoning, so I had to cross my birthday fingers. But I think she just said, yeah…so, then we got up, got upstairs, and then got on…I got on a jacket and then we headed out. Yeah, lo and behold, it was a WC moment out there. She said, hey, you get to be…start your day off being of service to your favorite dog in…on the planet. She was extra sniffy, too. So, I said, okay, well, this is my…your…my birthday gift to you, Koa. The sun wasn’t up.

 

There was cars and a couple bike-riders going by, and then we managed to get…both get back to sleep. So, I mean, it wasn’t…it was…but I didn’t have very much confidence, to be honest, I would get back to sleep, but I just tried my…not try…where I just try to lay around and not go to sleep, and that worked in that moment. Anyway, enough about…just a new…that was…that has happened before, but to be honest, the only reason I brought it up is 'cause it’s very rare for Koa to wake up…she’s usually…she’s a good planner or whatever. I don't know, she doesn't normally…so, it was a good situation 'cause I said, I guess this is a situation. She said…yeah, once we got outside, it became apparent it was. She said, yeah, I gotta…a early call to nature.

 

The other thing…it’s funny just 'cause I’m already on a tangent…is that I like to put Moon Mode on my phone, right, and say, hey, phone, I’m going to sleep. Please don’t buzz or do anything. But I have family members that live in different time zones, particularly my dad, who’s the greatest person in the world. But the time change…sometimes when you're excited to call somebody or text them, you could forget that there’s a time change. Sometimes I either forget to put my phone on Moon Mode or if…I guess if you do two calls or two texts in a certain number of time, it still goes through. So, I was actually expecting to get woken up. It was just Koa that woke me up. So, she said, I’m gonna be the first. So, that was nice. So…okay, so, how does the show work, though? Enough about you and your sleep and your dog.

 

I said, oh, Koa’s the best, though, really. You should have seen her; she was so cute, sniffing. I don't know if that’s just a gift of making this podcast. Like I kinda said with the brainbots…they said, okay, well, be up extra early for my birthday, so…but so, the way the show works is I send my voice across the deep, dark night. I use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, and superfluous tangents, which means I go off topic, like we’ve seen already, get mixed up…we’ve got a couple meanders already. My voice is not traditionally soothing 'cause all this is to keep you company and take your mind off of stuff. This is a podcast you kinda listen to. You could listen to it, but it’s a little bit like a out-of-focus painting or something or a TV on in the other room.

 

So, it just takes some getting used to where you can pretend to listen to me or you could listen to me. It also is not for everybody, but for most people, it takes a couple listens to get used to the show, to just be like, wait a second, this is like riding the clutch or something? I’m never…I’ve never successfully learned to drive a stick-shift car, but it is like taking the car out of gear and coasting or something. You're like, well, I’m just supposed to kinda barely listen. Or disengaging…I don't know. So, it just takes a while. Most people said, oh, it took two or three tries to realize, oh, okay, yeah, it is kinda like…I don't even know what riding the clutch is, but that’s kinda what it is, or maybe it’s not, or maybe it’s putting the car in neutral and just rolling to nowhere. It’s like a Sunday drive in neutral going nowhere.

 

I say, yeah, that’s…couldn't fit on a t-shirt or a pillow, but that’s pretty accurate. So…but the thing is if you decide…'cause you could get to this show and be skeptical or doubtful, and that makes sense, right? You've had trouble sleeping, you're looking for something to help you fall asleep, and you get here and I’m rambling on and on and on. So, you may not want to give it a few tries, and if…or you may discover, yeah, I understand what you're trying to do, but it’s just not for me, and that’s totally cool because as I made the show over the past eleven years, other people have started to make other sleep podcasts for grownups and different style ones. So, I have all those on a website, sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou, and you could check those out. There’s other sleepy stuff on there, too.

 

So…'cause all the stuff I said earlier is still true whether you like me or the show or not or whether it works for you or not. I still want you to find something that can bring you the sleep you need and you desire and the comfort in the deep, dark night. So, that’s what the other stuff is for. The other thing is this is…even though, yeah, I’ve been doing this for a long time and making a sleep podcast, this podcast does not put you to sleep. I’m here to keep you company while you fall asleep. There is no pressure to fall asleep with this show. That’s why the episodes are over an hour, so you don’t have to worry about falling asleep. There’s people who are listening who can't sleep at all, so I’m here to the very end whether you're awake or asleep, which is different, right?

 

I’m here to keep you company so you don’t need to listen to me, but you could listen to me. I’m here to be your bore-friend, your bore-bae, your bore-sib, your bore-bud, your Boris Borlaf, your bore-bie, your bores, your neigh-bore, your bore-bor, your bore-sib, your bore-cuz, your bore-bruh, your best bore-friend f’eva, to keep you company, like just talk to you, just like it was happening in the real world, but a friend couldn't be there on-call three to five nights a week, right? But I can be. I get to make the show for you, to help you out. It’s kinda like, yeah, chitter-chattering across the room with a roommate or on the phone with somebody that you haven't seen in a while who talks a lot, but…you say, you talk a lot, but you're not super interesting.

 

You can't say that in the normal world, but I…you can for here, because that’s what I aspire to do, is just be here for you. It’s interesting. So, if you're new, I’m glad you're here, and those things take some getting used to. The structure of the show takes some getting used to, but I try to break it down for you. I try to meet every new listener where they are. That’s why we kinda go through everything. That’s why we have sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou. The structure of the show can throw new people off. But again, like I said, give it a few tries. But I’ll tell you, it starts off with a greeting; friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. That’s an important part of the show so you know you're and welcomed in, and that the nature of the show is somewhat silly but respectful and kind.

 

You say, okay, I might check that show out. I feel comfortable with that. Then there’s support so that we can make the podcast on a regular basis and paying for it is optional, right? Most people prefer the ad-supported version. If you listen all night or you fall asleep fast, maybe you want to try out…or you want something without ads, you can get that at Sleep With Me+. But for most people, just putting this on and setting a sleep timer works, or setting the episode to end after the episode. So, then…so, there’s the greeting, then there’s support, then there’s a long, meandering intro, and that intro is meant to welcome you in, explain what the podcast is, and ease you into bedtime. It takes fifteen to twenty minutes.

 

It’s separate from the support, and it’s where I kinda repetitively explain what the podcast is in a similar way every single intro, but it’s different every time. Like I said, whatever that…Facet, I never met her before. Then I had some other…and I’ve never been woken up in 2025 on my birthday by my dog before. So, that kinda gives you some familiarity and some variety, which I think is one of the things that ends up working about this show, so that you know I’m putting the time in for you and for those other parts of you, those other facets of you that want attention or want…if it was predictable and repetitive, I would wake up. I know from my experience. So, that’s why the intro’s different every time. But the reason the intro’s fifteen to twenty minutes long is to ease you into bedtime.

 

So, a lot of people listen while they're getting ready for bed, while they're doing a wind-down or chill activity, or while they're in bed getting comfortable. You could fall asleep during the intro, and a small percentage of people do, but for most people, it’s meant to ease you into bedtime. It’s kinda like the time we hang out and…I mean, I don't think I quite hit the giggle level right, but where you barely giggle. You say, yeah, this isn't a giggly podcast. It’s got…it’s like…a gig is a high number, so you couldn't say it’s a gig, either. You'd say it’s like a iggle. Yeah, you're like a iggle, half a giggle. Yeah, you're like an iggle. Yeah. I say, like an eagle? No, an iggle. Okay. Iggle; it kinda…it’s interesting to say. Interesting in your mouth, the iggle. Yeah. So, yeah…so, what else? Eases you…oh, the intro eases you into bedtime.

 

If you prefer something without intros or you fall asleep during the intros, you got some options, too. Sleep With Me+ has ad-free episodes and story-only episodes and a bunch of other stuff. Or we have a ad-supported version of the show with just stories called Bedtime Stories from Sleep With Me in any podcast app. So, you could check that out. Then after the intro is support, then there will be our bedtime story, which will be about forty-five, fifty minutes long, maybe longer. Who knows? So, all told, we’ll be here just over an hour, and I’m really glad you're here. Like I said, this podcast…helping you out and then starting that echo where by helping you out, one day if this podcast helps you, you're welcoming somebody else in.

 

The fact that that echo of comfort in the deep, dark night can cross the world in different people’s hearts…I really believe that. It doesn't have to, either. You don’t have to be a part of that echo. But the fact that I get to be a part of that with you is important to me. So, I’m really glad you're here. I work really hard. A team of people, we yearn and strive to help you fall asleep. So, thank you again for coming by, and here’s a couple ways we are able to be here together. If you want to opt in, here’s the ways to do it. Thanks.

 

Alright, hey everybody, Scoots here, and this is our episodically modular series, Get Besos. It’s a tale of Richard Warren and James Cash Penny’s trek across worlds and universes and forms of existence to find their friend Jiff and get him to where he needs to be. This season, they’ve even gotten the help of the Big Farm in the Sky PI to help them track Jiff down, their friend. So…oh, what does episodically modular mean? This means it’s a series with a touch of seriality that you could listen to in any order. I believe this is either Episode 9 or 10. Let me just check my notes. It’s Episode 9, which kinda works out. Like those space operas, you could listen to episodes…oh no, I mean…yeah…oh yeah, I’m sorry.

 

Oh yeah, you could listen to Episodes 1 through 8 like they were the prequels and then the secondary…the originals but are…that are also prequels, and then…so you say, well, yeah, my first episode was Episode 9, and then I went back and enjoyed the rest of it. By the way, I was sleeping through…I don't know if I was asleep or not. It’s like going to a movie and falling asleep, but nobody…because it’s a sleep podcast, nobody cares. So, yeah, that’s why I listen to Sleep With Me. Well, thanks for that review there, imaginary reviewer within my mind. No problem, Scoots. You got it. So, yeah, if you're new to the show, just listen to this episode and barely pay attention. The main characters, the narrators, will…the characters and the narrators will catch you up on most of it, but yeah, I’ll make sure of it. I’m really glad you're here.

 

Also, you know who I’m glad is here, is our Hollywood area…our announcer from the Greater Hollywood Los…the Greater…he’s an…are you a greater…? I mean, I think I asked you this already. You're a greater Angelino. I really, truly believe that one day Bette Midler will sing The Greatest Angelino of Them All. She’ll say it, though, in a way…if there is a Los Angeles…a Greater Los Angeles Area Hall of Fame…I know you're so humbled. I mean, I’m not even saying that in a way…she’ll do it. The greatest Angelinos of all are standing beside me. She’ll say that with the lineup of the current inductees, which one day will be you. Ideally it’s either the same year that Bette Midler gets inducted or she becomes the greatest MC of the Greater…Greatest…the Greatest Angelinos of All Time Award Show.

 

I mean, this could be…I know award shows…they have their ups and their downs. This doesn't even have to be…it’s televised within my mind. But I could see all that…I mean, I’m watching it all happen, and it should happen, because all…it comes all the way from the Greater Los Angeles Area, powered by stored solar energy, as he likes me to point out. Oh, also wind energy now. What about…? We just gotta get some of that geo…sweet, sweet geothermal…I think his floors or something. I have yet…I have a open invitation to his imaginary home, but I haven't taken him up on it, 'cause I say, then what do we even talk about? Here we have context because we're working together. Obviously I wouldn't know…I’m not kidding; I can function within the context of a professional relationship.

 

Believe it or not, when I turn the mic off, he has stuff to say to me, and I’m sure he wishes I would say stuff to him. But when the mic goes off, my personality kinda turns off, too, which he’s very accepting of. Be as quiet as you wish, he says. But anyway, without further ado, our Los…our Hollywood annoucer, Mr. Antonio Banderas. The friends beyond the binary, the ladies, the gentlemen, the boys, the girls…Scooter, you forgot to put on your shirt. But it’s time to get sleepy. It’s time to get Besos. Yeah. Wow, wow. That was amazing. You're right, I did forget to put on my show shirt, but that’s passed. That was Mr. Antonio Banderas, and this is Get Besos. Thanks, everybody.

 

Hey Diane, it’s me, and you know…I label all the tapes, Diane, so you do know it’s me. I’m still working with our same clients, Diane, which I’ll run through now, because I have…I’m about to meet with G and DK. We have our hands full, Diane. I mean, we already did, but I’m working with Richard Warren and James Cash, and they’ve…they were once residents of what people call limbo or purgatory or the Beige World. I’m a resident of post…I live my post-earthly life, Diane. Mine was different than theirs. If I didn’t know them well, I would say that’s not meant in judgement, but I have opinions, Diane. Turns out, changing realms, you still…you have opinions.

 

Not as strong, but these opinions are strong, Diane, this Richard Warren…but Richard Warren and James Cash, they were living in the Beige World apparently for the third or fourth or fifth time, Diane. From what I’ve been able to learn and piece together, our universe is incredibly…or all the universes are incredibly resilient, even more so than movies and fiction present, and even if you…so, a lot of those time-travel movies…well, I got…Diane, I gotta stay on task, right? So, they’ve gone around other stages of existence, other versions of Earth, those kinds of things, and they’ve caused a bit of…what Ian Malcom would refer to if he was here as the Richard Warren Effect. They’ve even de-existed many post-earthly realms, but the universe recovers somehow and the timelines heal.

 

They don’t…well, I’m not here to do that, Diane. I’m here on a case. They hired me, Big Farm in the Sky PI. I took them on as clients, and I’m struggling, Diane, because separating the people from the case or the cases they’ve given me is tough. In my heart I’m a little bit…I’m feeling magnetism in many different directions at once. But currently we have G and DK…so, they’ve been trying to find their friend Jiff, and I’ve been supposed to find their friend Jiff, originally, in the post-eartly realms. They had sent…Richard Warren had sent Jiff out to start finding people…well, just 'cause he doesn't know the difference, Diane…someone like Sisyphus and say, hey, that’s not really fair. Sisyphus is stuck with the rock; goes up the hill, goes back down the hill. Why is that fair? I tend to sympathize with that and even maybe agree with it. 

 

Richard Warren said, you know, Jiff, I have a list of people. Why don’t you do some research? This is what he said to me when he hired me, Diane. Then Jiff went out and then they…Richard Warren did not make a copy of the list and he didn’t remember anything from the list correctly. He said, can you track Jiff down? I don't have the list. Since then, there’s been a lot of side quests or side things, and I’m on one now. I guess I’m supposed to get back to looking for Jiff, but right now…I mean, maybe I’m putting the case to the side, but I don't think so, because at some point they brought this gentleman from a post-earthly realm to an Earth…to our earthly realm, I believe with the intention of proving…to be the first…to make first contact.

 

But this guy, he…we call him Iax. He’s been mostly resting at G and DK’s place in Florida, and he’s…also has a ex-partner named Nafel, who’s a cloud-based being. Nafel comes and goes. I don't know, she…she has children and she’s a demi-goddess. G and DK…up until recently, there’s been some things, but now we want to get this…he’s not…he’s been…they’ve been helping him get back on his feet. Now we’ve somehow entered into a stage of negotiation even though we don’t have a way to get him back to his post-earthly realm. He’s already said he’s not going back until he sees his son. He wants his son to be brought to him here in Florida. So, I guess I’ll be right back, Diane, 'cause G and DK have been researching his son, and I’m gonna find out what’s going on.

 

Alright, Diane, good news, bad news is what G and DK told me. So, yeah, this Iax, he won't leave Florida. We don’t have a way to get him outta here anyway, but he’s become more mobile and he’s quite a personality. He’s demanding we bring him his son, but then he goes back to sleep for a while. Like, he wakes up, he demands to see his son…it’s a whole thing, Diane. I don't even want to get into it. So, G and DK kinda got a sense from him…and the good news, bad news, Diane…or, I don't know, is this synchronicity? Is this…? I’m wondering, Diane…I said…talked about side quests earlier. Am I on the rails or am I acting of my own volition? Or are my choices limited? Because his son, according to G and DK’s research, lives in a post-Earth…an unpleasant post-earthly realm. I guess that’s what we could call it now.

 

Unpleasant is U…post-earthly realm…UPPER. An upper. Is that how you spell upper? U-P-P-E-R? An UPPER. That’s pretty funny, Diane, because it’s a lower, you know? Traditionally as far as metaphors go. He’s going through eternal lesson…similar to Sisyphus, but we don’t have all the details quite of…he’s…his endurance of what he’s…I guess I sound a little gleeful. It’s just, I can't believe it. They said, yeah, he’s down there somewhere in the UPPER, unpleasant earthly…unpleasant post-earthly realms. So, I guess it would be UPPERS. The story goes, basically, that this guy…his name’s Pithy. Him and his buddy…everything loops around. I just don’t believe it, Diane, but…well, I guess this is his father, but…so, him and his buddy at some point get this great idea. His buddy’s very…much more famous than…Pithy’s not famous.

 

I’ll just tell you, they did some things. His buddy got off because he’s friends with gods and stuff and more heroic. This is where…even though I don't want to be on this case, I guess I’m…I say, well, I guess somebody’s gotta do it. So, they decide they're gonna go…they live in the earthly realms. They're earthbound beings at this point, Diane. He decides as Pithy that he has a crush…not even a crush. He says, well, I’m in love with the partner of the person that runs one of the biggest, most well-known unpleasant…UPPERS. He goes by the name of…there’s musicals about a town, and his name comes first, Hotties. But not H-O-T-T…but with an A. I’m just saying it this way, Diane, Hattie, and…but it does sound like that, UPPERS and Hotties. Funny, Diane, huh?

 

Okay, so, he decides that Hotties’ partner, Persephone…I believe, Diane; I don't have it in front of me. I can't read my sketchpad. But I think that’s his partner. They go down. He says, yeah, we're in love. I mean, first of all, he said, have you even met her, or you just have a crush with her? I guess I…if I was there, that’s what I would have said. They say…I guess they were overestimating 'cause their earthly…his best friend’s a hero. He’s a know-it-all, kind of, Diane, I think. He says, yeah, I like her. I’m sure she’s gonna like me. We’ll go down there and she’ll come back to Earth with us and we’ll get married and the whole nine yards. It didn’t go well; surprise. Someone that runs an entire realm knew they were coming. So, that’s where he is still. Hotties said, okay, you'll be my permanent guest now.

 

I don't know how the other guy got off. His name’s Theseus. But so…but here’s the objection…G and DK have a strong objection to me doing this because they said, you're gonna go do what he did and got in trouble for. Why are we even doing this? I said, well, we gotta get rid of this Iax guy. We’ll bring him his son. It’s kind of on the…it’s kinda related to everything. Then we’ll get him outta…I’ll get him outta here. I gotta go get my clients. But they said, we don’t care about that part. We don’t mind helping people, but you're gonna get in trouble. Where are you…why are we doing this? Why are we putting you at risk? Me. G and DK want to protect me, Diane. I’m loved. But right as we were discussing this, Nafel shows up. Nafel offers to help because obviously she cares about her ex-partner here.

 

She also knows she’s…it wasn’t her fault we’re all in this…well, so, originally her husband or ex-husband, Iax, was also…Richard Warren and James Cash had got him out of the post-earthly…an UPPER. So, he’s…he was in an UPPER, his son’s in an UPPER. And Nafel says, well, I’ve been listening. She was talking to G and DK, Diane, not…I mean, she was talking to me, but she was really talking to them. She’s very understanding and really great. But she says, I understand you don’t want your uncle to, you know, be in an UPPER, and he’s really putting himself out for the wellbeing of his clients. I guess it’s a business relationship, but it seems like a holistic business relationship. She said, don't worry, I have…we have chips; a ‘Get out of UPPERS no questions asked’ chip. They said, like in the game?

 

She said, yeah, like in the game that you humans play. I’m never…I’ve never been a human. I’ve always been a cloud-based being, but yeah. So, if someone does…and they said, well, why don’t you use it? She goes, well, I had to earn it. But now I have…she goes, I have two, actually. So, he could…I could get him out and…she goes, the thing is…she goes, there are rules with it, right? She goes, it can't be…she goes, I don't want to explain it all, but I could use it on your uncle. They said, you mean there’s technicalities? She goes, yeah. It can't be…it has…I’ve had the chips for this long, so it has to have happened after I got the chips. Yeah, there’s a technicality. They go, okay, that makes sense, 'cause then otherwise you could get the chip. Their chips aren't retroactive.

 

She goes, yeah, otherwise you could have used them, but I only have two, and they're very valuable to me, obviously, 'cause this…I’m gonna be around and…she goes, actually, I hadn't even thought about it, to be honest, 'cause I knew I couldn't use it on anybody I knew from my time because they were already in their UPPERS. G and DK go, well, I don't…I don't know if we…our trust of post-earthly people, especially in demi-gods or from any…we're not exactly riding high on our trust…your trustworthiness. Also, we're caring for your partner here, and it would be nice to get him outta here, but he sleeps all the time and has a lot of demands about seeing his son and flavors of drinks he wants and types of broth and all that. But we can put up with it. We're nice people, but…and she goes, no, these are real chips.

 

I will give you both of my chips for safekeeping. So, she gave them the chips, and they set it on there, and G and DK said, wow, these feel imbued with power. Nafel said, indeed they are. So, then we head…so, of course there’s a catch. Of course, Diane, with all these things, right? This catch was that…we said, well, can you give us some information about getting this guy out? She goes, well, it’s gonna be very difficult because, yeah, Hotties is not gonna want your uncle coming down there, even if he gets away. Also, I’m giving you two of my chips for safekeeping. I think you could…some of my children are down there. They're adults. They're grown children. I think you could use them to get this guy…to get Pithy out. But they could also use some getting away. I say, you gotta be kidding me, Nafel. She said, I’m not kidding.

 

I have…my children…this particular set of children are known as the horse lords and horse ladies. I said, so you have another set of children that’s also in another unpleasant post-earthly realm? She goes, it’s pretty common. She goes, because of the…she goes, you know, we lived in the mythological ages. I said, okay, tell me about the horse lords and ladies. What did they do, eat too much…drink too much water or whatever? She goes, well, you're not gonna believe it, but they went to Pithy’s wedding. I said, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a second. She goes, it’s totally…well, it’s totally unrelated to how Pithy ended up there. But yeah, so, there was this whole thing between them…she goes, there’s this whole, whatever, competition. This is before we even get to where we are now.

 

They invited the horse lords and ladies 'cause they said, hey, can't we all get along? You're horse lords and horse ladies. You're famous, too. You're fast. Why don’t you come to this big wedding? This was Pithy’s wedding, not to the…not…it didn’t…but this was Pithy’s wedding. Believe it or not, the horse lords and horse ladies had so much to drink that they decided to take all the gifts from the wedding and all the food to the wedding and leave with it. I’m not exactly sure what…to be honest, I have so many…there’s a lot…so, they ended up…I think maybe there was some sort of…somebody was there at the wedding, maybe somebody with high influence, and their gift was taken or trampled on, I think 'cause they couldn't get away with the gifts. It was all a bit hazy 'cause I wasn’t there. I’m only a demi-goddess, so I don't have total recall.

 

They all were really drunk at the wedding. But gifts were taken, gifts were ruined, the cake was…you know, the wedding…they ruined the wedding. Okay, so, they got sent to a UPPER. Yeah. So, if you could get them out, they're gonna be really useful because they're horse-based…they're horse lords and horse ladies and really fast. You're gonna need a distraction anyway to get away from Hotties. Okay, do you have a map and stuff? Do you know where I can get them? Yeah, yeah, here you go. Here’s how you get them. They're…you're gonna have to do the work, though. I just tell you how to get there. You just go through this portal. Okay. So, that’s what I’m gonna do now, Diane. That’s how that conversation went. But we have the chips; even if I get busted twice, I can get out. I’m gonna go find these horse lords and horse ladies. I’ll be right back, Diane.

 

Okay, Diane, I’m back, and these horse…oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, Diane. I’ve managed to get the horse lords and horse ladies, and it took quite a bit of effort. I guess I’ll just run through everything because they had a very similar…I guess I’m getting good at this, Diane. But I can also see…I wouldn't call it wisdom, but I could see the motivation of saying, you're just gonna…you're just…you horse lords and horse ladies who cannot behave are gonna be…we’ll just keep you in this cycle for…it’s just the eternal part that gets me, Diane. So, basically…oh, boy. So, they…in their post-earthly realm, Diane, this particular set of…they were trapped in this cycle. So, I’ll run you through the cycle, which was they don’t remember anything.

 

They go…they show up to the wedding just like it’s real, then they start drinking wine, then they get in trouble with the other guests, right? I think then they have a dance-off, but they can't dance, then they try…then the guests try to chase them away, and they can't run 'cause there’s mud or stuff. Then they finally get away, and they run into this canyon to hide. Then they get lost in this canyon for a while. So, this happens over a very long time. Then when they're in the canyon walking around, there’s a lot of puddles. So, then they see their behavior in the puddles. There’s no more wine, so they're waking up the next day. But even though this is happening…you know what I mean, Diane. It’s post-earthly.

 

Then they're seeing in the puddles reflections of their behavior that got them lost in this canyon, and then they all go through a cycle of this; they say, oh man, but I’ll do anything for more wine. At least one of them always says that, Diane. As soon as someone says that…even though they're looking at their behavior at the wedding after they had the wine, but then a giant…billions of gallons of wine goes through the canyon, sweeps them out. They don’t like to swim, by the way, especially in wine. Then they end up back outside the wedding, eventually. Then they go to the wedding again. They’ve forgotten everything 'cause I guess they were sipping wine while they were being transported in wine.

 

So, I had to come up with a plan, which was…first I tried to stop them before they got to the wedding, and they said, come on to the wedding with us. I said, no, no, no, you can't go to that wedding. Meanwhile, everybody’s…from the wedding is calling them, so…and then they're like, cheers, come on, get here, the music’s about to start. The horse lords and horse ladies would just ignore me. So, that didn’t work. So, then while the wedding was going on, I tried to clean up the dance floor, put burlap down so they could run away successfully somewhere other than that canyon. That didn’t work. Then I tried to put mirrors up during the wedding so they could see, but then I was asked…they said, these mirrors are shining in people’s eyes. You gotta leave the wedding. So, that didn’t work.

 

Then I remembered those cartoons with the swift brown fox and the bird that goes, beep, beep, and I tried to make signs, ‘Don’t go in this canyon. Take a left or a right. Don’t go in this canyon. It’s an eternal place to get lost.’ But they were like…they think everything’s hilarious. That was the thing, Diane; when they're running, they think it’s hilarious, so they're laughing like they just played a prank on the wedding. So, then they can't even read the sign, so they run into the canyon. So, then I tried leaving boats and rafts and all that. That didn’t work. They ended up back at the wedding. We tried this a bunch of times. So, then I tried to figure out how to help.

 

I said, okay, as long as they don’t drink the wine…that’s where stuff starts to go…or, I can't get them not to go to the wedding, so as long as they don’t go and drink…I said, don’t drink any wine at this wedding. It’s not gonna go good. Then I remembered people I know that don’t drink wine. So, I said, okay, well, let’s try some of these techniques. Told them…I said, who’s your main…who do you believe in? They said, oh, Dionysus, Athena, other…I said, oh boy, that’s not gonna help. Then I said, well, maybe I could get Nafel’s help. I said, can you send me some sort of cloud message to scold your children, please, and get them to not drink any wine? I said, oh man…and at first they all…at first…so then, at least I got their attention, right? I said, do not go…if you go to that wedding, do not drink any of that wine.

 

They said, is that…? I said, you could believe it’s your mother or not, but she’s a demi-goddess. Do you believe in her or not? They did not, Diane. So, then I said, okay, Nafel, I still need your help. She said, well, what are we gonna do now? I said, well, we…I said, some of them know they're not supposed to drink the wine. I could see it in some of their eyes. So, what if you…can you, at the start of the wedding…? It’ll kinda ruin the wedding, but only for the people that have to drink wine. Could you have it rain some sort of…like, we’ll make the wine into Jell-O…I mean, Diane, that’s what I told Nafel. It was my idea. I said, well, you can't drink Jell-O. You could eat it, but then you gotta think about it first. It’s like that first glass of wine for these horse lords and horse ladies.

 

As long as they don’t have the first glass of wine, Diane, it’ll be fine. So, she did it. I said, whoa, whoa, whoa, that’s a sign from your mother. If you need…if the sign I just gave you didn’t work…and the fact that you've already done this a million times, over and over again, month after month, year after year…you got the message from your mother. I said, just don’t…and then some of them were eating the Jell-O. But then the third or fourth time, I said, hey, some of you are not gonna listen to me, but maybe some of you are. I said, what if some of you want to go and head outta here? You can go see your mother at some point. Do you realize what you're kinda having to do over and over again yet? Some of them said, yeah, yeah.

 

I said, we could go help somebody, and then you'll get to get outta this cycle and go live somewhere else nice. That took a while longer, Diane, but I said, how many of you are tired of this? I said, basically, your offer is…'cause I said, I can't promise to come back and get everybody out. I said, your offer’s kind of…you stay stuck here or you could come with me, listen to your mother, who said, hey, go with this guy, and by the way, if…the fact that the wine was turned into Jell-O, it doesn't get your attention…it took a little bit softer than that, 'cause at first I said, is anybody willing to go? You know, I…but anyway, Diane, I planted the seed, I waited ‘til the seed sprouted. Time works different here. Then they said, so, we're gonna help? What are we gonna help?

 

I said, well, you know that wedding you just…I just stopped you from ruining that some of you are still gonna ruin anyway, your horse lords and horse lady siblings? I said, the guy at that wedding, his name’s Pithy. They said, oh yeah, we had a whole thing with him. I said, well, we're gonna go get him out because he also behaved not well. They said, you gotta be kidding me, right? I said, yeah. So, then we headed to go get Pithy. This Pithy guy, he was stuck, and he had quite the thing, too, Diane. So, first he would be stuck in this chair where he wouldn't remember every…anything. ‘Cause when he first sat down, he’d be talking about Persephone and how much he loved her or whatever. Then he would sit there and he’d forget, and then he’d kinda wake up and he’d be uncomfortable still sitting in this chair.

 

Then he would sense her calling and laughing, but she wasn’t laughing or calling to him. But he would get out of the chair eventually and he would follow her through all sorts of things, like cold places, warm places, kinda similar to some of the places we’ve been, Diane, unpleasant places. Then eventually…he didn’t realize this, but Hotties was watching the whole time. Then Hotties says, yeah, I have a bunch of pets that have really bad breath. They're gonna lick your face. He says, well, that’s the one thing I don't like. I don't like having my face licked by puppy, puppy, puppies. Hotties says, too bad. So, then for about…for a long time, he’d be licked by these puppies that…he felt like he didn’t like their breath. Or he’d be trying to get away from them, thinking he was smarter than them.

 

They would say, don't worry, we're gonna give you…they could speak, Diane. It was kinda…I thought it was cute. They’d say, don't worry, we're gonna give you a kissy-poo. Kissy, kissy, kissy Pithy. Like that, Diane. Then he would get kissed by the dogs. Then what would happen…this was a good one, though, Diane. I said, these…this Hotties is creative. ‘Cause then he…they’d go through…he’d be tickling him. He’d be like, please, please stop. He’d be laughing hysterically, then he’d be exhausted, so he’d start to fall asleep. Then every time he fell asleep, one of the dogs would come and kiss him or sniff him. Their noses would be very cold, too, and they’d wake him back up right as he fell asleep. That happened for a while. Then he would say, please, please, Hotties, I’ll do anything to not have these dogs keep waking me up.

 

He would say, really, anything? He’d say, oh yeah. What do you need me to do? He said, what are you good at? He’d say, oh boy, am I good at carrying these…I’m good at carrying rocks. Hotties would say, okay, great. I got some rocks for you to carry. Then he would carry these rocks, and he would start carrying them, and he was very proud of himself, this Pithy. He’d be like, great, I’m just gonna carry these rocks and then everybody’s gonna forget about it, and…but the rock would get heavier each step he took, heavier, heavier, heavier. Then what would happen is that he would get a sense that Persephone’s watching him.

 

So, then he’d have this performance thing where he wanted to show how tough he was, but the rock would be getting heavier, heavier, heavier, and eventually he would drop it and then he would feel…she would also laugh, you know. It was just an illusion anyway, Diane, but he felt like it was real. So, eventually he would drop that, and then he would go back to the chair where he would forget everything, and then he’d do it again. So, I mean, comparatively, I guess I’d say, well, I’ve seen a lot worse. But the team of horse lords and horse ladies I had…I said, how are we gonna do this? At first we…they said, well, this is…Hotties is watching, so we can't just race in there. But these horse lords and horse ladies, they need a lot of attention, Diane.

 

They are…they…I’m trying to put a positive spin on it, but they're…they take…it takes a lot of energy working with these horse lords and horse ladies. We had had a cloud platform…'cause I couldn't even think a lot of times. I said, don’t make me turn this cloud around, 'cause we were traveling by cloud. I’ll call your mother. I will call your mother. They would…I can't tell if they were neighing or braying at me. I said, don’t you bray at me. I just got you out of an eternal UPPER, and…yeah, I’ll turn this cloud right around. I could bring you right back to that wedding. They say, yeah, I hope you do. Do it. So, I had to take a few breaths, Diane. I mean, even now, I guess telling you, I say, take a breath. So, okay, so we eventually came up with a plan, 'cause I said, okay, none of us want to get caught by Hotties, right? So, I talked to Persephone.

 

We created a little bit of a distraction, 'cause Hotties likes watching horses race; so, horse lords and horse ladies just running by. He was like, oh, who’s faster or whatever? ‘Cause he’s got a big realm, you know? So, I said, delight this Hotties while I talk to Persephone. I said, hey, Persephone, this guy…I get it, right? But we're trying…hasn’t he been through enough? She goes, yeah, yeah, I feel bad for him. I said, alright, well, we're gonna try to get him outta here. Can you distract Hotties for us with…? She goes, well, what if I go…? She goes, yeah…she goes, yeah, we could go on a little trip or whatever. She goes, I could distract him. That’s not a big deal, but I can't do any of the stuff…everything that’s happening down there is magic that I can't interrupt. I can get Hotties outta here, but you'll have to get Pithy.

 

But yeah, I feel bad for him. That’s fine. I said, great. So, then I said, okay, let’s recircle, me and the horse lords and horse ladies. I say, okay, here’s the plan; we gotta get this chair at first. ‘Cause, oh, we tried to talk to him. That was the first thing. He said, I don't know what you're talking about. He was…the chair was…it’s kind of an intoxicant, but not like wine. I say, don’t you realize you tried to date Persephone when she was already betrothed or whatever? What? I don't know what you're talking about, man. Yeah. So, that took…so, I said, okay, we gotta get rid of this chair. Now, horse lords and horse ladies, they have…they can kick really good. So, eventually they started kicking the chair. That worked out great, Diane. Broke the chair. No more chair.

 

So, then he eventually kinda started to gain some idea of who he was, but he still had to follow this other thing, 'cause he still would…oh yeah, well, Persephone…so, then we said, okay…and I said, oh yeah, the…you're braying…by the way, this is a compliment to all your horse lords and horse ladies; your loud breathing, your neighing and braying was…is extremely annoying. They laughed. They said, we know. We do it on…I said, I know you were doing it on purpose. Even when you weren't, it was annoying me. They said, well, we're just…I said, you're the loudest breathers on…in the world. They said, well, that’s…and I said, no, no, it’s a good thing for this situation. Walk next to him. Breathe and neigh and bray all you want. They said, oh, okay. So, they did that. So, then he was just…and then he was still forgetful.

 

So, he said, what am I doing? They said, we're just walking together, man. Where are we going? They said, don't worry about it. Then we got to the place with the dogs that wanted to kiss Pithy, and that was kinda easy, right? The dogs, they said, what are these horse lords and horse ladies doing? So, the dogs were like, yeah, we're not interested. Then they started running alongside the horses, but then when the horses would bray, then the dogs would run. Then I just stayed behind and let the dogs…the dogs…I like dogs, Diane. I said, you could kiss my face. Then I said, I gotta go with the horse lords and horse ladies and pick up…they said, do what? I said, well, pick up behind them. They left behind a lot of stuff. I said, unless you dogs…I could have you dogs carry it for me. They said, no thanks, no thanks.

 

We’ll do some…we're gonna go chase our tails. Then the last part was the big rocks…that he was so tough, but the horse lords and horse ladies just broke all the rocks, Diane. So, then he would carry a pebble and then it would get heavier and heavier and heavier. So, it took a while for us to break it down to sand where he didn’t realize there was anything…he didn’t have to show. So, then we got outta there and we got back. Diane, you won't believe this. So, we get back to Florida, come through this cloud portal, and I say, what…? This is like a condo in Florida, Diane. I got horse lords and horse ladies. I say, Nafel, you were out. Can you create some sort of cloud-based container? She goes, oh yeah, we’ll do a downstairs…whatever.

 

So, then somehow she makes a cloud-based basement in Florida or a stable for the horse lords and horse ladies. They are so…even in a cloud-based…below the house, it was so loud, Diane. So, then I…we got Pithy. I say, okay, we're gonna…your dad’s here. He’s been waiting for you. Oh, my dad? Ugh. That’s what he said, ugh. I said, well, Iax has been waiting to say hi to you, so…he says, okay, okay. He met G and DK and he said, oh, they're pretty cool. But anyway, these horses…then these…I said, why don’t you give the horses some sugar cubes? G and DK said, they want wine now that their job is done. They keep chanting, wine, wine, wine. Then I open the door; I say, don’t make me send your mother down there. I said, no one’s getting any sugar cubes or wine. I shut the cloud door. It doesn't slam.

 

A cloud-based door does not slam, unfortunately. So, I said, come on, let’s go meet your…let’s go say hi to your dad. He’s been waiting. It sounds like he’s awake. We go in there, Diane, and I said, okay, it’s all gonna be worth it now, this…reunited, you know? ‘Cause Nafel said, thanks for rescuing my kids. Yeah, they're a handful, those horse lords and horse ladies, but I’m glad, you know. So, she was thankful. So, that kinda felt good. But I said, well, a son…father and son reunion; there’s songs about that stuff. So, we bring Pithy in. Iax is awake. G and DK says, your son’s coming in to see you. Oh, my son; finally. Thank goodness. Open the door, bring Pithy in, and Iax is just sitting up in bed with…the sunlight’s in his eyes, twinkling, and we walk in. His jaw drops and then his face turns sour. He says, that’s not the right son.

 

That’s…I asked for my other…I want my other son. I say, whoa boy, wait a second, you got another son? G and DK look at each other. We go, this is your son, Pithy. He goes, yeah, he’s the one who tried to get…yeah, okay. Come on over. It’s good to see you, Pithy, but…no, I needed my other son. I needed something from him, and I miss him. I miss this son, too, but…sorry, sorry, Pithy. But no, no, I want my other son. I say, what, are you kidding me? What? He goes, yeah, yeah, yeah. He goes, so, can you go get my other son, too? This is great. I just was surprised. I say, I don't know…I gotta call my client and figure out what’s going on here before I do anything.

 

But eventually what Nafel did was sing to the horse lords and horse ladies when it was bedtime for everybody, and we laid down. I slept over. I can only be in ethereal form, but…and she sang a song, and then we were listening to the horses sleeping. Then their breathing was very calming. Some of them even snored in a very cute way. We just all slept together, so deeply, Diane, that it was good, and that’s what I think I’ll do now, Diane. I’ll talk to you soon. Goodnight.

 

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The First Automatic Transmission

https://www.mistertransmission.com/a-brief-history-of-the-automatic-transmission/

https://www.eagletransmissionmesquite.com/history-of-the-automatic-transmission

https://transpartswarehouse.com/blog/post/the-history-of-the-transmission-from-standard-to-auto?srsltid=AfmBOoqa9sd5oKXxTtGdnFA6YMNxr3uPqQUXUmIlUKzEgnD01bdpj2LE

 

Hades

https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Haides.html

https://www.thecollector.com/hades-greek-god-myth/

https://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Hades/hades.html

 

Orpheus / Eurydice

https://americanshakespearecenter.com/2023/03/eurydice-in-pop-culture/

https://www.tasteofcinema.com/2020/10-great-movies-inspired-by-the-myth-of-orpheus-and-eurydice/

https://www.thecollector.com/orpheus-eurydice-story/

 

Ajax

https://www.centreofexcellence.com/ajax-the-great/

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Ajax/ajax.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/profile-ajax-greek-hero-trojan-war-112871

 

DOWN TO BUSINESS

A friend you don’t need to listen to

Maybe possibly comforting

Just laying around, staring

Bid Time

Get Besos in the Sky PI

Feel free to reach out!

Together, we’ve got you

 

PLUGS

Sleep With Me Plus; SleepPhones; Story Only Feed; Emily Tat Artwork; Crisis Textline; Referral Program

 

SPONSORS

Helix Sleep; Zocdoc; Progressive; Quince; Mint Mobile

 

INTRO

Maybe you got woken up extra early this morning

Facets and Facettes of your personality

Nice to meet you, Facette

It’s nice to meet you today

That was facette-inating

Definitely almost humorous

Brain bots aren’t always as pleasant as Facette

The backside of the old podcast

Twofold Mission of the Podcast

Somewhere out there really knows how you feel

They’re really rooting for you

Rooting for someone across the globe

No need for rigamarole

Right now is my belly button birthday

Koa needs help getting out of bed

Koa wanted to greet me for my birthday

Koa was trying to communicate with me

A WC moment

Starting your birthday off by being of service to your favorite dog on the planet

But then we went back to sleep!

Koa is usually a pretty good planner

Moon Mode on my phone

My dad, the greatest person in the world

I was getting texts and calls from family on the east coast

Koa is truly the best

I’ve already gotten mixed up

You could kind of listen to this

It’s like taking a car out of gear and coasting

I don’t even know what riding the clutch is

It’s okay if the show isn’t for you

sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou

Your Borefriend

A borefriend on call

Cross Room Chitter Chatter

I talk a lot but I’m not super interesting

Explaining the show structure

Somewhat silly, respectful and kind

Different but the same every time

Not quite hitting the giggle level

I’m more iggle than giggle

We can both be a part of the echo

 

STORY

Get Besos in the Sky PI

A trek across worlds, universes, and forms of existence

Help from Big Farm in the Sky PI

This is either ep 9 or 10

You can watch it however you like, just like those space operas

Thanks for that review, Imaginary Reviewer In My Mind

The Greater Angeleno, Antonio Banderas

I’m sure Bette Midler will sing a song about you someday, Antonio

The awards show televised within my mind

Powered by stored solar energy

Sweet, sweet geothermal

When the mic goes off, my personality turns off, too

Antonio’s introduction

Diane, it’s me

Filling in Diane

I have opinions of RW and JC

All the universes are incredibly resilient

Ian Malcolm would call it the Richard Warren effect

I’m feeling magnetism in many different directions at once

They’re trying to find Jiff

Summarizing RW’s mission

RW gave a list to Jiff but didn’t make a copy

There’s been a lot of side quests since then

I’m on one right now

They brought a post-earthly man to an earthly realm

IX has been resting at G and DK’s

Nefell is his former cloud-based partner

Let’s get IX back on his feet

He wants his son to be brought to Florida

G and DK have been researching his son

Good news, bad news

IX is quite a personality

Is this synchronicity?

Is this fated or choiced?

His son lives in an Unpleasant Post Earthly Existence (UPER)

Going through some endurance lessons at the time

His son is named Pithy

Pithy’s buddy got off from some bad stuff but not Pithy

They’re still earthbound beings at this time

Fell in love with a guy whose name is pronounced “Hotties” but spelled Hades

Hoddies made Pithy his permanent guest

We have to get rid of Ajax

Oh, not IX – Ajax

G and DK don’t want me to go

Nefell wants to help me

RW and JC had previously helped Ajax out of an UPER

Don’t get stuck in an UPER

A Get Out of UPER No Questions Asked Chip

Nefell could use one of these chips on me if I get stuck

Retroactive Chip Usage

G and DK don’t trust Post-Earthly People

G and DK can hold onto the chips for safekeeping

Of course there’s a catch

Some of her children are down there and can help

Tell me about the horse lords and ladies, Nefell

They went to Pithy’s wedding

The horse people had so much to drink that they stole all the gifts from the wedding

Gifts were taken, gifts were ruined

So they got sent to an UPER

They’ll be useful because they’re horse beings

A map to find them

So that’s what I’m going to do now

Finding the horse lords and horse ladies

PI fills us in

I’ve managed to get the horse people

I guess I’m getting good at this

Running through their repetitive cycle

Recreating the events of the wedding

They can’t dance in their dance off

And they can’t run away

Then they get lost in this canyon

They see their behavior in water puddles

Reflections of Behavior

They’ll do anything for more wine

Billions of gallons of wine sweep through the canyon and carry them away

Then they’re back at the wedding, having forgotten how they got there

Coming up with a plan

Trying to stop them from attending the wedding

They just ignored me

I tried to clean up the dancefloor or help them run away successfully

I tried to put up mirrors on the dancefloor but had to take them down

I tried to put up Do Not Enter signs

But they just ignored the signs

Maybe I can get them to not drink at the wedding

Inquiring about their belief systems

Asking for Nefell to send them a warning cloud message

I finally got their attention

Let’s make the wine into Jell-O

Eating Jell-O requires more thought than drinking wine

Embracing that some won’t listen to me

Trying to tempt them to break the cycle

It took some eventual softening

Some do want to help

Getting them to help me with Pithy

Heading to go get Pithy

Pithy’s plight

Pithy sits in a chair, pining after Persephone

Eventually he’d go searching for Persephone all over

Hades is watching him the whole time

Hades has pets with bad breath that are gonna lick his face

Then he’d get kissed by their bad breath

He’d get tickled so much that he’d get exhausted

Hades is pretty creative, TBH

Pithy will do anything to avoid these puppy kisses

Pithy will carry rocks up a mountain

Then he’ll want to show off to Persephone, who he thinks is watching him

Then he’d drop the rock, go rest in the chair, and do it all over again

How can the horse lords and I solve this?

Hades is watching, naturally

These horse lords need a lot of attention

Don’t you bray at me!

I had to take a lot of breaths

Persephone helped to distract Hades

Hades liked watching the horses race

Persephone wants to help Pithy escape

Dealing with the chair

The chair is so intoxicating

We have to get rid of this chair

The horse lords and ladies can kick the chair to smithereens

The horse braying is loud and annoying

The Loudest Breathers in the World

Breathe loudly next Pithy to distract him!

How do we deal with the dogs?

The dogs are distracted by the horses

I let the dogs kiss my face instead

I have to pick up the horse lords and ladies’ horse droppings

Dealing with the big rocks

The horse lords and ladies just break the rocks all the way down to sand

Then we finally get back to Florida

Nefell creates a Cloud-Based Basement for all these beings

Bringing Pithy to Ajax

G and DK give the horses some sugar cubes

Telling the horse lords to quiet down

The Cloud Based Door does not slam shut

Reuniting Ajax and Pithy

Nefell is grateful

Ajax’s jaw drops

That’s not the right son!

He wants his other son!

We need to get his other son

I have to check in with RW and JC before I do anything else

Nefell sings a lullaby to everyone

The cute snoring of horses

I’ll talk to you soon, Diane, goodnight

 

SUMMARY:

Episode: 1350

Title: Pithy's Plight | Get Besos in the Sky PI Ep 9

Plugs: Sleep With Me Plus; SleepPhones; Story Only Feed; Emily Tat Artwork; Crisis Textline; Referral Program

Sponsors: Helix Sleep; Zocdoc; Progressive; Quince; Mint Mobile

Notable Language:

• Facette
• Facet-inating
• Rigamarole
• Belly Button Birthday
• Iggle
• Sweet, sweet geothermal
• The Richard Warren Effect
• Cloud-Based Partner (CBP)
• Unpleasant Post Earthly Existence (UPER)
• A Get Out of UPER No Questions Asked Chip
• Retroactive Chip Usage
• Horse Beings
• Reflections of Behavior
• Cloud-Based Basement (CBB)

 

Notable Culture:

• • Get Besos in the Sky PI
  • sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou

• Star Wars

• • Antonio Banderas
  • Bette Midler
  • The Greater Los Angeles Area Hall of Fame

• Jurassic Park

• • Sisyphus

• Hadestown

• Ajax
• Wile E Coyote / Roadrunner / Looney Tunes
• Jell-O

 

Notable Talking Points:

• Maybe you got woken up extra early this morning
• Facets and Facettes of your personality
• Nice to meet you, Facette
• It’s nice to meet you today
• That was facette-inating
• Definitely almost humorous
• Brain bots aren’t always as pleasant as Facette
• The backside of the old podcast
• Twofold Mission of the Podcast
• Somewhere out there really knows how you feel
• They’re really rooting for you
• Rooting for someone across the globe
• No need for rigamarole
• Right now is my belly button birthday
• Koa needs help getting out of bed
• Koa wanted to greet me for my birthday
• Koa was trying to communicate with me
• A WC moment
• Starting your birthday off by being of service to your favorite dog on the planet
• But then we went back to sleep!
• Koa is usually a pretty good planner
• Moon Mode on my phone
• My dad, the greatest person in the world
• I was getting texts and calls from family on the east coast
• Koa is truly the best
• I’ve already gotten mixed up
• You could kind of listen to this
• It’s like taking a car out of gear and coasting
• I don’t even know what riding the clutch is
• It’s okay if the show isn’t for you
• sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou
• Your Borefriend
• A borefriend on call
• Cross Room Chitter Chatter
• I talk a lot but I’m not super interesting
• Explaining the show structure
• Somewhat silly, respectful and kind
• Different but the same every time
• Not quite hitting the giggle level
• I’m more iggle than giggle
• We can both be a part of the echo
• Get Besos in the Sky PI
• A trek across worlds, universes, and forms of existence
• Help from Big Farm in the Sky PI
• This is either ep 9 or 10
• You can watch it however you like, just like those space operas
• Thanks for that review, Imaginary Reviewer In My Mind
• The Greater Angeleno, Antonio Banderas
• I’m sure Bette Midler will sing a song about you someday, Antonio
• The awards show televised within my mind
• Powered by stored solar energy
• Sweet, sweet geothermal
• When the mic goes off, my personality turns off, too
• Antonio’s introduction
• Diane, it’s me
• Filling in Diane
• I have opinions of RW and JC
• All the universes are incredibly resilient
• Ian Malcolm would call it the Richard Warren effect
• I’m feeling magnetism in many different directions at once
• They’re trying to find Jiff
• Summarizing RW’s mission
• RW gave a list to Jiff but didn’t make a copy
• There’s been a lot of side quests since then
• I’m on one right now
• They brought a post-earthly man to an earthly realm
• IX has been resting at G and DK’s
• Nefell is his former cloud-based partner
• Let’s get IX back on his feet
• He wants his son to be brought to Florida
• G and DK have been researching his son
• Good news, bad news
• IX is quite a personality
• Is this synchronicity?
• Is this fated or choiced?
• His son lives in an Unpleasant Post Earthly Existence (UPER)
• Going through some endurance lessons at the time
• His son is named Pithy
• Pithy’s buddy got off from some bad stuff but not Pithy
• They’re still earthbound beings at this time
• Fell in love with a guy whose name is pronounced “Hotties” but spelled Hades
• Hoddies made Pithy his permanent guest
• We have to get rid of Ajax
• Oh, not IX – Ajax
• G and DK don’t want me to go
• Nefell wants to help me
• RW and JC had previously helped Ajax out of an UPER
• Don’t get stuck in an UPER
• A Get Out of UPER No Questions Asked Chip
• Nefell could use one of these chips on me if I get stuck
• Retroactive Chip Usage
• G and DK don’t trust Post-Earthly People
• G and DK can hold onto the chips for safekeeping
• Of course there’s a catch
• Some of her children are down there and can help
• Tell me about the horse lords and ladies, Nefell
• They went to Pithy’s wedding
• The horse people had so much to drink that they stole all the gifts from the wedding
• Gifts were taken, gifts were ruined
• So they got sent to an UPER
• They’ll be useful because they’re horse beings
• A map to find them
• So that’s what I’m going to do now
• Finding the horse lords and horse ladies
• PI fills us in
• I’ve managed to get the horse people
• I guess I’m getting good at this
• Running through their repetitive cycle
• Recreating the events of the wedding
• They can’t dance in their dance off
• And they can’t run away
• Then they get lost in this canyon
• They see their behavior in water puddles
• Reflections of Behavior
• They’ll do anything for more wine
• Billions of gallons of wine sweep through the canyon and carry them away
• Then they’re back at the wedding, having forgotten how they got there
• Coming up with a plan
• Trying to stop them from attending the wedding
• They just ignored me
• I tried to clean up the dancefloor or help them run away successfully
• I tried to put up mirrors on the dancefloor but had to take them down
• I tried to put up Do Not Enter signs
• But they just ignored the signs
• Maybe I can get them to not drink at the wedding
• Inquiring about their belief systems
• Asking for Nefell to send them a warning cloud message
• I finally got their attention
• Let’s make the wine into Jell-O
• Eating Jell-O requires more thought than drinking wine
• Embracing that some won’t listen to me
• Trying to tempt them to break the cycle
• It took some eventual softening
• Some do want to help
• Getting them to help me with Pithy
• Heading to go get Pithy
• Pithy’s plight
• Pithy sits in a chair, pining after Persephone
• Eventually he’d go searching for Persephone all over
• Hades is watching him the whole time
• Hades has pets with bad breath that are gonna lick his face
• Then he’d get kissed by their bad breath
• He’d get tickled so much that he’d get exhausted
• Hades is pretty creative, TBH
• Pithy will do anything to avoid these puppy kisses
• Pithy will carry rocks up a mountain
• Then he’ll want to show off to Persephone, who he thinks is watching him
• Then he’d drop the rock, go rest in the chair, and do it all over again
• How can the horse lords and I solve this?
• Hades is watching, naturally
• These horse lords need a lot of attention
• Don’t you bray at me!
• I had to take a lot of breaths
• Persephone helped to distract Hades
• Hades liked watching the horses race
• Persephone wants to help Pithy escape
• Dealing with the chair
• The chair is so intoxicating
• We have to get rid of this chair
• The horse lords and ladies can kick the chair to smithereens
• The horse braying is loud and annoying
• The Loudest Breathers in the World
• Breathe loudly next Pithy to distract him!
• How do we deal with the dogs?
• The dogs are distracted by the horses
• I let the dogs kiss my face instead
• I have to pick up the horse lords and ladies’ horse droppings
• Dealing with the big rocks
• The horse lords and ladies just break the rocks all the way down to sand
• Then we finally get back to Florida
• Nefell creates a Cloud-Based Basement for all these beings
• Bringing Pithy to Ajax
• G and DK give the horses some sugar cubes
• Telling the horse lords to quiet down
• The Cloud Based Door does not slam shut
• Reuniting Ajax and Pithy
• Nefell is grateful
• Ajax’s jaw drops
• That’s not the right son!
• He wants his other son!
• We need to get his other son
• I have to check in with RW and JC before I do anything else
• Nefell sings a lullaby to everyone
• The cute snoring of horses
• I’ll talk to you soon, Diane, goodnight