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Giggling about engagement rumors, runways, and rooftopping

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Giggling about engagement rumors, runways, and rooftopping

The speaker recounts a transformative vacation in Italy marked by physical discomfort, emotional highs, and an unexpected online rumor that she got engaged—fueling both humor and anxiety. She shares how the experience led to a deeper focus on self-care upon returning home, including full body treatments like nail care, massages, and skincare to manage travel-related issues. A key moment involves her trying acupuncture for chronic masseter pain, despite early communication mishaps with a provider, which she finds both intimidating and beneficial. She also reflects on a near-fall on a floating ocean platform that coincided with a sense of relief, possibly aiding her physical recovery. The conversation includes a lighthearted critique of online rumors, the power of community gossip, and her mother’s vibrant, health-conscious lifestyle. She recommends simple, accessible habits like sea salt gargling and pre-flight skincare to support wellness. The narrative ends with an appreciation for niche shows, personal growth, and the importance of hobbies and self-care in maintaining mental and physical balance, emphasizing that real healing often comes from small, consistent actions rather than grand events.

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[music] Sub-giglins? Very picture-y-five. Manifest that shit. [laughter] I'm in the day just got away from me. [music] We're back, baby. Hello, my um. Gorgonzola Giglas. When's the last time I saw you in person? Like when's the last time I touched your skin? Well, you never really touched me when we were together. Next time we're gonna hug. No, I remember the last time. I don't remember what it was, but I remember being like, "I'm not gonna see you for a long time." Oh, yeah. And you were like, "I cannot wait to show you my outfits in Italy." I'm so happy to be back, though. Like, it was such a good trip, but I'm so happy to be home. Well, I was feeling your request. People are like, "Where's Paige? Where's Paige? Where's Paige?" And then they were like, "She's been gone for two months." And I'm like, "No, I know." But, no, no, I don't think it was too long. It was a transformational trip. Really? Inwards and outwards. [laughter] I had so much fun, but also I was like ready to get home to like the comforts of my own bathroom. Do you feel like you need a vacation from your vacation? Well, that's what like the second part of the trip kind of is. Oh, yeah, yeah. You're like, "I factored that in, don't worry." I factored that in because my cortisol level is just like, "Go way down." And my brother got engaged. Which also, like by the time I saw the rumors that I got engaged, it was like past the time, but I could say something on Instagram, so I was like, "I'll get it on my forum." I have to formally apologize, because I actually was. I always end up part of the drama, and I don't even meet. I swear, like you know me. Like, my name always gets thrown around. I don't do anything. I don't sing anything. And we were face timing as we do. And I smiled and Paige was like dying laughing. And like, it brings me joy to see you laughing so hard at my ugly face. So I screen-shoted it, and I posted it. So innocently. Wait, I feel like I didn't even see that. Basically, it's me like this. And you're like this, like laughing cute. And it looks like I got engaged. Well, then I put my phone down. Go about my day. The conversation. So you started a rumor about me while I was like literally having IBS Simpsons. Did I do something? IBS Simpsons. You had E. coli, babe. Like, way worse. I have IBS Simpsons. Everyone in the comments is like, oh my god, Paige, FaceTime, do you to show you the ring? And you guys are like freaking out. And I'm like, I wouldn't ruin her engagement. But I'd be like this. Could you imagine making it about my smile? I'd be like, I don't pay to go on the gauge, but look at my smile when she got engaged. Even any time I posted a picture smiling, the gigglers were like, honestly, it's this is like the meanest thing ever. Well, yeah, that's bullying. So you started a rumor about me. One of my friends text me was like, did Paige get engaged? No, my mom was getting text messages. She was like, she was like, wait, what? She was like, no, Gary. And then my mom was like, did I tell? Like, she was like, I think I told them that it was Gary. Or so poor Gary. Everyone goes, it was Gary. Everyone goes, oh. Well, the best thing about it is like Gary and his now fiance who is like a gem of this earth. I literally am so excited for them. She doesn't have Instagram either. So like they don't give a shit at all. Like they didn't know. They were like, what? Like they are like real people living in the real world. I'll post in the newsletter. You were just going like this. Like it looked like you were like excited and happy. I was like, you're left. Can a girl get go? Can I wear white dress and have a laugh? Sorry, you've a tan and white is the best to go with it. Also, my thing is like for a second was I like, did she get engaged? I think you wouldn't get engaged at the end of your trip. Also, I feel like you'll know. No, fully. No, you want to know one thing that was like kind of, I did see a couple comments and they were like, have you seen her nails? She would never get engaged like that. And I was like, just because my nails grow, I got them done the day before I left my nails and hair grow at a rapid breeze. We were there for three years. And I looked down. I was like, They don't let you get away with anything. No, I don't get away with anything. Can I have a tie? Also, I guess I didn't really think much of it because like, which seems weird because you would think it would be more when you're on reality TV, but whatever. Anything I've seen about myself post reality TV, I'm like that. So, I haven't seen one rumor in the past like two years. That's even been close to being true. So when I saw that I was getting engaged, it was like the middle of the night. And I was like, what am I gonna do with this? So I just went about my life. Well, this is the problem with rumors. Especially like, Duma, people love to be like, Duma's always wrong. That's a problem is that it's not. It is like, for example, Jack Antonov and Margaret Qualley. They were rumors and everyone's like, shut up Duma. And then it's real. But then someone like us, we, I get off summer house, I don't post my husband for a couple of months because this poor man. He's a recovery. He's in witness protection. And everyone is submitting saying we're divorced because I'm not posting it. So like, they're just pulling from what they can online. Because they're not, they're not getting what they used to, you know. Also, I've like, I don't have a single man that's ever gotten away. So like, period. Period. And so I'm like, I'm fine. It's so true. But also the gigglers know more about stuff than like the generic articles. So it's so feisty. They're like, first of all, she had diarrhea from day seven to day 18. But like, I feel like people could see you getting engaged in Italy. Totally possible. I feel like I got those rumors though, like the year before and the year before that and the year before that. So like, I don't, but I like didn't really care. I will say my favorite thing about coming home from vacation is the very first day. Hannah, you would hate this day because I'm doing a full factory reset. Oh, it stresses me out. You know this stuff stresses me out. I'm getting my nails done. I'm getting my toes done. I'm getting a massage because my neck is just like a thought. Yeah, from tanning. I have to, I'm gonna do my laser. I have to, I have to do a hair mask. I did a face mask last night. And you like this. You do my red light. I literally can't wait to get off the phone. Was this the meeting you have? No, I do have a call it 10, I do have a call at 10 a.m. Anyway, I do have a couple housekeeping things that I brought away with me that changed the course of my trip. One, this one's for you. If you don't have one Hannah, it's gonna change your life. You need it. The shark handheld fan. The mini fan. Oh, the cold one. I actually, I got it. I didn't know how to use it. I got scared. It changed my whole life. First of all, the battery lasts pretty long. I didn't charge it one time on the trip. Literally right on the last day, I went to use it and it was dead. And so that lasted pretty long. It lasted three years. Yeah, that's it for years. It worked so well. It saved me in a lot of situations where I was like, I'm gonna pass away. I'm gonna die. And then next, I don't do any skincare on the plane. But Medicube has this like, I'll put it in the newsletter. I don't know what the first word is. Chloroceptic. Does that, I feel like that's for your throat. That sounds like when you get surgery, they put it on so you don't get an infection. Something acid, like spray. If you spray that like before you get on the plane, I feel like it helps you from breaking out. I always break out after a long flight. Wait, why do you put your foot down and not do skincare on the plane? I feel like my skin is so sensitive. And when you're doing skincare on the plane, I feel like your pores are open. And the air on a plane is like, you don't want, you don't want your pores sucking in that like bacteria. And then like, you put a face mask on, then you trap it in there. I just like, and I always break out regardless after a plane. So I like that. There was one other thing now, I can't think of it. That was really good though. Like two out of three, that was huge for you. I'm so stressed about your day today because as you guys know, well I'm going through the masseter massacre. And I decided I want to book an acupuncture appointment because I did it once before and I think it kind of helped. Yeah. And part of me, by the way, Grace is our CEO. Like she doesn't do personal stuff for us like ever. But I was occasionally, I'll be like, Grace, can you like call hotel and tell them something? Like because I'm scared. Yeah. So I was like, Grace, every millennial needs a Gen Z friend who's not afraid to call me. I was like, I'm a fuck. Like, yeah. And also for some reason on calls, like if there's going to be a miscommunication, it's going to happen. Like that's just how I interact with people and I don't know what it is. really try my best, it always happens. So I was like, gonna tell Grace to try to call for an acupuncture appointment for me, and then I was like, I feel like that's like too much. I'm gonna do it myself. - Hi. - 'Cause I don't know, it's like healthcare, like who knows? - It's not really healthcare. - I literally sit there, and I like have to pump myself up. I'm like, you do it, you do it, you do it, you do it. - Why, you couldn't go online? - No, it's one of these like, mom pop acupuncture, I mean, I'm gonna get an STD from it. For sure. - I'm just gonna say, a mom and pop acupuncture please, I've never, we've learned nothing. It's just a heroin addict that's like, do you want me to stab you with a common needles? (laughing) It's just a subway car, just a guy in a subway car. So anyway, how'd you find this place? You just did a quick Google search, I know. - This is my problem. I love things that are close by. So I don't care how many Google reviews you have. If you're close by, I'm going out of convenience-y. - And that's how I am when it comes to people coming to my home, oh. (laughing) - If I can get the service in-house, come on over 100%. So I make the call, and a nice lady is like, hello, and I'm meeting my adrenaline's up. (laughing) I feel like I'm in a speedway chase, and I would like to see if I could book an appointment. You know, you forget how words work. You're like, a appointment book, I would like one tomorrow. And she was like, we have no availability tomorrow. And I was like, what about Friday? And she's like, no availability on Friday. And I'm like, okay, I feel like we don't have to play this game anymore. Like, you tell me when you're free. - You tell me, so I'm already like, okay. And then she's like, okay, we have like next Tuesday available. And she's like, what's your name? And I'm like, Hannah. And she's like, Hannah? And then she's like, can you spell it? I'm like, B-E-R-N-E-R. And she's like, what? And I'm like, B-E-E-R. - Also pretty, yeah, pretty easy last name. - So that's like, it's already, I'm already like, I'm like about to hang out. Like, I'm like, I don't need this right now. - And like, you can't talk while. - No, I'm fighting for my fucking life. So she's like, can't get my name. And then she's like, when's your birthday, we go back for it, she can't understand that. And then she's like, what's your insurance? And I tell her the insurance. And she's like, I've never heard of that insurance. And I'm like, I swear, I'm not trying to like, scam you, that's just my insurance. And she goes, I've never heard of this insurance. And she's like, let me Google it. - There's nothing worse than being on a customer service call and they say, I have no idea what you're talking about. Like, you've really stumped me. - That's like me, like, I'm the crazy one. I'm like, you asked me for something. I told you and now you're like, are you sure about that? - Yeah. - Are you sure about that? So then she's like, getting into like, well, we don't have this insurance. And she's giving this whole spiel about how they don't have this insurance. And I said, how much does it cost with no insurance? And she's like, $100. And I said, you know what? I'll pay that. And then she gets into this like, are you sure? 'Cause then she, and I'm like, well, finally I get off the call, four years off my life from this call. She's calling me back. I said, oh hell no, she's, now she's onto me. Like, now I have a stalker. Actually, at first, I don't pick up 'cause I don't recognize the number. Then she's like, hello, it's Marianne from whatever. So I finally pick up and I said, hi. And she's like, I need the chief cause of why you want to come to us. I said, the chief cause. I'm like, you could just say why you need to come. But it's okay. - Okay. I've never heard that phrase before. - And this is what I'm like, buckle the fuck up, Marianne. So like, I don't want to say it, but I'm like, it's clinical. So I should like tell them exactly what's going on, right? This is like, it's not clinical. - Like, as in, it's my muscles. Like, anyway, I just go, I knew this was gonna cause chaos, but I just say, I got this sport in my massacres. - And already, Marianne's gone. - And it's like, what the fuck are you talking? She goes, what's a sport? And I said, I can't get into this right now, Marianne. She's like, you spell it. And I'm like, we're not doing the spelling thing again, Marianne, this is a good take forever. And she goes, what's the next thing I said, massacres? She goes, what's the best thing I said, Marianne, we've been on the phone for three hours. Like, how close is this place? Because unless it's literally next door, I think you can drive a little bit. - So then I'm like, look, I got too much Botox and one of my muscles. And she's like, it's great, I never heard of, I never heard of this mess. I've never heard of this before. I'm like, I'm not lying. Do you like, I swear? I swear, by the end, I was like, I'll give you all my money. Don't call me back. And just get the appointments set up. - Yeah. Okay, so do you have the appointment? - Yeah, I'm going on Tuesday. - I can't wait to see if it works. I just feel like acupuncture is one of those things that like if you don't do it every twice a week, it's like. - But that's the thing, I'm at the point where like, I will commit to twice a week. 'Cause like-- - You'll try anything. - 'Cause now all the comments are like, so the bit is up, like, is this her now? - Like the comments are just like, is this who she is now? - Like the jokes are, the jokes are subsiding and it's like, okay, wait, speaking of clinical. - What a good segue. - I'm in the ocean the other day. And like where our hotel was like you could like walk down into the ocean and they had these like floating platforms that like kind of like swayed in the water. So like naturally me and my brother's fiance are trying to push him off the platform, you know? Like and he's trying to like maintain balance. Well, I get hit so hard, like I get pushed so hard that I smacked my head on the bottom side. I don't even know how I did it. Smacked my sister right out. I did it myself. I did it my, and I go so on-brand for me. Like hold on, I'll just do it, my fucking self. I don't have time to waste. I don't know, worrying about other people doing it. Didn't myself. - Doesn't hurt, not at literally. First time I could put pressure on my left wrist in like two years, I feel like. - Wait. - Maybe even longer. - I'm in shock. They do say the sea heals everything. - Yeah, I mean, I don't, I think it was like a combination of me literally getting like traumatized in the ocean, but it was perfect. I literally right when it happened to, I felt relief. I was like, wait, I think I just fixed my right. - So for the gigglers with ganglion cysts, go to Capri or Capri, stay for two weeks, get E. coli, then stay on the ocean for your cortisol levels to go down. Then wait for a rumor about you getting engaged, but it's actually your brother got engaged. Then try to push them off a cliff, and then you get pushed off, and then you, that's how you get rid of your ganglion cyst, and it's medical. - Yeah, so I was like really proud of myself. - Wait, I'm so proud of you. - Taking care of it, 'cause I had it on my to-do list, and I literally got back to my full. To lead it right off my nose. - Oh, that was so nice. - It felt so nice. No, not being, I didn't realize how much pressure I wasn't putting on my left wrist, because I was in such pain until it like fully came back, and I was like, oh my God, I haven't. Sorry, I just saw a pair of slippers, and I thought it was Kitty. (laughing) - Classic makes up. Classic makes up. - Also, Kitty wouldn't speak to me for like six hours. - Oh, she was gone home. - Yeah, and then finally she was like, if you want, you can pet me. - Wait, did you kinda look, he loved that she has the self respect to be like, oh, you just want me to come running back to you? - Yeah, I did, she wouldn't even make eye contact with me, and I was like, strong. - She was texting her other friends. - She was like, oh, sorry, I've new people in my life. - I was like, you take after your mother so much. No eye contact. (laughing) - She goes, sorry, what's your name? - She goes, sorry, I don't need to see you. - She goes, is it Pam? - Wait, I watched the Jennifer Garner show on Peacock, Five Star Weekend. Phenoma. - Shout out to Jen Garner, who is so good. - One of the most famous gigglers famously. - No, she didn't interview a couple weeks ago, and she said that she, the character that she relates to the most that she played was Jenna Rink, and I, it was just everything I needed to hear, because in my head, that's what I think of her personality as. - Do we have to try to get her on the pod? - Yeah, we should. - Like, we get like a, we have to do a sit down. We can't, Jennifer Garner can't do a zoom. I would never put her through that. I'm not sending Jennifer Garner away. - A zoom away. - No. I have her spat. - And then she gets on. I can't find my SD card. It would be a whole. - No, I'm not dealing with it. - Embarrassing. - She's so fucking iconic. I love her so much. She's so funny. She's so nice. She's just everything. She's such a giggler to a tee. - She really hurt like her aura and everything that she's in. And also this show was like the perfect amount of episodes. It was like such a, I watched it on the plane ride home, And it just, I also love the actress. I can never say her last name. It's my last name, Chloe Sevenye. - Oh, Sevenye. - Do you know she's my fashion influence? - Really? I feel like I never see it sing such she wears. I feel like she's chill and low-key, like doesn't go out much. - She doesn't go out, but when she does, she's like New York City. - Yes, I get, yeah. - To a new age. - And she'll wear like, you're loving to a T. - Did I say, have I said to a T like eight times today? - No, I need to learn how to speak. Like I say one thing and I'll say it for like two weeks. You want to know what it is. It's because you're done working and you now are in your retirement community center and you're starting to adapt as his phrases. This is what happens when all you do is play tennis in golf all day. You start saying these phrases and I have to get my friend back. - My mom, like I was this close to being invited to a Majang tournament. Now by the way, Majang tournament, it's a whole thing. They do it like at the-- - Wait, do you know how to play? - No, I had one lesson. That's why I said, mom, I'm not getting my ass beat and embarrassed. I just had to acupuncture fight with someone. I'm not going, I can't deal with this right now. But she, she's had a couple lessons. It's the cutest thing. She was like, everyone loved my outfit. I'm like, you got dressed up for the Majang tournament. She was like, oh, it's an event and it's not for the men. She's like, it's all women and you want to show up looking good, like out of respect for the other women. I was like, page with love this. But also with Majang, like, I would have showed up like a poker player. I would have had sunglasses. There's just so much to keep up with. - No, but also I literally have to do shout out to my mom. She's fucking insane. She's retired. She's doing Zumba, knitting club. Majang, Pilates, Historical Society, Lions Club. Sorry mom for putting on blood. - Did she try to get into college? - No. (laughing) - Oh my god. - Just so my mom is such a high performing individual that every club she goes in, I think she's actually like about to be president of one of them. - She goes in, she's like, I could really like it. - She also was doing the play. She's also singing jazz. She's one of those parts. She's one of the people who said the other people's lines when they were saying them. - She's the writer, director, and star of the show. She is a world tour. She is doing jazz all around Long Island. So if you want to see my mom perform live, check out, and you get her website. - And she fosters kittens on the side. - I call her and she's like, hey babe, I'm at Zumba. Hangs up. - She's like, hey look at the itinerary. Like, no time for me at all. But she gave me some really good advice 'cause my mom, she's such a high performing individual. Someone call her a high value woman. If I was entertained, she hates getting sick. Like she'll do anything in an architect 'cause she has so many clubs to be at. - Right. - And she doesn't want to get anyone sick. So she found something online about the Japanese. - Okay. - Now one thing I trust is Japanese and cleansing, cleanliness. - Don't get on that side of TikTok. It's a rabbit. You'll be up 'til three a.m. The cleaning contraption. If I get on Japanese, clean your floor TikTok. It's over. - I have to immediately get up and organize something. I'm disgusting. I'm like, I think labels are good. They have these individually, it's too much. Their organization is insane. - So apparently they teach children at a young age, 'cause you know how kids, like kids got you sick. Apparently we think totally, fully putting a family on blast, but that family got you sick. - I don't care. - So she said they teach kids that when they get home, do you know when you have a sore throat, sometimes they'll tell you to put like sea salt and water and gargle it. - Gargle. - They teach the kids that every time the kids come home from anything, they gargle that in sea salt, and it like trains their body, and they like do that. So my mom has been gargling sea salt water when she comes back from all her clubs. And I was thinking like you should do that when you get off a plane. You should do it when you come back from a party. I just think it's innocent, 'cause like nothing bad can happen. - Wait, I love that. - 'Cause it works, you know, it's definitely worked. And I think the giggler should start gargling. - I don't know if this is FDA approved, but sometimes when I have a really bad sore throat, I just gargle straight up peroxide. - Page no. - Page do not, no. You guys, you guys don't do that. Don't, don't, you dare do that. - I'm like what's gonna happen? - A lot of things go, page. - I don't swallow it. - Yeah, but. - Why, people use it some white in their teeth, so I was actually- - I think it could be a two for one. - Yeah, I feel like this is fine. - You're so wild, you're so naughty. - Well, when it comes to my hobbies, I get crazy. - Yeah, you wanna push the limit. I know people use whiskey sometimes. Like if you have like a toothache, you put whiskey on it. - I've never heard that. - Well, my friend might just be an alcoholic. (laughing) (laughing) - Wait, did I tell you Nana visited? - No, what did she do? - Nana and Papa came over. They brought chicken parmesan, I mean, eggplant parmesan. So fucking good. And she hadn't seen my smile. And she was just like, oh, oh, Hannah. - No. - She was like, your face looks like it hurt. - But then she started laughing. - And I'm not just saying this to gas you up. From the minute you told me about it, it's definitely getting better. - Yeah, it's just like so slow. But my Papa was so funny. He goes, who did this to you? He goes, where and who did this to you? I don't care if it's a man or a woman. - It goes my own fault. - I really feel like the masseter TMJ PR team is freaking the fuck out. - Wow. - Freaking out? - As they should. - As they should, because I have all these messages of girls being like, I was at the dentist or I was at my med spa or whatever and they said, do you wanna try masseter? And every girl's like, oh, I forgot your dentist could do it. - Your dentist surgeon and all the girls are like, I see what you're trying to do to me. Not today, Satan. - I feel like I've never been offered by my dentist. - They never offer it, but I think it's available 'cause it's like a jaw related thing. But now all the nurses are like, I even have nurses messaging me being like, let me do it to you next time. I'm like, next time? - Yeah, I was just gonna say, are you gonna ever get this again now? - Paige, this is the worst three months of my life. This is the darkest time. I'm below rock bottom. - You know that mercury was in retrograde, I think it still is and I feel like we really felt it. - Yeah. - Like a lot of weird things happened to us. - So many weird things. But also if I was a nurse practitioner, I wouldn't have the balls to be like, Hannah, can I try it on you? It's like we clearly learned that it can happen. - It can happen. - It can happen to the best of us. - It's the luck of the draw, so do whatever you want. - I'm watching some shows. - You are? - Wait, what? - Did you see that Kris Jenner's mom died? - Oh, I know. - It's you know how I hate grandparents dying. - I hate when grandparents died, but she was 91. - She had a long beautiful life. - She lived a good, amazing life, but she will be missed on the show for sure. Maybe she'll make friends with my grandpa. - I was waiting for you. I literally brought it up just to see if you can hear it. - I love when you set it up for me. You're like, say it. I know you're gonna say it. - Say it, I know you're here. - Okay, what shows are you watching? Because wait, do you wanna hear something so smart that I did? - What? - I saw this show on Amazon and I was like, how have I never seen this show? I watched the first season. It's called The Serpent Queen. Came out in like 2023 or something, originally on like stars. Great, I got through the first season. I'm like, this is the best show I've ever watched in my life. I go to watch season two, can't watch it. And I'm like, okay, maybe it's because I'm in Italy, my VPN, like whatever. I like to do all the stuff to watch my shows. So I text Josephine and I'm like, do me a favor, go on your Amazon account and see if you can like get this show. I feel like it's not available. - You like download it. We transfer it to me now. - She's like, says it's unavailable. She like checks some other streaming platform. She's like, says it's unavailable. So I'm like Googling and it's like, okay, might not be available in the United States anymore. So I'm like, where else would it stream? So I set my VPN to England. And I'm like, it definitely plays in England. It's about, it's like a period piece. It's about British people and French people. I find a free streaming platform in England. Get the second season, watch the full second season. I'm a woman in STEM. But I don't know why they're not making a third season. It's one of the best period pieces I've ever watched. You would hate it, your mom would love it. - My mom's gonna love it. She's literally writing it down right now while she's listening. The serpent queen. - It's so good. - Yeah, not something I would click on unless that was a documentary. I'd be really into that. - I'm also watching Little House on the Prairie. Again, not something you would ever click on. - I saw those. I don't want to watch these bitches with their weird hats running around. - I would. - Why is their hats like that? - It's kind of like precursor trad. Like it's tradwives. - Oh, that's the tradwives. I was like, who's trad? - No, it's like the origin of tradwives, but it was like that was for survival. - Yeah, well that's the tradwives. - Like I feel like tradwives like low-key. They're like, okay, this isn't like what? - We really meant. - Yeah. - We didn't mean like a band in all self, like this. - Oh, you wanna be a tradwife? Walk the Oregon Trail bitch. - Yeah, like I feel like they were tradwise because like they would have died. - Yeah. - If they weren't, like they had to keep themselves alive. - Well, I kind of think you might like this show. I do try to find good shows that if you have a boyfriend, or I'm sorry if you do, or a significant other, I try to find shows that like you and the boyfriend will both like, I wanna recommend Widow's Bay. - Everyone's been talking about it. I haven't liked you yet. - So it's been under the radar until the Emmy nominations came out, and it got the most Emmy nominations of any show, 19 Emmy nominations, and shout out to my friend, Kelly Galisco. - I like what you say, Emmy nominations. - 'Cause it's my mouth right now. 'Cause you know, Emmy nominations, I can't, nominations, you have to spread, why? - Nominations is all. - That was a hard one for me, girl. Oh, I need a break, I need to take a rest after that. - Okay, it got 19. - 19, so what's, it's like creepy and-- - It's like a thriller, right? - It's kinda scary, but it's not like scary, scary, but what I didn't realize about it is it's fucking hilarious. - Like dark humor? - Not even dark, like silly humor. - No, okay. - For example, there's a scene where this guy is trying to tell people not to go to this inn, 'cause it's haunted, and he's trying to, he took a wooden board, and he's trying to put the board over the door, so no one could get in, and the whole scene is them fighting, and he's like hammering the door. And at the end of the scene, he walks away, and someone just opens the door, 'cause he just like put it on the door, not like around the door, like little things like that. - But it's like a murder mystery? - They call it a mystery. - I personally really, really, really am enjoying it. It is creepy and weird, but I love a weird island. - Show? - Yeah, like a, it's like Shutter Island, if it wasn't nearly a scary star. - A dark, dark. - I was just gonna say, are you like, are you the type of person that's gonna turn on that movie obsession? Like it wouldn't even cross my mind. - I don't like horror. - I don't like anything like scary, where I'm gonna sweat. - You don't wanna spike your cortisol? - Yeah, no, and that's what it is. - That's what it is, I cannot make cortisol spiking. - Yeah, like I do so much work to try and wind down. Anything I'm buying on my night side table is titled, wind down, settle in, like take a breather. Even my candle names, I feel like are like, chill out for a minute. - I'm not then turning something on the TV, where like I feel like you will turn on a documentary about murder and that won't spike your cortisol, which is interesting because that's nonfiction. - Let's say I have a day where like, I'm just not feeling good about myself or whatever. I'm not feeling good. I turn on a documentary about a bunch of people who almost died on a cruise ship. - Yeah, oh, the one on Netflix. - I watched it. - I was afraid to watch it because I was like, what's the story here? Like, I get it. It's saying everyone almost died. It's crazy because they have so. Wait, did I just sound like Vanessa Hutchins? It's inevitable people are gonna die. - It's inevitable people are gonna die. - It's so upsetting because cruise ships are like, nothing ever happens on cruise ships. It's not the fucking Titanic, like. - Right, right, right. - And it's all these people with like, crazy footage of it. But of course, a fucking man. A fucking cocky-ass captain. The long story short, not to give it away, I mean, it's sank. But I'm not real. - Okay, that like 30 seconds sums up my, like you as a human. Like, you start a story and then like halfway through the sentence, you're like actually new sentence. New sentence. And then it's like. - You know the end of it. - You just give away the whole thing. You're like actually just, like do you want me to go back and give details because I just give you beginning middle end. - I highly recommend people watching. - Well, we don't know what it's about. You didn't explain it at all. - All these people went on this cruise is actually in Italy. - Don't go on a cruise. - But recently, like what year? - 2011, it's, let's just say cruise PR and masseter Botox PR are spiraling right now. - Yeah, I don't think cruise PR has been good. - It's really, it's not having a rough belt. - But this was a fancy one. Like it was like, everything was like marble and gold and it was a lot of these people like. - It's too heavy. - One couple got engaged. One couple was there with their one year old daughter. Like, it's all family celebrating things. That's why I hate sometimes vacations. - And did they die? - Not everyone. - Okay, well maybe we'll give it a gander. But it's also just shows that the captain, he tried to, he went off course 'cause he wanted to like go close to an island. And it's funny how documentaries like at first, you're really mad at him 'cause you're like, he basically didn't want to admit that he fucked up. And if he had just admitted it from the beginning, everyone would have time to get away. But he wouldn't say a band-in-ship. Which apparently, that's what you're supposed to say. A band-in-ship. Like you should have done it. - Does that mean everyone jumps off? - It means let's get off the ship. Like with the lifeboat and let's organize it. - Got it, got it, got it. It's like starting the process. - Yeah, instead of telling everyone it's fine, it's fine. And if you know about sinking ships, it starts slow and then it gets fast. - And with the wrong man, can also be true. - It's a life lesson to us all. So, and then this motherfucker, the captain, abandoned the ship before other people. Which apparently is like, you're not supposed to do. - I feel like they take an oath to not do that. - You're supposed to go down with the ship before the captain. And it's not like about being a pirate or something. So you're basically like, fuck this dude. But then you find out later that this company was trying to compete with all the bigger companies. And they basically were like, had to hire a lot of people. And we're training them a little bit too fast. To the point that the captain had actually submitted and been like, hey, I think we're hired. - Nobody knows what they're doing. - Yeah, like I don't think the people under me are like actually ready. And then when they found the black box or whatever that has the communications, yeah, the captain was like going about it the wrong way. But it's also 'cause he couldn't understand what happened 'cause he actually didn't really mess up. The person below him messed up. So he like couldn't be like, he's like, I'm not abandoning ship like what actually happened. But they were like, it's flooding. Like it's flooding, like you're fucked. And he did go off course. Like he was kind of being naughty, but he was like, I could, you know what these captains are? They're like, I could do my captain thing. (laughing) - I don't know if it's like captain specific, but like, yeah, like I know how like grown men are. Like yeah, I can do it. Like yeah, I can land the plane. - Exactly. - Okay, well, wait, you know, we didn't even touch on. That we can't eat any like vegetables or lettuce. - Which, not a problem for me. I'm not like, oh no, we can't have salads. Literally my friend was like, don't have a salad today. I'm like, gone to my head. I was never gonna have a salad today. - Okay, but now that people are saying you can, don't you like want one? - No. - See, like all I'm craving is a berry tart. - Oh, actually, I was with Grace earlier. She comes walking in. There was like snacks. And she's holding raspberries. Someone was like, Grace, don't do it. - Yeah. That's like so scary. Like literally, when we were on our way home, my dad was like, well, good thing like we have our own garden. Like we have lettuce. - Okay, humble brag, Gary. - And I was like, that just sounded so apocalyptic and scary. I was like, good thing you have your own garden. - Good thing we were two in a fish at home. - Do you want to know the number one thing I've been craving? I was craving that I like had to come home and I ordered bread to have peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I think I'm gonna go on a kick of it for the next week. - You could get it uncrustable. - And they're saying that the parasite, whatever, came from Taco Bell, which is so crazy because right when I got to Italy, I was like, ooh, I know the first fast food I'm getting when I get home and it's gonna be Taco Bell. - Hey, but do you think 'cause you got it already, you're like immune? - Well, I don't think I had that's what I had. - People are saying that's what you had. - So there's murmurs. There's murmurs? - I'm the only person in Italy though, no way. - I can't confirm her deny. - I'm not still having. - You were gonna say contaminated. - I'm not still having consistent diarrhea though anymore. I mean, I'm not not, but I'm not. - You know, we're not solid over here. - I'm definitely not solid. - No, I'm definitely not solid. - But I'm definitely not, I think I have a parasite vibes. - Wait, a girl made a TikTok and she was saying like, you know how when you go out and you lay out in the sun and then you feel like skinny for whatever reason or you feel like. - 'Cause you're dehydrated. - But she said the sun is so good for your gut and I believe it. - Well, in New York right now, it's really unhealthy, the weather, why are we certainly meteorologists? But there was a Canadian wildfire. And it's blowing in. It actually looks a lot better today. Okay, one thing I think you need to watch, but you, it will raise your cortisol. Have you seen Skywalker? Skywalkers? No. Skywalkers? This documentary is fucking insane. It's a documentary. It sounds like an action movie. It's actually a love story. Is it recent? Yes. Very recent. Actually, okay. Where do I even begin? I'm so excited. Okay. So this girl was raised in Russia and her parents were like circus aerial acrobat people. I'm in. Yeah. And they're like madly in love and they're really fucking talented. The dad cheats and the mom gets into a dark depression. And the daughter is like, I will never depend on a man ever seeing what he did to my mother. Yeah. She's focused and she's like, I want to do something with my life. And she has the genetics of these like acrobat people. So she's freaky talented as like a gymnast. I love carnival people. Absolute weirdos. I love it. Yep. They just live off the grid and do flips and shit. Yeah. And this thing starts happening in Russia called roof topping. And of course, it's all the boys. That sounds nice. You go, is this tanning involved? Yeah. It sounds like a hobby that like I could get into. I'm like, what's the UV? I've definitely rooftoped before so as a verb for sure. All these boys who don't want to go to therapy are going around basically in Moscow or whatever, going to the top of rooftops and they like and they like take photos for the social media. And it's like, you have to kind of break into a lot of these places. Like, you can't just go on people's rooftops. Like part of it is like, you have to be like a spy kind of and you're not vandalizing anything. You're just getting to the rooftop. You're just trespassing. Exactly. Okay. So it becomes this thing and she's like, I don't care that I'm a girl, I want a rooftop. And she starts posting these like really creative cool rooftops because she can do like cool poses. She's also like gorgeous. So she starts going viral, but then there's this other boy who's like doing the splits on rooftops. Yes. Like behind her neck and like, she's wearing like a ballerina outfit. It's like iconic. This is all happening in Russia. Yeah. And then there's this other guy who's like the shit, like the head rooftop her and she's like inspired by him and he definitely notices her. Like, he notices she's doing cool stuff. How old are they? They're like early 20s. Okay. And they're both hot. And which is why you might like it. So then he messages her out of nowhere and he's like, do you want to do this deal with me? This brand deal. Because there's roof top thing brand deal. A modern. A modern love story. The most modern love story goes use code Russia 22 rooftop 20, 20 percent off, Neutrogena. Actually, I remember what my third thing was when I get back from a trip. I'm so dry. And in the shower, my Neutrogena oil. Thank you for riding me. What kind of oil? Any one of them. Neutrogena rain bath body wash is like my top. Amazing. And they're oil. I usually only use it in the winter, but I do use it when I get back. Do you never feel like too slippery? No, because you like rinse it a lot when you are in there. So anyway, he messages her and she's like, I'm kind of worried. I kind of want to go all the way to China with this random guy, but like I need money. And why do they have to go to China to do the brand deal? They get a lot of attention when they do certain buildings, certain, and they're, it's like a really big building in China. And they're like, go to the top and like hold our product or whatever. Are the skyscraper people from New York roof choppers? They are the Empire State couple, and you don't find it out to later. And then it made me think they did that whole thing to promote their documentary. And then I was like, wait, Netflix in on it, but they got fully arrested. Like, I think Netflix was probably like, maybe don't do this promo, do, do this today show, maybe. And my PR team's not working hard enough because this is the most genius marketing. Who cares? They got arrested. What's it? She didn't have her phone for a couple days. Must have been fucking nice. Okay. So they go to China, and they're videotaping it, and you see them like, like meeting each other, and they're like kind of cute and like flirting, and then it shows them like going to, she's like learning from him, and he's learning from her, and they have to trust each other. But when I tell you, like, I once, I'm like scared of heights in a normal person way. Yeah. Like, I'm not like, but yeah, I'm fucking scared of heights. Like I'm not doing like one, I'm never jumping out of a plane. Are you doing a hot air balloon? Not necessary. I don't want to be in a Netflix documentary. No. Me neither. Wanting to help you, like, will this get me into a weird Netflix documentary one day that will entertain someone over my death? No. So they start doing skyscrapers, which means like you get to the top, and then it has this like, I forgot what it's called, but it's like the penis at the top. You climb up that thing and get to the top. And they start falling in love with each other. And they're like madly in love, and they start posting together. And they both are getting even bigger and blowing up. And long story short, they have like, they climb like the highest building in like Malaysia or something. Okay. And it's a scariest experience. They get to the top and he holds her like a, like some, when I, but I kept telling myself they don't die, you know, they're on the embarrassing building. They don't die. But the fact that these, but also all their friends are dead. What's the long? I was just going to say, let's film our friends are dead. She's like, we lost Jeff, because they're falling. Yeah. She literally was like, all the people I came up with. It's like comedy. I'm like, all the people I used to do comedy with gone. I don't get it because like when you said rooftop, I genuinely was thinking like apartment building. Yeah. Yeah. Like the fourth floor of a town home. So they're like scaling them free. Like, I don't get it. Honestly, they can go in through elevator. They go in. There's all these ways they go in. They always say also that going in is harder, but leaving is really easy. No one questions you when you're leaving. They do apartment complex. They do all kinds of things, but they get so high and they're filming themselves too. So they're also like a full production team. Like they have a drone in the documentary are they showing the people that have passed away, that are their friends, are they like giving a little story on them? No. They're just like Jeff's gone. She's like a nun up, Jeff. There he goes. No, it's not funny, but also like they people knew what they were getting into because what makes them go viral the more dangerous it is. So like they try to go more dangerous. I am so proud of people that carve their own niche. Maybe unique. Do what you want to do. It wouldn't even come into my brain to like, okay, I lose my job. How am I making money? I'll scale a building. I do. It's like maybe I'll like get a dust job, scale a building. Well, they keep having to like do better each time, like beat their last climb. Then the girl like at one point like she breaks her hand and she's like, I can still do it. I'm like, what? No. They're with the ganglion. Where are they getting married is the question. Oh, it's going to be every skyscraper is like, can you just look out for these two because they're wedding dates approaching? They're like, they're getting married on the moon. Oh my God. So anyway, that was, I actually didn't want to watch it and then I started watching it and I was really into it. What's that on? Netflix. I'm very into people who are able to like have a hobby to like, yeah, forget about everything I was going on in the world like that's all they care about is climbing. Well, I do, I am being serious. Like, I do envy people that like have a hobby and then they're like, how am I making money from this? I think that that is such a special set of skills to be like, I can. Well, that's us with yapping figure out how to make this my life. Yeah. So that whenever I hear stories like that, I'm like, what was your hobby? Yeah. I'm like, this is my public forum. My therapist did tell me I need to get hobbies that aren't monetized and that I don't show anyone, which is totally valid, but I've not started any because I'm like, what's the point of this? Speaking of hobbies, I get my book for Italy that I'm like reading. When I get it in the mail, I realize that it's like 430 pages and I'm like, okay, the girls didn't warn me that I honestly was a perfect book for my ganglion. But I didn't have to use that. So I bring the book on vacation. I also brought strangers because my mom wanted to read it and I had like 50 pages left and Kim takes strangers. She reads it on the plane right there. She reads it for like the first maybe two days of vacation. She hands it back. She's like, I finished this. Why? And I was like, okay, like I'll finish the rest of it. Parents? Read so fucking fast. Wait, was she pissed off after? No, she wasn't pissed off. She was more like, it was it it was a quick read. It was easy. It's very depressing. They're very sad. That was her take. She was like looking at Gary weird. - No, 'cause my dad doesn't have an email. (laughing) - No, if my dad was up and leaving, Kim would have known six months ago. (laughing) - Kim was like, I would never be left in the dark with this, but um. - If anything, Kim, Kim would be the one to judge. She's the only one that knows how to get out of town. (laughing) So, she reads that, then she, I'm like, well, I have another book that I brought, and she's like, okay, hand it over. She reads a 430 page book in like five, like, at her leisure, and like, literally, we're getting on the plane to go home, and she's like, I finished that book last night, and I was like, I didn't even start it. Like, I literally was on page like 13, and I was like, she would go on the pool, and then like, I never picked it up. But you're like, I got the gist. I got the gist. That's what I did with Harry Potter. I was like, I read the first five pages, and I was like, got it. - And then I realized I am still in sixth grade, like, having to do a book report. I'm like, okay, well, like, just tell me what it's about. - Paige, does red weathering heights in two days? I'm like, understood it. - No, I just feel like we're losing the art of reading. - And you're like, and I'm like the reason. - I'm like, there's no way I would be able to do that. And then I felt like so stupid that I wouldn't have been able to do that. - But you can put together a photo dump on Instagram, like, nobody's business. - Well, I'm trying not to put pressure on myself, but like, I started reading in January, so like, not putting pressure on myself, I just want to see how many books I can read. - Why don't we start with picture books? Start small, what, do not-- - No, I'm gonna do so far. I've read two books, and I want to finish another two by the end of the summer. - Wait, I love that for you. - I just ordered yes to a year, too. I'm also just like obsessed with ordering books, and then-- - Wait, no, I order every book. I own every book that's ever been written. It's so cute. - There's something so fun about it. - It was read yesterday, just 'cause I told 'em, it was like popular, and he was like-- - Wait, was it good? 'Cause I just got it-- - He liked it, he liked it, he had notes, my mom read it. 'Cause my thing is, if everyone's reading it around me, I'm like, I kind of, through osmosis. - When I was sick, there was a moment where I was like, Mom, what if you just like read the book to me? (laughing) She was like, well, I'm in the middle of it. Like, you want me to start from the beginning? I'm like, I'll forget-- - You want me to remind me of when you're young, and you have to write an essay, and you're like, Mom, could you just give me the first sentence? - That actually was a huge part of my childhood. My mom was always reading to me. - Could you give me the third sentence? - Yeah. - Oh, well, my mom was a military officer, and would make my brother and I read, there was a competition of how many books you could read over the summer. We would read an insane amount of books. I think I was gone too hard, this is me. I was too doing too much. - See, God puts you in the right family because I would have, oh my God. - I was doing tennis practice. I was reading as many books as I can. There was like a library thing where you had your name, and you had to like put all the book, like everyone could shame you if you didn't get enough books. - Yeah, that's so you. - But my mom was a teacher, so that was like her whole thing. It wasn't her fault. - No, and you're better for it. - I also, I want to let people know, do you know we are on this season of Project Runway? - Oh yeah, we haven't even talked about it. - Well, my Nana. - August 16th. - But they already, okay, my Nana was like, I'm watching Project Runway and I love Project Runway, so I watched the first episode too, and I go, oh, did you see me in page? She was like, what? I'm like, Nana, we're in the first episode. Like the first minute, they flash us. - Oh, so my Nana was like, I didn't see it. I play it for, oh my God, that's my granddaughter. I'm like, yeah, Nana, you missed it. - But our episode's not out yet. - No, but they flash us in the beginning as like one of the guest people that come through. - That was a fun shoot. - I had so many of them. I also wore a hilariously crazy outfit. - I had a, that was like a fun like random little hosting thing that like truly has such a fan of the show. I just wanted to be like in the workroom to see what it felt like. - It was crazy. - I was like nervous. - Yes. - I was so, not nervous to like do it 'cause it was a fun thing to do with you. Nervous that like what the contestants were gonna say to, like I didn't want to mess them up. - No, 100%, there was too much pressure, but there's like also a gift going around of me and you now from the show that's like really cute. It's like us like walking in in our outfits. - I love cute outfit, it was a fire. - Oh, cute doll. - So yeah, everyone watch Project Runway and Hulu. This season I feel like really good. Like it's, they have Tyra Banks and La Roche as judges. - Did you see Eva went on, I want to say was "Watch What Happens Live" and they were asking her about Tyra Banks and the Netflix documentary and she said, they never called me to even do it because they knew, they knew my answers would contradict the entire documentary. And I thought, T. - Biasis be happening. - Yeah. - Anywho. - Anywho. - Okay, I'm having a full factory set reset this weekend if you need me. - Okay, so you're busy. - Yeah, I'm busy, I'm unpacking, I'm doing laundry, I bought a new LED mask, so I'm trying that out and it has an attachment for your neck. - Oh wow, you're leveling up. - I'm deep in it and I heard it's gonna rain this weekend which is perfect for your lockdown. - I'm locked in. - Thank you guys so much for giggling with us this week. We love you so much. Talk to you later, bye. (upbeat music)

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The speaker reflects on a transformative vacation in Italy that included intense personal growth, physical discomfort (like IBS and E. coli), and unexpected emotional reactions, including a viral rumor about her engagement.
  2. A false rumor spreads online suggesting she got engaged, fueled by misinterpretations of her smiling and social media posts, which triggers a wave of online scrutiny and humor from the community.
  3. The speaker shares key life adjustments she made upon returning home, including a full "factory reset" of self-care routines: nail and toe treatments, massages, laser therapy, and skincare, especially to combat post-flight breakouts.
  4. She discovers the benefits of a handheld fan and a pre-flight chloroceptive spray to manage skin issues and reduce inflammation during long flights.
  5. The speaker discusses her personal struggle with masseter muscle pain, leading her to try acupuncture, which she finds both intimidating and effective, despite initial communication failures with a service provider.
  6. A humorous anecdote about a near-accident while on a floating platform in the ocean leads her to believe the experience helped relieve tension and possibly her ganglion cysts.
  7. She highlights her mother’s vibrant, high-energy lifestyle and health practices, including gargling sea salt water, which she now recommends as a simple, effective post-trip wellness ritual.
  8. The conversation ends with a celebration of wellness, hobbies, and media consumption—highlighting a love for niche shows like *The Serpent Queen* and *Widow’s Bay*, and a return to grounded, self-care routines after travel and online drama.

Summary:

The speaker recounts a transformative vacation in Italy marked by physical discomfort, emotional highs, and an unexpected online rumor that she got engaged—fueling both humor and anxiety. She shares how the experience led to a deeper focus on self-care upon returning home, including full body treatments like nail care, massages, and skincare to manage travel-related issues. A key moment involves her trying acupuncture for chronic masseter pain, despite early communication mishaps with a provider, which she finds both intimidating and beneficial.

She also reflects on a near-fall on a floating ocean platform that coincided with a sense of relief, possibly aiding her physical recovery. The conversation includes a lighthearted critique of online rumors, the power of community gossip, and her mother’s vibrant, health-conscious lifestyle. She recommends simple, accessible habits like sea salt gargling and pre-flight skincare to support wellness.

The narrative ends with an appreciation for niche shows, personal growth, and the importance of hobbies and self-care in maintaining mental and physical balance, emphasizing that real healing often comes from small, consistent actions rather than grand events.

FAQs

The speaker found a shark handheld fan and a Medicube skincare product particularly useful. The fan lasted three years and saved them in multiple situations, while the skincare product helped prevent breakouts after long flights.

No, the speaker did not get engaged. The rumor was that they did, but it was actually their brother who got engaged. The speaker joked about being mistaken for someone who got engaged due to their smiling and social media posts.

The speaker began their return day with a full factory reset, getting their nails, toes, and a massage done, and also tried a red light therapy session to ease tension from travel and tanning.

The speaker booked an acupuncture appointment to manage masseter muscle pain and TMJ issues, though they were initially embarrassed and frustrated by the confusion during the call, including name and insurance issues.

The speaker learned that the combination of travel, exposure to new environments, and social media rumors can significantly impact mental health, and that returning home to familiar routines is essential for emotional balance.

Yes, the speaker experienced severe diarrhea and E. coli issues, which they referred to as 'IBS Simpsons,' and noted that the symptoms lasted from day seven to day 18.

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