Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I know there are some people out there that are not ecstatic about it, and I don t know who it is, but it s not the elephant in the room. I m talking about Native Americans.
00:01:28.660So, and I know that everything that happened with those, with the beautiful indigenous, indigenous, indigenous people, the original people of this land.
00:01:45.460And I know that, you know, that the things that happened to them were not fair.
00:04:10.720I don't care if somebody, I don't care if it's some bitch.
00:04:13.980And, uh, she just has a, like, she has a, you know, even if she just has a spoon and she puts a little, just like some trap house cook.
00:04:25.560She just has a spoon with a little bit of bread in it, puts a little butter on it, a little garlic, and then just cooks it with a lighter under the spoon like that.
00:04:34.980I don't care if she, you know, and then she puts that shit in a crack pipe and we smoke it, dude.
00:04:41.240All I'm saying is, bro, garlic bread is so good.
00:06:27.060Um, and I think it's times like this, I'm realizing you kind of have to just lock back into like things are most important, you know?
00:06:36.520Cause if you get caught up in a lot of the info, it's gets, it's kind of, you know, you're sitting there at Thanksgiving and you're staring across the table at somebody.
00:06:47.920And they're just like, do you want the baked beans?
00:06:50.220And you're like, I think I know who killed Charlie Kirk.
00:07:25.420And so, you know, as we go, it is this wild time where we're kind of going through this.
00:07:29.740It feels like this awakening where, you know, I mentioned it on Joe Rogan show where it was like, you know, the video game.
00:07:37.480And like, there's the, there, you know, there's like, uh, Mario or, um, link or, um, and suddenly like you're, you're playing with the character, you're controlling them.
00:07:49.400But suddenly the character just comes over to the front of the screen and just looks right at you.
00:08:02.980And that's when the controllers are like, oh shit.
00:08:08.360So that's just, I feel like we're just in an interesting space there.
00:08:11.700And I think instead of like, I think there can be fear about it, but there also can be excitement about it.
00:08:16.700But no matter which, which, like, which cup you're putting your straw in at the moment, fear, excitement, I do believe that, uh, there is the fact that around the holidays or around any time that, that the one thing you have to lock into even more is, um, things that are real, things that are tangible in your world, your family, your, your friends, familiarity.
00:08:50.640We have some great calls that came in from people.
00:08:52.680Um, I wrote me a little list here, uh, of things that I enjoy about life, some little things that I enjoy.
00:09:02.920And if you want to call in, we'll, we'll, we'll, uh, we'll put some of these up next year, just, and they can just be brief things and you can even text them as well.
00:09:13.220Um, uh, you can go to the website, theovan.com and there's a ways on there where you can contact the podcast, but some things that I like about life, small things, accidentally touching someone's leg that you don't know very well.
00:09:31.580It's all, you know, it's kind of weird how it has, you know, you might be sitting somewhere at a movie theater, you drop something, you drop, um, a lip balm or you drop a, um, you know, a couple of grams or whatever, whatever.
00:09:45.400I don't know how you, you know, I don't know.
00:09:47.360I don't, but when I don't know what you do, but whatever you drop some, uh, um, you know, a couple of funions or whatever.
00:09:55.300And you're like, Oh, I'm getting those bitches, but it's dark in the theater.
00:09:58.620So you reach down there to get them and bam, you touch somebody's leg.
00:10:39.780So I'm not going to be friends with this guy too long, but, um, but he'd be like, Oh, don't you want to pet my, don't you want to pet aunt Cheryl?
00:10:47.300And, uh, and at first I was like, no, I do not want, I do not want to, but he's like, he kept kind of give me the, like, he kept like giving me like the, um,
00:10:58.620I guess the warm shoulder, he kept like wanting me to do it.
00:11:03.040You know, if like, I guess that's called warm shouldering.
00:11:12.660Intentionally cold or unsympathetic treatment.
00:11:14.980So, yeah, this is, this guy was giving me more like the, he's kind of warm shouldering me and be like, Oh, don't, you know, don't you want to pet aunt Cheryl?
00:11:22.140And, uh, and I didn't want to pet, I didn't want to pet aunt Cheryl.
00:11:27.320And then finally I was like, all right, I'll pet aunt Cheryl.
00:51:51.900I don't kind of believe in some of that, that wizardry, you know, that, you know, I don't believe in some of the trickery and wizardry of, uh, of the darker realms.
00:52:02.280Um, but you guys are having twins and you guys are going to be owner, owner operators of twins.
00:52:09.780And so I support that, you know, I support you.
00:52:15.320Um, and I want your children to be happy, of course, you know, um, you know, but I've, yeah, I've seen a lot of stuff happening there that can get out there that can get pretty wild.
00:52:25.640Where twins will keep secrets, um, there was that twin, they've had that twin baby, there's a video of it that can whistle.
00:52:34.720You know, bitch is four months old, bitch is whistling, dogs are showing up outside.
00:52:39.140So that seems extracurricular spiritually to me, but, um, but I think one thing is, man, you just got to just be there and love them.
00:54:25.560And I'm not trying to, you know, maybe I, yeah, I shouldn't be comparing owning corn operated car washes to an amount of children you can have.
00:54:32.540But, you know, some people do that shit, man.
00:54:37.120You know, um, I mean, yeah, I, I mean, I had a neighbor like that.
00:54:40.900She'd compare things that shouldn't even be, you know, it'd be like, um, I'd say, you know, there's been a lot of fentanyl overdoses and just heartbreaking for Americans.
00:54:51.120And she just always, but what, you know, well, we, you know, we, we got very sick from the, uh, that new Chinese food place.
00:56:00.280And so I'll like, look at other people's plans and see, you know, well, maybe I'll just try and, uh, do that, do what's worked for somebody else type of thing.
00:56:12.260And there's nothing wrong with that, but, uh, yeah, I like it better when I feel grounded and I'm more locked in on my own plan.
00:56:20.620Um, and so I think that's something I hope over this holiday season to just connect with God more and get a stronger sense of myself and my own plan.
00:56:29.600Um, but yeah, I'm just thankful, uh, that we can be alive to think about these things and hear about them together.
00:56:37.760Um, and to watch some guy bravely bring twins into the world, dark arts brother.
00:57:04.260Um, I've heard you say before that, um, you are trying to meet God halfway.
00:57:11.140Um, and you know, in my life lately, I've been struggling with some stuff and I'm, I'm seeing God or, or at least like the universe or some sort of higher power, um, working to help me kind of mysterious ways.
00:57:25.080Um, but anyway, so my question for you is, well, I guess I want to learn how to meet that higher power halfway.
00:57:34.260So what does that look like to you when, um, when you say that you're trying to meet God halfway?
00:57:44.280Oh, thank you so much for the call there.
00:57:46.740Um, yeah, I guess when I, what I mean about that is like, um, yeah, it's just, it's a relationship, you know?
00:57:55.620So if I have, uh, if I'm, you know, in prayer, in consultation with a higher power, right?
00:58:07.180It can be God, it can be the universe.
00:58:08.680It can be what you need for you, right?
00:58:12.020Um, if I'm praying regularly, if I'm thinking about others regularly, if I'm checking in on people to see how they're doing, if I'm getting outside of myself, um, those are things I feel like God wants me to do.
00:58:28.080You know, and if I do those things, it keeps my relationship with my higher power, with the universe, with God, however you choose to describe it.
00:58:37.540Um, you know, it's a comfortable, it's not a far walk.
00:58:42.220You know, if I've, if I've, if I've talked to God in prayer and, uh, thought or in consultation in the past day or two or today, a couple of times, then, then if I need some help and say, God, I don't know what to do right now.
00:59:08.620Then that, the relationship's already warm because I've been, uh, praying and, and, and, um, kind of talking with God through prayers and just through moments of silence and peace, meditation, those sorts of things.
00:59:22.700So if I have that going and if the relationship's already warm, then if I need God for something immediately, or I need to, I need some influence from the universe, I need some help.
00:59:29.980I need some guidance, some suggestion.
01:00:08.280I was just calling to tell you how much I've appreciated all of your podcasts.
01:00:13.560I've been to two of your comedy shows and I just am happy to hear that you're getting a break for yourself and that you're done touring.
01:00:21.720Because you really give so much of yourself to us and I'm so grateful for that.
01:00:27.500But I hope you're taking time to practice healthcare because you've been through a lot just from hearing about your stories and hearing even the truths of your comedy show.
01:00:38.140So I just hope that you're getting some time to just really reflect and appreciate your own work and how much you've made a difference in all of our lives.
01:00:46.900I listened to you in my first half marathon.
01:00:48.940I listened to you throughout college, listened to you in med school now, and I just wanted to call and just give you my appreciation because you really made a difference in my life and you've made me see things so much differently.
01:02:07.440Um, but some of that, uh, has like, some of that has been finishing ups, uh, has been finishing up stuff that I needed to get done.
01:02:17.440Like, um, finishing up movie at this, a little movie edit thing that we made.
01:02:21.560Um, you know, just different responsibilities, different little things that we're trying to do.
01:02:27.160The thing with Mike Rowe for, um, buying products from other Americans, that sort of thing, making sure we got that done.
01:02:33.540Uh, and it's weird because the part of you that's creative doesn't really stop.
01:02:37.820It's like, it still wants to do stuff, but like your body and your brain are just like, hey man, let's get a little bit of organization here.
01:02:44.980So, um, yeah, I'm, I'm certainly more focused on it and, uh, I'm grateful that I have the means to be able to take some time off.
01:02:59.060I also feel like we're in a spot where, you know, you know, you want to have a voice, you know, it feels like right now it's like, you know, uh, I feel like it's more important than ever to try to try and have a voice and to be brave.
01:03:18.460And, um, sometimes I feel like I'm letting, I'm faltering in some of that space.
01:03:23.940Um, and like, is it my responsibility, you know, to try and talk about things or speak up about things?
01:03:30.920And, uh, and then is it, is it just my ego that's saying that, um, you know, or like in the timeline of existence, like, yeah, what am I supposed to be doing now?
01:03:42.520What am I, you know, what means something?
01:03:46.180Um, yeah, now that I can feed myself, you know, uh, for the rest of my life probably to be, you know, what mean, what means something?
01:06:46.000Well, we love you, man, and thank you so much for being on this journey with us over the years.
01:06:49.340I can't believe that I knew you when you had, I mean, you were, I remember when you didn't even have any fucking hair on your neck, I think.
01:07:00.860Just a little bag of just yum-yum soup, just full of that energy.
01:07:08.180When you look back and now, a few years back, and realize you had never ejaculated, do you feel like now that you've been doing it well since then?
01:07:32.520Yeah, thank you to everybody that supported the auction.
01:07:35.600Thank you to you guys just for letting me be a part of your lives, and for me, and for you being a part of mine.
01:07:46.000And thanks for just bearing with me as we've tried to navigate what's most important.
01:07:53.900Things have changed so much over the years, and things in my life have kind of changed.
01:07:57.260And so it's been, you know, I didn't ever know what it would be like to have a podcast and to do it and to navigate it and stuff.
01:08:12.800So it's, you know, it's, it's been interesting.
01:08:15.960And then at the same time, you realize your own shortcomings as a business developer and all that kind of just like, you know, there's so many things where, like, I've learned on the fly kind of as I've gone along.
01:08:31.640You know, um, and you guys have had a lot of grace with me in just letting me do that.