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Jun 28Liked by Dennard Dayle

Looking forward to the verbal selfie, Mr. 1K! Congrats!

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It’s always been talking to myself, time to make it official.

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Jun 28Liked by Dennard Dayle

1K 💥🥂 💜.

"For the moment, there’s even a little tension opening a Word doc." - I feel this.

Is mine "a podcast"? or "two"? Either way, looking forward to it.

Aaaaand ... I'm glad I wasn't the only one who voted for feet.

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The people are excited! I’ve even written a cheat sheet of words not to say in the light of day. Should be an awesome episode.

I always thought modeling looked awesome, I won’t quibble over the genre. Hopefully toe dysmorphia isn’t too crazy.

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I'll bring my taboo buzzer!

But truthfully, I swear like a sailor during most times of the day, so don't censor yourself on my account. I can also edit you into saying pretty much anything "in post," but fortunately, my conscience is Godzilla-sized, so I'd only ever use that power for good. 😇

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Congrats on this milestone! Very well deserved!

As for the writing slow down, this brings you down to mere mortal status, right? Kidding. This too shall pass. You got this. If you want my advice, tell the cranky muse to get lost by skipping pages one day and doing something fun. The next day the muse will be glad to have you back.

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Thank you! And I think a break in the pattern in the right prescription. Jack's been a dull boy for a minute now.

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Congrats on the milestone! So much to latch onto in this post -- great stuff.

1. I had a spell earlier this year where the words flowed like molasses. Around the same time I went cold turkey on the news and my output soared. Could be a coincidence, but maybe worth an experiment. Would put some pressure on the News Reel, of course...

2. I dig those classic ads. Simpler times. Maybe I've reached the age where I'm about to take my hard-right turn. One of the best ad campaigns I've ever seen was for the WNBA some time in the noughties. It was a video ad, maybe produced by ESPN, showing the women draining threes with an old timey song ("Easy Street?") as the only audio. I think it could qualify for the B+ sanity mark.

3. You should celebrate your milestone by sleeping more than six hours in a row. Crazy talk, I know.

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Don't forget the cash-out diagrams we've sketched out if you take that hard right turn. There's no reason to go nuts for free.

I feel you on controlling the media intake. I could probably, if I squint real hard, predict a few months of headlines with reasonable accuracy anyway.

I think there's some kind of dragon hiding in the seventh hour. I fear its prowess.

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Congrats on the 1k! I have almost 50 (not k). My output has been down, though. I blame adult responsibility (kid is on summer vacation). It's hard to get in the spicy mindset when a little gremlin keeps coming in every few minutes to climb on my chair and demand I drop everything to transcribe his half-remembered YouTube episode as a "story."

I sometimes imagine I'm playing a simulation game when I have to do chores like dishes or cleaning. Then again, maybe that's just what they call "disassociation."

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