Hello everybody, welcome to another Friday Chitchat.
Hi there. I've been holding onto something for a little while, not that long, but as my BFF, it has been really hard for me not to tell you this, Angela.
What? I wrote it down because I want to get it right.
Sam, Cassie, Angela.
Go on. Yes. Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.
Have you been watching The Mandalorian?
Is this Andor? No, no. You're not talking about baby Yoda?
Oh my gosh, I am so sad right now.
Sorry, can I have it one more time in the same delivery?
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.
Paddington. No, no, no. It's, um...
Paddington 2? It's a movie.
It's a... it's about friendship and a quest. It's...
and adventure... Did you watch The Hobbit?
It's Lord of the Rings.
It's Lord of the Rings.
Yes. And he's talking about hobbit.
Yes yes because Frodo has to throw the ring yeah into the fire you watched it I watched it oh my god that's amazing wait when did you watch it how what did you think I love it I love it and Lady as this movie is unfolding I know I said I watched the first seven minutes and the first seven minutes is like being in a classroom and it pushed all my but Sam told me that it was like the edge and Sam told me that it was about best friendship.
And yes, it is. It really, really is.
And so I stuck with it and I watched it and I loved it so much. I could cry right now.
This is incredible.
And lady, I see why you love this movie, okay.
I made notes. First of all, elaborate birthday party.
The biggest birthday party in the Shire.
The fireworks lady.
Do they know how to throw a birthday or what?
The big dragon fireworks that goes on.
Yes. Wax seal on an envelope.
I know. I know. There's a wax seal.
Also, the hobbits on their journey, they eat giant hunks of cheese.
Yes. Just handfuls of cheese.
They bite right into it.
They have second breakfast. Second breakfast. Yes.
And there are so many Matrix and Game of Thrones crossovers in this movie.
It's like there's one casting office for all these people.
It's the mother of casting.
I loved it. That's my Cher.
Who's your favorite character?
Oh, uh, maybe Sam. Oh yeah.
He's the truest friend.
The true, when he jumps in the water, when Frodo's trying to row away.
I know. Is that the movie where he gives Mr. Frodo the speech or he's like, If you're not strong, I'll carry you.
Oh, and he's crying?
I think so. Is it maybe, I'm on Two Towers now everybody.
I couldn't stop. I am obsessed.
Okay, so do you agree the orcs are scary?
Lady, not only are they scary?
Yeah, they're big. They're terrifying.
It's very, this movie is very gruesome in a way I wasn't expecting.
But like, here is the thing.
This movie is basically like a quest, survivalist zombie film set in a fancy world.
That's it! Like it's, it is like all the things that I love - It's got some terminator too that's being chased by this thing that can't be stopped.
Yes. You know, I mean, yeah.
The only thing is like, I have to remember all the names of things.
But there are a lot of names and terminology...
That'll become easier over time.
It's already become easier.
They're very good at repeating it.
How, I'm sorry. Can I say?
How old are you? 51.
Today's the day. 51.
Welcome. This is the year.
Welcome to the Shire, Jenna.
Ah, welcome to the gathering!
I'm so excited. So...
To the brotherhood of the ring.
I can't believe you're here, Jenna.
I really can't. Also, you guys know that when Jack, our son, watched these movies, he took it on himself and he was a young kid to learn Elvish.
And he also asked for his birthday for a Legolas wig.
And we had a little cubby by the front door where we would keep, like, volleyball and and flip -flops, and there was a wig tucked in there that would be spilling out right as you walked through the front door.
You keep your your umbrellas, your bow and arrows, you keep it by the door.
And a wig, yes, and I would come home many days from work and he'd be in the front yard with his Suction Cup bow and arrow and his Legolas wig.
I mean, just what a delightful ragtag group of fellas.
I know. On a quest. On a quest. My friend, for his birthday, We got a my cameo from Sean Astin who plays Sam.
Yeah, and it was the most feel good cameo Like it inspired all of us not just our friend, but he was like you have friends in the world that believe in you Happy birthday That's so great Elijah, what did a video for Jack I was working in Vancouver and he was on a show there and we were staying in the same sort of like furnished apartment And we would all go out together and hang out.
We went to a bar called, like, The Crow and watched Game of Thrones together.
Uh huh, and he did a video for Jack wishing him happy birthday.
When I met both of them dressed as Big Titty Gandalf at LA Comic Con four years ago, I came around the corner.
It was their first time seeing me, and Elijah Wood looked at me and he went, sure.
Sean essence stopped me and he goes explain.
And I gave it like 30 seconds.
I was like, oh, that's a meme, and he goes, great, and then it was fine in his brain.
I remember those pictures of you, Sam.
Yep. Well, that was my Friday chit -chat share, guys.
I've been waiting to talk about it.
You guys know in New Zealand, they have recreated The Shire, and you can go.
You know, you can walk.
Into the house. You can walk the path that they walked.
It's like over 1 ,000 miles or whatever.
You can hike the Lord of The Rings path along where they filled it.
But through snowy mountains?
No, not through the snowy mountains or not through the dragons or anything like that.
Okay, safety first. Yeah, exactly.
Yeah, but that'd be pretty cool.
And I feel like I would fit right in, in the shire.
You would? I wouldn't have to duck going through the door.
I don't think I would.
I'll do it with you.
I'll go to walk through the shire with you.
Can we please do an office ladies trip to New Zealand.
Oh my God. To walk through the shire?
Yes. Yes. If we had a picture of the four of us, maybe with big walking sticks, standing in the shire.
Sam in his costume of course.
Oh yeah. That's right.
You might have to cover the titties up Sam.
Yeah, I think so. Because they are fully out.
Alright. Does anybody else have a share?
Nothing that can compete with that.
I can't compete with that.
I just, well, okay.
I have this observation about Josh.
Okay, go. What is it?
So, you know, he hadn't had a new car in a very long time.
We had the minivan with the kids for a long time.
It's the people mover, you know, great car.
He finally got a new car.
He got a Kia. He loves it so much. And he washes it by himself in the driveway.
And he just washed it.
And then I guess all the trees and all the things along the driveway are now blooming.
And every day, his car is covered in these little yellow pollen things.
Yeah, yeah, it's that time of year for sure.
And so, do you know what he did?
What? He went and he bought a floofy thing on a stick.
What are those? Oh, like a duster.
But like special for a car.
Like a giant one? Like a giant one.
Okay. And I took a picture of him, he doesn't know I took it out the front window.
Yes. Every day, you guys, he's going out there and he's floofing his car, I don't know what it's called, probably doesn't sound good.
But every day he's gotta go like - You know what, good for him.
He knows what he likes.
Does he want to just get a car cover?
Does he want to cover the car?
I think he likes the floofing.
I mean the car cover seems therapeutic.
It's therapeutic, let the man floof.
I guess so, I guess I'm gonna let him floof.
I mean he seems a bit obsessive about it.
Well he's not like out there under like the full moon doing it, right?
No he's just doing it several times a day and I'm like it's gonna get stuff on it, babe.
I know it's a new car I know it's your new shiny thing.
We don't have a garage, you know, so we park outside, which is very common in L .A.
Not a lot of garages in L .A., but the way our house was built, I should say, was built in 1936.
And the way they did, the garage was sort of in the back detached.
And in the driveway is so narrow because this house was built so long ago that you actually can't fit a modern size car.
I don't know what they fit down this driveway.
Like basically, an oversized lawnmower is what fits down it.
So anyway, I was wondering, I was going to put it to the group.
And Josh listens the podcast so he's gonna be like, what the heck, you sharing about my car?
Well, I'm gonna say, I love it.
I think, especially in today's age, where I think sometimes, as consumers, we can just be, I don't know, very, what do you call it?
Just kind of like throw away culture.
I love when someone takes care of something and care with something.
It reminds me of my dad.
My dad would do that.
This is a very, yeah, it reminds me - I would say just keep an eye on it, put a flag on it.
When it gets to ten times a day, that's too many.
Okay. I'll like start a count.
Yeah, exactly. Angela, can you do an experiment for us?
Yeah. One day can you go out and flip the car and see how he reacts?
Like oh, yes - Just take over?
Yeah, interrupt his rhythm.
Like maybe I'm curious how he'll react.
Maybe he'll love it.
Okay, I will. That's a good question.
He did just buy a very special little, like it's like a trash bag in a holder that attaches to the back of the seat and he's really adamant if you have like a granola bar wrapper or anything it's got to go in that little caddy attached to the back of the seat.
You guys he's loving this car.
Well you know what because he's ready to have an adult car again.
Yes. He's ready to have a car that is like clean and doesn't have all the like little kid crumple in it.
and every time you get in it and turn it on and turn it off, the dashboard lights up and it goes bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, like it does, and he's like so tickled by it.
Anyway, you guys, that's my Friday chitchat.
My husband is real happy with his new car.
I have a second Friday chit chat, which is that I've been fostering some kittens through Kitten Rescue, and I need them to be adopted.
Four, you have four kittens?
Four kittens. So we have four kittens, an adult cat, and a dog.
And so we have six animals.
There's only four people in the house.
It's getting crazy.
And speaking of like zombies, these kittens, it's a little bit like living in a zombie movie where like they'll be sleeping.
But then if you come upstairs and you like creak the floor, all their little heads pop up.
And then they all slowly start walking towards you.
But then they also are both four separate things and also one organism.
So it's like they can do things, they can cover such a wide area with their mayhem, and then they all come back together, and then they split apart and then they all come back together, it's...
They're like the fungus in The Last of Us.
Yes! Yes, exactly! Anyway, please go to kittenrescue .org and fill out a adoption form.
Please adopt these kittens if you live in Los Angeles.
Please, please adopt them.
They're the modern family litter.
Their names are Manny, Claire, Hailey, and Chindi, aka Phil, aka Chindot.
He's got a dot on his chin.
We started calling him Chindot, and then he's now Chindi.
And they're all great.
They're all A -plus kittens.
Please adopt them. Please adopt them.
And also, I think one of the things that tickled me the most about today, we'd been in the studio for a while, is that when Sam said, oh, like the fungus on the last of us, Cassie went, oh, what was that?
I'm just thinking of these little kittens you know, being little zombies, I love them.
All right guys have a good Friday!
Have a good Friday!
Thank you for listening to Office Ladies, Office Ladies is a presentation of Odyssey and is produced by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
Our executive producer is Cassie Jerkins.
Our audio engineer is Sam Keefer, and our associate producer is Ainsley Bublico.
Odyssey's executive producer is Leah Rhys -Dinnis.
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