This is a Bramble Jam podcast.

Hi, I'm Bran, and I love those Hallmark Christmas movies.

Hello, I'm Panda, and I like Hallmark Christmas movies.

I'm Dan, and I despise Hallmark Christmas movies, and this is the Deck the Homeark

Podcast.

You went a different direction there. There know, one... We're working with some sound effects. There's a thing that people say that we could do, which is just to record one, put it in, and we don't have to do that every single time. But why? Why? I like to mix things up. We're doing 37 of these suckers, so I might as well figure out the best way for me, personally. That will get me excited. You've got to do you, boo-boo. Thank you. You do. No one has said that to me today. Oh, my goodness. Guys, how's it going? It's going so well. You know, people have been asking how we're doing mentally, physically, how's our health? People are worried about me. People are worried about us. And I can I say this? You've gained some weight. I have. I've put on the old hallmark pounds. People that I work with have been asking me as the person who loves these movies. And I think the best way to explain this is this. This podcast, while I love doing what we're doing right now, this podcast has sucked the joy out of Christmas for me. And let me explain why.

How dare you? You can't. That's out of character, brain. You can't say that. I'm sorry. When I say that I love a certain movie, I mean it. I'm not lying. But what I used to do, what I think a lot of people do when they watch these movies is they get home from a long day of work, they turn on the TV, and they can just kind of tune out.

That's right.

Instead, for me,

I get done with the day of work, they turn on the TV, and they can just kind of tune out. That's right.

Instead, for me, I get done with the day of work, put my kid down, go into my bedroom,

and instead of just being able to kind of doze off and watch and get in the Christmas

spirit, I have to whip out my darn laptop and really zone in on these suckers.

You got to lock in.

And so while there are still movies that I love and resonate with me, I hate it.

Do you think it's going to come back around for you?

I know.

I think once we get past Thanksgiving, like, I just, this next week is just daunting to me.

It's just daunting on every level. We've known it's been coming. It's kind of been the Black Friday of a Hallmark movie. By the time this is, this week is over, we will still be in November, but be well over halfway done with the Hallmark movies. Yep. So we're ready. One a day and then two some days. Two on Saturdays or Sunday. It's going to be great.

So that's how I'm doing personally.

Yeah.

Thanks for your thoughts and thanks for your prayers. I am trying not to fall asleep on the second one of the movies that I want. Watching two back to back is brutal because you can't finish before 1145. That's true. You can't. And it is just. You know with a fast forward because you started 10. I start at 840 and I'm done by like 1135 and that's the best I can do.

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