In this episode Alison grills Gary about his Coachella experience and then tells a story that may or may not make sense and then talks about her not-very-fun week off. Plus Fan Phone Call with Jason Dix, who made an awesome short cartoon of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend.
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Love The Promo BobCat.
Love The Promo BobCat.
Love The Promo BobCat.
Love The Promo BobCat.
I feel bad that Gary only gets the donkey-unicorn.
EEOC Gary. EEOC!!!
Love The Promo BobCat.
I feel bad that Gary only gets the donkey-unicorn.
EEOC Gary. EEOC!!!
Alison: please do not have a baby to solve endometriosis OR to feel more fulfilled / less shitty. You are nowhere near old. My mom was in her mid 40s when she had me that was in the 1970's. I am your age and don't have children, so I hear you on the bio clock ticking loudly. But every single person that I have ever known (and there have been several) that has had a baby in order to a) have someone to love / love them and/or b) feel more fulfilled has kicked themselves in the ass afterward. Not because they didn't love their child, but because they realized they were essentially using a dump truck for a job that required a chainsaw.
Have a baby when you want to have a baby. I know it sounds obvious and silly, but the only GOOD reason to have a baby is: because you want to have a baby. Don't use it as a conduit or treatment for anything else. It won't work and/or you will regret it.
Also, feeling unfulfilled / not enjoying things is, IMHO, probably most likely related to your job stress and schedule. Working more than 5 days per week on a regular basis is generally too much stress for most people (well, us Americans). It cannot be “fixed” by occasional vacations, even long ones. Having a manageable schedule on a regular basis is going to provide a more satisfying inner life and equilibrium, period. Same goes for Gary. He Who Shall Not Be Named Here may work that way, but when you own the shop it's different. And I don't care if the schedule is industry standard. That just means other people have suffered and so they believe you should suffer, too. Circular logic is for suckers. I have no idea if setting up some boundaries around this is doable, but at least consider it for a spell before discounting it. You are not a robot or super human. You need balance like everyone else. And Gary, too!
Another possibility is you may be experiencing dysthymia, which is a loooooong term but “low grade” depression. I thought I was “just a crabby person” for years until I found out I had dysthymia. Now I know that “low grade” depression and anxiety just manifested themselves as irritability, impatience, crabbiness, and other fun things. I feel MUCH better now. I don't think you come across as crabby, but you do judge yourself a lot / get frustrated with yourself a lot on the show it seems and that can be a sign.
Love the show, love you guys & LOVE the new Thursday show especially!
Love you Alison! Fan/Contributor for life!! :3
Alison: please do not have a baby to solve endometriosis OR to feel more fulfilled / less shitty. You are nowhere near old. My mom was in her mid 40s when she had me that was in the 1970’s. I am your age and don’t have children, so I hear you on the bio clock ticking loudly. But every single person that I have ever known (and there have been several) that has had a baby in order to a) have someone to love / love them and/or b) feel more fulfilled has kicked themselves in the ass afterward. Not because they didn’t love their child, but because they realized they were essentially using a dump truck for a job that required a chainsaw.
Have a baby when you want to have a baby. I know it sounds obvious and silly, but the only GOOD reason to have a baby is: because you want to have a baby. Don’t use it as a conduit or treatment for anything else. It won’t work and/or you will regret it.
Also, feeling unfulfilled / not enjoying things is, IMHO, probably most likely related to your job stress and schedule. Working more than 5 days per week on a regular basis is generally too much stress for most people (well, us Americans). It cannot be “fixed” by occasional vacations, even long ones. Having a manageable schedule on a regular basis is going to provide a more satisfying inner life and equilibrium, period. Same goes for Gary. He Who Shall Not Be Named Here may work that way, but when you own the shop it’s different. And I don’t care if the schedule is industry standard. That just means other people have suffered and so they believe you should suffer, too. Circular logic is for suckers. I have no idea if setting up some boundaries around this is doable, but at least consider it for a spell before discounting it. You are not a robot or super human. You need balance like everyone else. And Gary, too!
Another possibility is you may be experiencing dysthymia, which is a loooooong term but “low grade” depression. I thought I was “just a crabby person” for years until I found out I had dysthymia. Now I know that “low grade” depression and anxiety just manifested themselves as irritability, impatience, crabbiness, and other fun things. I feel MUCH better now. I don’t think you come across as crabby, but you do judge yourself a lot / get frustrated with yourself a lot on the show it seems and that can be a sign.
Love the show, love you guys & LOVE the new Thursday show especially!
Love you Alison! Fan/Contributor for life!! :3
Alison,
If you need to change the title of the HGFY segment, how about calling it, YGTE?
(“you gouged the elderly”).
Alison,
If you need to change the title of the HGFY segment, how about calling it, YGTE?
(“you gouged the elderly”).
Jason, that was a FANtastic cartoon. Amazing.
Jason, that was a FANtastic cartoon. Amazing.
Jason, that was a FANtastic cartoon. Amazing.