The last episode of Season 1! We made it! 🥳

Have you ever had a Galentine's Day party? Did it include champagne? Chocolate covered strawberries? A middle aged comedian holding on to her last shreds of youth before her body is ravaged by menopause?

This episode includes my bait and switch private gig which I actually really enjoyed.

Why I'm considering specializing in Ladies Night comedy home shows.

Why my husband is so unwilling to accept that I'm superhuman and can start cars in sub zero temperatures with my high frequency energy alone.

The money saving hack airlines hate (and how I'm not going to make a video because they'll put a stop to it)

I find a loophole around marking this podcast as "explicit" by only saying the first halves of swear words and wondering if I'll get caught.

And as always, I complain about social media and raise awareness about how it's ripping at the fabric of our creative souls.

I also shout out Gold Star Normie: Cal Newport and his life's work dedicated to data on digital distraction.

I'm not sure if he ever compared smart phone use to the Opium Wars but I do!

I also found the idea of App-stinence from inspiring young person, Gabriel Nguyen.

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The penultimate episode of Season 1, I go woo woo as per usual. Fun things about this episode:

Phyllis Diller! She was my inspiration for starting comedy later in life. Did you know she was 37 and had five kids when she started?! I recently found the secret of her success: a turn of the century self help book that uses fun terms like "newspaper man" and offense ones like "colored" :{. If you've never read it, it's called The Magic of Believing by Claude Bristol and it's mostly a gem if you can get over the outdated references, patriarchy, and praise for industrial capitalism. I found out she read it religiously and that's what she credits all of her success to.

I'm still (kinda) Mormon

The only difference is that a transferred my zealotry directly into standup. I approached comedy with the same dogmatic energy, striving, and hunger to be at the top of the heap Thankfully, just like I found my way out of the church, I've rejected the cult of comedy and settled into a new mindset: I don't chase, I attract.

The curse of knowing the principles of 2D design

I can't turn off my critical eye for schmalzy design and it colors my experience of self help branding, which is usually one of two things: Papyrus font, butterflies and planets or start up bro all caps with tags like "10X YOUR LIFE!" and "NEXT LEVEL DOMINATION".

The problem with outsourcing your life

Sometimes the mundane things you do as part of your work are where the hidden joys are found. You can always jump back into the business world, but your kid will never be a drooling grinning toddler covered in a layer of snot and peanut butter.

My website is coming along while my identity is unraveling.

How do you blend "What's the deal with hot dogs?" comedy and learning to trust your inner wisdom on the same site? I contain multitudes, but google doesn't like that for crawling websites.

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In this episode I get honest about things like Thanksgiving and the word "worship" (how do you pronounce it?).

Thanksgiving was... fine

As someone who likes to blabber, I found it quite restrictive not to be able to say how I really felt around a table of well-meaning Boomers. They were actually lovely people, I'm not dunking on them. Sometimes I feel like a refugee from a corrupt (but beautiful) country and visiting friends who still live there fills me with complicated feelings. I'm mostly glad kidlets got to have fun with extended family and long-time friends.

I apparently say "worship" wrong and I can't stop thinking about it.

My family probably thinks we're possessed by the devil.

Leaving Mormonism means that still believing friends and family may see you like you have zombie any fungus. No matter how happy you are, some Momos will always think Satan has deceived you and you aren't really happy. My life (and personality) is pretty much the same other than that I'm really rowdy now (if you consider having three cups of coffee on Saturday with my friend. Whoa buddy!).

My daughter found out she has a Muslim brother last week

Anybody looking to lowkey adopt a baby, I breakdown a rare lactation loophole I stumbled upon seven years ago. I describe how I used my mammary cannons to finally have a boy after giving birth to three daughters.

The best meal I've ever had might be salmon at a funeral.

I got fancy British COVID.

I lived in the UK from September to February, all the most charming months they have to offer. We got COVID right before Christmas. I guess if you're gonna get COVID, get the fancy British variety with its little monocle and top hat.

I sh*t on Instagram and TikTok Manifesters

Hatin' on the "Hey guys, it's Brinley. Just a reminder you have two weeks left to sign up for my 'Gurl. You Got This' course where we're gonna talk about how to totally dominate your social media in a way that builds fans, clients, and true disciples of your brand." **stabs pencil in eye*** **perishes from prolonged overexposure to unhealthy levels of hackney**

I need to go to this English wedding.

I'm sorry I wont stop talking about this, but I simply must witness the ties around the forehead and drunk uncles. MUST.

Neon Yellow Theory:

If the universe is gonna send me something, whomever's delivering it cannot miss me, even at night. What is looking for me will find me AND I can safely escort children through the crosswalk. Follow this space for when, on a future date, I announce my partnership with the Ann Taylor Rave Collection.

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