27 goals for 27

My name is Ty French, and this is my podcast. That's what it's called, a Ty French podcast. Yeah, I did it. Ty French podcast. Ty French podcast. Ty French podcast. Ty French podcast. Ty French podcast. Ty French podcast. Hello, hello, hello, and welcome back. To the Ty French podcast. My name is Ty French, and this is my podcast. And that's why it's called the Ty French podcast. Happy hump day. If you guys are watching on YouTube, bam! Surprise! There's a big ol' sign behind me. That is interlooting or water-dough-the-crack terminology. Giving spoilers to what this episode is going to be about. It's my birthday. I'm sure you guys are surprised and shocked. Because I hadn't ever mentioned it before. I've never talked about it before. I have not talked about it for weeks leading up to this episode. So this is coming to a complete shock to you guys. I'm well aware. No, I promise I'll never mention my birthday again after this episode. But today, I'm allowed to, because today is my actual birthday. Well, when I'm recording this, I'm recording this on Tuesday. So you guys will get this tomorrow. And yes, that means I'm working on my birthday. Anything for you, my little tyrants. I wanted to make sure that I recorded on Tuesday and I didn't pre-record it because I wanted to give you guys a little update on how I celebrated on my birthday boat because I told you guys that I would. I went on my birthday boat. I celebrated my birthday on Sunday. And it was seriously so much fun. It was exactly what I wanted. I just had like my 12 closest friends. I was bummed that like the boat couldn't be bigger because obviously there was a lot of people that I would have loved to celebrate with that couldn't fit. But it was super nice to just have like a small, more intimate day. Last year, I did a boat as well. And there was 40 of us on that boat. So I'm surprised Aiden capsized into it was like, I couldn't even talk with everyone and really have like a day because there was just so many people. So it was nice to just have it be a smaller group and it was seriously so much fun. We went on a beautiful Cad Moran and sailed like up by Malibu and the boat was so freaking stunning. It was so gorgeous. And it went by way too quick. Like I thought that five hours was going to be enough. We went from 11 to four and here's the thing. That's not long enough. I literally could live on a boat. I live in not in the ocean on the ocean. I just love the ocean so much. I love boating. And this year we got to like stop the boat and actually jump in the water. Taikila came out a little bit as she showed she was celebrating. But yeah, all in all it was just very chill. We got some rays. We got some fun. I didn't eat all day other than my cake and I was surprised with which if you guys saw my Instagram stories you saw that it said Happy Birthday Racking. And that was for you guys. My little tyrants. That was a special shout out to the podcast so I felt like I had you guys with me on the boat. Yeah, I feel like I don't really have any like crazy stories or any like crazy exciting update to give you guys. It was exactly what I wanted. I didn't want it to be like crazy party. I just wanted to ring in this new 27th year with my friends on the ocean and just chilling. So that's exactly what it was. And it was super fun. I'm glad that I was able to do it. Jose and his boyfriend Drew were so nice and they got me these gorgeous balloons if you're watching on YouTube. You can see them behind me. And they wanted to bring them on the boat and the boat specifically said no balloons. So I told them that I would put them to use and that is me putting them to use in this video with the backdrop. I'm not a narcissist and I'm not by these for myself even though I probably would have. I wouldn't put it past me. Anyways, that's kind of my only B-Day update. Today for the actual B-Day, I've just been kind of doing a typical day. I woke up feeling refreshed, feeling loved, had so many messages, texts. And I did my laundry, wash my sheets, cleaning out my kitchen to the dishes. I just wanted to go in tomorrow. I wanted to wake up tomorrow with this new year feeling fresh. And so that's what I did. And I'm going to a Teza event tonight. Yeah, that's right, you heard that right. Teza is throwing an event on my birthday for work. But guess what? I'm actually glad that she's doing that because then it gives me an excuse to get out of the house and to do something. And it's a weekday, the Tuesday. I just rented this gorgeous Italian villa. And we're going to celebrate Teza's new studio feature, which if you guys don't know what that is, you need to download the Teza app immediately and start using it. It's going to save you from splice, cap cut, all these dumb apps that literally charge you an arm and a leg and are so hard and annoying to use. Teza is so beautiful. It's so easy to use. They have this vibe button that you can put all your videos in. And you just press vibe and it edits it for you. It is like just amazing. Anyway, so we are going tonight to celebrate that launch and that's going to why I'm all dressed up in this gear. If you will call it, I don't know. So yeah, I'm recording the pod before I go on and celebrate with the crew tonight at Teza's event. I can't wait. It'll be really fun. So I'll tell you guys about that on Friday. But today, as I said in a last week's episode that went live on Saturday, sorry again for it being late. If you guys didn't listen to last week's episode, last week's episode was like 26 lessons or like take a ways that I learned during my 26 year. And today's episode is going to be 27 goals and dreams for my 27th year. I'm really excited as I'm not going to get into the whole spiel again. But as I said last week, I'm just really excited for 27 and for this new chapter. That leads me into my first goal for 27, which I've already kind of accomplished. And you guys are hearing it first on the podcast, my little tyrants. But my first goal for 27 was to move to Venice Beach. And surprise, I'm moving to Venice Beach. I was supposed to get the keys yesterday and I just didn't have the time to go grab them. So I'll probably go get the keys tomorrow. And I am moving in this weekend, probably Saturday or Sunday. I am so, so, so excited. The apartment is so cute. I can't wait to show you guys. It is like in the cutest area in Venice, just like right in the midst of everything. I'll be right to walkable to, you know, the coffee shops, the restaurants, the bars, the beach, like everything. And it's so cute. It's got like an exposed brick wall. And just like tall ceilings, wood beams. It's still just a little studio. But I think it's going to be just such a great move for me. And like I said last week in the episode, nothing changes, if nothing changes. And I'm ready to just make the change. It's going to be a little bit scary. I've been in this apartment for like almost three years. And I've lived in Venice for, I mean, I've lived in WeHo for, I don't even know, basically the whole time that I've lived in Los Angeles. And so, yeah. The WeHo's the place that I've lived the longest in my whole life. I moved pretty much every year growing up. And WeHo has been the longest that I've ever lived anywhere. So this just feels like home. I feel like I know it like the back of my hand. I know all the good places to eat. And you know, my doctor's over here on this. I know where the urgent care is. I know I have my pharmacy, my dry cleaner. Like, so it's going to be a big shift. But I'm so excited. I feel like I need that little breath of fresh air and newness in my life. So yeah, stay very tuned. I will keep you guys updated with how the move goes. I'll keep you guys updated with some photos and stuff on my Instagram stories. But I'm very excited. And it's finally happening. I'm going to be a little Venice bitch, a basic California boy. And yeah. So that was my first goal for 27. And I'm already achieving it because guess what? It's my birthday today. And I'm moving this weekend. So we're off to a great start. My next goal for 27 is I really want to find my personal style. And you guys might be shocked to hear that one because I feel like obviously I like to be in the fashion world. And I would consider myself to have good style. But I just think like I don't know. What do I try to say? I just think that I'm entering a new chapter in life just with like age and with Venice and whatever that. I just don't find myself wanting to dress how I used to dress. And so, but I don't know how I even want to dress. I don't know what my style is. I have always been torn with being like, I feel like I follow so many people on Instagram that just have like a style. And if I see an item in a store, I could be like, oh my gosh, that looks just like so-and-so. Like this is so their style. And I don't really feel like I have that. I feel like some days I'm wearing head-to-toe leather, some days I'm a cowboy, some days I'm a twinky little boy in a crop top in a rainbow flag. Some days I, you know, I don't know. I was just kind of all over the place. And I think that's part of like being an influencer for so long. Like I just get so much stuff sent to me. And that's like such a blessing. And most of it is like really expensive stuff. So it's been like great. But because of that, I feel that I just wear whatever sent to me. And I make it work and I style it, which is part of the gig. But I very rarely buy stuff that like I want or that I think is my style. And so I really just this year want to kind of reinvent my style and really figure out what my images, I don't know. Stay tuned for that. Stay tuned. I'm trying to be a Venice bitch. My next goal for 27 is travel to a new continent. And this is specific. Back in the day, I had a goal that I wanted to hit all the continents before I was 25. And then COVID hit. And COVID slowed me down a little bit. So I'm not 27 and I have not hit them all. But I would at least like to check one of them off this year. The only ones I have left are Australia, Antarctica, and South America. So I'm not really that far off. And to go on a cruise to Antarctica, you have to leave from South America. So that's kind of like two and one right there already. So this year I either have to go to Australia or I have to go to Antarctica. And Antarctica, you might think why would you want to go there? Scary, scary times. But I've just got to hit ever continent. And that might not be there forever. So I'm trying to go. And I don't know. I just think it would be such an adventure. I feel like it would be so fun. I just got to find someone brave enough to go with me. And if any of you guys have ever been in Antarctica, please let me know. How was it? Just because I'm scared. I'm not trying to end up like the Titanic. Okay, even though I've learned, as we heard in the Summersable episode, that the Titanic was nowhere near in Antarctica. It was nowhere near. So my next goal is I want to find a new physical activity that I love to do. Because we all know I ain't in my fairer these days. But I'm trying to be. I'm trying to be in my fairer. And so I feel like I need to find, like, is it Pilates? Is it running? Is it, I doubt it's running. But I'm giving examples. I don't know. I just want to find something else that gets my body moving and that I really enjoy doing. I feel like I used to really enjoy cycling, but I don't really like that anymore. And it's so expensive to go regularly. So I don't know. I'm trying to find a new thing. And I feel like being over in Venice, being in a new area, maybe I'll pick something up. My next one is I'm trying to get the podcast signed to an agency. Do your media, if you're listening to this, hit me up. No. Yeah, I would just love to grow the podcast more. I've been teasing this a million times, and it's so annoying. This is where the last time I said anything before it actually happens. But I've got a lot of things coming up with the podcast that I think will be really fun and exciting. You know, I've talked about shooting a new cover, but there's a lot that comes with that. So stay tuned for that. But the next goal, obviously, is to get it signed. I'd love to, you know, go on a tour. I'd love to start coming out the merch. And I don't know. Just really grow this space. 27. This is the year of the tyrants. Okay. And I'm ready. My next goal is less booze, less taikila. And I feel like I, you guys have been on this journey with me through 26 that I feel like I've, you know, gone on breaks, gone on breaks, gone on breaks, been feral. And I feel like I finally just come to like a happy medium of like, okay, I don't, I don't need to like cut alcohol out completely or whatever. But I got cool it on the partying. I could cool it on the night, staying out till 7 a.m. That is something I think I need to leave in my past. I'm not 22 anymore. I can't be drinking like I'm a 21, 22 fresh out of college, taking shots till 4 a.m. That's not going to happen. There's no way I'm going to run a successful business and be productive throughout the week if that's how I'm acting every weekend. So I just think, you know, more in moderation, maybe more game nights, involving cocktails and wine less shots. But I don't know. That's just something that I feel like I need to focus on at least just for now for this next little bit as I move to Venice and try and get the podcast growing. I just need to be really honed in. Sorry if you heard that fire truck. Literally right outside my house. My next goal is I want to go visit my parents. So that might feel like duh. But I haven't seen my mom and I actually don't even know how long I think has it been since before COVID? No, probably since my, I don't even know. I literally don't even know. It's been like probably at least two years. And that's just not okay. I was seeing, I saw a TikTok the other day that said, you know, you're with your parents, one to 18, basically every day. And then from the time you move out of your house to the time you die or your parents die, you only like on average, you accumulate, accumulate one year out of that. Like with the amount of days that you add up, like 365 days, that's a lot spread across whatever. And I've already haven't seen my mom in two years. That's not enough. Okay. So I don't know. I'd love to go see my parents. They are building a new house in Virginia. And so I think when that house gets done, I'll probably go out there and see them. See my siblings. A lot of my siblings have new babies, new kids that I've not seen in forever or even have met. So yeah, I'm just trying to be, you know, be proactive, go and visit my family. Be a family boy. Be a good son. My next goal is I really want to find my love for photography again. And I really don't think my love for photography is ever waiver or that has been lost. But it's just with anything. When something becomes your job, it just is different. There's a different feeling to it. And when you, you can get burnt out as a creative, especially with photography. Then you're being hired a lot to shoot photos. Then, you know, you're not really doing that for fun ever. And so I don't know, I feel like over the last years, I've kind of lost that spark or that drive to really go out and shoot and be creative. And that is something that I think just makes me really special. And that's like a gift that I've been given. And I am very confident in my photo abilities. And I feel like, literally if you look at my Instagram, like on Atty French, like you wouldn't even think I'm a photographer. I just look like a basic LA influencer. And that's all okay. I don't like that. I want people to come to my page and know that I'm a photographer and see my art and see my creativity. And so I really hope that this year and, you know, moving to Venice and being in a new environment really kind of sparks that creativity in me again. My next goal for 27, I'm trying to learn how to read. And I mean that quite literally. Yes, I know how to read. I think it's been a while since I tried. But, you know, like obviously I know how to read. But I have never read a book that I wasn't required to read in high school. Like I only have a read books for school projects. If I had to do like a book essay or whatever, I don't even know what it's called. A book report. A book report. Oh my gosh, that just took me back. But I've never done it just to read it. And I feel like I'm trying to keep them brain cells moving up stairs. I'm trying to have a youthful brain. And I gotta keep it working. I gotta do some math equations or something. So I feel like learning to read, learning to read, please. I feel like reading board and just like, you know, less time on my phone or technology being sucked in reality TV would be really good for me. And it's definitely going to take some practice I've heard. I've heard a lot of people tell me that it just takes practice. Because I'm one of the people where by the time I go to the end of the page, I don't know what I just read at the top. I blocked out. I'm a visual learner. I'm a visual person. And so yeah, it's going to take some practice. But stay tuned for 27. If you guys have any like good book recommendations that are good for beginners, that you think I would like, that are easy to read, easy to stay focused, but are very entertaining. Let me know. Send me some recommendations. Only two books have a red that I remember that I loved. Well, three. Fallen are stars. Such a good book. The Boy in the Stripe of Jamas. Literally. I can even talk about the book. It makes me so. It's so beautiful. And Elizabeth smarts my story. Which if you, my Utah tyrants, you know who Elizabeth smart is. And reading that, like I grew up in Alpine, which is like not too far from her house. And it's just like insane. It's an insane book. I remember I read it in like two days. So I know I have it in me if I'm entertained. I can read the book. But stay tuned. Stay tuned. Let me know if you guys have any good recommendations. Also, if you guys hear my stomach growing throughout this episode, I'm so sorry. I don't know why it's doing that. I like in the Tolerina episode. I had a Chipotle burrito. And it just is making noise down there. And I apologize. Anyway, I don't know if the mic's picking it up. But anyways, ill. My next goal is I really want to show my personality more on social media. I want to post on TikTok and whatever. TikTok, we all know I've been having a love hate relationship with. And I just really want to like fully go in. And I really want to document this move and this new chapter. And do like, you know, outfit videos and all of that. I want to be more proactive about posting TikTok, like podcast clips. But even like with Instagram, when I was in Vegas for EDC, one of the other influencers that we were with, we met up at this welcome dinner and we had so much fun. We were chatting, laughing, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then the next day, we like getting the Uber together. And she's like, oh my gosh, I like loved meeting you yesterday. And we had so much fun. And then I went to go find your Instagram. And she was like, I was shocked. She was like, you look like so cute and whatever. Obviously, like I love your pictures. But she was like, you're just so much more like bubbly and like nice and like smiley and person. And I really feel like you need to post more of that on Instagram. And I was like, first off, read me bitch. Like, I literally just met you. The fact that you have the confidence to critique that is like, honestly, I'm impressed. And thank you. I needed to hear that. But it really did like stick with me. And I've been thinking about a lot. And I don't know. Jasey tells me that all the time. People tell me that all the time. But I just really don't know like how I can like show my personality on Instagram. Like I don't know. I maybe just need to talk on stories more. And like on my feet, I'm like, I don't know how do you well. I'm just trying to be cute. I'm just trying to be a cute guy on the ground. I don't know how to show my personality. More if you guys have any pointers or anything that you guys want to see more of. On my Instagram, let me know. Shoot me a DM. Because I really do want to feed. I want to come across how I actually am in real life, you know? Like, I don't want people to think that I'm just trying to be this like cute L.A. influencer boy. So yeah, that's something that I'm really going to try and nail this year. It's just like being authentic, 100% myself, showing my personality, posting on TikTok, doing the reels, all the things. Stay tuned. My next goal that I'm trying to do in 27 is I'm going to become a morning person. I've been very inspired by Teza and Cole, all my other friends and morning people. I'm not. I'm not a morning person. I can be up in the morning. If I have a flight, if I have something to do in the morning, if I have a photo shoot, I can be up and I can be alert and I can be whatever. But if I do not have anything to do that day, or if that thing is not necessarily on a time crunch, even if I wake up at 8 AM, I will be in bed until 10. I'm not getting up before 10. And that's not okay. No, no, no billionaires lay in bed till 10 AM. That's not going to happen. And so I'm trying to get my shit together and become a morning person. Going to Venice, I'm going to start going on walks in the morning. Maybe maybe take an ocean dip in the morning. And I'm going to need you guys to hold me accountable on that, because I'm not trying to waste away my life in bed, okay? I'm trying to be out and about up in these streets. And just successful. So stay tuned, I'm hoping Venice. Where I live right now, like I can't sleep with the blinds open because I'm technically on the first level. But this new place, I'm on the second level. So I think I'm going to start sleeping with the blinds open. And if people want to see it, they can see it, and I don't care. But the bed will be kind of on the opposite side. I don't think they'll release anything. But I want to wake up in the sun, wakes up. So that's something that I'm really excited for for this new apartment. My next goal for 27 is I really want to learn how to surf again. And by again, I mean, I mean, I want to learn a surf period, because I've only surfed a handful of times. And I don't think I really ever like fully learned how to do it. I don't even know, I gosh, that's been like two years ago now, I guess. But I got a surfboard. I don't know if I've talked about this before. I've been trying to be the golfer, the gay surfer. And I've really let down that title because I did it for a few times two summers ago and I haven't done it since. So moving to Venice, I'm ready to claim that title, the gay surfer, the golfer. I'm ready. The golfer hits Venice. Do we like golfer or the gay surfer better? Or is it the gay surfer and it's golfer for short? I think maybe that's, maybe that's the vibe. But yeah, I just feel like that'll be... That kinda ties into my new physical activity that I like to do. Maybe that'll be it for me. But I've always wanted to do it. It's just so hard. And I've been so far away from the beach to go often and to get good because it just takes practice. But now I'm gonna be right, right next to it, my friends that live over there all surf in the morning, almost everything in the morning. So I'm trying to hop on the train. And I'm trying to be a surfer, I'm trying to be a surfer boy. Stay tuned. My next golfer 27 is, I'm trying to learn how to cook and I want to cook at home more. And when I say this, I am not exaggerating in the slightest that I've lived in this apartment for almost three years and I can count on one hand how many times the oven has been turned on. Literally, I think I've turned it on maybe three times. And the stove has been used maybe 10 times. So that's not okay. That's not okay for my wallet. That's not okay for my liver. Or what does your food go through? Your liver? Your intestines? Your stomach? I don't know. That's just not good. That's not good for my health. And so I really just want to learn how to cook at all. I really don't know how to cook. I don't know how to cook chicken or anything. I had this really expensive air fryer and I just never used it. I tried it when I was in my like fat era. When I was in my fat era, I was cooking a lot. But the thing is I didn't know how to cook and so the food was just disgusting. But I was like committed to the cause so I was just eating it anyway. But I'm really trying to like actually learn how to make some tasty chicken, some tasty fish. And so then I don't have to pay so much on the postmates. I need to delete postmates. Even though I'm going to be living right next to all the restaurants in this new place and I feel like the temptation is going to be there to just eat out every meal because I'm literally right next to them. But that's not cute. That's not cute. At least breakfast. I'm good at breakfast foods. But I just need to be cooking out home more. Save them funds. My next goal for 27 is get a new paint job or a wrap for Rita the Wrangler. And you guys might say, no, we love the color Rita. And I do too. That's not the issue. In my current building right now, long ago, there was a leak in my garage right above my car. It was a rusty pipe. That rusty water then got all over Rita. Now, with the color that she's at, you can't really see it in photos or videos. So it hasn't been that much of a problem. And you guys might not have noticed it. But if I took a photo of it and posted it on my Instagram stories, you guys would be alarmed, gooped, gabbed, and shooked your core. So she needs some updating. She needs a new wrap. She needs a new paint job, something. And I don't know. I've been wanting to change her color for a while now. I love the Army green, but maybe a tan. Maybe a dark brown. Maybe like a silver, like a Kim Kardashian-esque. I don't know. But she's ready for her change. She's ready to change her pants. And with this new era, with this new Venice bitch era, she's ready to change the color of her stripes. I don't know what I'm even saying at this point. But no, she's ready. She's ready for her change, just like her daddy. And stay tuned. That will only be coming if the podcast gets signed to an agency. Because that's like the dumbest money to spend on something. Like, people that put wraps on their cars. That's like, like literally the dumbest expense ever. Like you just paid, it's like $2,000, $3,000 for someone to put giant sticker all over your car. It's like just buy the car and the color that you want it. Buy that and do that because I'm an idiot. And the color under the wrap is not my favorite. But my boyfriend at the time, who I was dating, told me to get this color. I wanted to go with a different color. And there's just to let you guys know. Always listen to your gut. Do not listen to your boyfriend because then you will break up and then it would be stuck with a car that you don't even like the color of it. I wish I had got the other one. Anyways, you're living your own. Sorry, Rita. Then I wouldn't have Rita. No matter what color she has, she's beautiful. And we love her. I love that car. I will have her until I run her into the ground, hopefully. My next goal for this year is that. Kind of backpacking off of the rear of the Wrangler chat. I'm trying to go camping in Monument Valley. We all know I'm in my camping girl era. We all know Camparat. I've been talking about it a lot. But I really want to go to Monument Valley. This has been on my bucket list for the last two summers. And I really want to do it this year before it gets too cold to go. Monument Valley is the most stunning, gorgeous thing I've ever seen. I've never been. But the photos I've seen of it are absolutely insane. And I just need to go. It's only like an hour or two away from Billy in Flagstaff. So I'm trying to go. I'm trying to go visit her. And then maybe pop out my valley maybe just a night or two. And it literally looks like Mars. So I'm trying to go. I got to go. I need to plan some dates. Maybe in August. Stay tuned. I will keep you guys updated on that. Ooh, maybe I should go there and go camping and do a live podcast from the desert with Billy. That would be so freaking fun. I'm just imagining like the video of it, like literally just being in the middle of nowhere. That would be so much fun. Okay, I'm going to do that by the end of the summer. Mark my words. Mark my words. My next goal for 27 is I just really want to take more photos with my friends. I talked about this on the last podcast that that's just something that I learned with this last year. Is that like we just don't take enough photos with our friends. And so I'm really just making it a goal for this year to take more photos with my friends. Especially film photos. Film photos are always the best you never regret it. And the fun thing with taking film photos is you can't see them in the moment. So you can be a little bit more feral. And you can kind of like be more fun with it. And like you just take it and then you move on and you kind of almost forget about it. You don't take the photos on your iPhone and then like look through them and you're like, oh my gosh, I look horrible like delete that or you know, you're just in your head. The film photos, even if you're looking a little ugly or you're looking a little shocking, it's just always a vibe. And it always just captures the moment a little bit more. So I need to be shooting film photos a little bit more. Maybe I'll take my film camera to this event tonight that does event shoot around. I brought it on the boat and I did not take one single photo on the film camera on the boat, unfortunately. So love that for me. Okay, my next one is I can't believe I'm saying this. But next year, 2024 is going to be my 10 year high school reunion. Now, I will not be attending my 10 year high school reunion that I graduated from because I only went there for one year in Virginia. So I don't even know about get the invite for Highland high school where I went freshman to junior year. Because I technically wasn't in their graduating class. However, I don't even care to go to that actual high school reunion, like the actual high school reunion. But my goal for 27 is I would like to plan a high school reunion, a 10 year high school reunion just for like my crew. Like my high school besties, Kendall, Billy, Matty, Macy, like just like my girls that I loved going to high school with. And that we were just like besties, writer dies, Kylie, McEarnin. And I'm trying to plan a reunion. Maybe even expand it, make it make it bigger. Maybe we all just meet up in the park. And you know, I don't know. I feel like it would be so fun. We all just live so we all just live such different lives and we're all kind of spread out. And like we obviously keep in touch like on Instagram and stuff. But I think it's be so fun to just do like almost like a bachelor at trip. For the high school gang, just like we all meet together one night. Maybe we go to Vegas. Who knows? Kendall, if you're listening to this, Kylie, Billy, let me know. We got a plan of trip, okay, 10 year high school reunion. I can't even believe it's been 10 years. Holy crap. I used to like think your 10 year high school reunion was like your parents. You have children. You're settled down, which I went to high school all the more men's they are. They do have children. They are married. They are settled down. Wow. I need to not attend because I'm not. My next goal for 27 is I need to be better with my skincare. And I've actually been a lot better with it the last few weeks or maybe in the last few months. But I really just want to be better especially at night. I feel like like after I shower in the morning, I'm good. But I shower in the morning, not at night. And I think I might need to start showing in the morning and at night, because that's the only way that I'll do my skincare. But I really need to start doing my skincare better before I go to bed because 27! Death is knock, knock, knock in at my door. The Grim Reaper says hello. You got some cracks on your face. Put some lotion on, bitch. So, yeah. If anyone has any nighttime skincare routine tips, let me know. Okay. My next goal for 27 is I want to be more social and I want to really put myself out there. And by this, I mean, if you meet me at a party or you meet me at a bar, if you come up to me at a bar or we're at a house party or whatever, and you come up and try to talk to me, I am going to be very shut down. I don't like to chat to strangers. Like, I'm very social person and I'm very like, I feel like, what am I trying to say? I'm not very, no, what am I trying to say? I don't know. A lot of people say that when they first meet me, they thought I was a complete bitch. And then once they got to know me, they're like, oh wow, you're actually not. And I feel like I just get super awkward and I have a lot of social anxiety when I'm in a big group of people that I don't know, especially when that comes to a gay bar or a gay house party or whatever. And I'm really just trying to put myself out there and be like, it's not that serious. No one's going to kill me. No one's going to try and murder me. No one's trying to marry me. Like, chat, hang, meet some peeps. Don't be so awkward and don't be so in your head. And be chatty. Chat with the people at the party. Anyways. You guys might not think that about me because I have a podcast and I chat a lot. But I don't really like to chat to new people at parties or like at a bar or at a beach. Like if I know one person there, that's the only person I'm talking to. I'm not talking to anyone else. And if I don't know anyone there, I'm not going. So yeah, I need to be better at that. And this year is my year. My next goal is I really want to digitize my childhood photos. I have so many photos or like even like the video of me as a lad in my school play. Like things like that, I guess that's already digital, but like it's on like a DVD. Like I have to I literally have an old laptop just for the sole purpose because it has a DVD player. And that's the only way I can watch it. I really want to organize all my photos and have them not only be on like a hard drive but have them be somewhere in the cloud. I think photos are just such an important part of life in documenting and memories. And you can you cannot remember so much about like a trip or something that happened. And you can see a photo of it and it can just like bring back so many memories. And so I think like as we go older, you know, your memory gets a little bit more shot. It's really important to have documentation. And I think that especially now like in our digital age and like with iPhones and stuff and you're constantly getting a new iPhone, like it's so hard for your photos. I mean, it's so easy for your photos to get lost. And we got to be better about that. We need to make sure that we're organizing our photos, organized them by year, have them on the hard drive, also have them in the cloud. And no, like if you wanted to find a photo from a certain year, you want to be able to find it. So I implore all of you guys, is that the right word? I suggest all you guys do that as well because it's scary. And I learned that the hard way, my hard drive that had all my high school photos and like the first time I went to Paris and Costa Rica and all of these things in prom is one of my one hard drives that's broke. I have literally a 50 hard drives and that was the one that broke. And I tried to recover it. I paid someone. I did all that I could do and it was just gone like that. All of my photos from high school and middle school. And so I have like whatever was on Facebook or in like, you know, other random accounts. But yeah, it's just so important to have that all backed up. And I've been wanting to do that. I'm like, if there was a fire in my garage where all my photos are, I'd be screwed. And a little bit of an old building, like it's very likely that one day there's going to be something wrong. A flood, a leak or this, something. And you just don't want to have to worry about that. So let's back up our photos, ladies. My name's Cole for 27 as I may be wanting to start doing some acting classes or like some stand-up, some comedy classes. A, just for like the podcast, I think it would be really helpful. And just nice to have. I've always loved acting. I've always wanted to get into it. And obviously I did it like a lot as a kid when I was in like plays and stuff. Yeah, I like to get into some classes and some courses. And let's see, maybe I'll be the next Zac Efron or the gay version of Zac Efron. I don't know why I'm comparing myself to him because I'm probably going to be more like... I can't even compare myself to anyone because I'm such an individual. So you know what, I'm not going to be replacing anybody. I'm going to be stepping on the scene, fresh, fresh face. Can't wait. If anyone has a movie producer out there who wants me to be in a film, let me know. I'm ready. Or a show. Or a sitcom. Anything. I'm ready. I'm ready to be in Life's Camera Action. Another goal that I have for 27 is I really want to perfect studio lighting and maybe take like a masterclass on it or some sort of online course. And that kind of goes with like falling in love with photography again. But I've always been like natural lighting photography. And I've shown it in studios before and used studio lighting and stuff obviously. But I don't really know that much about it. And I definitely wouldn't be considered a professional at all. But I can be. And I'm a fast learner, especially when it comes to photography. And so I'd love to take a course and really practice on that. I think it would really help me to be excited about shooting again. My next goal is I really want to start posting on YouTube. And not just for the podcast. I'm talking vlogs. I'm talking halls. I'm talking, I don't know what else. But I would just love to... I guess that kind of goes with posting more and sharing more by personality and posting on TikTok. But YouTube I think is a whole other beast specifically. So I really would just like to... Yeah, be posting on YouTube more. Do some vlogs. Maybe I'll vlog my move. Let me know in the DMs what you guys think or in the comments below what you guys think and what kind of content you guys would like to see from YouTube. Do people still watch YouTube anymore? Am I too late? Should I just stick to TikTok? Am I too late to that even? Do I just give up entirely? Let me know. My next goal is I want to go on a solo vacation. And that might seem daunting. But I went to Costa Rica by myself when I was... I've been traveling a lot by myself for weddings and stuff. But for an engagement shoot, I went to Costa Rica by myself when I was like 18. And it was so fun. I still have the funniest stories ever from that vacation. I stayed in this little hut. And they were like, sure, like your friends can come if they want. They let me book the Airbnb. Obviously they paid for it. So I booked this Airbnb. It was like three levels in the middle of the jungle in Montezuma, Costa Rica. I had to take a flight, a flight. I had to take a flight to the International Airport. Then I had to take a small little plane where I had to hold my suitcase and I was sitting right behind the pilot to Montezuma. Then when there, I had to take a taxi into the village. Then from there, I had to take a four-wheeler holding my suitcase from the village into this house. I don't know if things speak Spanish there. But it was so freaking fun. The villa was so cute. And when I tell you I had no doors or windows. Imagine an eight-year-old tie, eight-year-old. Am I okay? I'm really not okay. 18-year-old tie. In a villa by himself, in the middle of the jungle in Costa Rica. I was there for a few days. And when I tell you, the noise is. The noise is coming out of the jungle. No one prepared me for them. What do they call them? Howler monkeys. When I tell you, these howler monkeys, you're thinking, no. I literally have to cut that out. I cannot even put in the sound that I just made. The howler monkeys are these scariest noise. I need to play the noise for you right now. And keep in mind, one of my favorite shows is Lost. And if you've seen Lost, you know that they're on an island. They're stranded. And they go to the jungle. And there's a lot of noises that come out of the jungle. And they're really scared. So imagine my surprise after having just watched Lost. I'm in the jungle by myself. And this is what I'm hearing all day and night. Jail. Jail. I have never been so shook in my life. I've never been more terrified. And I don't really have a phone service. And so I did not know that that was monkeys. I didn't know what was coming out after me. All I knew is I was on the second floor. I had a bug net around me, no doors. And I just pray to high heaven that if this was my time to go, that God would be gracious with me. And he would welcome me with open arms because I was ready to meet my maker in that moment. The spiders that I saw, the lizards that were in my room. There was a lot. One day I was eating. I keep mine. There's no restaurants or anything. So I'm in the middle of the jungle. I packed top ramen. I was eating top ramen. And like pop tarts and stuff. And I was eating down below in the kitchen and keeping mine. There's no doors or no windows. It's like a net. And in walks, they're a version of basically a raccoon. I don't know what it was called. Into the kitchen, into where I was. And I was trying to vlog the whole thing and I need to find the video of that moment because I really should have started to do back then. It would have gone viral. It was so iconic now. In the moment, I really thought I was going to die. I was like George's the jungle out there. Anyways, sorry for that tangent. But all to say that I had a lot of fun memories with that vacation. I would like to go on a solo vacation again. And I would like to, you know, you know, go on a vacation where maybe I don't bring my laptop and I don't bring my phone or I'm on my phone not a lot. And I'm just, you know, really centering with myself and pondering what to work and creativity. And blah, blah, blah, blah. I don't know. I'm going on a rant. This sounds dumb. But I want to do it, okay? It's one of my goals for 27. That kind of leads me to my next goal for 27. I'm trying to be better about being on my phone before I go to bed because I've seen a lot of research and a lot of things, aka on TikTok, that just really can't stress enough. How being on your phone the first thing when you wake up in the last thing before you go to bed, really not good for our brains, really not good for our mental health, really not good for our bodies, our sleep cycles, our depression, and those are all things that I'm struggling with. So I gotta start making some changes. Nothing changes, nothing changes, like I said. So I really want to be better and just more aware of my screen time, especially right in the morning and before I go to bed. So I'm going to maybe start in this new apartment having my phone charge away from my nightstands. Stay tuned for how that works. And if I see an increase in serotonin in my brain, I will let you guys know so that you guys know if you also should implement this into your life. My next goal for 27. Especially with moving to Venice and being in a new area, I want to start working in coffee shops or like, I don't know, little restaurants, little whatever where they have like little tables where you can sit outside or inside with your laptop and some Wi-Fi, hotel lobbies. I want to just make sure that I'm getting out of my house. I've talked about a lot these last few weeks, but your house has not meant to live in forever. You're not supposed to spend your entire life in your house. You're supposed to sleep there, eat there, GTFO. And so I'm trying to just really get to know the local community in Venice. And just put myself out there and just be outside and just have a different environment. And you know, we'll see. We'll see if I implement that or if I will be glued to the couch in Venice Beach. The last thing for 27. My last goal for 27 is just don't sweat the small stuff. And just enjoy, enjoy this year, enjoy this new chapter and don't let these small things that either you have control over or you don't really have that much control over because we really don't have that much control over anything in this world, honestly. Anything can happen at any time. And we just get so on our heads about the smallest things and we make them into big things and we just stress ourselves out. And so I'm really just trying to go into this year with a lot of grace for myself, grace for others, and just gratitude and patience and excitement. And I'm so excited for 27 and I'm so excited that I'm moving to Venice and I'm so excited that you guys know that I'm moving to Venice now. I don't know exactly when I'm going to move. It'll either be Saturday or Sunday. So Friday's episode will probably still be filmed here in this apartment. But yeah, I can't wait to show you guys the new apartment. It's going to be so fun. And I can't wait to tell you guys all about Tessa's event tonight. It is going to be amazing. Like I said, go check out Tessa Studio. It is iconic, it is legendary, and my best friend is the coolest person alive. And you all need to download the Tessa app and use Tessa Studio because it's amazing. I'll let you guys know how the event goes and I'll let you guys know how the move goes. Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes and everyone who messaged me. It really meant a lot to me. I just feel so loved. And thank you for listening. Make sure you give this episode a thumbs up. Rate and review the podcast down below. It really helps me a ton. And I will see you guys on Friday. I love you. Thanks for listening and stay tuned for next week. Bye.