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Ep 0180 – Our Future is 2020!

Laurie in hiking hat and sun glasses wearing a long sleeved brown sweatshirt smiles on the trail with the snow capped peaks visible behind her.
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I’m almost up to the next to top Zen place and I smile to see such a snowy day in Southern California.

Podcast Recap

I brave unusual snowcapped peaks and winter weather to ponder past blessings and challenges as we look toward our future in 2020. I share my professional video game demo. BC Joy has a great idea! How to join our new secret and private FB group. We meet our newest BC, Geert, who posted on the infamous Pathetic Day 4. A special message to a new private BC. I recommend a course on Insight Timer by Andrea Wachter. Mark shares what he’s learned this past decade and what he’s looking forward to in 2020. Today’s dance moment features a relaxing and beautiful tune called Falling Snow.

Snow is seen on the mountain top where I hike from the street intersection down below

I was amazed to see all of this snow while I drove up to the trailhead to hike.


Christmas ball on a fir tree along the trail

I was tickled to discover someone had left a shiny red ornament on one of the fir trees along the mountain trail Happy Holidays indeed!

New BCs

Geert who posted on Day 4

Mentioned

The Last Show Day 179 with comments by BC Joy.

BC Joy’s comment and my reply on Day 179 that contains the directions to join our secret FB group

Day 4 with comments by Geert

Insight Timer course by Andrea Wachter on getting over overeating.

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My Voice Acting website where you can hear my demos and learn more about that side of my life

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver
Extra Thoughts: Mark Weaver
Letting Go Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1 Used by permission of Josh Woodward under a Creative Commons License
Today’s Dance Moment Music, Falling Snow, is used with permission from Audio Blocks

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Ep 0177 – My Tears of Joy and a Letter from BC Dave

Laurie in a dark headscarf and shades dancing with her fingers making the peace sign while in the green meadow at the top of the hiking trail under blue skies.
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A snapshot from my ‘Peace Out’ dance on the mountain.

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Big news that gave me tears of joy! BC Dave shares thoughts and updates about being authentic, Disc Golf, Intuitive Eating, health challenges and why it’s ok to give up a previously cherished goal. I ponder about self-acceptance and value. Thanks Dawny and Amazon shoppers. Featured electronic dance music with cool lyrics about positive vs. negative voices in our heads.
Bright blue skies above hiking trail in the foothills. Gorse and sage and brown dry grass.

Here’s a peek at the trail leading to the Upper Zen spot on the mountain on this beautiful, sunny day.

The Last Show

My Peace Dance on the Mountain

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver
Music: Love vs. Hate

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Ep 0173 – Believe in Yourself!

Laurie smiling under a tree without glasses.
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It’s me wearing contacts! I decided to see if I could wear them so I can go on camera for TV commercials and not be limited by my prescription glasses.

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I ponder what it means to believe in ourselves down at my local park on the podcast rock. Hear my brand spanking new professional animation demo. Comments and updates from BCs Jo from the U.K., Dawny and Dave. BC Louise from the U.k. goes on the Bravery Report for publicly posting her story. BC Svetlana comments on FB about a short video I posted to IG. Follow me on IG as LaurieDreamWeaver. If you participate and are known to me as a BC, feel free to friend me on FB. BC Louise from the U.K.’s comment inspires me to discuss where participation comes from and why it ebbs and flows. Today’s dance moment is a quirky blues tune called Delta Beats by IB Audio.
Laurie under a tree looking up wearing shiny navy lenses in stark white sunglass frames.

Thanks to my recent first time adventures with contacts – I can rock ready-made non-prescription glasses. I call these my RockStar Shades! What do you think?

Mentioned

The Last Show, with comments from Dawny and Jo from the UK

Half a Chocolate and Other Christmas Miracles – the blog post with comments by BC Louise from the UK

LaurieDreamWeaver on IG

If you participate and I know you as a BC, go ahead and Friend me on FB

My Weight Story photos – with comment by BC Jo from the UK

My Voice Acting website where you can hear my demos and learn more about that side of my life

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

IB Audio – a service where you can get original, royalty-free music, like today’s dance tune, Delta Beats.

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Ep 0152 – Holiday Show 2017

Mark kisses Laurie at Disneyland
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We enjoy some Disney mistletoe at Christmas.

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Holiday greetings from BCs old and new, including Cheryl, Dawny, Voice Actor Ginny Hayes, Mary S., Fionna and her son Alden, and most of my voice acting friend, Eddie L. Fauria’s, talented family. A special excerpt of ‘A Christmas Carol’ recorded by a group of my voice acting friends at our holiday party at soundBox:LA, the professional studio where we work out. Dawny shares some new holiday Foolish fun, Mark and I talk about our unexpected Christmas at Disneyland and our resident Singer-songwriter, Fionna Lane, leads us into our new year with a beautiful new rendition of Auld Lane Syne.

Mark looking up before a giant present

Mark is amazed by the holiday cheer within It’s a Small World


Families hurry to catch the parade at Disneyland

Families hurry to catch the parade at Disneyland


Glowing castle at Disneyland behind the crowd at night

We enjoy Sleeping Beauty’s Castle on Christmas Eve night

Mentioned

Cheryl’s Bog, Impromptu Promptlings

A Christmas Carol featuring The Gardner Street Voice Acting Workout Group at soundBox:LA

soundBox:LA – great studio in Hollywood for all of your audio recording needs

The Journal Mary S. Made me

More about Auld Lang Syne

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Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver
Santa: Mark Weaver
Christmas Greetings: Cheryl (AKA Calensariel, our very first BC)
Christmas Greetings: Dawny, fellow Washingtonian and Supportive Foolish Funner
Christmas Greetings: Ginny Hayes, Voice Actor and BC
Christmas Greetings: Mary S. BC and Talented Journal Maker
Christmas Greetings: Fionna and Alden, Mother and Son Singing Duo
Christmas Greetings: The Fabulous Fauria Family, Eddie L. Fauria – aka Dad, Lil Eddie Fauria – age 10, Christopher Fauria – age 6, Nikole ‘Niki’ Fauria – age 3.
Foolish Fun Announcer: Mark Weaver
Foolish Funner: Dawny
Auld Lang Syne Singers: Fionna and Alden Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Cratchit from the Gardner Street ‘A Christmas Carol’ Excerpt*: Eddie L. Fauria and Laurie Weaver
Cratchit Critique: Mark ‘Last Dance’ Weaver
*Used with permission from Tim Friedlander and soundBox:LA

Sounds used in Laurie’s Foolish Fun Intro

Slide Whistle sounds
http://www.freesound.org/people/plingativator/sounds/188873/
Background Tune/Beat
http://www.freesound.org/people/siakitty/sounds/38478/
Girl’s Laughter
http://www.freesound.org/people/choplin/sounds/109759/
Phone Ring
http://www.freesound.org/people/winsx87/sounds/152028/

Other Sounds

  • Crowd Cheering
    http://www.freesound.org/people/xtrsounder/sounds/202498/
  • Applause
    http://www.freesound.org/people/bulbastre/sounds/132154/

Other Sounds and Music used with permission from AudioBlocks and IBAudio

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Ep 0131 – How to Remove Power from Negative Thinking and How IS Voice Acting Like Dieting?

Laurie holds up her Roland Recorder and smiles into the camera while hiking
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Back on the Mountain with my Trusty Roland05 – What will I let go of today?

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Back on the mountain I ponder the amount of power I give to negative thinking and brainstorm ways to let that go. I read a recent blog post asking if you, the BCs, would like COD to continue on as a weekly show, and if you would participate. Some comments about that from Sue from the U.K., BC Petra, Dawny, New BC Rabbit (Love that name!), BC Sharlene, BC Jackie and Stéfanie from Quebec. My pursuit of voice acting triggers some familiar feelings and I give a shout out to the special people in Richard Horvitz’ voice acting B class.
Laurie's hiking poles and pack sitting on the shady bench under a tree

I am SO happy to have a shady bench at the next to upper Zen spot today.

Photo on the music stand by the mic

Here’s a peek into my studio. I often speak to photos when I read copy at home to help me feel connected. This one is of my Mom when she first got engaged to my dad.

Mentioned

Blog post where I ask if you want participate and hear more from Compulsive Overeating Diary – also comments

FB post where I ask the same, and those comments

About Richard Horvitz

Ways to support the show financially

Credits

Host: Laurie Weaver

Main Theme: I’m Letting Go by Josh Woodward from The Simple Life Part 1 Used by permission of Josh Woodward under a Creative Commons License

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