Speaker 1
My name is mark. I'm an alcoholic. My dad was an alcoholic too. Now I'm a mechanic. I've got a baby on the way.
Speaker 2
I am a inventor. I invented a personal teleportation device. I am able to teleport myself instantly anywhere in the world. I'm working on a time machine. I love puppies.
Speaker 1
My name is Mark. I am a mechanic. Alcohol is my therapy. I am about to be a father.
Speaker 2
I am working on a time machine. I invented a time machine. I don't drink. Dogs are my therapy. I used to drink alcohol. My hobby is my job.
Speaker 1
Hey how you doin? Name's mark..
Speaker 2
Hey mark, I am working on my time machine.
Speaker 1
Nice, I am a mechanic myself, so if you need help hit me up.
Speaker 2
I do, I invented it myself and its been a learning process.
Speaker 1
Nice nice. I could use a drink, how about you?
Speaker 2
No I don't drink, dogs are my therapy.
Speaker 1
Alcohol is mine, life gets tough and sometimes you need to wet your tongue..
Speaker 2
Been there done that, what do you do for a living?
Speaker 1
Oh I thought I mentioned that, I am a mechanic. What about you?
Speaker 2
Sorry I missed that, I work on a time machine.
Speaker 1
Is that all you do for a living? Any hobbies?
Speaker 2
My hobby is my job, anything other than drinking?
Speaker 1
Well I have a kid on the way, so that has been hectic..
Speaker 2
I bet, children take a lot of time and money.
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Speaker 1
My name is Mark. I am a mechanic. Alcohol is my therapy. I am about to be a father.
Speaker 2
I am working on a time machine. I invented a time machine. I don't drink. Dogs are my therapy. I used to drink alcohol. My hobby is my job.
Speaker 1
I woke up with a massive hangover this morning and now I have to go to the hospital because my baby is about to be born.
Speaker 2
Uhhh what? that does not sound good. You better chug some gatorade and get over there as soon as possible
Speaker 1
I think I may still be a little drunk, so I have to call and Uber! This is not the way I wanted to bring a child into the world.
Speaker 2
Haha at least your child will be too young to know! So you can still win father of the year this year!
Speaker 1
How on earth do you stay sober? I really tried during her pregnancy, but clearly that did not work.
Speaker 2
Hey it is all about portion control, it is okay to indulge, just got to take it easy sometimes
Speaker 1
I wish I could at least go back to last night and make this day more special for both of them. I don't want to seem too needy but...how is the time machine going?? I know this might seem trivial in the grand scheme of things, but I could really use it right now.
Speaker 2
I mean, in my mind it is ready to roll, but ya know, it is probably pretty risky to be the first one to use it haha. 
Speaker 1
You could try it with a dog first.
Speaker 2
Man, I'd feel so bad to lose my dog to it though, Maybe I'll try it first just in case things go array.
Speaker 1
Don't do it!!! We need you here! We were hoping you would be the god parent to our sweet baby! I did not want to ask like this, but my Uber is late, so better now than when you are in the future!
Speaker 2
Oh man, I had no idea. I would love to be. That is such an honor thank you so much for asking!
6 days
Speaker 1
My name is Mark. I am a mechanic. Alcohol is my therapy. I am about to be a father. I am going to the hospital. My baby is about to be born. I have a hangover. I am still drunk. I will call an Uber. I have trouble staying sober. I want my baby to have a godparent.
Speaker 2
I am working on a time machine. I invented a time machine. I want to try out my time machine. I don't drink. Dogs are my therapy. I have a dog. I used to drink alcohol. My hobby is my job. I would love to be a godparent.
Speaker 1
Did you try out the time machine? Did it work? I can't wait to hear all the details.
Speaker 2
No, I have not tried it out yet. Now that the time is here, I am getting a little nervous that something may go wrong.
Speaker 1
Are you going to use it to go into the future or the past?  If you can prove it works I need to go into the past to fix a few things.
Speaker 2
I am going into the past first, I will let you know how it goes once I have actually used it! So was your baby born yet?
Speaker 1
Yes, she's here and has come home.  It's been nothing but crying and me drinking.
Speaker 2
I am sorry to hear that! How is the mother doing?
Speaker 1
She's recovering well, it seems.  She's enamored of our little girl, which is good because it means she's not nagging me about how much I'm drinking.
Speaker 2
I am glad she is doing well, do you have a plan to stop drinking so much?
Speaker 1
Yes.  No.  Well, sort of.  I was going to go to a bar tonight and do a lot of drinking and see if I could come up with any ideas.  Do you know anyone who's gone to AA?
Speaker 2
Yes, I have friends who have gone to AA and have seen a lot of success. Is that something you are open to doing?
Speaker 1
I would definitely consider it.  I don't think I'm in a good place to be raising a child and trying to provide for a family, but I haven't had any real success on my own trying to get things under control.
Speaker 2
Maybe you could use your family as your motivation, they will definitley need you!
12 days
Speaker 1
My name is Mark. I am a mechanic. Alcohol is my therapy. I am about to be a father. I am going to the hospital. My baby is about to be born. I have a hangover. I am still drunk. I will call an Uber. I have trouble staying sober. I want my baby to have a godparent. I need to go into the past to fix a few things. I've been drinking a lot. I like drinking.
Speaker 2
I am working on a time machine. I invented a time machine. I want to try out my time machine. I have no tried the time machine yet. I'm nervous. I don't drink. Dogs are my therapy. I have a dog. I used to drink alcohol. My hobby is my job. I would love to be a godparent. I am going into the past first. I have friends who have gone to AA.
Speaker 1
I decided to join AA to address my drinking problem.
Speaker 2
That's good for you. My friends say it's a great experience and having a network of people willing to help you.
Speaker 1
That's what I've heard as well.  How did you get over your drinking, and was it ever a problem for you?
Speaker 2
I don't drink. If I had a problem I would just go back and time and stop myself from drinking.
Speaker 1
Okay.  So your time machine is fully functional now?  When do plan to test it out?
Speaker 2
It will probably work, but I've been hesitant to test it out. You know how it is with time machines you might end up stuck somewhere you don't want to be,
Speaker 1
So true!  I'm rooting for you to succeed.  You'll be rich and famous if it does.
Speaker 2
No no. Nobody can know if I succeed or I'll tracked down. You know how many people want this tech? I might need a get away car, how the repairs coming along?
Speaker 1
It's going fine.  I'm a mechanic, so I can easily fix you up with a nice get away car.  Do you have a specific model in mind?
Speaker 2
Something fast of course and reliable. I also need a Delorian for a decoy. 
Speaker 1
Delorian's are an older model and very rare so I can't help you there.  But I can certainly find you something fast and reliable.  I'm thinking along the lines of a Porsche 911.
Speaker 2
Sounds good, but it probably needs some musle too. If I need to make a geta away I'll need to haul some stuff.
12 days 3 hours
Speaker 1
My name is Mark. I am a car mechanic. Alcohol is my therapy. I am about to be a father. I am going to the hospital. My baby is about to be born. I have a hangover. I am still drunk. I will call an Uber. I have trouble staying sober. I want my baby to have a godparent. I need to go into the past to fix a few things. I've been drinking a lot. I like drinking. I have joined Alcoholics Anonymous.
Speaker 2
I am working on a time machine. I invented a time machine. I want to try out my time machine. I have no tried the time machine yet. I'm nervous. I don't drink. Dogs are my therapy. I have a dog. I used to drink alcohol. My hobby is my job. I would love to be a godparent. I am going into the past first. I have friends who have gone to AA.
Speaker 1
I came back from the bar early, and spent time with my baby
Speaker 2
So I guess you're off the wagon, then? Did you tell your sponsor yet?
Speaker 1
Well yes... I'm starting slow instead of cold turkey. Rushing into things might lead to some harsh consequences. I'm just trying to be there for my family.
Speaker 2
I'm glad to hear it. Keep going to AA meetings and do the steps. Of course, if you want another solution, we could try the temporal displacement device (TDD) I invented...go back in time to before you started drinking and talk yourself out of it.
Speaker 1
Haha, sounds like a great plan b. Are you planning to take your dog with you to the past?
Speaker 2
No, the device is only calibrated for humans. I'm thinking about making a trip to 1980 and putting $1000 in Microsoft stock in a trust account. If I had a godchild I could put some there for him or her, too (HINT HINT HINT)
Speaker 1
LOL. Of course you can be her godparent. I hope you'll take her on some amazing adventures in your time machine.
Speaker 2
When she's older. Only adults will be able to sign the waiver. When's the christening?
Speaker 1
Right, that would be much safer. The christening will be in a couple weeks. I think I'll make a little more progress in AA by then, and I'm pretty excited.
Speaker 2
Good. I stopped drinking years ago as you know and never looked back. I wish I could give you more support but I didn't have the same challenges. Did you ever come up with a middle name for baby?
Speaker 1
Seeing others achieve sobriety inspires me to persevere as well. My wife and I haven't decided on a middle name yet. Do you have any suggestions? 
Speaker 2
How about Lauren? Or Genevieve?
13 days 3 hours