Speaker 1
I'm a painter. I like making music. I don't want a boss. I try to love everyone. I live within my means.
Speaker 2
I'm a carnivore, I eat meat. I'm 26 years old and I am a workaholic. I frequently think about going to work. I'm slightly in debt. My favorite band is black sabbath.
Speaker 1
I carefully budget my money so that I have a monthly surplus. I make art. I am self employed. My income comes from my art.
Speaker 2
I work in a factory and really enjoy it. I consider myself a workaholic. I collect meat to eat.  I see myself as a carnivore. Black Sabbath is my favorite band.  I have gone into debt from buying Black Sabbath t-shirts. I like to buy a lot of Black Sabbath CDs.
Speaker 1
What is your job?
Speaker 2
Hi, I'm factory worker, but I love it and think about it all the time. You?
Speaker 1
I spend my time creating art.
Speaker 2
That's neat I spend my free time collecting meat to eat. I consider myself a carnivore.
Speaker 1
That is interesting, I budget my money so that I have some left over each month.
Speaker 2
I personally am in debt. It's from the black sabbath t shirts they are my favorite band.
Speaker 1
Oh I am sorry, I really enjoy not being employed by anyone.
Speaker 2
Huh, I'm the opposite, a workaholic.
Speaker 1
Since my work consists of making art, I don't really need a boss.
Speaker 2
I work to buy black sabbath cds.
Speaker 1
That is amazing, I love that, and everyone in general.
Speaker 2
You are amazing. Do you like meat.
0
Speaker 1
I carefully budget my money so that I have a monthly surplus. I make art. I am self employed. My income comes from my art.
Speaker 2
I work in a factory and really enjoy it. I consider myself a workaholic. I collect meat to eat.  I see myself as a carnivore. Black Sabbath is my favorite band.  I have gone into debt from buying Black Sabbath t-shirts. I like to buy a lot of Black Sabbath CDs.
Speaker 1
I got paid earlier for one of my pieces of work, so I decided to go out and buy some prosciutto.  You inspired me to think about collecting meat, too.
Speaker 2
Oh man! Just be careful how you store it! I always try to eat my meat within 3-4 days. Then I find a new stash!
Speaker 1
In that case maybe I'll buy only a little bit. Haha. What other meats would you recommend?
Speaker 2
Venison is really good! Have you ever been hunting? My father was a great hunter!
Speaker 1
I've never tried hunting, but hunting big game, cleaning, and butchering it all myself is something I want to do in the future. Do you have any experience?
Speaker 2
Just a little! I don't have much time anymore because I am always working! How many hours a week do you spend at your profession?
Speaker 1
Oh I don't keep track anymore. It feels like I'm working all the time, because I can't help but see shapes and lines everywhere I go. And when I get an idea, I have to take pictures or jot notes down so I don't forget it when I'm back in the studio. It feels like working all the time!
Speaker 2
Hey! You know what they say.... when you are working in your passion, you never work a day in your life!
Speaker 1
That's true. There's a difference between your job and your work. For me, I love art so it is everyday but it's also something I enjoy! What about you?
Speaker 2
Well, I can't say being a factory worker is my passion. I will say that I enjoy it to a certain extent! Plus, I am just blessed to have a source of income.
Speaker 1
That's what counts. Enjoying it for what it is and then having the means to pursue your true passions. Like meat! haha
Speaker 2
I do love meat!!!!! Have you thought about making meat art?
 5 hours
Speaker 1
I carefully budget my money so that I have a monthly surplus. I make art. I am self employed. My income comes from my art. I work a lot in a studio and write notes. I love art and my job. I have become a connoisseur of meats. I have never hunted, but I always wanted to try it.
Speaker 2
I work in a factory and really enjoy it. I consider myself a workaholic. I collect meat to eat.  I see myself as a carnivore. I love meat. Black Sabbath is my favorite band.  I have gone into debt from buying Black Sabbath t-shirts. I like to buy a lot of Black Sabbath CDs. I enjoy venison. My father is a great hunter. I have hunted before. I work a lot.
Speaker 1
I've come up with a new idea for art inspired by your obsession with meat!
Speaker 2
Really!  I would love to hear about it.  Though I might want to eat your art!
Speaker 1
You know how local restaurants do those charcuterie boards... where they roll meat and add other things to make it look like a really fancy platter. I have an idea to do an art gallery that is all of that sort of thing.
Speaker 2
That sounds so fascinating!  You have such a good eye and I could never think like that. Are you already thinking of different styles of meats that add different colors and tones?
Speaker 1
That's exactly it, and using certain cheeses and fruits to make certain colors/designs pop! Plus they would be changing constantly, because at the end of the night, they would be getting eaten.
Speaker 2
Oh, sounds so amazing.  You may end up creating art that becomes a meal combination nobody ever thought of!  Elk meat plus gouda and strawberries, or something, may never have been considered before.
Speaker 1
Exactly. Buy any interesting band merch lately?
Speaker 2
Well, I should confess that I bought another Black Sabbath shirt.  It was actually one for an earlier tour and it's a little faded, but I really love it of course!
Speaker 1
That's cool. I really enjoy vintage t-shirts like that.
Speaker 2
I have a special closet for all of these shirts to help keep them protected.  I just can't help myself.
Speaker 1
That's too funny. You should put them in a gallery and charge admission! I am sure that people would love to see them.
Speaker 2
LOL.  I could put it next to your meat exhibit. My two favorite things: Sabbath and meat!  LOL.   Speaking of meat, I would love to take you hunting this fall.
 8 hours
Speaker 1
I carefully budget my money so that I have a monthly surplus. I make art. I am self employed. My income comes from my art. I work a lot in a studio and write notes. I love art and my job. I have become a connoisseur of meats. I have never hunted, but I always wanted to try it. I want to do an art gallery that includes art made with charcuterie boards and platters. I am an artist that creates different art. I want to use different cheeses and fruits in my art to make it stand out. My art gallery will change constantly as my art will be eaten at the end of each night. I enjoy vintage t-shirts.
Speaker 2
I work in a factory and really enjoy it. I consider myself a workaholic. I collect meat to eat.  I see myself as a carnivore. I love meat. I am obsessed with eating meat. Black Sabbath is my favorite band.  I have gone into debt from buying Black Sabbath t-shirts. I like to buy a lot of Black Sabbath CDs. I enjoy venison. My father is a great hunter. I have hunted before. I work a lot. I wish I had an eye for art. I bought a Black Sabbath shirt recently. I love its design. I like the band Black Sabbath. I keep my shirts in a special closet to keep them protected. I go hunting, and I am interested in going again this fall.
Speaker 1
I have just finished up creating a couple of designs to be displayed in an art gallery, and I am happy on how they turned out. I would like to show them to you, so I can get some feedback on how they look. You can even try them and see how they tastes, that way I know whether people that visit the galley will both like seeing them and tasting them as well.
Speaker 2
Well, I'm not really sure how great my opinion on art is, but I will try my best. I still don't think I really have the eye for it, though.
Speaker 1
Don't worry, art is extremely subjective. All I need are your honest impressions of the work.
Speaker 2
Okay - I'll try my best. I'm actually really excited to check it out. I mean, I always liked when bands had really cool artwork on their albums, so I guess it can't be much different than that!
Speaker 1
That reminds me I know of your obsession with Black Sabbath but I wondered if there are any other groups you were interested in. I have an extra Kool & The Gang tee that I think you would love. It gave me the idea to expand into edible clothing as a side exhibit.
Speaker 2
Yeah, I don't think anyone is more obsessed with Sabbath than I am. I literally owe thousands on my credit cards just from buying merch, it's honestly a little pathetic. But hey, I mean, Ozzy Osbourne, right? But hell yeah dude, I'll take a Kool & the Gang t-shirt, I love anything retro. 
Speaker 1
If that's the case we should take some time to get together to go through my collection. I have several duplicates that I was going to donate but I would much rather give them to someone who I know will truly appreciate them.
Speaker 2
Okay, that sounds awesome. I'll be more than happy to buy some of it off you if you're willing to part with it. Do you have any Black Sabbath vinyls? Finding those in a good condition can be really hard.
Speaker 1
No, my collection does not extend into music. Let me check with my friend Kevin. He has quite a background in music and has become quite a collector of all things related.
Speaker 2
Awesome. When are you free? I'd really like to meet up soon, if at all possible. I work a lot, so I really don't have a lot of free time.
Speaker 1
I was just thinking about your schedule. I am still in the creative zone so my schedule is fluid at the moment. Are you free this Tuesday. I have the whole day free.
Speaker 2
I would be free Tuesday evening after work, I think. I would just need a little time to go home and clean up a little, first. Also, I've been wanting to ask, but have you eaten any specialty meats lately?
2 days 8 hours
Speaker 1
I carefully budget my money so that I have a monthly surplus. I make art. I am self employed. My income comes from my art. I work a lot in a studio and write notes. I love art and my job. I have become a connoisseur of meats. I have never hunted, but I always wanted to try it. I want to do an art gallery that includes art made with charcuterie boards and platters. I am an artist that creates different art. I want to use different cheeses and fruits in my art to make it stand out. My art gallery will change constantly as my art will be eaten at the end of each night. I enjoy vintage t-shirts. I just finished a couple of designs to be displayed at an art gallery. I am happy with them. They are edible. I have ideas about making edible clothing. I have a friend named Kevin with a background in music.
Speaker 2
I work in a factory and really enjoy it. I consider myself a workaholic. I collect meat to eat.  I see myself as a carnivore. I love meat. I am obsessed with eating meat. Black Sabbath is my favorite band.  I have gone into debt from buying Black Sabbath t-shirts. I like to buy a lot of Black Sabbath CDs. I owe thousands on my credit cards from buying Black Sabbath merchandise. I enjoy venison. My father is a great hunter. I have hunted before. I work a lot. I wish I had an eye for art. I bought a Black Sabbath shirt recently. I love its design. I keep my shirts in a special closet to keep them protected. I go hunting, and I am interested in going again this fall. I don't think I have much of an eye for art.
Speaker 1
My friend Kevin said that he has some Black Sabbath vinyl he'd be willing to sell. He is going to let me know what he has available. 
Speaker 2
I'm interested, even though I probably should stop buying Black Sabbath merchandise from a financial perspective.
Speaker 1
It does get expensive, doesn't it? I'll let you know when I hear from him. But paying off those credit cards might be a better idea. 
Speaker 2
Yeah, I'm working on that. Still, I won't be able to pass up a good deal on rare Black Sabbath music. Sometimes I feel like I can't stop buying Black Sabbath stuff.
Speaker 1
That might be something to talk to a counselor about! Like, what kind of inner need is buying all the merch filling?
Speaker 2
Maybe you could give some tips on how to budget myself, you seem to do really well in that respect.
Speaker 1
The best thing to do is to pick the credit card with the highest interest out. Pay the minimum payment on all the other cards but pay as much as you can per month toward that high-interest one. Once that's paid off do the same with the next-highest-interest card, and so on down the line. The important thing is to not fill them back up again! :)
Speaker 2
Easier said than done! Even with how hard I work I never seem to have anything extra at the end of the month.
Speaker 1
Well, that's where stemming the need for the Black Sabbath merch comes in. Something is making you overbuy, ya know? I had depression for a while and 'retail therapy' was one of my coping mechanisms. But then I'd be depressed at how much I'd spent! 
Speaker 2
Interesting, maybe my obsession with collecting meat comes from the same psychological need as all the Black Sabbath purchases. 
Speaker 1
Maybe so! Were you hungry as a kid, maybe?  That could be a reason for liking to have a lot of food on hand.
Speaker 2
I don't remember going hungry as a child. Anyway, speaking of meat I got some exotic-looking venison recently. Maybe you'd like to use it in one of your upcoming art pieces.
4 days 8 hours