Speaker 1
I like watching movies. I work part time in a warehouse. I like punk music. I like pizza and burgers. I enjoy cruising.
Speaker 2
I have three children. I am a stay-at-home mom. I illustrate children's books. I currently am getting my teaching degree. I am married.
Speaker 1
I work in a warehouse part time. I'm bored at work. I eat a lot. I enjoy pizza and burgers. I like watching movies. I have a car. I enjoy cruising in my car. I have a pet bat.
Speaker 2
I love my job. I have three kids at home. I have a husband. I like movies. I am working on a teaching degree. I do illustrations for children's books. I don't have pets. I have not met a bat. I have drawn bats.
Speaker 1
I hate working in a warehouse. Even though it's part time, it's too hard.
Speaker 2
That does sound hard. I love what I do, although with three kids at home I stay very busy.
Speaker 1
Your lucky to have a job you love. I'd rather be eating pizza, burgers and watching movies.
Speaker 2
You sound like my husband. He likes to watch movies and eat pizza.
Speaker 1
I still like cruising in my car but I'd rather be eating pizza and watching movies.
Speaker 2
Movies are great. I don't have much free time, since I'm working on a teaching degree.
Speaker 1
This warehouse work makes me so tired, all I can do is lay around and eat.
Speaker 2
I do illustrations for children's books, so sometimes I feel like I'm sitting a lot.
Speaker 1
At least your doing something productive. I just stamp out widgets and stuff my face..
Speaker 2
Do you have any pets? I don't, unless you count the husband and three kids. :p.
Speaker 1
I have a pet bat I found as a baby and I raised it. It's friendly.
Speaker 2
That's an unusual pet! I have drawn bats before, but I've never met one.
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Speaker 1
I work in a warehouse part time. I'm bored at work. I eat a lot. I enjoy pizza and burgers. I like watching movies. I have a car. I enjoy cruising in my car. I have a pet bat.
Speaker 2
I love my job. I have three kids at home. I have a husband. I like movies. I am working on a teaching degree. I do illustrations for children's books. I don't have pets. I have not met a bat. I have drawn bats.
Speaker 1
Do your kids like to draw, too?
Speaker 2
Not too much. Have you watched any good movies lately?
Speaker 1
Not lattely!! All movie  are boring nowadays!! So, how is your teaching degree coming about??
Speaker 2
It's coming along pretty well. It's hard to juggle learning and having three kids. How's work?
Speaker 1
Boring as ususal. Everyday I just can't wait to leave work and ride my car to home to see my dog. You need to get a pet!!
Speaker 2
I will once the kids get older. I didn't know you had a dog. I only though you had a pet bat?
Speaker 1
I have a dog and a bat. I need a dog for company because the bat stays in a cage. You shoud come over to see my bat
Speaker 2
I've never been around a bat before, only have drawn them. Is it friendly?
Speaker 1
Only if you let them in the cage!! I bet you could make a great drawing of my bat.I should hire you!!
Speaker 2
I would love to! I'm really good at drawing bats. I could do a portrait of yours!
Speaker 1
Yes!! Me in my car eating burgers.2 of my favorites things to do
Speaker 2
My husband's favorite food is burgers
2 days
Speaker 1
I work in a warehouse part time. I'm bored at work. I eat a lot. I like to eat burgers. I enjoy pizza and burgers. I like watching movies. I have a car. I enjoy cruising in my car. I have a car that I drive to work. I have a dog. I also have a pet bat, which stays in a cage.
Speaker 2
I love my job. I have three kids at home. I have a husband. I like movies. I am working on a teaching degree. I do illustrations for children's books. I don't have pets. I have not met a bat. I like to draw. I am a good artisit and am good at drawing bats.
Speaker 1
I just saw a children's book about a bat with some great illustrations. Have you ever worked on a book about a bat? 
Speaker 2
I have never met a bat, but I am really good at their illustrations, so I decided to write a children's book with animations of bats!
Speaker 1
That's amazing! I would love to send you some pictures or videos of my bat if it might help you get a better understanding of their anatomy for your drawings. 
Speaker 2
Oh, I think that is a wonderful idea. I feel that the more I learn about bats, the more realistic my drawings of the bats will be!
Speaker 1
I'll have to send some over tonight! :) Do your kids get VIP access to your book when it's all done and ready to be published? I'm going to want to see it too! 
Speaker 2
Yes they do! I always show my kids the final product to see how they like it before I send a copy out! I can certainly send you a copy free of charge.
Speaker 1
That is so sweet of you, but you deserve some kind of payment for all your hard work! Maybe I can trade you a couple of movie tickets so you can have a night out with the family :) 
Speaker 2
That would be very nice of you! The family would love a night out! The movies is a great idea!
Speaker 1
Well I know you're the movie guru between us! Are there any new movies you've been itching to see? The new Disney Cruella might be a fun one for the kids! 
Speaker 2
I heard that could be one of the best live-action movies that Disney has every created. I would love to go see it with the family!
Speaker 1
You might have some more free time to do it since the summer is coming up! Do you get a break from your teaching degree over the summer or are you going to have to work on it then too? 
Speaker 2
I am continuing in the summer so that I am able to graduate early! I have been waiting for years to finish. I am glad that I am on the homestretch! 
2 days 1 hour
Speaker 1
I work in a warehouse part time. I'm bored at work. I eat a lot. I like to eat burgers. I enjoy pizza and burgers. I like watching movies. I have a car. I enjoy cruising in my car. I have a car that I drive to work. I have a dog. I also have a pet bat, which stays in a cage. I like children's books.
Speaker 2
I love my job. I have three kids at home. I have a husband. I don't have pets. I have not met a bat. I like to draw. I am a good artisit and am good at drawing bats. I write and illustrate children's books. I draw realistically. I test my books out on my kids. I like going to the movies with my family. I know a lot about movies. I want to take my family to see the new Cruella movie. I working towards my teaching degree. I'm going to school during summer to graduate early. It's taking me years to finish. I'm almost done with schooling.
Speaker 1
When I woke up this morning, my bat was really lethargic and wouldn't fly. I'm worried about him.
Speaker 2
How did you get your pet bat?
Speaker 1
I inherited it from a friend who had to leave the country and couldn't take it with them.  I asked him where he got it and he said, "You don't want to know."
Speaker 2
Hahahaha! Nice. I had a science teacher who loved bats. She also gave me detention for not doing my homework
Speaker 1
Hahaha!  I never liked doing homework myself.  I was just kidding about where I got the bat, though.  It makes for a funnier story to say I got it from a friend, but I actually found the bat as a baby.  It was hurt and looked like it wouldn't survive, so I nursed it back to health.  I might have told you that but I don't recall.  
Speaker 2
The bat origin story is amazing, but so is the fact that you raised it as a baby. Luckily, I haven't seen any animals in need so far. I think I would eventually like a pet now. Your story is kind of inspiring!
Speaker 1
Feel free to incorporate it into your children's book about bats.  I still need to send you over pictures of my bat.  You'll have to tell me when your book is finished so I can get a copy.  Maybe it'll be the start of a big collection of bat-based literature.
Speaker 2
Bat-based literature sounds right up the Cruella deVille alley. Have you watched that film yet?
Speaker 1
I haven't seen it yet.  Have you thought more about taking your family to see it?
Speaker 2
We're seeing it tomorrow since school is ending. We're really excited, I'm a huge Emma Stone fan
Speaker 1
Oh, that's awesome.  That's such a fun treat to celebrate the end of the school year.  What grades are your kids in?
Speaker 2
Yeah its great! They're in middle school and high school.
2 days 6 hours
Speaker 1
I work in a warehouse part time. I'm bored at work. I eat a lot. I like to eat burgers. I enjoy pizza and burgers. I like watching movies. I have a car. I enjoy cruising in my car. I have a car that I drive to work. I have a dog. I also have a pet bat, which stays in a cage. I rescued the bat as a baby. I like children's books.
Speaker 2
I love my job. I have three kids at home. I have a husband. My kids are in middle school and high school. I don't have pets. I have not met a bat. I like to draw. I am a good artisit and am good at drawing bats. I write and illustrate children's books. I draw realistically. I test my books out on my kids. I like going to the movies with my family. I know a lot about movies. I want to take my family to see the new Cruella movie. We're seeing Cruella DeVille the movie. I working towards my teaching degree. I'm going to school during summer to graduate early. It's taking me years to finish. I'm almost done with schooling. I used to get detention in school.
Speaker 1
How's writing on the book coming along?
Speaker 2
Hi it's not going too great, hard to think of many new ideas at the moment all I can do is draw cool sketches! At least my kids like the pictures!
Speaker 1
Thats all that really matters! I love children's books and working with kids. I'm thinking I should quit my warehouse job because its so boring and maybe pursue a job with kids. Hows the work for getting a teaching degree?
Speaker 2
It's great fun! As much as I love writing books I cannot wait to get into teaching full time. You should! Do something you enjoy and you'll be so much happier. I'm almost done, have a few pieces of work left then I'll be a qualified teacher, it's not been easy but it'll be worth it in the end!
Speaker 1
I'm so glad to hear that. What age kids do you think you want to teach eventually?
Speaker 2
I've been thinking middle school, pre-teenage years haha! What about you?
Speaker 1
Oh wow! Why those ages? Thats totally different from me, I've always wanted to work with little kids, like first graders or around that age. I think they're so cute and fun at that age and full of wonder. After they hit puberty I don't think I could deal with it!
Speaker 2
I think definitely before puberty for me too haha! My eldest is at that age now, I can't imagine what a whole class would be like. I think it's a really important time for children, when they learn about harder more in depth things, so I'd like to be a part of that!
Speaker 1
That's a good point, you definitely have to be a strong enough teacher to deal with it. I think all your years of schooling would have prepared you well though. Maybe I would just become a nanny or something like that.
Speaker 2
Yes for sure, I think I've got it in me ahah! You might fit being a nanny quite well, I'm sure the children would love you reading to them.
Speaker 1
I'm excited! I'm so glad we had this conversation and now I have a new life path. And I can use the books you wrote and illustrated to read as well!
Speaker 2
Please do, I would love that! And if it ever gets hard you can go for a nice long drive to relax!
2 days 8 hours