You Can Drink That Vile Stuff? (Day 3568 - 9/1/19)

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Stephen and Mallory are getting ready to go have breakfast with Chaz and Jeff at Concannon's Bakery Cafe. After breakfast, they are going to drive up to Milwaukee. Stephen has a caramel and vanilla cream doughnut because it's bigger than a regular doughnut. He then says that they will see Chaz and Jeff again soon since they are staying with them after they come back from their trip to China.

Stephen stops at a gas station in Lafayette and buys an Orange-Vanilla Coca-Cola since he wanted to try it. When he brought it up to the cashier, the guy asked him "You can drink that vile stuff?". Stephen told him that he had never tried it before. The cashier tells Stephen that there was once a customer who purchased it and poured a cup for him to try and it left a terrible taste in his mouth. The customer who bought it seemed to like it though.

Stephen tries the Coca-Cola and says that it only has a slight orange taste. It just tastes like Vanilla Coca-Cola. Then, he talks about how they are driving up to Milwaukee where Mark and Rhonda live. Tomorrow, they will take a bus from Mark and Rhonda's house to Chicago where they will take a flight to China. On the way, they stop by to visit Mal's Grandma. Afterwards, they arrive at Mark and Rhonda's House where Mal sees Sasha looking out the window and calls out to her. Stephen is surprised that Sasha hasn't started barking yet.

Later, they go to eat at Ella's Restaurant where Mal swats a mosquito for Stephen. Back at Mark and Rhonda's house, Mark feeds Monkey, Sasha, Coco, and Luna some treats. Later, Stephen thanks their Patreon producers. He gives a shoutout to his dad since he turned 61 years old today. They both feel bad that they couldn't be there to celebrate his birthday with him. Stephen says that in the past they often missed his birthday because they used to go to Pax West during his birthday. His mom celebrates his dad's birthday with him though. Debra sent them photos of them going to Paula Deen's Restaurant. Debra also put up a "Happy Birthday" banner and got a cake for Steve. Stephen promised his dad that they would do something to celebrate his birthday once they get back from their trip.

Stephen talks about how the total driving time from Myrtle Beach to Milwaukee was over 18 hours. It was an easy drive for him since he's always liked driving. Stephen spent the drive listening to music and talking to Mal which made it feel like time passed by more quickly. He says that people in other countries have a hard time grasping that large amount of time spent driving. For example, in the U.K. you can't drive 13 hours without going in circles, but the U.K. is a smaller country. The driving time makes sense when you're driving in the U.S. Stephen says that the long drives are a good time to listen to music.

Mal ordered her Hobonichi Techo for 2020. Stephen says that they might do a vlog completely dedicated to all the things Mal does with her journal. Most people think of journaling as writing down things that happened during the day, but Mal does a lot more than that. Mal says that she makes a bullet journal. Stephen talks about how journaling is good from a mental health perspective. Mal interjects and says she ordered 2 Hobonichi Techos. One is for her diary and another one is for her bullet journal. Stephen says that writing down things are a good way to reflect on the things that are of interest to a person.