Lucy Sullivan

Everybody who comes in the door, I stare them down because I'm like, I hope I have to see if I recognize you or know you or not. So I'm staring at them and they look at me and they're like, hi. And I'm like, hi. Just in case I know them. And they're like, well, that guy's friendly.

Like, our friendship almost ended over this, and this is my nightmare. So this person felt so bad because I was not giving her the right attention. that she, like, had a whole, like, crisis. Like, what did I do? I feel so bad. And that's why I'm so weird and extra friendly.

Like, our friendship almost ended over this, and this is my nightmare. So this person felt so bad because I was not giving her the right attention. that she, like, had a whole, like, crisis. Like, what did I do? I feel so bad. And that's why I'm so weird and extra friendly.

Like, our friendship almost ended over this, and this is my nightmare. So this person felt so bad because I was not giving her the right attention. that she, like, had a whole, like, crisis. Like, what did I do? I feel so bad. And that's why I'm so weird and extra friendly.

Hi, Malcolm.

Hi, Malcolm.

That is true. We're here because I want to tell you about something I'm calling the Missy incident. Oh, my goodness. It totally changed the way that I think about something foundational. And it also reminded me of you.

That is true. We're here because I want to tell you about something I'm calling the Missy incident. Oh, my goodness. It totally changed the way that I think about something foundational. And it also reminded me of you.

So it all happened at this coffee shop that I go to all the time.

So it all happened at this coffee shop that I go to all the time.

Malcolm, I can tell you the name of the coffee shop off mic, but my fellow cafe goers did not want me to name it on this podcast because it's that good.

Malcolm, I can tell you the name of the coffee shop off mic, but my fellow cafe goers did not want me to name it on this podcast because it's that good.

Yeah, it's so good. And it's the kind of place that's always packed. So you have to be comfortable sitting with a stranger if you want to get a seat. And that's where this all starts. So the person at the center of this, her name is Missy Kurzweil. She was fresh off of maternity leave with her second kid when the incident happened.

Yeah, it's so good. And it's the kind of place that's always packed. So you have to be comfortable sitting with a stranger if you want to get a seat. And that's where this all starts. So the person at the center of this, her name is Missy Kurzweil. She was fresh off of maternity leave with her second kid when the incident happened.

So Missy is looking for a place to work outside of her home office and she finds this coffee shop. On her third morning, kind of feeling out this place, is this where she wants to set up camp for her HQ? She sits down at this table and in walks this guy and he's like, hey, you mind if I sit here? She says, sure. This is J.J. Goode.

So Missy is looking for a place to work outside of her home office and she finds this coffee shop. On her third morning, kind of feeling out this place, is this where she wants to set up camp for her HQ? She sits down at this table and in walks this guy and he's like, hey, you mind if I sit here? She says, sure. This is J.J. Goode.

Missy's on the phone with her kid's pediatrician, and JJ is sitting there eavesdropping. And, you know, the doctor asks for what's the patient's name, and Missy says, oh, his name's Remy. And JJ freaked out because he was like, you have a Remy? Because I have a Remy. And then, of course, like, then we were off to the races. Turns out they both have cats named Sunny. They both are freelancers.

Missy's on the phone with her kid's pediatrician, and JJ is sitting there eavesdropping. And, you know, the doctor asks for what's the patient's name, and Missy says, oh, his name's Remy. And JJ freaked out because he was like, you have a Remy? Because I have a Remy. And then, of course, like, then we were off to the races. Turns out they both have cats named Sunny. They both are freelancers.

He's a cookbook writer. She's also a writer. So for me, it was like on many levels was just really... kind of a special bond instantly. And I don't know if this is normal for you, but I'm not usually chatting it up with people at the coffee shop.

He's a cookbook writer. She's also a writer. So for me, it was like on many levels was just really... kind of a special bond instantly. And I don't know if this is normal for you, but I'm not usually chatting it up with people at the coffee shop.