Zack Wickham

So I stayed and I finally found a good job and saved up and kind of took the longer route to get here because I didn't move here until I was 29. So... I kind of had like all those like I kind of lived a full life in Louisville, like a full adult life, and then moved here. And it felt exactly where it was really hard, though. The transition was really hard.

So I stayed and I finally found a good job and saved up and kind of took the longer route to get here because I didn't move here until I was 29. So... I kind of had like all those like I kind of lived a full life in Louisville, like a full adult life, and then moved here. And it felt exactly where it was really hard, though. The transition was really hard.

literally never i i did i've done so many things working here to make it work and during because also the pandemic hit like what three or four years into me being in la and bam all of a sudden the entertainment industry is at a halt and that is what i work in that is where you know i do social media i do what and now no one wants to pay for it now no one you know everybody's like

literally never i i did i've done so many things working here to make it work and during because also the pandemic hit like what three or four years into me being in la and bam all of a sudden the entertainment industry is at a halt and that is what i work in that is where you know i do social media i do what and now no one wants to pay for it now no one you know everybody's like

And it was crazy, but yeah, just grind away. Next job.

And it was crazy, but yeah, just grind away. Next job.

Well, see, they don't want my shirt off.

Well, see, they don't want my shirt off.

I've sold plasma before, you know, just for, you know, the extra, you just do what you got to do to make every single end meet. Actually, when Jasmine and I lived together in this apartment, um, we almost started something called ratchet kitchen.

I've sold plasma before, you know, just for, you know, the extra, you just do what you got to do to make every single end meet. Actually, when Jasmine and I lived together in this apartment, um, we almost started something called ratchet kitchen.

We were going to do like a YouTube show called ratchet kitchen because we were both so incredibly poor for like, it was like the first or the first eight months of the pandemic, um, And we would come home. Number one, we would use reward apps and try to just get an extra chicken sandwich or whatever.

We were going to do like a YouTube show called ratchet kitchen because we were both so incredibly poor for like, it was like the first or the first eight months of the pandemic, um, And we would come home. Number one, we would use reward apps and try to just get an extra chicken sandwich or whatever.

But then we would come home and all we would have left is like pickle juice, noodles, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, whatever. And then we would just be drunk and just like make some concoction. And that's what we were going to eat that night.

But then we would come home and all we would have left is like pickle juice, noodles, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, whatever. And then we would just be drunk and just like make some concoction. And that's what we were going to eat that night.

the drunken chefs we've all been there drunken chefs you gotta improvise you know so you know i've i've eaten my fair share of pickle or buttered noodles that i'm i just i powered through we've paid our dues we've paid our dues now zach am i or am i not an ally Oh, you're a capital A ally. Actually, though, and I always tell Kristen.

the drunken chefs we've all been there drunken chefs you gotta improvise you know so you know i've i've eaten my fair share of pickle or buttered noodles that i'm i just i powered through we've paid our dues we've paid our dues now zach am i or am i not an ally Oh, you're a capital A ally. Actually, though, and I always tell Kristen.

I always tell Kristen that, okay, so I get her out two times a year, my birthday and Pride. Those are the two times where I can guilt her to come out with me. Yeah. And this year on pride, she was like, her daughter will be born. Um, we thought like at a certain day or whatever. And I was like, Oh, perfect.

I always tell Kristen that, okay, so I get her out two times a year, my birthday and Pride. Those are the two times where I can guilt her to come out with me. Yeah. And this year on pride, she was like, her daughter will be born. Um, we thought like at a certain day or whatever. And I was like, Oh, perfect.

So you'll be, she's actually an ally because she like, you're going to be able to go to pride. And she's like, absolutely not. I'm not going to pride. I'm like, okay, this is the one year I'll give you a pass. But previously, if she doesn't show up, I'm like, if you don't show up, I'm going to take your ally card and I'm going to burn it and you will never see it again. What? Yeah.

So you'll be, she's actually an ally because she like, you're going to be able to go to pride. And she's like, absolutely not. I'm not going to pride. I'm like, okay, this is the one year I'll give you a pass. But previously, if she doesn't show up, I'm like, if you don't show up, I'm going to take your ally card and I'm going to burn it and you will never see it again. What? Yeah.