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[00:01.38] Todd: So Meg, in the last one we were talking about idioms, but we didn't cover them all.

[00:06.38] Let's go over some more idioms.

[00:07.88] Meg: OK.

[00:08.63] Todd: Alright so the first one is what activity is in your blood?

[00:13.63] Meg: Hmm, I would say anything with nature in my blood, so hiking or especially kayaking.

[00:21.38] I love going kayaking, and so it's hard for me to resist if I'm in a place with beautiful nature, I need to go outside.

[00:30.88] Todd: So what about baking? Isn't the baking sort of just natural for you.

[00:35.13] Don't you just love to bake? Isn't it in your blood?

[00:37.14] Meg: I do also love to bake. Yeah. I guess hiking and baking are both in my blood together, kind of two different activities.

[00:45.88] So baking especially when I can make very creative and decorative desserts, to share with people, so I don't like to bake for myself, but sharing with others, it's quite enjoyable for me.

[00:58.88] Do you have any activities or things that are in your blood?

[01:03.13] Todd: Well, I think one is just teaching. I love teaching. I just want to teach all the time.

[01:09.39] Even if I won the lottery, I would be a teacher. I just like thinking of lessons, thinking of new ideas for lessons, trying technology with lessons, so even on my free time, I like thinking about it.

[01:20.89] And another thing is jogging. Even though, most people are surprised because I'm a little fat.

[01:27.14] I'm about 20 pounds overweight, but I run almost every day.

[01:32.14] Meg: I think I've seen you running before.

[01:33.63] Todd: Yeah, I literally run every day. Like if I don't run, I feel terrible, like it's the most relaxing thing for me.

[01:41.14] Meg: Yeah.

[01:41.88] Todd: I can't go two or three days - two days maybe - but I can't go three or four days without running.

[01:46.13] Meg: So jogging is really in your blood?

[01:47.88] Todd: Yeah, and I started when I was a kid. You know the movie Forest Gump, where he just starts running.

[01:52.38] Meg: Right, yes, yes.

[01:53.38] Todd: That was me as a kid.

[01:54.63] Meg: Run Forest Run!

[01:56.13] Todd: I would just run out of my driveway, also in the country, and just go running for an hour

[02:00.63] Meg: Wow!

[02:01.63] Todd: Just to run, I thought it was fun.

[02:03.63] Meg: Well, that's great.

[02:04.63] Todd: Yeah, it's definitely in my blood.

[02:06.38] Todd: OK, so we'll talk a little about feelings. So when you get criticized, do you take it to heart?

[02:15.63] Meg: I think my first reaction, is to take it to heart, so sometimes I might be a little oversensitive when I first get criticized, but after some time passes and I'm able to think about it, usually I can see how that criticism can be useful, and I can try to make a change or improve something.

[02:38.88] Or I can decide that I don't care about that person's opinion. What about you? What do you do? How do you respond?

[02:46.63] Todd: Yeah, I used to take things to heart a lot, but as I've gotten older, as many people do, now a lot of it just rolls off my back, as we say, like water off a duck's back, so it doesn't bother me at all

[02:59.88] Meg: Yeah.

[03:01.13] Todd: Yeah, I just realize everybody has different opinions and don't worry about it.

[03:06.13] Meg: Yeah, I think that's a good attitude to have.

[03:08.13] Todd: Yeah, OK, so the next one also about feelings and opinions. So are you more likely to bite your lip, or speak your mind when you disagree with somebody?

[03:23.88] Meg: I think it depends on the situation, so if I feel like someone else is being treated unfairly or there are some rules that are there for a reason that should be followed,

[03:37.13] I am more likely to speak my mind, but if it's something personal, or just related to me I might bite my lip to try to keep the peace. What would you do, bite your lip or speak your mind?

[03:49.88] Todd: Well, I have a big mouth, so no, I always speak my mind. So I have a really big mouth. I just never keep it inside. Yeah, it's really hard for me to bite my lip.

[04:00.88] Meg: Hmm.

[04:02.13] Todd: Yeah, so. That can be a bad thing.

[04:04.13] Meg: But sometimes good.

[04:06.13] Todd: Yeah, say it like it is, as they say.