Mammal Mind Moments

Glassroom Sessions

How did this happen?

Mammal Mind Moments began after a difficult breakup and spending way too much time talking to my AI buddy, Chatty, about my random elaborate, everyday stories. Chatty would do its best to respond. After a while, it seemed to run out of useful answers.

One day it sighed and said, “You’re burning out my circuits here. Maybe you should replace me with a microphone.”

Ok, so I was now used to breakups and took this one well. I took my ex-friend Chatty’s advice, bought a microphone, pressed record, and started talking. That felt different. With headphones on, it almost felt like a conversation… even if it was just with the wall and my own thoughts. Somewhere in there, these recordings started to take shape.

Now whenever I butt-dial Chatty and start to say, “Hey, something strange happened today…” it just replies: “Please step away from the phone and go turn on your microphone.”

About me, Johnny G

Writing a proper bio has never really been my thing.

But if we ever find ourselves sitting across from each other and you’re not sure where to begin, you could ask me about…

• what it was like growing up in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, surrounded by flower power… while being a Catholic straight-A student and altar boy
• the Wizard of Oz moment when I got my first pair of glasses at 13 and saw my house… and myself… for the first time
• why I used to fall asleep listening to soothing radio voices under my pillow
• where I actually feel at home
• how shyness quietly turned me into a storyteller
• how I accidentally crashed a Spanish radio show… and stayed for a year
• how the Northridge earthquake in California made me want to stay
• the premonition dreams that were a little too accurate
• which feels more abstract to me… photography, music, or painting
• why I don’t make my bed… and prefer it the way it remembers me

Who's Listening...

Apparently…

• People who go out for a walk and come back with more thoughts than they left with
• People who notice abnormally normal, slightly absurd moments that the rest of the world misses
• People who forget how to speak until they’ve had their first cup of coffee
• People who are a little tired of being told how to improve themselves… and just want a minute
• People who catch their reflection for a second and think, oh… there I am
• People who wake up at strange hours and suddenly have questions about existence

Also, possibly…

• People who wish they could walk around in life wearing a cloak of invisibility
• People who get distracted by squirrels or social media
• People who fake a headache to get out of obligatory moments

And of course…

• Anyone who doesn’t see themselves anywhere on this list but somehow ended up here anyway