The Mary Poppins of Weirdos with Eric Heinitz

They say “try hard” like it’s an insult. Around here, it’s a lifestyle. Welcome to Try-Hard Valley.This week’s episode has it all: 🎭 A dramatic reading from The Music Man (you’re welcome) ⚕️ A candid convo about a prolapsed uterus 🧘‍♀️ Pelvic floor mantras you didn’t know you needed ✈️ European travel plans, e-bikes, and scary cycling stories 📚 A heartfelt reunion with a beloved high school teacher⚠️ Content note: We talk openly about women’s reproductive organs. Consider yourself warned.💜 This episode is dedicated to Diane Heinitz.Plus: an important correction, a passionate plug for local improv, and a questionable life choice involving skipping a major baseball event.It’s messy. It’s honest. It’s a lot. But hey, at least we tried. And honestly? That counts.Care Bear and Er BearFor the record, Carrie prefers to think of Eric as ”The Mary Poppins of Lovably Quirky Students”But if the weirdo shoe fits… This is Diane Heinitz. Here is her obituary.She was funny, kind, and unforgettable. Carrie’s uterus is even more adorbz than this one.Class Clown (Foothill High School, Class of 1992) Scary Eagle’s favorite yearbook inscription that Flight of the Conchords scene Carrie referencesHere’s Dan Savage elaborating on this.Support this improvised soap opera featuring try-hards of the Tri-Valley!Click here to buy tickets.But if you’re in Seattle, go to this Number 51 Retirement Event on May 2nd. Then tell Carrie all about it so she can live vicariously through you.Go Mariners! We’ll get ‘em next year!Learn more about this term and its origin story here. Get full access to Try-Hard Valley at carriegilbert3.substack.com/subscribe