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The Library- The Follow-Up
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On this week's episode we start out with some catch up and cover field trips, weddings, training for runs (relay and marathon), the power of stretching and more!
We then revisit Patti's interest, the library, get an update from Charlotte on her homework, and follow quite a few enjoyable tangents.
Here's the link to Charlotte's shoutout on the Chgo Bulls Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KGtaTFzxaeWoRekoTatal?si=jwarRL_mRWehXoFTCPLX4A
DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded in spring 2024, so some dated references.
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Transcript
Introduction and Listener Engagement
00:00:00
Speaker
You know that thing you love that your friends and family don't want to hear about anymore? Tell it to us, Patty and Charlotte. We want to learn all about your weird and wild obsessions or your perfectly normal hobbies that you've taken just a little too far. We want to dabble in your curious interests. Can we interest you in today's episode?
Life Updates and Humorous Anecdotes
00:00:32
Speaker
Hi, Patty. Hey, Charlotte. How are you? I'm pretty good. How are you? Good. What have you been up to? Oh my gosh. Yeah, it's been a long time, right? It's been like three weeks since we last officially saw each other on Zoom. Yeah, I think you had a birthday and other stuff. I did!
00:00:54
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and Yeah, I turned another year older. My parents came to visit, which was awesome. We started building some raised bed gardens in the backyard because you know my sister. I could do that. Like we'll we'll see things and she'll be like, I can make that. And so and she's actually making them. So that's been really fun. And I took Emilio, my nephew, my four year old on a field trip yesterday. Like with the school or on your own?
00:01:25
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with the school. They're not allowed to go on the bus at that young of an age. So they need somebody to like drive them there. um And it was at a nature, it's like in Forest Park at a nature center. And so it's really, really, really, really cool. And it was a gorgeous day for it. So it was a lot of fun. But yeah, that was my first time ever being a chaperone. Yeah. And with a bunch of four year olds, I think that would be Like really cute and a lot. Oh my God. Yes. And especially cause everything was like, Oh, okay. Go climb, jump, you know, do things. And so like within a 10 minute period, I had like two girls that were like, had been like fell and got like severely hurt right by me. Okay. That was, whoa. That's a rewind. Um, a little bit hurt. that
00:02:22
Speaker
kind of hurt, but we're crying. Like really bad. And I was like, um, do I have to like ask permission from somebody to like touch them? You know, like, cause I was like, I really didn't know what my role was, but thankfully they were fine. And you know, kids are very resilient at that age.
00:02:42
Speaker
And they do not care about getting messy. Oh my God. They were all just like taking off their shoes, their socks, putting their feet in water buckets, throwing sand all over each other. It was like... Yeah, it's it's sometimes hard for me to to watch little kids eat because they just don't care if they get the food all over their face and their hands and I just can't handle it.
00:03:08
Speaker
And it stays there for like like hours. And you know, their parents i have become like immune to it because they're like, if i if I wipe their face, it's just going to happen again. So I get it. But I myself cannot. Yeah, we are not immune to it. No, no.
00:03:27
Speaker
sometimes I'm like, do you need me to get that for you? A good little napkin coming at them. Oh, yeah. Yeah, so that was a lot of fun. How about you? You went to a wedding.
Marathon Experiences and Training
00:03:40
Speaker
Oh, yeah. I went to I guess it would be like my second cousin's wedding in San Francisco, like the Bay Area. And so a bunch of family there. We had actually all just been there in December for her sister's wedding. So wow that time it was like, oh, y'all haven't seen each other in so long. Wow, it's so wonderful. And this time it was like, hey, it was still really fun and and really nice. It was just kind of and of funny. Yeah. Oh my God, two weddings in their family within like four month period or five or whatever. That's wild. And both of them had been with their now husbands for like
00:04:25
Speaker
I mean, like a decade or more, but I think we're approximately, they're both younger than me. So that's like a significant amount of their lives. When they're like high school sweetheart, which is nice. That is nice. That is nice. That was good. We ate a lot of Chinese food, because it's better out there. And oh, and I did see, it's funny, each of the times I saw like a childhood friend who I had also hadn't seen in decades, but like two different ones. That's really cool. cool baby Yeah, they all just ended up out in the Bay Area. It's also very, very expensive there. As we know, as we know, but just feel the need to say it.
00:05:20
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. Like experienced yet again, still the truth. Yep. Yeah. Wow. That was good fun. And I've also been training for this, uh, like half marathon relay race. ah so yeah ah How's it going? It's going good. I'm going to have to run just four miles, but I've only been training for like, Hey, I would say like three weeks or four weeks. And so there's some questions about,
00:05:51
Speaker
You know, at first I was like, Oh, I'll be able to do it as long as I can run and walk and just, you know, don't pass out. But then I think we need to do it at a certain pace at least. Okay. I was talking to my family and I was telling them like, yeah, I could do like a 12 minute mile.
00:06:12
Speaker
if you don't count the times that I walk. I don't think that's how that works. yeah but look Can you stop the clock while I'm walking?
00:06:30
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Then I said, okay, so it's more of like, you know, what's what's four miles in an hour? And they were like, that's 15 minutes. but Did you need to get your calculator? Yeah. I mean, but they said, but apparently we have to do like a 13 minute 45 second pace, but the other people are faster than me. Yeah. They'll make up for you. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. that going on When is it? Like how, how far away from? Uh, it's tomorrow. Oh, that's right.
00:07:08
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ah so ah everything will be fine. I was like, oh, okay.
00:07:21
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You told me like, well there will be a ah adrenaline, you'll you'll be able to do it. My main fear is getting up in time. It's very early.
00:07:37
Speaker
What happens if you don't show up? Like, will they be disqualified or is it kind of like because you need a certain number or does somebody else just have to run for more? That's a good question. um I think that. Well. You know, my brother Charlie, he will be there watching the children so he wouldn't be able to sub in or anything, so I don't know who would sub in. And I wonder if they're allowed to like
00:08:07
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have one person go twice because I feel like the one of the people, she's like a runner. Okay. And like a runner runner, apparently. And so she probably could do mine and hers. Uh-huh. Not sure if that's allowed, but. Yeah, right. Hmm. Yeah. You're gonna, you'll get up in time because it's like, you know, that anxiety of not getting up in time. Yeah. It's more likely that I won't sleep ah very well because I'll be worried about getting up in time.
00:08:37
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Yes, yes, that is the truth. Yeah. so i Yeah, I remember when I did the marathon, they were like, yeah don't worry, you likely won't sleep the night before. And like just we're like, so don't worry about it. you know you don't You don't need to sleep the night before. And I think they do that in part because it's like, you're gonna be so anxious anyways. It's like, you don't wanna then be like, oh my God, I'm not sleeping. Oh my God, I'm not sleeping. How am I gonna do this? And you're right. It's like the adrenaline just kind of kicks in and
00:09:12
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Yeah, half of the ah problem with not sleeping is the anxiety about it more so. yeah um I forgot, no, I remember that you did the marathon, but um i I'm not sure I know much about like,
00:09:29
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How long you trained for it? I mean, and did you just do one or I think did you do multiples? I did do multiples partially because, and I remember actually you came and you ran a little
Celebrating National Library Week
00:09:40
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bit of it with me at the time when my sister was also running it with me, like along, and I think we were near 35th street or something. um Yeah. And you ran along and I think you were like in a, like a jean skirt and like,
00:09:58
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Mary Jean style like flats, which I was like, she's amazing. She's just being alive and maybe even like use canvas tote bag. That was when I thought that you didn't need to train to do anything because I was like a young person that was like, I can do it. But you do and that's like, yeah.
00:10:20
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Yeah, so the first one I did was um Chicago 2007 and that was like unseasonably warm. I mean, it's October, so you just never know what kind of weather you're gonna get, but it was like so warm and people were passing out and like the water situation wasn't super great and they like were calling in ambulances from like surrounding suburbs and stuff to bring people, cause they were just bringing so many people to the hospital that they finally, ooh, excuse me.
00:10:50
Speaker
So at like whatever time, they just called it they called it, they canceled it, but they called it a fun run. So like if you were at a certain point, you could finish it, but if you were not, then it got shortened. So um so yeah, that one kind of blew in that it just didn't it wasn't very official. And so I was training with Um, the Luke Humian lymphoma society to raise money for them. So their team and training, uh, group. And so my other friends who we were all on a little pod together, we had like a mentor, a shared mentor. We decided to sign up for the Vegas marathon in December of that year, because they were offering kind of a deal to anybody who had run Chicago and didn't get to finish. And then we were like, Oh, how fun, you know, like, Hey, it's easy to stay in shape between October or and December. You know, you can just kind of maintain that.
00:11:45
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mileage, and then um how fun to be in Vegas. But my flight, I got on the flight, but then it got canceled eventually because it was an ice storm. And so they were trying to de-ice the plane and like it didn't work. So they were like, we've now lost our window to be able to like make it out.
00:12:07
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So that was a bust for me, but the rest of my friends got out and they they did it. So then I just did Chicago the following year to kind of like make up for it and just get it done. so did Did you have to like maintain or did you kind of like pause on the training and then and started up again later? Because that would be Right. So like I still didn't do, cause they say it's not good to do like the 20 mile runs more than a few times. Like you don't want to stay at that kind of level. So I think I was kind of at a half marathon level throughout and then, um, started back up in the April or May before the October race to train for it and get back to the like 20 is the farthest that we've run other than the day of, which is the 26.2.
00:12:59
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you ever think of doing it, like yeah like was it worth it to you? Okay. Which is so funny because my sisters are like, I miss running. And I'm like, I don't, I do not like.
00:13:11
Speaker
During the pandemic, I did kind of like a walk run program again, like just because I was out so much anyways that I'm like, Oh, that'll be nice. But I do not, I don't enjoy running. I'm not a runner. My body is like, no, I love walking. I like riding my bike because you can go a little bit faster than walking, but I wish I were a runner, but no. Are you enjoying the running? I.
00:13:37
Speaker
I don't know that I can say the running itself is, but I actually am not hating it. And so that's pretty good because I'm doing, you know, like a run for five minutes, walk for two minutes, it almost the whole time. And for me that that's better than the just keep running until you feel like you need to stop. And then my brain is constantly like, can we stop? Can we stop? And then so this that does help. And I like having a certain amount of miles on my calendar and then doing it. And that feels good. But the running itself, it's so strange. It's like,
00:14:22
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I do the walking warm up and then I start running and almost immediately I'm like, how am I so tired already? How is this happening? Like it it's very hard. Yeah. Yeah. It really is. Yeah. So I'm not, I wouldn't say I'm the sort of person who is super into it, but I, I don't know.
00:14:45
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stuff, you know, my sister-in-law, who's doing like another leg of the race. She's doing a four mile leg. She was like, I could see you, you know, someday training for a marathon, like
Library Programs and Community Impact
00:15:00
Speaker
your 50th birthday. And I was like, you shut your mouth. but you put that on That's very far away.
00:15:09
Speaker
Thank you for giving me so much time to think about yeah doing that. Wow. Yeah. Decades. ah
00:15:18
Speaker
That's funny. Well, that sounds like a fun challenge for yourself, you know, yeah getting into other people's interests. Yes. And it's good for me and my health and mental health. I think that's also it too is like, I can kind of,
00:15:39
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shed some of the workday stresses with running. So I think that's kind of a good motivator for me. So even if it's, you know, painful and sweaty, it's overall. Oh my gosh. Yeah, that's a good way to look at it. Even if it's painful. Which it is, but then at least you know, the day after two days after you're like, why am I in pain? Oh, yeah, also. And yeah, I think I also was in more pain before because I I didn't, I wasn't like, doing like enough food before or after and hydrating and all that. And so I started doing that. So
00:16:35
Speaker
Yeah, you understand like, oh, yeah, okay. Actually, stretching and drinking water really are important. There are just things people tell you to do. Yeah. I remember when I first, first started running, I i was like in my early 20s and I remember saying to a boss at the time, I was like, my hip hurts so bad. I wonder if I need to have like a hip replacement or something. thing And she was like, have you tried stretching? I was like, no. Wait, you can stretch your hip? I'm sure that's not what it is. And then I found like some amazing hip stretches that I was like, oh, wow, that feels so good.
00:17:25
Speaker
Thank God I don't have to get surgery anymore.
00:17:32
Speaker
Just give me a new one. ah So of my generation, right? Like, like of our generation, like, oh, this isn't working so well anymore. I'm just gonna get a new one. Just give me a medal when I get. But have you been doing anything, you know, maybe library related?
00:17:54
Speaker
In fact, I have also what I learned was, and I learned this, wait, did I learn it in a newsletter? Maybe. It's National Library Week. No. Yeah. I think it was like this past week. Oh my gosh. I know. Like we planned it or something. Exactly. yeah That's really cool. Yeah.
00:18:21
Speaker
But it's been, it's been good. I signed up for the, for two library newsletters for two different libraries, because I signed up for one and it wasn't coming and I was getting nervous. I signed up for the other and I realized it was a monthly newsletter and that's why I did it. And then I went to, I went to the library that's near me.
00:18:50
Speaker
And it was so nice. It's really quite large. And it reminded me of College Library. They had these like comfy seeds. and Where you would nap. I don't want to tell you what happened next. They had these little pods that you can like sit in and they have a little desk there. They almost look like like honeycombs.
00:19:16
Speaker
And I was sitting there and I was like working on my computer and then I fell asleep.
00:19:29
Speaker
about my I think my brain just associates the library with like really good sleep. It's like, relax, Charlotte, relax.
00:19:43
Speaker
So like, you know, it' kind of warm and sunny and comforting and quiet, the right ah level of quiet. and Yeah, there's some sort of like white noise going on a lot of the time. I think it was near like the but little private rooms that you can reserve. So I don't think it's like too bad. So people can't hear what's going on in the rooms. And so I just took a little nap.
00:20:12
Speaker
but skin I was thinking I could go there for I don't know, I told Adam, and he was like, did they kick you out? Kick me out? No, I got a lot of people sleep there. Yeah, it's not your fault if you go there legitimately to work on something and then you fall asleep. no I mean, or if you go there to sleep, like, but try with him yeah, it's safe. Yeah. And they also have these big windows and tables and chairs in like the windows and all these old nooks and um yeah. That sounds lovely. It's too bad. i I bet they're not open late enough because you could sleep there tonight and make sure you sleep. I did have a thought like should I go there for like a nap today? But that'll make it hard for me to sleep. rights Right, right, right.
00:21:08
Speaker
Imagine being by myself, like, I'll be like, can I just stay here? It'd be like, uh, what's that book where they live in the, the mix up files of Basil leaf. Frank Wilder. Yeah. I just live in the library. Love that book. Yeah. oh So it, that was very nice and fun. And they also have some random things in the newsletter today. So like.
00:21:36
Speaker
They have, I think this might be either a weekly or a monthly thing where they have a different person, you know, like a councilman or somebody read a story, like a children's story, but like, you call in to hear it, like you can call the phone number and like, press three for this guy to read this story.
00:22:00
Speaker
Oh, so it's like on demand.
00:22:07
Speaker
no but is ah we Like, who is, who is the audience for that? Because like, is the thought that maybe you like have the book and so you can read along at home? Because you said it's a children's book, right? Yeah, well, I think it's a children's book because it's called something like I will never not eat a tomato. So that sounds like children's book to me. Or is it a takedown of Giselle Bonchin and Tom Brady and their hate against nightshades? Wait, oh, they hate nightshades and I didn't know that. What if it was and they got like a councilman to read it?
00:22:53
Speaker
Wow, we made you take a stand, sir. be like and but least The joy of a children's book is that you're like looking at the photos and following along. So maybe it's like you you're at home with your copy of the book and your child or whatever the child that you're with and then you put this phone on the speaker
Rating Library Experiences and Personal Quirks
00:23:20
Speaker
to have someone else like here let's have a different voice for each other it's also kind of funny because it's like yeah it's just to the kid it's probably just like a different voice if you're like this is the denver councilman for our district they're gonna be like
00:23:38
Speaker
Great. what Play the story. And you can't like pause because you know how they like interrupt you with questions or like, you're like no, let's go back a page. You can't like pause it it and be like, Councilman, when you go back a page, they have a question about what a tomato is.
00:23:57
Speaker
yeah What's that on the page again? oh That is hilarious. I want to call it. ah do I was thinking of doing it, but like this is another thing is is like, it's kind of a pain to make phone calls and that sort of thing. Are you going to be like, um yeah um and I mean, I'm still probably going to call it. We can check it out. but you know, I might just be like, let me just read you the story. It's faster. Well, and I'm also curious, like, is it where they keep an archive? So the latest one, you know, they say, okay, call this number and press, you know, three for the
00:24:44
Speaker
this month's councilman, but if you want councilwoman whoever from March, you can press two and one and zero. And like, you know, it could be going on forever. I wonder, or is it just like, nope, it replaces it. Oh, and then it's gone forever. And so you have to listen to it that week or a month that it's up or you can miss it.
00:25:07
Speaker
Yeah. Oh, scarcity. That's a good marketing tool. and And I suppose it's a different book every time, right? It's not everyone read the same book about tomatoes. I really hate nightshades. I will never not eat a tomato. I love tomatoes. I know. I don't understand. It's like, I will never not eat it. No, I don't know. That double negative, really confusing.
00:25:37
Speaker
Yeah. And I also might be getting it wrong. It might be like, I'll never, never not. I don't know. We are never, ever, ever eating tomatoes. I mean, that's part of the marketing scheme too, is they're like, you're wondering what this title's about? Well, call us. We won't explain it, but we will read you the story. Yeah, we won't get it.
00:26:02
Speaker
Okay, cool. Was there anything?
00:26:07
Speaker
newsletter? There's, there's cool stuff. I mean, I haven't like looked into this, but they have something called like, craftsy. This I think was the number one. um And it's like, over 1000 videos on how to do different crafts. Like what kind of like, like macrame type crafts and like knitting? I yeah, that the kind of like, I think.
00:26:30
Speaker
wow craft two do like
00:26:34
Speaker
well And then you wonder, like are those put together by the library? Or is it like they
Family Updates and Tech Learning at Libraries
00:26:40
Speaker
give you almost like lynda.com that has um training videos? like Is it a subscription that they're giving you like access to? That's really cool. you know Yeah, I don't know. i do That one I would want to check out. And I mean, they had one that was like,
00:26:58
Speaker
free music service, which sounded like a free Spotify business. But um that I would want to check out too, to be like, is this free music that we want to hear or just, you know? Right, like it's free for a reason.
00:27:23
Speaker
That reminds me yesterday while going through. So unfortunately, not only am I on Reddit, I'm also on Nextdoor.
00:27:31
Speaker
yeah It's so bad. But I did it once I moved to St. Louis because I was kind of like, what is going on here? So um this guy last night was like, um to I've already turned off comments because I don't want any spoilers, but I just wanted to let you know that I have been watching the Sopranos and I got them the videos from the library and they have the full series available. And if you watch at my level, which is like one to two episodes a night, I'm not binging, it really is an enjoyable activity.
00:28:09
Speaker
Okay. Just wanted to let you know the library has it.
00:28:16
Speaker
no like You know, I've never seen the Sopranos, but I also don't have a way to watch DVDs anymore. So, um, but I did, I did just love that he was like, Hey, let me just tell you at the library, Sopranos available. Yeah. The kind of content that I would like out of next door. oh Yeah. Yeah.
00:28:38
Speaker
Yeah. The kind of content I don't like is everything else. Yeah. because Yeah. So possible free music. And they they do have, yeah, the DVDs is like a thing. Cause now it's just a pain to figure out how to watch DVDs on a computer. Yeah. I only find that DVD from here. Right. Cause even computer, like laptops don't have them anymore. Yeah. DVD drives. Yeah. Yeah. It's sad.
00:29:07
Speaker
But also, this is only related to The Sopranos. It's a depressing show. I couldn't watch one to two episodes a night. and He was like bragging as if that was like, reasonable. I'm not a binger. Don't you worry. I don't binge shows. So it's taken me quite some time. Yeah, so this is it was fun. Have you done any more like you you were gonna go and talk to the Library Keep Squad, right? Yes, yes. So the room that I'm in right now is where I came um the day after my birthday. And I met with, so it's called Tech Connect. I made an appointment and because our office was closed on Good Friday, perk of working for organization, I was able to come for an 11 o'clock appointment with Dylan.
00:30:03
Speaker
and very nice individual. He is he makes music, so that's like his big thing, so he definitely focused more on that, even though I was like trying to bring it back. I'd be like, okay, and so then I would edit how? Like we're editing? And he's like, oh, we're right, okay. um So he did show me how to edit audio using, let me see what the program was called.
00:30:25
Speaker
FL studio and it's called FL it used to be fruit loops and so that's what the FL stands for but I guess they got like suit maybe or Something I don't know and so I had to call it I fell instead of Froot Loops and so he was showing me how to do that and It was cool. I Need to mess around with it a bit more I did say like I bet this is gonna kind of be like how I used to be in a dark room where I just get like fully obsessed and like, you know a little too
00:31:01
Speaker
obsessive with like nitpicky things, you know, cause he's like, yeah, you can get, there's good enough. And then there's like, Oh my God, every little, you know, all these different tools where you can kind of manipulate things. Um, but he did say that he recently had a session with someone where they came in and basically used the hour together to create a song for their podcast. Like he's like, so if you want him, if you want to schedule something like that, we can do it. And I was like,
00:31:29
Speaker
yeah Do you get like credited like, you know, like how does that how does that work? Or is it just like you get it for free, but it was so cool It was really cool to have like the full hour. I could ask whatever questions I wanted I can you know, I was able to kind of mess around with stuff and direct him, you know with my questions I am a note taker and so he was very conscientious about that like he'd say something and then he'd stop for a little while like, you know knowing that I was like writing these things down and redo something so I could see it again and again. So it was a very cool experience. um I think I will do it again once I get further into it to maybe ask some more but specific questions. But yeah, i I was really happy. I was really happy with it. It's really great. And then the fact that Dylan can help write a theme song.
00:32:24
Speaker
He was like, it was so cool when he was showing me examples. I'm like, wait, so you basically just
Library Services and Inclusivity
00:32:30
Speaker
created like, I mean, melody, you know, like, it but like, by doing these things, like, he's like, and then you could just create a pattern and then you do like that. And I'm like, okay, that sounds really cool. I was like, is this what you like, is music making music what you do? And he was like, yeah, that's what I like. And I was like, I can tell because you can't stop yourself, you know, like,
00:32:50
Speaker
But yeah, Dylan is offering his services. Thank you, Dylan. I sometimes't say wonder about that like those services where you can like set up time to talk to somebody because I'm like, what if they actually aren are not very knowledgeable or not very good? But like they it sounds like everybody you've talked to has been really helpful. You should have thought of this earlier.
00:33:19
Speaker
for the tax season because it could have, you know, signed up to talk to somebody at the library about my taxes, but it's too late now. Too late now. It's just around the corner. I saw a poster outside saying, I was like, Oh, what corner Monday? That's what corner. So those taxes are going to get sent in whether they're right or not. They are right.
00:33:46
Speaker
I hear that everybody, they are right they're right. They're right. They're all i sending the right amount of money to the government should I need to send them. Did I tell you I got $3 back from the state of Illinois? No. And that's what the return was. And I was like, oh, heck yeah, put that directly into my bank account. I can appreciate if you got some interest, you know.
00:34:12
Speaker
Uh-huh. Three dollars. um So how accessible do you think oh the library is? Very. Just like it's made to be accessible, you know. it's i I sort of feel like It's meant to be one of the few places in a community that is for everybody. You know, in terms of kids, adults, people of all different, like, abilities, like mobility and that kind of thing. Yeah. it's some Some libraries have social workers there too.
00:35:00
Speaker
provide resources to people who need like community resources, link them with benefits. I don't know how often that happens, but I've definitely heard of that. Yeah. What are your thoughts on that?
00:35:14
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Agreed. Yeah. I feel like it's so accessible and like kind of is, they, I do feel like the libraries that I've gone to have kind of prided themselves on that as being like a major focus and like, like, you were you know, Adam asking you, like, did they kick you out? It's like, you know, when you fell asleep, it's kind of like, this is a safe space. However, you need to use it. You know, I really like that. And especially with this whole movement now of like trying to ban books and like, don't say gay and we don't want,
00:35:42
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drag queens reading to children and stuff like that. It's just like, feels more and more amazing to see how libraries are taking a stand in a way. Yeah. So I agree. Totally, totally accessible. Yeah. I think the fact that they have just all these things for free that, you know, even like, like passes to museums and things like that where who can afford that, some of that nowadays. And there's lots of people who have kids where that's gonna be even more expensive and just making it so that people can have access to like fun and leisure too and education and all of that. And there's a lot of like, you know, you were talking about the worms, the worm farm. yeah There's also like Earth Day stuff. So there's a lot of climate justice type things that they seem to do.
00:36:43
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That's so true. Yeah, and you wonder also like how much of that is like who in a library is the one dictating what the programming is, you know, is it something that is they have, what are those called? Like strategic goals for the year, you know, that are handed down to them. And then it's like, however you want to bring this to fruition, or, you know, just how much, I wonder how much the library employees have a say in kind of in shaping what the programming is, you know? Yeah, I can do that too.
00:37:25
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They must have some like creativity that's allowable. and budget say they They also take volunteers. I was like, sure. I'll try and find out. More investigation that we could be doing. Yeah. So how many library books would you give this interest?
00:37:53
Speaker
Um, out of five, right? Yeah. Okay. I give it a, I give it a, it's, it's funny cause I want to give it like a five. Um, but I'm like, they went there to work and I slept. I didn't actually work. I didn't meet my goals there. But I needed it.
00:38:19
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It was what I needed. yeah yeah The library gave you what you needed. like Should I dock part of a library card? or
00:38:32
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No, that's on me. That's on me. It's a five out of five. Five out of five. Well, that's kind of like, so it, it has that effect on you. And whereas like, when I come into a library and I have heard that this is a thing, so it's not just me. I like need to go to the bathroom. Like, I don't know if it's like the nerves. I don't know if it's like I'm all. Uh-oh. I can't see you or hear you.
00:39:02
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So in full transparency everyone, this is a downside of the library. I'm at the library recording today and I wanted to like have a four hour session instead of a two hour session. But I split it right in the middle of our record time so it knocked me off. So I had to restart. But yes, I was stop talking about how the library makes my bowels active. so but So like I always have to like find the library the bathroom and so I can say it's really nice that they have bathrooms available too and they're clean and this was a private one. I couldn't figure out. It was like an individual thing.
00:39:41
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I couldn't figure out how to lock the door. So I was just like, I guess I just have to hope that by closing it, it locks it, which was really a lot of faith. I was putting a lot of faith in that.
00:39:54
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but so
00:39:57
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i think The takeaway is that the library makes both of us feel very safe.
00:40:06
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safe To just have our human needs. You know, that is the one thing that the library, this I would dock like, you know, one quarter of a library card ah for, although I fully understand it. Is that like, you can't, you know, they don't, they don't have meals or coffee.
00:40:26
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you know, readily available, but at the same time, you can bring in your own water. and your own coffee and then I don't think they say anything. So yeah, probably not a full meal. Right. Right. Like this one, this recording room is like no food allowed. And I would have thought like no food or above, but yeah, the first time I came in, they were like, and just make sure you like leave your drinks over there. And I was like drinks. So today I brought drinks. Okay. I'm going to bump them back up to five because I mean, they know that we need to be hydrated. It's important. It is important.
00:41:03
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My mom also just sent me a text like not knowing that this was like what we were talking about, but she sent it to the whole family. You know, probably found it on Facebook or something, but it was a legit source where in several countries you can rent out a person to have a conversation with at a library.
00:41:25
Speaker
one So it sounds horrible to me, like I would not want to do it. But the thought is that by having up people like who maybe are a different religion or a different sexual orientation or things like that, that then by having a one on one conversation with them, you get to know a person and then know about them and maybe not be as afraid or bigoted or racist or fill in the blank.
00:41:57
Speaker
Oh, wow. I mean, it just seems to me like the sort of person who would choose to do that already is on their path to less bigotism and all that. But that is cool. I mean, I would think also if you were in another country and you wanted to practice the language, that could be a way to do it too.
00:42:23
Speaker
Oh, that's a good point. Yeah. Yeah. Have a conversation. Sounds good. Good library, except when you set up your record times all wrong and you get knocked off. I get knocked off, but I get on again. Oh,
00:42:45
Speaker
ah oh you try library, but you can't. have a Well, thank you for bringing more library into my life, Patty. Oh, no problem. I'm happy that that we did. And I'm glad that it was a positive, restful experience for you so far. It was. I'm like thinking about when I can go back again ah already. Because that was really just one of the, ah they're all nice and they're different ways. But that one I really really liked. And it's so close. I just didn't really realize
00:43:21
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Well, and looking at that photo that you sent me of like that pod, I can see why. Like that looked really comfortable and very like just cocoon-y. Yeah, because enveloping me and I knew I was starting to fall asleep. So I, I sort of arranged all my stuff so that I could, so I didn't really stop myself. I just made it even more comfy. Yeah, you gave in. Next time you're going to be bringing a pillow. Yeah.
00:43:50
Speaker
There should be like, there's that girl again. You in with your neck, your travel neck pillow on. Like, are you looking for the airport?
00:44:04
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Oh, man. Well, good luck with your run tomorrow. Thank you. You're going to make it. Oh, and not to bury the lead, but, um, I won in one of my brackets that was from March Madness. I won. Yeah. I won money for having Yukon men's team win. Oh, so you had a different bracket, like a fully different. Oh, okay. Well, yeah. Cause that was, I mean, a lot of the higher seeds didn't even make it. So.
00:44:39
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I could see that a lot of people got knocked out. And you had them winning the whole thing? I had them winning the whole thing. And so it was between me and so it's this was my colleague. It was like her family and friends. And so she invited some of her colleagues into it. So it was between me with Yukon and her daughter's boyfriend with Purdue. And so it was like, who's going to win it? And man, Purdue was looking great in the beginning with their huge center.
00:45:05
Speaker
And then they just got tired out. And um yeah, so they're like, who is this lady? And she's like, it's my boss. so and i did feel bad But I did put out, you know, my bookie, you know, my colleague and then her daughter who organized it, I gave her and her boyfriend who lost some money to go for a nice, you know, dinner. ah Keep people happy, but I couldn't believe it. So that was very fun. Did you win a lot? Was it?
00:45:34
Speaker
$560. I know. And I was not expecting to win anything, you know? And I mean, like, they were some of them that were like, every week, they were like, oh, I'm at this, I'm at that. And I was like, oh, I'm so far down. It doesn't matter. But a lot of people had Houston winning. And thank God they didn't. So it didn't matter that I got a lot of my guesses wrong along the way, because then it was like, who's left? Oh, yeah.
00:46:03
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Mm-hmm. Yeah, so. Well, good luck. Good luck. You know, you're rich with that and you're $3 from the Illinois. The state of Illinois? I mean, come on. Watch out, world. Daddy's coming. Yeah. So now we are both bracket winners.
00:46:24
Speaker
yeah yeah because I won my bracket against you by two points. but yes And you won that one year, you know, with Michigan. Oh, you mean like the one? Yeah, but thats that one too. But next year, because I was talking to Charlie and Stephanie ah about the bracket, and Steph was like, why did you invite me? I'm like, you know, you literally never talk about basketball, but she's, she you know, she likes a good competition. So next year, gonna invite all of them all. Cause I talk about my choices unless you also are making a bracket. Charlie's like, I can't believe you chose whoever I chose to win Marquette. You're like easy for you to, yeah, complain. But you know, Marquette was a good choice. Marquette was a good choice. Thank you.
00:47:20
Speaker
You're like, no, as good as you can, but still, you know, solid. I mean, it was, if you were going to choose a non high seed, good choice. Yeah. That's what I thought. I know this is like where we keep being like, okay, okay, wait, but one more thing, but one more thing.
00:47:42
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but
00:47:45
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I'm sure I could think of, but many more things, but I know. That's why I was like, hesitating. I'm like, Oh, and cause there, there is the, um, I mean, NBA finals and all that are like, which was semi-finals, but anyway, the tournaments coming up. So that might be something we have to get into. That would be fun. Yeah.
00:48:15
Speaker
Did I show you my shirt, my Demar DeRozan shirt? No. I was wearing it. say It's one of those shirts where it like says their name on it, and then it has like a picture of them, like an action shot, and then a picture of him as like ah like a glamour shot. Oh, a side by side? And like like photos, not just like drawing. Yeah, yeah. Oh my gosh. It's like photos.
00:48:40
Speaker
and And we we went to like two bars that night, like when I got it to watch, it was like March Madness time. And there were, I mean bouncers or like people who check your IDs at the the front too. And I got compliments from the bouncer at both bars on my shirt. Oh, see, that is a good shirt. I know.
00:49:07
Speaker
Wow. but fine wait let me Yeah, I want to see this because I'm like trying to imagine it and it's like, is it kind of like a senior photo? Or is it almost like a basketball card, but on a shirt? You know, that's what I'm trying to figure out.
00:49:25
Speaker
And conveniently, folks, she's in her closet, so it's easy to just go searching for this. I think it'd be convenient, except that I took all the clothes that were in my closet and I threw them in a closet.
00:49:41
Speaker
And she's back. Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Uh-huh. Action. Oh my god.
00:49:53
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and Just stand in. This is pretty brilliant. And now what's funny is the Bulls played a game yesterday, but like, but but because they've already like, you know, sort of achieved their seed or whatever, it was all the but newer younger people playing. So like the starters were all wearing their street clothes. And Demar was wearing a Chardet shirt that looked a lot like this one. It like said Chardet and it had like a picture of her.
00:50:25
Speaker
Yeah, because yes, doesn't it feel like all the time? Yeah, yeah. I was like, if only then Sade was wearing a shirt of me that was like complete like a whole circle. And we don't know that she wasn't. That's true. so That is true. We don't know. Let's go check her Instagram.
00:50:48
Speaker
you to see. And I wonder which, which shots it would be like, has someone been taking pictures of you training? What would be like you running? And then when you just kind of like, drinking water after a run? Or um maybe it's one of the glamour shots that I had done in Taiwan where yeah yeah An actual glamor shot and then one of me sweating at the gym. Or the action shot is like you eating soup in Taiwan or like some noodles in Taiwan. We want to show Charlotte doing what she does best and it's eating noodles.
00:51:29
Speaker
Well, I mean, I was just trying to think like, what could be an action shot that you would be doing in Taiwan? That is what I do best though. That is, I hope you're right. Are your family all okay after that earthquake? They, yeah, they are all okay. Like thanks, thanks for asking. Um, in terms of, yeah, like nobody, I mean, they felt it, but, um, yeah, none of them are in the area where it was like,
00:51:57
Speaker
The worst. Worst. Oh, so scary. Yeah, it's definitely there's lots of potential risks in Taiwan because then it was like, oh, there might be typhoons, but then I think so. Oh, right. Because it's an island. Yeah. they're all do and o k Yeah. and how you bring it down i'm like crowd But furniture, broken furniture and that kind of thing. Oh, girl. Yeah.
00:52:29
Speaker
Yeah. but to pivot That might truly be the end now. Well, yes. And then maybe I also if I could only learn how to do is Photoshop is still a thing or is it a different oh is it because if I would Photoshop those pictures onto a t-shirt onto a picture of Sade and then. Yes. I mean, with all the deep fake stuff, like, how will people know it's not real? And then I want to see like you, you wearing Tamar, Tamar wearing Sade, Sade wearing you and it's just like. Just a whole circle of ridiculousness.
00:53:12
Speaker
Okay. Where did you get that shirt? um they go that At like a flea market in the nineties. No, I got it on MBA.com. no way
00:53:24
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Very, very popular shirt. No, I'm not saying it's not popular or cool, but it feels of a time. I wonder if Kumar had any say in the design, because clearly he's a fan of that style. but Yeah, I mean, and it might be just like a popular style now, but maybe maybe just like not lit ladies of a certain age.
00:53:52
Speaker
um True, but I am not the target market. No. But i did one thing I did think was funny was I think I also looked on bulls dot.com for merchandise and I looked on the sale.
00:54:05
Speaker
like adam' have a republic at the stuff. And there was just one item and it was like a youth jersey of Zach Levine, the guy who he doesn't like. yeah out dude Your stuff is on the clearance rack. Yeah, but maybe I'll come back next year and be and be happy about it. Yeah, accepting his fate.
00:54:32
Speaker
Take a, take your break, enjoy your break and then get an attitude adjustment. Yeah. Yeah. We all need a break from time to time to get an attitude adjustment. Oh yeah. Uh, but yeah, no, we should do some sort of NBA finals watching. Yeah. Yeah. Final watching something. Final watching something. thin Totally and then I can be you know in on it with my bulls on the horn. No, what is it bulls? Oh god. The podcast that you suggested I listened to that I do. Yeah, it's um
00:55:13
Speaker
how you know the podcast anyway So then I'll know what they're talking about. There's one that's like, ah there's one that's a YouTube one. I mean, I think it's also a podcast that I personally like. I think the one that, that I suggested to you, it like maybe comes out daily. So it's like more offensive stuff. But this one is like, I think it's CHGO.
00:55:34
Speaker
And they do it, especially like after games. And there's three guys usually. And I like that one because that one has a very fun vibe. okay And then the one that I suggested to you, I think that one is like really good. It could also be fun, but this one, they're just sort of ah goofy. Yeah. Yeah. Like the one I can think of the name right now, they like rip on each other and stuff like that. Like they have a good,
00:56:03
Speaker
What's that word? Dynamic. Dynamic. Black dumbbells. Yes. Black dumbbells. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Good. Yeah. But go check out the CHTO on ah YouTube if you can. YouTube. One time they they said my name on the air because Adam tweeted at them. And they were like, oh, surely it was the first time.
00:56:25
Speaker
We are like, hi. Oh my God. You have to send me a link to that episode or let me know where which episode it is. Yeah, I'll find out. What was funny about it is is that Adam had left to go somewhere. And so I was just still watching by myself. And then they said my name, I was like, what's happening?
00:56:46
Speaker
like Am I? Oh my God. I think they're stalking me. Oh, and I'm into it. I love it.
00:57:04
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that's okay well
00:57:08
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Oh, that's good. This one made me laugh. Thanks for the laughs. All right. well Well, let's wrap it. We'll be back for another exciting new thing to try out. Sometimes I think it's like fun, but then sometimes kind of nerve wracking. Like what's it going to be? I know. Cause we don't know ahead of time. So scary. Yeah. Or like, if we do know at least who the person is and we have a guess of what it's going to be. But think about it. We both know each other and I don't think either of us would have guessed which, what our things were. No, we definitely wouldn't. So.
00:57:46
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All right. Bye, Charlotte. Bye, Patty. Thanks for listening to today's episode. Please subscribe, comment, and like the podcast. Follow us on Blue Sky Social at Can We Interest You In? Send us an email at canweinterestyouin at gmail dot.com. And join us next time.