Full Transcript for Just Ella

right? 00:01:42.724 --> 00:01:42.965 Yeah. 00:01:42.969 --> 00:01:43.805 The Apprehentious book club. 00:01:43.864 --> 00:01:44.165 I said it. 00:01:44.180 --> 00:01:46.174 Yeah, we, yeah, I said it Know where you are. 00:01:46.674 --> 00:01:48.144 Do any of us really ever know 00:01:48.188 --> 00:01:50.588 I know where I am in Wisconsin. 00:01:50.875 --> 00:01:51.745 Right, right, right, right. 00:01:51.745 --> 00:01:52.405 Wisconsin. 00:01:52.405 --> 00:01:53.635 I thought it was Wyoming by then. 00:01:54.135 --> 00:01:55.844 Oh, maybe it was, I get confused. 00:01:56.344 --> 00:01:57.364 Where did they say Quinche wa? 00:01:57.864 --> 00:01:58.435 Oh my gosh. 00:01:58.435 --> 00:02:01.105 Also, I know it might be a little bit echoy on our side. 00:02:01.105 --> 00:02:04.584 This bug has entered, there is a little bitty moth that has entered the scene. 00:02:05.084 --> 00:02:05.894 fourth host. 00:02:05.984 --> 00:02:07.424 It's,'cause there's, there's lights everywhere. 00:02:07.924 --> 00:02:08.465 The moth. 00:02:08.514 --> 00:02:08.865 Hello? 00:02:09.074 --> 00:02:09.425 Hello. 00:02:09.925 --> 00:02:11.409 Okay, now it's like coming at me. 00:02:11.439 --> 00:02:12.219 Could you just, 00:02:12.443 --> 00:02:13.764 That its introductions. 00:02:13.810 --> 00:02:14.530 Yeah, there you go. 00:02:14.590 --> 00:02:15.520 That was a good introduction. 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:15.759 All right. 00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:16.360 Goodbye. 00:02:16.689 --> 00:02:19.120 It's a little echoey anyways, and it's back. 00:02:19.620 --> 00:02:21.090 He might just appear now then. 00:02:21.253 --> 00:02:23.413 This whole episode is just us talking about a moth, 00:02:23.550 --> 00:02:24.914 Yeah, her name is Mara. 00:02:25.414 --> 00:02:26.349 Hello Maha. 00:02:26.409 --> 00:02:27.759 In honor of Mora. 00:02:27.969 --> 00:02:28.180 What? 00:02:28.180 --> 00:02:29.349 The mother of monsters? 00:02:29.389 --> 00:02:30.020 Yeah, whatever. 00:02:30.020 --> 00:02:30.349 Whatever. 00:02:30.349 --> 00:02:31.639 She is Queen of the monsters. 00:02:31.735 --> 00:02:32.629 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:02:32.659 --> 00:02:34.310 That's gonna be distracting hell for me. 00:02:34.810 --> 00:02:35.379 Oh my God. 00:02:35.879 --> 00:02:36.169 guys. 00:02:36.669 --> 00:02:37.180 Sorry. 00:02:37.629 --> 00:02:38.080 She is 00:02:38.109 --> 00:02:42.128 So I'm gonna, uh, you're all here with me listening to the podcast today. 00:02:42.133 --> 00:02:42.489 While, while those two, 00:02:42.729 --> 00:02:44.110 I've lost the other two hosts. 00:02:44.110 --> 00:02:44.650 They're gone. 00:02:44.710 --> 00:02:45.159 I dunno where 00:02:45.283 --> 00:02:45.633 sorry. 00:02:45.699 --> 00:02:51.189 saying I have bought like acoustic panels to make this room less echoy because it's awesome and wonderful And I do have an office now. 00:02:51.189 --> 00:02:53.080 I'm in a new space, which is super exciting. 00:02:53.409 --> 00:02:54.849 But it's echoy so. 00:02:54.939 --> 00:02:56.430 Yeah, you'll

just have to deal with that. 00:02:56.430 --> 00:02:56.669 This stuff. 00:02:56.669 --> 00:02:57.360 Acoustic panels. 00:02:57.360 --> 00:02:58.050 Incoming. 00:02:58.139 --> 00:02:59.189 Yeah, incoming. 00:02:59.189 --> 00:03:00.659 And one of them has flowers on it. 00:03:00.659 --> 00:03:02.039 So good. 00:03:02.068 --> 00:03:04.199 just duct tape pillows all around the room. 00:03:04.378 --> 00:03:04.679 But 00:03:04.919 --> 00:03:05.009 Yeah, 00:03:05.068 --> 00:03:05.639 that's me. 00:03:05.819 --> 00:03:06.090 it. 00:03:06.090 --> 00:03:06.990 I thought about it. 00:03:07.020 --> 00:03:12.389 It's like what I've done previously or where I've like been on the ground in my closet surrounded by clothes, and I'm like, 00:03:12.658 --> 00:03:14.519 You are not the first person I know. 00:03:14.519 --> 00:03:16.049 That's recorded podcasts that way. 00:03:16.549 --> 00:03:17.248 it makes sense. 00:03:17.688 --> 00:03:20.644 I mean, you have like all that natural, like sound absorbing. 00:03:20.644 --> 00:03:23.984 Anyways Gino, how has your life been lately? 00:03:24.043 --> 00:03:24.703 Oh goodness. 00:03:24.703 --> 00:03:25.723 We're starting with me. 00:03:25.782 --> 00:03:26.233 Okay. 00:03:26.733 --> 00:03:33.103 If you are not interested in, um, birds then skip ahead 20 minutes. 00:03:33.133 --> 00:03:34.573 'cause this is a, this is a ride. 00:03:35.073 --> 00:03:36.152 Skip to the end of the episode. 00:03:36.437 --> 00:03:36.856 Yeah. 00:03:36.872 --> 00:03:38.582 the closing credits, spirit and Moth 00:03:38.747 --> 00:03:50.347 Uh, this whole episode is just about my words, so it's kind of funny because I haven't told you anything because we were gonna record like three weeks ago and things happened and I was like, oh, I'll just talk about it on the pod. 00:03:50.407 --> 00:03:54.926 And then we didn't record, and then I was like, okay, well I'll just wait. 00:03:54.926 --> 00:03:55.556 And then I wait. 00:03:55.556 --> 00:03:59.637 And then just more and more stuff keeps happening and it's, it's just out of control at this point. 00:03:59.788 --> 00:04:00.897 So that's a big update. 00:04:01.046 --> 00:04:03.417 I, yeah, it's like a huge update. 00:04:03.417 --> 00:04:07.137 So oh, like quick little actual kind of pod thing. 00:04:07.137 --> 00:04:09.356 Update is, we had our writing retreat, 00:04:09.777 --> 00:04:10.617 Oh yes, we 00:04:10.796 --> 00:04:13.046 we haven't talked to all since then. 00:04:13.546 --> 00:04:13.727 Oh, 00:04:13.996 --> 00:04:14.415 No, 00:04:14.597 --> 00:04:15.977 It was really good, you guys. 00:04:16.127 --> 00:04:16.307 It was 00:04:16.485 --> 00:04:17.625 it was awesome. 00:04:17.805 --> 00:04:25.975 Uh, everybody loved it so much that some people are coming back for our next one, which is in Pennsylvania October 16th. 00:04:26.005 --> 00:04:29.846 And if you're interested in that, go ahead to our website and, 00:04:29.915 --> 00:04:30.995 private room left. 00:04:30.995 --> 00:04:31.505 Everybody.

00:04:31.505 --> 00:04:32.706 One private room. 00:04:32.706 --> 00:04:33.125 That's it. 00:04:33.125 --> 00:04:34.761 But also we have loads of space in the bunk rooms, 00:04:34.834 --> 00:04:39.154 And all the other rooms include us staring at you while you sleep all night. 00:04:39.654 --> 00:04:40.569 Um, so, 00:04:41.069 --> 00:04:42.000 So that sounds fun. 00:04:42.209 --> 00:04:42.420 Yeah. 00:04:42.420 --> 00:04:43.235 Didn't mean mm-hmm. 00:04:43.314 --> 00:04:44.865 Like that, but yeah, 00:04:45.365 --> 00:04:53.055 so while I was at the retreat I got a phone call'cause my mom was taking care of my birds and she was like yeah, I found your bird dead. 00:04:53.504 --> 00:04:55.125 And I was like, which bird? 00:04:55.125 --> 00:04:59.475 And then anyways, I got home and Phil was like, I think. 00:04:59.910 --> 00:05:01.230 You have half a chicken. 00:05:01.620 --> 00:05:05.459 Um, I saw it like running down by the road and it looked like it didn't have a butt. 00:05:05.699 --> 00:05:06.779 And I was like, okay. 00:05:06.990 --> 00:05:08.730 So I got home counted chickens. 00:05:08.730 --> 00:05:11.040 I had, I lost two and a half chickens. 00:05:11.310 --> 00:05:15.689 Um, because one of them literally got its toll behind, ripped off. 00:05:15.730 --> 00:05:15.891 no. 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:18.209 Like there was just like organs. 00:05:18.709 --> 00:05:20.930 But I had a chicken before. 00:05:21.430 --> 00:05:28.339 I had a chicken before that got, its like skull peck open and its brain was just like braining right there. 00:05:28.579 --> 00:05:29.269 And it was fine. 00:05:29.300 --> 00:05:30.259 It like healed over. 00:05:30.259 --> 00:05:31.579 It was fine'cause I was like, ugh. 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:32.259 Yeah. 00:05:32.439 --> 00:05:33.668 other people are much. 00:05:33.910 --> 00:05:37.180 that got like, its whole back ripped off so you could just look in and see 00:05:37.598 --> 00:05:38.288 Yeah, 00:05:38.439 --> 00:05:41.110 it, it was, she healed and she lived longer than all the other chickens. 00:05:41.110 --> 00:05:41.860 It was freaking 00:05:41.949 --> 00:05:43.088 exactly. 00:05:43.298 --> 00:05:48.209 This butt missing chicken has actually grown back most of its butt at this point. 00:05:48.579 --> 00:05:49.178 Yes. 00:05:49.180 --> 00:05:50.170 can't believe this. 00:05:50.259 --> 00:05:51.910 Honestly, I didn't place my money on that. 00:05:51.910 --> 00:05:53.379 I didn't realize this about chickens. 00:05:53.879 --> 00:05:54.689 So. 00:05:54.781 --> 00:05:54.961 you know? 00:05:55.170 --> 00:05:55.620 Yeah. 00:05:55.620 --> 00:05:56.370 Okay. 00:05:56.370 --> 00:05:57.721 Or lizards or something. 00:05:57.721 --> 00:05:58.201 Good lord. 00:05:58.680 --> 00:06:05.009 So then I started losing like almost a bird a day, but it was like middle of the day. 00:06:05.459 --> 00:06:09.329 So it wasn't even like near morning or night, like I couldn't keep it. 00:06:09.509 --> 00:06:17.970 And it was to the point where I was

like checking out the window like every 10 minutes or like every time I heard any sort of squawk, which I squawk all the time for every and no reason at all. 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:21.389 So I was constantly just running to the door, being like, what's going on? 00:06:22.069 --> 00:06:33.000 I'm, and then the one night I went out and fed them and came back inside and 30 minutes later I went to go do something outside and I was like, I'm missing someone. 00:06:33.329 --> 00:06:34.680 So here's the tragedy. 00:06:34.769 --> 00:06:37.290 Gki, my blind duck was taken 00:06:37.500 --> 00:06:38.250 Oh, no, 00:06:38.750 --> 00:06:39.860 and 00:06:39.951 --> 00:06:40.341 I, I think 00:06:40.430 --> 00:06:42.100 I, I did not, 00:06:42.312 --> 00:06:42.851 you didn't. 00:06:42.851 --> 00:06:42.971 I 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:43.480 No. 00:06:43.980 --> 00:06:44.490 Oh my God. 00:06:44.490 --> 00:06:44.550 I 00:06:44.579 --> 00:06:46.230 I don't, oh, maybe I did. 00:06:46.649 --> 00:06:47.670 I don't think I did. 00:06:47.730 --> 00:06:48.389 Anyways. 00:06:48.709 --> 00:07:01.399 Yeah, so I, and then I found her, her body, um,'cause I think like it had just happened and I went outside and I knew she hadn't gone, like everyone else was missing and she was missing too, but she also can't walk well. 00:07:01.399 --> 00:07:05.720 So I was like, I know she's not with everyone else because she can't get around. 00:07:05.970 --> 00:07:12.346 So she, yeah, it, I'm pretty sure it's a fox that was taking them, Just from like the, what we found of her. 00:07:12.846 --> 00:07:18.255 And then I feel like I lost a couple more chickens, but I haven't, knock on wood. 00:07:18.755 --> 00:07:19.656 Oh, that's not true. 00:07:19.805 --> 00:07:22.615 I haven't lost any of the chickens since then. 00:07:22.615 --> 00:07:23.995 I say momentarily. 00:07:24.235 --> 00:07:30.045 Then a couple days later, I, I voice texted, Ash and I was like, so. 00:07:30.545 --> 00:07:31.475 I'm having a day. 00:07:31.975 --> 00:07:34.346 I was like, I went out to the store'cause I was sad. 00:07:34.346 --> 00:07:39.855 I went to the farm store and um, I was just gonna look at the chicks because they make me happy. 00:07:39.855 --> 00:07:41.295 And then they were on clearance. 00:07:41.295 --> 00:07:52.396 So then I, I got 40 chicks and then I came home and the minute I walked in the door, I sat them down and I started crying because I was like, oh my God, now I have to take care of 40 chicks. 00:07:52.896 --> 00:07:53.946 I was distraught. 00:07:54.291 --> 00:07:55.581 14. 00:07:55.865 --> 00:07:56.675 No, 40. 00:07:57.175 --> 00:07:57.716 40. 00:07:58.016 --> 00:07:58.915 Oh my God. 00:07:58.915 --> 00:08:00.956 Now I would also be crying a lot of shit. 00:08:01.456 --> 00:08:01.755 You were 00:08:01.769 --> 00:08:02.550 got 20. 00:08:02.685 --> 00:08:03.886 this grief hole 00:08:04.295 --> 00:08:04.654 I know, 00:08:04.995 --> 00:08:05.295 like, 00:08:05.774 --> 00:08:06.095 I know. 00:08:06.595

--> 00:08:09.745 Except for I, um, got home and I immediately started crying. 00:08:09.774 --> 00:08:11.514 'cause I was like, I'm overwhelmed. 00:08:11.995 --> 00:08:12.286 Yeah. 00:08:12.475 --> 00:08:13.524 did I do this? 00:08:14.024 --> 00:08:14.745 So 00:08:14.896 --> 00:08:15.045 my 00:08:15.165 --> 00:08:18.314 had 20, 20 meat chicks and 20 egg layers. 00:08:18.755 --> 00:08:21.245 And then here's more tragedy. 00:08:21.295 --> 00:08:26.276 And I shouldn't admit this to the world, but I am, I killed one of the meat birds on accident. 00:08:26.456 --> 00:08:29.846 I put their water thing on top of her and didn't see her. 00:08:29.846 --> 00:08:31.975 And the next morning when I went to pick it up, she was just dead. 00:08:32.225 --> 00:08:33.816 And I was like, well, that sucks. 00:08:34.316 --> 00:08:35.216 And 00:08:35.606 --> 00:08:36.356 Well, I mean, 00:08:36.475 --> 00:08:37.076 then, 00:08:37.576 --> 00:08:38.895 like they're not very, yeah, for real. 00:08:39.395 --> 00:08:39.725 Right. 00:08:39.816 --> 00:08:40.894 Who knows what That one was 00:08:40.953 --> 00:08:49.583 then I had this, I, I told, uh, Ash, I was like, I'm determined to make one of these a cuddle chicken'cause none of my birds like, like to go near me. 00:08:49.583 --> 00:08:52.614 And I was like, I'm determined to have a cuddle chicken. 00:08:52.614 --> 00:08:57.474 So I had this one that I was like, she so like kept petting her and like hands on and everything. 00:08:57.533 --> 00:09:01.163 And I moved them outside to like their baby coop outside. 00:09:01.583 --> 00:09:03.413 And then I killed that one. 00:09:03.913 --> 00:09:05.413 I squished her with the water towel. 00:09:05.714 --> 00:09:07.514 And I was distraught. 00:09:08.014 --> 00:09:09.244 I was distraught. 00:09:09.365 --> 00:09:09.945 my gosh. 00:09:10.245 --> 00:09:11.644 No, sorry. 00:09:12.144 --> 00:09:12.414 That 00:09:12.458 --> 00:09:12.788 And 00:09:12.894 --> 00:09:14.034 sent me over the edge. 00:09:14.534 --> 00:09:14.835 I 00:09:14.880 --> 00:09:15.390 sorry. 00:09:15.855 --> 00:09:19.455 like, that whole day I was like, I had a good morning beforehand. 00:09:19.455 --> 00:09:25.394 I was like, oh, doing this, doing that, doing this and being so accomplished and I'm gonna do this, this, this after I take care of the chickens. 00:09:25.605 --> 00:09:30.284 And I went in there and I couldn't find her and I picked up the water and I was like, oh my God. 00:09:30.705 --> 00:09:33.164 And then I texted Phil and I was like, are you busy? 00:09:33.164 --> 00:09:34.904 He was at work and he was like, yes. 00:09:34.904 --> 00:09:35.684 And I was like, okay. 00:09:35.684 --> 00:09:36.434 He's like, what do you need? 00:09:36.434 --> 00:09:37.544 I was like, nothing. 00:09:37.544 --> 00:09:40.245 And he called like four hours later and he's like, what's up? 00:09:40.245 --> 00:09:42.195 And I was like, I just needed to cry. 00:09:42.345 --> 00:09:45.554 And then like, I'd finally like, kind of leveled out and then he was like, what's up? 00:09:45.554 --> 00:09:47.414 So then I start all over again. 00:09:47.535 --> 00:09:47.836 comes 00:09:48.044 --> 00:09:52.514 I just felt horrible for like the next three days'cause she was so sweet. 00:09:52.764 --> 00:09:54.294 And then I just murdered her. 00:09:54.595 --> 00:09:55.404 Manslaughter. 00:09:55.404 --> 00:09:56.365 It was an accident. 00:09:56.375 --> 00:09:59.754 You wouldn't be, it would not be a life without parole. 00:09:59.889 --> 00:10:00.110 It. 00:10:00.610 --> 00:10:07.809 And then and then, a couple days later, I feel like I'm forgetting something good that happened in here, but, 00:10:08.051 --> 00:10:09.071 the five other kicks. 00:10:09.571 --> 00:10:12.416 but no,'cause it gets, still gets worse. 00:10:13.005 --> 00:10:13.725 Oh my God. 00:10:13.966 --> 00:10:19.375 I got a postcard in the mail like a week after Gki died. 00:10:19.375 --> 00:10:24.285 That was like G's a vet appointment year, year vet appointment is due today. 00:10:24.466 --> 00:10:26.567 I was like, way to rub it in. 00:10:27.047 --> 00:10:28.121 Oh my gosh. 00:10:28.241 --> 00:10:34.246 I hate, I still, I got one from my cat when, at like a month after she died and I was like, I'm going to end it 00:10:34.461 --> 00:10:34.581 I. 00:10:34.937 --> 00:10:37.667 I couldn't even handle, so I'm so sorry. 00:10:37.966 --> 00:10:43.456 Apparently my vet called Hobby and was like, are you guys ever gonna come pick up your cat's ashes? 00:10:43.461 --> 00:10:44.267 And I was like, what? 00:10:44.767 --> 00:10:51.032 had this like total false memory of having gone and picked up her ashes, but I hadn't. 00:10:51.532 --> 00:10:51.611 Horrible. 00:10:52.111 --> 00:10:52.961 It's so horrible. 00:10:53.461 --> 00:10:54.631 A really nice rose. 00:10:55.131 --> 00:10:56.032 Do you have'em now? 00:10:56.451 --> 00:10:57.851 Okay, I have them now. 00:10:57.851 --> 00:10:59.231 They're on display in the living room. 00:10:59.231 --> 00:10:59.652 Okay. 00:11:00.152 --> 00:11:00.721 Oh Lord. 00:11:01.022 --> 00:11:02.731 This is a sad episode. 00:11:03.187 --> 00:11:03.542 Oh no. 00:11:03.542 --> 00:11:03.601 Who 00:11:03.841 --> 00:11:04.951 listen, listen. 00:11:05.010 --> 00:11:06.030 It gets worse. 00:11:06.246 --> 00:11:06.366 No, 00:11:06.421 --> 00:11:10.791 It gets a, it gets a little worse, but then at the end it gets better. 00:11:10.880 --> 00:11:11.931 At the very end it gets better. 00:11:11.961 --> 00:11:12.110 Okay. 00:11:12.110 --> 00:11:12.921 We're almost there. 00:11:13.101 --> 00:11:13.912 need another drink. 00:11:13.941 --> 00:11:17.260 So I haven't even had a sip of my drink yet. 00:11:17.791 --> 00:11:26.900 So like four days ago I went out to put, I put all the baby chicks in the meats and the eggs in the one coop. 00:11:26.961 --> 00:11:30.380 And then during the day they go outside to separate like pens. 00:11:30.630 --> 00:11:34.650 Because if I feed, I can like leave the feed out for the egg

layers. 00:11:34.650 --> 00:11:38.520 But if you leave the feed out for the meat chickens, they'll just eat and eat and eat until they explode. 00:11:38.880 --> 00:11:40.201 So they have to go in separate things. 00:11:40.471 --> 00:11:47.291 But anyways, I went out to do my morning routine and like fed the big chickens and blah, blah, blah. 00:11:47.650 --> 00:11:55.240 And then I went to go see the little chickens and their, their coop is inside a bigger pen where my Drakes are, my drapes are in permanent Drake jail. 00:11:55.740 --> 00:11:56.581 And I look over, 00:11:56.822 --> 00:11:57.662 for anyone who doesn't know. 00:11:58.162 --> 00:12:00.201 I look over and all the baby chicks. 00:12:00.201 --> 00:12:06.861 Well no, all the egg laying chicks are just running around the Drake pen and like they're, they're not supposed to. 00:12:06.861 --> 00:12:10.971 Their coop door is locked and shut and they can get out of the Drake pen. 00:12:11.471 --> 00:12:14.022 And also, I don't know if the Drakes would hurt them. 00:12:14.231 --> 00:12:15.461 They did not hurt them, but 00:12:15.562 --> 00:12:15.642 a 00:12:15.870 --> 00:12:22.941 the door to the coop is wide open and I was like, there's no way I left that open, because they escape the second you leave it open. 00:12:22.941 --> 00:12:23.600 So I was like, I know. 00:12:23.600 --> 00:12:28.961 I shut that and I look and the, uh, the wire on the door is bloody. 00:12:29.260 --> 00:12:30.760 So I start counting chicks. 00:12:31.260 --> 00:12:33.841 Someone ordered a six piece chicken nugget last night 00:12:34.172 --> 00:12:34.392 No. 00:12:34.770 --> 00:12:41.941 and I lost six more chicks and all the meat chicks had like piled out into the bin that I used to transfer them. 00:12:42.091 --> 00:12:43.561 So they were all like hiding down there. 00:12:43.561 --> 00:12:44.701 So I was like, where are living? 00:12:44.701 --> 00:12:45.390 But they were there. 00:12:45.630 --> 00:12:48.150 But yeah, so I lost six more chicken nuggets. 00:12:48.150 --> 00:12:51.660 So Phil and I spent that day reinforcing the door. 00:12:52.160 --> 00:12:52.956 Oh my gosh. 00:12:53.450 --> 00:12:57.889 and I have like, my camera traps up now too, and it's on lockdown. 00:12:58.389 --> 00:12:59.169 And then. 00:12:59.460 --> 00:13:03.990 Random info that's not part of the storyline, but I have two broody mom chicks. 00:13:04.110 --> 00:13:13.409 So they're set chickens, they're sitting in there and, uh, I candle them and I couldn't see a lot of the chicken eggs, but I'm pretty sure I have some duckling eggs that they're hatching. 00:13:13.409 --> 00:13:17.250 So my, my mama chicks are gonna be duckling moms. 00:13:17.549 --> 00:13:18.929 They're adopted children. 00:13:19.429 --> 00:13:20.509 Aw, I love it so 00:13:20.629 --> 00:13:22.548 but here's where it gets good. 00:13:23.048 --> 00:13:32.288 I have also been incubating chicks, ironically, the day I went and picked up 40 chicks, I filled my incubator with 18 eggs, and then I went to the store and bought 40 chicks. 00:13:32.849 --> 00:13:33.599 And 00:13:33.674 --> 00:13:34.424 were like, 00:13:34.924 --> 00:13:35.284 I know 00:13:35.285 --> 00:13:35.556 Hey, 00:13:35.750 --> 00:13:37.159 I was like, that's a lot of work. 00:13:37.159 --> 00:13:38.629 I don't know if I want chickens 00:13:39.129 --> 00:13:41.649 And now you're like, so I have 275 birds. 00:13:41.964 --> 00:13:43.764 185 birds later. 00:13:43.875 --> 00:13:44.154 Okay. 00:13:44.654 --> 00:13:48.004 But I'm texting Phil to go put the ducks away right now, actually. 00:13:48.595 --> 00:13:49.195 So. 00:13:49.554 --> 00:13:53.424 They were supposed to hatch today the baby chicks. 00:13:53.424 --> 00:13:57.085 But yesterday I went out into the garage to get something else and I was like, da, da da. 00:13:57.294 --> 00:14:03.894 And I looked and I was like, holy mother of, and there's like four baby chicks like staring out at me from the incubator. 00:14:04.284 --> 00:14:05.965 They all had, they hatched. 00:14:06.115 --> 00:14:08.154 And yesterday they hatched and hatched. 00:14:08.184 --> 00:14:10.254 We got 14 of them that hatched yesterday. 00:14:10.254 --> 00:14:11.065 They're so cute. 00:14:11.065 --> 00:14:12.924 They're just these tiny little fluff balls. 00:14:13.254 --> 00:14:14.965 I always get'em from the store. 00:14:14.965 --> 00:14:18.235 I get'em when they're like a week or two old'cause they're cheaper that way. 00:14:18.445 --> 00:14:22.524 But so they were like the tiniest little fluff balls and they're so cute. 00:14:22.735 --> 00:14:23.544 And, um, 00:14:23.860 --> 00:14:24.730 and you are their mother. 00:14:25.230 --> 00:14:26.791 yeah, I was like, I am your mother. 00:14:27.291 --> 00:14:34.160 Um, but now I'm trying to decide whether I'm gonna try and shove them under the Broy moms and be like, these are your babies. 00:14:34.490 --> 00:14:38.721 Or if I'm gonna just raise them separate from them, but it's. 00:14:38.886 --> 00:14:41.076 chicken, this is an ideal time to choose a 00:14:41.105 --> 00:14:41.765 I know 00:14:41.767 --> 00:14:42.427 Yeah. 00:14:42.927 --> 00:14:50.246 there's at least two of them that like when I go in there, if I put my hand in there, they come up to me as opposed to all other chickens like run away from me. 00:14:50.246 --> 00:14:51.267 They're like, Hey mom. 00:14:51.506 --> 00:14:52.876 So yeah. 00:14:52.976 --> 00:14:53.996 So sweet. 00:14:54.496 --> 00:14:55.067 life. 00:14:55.126 --> 00:14:55.547 Wow. 00:14:55.725 --> 00:14:56.056 yeah, 00:14:56.057 --> 00:14:56.567 of life. 00:14:57.067 --> 00:14:58.057 so been crazy. 00:14:58.476 --> 00:15:01.567 I also have two wild ducks trying to join my flock. 00:15:01.567 --> 00:15:04.506 Like they come here occasionally and hang out with the ducks. 00:15:05.006 --> 00:15:09.596 But yeah, it's, my life has been nothing but pure birds for the last three weeks at least. 00:15:09.893 --> 00:15:10.243 birds. 00:15:10.243 --> 00:15:10.347 Birds,

birds, birds. 00:15:10.347 --> 00:15:11.847 That is so much birds. 00:15:11.847 --> 00:15:12.898 Oh my goodness. 00:15:13.398 --> 00:15:14.477 So 00:15:14.958 --> 00:15:19.308 Like I, the emotional highs and lows I just experienced. 00:15:19.308 --> 00:15:20.808 Really, dude, for real. 00:15:20.808 --> 00:15:20.869 Wow. 00:15:21.258 --> 00:15:28.967 it's funny'cause like I kept wanting to tell, I have no one to tell these things to, so I kept wanting to text you, but I was like, but I can't just text her in the middle of this. 00:15:28.967 --> 00:15:30.378 It has to start from the beginning. 00:15:30.378 --> 00:15:32.538 I'm just gonna save it, go through it all. 00:15:32.749 --> 00:15:34.219 she needs to have the context. 00:15:34.639 --> 00:15:39.078 I am still thinking about, I really thought you said 14 chickens. 00:15:39.578 --> 00:15:41.979 No, 40, 40 chickens. 00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:43.254 I was like 14 chickens. 00:15:43.254 --> 00:15:44.815 And you were like, no, I'm home on a, an overwhelmed. 00:15:44.815 --> 00:15:46.164 And I'm like, honestly, that's reasonable. 00:15:46.164 --> 00:15:46.914 14 chicks. 00:15:46.914 --> 00:15:49.125 Like that's all 40 chicks. 00:15:49.625 --> 00:15:50.075 Oh my God. 00:15:50.575 --> 00:15:51.745 You're wild. 00:15:52.164 --> 00:15:52.825 It's a good thing she 00:15:52.839 --> 00:15:53.619 He, 00:15:54.119 --> 00:15:54.418 Like 00:15:54.918 --> 00:15:56.719 I just hatched 14 babies. 00:15:57.065 --> 00:15:57.485 Yes. 00:15:57.485 --> 00:15:58.294 There you go. 00:15:58.794 --> 00:15:58.945 my. 00:15:58.945 --> 00:15:59.154 Oh my God. 00:15:59.154 --> 00:15:59.580 Oh my God. 00:16:00.080 --> 00:16:00.379 That is 00:16:00.693 --> 00:16:04.778 So what's everyone whose life doesn't revolve around birds Up to. 00:16:05.278 --> 00:16:08.099 Spoons on how, how was any bird stories? 00:16:08.099 --> 00:16:09.298 Any bird stories? 00:16:09.298 --> 00:16:11.009 I don't know. 00:16:11.188 --> 00:16:15.288 Oh, well, I did I mention we had a, I do have bird stories. 00:16:15.499 --> 00:16:15.558 Woo. 00:16:15.558 --> 00:16:17.479 It's bird had birds. 00:16:17.979 --> 00:16:20.109 they were like swallows or something. 00:16:20.109 --> 00:16:20.110 Mm-hmm. 00:16:20.349 --> 00:16:24.999 That mama laid at her nest in our wreath on our front door. 00:16:25.208 --> 00:16:25.749 Oh my God. 00:16:25.859 --> 00:16:27.808 And morning Dove did that at Maddie's house. 00:16:27.839 --> 00:16:27.989 Oh, really? 00:16:27.989 --> 00:16:32.188 Every time that you go over there, you scared the morning dove and she flies over to the neighbor's driveway. 00:16:32.278 --> 00:16:33.538 You guys, that's what she would fly. 00:16:33.599 --> 00:16:36.658 Our mama would fly to like our tree in the front yard. 00:16:36.899 --> 00:16:42.928 But like it, they was so weird because every time you open the door, like for a little second, like there are just. 00:16:43.428 --> 00:16:44.599 and chicks in your house. 00:16:44.599 --> 00:16:45.048 You

know what I mean? 00:16:45.349 --> 00:16:46.099 It's really weird. 00:16:46.099 --> 00:16:46.369 It's so weird. 00:16:46.369 --> 00:16:46.458 You're 00:16:46.958 --> 00:16:48.158 I didn't think about that. 00:16:48.384 --> 00:16:49.315 it's really weird. 00:16:49.524 --> 00:16:54.904 And I was like, if Juicy ever found out about this, like, gosh, so thankfully she's stupid. 00:16:54.904 --> 00:16:55.414 She didn't know. 00:16:55.745 --> 00:16:56.845 But they were so cute. 00:16:57.144 --> 00:17:01.125 And they did hatch and they flew away and no casualties. 00:17:01.424 --> 00:17:01.725 Wow. 00:17:01.725 --> 00:17:03.134 I'm always like nervous about that. 00:17:03.164 --> 00:17:04.035 That's very impressive. 00:17:04.035 --> 00:17:07.244 But, um, Maddie has two bird nests, one in the back and the one on her wreath. 00:17:07.244 --> 00:17:08.835 And I'm very just frightened for her. 00:17:08.924 --> 00:17:11.585 I'm like, statistically I'm always scared. 00:17:11.944 --> 00:17:14.585 Oh, and then, oh, that's the other bird thing. 00:17:14.664 --> 00:17:15.744 You have two bird things. 00:17:15.835 --> 00:17:15.954 Yes. 00:17:15.954 --> 00:17:17.714 I forgot about, I was dog 00:17:17.788 --> 00:17:18.804 better have something there. 00:17:19.304 --> 00:17:20.413 Ash, get ready. 00:17:20.913 --> 00:17:22.324 take my sister's bird story? 00:17:22.328 --> 00:17:22.608 Yeah. 00:17:22.614 --> 00:17:22.834 Yeah. 00:17:22.834 --> 00:17:23.193 You can. 00:17:23.193 --> 00:17:24.273 Tell us about Maddie's brain. 00:17:24.564 --> 00:17:30.794 I was over at, um, my aunt and uncle's like, this is several weeks ago now, but I don't think I told it on the pod. 00:17:31.124 --> 00:17:34.003 And I was dog sitting for them and my aunt had showed me. 00:17:34.503 --> 00:17:39.874 when she was just showing me around the house, like earlier that week that there was a nest in the backyard. 00:17:39.874 --> 00:17:40.203 Mm-hmm. 00:17:40.318 --> 00:17:41.554 And I was like, oh, cute. 00:17:41.554 --> 00:17:42.874 You know, didn't really think about it. 00:17:43.114 --> 00:17:52.263 And then the second night I'm there at their house, I outside and I see like a little baby bird hopping around in the grass. 00:17:52.683 --> 00:17:55.163 And it whole thing was so crazy. 00:17:55.163 --> 00:17:56.993 I'm just gonna like not tell the whole story. 00:17:56.993 --> 00:18:04.874 But the there ended up being like many little tiny birds hopping around this backyard where there are two dogs. 00:18:05.023 --> 00:18:07.183 And I did not realize that like. 00:18:07.683 --> 00:18:09.594 This is the birds were out there. 00:18:09.594 --> 00:18:16.044 So like I let the dogs out to like, you know, and one of the birds kept like flying into the fence. 00:18:16.044 --> 00:18:18.074 Like, she was they were like trying to fly, you know? 00:18:18.074 --> 00:18:18.584 They're tiny. 00:18:18.584 --> 00:18:18.673 Yeah. 00:18:18.794 --> 00:18:20.743 They had just had like, I don't know, recently.

00:18:20.923 --> 00:18:21.118 Oh my gosh. 00:18:21.138 --> 00:18:24.763 But she was like hitting the fence and I was like, ah, I don't know what to do. 00:18:24.763 --> 00:18:26.713 But like, I was like, you're gonna hurt yourself here. 00:18:26.894 --> 00:18:30.253 So I kinda like went over to her and I was trying to like guide her away, you know? 00:18:30.314 --> 00:18:30.673 Yeah. 00:18:30.733 --> 00:18:32.473 And she flew onto my hand. 00:18:32.834 --> 00:18:35.173 And so then I'm holding this tiny baby bird. 00:18:35.203 --> 00:18:36.013 Oh my gosh. 00:18:36.044 --> 00:18:37.634 And I Disney princess 00:18:37.688 --> 00:18:39.522 I was like, this is why we have bird stories. 00:18:39.522 --> 00:18:40.663 It's Ella, just Ella. 00:18:41.084 --> 00:18:41.759 exactly what it is. 00:18:42.098 --> 00:18:42.878 Oh yeah. 00:18:42.878 --> 00:18:43.838 I did feel like her. 00:18:43.989 --> 00:18:45.489 And so I'm holding this bird. 00:18:45.669 --> 00:18:48.939 And then another one, oh, like there were several in this area. 00:18:48.939 --> 00:18:50.558 And so then I'm holding two baby birds. 00:18:50.679 --> 00:18:57.584 Maybe I'll post a picture on the, you should absolutely Instagram, post the picture, because they were so like, ugly, cute, you know, like, oh my gosh. 00:18:57.584 --> 00:18:57.743 Yes. 00:18:58.243 --> 00:19:00.403 then I'm like, this is the craziest thing ever. 00:19:00.403 --> 00:19:01.604 I'm like, I am loving this. 00:19:01.814 --> 00:19:03.644 But in the back of my mind I'm like, am I like. 00:19:04.144 --> 00:19:05.403 Killing these birds right now. 00:19:05.403 --> 00:19:13.028 Like, you know, this is like really bad that I'm holding these birds, but I was like, okay, well they were hurting themselves, so I just, I actually helped themselves. 00:19:13.028 --> 00:19:13.189 Yeah. 00:19:13.368 --> 00:19:14.584 I'm like, oh, I'm doing my best here. 00:19:14.584 --> 00:19:19.023 So I like put them on like this area that I thought would be better for them, and they like were fine. 00:19:19.523 --> 00:19:22.074 But then I turned around and. 00:19:22.574 --> 00:19:30.233 There is something happening, on the grass, and it is another baby bird that is soaking wet and the dog is right next to her. 00:19:30.239 --> 00:19:30.648 Oh God. 00:19:30.653 --> 00:19:31.723 And I'm like, no. 00:19:31.723 --> 00:19:37.304 And so I like am freaking out because this bird is completely soaked in like saliva. 00:19:37.364 --> 00:19:37.604 Yeah. 00:19:37.634 --> 00:19:42.554 And Annie, the black lab is sitting there just looking at her and I'm like, Annie, go inside. 00:19:43.054 --> 00:19:44.314 And I'm like, freaking out. 00:19:44.644 --> 00:19:46.594 And so I grabbed this little bird. 00:19:46.953 --> 00:19:47.499 Oh my gosh. 00:19:47.499 --> 00:19:52.773 And she is like trembling tiny, like in complete shock. 00:19:52.983 --> 00:19:54.483 But I was like, oh my God. 00:19:54.483 --> 00:19:57.483 Like she was acting like she couldn't really like get

up. 00:19:57.483 --> 00:19:59.463 She kept like trying to get up and then she'd fall uhhuh. 00:19:59.703 --> 00:20:01.324 And I'm like fully sobbing, you know? 00:20:01.324 --> 00:20:03.328 I'm like, this bird is die in my hands. 00:20:03.388 --> 00:20:06.713 And I killed her because I let the dog out and I'm like losing it. 00:20:07.213 --> 00:20:07.439 my God. 00:20:07.814 --> 00:20:12.255 And I couldn't really tell, like she seemed injured to me because she couldn't really like move very well. 00:20:12.309 --> 00:20:13.599 And so I was like, I don't know what to do. 00:20:13.930 --> 00:20:14.920 So I kind of like. 00:20:14.980 --> 00:20:19.019 I holding her for a while, just like hoping, like, you know, I don't know. 00:20:19.230 --> 00:20:20.585 It should be like, yeah, like be okay. 00:20:21.085 --> 00:20:21.789 Snap outta it. 00:20:22.170 --> 00:20:22.589 Fly away. 00:20:23.089 --> 00:20:23.900 so I'm just sitting 00:20:24.019 --> 00:20:26.808 She was probably stunned from being in a dog's mouth. 00:20:27.019 --> 00:20:27.710 I know. 00:20:27.710 --> 00:20:28.490 Poor thing. 00:20:28.490 --> 00:20:28.940 Yeah. 00:20:28.970 --> 00:20:35.289 And so I'm just sitting there like outside like sobbing, holding this bird who's like trembling and like falling over. 00:20:35.789 --> 00:20:39.365 And then I like am looking up like bird, like what do I do? 00:20:39.365 --> 00:20:40.865 I have an injured bird. 00:20:40.865 --> 00:20:46.734 Like, And so then I ended up even calling like this like, nature rehab place in Austin. 00:20:47.234 --> 00:20:47.325 like. 00:20:47.825 --> 00:20:52.625 They like closed, but it was like, just put it in a box and take it tomorrow anyway. 00:20:52.835 --> 00:21:00.875 And so I was like, okay, I just wanted to, but I didn't wanna bring the bird inside'cause it's my aunt and uncle's house and also the dogs are inside and I'm like, the dogs are what did this? 00:21:00.875 --> 00:21:01.954 So I'm freaking out. 00:21:02.015 --> 00:21:02.134 Oh gosh. 00:21:02.194 --> 00:21:04.984 So then I'm like, okay, maybe I'll just put her back in the nest. 00:21:04.984 --> 00:21:06.904 Like I know where the nest is. 00:21:07.174 --> 00:21:08.434 Maybe that would be good. 00:21:08.525 --> 00:21:08.825 Uhhuh. 00:21:08.830 --> 00:21:11.105 And she's kind of like calmed down a little bit. 00:21:11.105 --> 00:21:12.545 Uhhuh, but she's still not really moving great. 00:21:13.045 --> 00:21:16.134 But she's like at least dry and like not trembling as much. 00:21:16.134 --> 00:21:17.244 So I'm like, yay. 00:21:17.515 --> 00:21:26.144 So I put her back in the nest and she's just kind of sitting there and I keep coming back out like every like 30 minutes or so to check on her. 00:21:26.644 --> 00:21:29.089 Im just like a mess about this bird. 00:21:29.339 --> 00:21:32.059 Anyway, I am fully like. 00:21:32.525 --> 00:21:39.934 How it was like 1:00 AM The last time I checked, I went outside and the other birds had been coming into the nest and leaving and stuff. 00:21:39.934 --> 00:21:41.825 And so I was like, okay, at least she has friends. 00:21:42.184 --> 00:21:50.575 But then she was gone and I was like looking all around because all the other birds are so stupid and they keep, I couldn't let the dogs out because the birds were kidding me. 00:21:50.634 --> 00:21:50.854 Oh. 00:21:51.055 --> 00:21:51.535 stupid. 00:21:52.035 --> 00:21:52.980 I was so upset. 00:21:53.190 --> 00:21:59.789 Anyway, she ended up, I guess, flying away somehow I checked around and like did not see a dead bird anywhere. 00:21:59.789 --> 00:22:05.329 So I was like, I assume she was just in shock and needed a minute, but it was very, very stressful. 00:22:05.569 --> 00:22:09.789 And then my aunt was like I was like, Hey the ex hatch or whatever. 00:22:10.089 --> 00:22:11.400 And she was like, oh, I great. 00:22:11.740 --> 00:22:16.164 And I was like, there's no way in hell I am telling her that her dog almost ate one. 00:22:16.509 --> 00:22:18.839 Like she would have been a mess. 00:22:19.339 --> 00:22:20.440 It was so, oh my God. 00:22:20.519 --> 00:22:24.285 I was like, I'm not gonna ever convey to her how deeply this guard this event. 00:22:24.585 --> 00:22:26.525 So anyway, but I think they're all fine. 00:22:27.025 --> 00:22:31.329 But it was crazy that they were like, I felt so Snow White or Cinderella, I guess, and mm-hmm. 00:22:31.529 --> 00:22:32.605 I, I'll show you all the picture. 00:22:32.605 --> 00:22:32.694 Yeah. 00:22:32.694 --> 00:22:34.734 Either way, you've, you're very snow white often. 00:22:34.734 --> 00:22:36.714 I feel like your vibes, you're literally like, oh, thank you. 00:22:36.714 --> 00:22:38.335 A little yellow dress in your dark hair. 00:22:38.394 --> 00:22:39.144 Thank you so much. 00:22:39.144 --> 00:22:39.865 Very snow white. 00:22:40.365 --> 00:22:41.924 She is wearing her dark hair today. 00:22:42.240 --> 00:22:43.705 I, dark hair, hair. 00:22:43.711 --> 00:22:43.881 Thanks. 00:22:43.881 --> 00:22:44.750 I grew it myself. 00:22:45.310 --> 00:22:46.480 God, I appreciate that. 00:22:46.570 --> 00:22:47.651 Okay, now your bird story. 00:22:47.740 --> 00:22:48.790 Oh, my bird story. 00:22:48.790 --> 00:22:48.851 Yeah. 00:22:48.901 --> 00:22:49.080 My 00:22:49.365 --> 00:22:50.805 We don't wanna hear about anything else. 00:22:51.151 --> 00:22:51.300 yeah. 00:22:51.300 --> 00:22:52.891 Is there anything, this is a bird update. 00:22:53.391 --> 00:22:54.590 Yeah, we don't wanna hear anything else. 00:22:54.681 --> 00:22:55.820 We just wanna hear about birds. 00:22:55.851 --> 00:23:10.371 I mean, I can tell you guys that I, I moved recently and my personal life is in chaos, but that's just, you know, I'm honestly par for the course, but to a bird story, which is much more interesting, I think, which is, we're already 25 minutes in. 00:23:10.371 --> 00:23:11.840 We might as well stick to it. 00:23:12.201 --> 00:23:12.830 We got a theme 00:23:13.085 --> 00:23:16.414 I told them to

skip 20 minutes ahead if they didn't wanna hear about birds. 00:23:16.414 --> 00:23:17.255 So I was. 00:23:17.555 --> 00:23:22.950 Well there's the, the, I'm just gonna steal from a couple different bird stories that have happened to me in the last year. 00:23:23.160 --> 00:23:27.329 There's the morning dab at my sister's house, which you would think that I would remember. 00:23:27.359 --> 00:23:31.470 'cause it's actually kind of startling to every time you open the door, a bird flies out at your face. 00:23:31.970 --> 00:23:32.359 Yes. 00:23:32.509 --> 00:23:35.660 I never remember whether I'm inside the house or outside the house. 00:23:35.660 --> 00:23:37.609 And I stayed a few days over there even. 00:23:37.849 --> 00:23:43.069 And you would think at some point that I would like remember that there's a dove nesting on the wreath. 00:23:43.400 --> 00:23:45.734 Never once have I remembered, I'll probably shock every time. 00:23:46.164 --> 00:23:47.119 It's a shock. 00:23:47.119 --> 00:23:47.690 It's like, oh my, 00:23:48.190 --> 00:23:53.204 I was gonna say, I mean this to the effect that you have realizations about what's happening in books. 00:23:53.204 --> 00:23:54.494 It, it tracks like 00:23:54.994 --> 00:23:55.414 it's really 00:23:55.564 --> 00:23:55.864 what? 00:23:56.115 --> 00:23:57.434 What I, Yep. 00:23:57.585 --> 00:24:07.505 Oh, here's like a fun from the, at our retreat actually, there was a Lacey, one of our attendees and a fabulous author who's also gonna be at the upcoming retreats. 00:24:07.505 --> 00:24:08.255 You guys should meet her. 00:24:08.464 --> 00:24:13.954 She actually wrote a poem about a mama bird with her babies that she and I saw at the retreat. 00:24:14.105 --> 00:24:14.134 Aw. 00:24:14.345 --> 00:24:17.674 And she actually like published it for Mother's Day, which was really cool. 00:24:17.674 --> 00:24:21.275 And it's like a, it's a really beautiful like poem about motherhood and it's very sweet. 00:24:21.305 --> 00:24:29.575 Um, but it's because there was this mama bird and we kept watching her just like bring back these massive spiders to feed her babies just like, it would be just dead silence. 00:24:29.575 --> 00:24:34.855 Then all of a sudden you see like the, and like the little like naked heads and the giant beaks, like coming out for the food. 00:24:35.154 --> 00:24:35.815 It was crazy. 00:24:36.055 --> 00:24:36.414 It was so 00:24:36.564 --> 00:24:37.463 That's awesome. 00:24:37.463 --> 00:24:38.394 I didn't know that. 00:24:38.453 --> 00:24:43.644 See when you said actually at the retreat, I thought you were gonna say actually at the retreat, uh, Gino told me, yeah, whatever. 00:24:44.003 --> 00:24:44.183 Uh, 00:24:44.683 --> 00:24:45.493 She did. 00:24:45.703 --> 00:24:47.503 Y'all, something happened. 00:24:47.503 --> 00:24:51.223 Something weird happened at the, see, this is why so spoons is, I assume coming. 00:24:51.223 --> 00:24:53.854 Tell me because you almost have to see it to believe it.

00:24:54.273 --> 00:24:57.124 You know how I'm like super productive? 00:24:57.124 --> 00:24:58.564 Like zoom, zoom girl. 00:24:58.594 --> 00:24:59.074 Yes. 00:24:59.104 --> 00:24:59.554 Right. 00:24:59.913 --> 00:25:01.564 And Gina's like, I'm having fun. 00:25:01.564 --> 00:25:03.183 I dunno how my camera works. 00:25:03.183 --> 00:25:03.693 You know? 00:25:04.193 --> 00:25:05.753 I dunno why you're talking about rude. 00:25:06.253 --> 00:25:09.253 Then we get there and this like crazy thing happened. 00:25:09.253 --> 00:25:11.443 It's like the day before. 00:25:11.788 --> 00:25:13.019 Like we were prepping. 00:25:13.259 --> 00:25:14.278 It's like on the drive. 00:25:14.278 --> 00:25:17.219 All of a sudden it's like we just like Freaky Friday. 00:25:17.429 --> 00:25:19.798 And she was like, I am large and in charge. 00:25:19.798 --> 00:25:20.759 I have a schedule. 00:25:20.759 --> 00:25:22.528 I know exactly what needs to happen, when and where. 00:25:22.528 --> 00:25:24.044 And I was like, A great time. 00:25:24.544 --> 00:25:25.413 I loved this. 00:25:25.653 --> 00:25:27.064 It was insane. 00:25:27.178 --> 00:25:28.157 was hilarious. 00:25:28.564 --> 00:25:30.723 I was just like, I'm having fun. 00:25:30.723 --> 00:25:31.324 What do you need? 00:25:31.324 --> 00:25:32.703 You know, I'm having a great time. 00:25:33.203 --> 00:25:41.413 You know, was like she just started and I never once took it personally, but it was like the funniest thing because she would just all of a sudden be like, no, don't do that. 00:25:41.413 --> 00:25:42.913 I'd be like, Hey, do you need me to cut this up? 00:25:42.913 --> 00:25:48.423 And you're like, if you want anyone to eat soon, I'm just like happy chatting to basically just myself. 00:25:48.423 --> 00:25:50.374 And I'm like cutting up garlic bread. 00:25:50.584 --> 00:25:51.834 And I was like, I. 00:25:52.334 --> 00:26:00.114 I can't, way it sounds so stupid in my head when I, in my head, I understand why you reacted the way's butt of the bread. 00:26:00.203 --> 00:26:07.304 Like purely just like chattering away, just babbling, total like nonsense to just entertain myself, I guess. 00:26:07.364 --> 00:26:08.294 And I'm like, you know what? 00:26:08.794 --> 00:26:09.183 Get through it. 00:26:09.628 --> 00:26:10.189 I was crying. 00:26:10.689 --> 00:26:11.739 I'm so sorry you guys. 00:26:12.189 --> 00:26:13.298 I swear I can do this. 00:26:13.798 --> 00:26:15.028 I dunno why it's so funny. 00:26:15.419 --> 00:26:16.499 It's not even that funny's. 00:26:16.999 --> 00:26:21.078 I have actual tears coming down my face, which you guys can probably see'cause the video quality. 00:26:21.078 --> 00:26:21.378 So what 00:26:21.878 --> 00:26:23.844 Except your head's not in the video. 00:26:23.874 --> 00:26:25.344 Your head's not in the video. 00:26:25.844 --> 00:26:28.423 I'll be sure to cry closer to the camera next time. 00:26:28.923 --> 00:26:32.384 Anyway, so I'm cutting up the bread and I'm just like, you can do it. 00:26:32.884 --> 00:26:38.074 I wish I could tell this part of the story for you, but I even can't, and then I'll explain it once you get it out. 00:26:38.074 --> 00:26:39.753 Why I can't tell this part of the story? 00:26:40.069 --> 00:26:40.835 I am just getting up the 00:26:40.923 --> 00:26:41.284 'cause it's, 00:26:41.345 --> 00:26:43.744 I cut off like the butts of the bread and I'm like, you know what? 00:26:43.744 --> 00:26:44.375 A lot of people don't. 00:26:44.875 --> 00:26:49.734 I think she said a lot of people don't like the butts of the bread, but I really like the butts of the bread. 00:26:50.035 --> 00:26:50.424 Okay. 00:26:50.924 --> 00:26:54.904 But I can tell you that I, we broke spoons too. 00:26:55.404 --> 00:26:55.795 Funny. 00:26:55.795 --> 00:26:56.424 Worst 00:26:56.924 --> 00:26:58.035 I couldn't get it out. 00:26:58.535 --> 00:26:58.894 She 00:26:59.076 --> 00:27:03.230 I was like, I don't want, like, a lot of people don't like the butts of the bread, but I dunno why really? 00:27:03.230 --> 00:27:05.496 Like, but of the bread, I actually really like them. 00:27:05.496 --> 00:27:05.766 So 00:27:06.266 --> 00:27:06.881 and I. 00:27:06.882 --> 00:27:08.741 a conversation with myself, oh my 00:27:09.131 --> 00:27:13.651 But I, apparently she says this and I go, yeah, whatever, Ash. 00:27:14.151 --> 00:27:14.391 she 00:27:14.779 --> 00:27:17.420 But I don't, I didn't know I said it. 00:27:17.450 --> 00:27:23.349 I didn't even know I said it because I was like, in my brain, I wasn't listening to a word she said, I didn't know. 00:27:23.349 --> 00:27:24.190 She said that. 00:27:24.339 --> 00:27:32.829 I like vaguely heard her chattering and apparently those words came out of my mouth because I was like, okay, this is happening next, then I'm doing this, this is going on. 00:27:33.069 --> 00:27:34.480 Like that's where my brain was. 00:27:34.980 --> 00:27:35.910 And she said, I was like, yeah, whatever, Ash. 00:27:35.910 --> 00:27:39.710 And she was like, I have your reaction to It was like, ha, okay. 00:27:39.710 --> 00:27:40.460 And I was like, what? 00:27:40.700 --> 00:27:43.039 You were like, you just said, yeah, whatever, Ash. 00:27:43.250 --> 00:27:44.359 I was like, did I, I 00:27:44.859 --> 00:27:45.160 Yes. 00:27:45.219 --> 00:27:47.169 did not know I even said it. 00:27:47.650 --> 00:27:47.829 But 00:27:47.858 --> 00:27:48.909 was like, yeah, whatever Ash. 00:27:49.089 --> 00:27:54.430 like I was chattering about like bread butts, so I'm like, I understand why she would disregard this. 00:27:54.490 --> 00:27:54.549 Yeah. 00:27:54.549 --> 00:27:56.650 I actually really like them, but a lot of people don't. 00:27:56.859 --> 00:27:57.099 Yeah. 00:27:57.099 --> 00:27:57.549 Whatever. 00:27:57.549 --> 00:27:57.819 Ash. 00:27:58.319 --> 00:27:58.859 Yeah, whatever. 00:27:58.859 --> 00:27:59.190 Ash. 00:27:59.190 --> 00:28:01.140 And then she just like, she didn't even look at me. 00:28:01.140 --> 00:28:03.960 It was

just, yeah, whatever Ash, and then just kept like going, 00:28:04.460 --> 00:28:09.259 I literally didn't even know I said it until she, she repeated it back to me. 00:28:09.411 --> 00:28:09.500 I 00:28:09.710 --> 00:28:10.579 I was like, no. 00:28:10.579 --> 00:28:10.910 Really? 00:28:10.910 --> 00:28:11.630 No. 00:28:11.961 --> 00:28:12.471 anyone else? 00:28:12.471 --> 00:28:13.431 Like the butts of the bread. 00:28:13.431 --> 00:28:14.711 I really liked you. 00:28:14.711 --> 00:28:15.371 Like, okay. 00:28:15.371 --> 00:28:17.740 Well anyway, anyways about the bread butts. 00:28:18.010 --> 00:28:18.790 I'll save you a butt. 00:28:19.290 --> 00:28:19.590 save you. 00:28:19.590 --> 00:28:20.010 You want a butt? 00:28:20.010 --> 00:28:20.580 I'll save you a butt. 00:28:21.080 --> 00:28:22.280 I don't know why that was so hard. 00:28:22.280 --> 00:28:23.030 It was so funny. 00:28:23.030 --> 00:28:26.601 But that was the dynamic, like the whole retreat until the last day. 00:28:26.780 --> 00:28:37.760 And then the last day everybody left and then well like it was right before everyone left, like we started packing up and everything and then I basically, we like freaky Friday back into our bodies again and I was like, 00:28:37.865 --> 00:28:42.950 She was sitting there on her laptop like, okay, I'm doing this paperwork and this and this and this, and I was like, 00:28:43.250 --> 00:28:43.805 you're like, 00:28:43.834 --> 00:28:44.163 boring. 00:28:44.648 --> 00:28:46.114 It's like, that sounds boring. 00:28:46.474 --> 00:28:46.714 I'm 00:28:46.983 --> 00:28:47.913 She's like, can you get 00:28:48.065 --> 00:28:48.125 Wow. 00:28:48.154 --> 00:28:48.815 Okay. 00:28:48.933 --> 00:28:50.644 you get me this receipt and this and that? 00:28:50.644 --> 00:28:52.683 I was like, do you need it now or like, 00:28:52.730 --> 00:28:53.690 pull the file for me? 00:28:54.034 --> 00:28:54.483 yes. 00:28:54.680 --> 00:28:57.539 was and she was like and like all that was like that. 00:28:57.539 --> 00:28:59.220 We were just like back It was crazy. 00:28:59.220 --> 00:29:00.450 That is so weird. 00:29:00.720 --> 00:29:01.500 I love that. 00:29:01.505 --> 00:29:02.670 It was super crazy. 00:29:03.150 --> 00:29:04.170 It was super, super funny. 00:29:04.170 --> 00:29:05.400 We literally freaky Friday. 00:29:05.400 --> 00:29:05.519 We so 00:29:05.939 --> 00:29:09.558 But to be fair, to be fair, I know that's where my talent lies. 00:29:09.588 --> 00:29:14.419 Like my talent is not in like the prep, my talent is the like directing and here we go. 00:29:14.449 --> 00:29:15.078 This is it. 00:29:15.170 --> 00:29:15.529 Yeah. 00:29:15.709 --> 00:29:17.659 So I wasn't shocked. 00:29:17.659 --> 00:29:18.919 That's, that's what I was doing. 00:29:18.919 --> 00:29:22.368 I was a little shocked that Ash regressed to a 10-year-old, but 00:29:22.525 --> 00:29:23.930 became a total 10-year-old. 00:29:24.430 --> 00:29:25.029 I like, love that. 00:29:25.029 --> 00:29:25.869 Keep things lively. 00:29:25.869 --> 00:29:31.210 I, I'm actually super glad to hear that because I was a little bit like Ash is not gonna get any writing done, Mr. 00:29:31.359 --> 00:29:32.109 Queen, like, 00:29:32.169 --> 00:29:32.919 Oh yeah, no, 00:29:33.009 --> 00:29:33.400 does. 00:29:33.848 --> 00:29:35.528 that was part of my goal. 00:29:35.588 --> 00:29:36.429 I was like, 00:29:36.700 --> 00:29:37.029 I was 00:29:37.088 --> 00:29:38.199 that was part of my goal. 00:29:38.199 --> 00:29:39.669 I told her I would, yeah. 00:29:39.669 --> 00:29:43.179 I told her I would duct tape or with nuclear grade duct tape to a chair 00:29:43.545 --> 00:29:43.835 very 00:29:43.989 --> 00:29:46.209 and I have, I have a lot of that. 00:29:46.209 --> 00:29:46.598 So. 00:29:46.943 --> 00:29:47.364 It's, 00:29:47.605 --> 00:29:49.134 So don't mess with me. 00:29:49.434 --> 00:29:52.825 I have 96 rolls of nuclear grade duct tape. 00:29:53.065 --> 00:29:55.795 Not like other girls, I have 96 rolls of duct tape. 00:29:56.165 --> 00:29:59.766 I have 40 chickens and 96 rolls of nuclear grade duct tape. 00:29:59.936 --> 00:30:01.376 Oh my goodness. 00:30:01.876 --> 00:30:02.501 that was 50. 00:30:02.501 --> 00:30:03.376 Had a starter pack. 00:30:03.876 --> 00:30:04.686 A starter pack. 00:30:05.186 --> 00:30:05.366 Okay. 00:30:05.366 --> 00:30:06.747 That was better than a bird story. 00:30:06.747 --> 00:30:07.767 I'm glad that you brought that up. 00:30:07.767 --> 00:30:11.576 So if you guys wanna enjoy that dynamic in person, you should apply for the fall retreat. 00:30:12.076 --> 00:30:12.436 Yeah. 00:30:12.856 --> 00:30:13.396 I don't worry. 00:30:13.396 --> 00:30:13.727 I won't. 00:30:13.727 --> 00:30:14.146 Whatever. 00:30:14.146 --> 00:30:15.317 You just ash. 00:30:15.406 --> 00:30:15.646 So 00:30:15.798 --> 00:30:17.117 Yeah, she doesn't, it's only 00:30:17.237 --> 00:30:18.737 I'm nice to everyone else. 00:30:18.798 --> 00:30:19.097 worry. 00:30:19.577 --> 00:30:24.377 She was and fully nobody knew your actual name anywhere because I forgot to write your name on anything. 00:30:24.377 --> 00:30:25.157 I'll put Gino on 00:30:25.487 --> 00:30:28.846 I didn't know how to introduce myself to be fair. 00:30:29.346 --> 00:30:30.666 Like people were walking in the door. 00:30:30.666 --> 00:30:32.676 I was like, hi, this is Ash. 00:30:33.176 --> 00:30:40.767 Just wouldn't say my name because I thought, I assumed most of the people were from the pod, but it turned out most of the people weren't from the pod. 00:30:40.916 --> 00:30:42.656 So I was like, do they know me as Gino? 00:30:42.656 --> 00:30:44.156 Do they know me as Marissa do? 00:30:44.156 --> 00:30:45.836 I was like, I don't know what to say. 00:30:46.017 --> 00:30:47.606 So they just, I was just there. 00:30:48.106 --> 00:30:48.436 Gino. 00:30:48.465 --> 00:30:48.945 just there. 00:30:48.946 --> 00:30:50.086 funny'cause like by 00:30:50.205 --> 00:30:50.476 But 00:30:50.507 --> 00:30:54.007 end of day two,

everyone was like, Gino, where's Gino? 00:30:54.007 --> 00:30:55.416 So, so Gino. 00:30:55.596 --> 00:30:57.457 And I was like, I'm so happy. 00:30:57.457 --> 00:30:57.666 Right. 00:30:58.166 --> 00:30:58.916 I did that. 00:30:59.416 --> 00:31:05.896 like how your son and like at the Maddie's children also only know me as Spoons. 00:31:05.896 --> 00:31:06.287 Yes. 00:31:06.287 --> 00:31:07.457 Like that is my name. 00:31:07.457 --> 00:31:07.876 So I was 00:31:07.905 --> 00:31:08.566 I was 00:31:08.866 --> 00:31:10.096 Spoon, auntie is coming over. 00:31:10.096 --> 00:31:11.172 And he was like, S Spoo. 00:31:11.672 --> 00:31:12.031 And I was like, 00:31:12.165 --> 00:31:12.385 Aw. 00:31:12.885 --> 00:31:15.046 Like Grayson has no idea what my name is. 00:31:15.046 --> 00:31:15.316 No. 00:31:15.316 --> 00:31:16.215 You know, it's fine. 00:31:16.336 --> 00:31:16.840 I love it like that. 00:31:16.840 --> 00:31:17.986 It should, that's the way it should be. 00:31:18.486 --> 00:31:23.556 I was talking to the girls about the podcast'cause I'm recording in Ridley's room right now. 00:31:24.115 --> 00:31:37.715 And uh, so they were asking all these questions and I was like, yeah, it's my friend Whiskey and my friend Spoons, but I was like, their real names and they were like, I was like, I actually don't know why her name is Spoons, so. 00:31:38.215 --> 00:31:41.326 Our Newsies, what was, what's your Newsies name? 00:31:41.326 --> 00:31:43.941 And it Yeah, mine was, we went to or improv musical. 00:31:44.250 --> 00:31:44.540 Yeah. 00:31:44.674 --> 00:31:45.335 Okay. 00:31:45.695 --> 00:31:47.915 And yeah, your nurse's name was Spoons Palermo. 00:31:47.915 --> 00:31:48.965 And it was just really good. 00:31:48.965 --> 00:31:49.715 It was really funny. 00:31:49.715 --> 00:31:51.125 We were like, well, we're keeping that. 00:31:51.125 --> 00:31:54.875 And mine was like something stupid like Colin or something, and I was like, it wasn't as good. 00:31:54.875 --> 00:31:55.836 That's not a good name. 00:31:55.895 --> 00:31:58.115 And then you were like, well, how about wheezy because asthma. 00:31:58.615 --> 00:31:59.461 like, it's genius. 00:31:59.961 --> 00:32:02.980 Listen, you're a little bit handicapped. 00:32:02.980 --> 00:32:04.211 How about we name it after that? 00:32:04.586 --> 00:32:05.922 You know how you have a disability. 00:32:06.422 --> 00:32:08.932 I think we should make that your whole identity illness. 00:32:08.932 --> 00:32:10.001 How about this? 00:32:10.001 --> 00:32:10.902 I love it. 00:32:11.020 --> 00:32:11.740 about the ad? 00:32:12.240 --> 00:32:18.510 Also I run, I, I don't know, that's if it's not ironic, but when they were talking about it, they were like, where is your podcast? 00:32:18.510 --> 00:32:19.711 Like, where can I listen to it? 00:32:19.711 --> 00:32:26.101 And so I told them, and then Ridley was I guess looking through Spotify and she's like, wait, I already listened to this. 00:32:26.601 --> 00:32:28.371 She already listens to it. 00:32:28.371 --> 00:32:31.550 She listened to the Lightning Thief episode because 00:32:31.760 --> 00:32:32.060 Yes, 00:32:32.164 --> 00:32:32.525 so 00:32:32.570 --> 00:32:33.381 weird. 00:32:33.441 --> 00:32:34.161 That's hilarious. 00:32:34.191 --> 00:32:34.401 That's 00:32:34.744 --> 00:32:35.884 I know I was like, woo. 00:32:36.050 --> 00:32:40.780 Oh, I saw that our lots of people downloaded the Hunger Games episode last week. 00:32:40.780 --> 00:32:41.651 That's not surprising. 00:32:41.651 --> 00:32:43.961 I think people are Hunger Games ready right now. 00:32:43.990 --> 00:32:44.171 Yeah, I 00:32:44.394 --> 00:32:45.865 Hunger Games hungry? 00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:47.711 they are, they're hungry for it. 00:32:48.211 --> 00:32:50.750 Well, should we talk about this week's might as well now that 00:32:50.795 --> 00:32:52.355 No, I think more birds. 00:32:52.535 --> 00:32:53.404 I think More birds. 00:32:53.601 --> 00:32:53.915 More birds. 00:32:54.026 --> 00:32:54.921 More birds. 00:32:55.040 --> 00:32:58.221 I, I just have to say quickly,'cause this was my sad bird story. 00:32:58.221 --> 00:33:00.290 I'm gonna bring it back to a sad bird story and then can Oh, agree. 00:33:00.790 --> 00:33:00.851 no. 00:33:00.881 --> 00:33:02.651 Where's the end of a Happy Bird story? 00:33:03.151 --> 00:33:03.451 fine. 00:33:03.451 --> 00:33:04.891 I'll tell you two very quick ones. 00:33:05.010 --> 00:33:08.250 One is, I actually did have a baby bird die in my hands, and it was really, oh 00:33:08.619 --> 00:33:08.839 Oh, 00:33:08.881 --> 00:33:11.730 It was one of my sick Guinea chicks, which, I mean, they all 00:33:12.045 --> 00:33:12.795 oh, yeah. 00:33:12.931 --> 00:33:17.971 but it was very sad because I tried to nurse her back to life for like hours and before she finally just died in my hands. 00:33:17.976 --> 00:33:17.986 Mm-hmm. 00:33:18.066 --> 00:33:19.590 And it was very, very sad. 00:33:19.951 --> 00:33:24.090 And my other one where I felt like a Disney princess is that repeatedly in the last year. 00:33:24.590 --> 00:33:26.601 doves keep getting stuck in the chicken coop. 00:33:26.931 --> 00:33:34.191 And so I've had to go in there and like, I don't know how they're getting, like getting under like a loose piece of wire to get at the grain and then they're stuck and they can't get out. 00:33:34.401 --> 00:33:37.810 So they get to like reach and be like, hello, my little beauty, release 00:33:38.035 --> 00:33:38.605 away. 00:33:38.785 --> 00:33:39.565 Fly away. 00:33:40.065 --> 00:33:40.694 and it's like a little 00:33:40.769 --> 00:33:41.068 Did, 00:33:41.568 --> 00:33:42.348 It's amazing. 00:33:42.848 --> 00:33:44.499 did you watch the Hunchback of Notre Dame? 00:33:44.949 --> 00:33:46.118 The Disney movie? 00:33:46.164 --> 00:33:46.255 Yes. 00:33:46.755 --> 00:33:48.884 The, the old gargoyle when she's like, fly. 00:33:49.384 --> 00:33:50.704 So the, all the doves ever. 00:33:51.204 --> 00:33:51.625 Yeah. 00:33:52.015 -->

00:33:52.644 That was Diana. 00:33:52.644 --> 00:33:52.914 That's you. 00:33:52.914 --> 00:33:55.984 Whenever you, this probably you like No, I, no. 00:33:55.984 --> 00:33:57.345 You like the little garco? 00:33:57.845 --> 00:33:59.184 Oh my gosh, no. 00:33:59.494 --> 00:33:59.785 Okay. 00:34:00.029 --> 00:34:00.299 Okay. 00:34:00.299 --> 00:34:02.670 So with that, yes, we can get into today's book now. 00:34:02.670 --> 00:34:04.319 This was a geno wreck, I believe. 00:34:04.319 --> 00:34:04.440 Yeah. 00:34:04.940 --> 00:34:08.480 Yes, because we did spoons is, Cinderella. 00:34:08.480 --> 00:34:10.489 So this was my Cinderella. 00:34:10.989 --> 00:34:14.159 Yeah, we're doing all Cinderellas lately. 00:34:14.659 --> 00:34:15.710 we'll do the one that I wrote. 00:34:16.210 --> 00:34:17.139 Yay. 00:34:17.139 --> 00:34:18.099 It not done yet. 00:34:18.400 --> 00:34:25.780 So this is just Ella by Margaret Peterson, Haddix my very beat up copy because it was my favorite. 00:34:26.139 --> 00:34:34.679 And also real quick before we actually get into the book, but um, our drink for this week, spoons came up with, so we're reading just Ella. 00:34:35.179 --> 00:34:42.010 So this is just Gino and we have just spoons and just whis or wheezy over there. 00:34:42.309 --> 00:34:43.300 We all just, 00:34:43.315 --> 00:34:43.615 Well, 00:34:43.869 --> 00:34:44.199 I know 00:34:44.275 --> 00:34:44.635 yeah, 00:34:45.135 --> 00:34:46.215 and just whiskey there. 00:34:46.231 --> 00:34:47.402 is, I drink it already. 00:34:47.492 --> 00:34:48.922 An empty glass. 00:34:49.172 --> 00:34:52.172 So we all just made our own drinks. 00:34:52.351 --> 00:34:53.762 That's a lot of sparkle in there. 00:34:53.791 --> 00:34:54.331 Yes. 00:34:54.331 --> 00:34:56.101 It's just whatever, uh, we want. 00:34:56.601 --> 00:34:57.141 I love it. 00:34:57.141 --> 00:35:00.922 Just insert whatever you have in your fridge or liquor cabinet. 00:35:00.922 --> 00:35:04.012 I mean, that looks like multiple, just your name here way too much. 00:35:04.282 --> 00:35:05.271 You guys can probably 00:35:05.286 --> 00:35:05.556 Yes. 00:35:05.646 --> 00:35:05.856 Oh. 00:35:05.860 --> 00:35:06.516 Oh my gosh. 00:35:06.516 --> 00:35:07.056 Yeah. 00:35:07.342 --> 00:35:07.731 kind 00:35:07.746 --> 00:35:09.606 That looks like a lava lamp. 00:35:10.106 --> 00:35:10.255 It 00:35:10.480 --> 00:35:11.710 That looks like a lava lamp. 00:35:12.210 --> 00:35:17.789 I first, at first I just put a little sprinkle of luster dust in and it wasn't enough and then I spilled some in. 00:35:18.289 --> 00:35:19.929 That was more than enough. 00:35:19.929 --> 00:35:19.931 Even enough. 00:35:20.380 --> 00:35:20.949 Anyways. 00:35:21.070 --> 00:35:22.920 Yes, so that's the 00:35:23.054 --> 00:35:23.773 Our author, 00:35:24.030 --> 00:35:28.869 And our author is Margaret Peterson Haddix. 00:35:29.369 --> 00:35:30.000 Yes. 00:35:30.016 --> 00:35:31.365 Do you like the way that I said old Good Maggie? 00:35:31.865 --> 00:35:32.556 she's so cute. 00:35:32.556 --> 00:35:33.036 Look at her. 00:35:33.335 --> 00:35:34.565 She kinda looks like a snow white. 00:35:34.626 --> 00:35:36.215 She's got that blob going. 00:35:36.215 --> 00:35:36.576 She does. 00:35:36.576 --> 00:35:38.106 She's got a blo in this picture. 00:35:38.695 --> 00:35:38.996 Oh 00:35:39.065 --> 00:35:39.335 She 00:35:39.351 --> 00:35:39.862 we usually do 00:35:39.862 --> 00:35:40.101 was born. 00:35:40.418 --> 00:35:42.458 first or do we do the author bio first? 00:35:42.681 --> 00:35:42.922 Oh. 00:35:42.938 --> 00:35:43.867 do author first. 00:35:44.288 --> 00:35:44.588 Okay. 00:35:44.708 --> 00:35:45.188 Go for it. 00:35:45.688 --> 00:35:46.858 I don't know what I'm talking about. 00:35:47.358 --> 00:35:48.077 Uh, okay. 00:35:48.608 --> 00:35:56.777 She, um, I'm actually just gonna talk about her from what I know is because I read so many of her books when I was a kid. 00:35:57.137 --> 00:36:07.237 Like I started seeking her out actively, she wrote this series, it's called like the Shadow Children Series, and it was all about the kids, like the one child rule in China. 00:36:07.297 --> 00:36:10.418 And, but it was like a dystopian version of that. 00:36:10.418 --> 00:36:21.588 So it would be like if a kid had, or if a parent had more than one kid, then it was like the kid that wasn't the one child was like on the run from being murdered and all this sort of stuff. 00:36:21.588 --> 00:36:24.467 And it was like six or seven books in that series. 00:36:24.467 --> 00:36:25.518 I love that series. 00:36:25.568 --> 00:36:26.318 Just Ella. 00:36:26.818 --> 00:36:29.217 Yeah, she's wrote a ton of books. 00:36:29.538 --> 00:36:32.748 She actually does a ton of community work too. 00:36:33.068 --> 00:36:39.777 She, I think she grew up in, I think she's from, I might be wrong, uh, Columbus, Ohio. 00:36:40.277 --> 00:36:52.297 But she does all sorts of, she goes, she goes to schools all the time, like middle schools and just like, talks about her books and answers kids' questions about being an author and stuff, like constantly. 00:36:52.597 --> 00:36:56.407 Um, I see, like I follow her on a couple socials and stuff, so, 00:36:56.559 --> 00:36:58.878 has 40 books for children and teenagers, 00:36:59.378 --> 00:37:00.217 yeah, she's got a, 00:37:00.429 --> 00:37:01.688 according to the Wikipedia. 00:37:02.188 --> 00:37:03.688 she's got a big collection. 00:37:03.809 --> 00:37:08.068 Um, but I don't know, as a kid I loved all her books so that I read through. 00:37:08.159 --> 00:37:10.440 I think I remember the Shadow Children books. 00:37:10.889 --> 00:37:23.730 Like I think I might have read the first one or something because I was just telling Wheezy before we started recording, I was like, yeah, Margaret Peterson had, it's like she's such a like recognizable name to me that I was like, oh, I'm sure I've read like a lot of her books. 00:37:23.730 --> 00:37:26.750 And then I was looking through and I was

like, I don't think I've read any of these. 00:37:26.750 --> 00:37:29.690 I think I just was like very aware of her as like an author. 00:37:29.690 --> 00:37:29.960 Yeah. 00:37:30.460 --> 00:37:32.530 But I might have read one or two of those, 00:37:33.030 --> 00:37:37.769 Like I said, she does a lot and she like answers all sorts of kids fan mail all the time. 00:37:37.769 --> 00:37:38.610 Like writes them back. 00:37:38.610 --> 00:37:40.619 If you write her, she'll like write you back. 00:37:40.719 --> 00:37:42.940 At least as a kid, I don't know about as adults, but 00:37:43.050 --> 00:37:43.260 sense. 00:37:43.260 --> 00:37:47.460 There's a picture of her literally speaking at what looks like an elementary school on her 00:37:47.653 --> 00:37:48.224 yeah. 00:37:48.724 --> 00:37:49.353 Cute. 00:37:49.458 --> 00:37:51.438 she she's very involved. 00:37:51.467 --> 00:37:52.818 She's very involved. 00:37:53.318 --> 00:37:54.367 So I think she's, 00:37:54.744 --> 00:37:55.014 sign is? 00:37:55.514 --> 00:37:58.744 I, I know when her birthday is, but I'm trying. 00:37:59.210 --> 00:37:59.751 That's not it. 00:38:00.251 --> 00:38:00.610 Okay. 00:38:01.110 --> 00:38:01.501 Is it what 00:38:02.001 --> 00:38:02.690 Pisces? 00:38:03.190 --> 00:38:03.521 no. 00:38:04.021 --> 00:38:04.260 No. 00:38:04.621 --> 00:38:04.891 Okay. 00:38:04.891 --> 00:38:05.251 I don't know. 00:38:05.751 --> 00:38:06.800 It's April. 00:38:07.021 --> 00:38:07.242 Oh, 00:38:07.670 --> 00:38:08.121 Oh, okay. 00:38:08.121 --> 00:38:08.900 Aries. 00:38:09.157 --> 00:38:09.487 Yeah. 00:38:09.547 --> 00:38:09.996 Aries. 00:38:09.996 --> 00:38:10.717 Okay. 00:38:10.717 --> 00:38:11.407 She's an early April. 00:38:11.407 --> 00:38:12.036 One of the sisters. 00:38:12.097 --> 00:38:12.487 I know. 00:38:12.487 --> 00:38:18.347 One of my Aries uh, kin, here's a fun fact not to take over your part of the author section, but 00:38:18.510 --> 00:38:18.931 Take it. 00:38:18.947 --> 00:38:33.436 I came across this in her Wikipedia entry and it reminds it, this, it makes so much sense after reading just Ella that some of her favorite books growing up apparently included Harriet De Spy and of Green Gables Little Women, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and The Little Princess. 00:38:33.467 --> 00:38:33.706 Okay. 00:38:33.706 --> 00:38:34.126 Slay. 00:38:34.186 --> 00:38:34.577 That makes 00:38:34.800 --> 00:38:36.630 Yes, it does. 00:38:37.130 --> 00:38:38.030 It really does. 00:38:38.530 --> 00:38:38.860 Let's see. 00:38:38.860 --> 00:38:51.940 And she worked on a school newspaper, and this is from Wikipedia, so who knows if it's a hundred percent correct or not, but it says that Haddock chose to pursue fiction writing after her husband became a news reporter and she did not wanna be his employee. 00:38:52.440 --> 00:38:52.951 I think that's a 00:38:53.175 --> 00:38:54.824 That sounds accurate. 00:38:55.170 --> 00:38:55.681 Yeah. 00:38:55.860 --> 00:38:55.920 I'll 00:38:56.114 --> 00:38:57.135 I would

buy that. 00:38:57.179 --> 00:38:57.469 Yeah. 00:38:57.969 --> 00:38:58.389 Yeah. 00:38:58.889 --> 00:39:04.400 That's a really funny, and it seems she has two children Terrance of two grandchildren, Meredith and Connor. 00:39:04.900 --> 00:39:07.380 Aw, those sound like, like the names of her children. 00:39:07.880 --> 00:39:08.300 Mm-hmm. 00:39:08.445 --> 00:39:09.210 those are their names of her children. 00:39:09.331 --> 00:39:10.695 I don't believe she named her children 00:39:10.815 --> 00:39:11.954 I believe these things. 00:39:12.454 --> 00:39:13.534 I believe these things. 00:39:14.034 --> 00:39:15.085 Good for Margaret. 00:39:15.295 --> 00:39:15.744 Yeah. 00:39:15.835 --> 00:39:17.519 Anything else you wanna say about Aino? 00:39:18.019 --> 00:39:19.204 Uh, nope, that's all I got. 00:39:19.476 --> 00:39:19.766 Okay. 00:39:20.150 --> 00:39:21.110 Slay solid. 00:39:21.260 --> 00:39:21.920 Yay. 00:39:22.001 --> 00:39:23.670 Do people still stay slay or do you just me. 00:39:24.170 --> 00:39:26.541 Don't ever, no one ever repeat anything I say. 00:39:26.601 --> 00:39:26.871 'cause I'm. 00:39:27.371 --> 00:39:27.731 Repeat 00:39:27.820 --> 00:39:29.409 like, are you so cool or No? 00:39:29.909 --> 00:39:30.360 Oh no. 00:39:30.690 --> 00:39:32.900 I lay like still I don't think I've ever been called. 00:39:32.900 --> 00:39:33.230 Said 00:39:33.403 --> 00:39:34.014 That is true. 00:39:34.429 --> 00:39:35.000 slay, 00:39:35.298 --> 00:39:36.469 repeats everything you say. 00:39:36.969 --> 00:39:42.039 So I know, but I'm telling you, it's like I already like six months behind. 00:39:42.188 --> 00:39:44.398 So the time you start singing it, you're like a year. 00:39:44.639 --> 00:39:45.389 That's okay. 00:39:45.599 --> 00:39:47.489 Honestly, a year is nothing for me. 00:39:47.489 --> 00:39:48.778 That's actually really good. 00:39:49.278 --> 00:39:49.728 That's 00:39:49.742 --> 00:39:51.077 She is like groovy y. 00:39:51.577 --> 00:39:51.998 Groovy. 00:39:52.498 --> 00:39:53.938 I was saying oh, what is it? 00:39:54.438 --> 00:39:54.918 What is it? 00:39:55.038 --> 00:39:57.708 It's not gag me, but it's something from like 00:39:57.786 --> 00:39:58.367 Oh my gosh. 00:39:58.637 --> 00:40:03.228 I did start saying recently and I was like, why do I feel like that's not what people say anymore? 00:40:03.728 --> 00:40:04.148 I used to say 00:40:04.192 --> 00:40:05.452 We should bring it all back. 00:40:05.952 --> 00:40:07.032 I think we should bring it all back. 00:40:07.032 --> 00:40:07.891 I'll bring it 00:40:08.391 --> 00:40:09.141 That's hot. 00:40:09.641 --> 00:40:10.152 That's odd. 00:40:10.652 --> 00:40:13.952 Anyways so first impressions of this book. 00:40:14.452 --> 00:40:15.742 First impressions. 00:40:15.742 --> 00:40:17.391 I like the cover. 00:40:17.391 --> 00:40:22.492 And the cover I had was the one you have Marissa it Interesting. 00:40:22.992 --> 00:40:25.782 It's like, is it the one where she's kind of torn? 00:40:26.282 --> 00:40:26.481 Yeah. 00:40:26.981 --> 00:40:30.121 Yeah, it's like half Ella, half Princess. 00:40:30.452 --> 00:40:31.652 Oh, look at that. 00:40:31.652 --> 00:40:31.802 Yeah. 00:40:31.862 --> 00:40:32.851 That's interesting. 00:40:32.851 --> 00:40:32.911 Yeah. 00:40:32.911 --> 00:40:37.652 But, but cover reminds me of like a Ga Gayle, Carson Levine book a little bit. 00:40:37.981 --> 00:40:40.351 Oh, I had the, the newer one. 00:40:40.411 --> 00:40:49.641 The, um, the one that looks like, not the super new one that has like a real person's face on it, but like the one that's like a silhouette like a princess making up a staircase. 00:40:49.672 --> 00:40:50.722 Yeah, I like that too. 00:40:50.842 --> 00:40:51.141 Yeah. 00:40:51.762 --> 00:40:55.461 Well I was super into like, princess books when I was, I. 00:40:55.822 --> 00:40:57.922 A kid, so I was like, I'm all in. 00:40:57.952 --> 00:41:00.831 You know, my first impression was this, this'll be good. 00:41:01.331 --> 00:41:04.242 definitely felt like this was like a definitely a you and Gino book. 00:41:04.692 --> 00:41:06.702 I was not super into princess books ever. 00:41:07.202 --> 00:41:08.402 So mermaid books sure. 00:41:08.402 --> 00:41:09.572 Count me in princess books. 00:41:09.572 --> 00:41:10.411 Never really was. 00:41:10.411 --> 00:41:12.862 So I was like, we'll see about this. 00:41:12.862 --> 00:41:15.561 I just read one of these and now I'm reading another one. 00:41:15.567 --> 00:41:17.902 You read one I didn't even like, and now I gotta read another one. 00:41:17.902 --> 00:41:33.322 I just, like, I had, it has like a lot of middle grade vibes, even though she's not a middle grader, but its reads like a middle grade book because I think it, it kind of, I have a lot of thoughts about, audience and tone and content for 00:41:33.516 --> 00:41:35.076 a young adult book. 00:41:35.576 --> 00:41:36.206 What? 00:41:36.675 --> 00:41:37.545 I, well, that's 00:41:37.739 --> 00:41:43.699 it got a, it got a, it got an award Best, an Allah best book for young adults. 00:41:44.000 --> 00:41:44.389 Award 00:41:44.840 --> 00:41:47.780 It's, it was very much straddling a line for me 00:41:47.900 --> 00:41:49.940 ages 11 to 14. 00:41:50.440 --> 00:41:51.534 I was like, interested. 00:41:51.534 --> 00:41:52.269 That's middle grade. 00:41:52.269 --> 00:41:53.730 To me, 11 to 00:41:53.759 --> 00:41:54.088 Yeah. 00:41:54.150 --> 00:41:55.139 feels like middle grade. 00:41:55.228 --> 00:41:55.559 Yeah. 00:41:55.559 --> 00:41:57.599 I did not think it was a young adult book. 00:41:57.648 --> 00:41:59.239 I fully was like, this is 00:41:59.719 --> 00:41:59.985 I could see 00:42:00.485 --> 00:42:01.175 middle grade, 00:42:01.675 --> 00:42:03.235 but for me it leans more middle grade. 00:42:03.735 --> 00:42:04.275 I also, 00:42:04.333 --> 00:42:04.574 you know? 00:42:04.605 --> 00:42:06.619 were right with middle grade things where credit. 00:42:06.885 --> 00:42:07.425 That's crazy. 00:42:07.635 -->

00:42:11.025 My first impression was another princess book. 00:42:11.025 --> 00:42:12.735 It's a new take on it. 00:42:12.735 --> 00:42:16.394 It's probably gonna be very girl power because it's just Ella. 00:42:16.425 --> 00:42:19.934 Also, it came out in like 1999, which is like girl power. 00:42:19.965 --> 00:42:21.045 Height of girl power. 00:42:21.045 --> 00:42:21.405 Yes. 00:42:21.793 --> 00:42:22.184 Yeah. 00:42:22.605 --> 00:42:24.974 I was like, this is girl power milk with like big flowers and stuff. 00:42:25.184 --> 00:42:26.175 Yeah, exactly. 00:42:26.675 --> 00:42:27.574 Exactly. 00:42:27.965 --> 00:42:28.445 Gag me. 00:42:28.445 --> 00:42:28.894 Am I right? 00:42:29.224 --> 00:42:29.704 Gag me. 00:42:29.704 --> 00:42:30.125 Just kidding. 00:42:30.625 --> 00:42:32.724 Anyways, that was mostly my impression of it. 00:42:33.025 --> 00:42:34.135 I definitely read this. 00:42:34.635 --> 00:42:38.519 No, Because I read it as very young. 00:42:38.650 --> 00:42:44.769 And then I read it again, and then I can remember taking it off my bookshelf and like opening a random page and reading it. 00:42:45.269 --> 00:42:46.650 Like, and just keep reading it. 00:42:46.650 --> 00:42:47.519 And so I started again. 00:42:47.519 --> 00:42:49.949 And I don't reread, I don't reread books often. 00:42:50.369 --> 00:42:51.000 Like 00:42:51.460 --> 00:42:51.751 Yeah. 00:42:52.110 --> 00:42:53.489 Harry Potter about once a year. 00:42:53.969 --> 00:42:59.340 And this year I've been rereading more books than I've ever in my life probably. 00:42:59.550 --> 00:43:03.329 But the fact that I reread this one so much, I was like, oh, I'm, I really like that book. 00:43:03.329 --> 00:43:07.579 It was like, like my favorite book as a child. 00:43:07.900 --> 00:43:11.789 I have interesting opinions rereading it now, but 00:43:12.161 --> 00:43:12.740 Oh, okay. 00:43:12.840 --> 00:43:13.769 we'll get into that. 00:43:14.269 --> 00:43:15.199 that's always fun. 00:43:15.199 --> 00:43:15.829 I love it. 00:43:16.219 --> 00:43:16.880 All right, cool. 00:43:16.880 --> 00:43:17.059 Well. 00:43:17.559 --> 00:43:18.579 we get into the summary? 00:43:18.909 --> 00:43:19.090 Yes. 00:43:19.480 --> 00:43:19.960 Solid. 00:43:20.003 --> 00:43:20.393 Shout 00:43:20.440 --> 00:43:22.780 gonna take the lead'cause I read this a month and a half ago. 00:43:23.280 --> 00:43:27.449 I've lived, I feel like I've lived four, 400 years since 00:43:27.643 --> 00:43:29.563 400 bird Lives. 00:43:30.063 --> 00:43:30.994 Our lives later. 00:43:31.474 --> 00:43:33.514 I don't remember what this book was about. 00:43:33.634 --> 00:43:34.474 Who knows? 00:43:34.974 --> 00:43:36.353 I So it's very fresh for me. 00:43:36.853 --> 00:43:39.583 well I'm in the middle of this, it was like two weeks ago. 00:43:39.833 --> 00:43:43.003 So it's about Ella, who is Ci Ella. 00:43:43.503 --> 00:43:51.152 So, but it starts after the story of Cinderella, so like after the ball and all that and everything. 00:43:51.152

--> 00:43:54.813 And she is, they came and got her with the slippers 00:43:54.829 --> 00:43:55.108 of a. 00:43:55.112 --> 00:44:00.182 and she's at the palace now and she's like, oh my gosh, this is crazy. 00:44:00.182 --> 00:44:04.143 I was just thrown to the palace and all this stuff happened so quick. 00:44:04.143 --> 00:44:06.753 I don't know what's going on, but that prince, he's cute. 00:44:07.253 --> 00:44:07.702 Ugh. 00:44:07.822 --> 00:44:10.342 Unfortunately, it's so, I was so mad. 00:44:10.342 --> 00:44:12.443 I was like, he sounds really hot. 00:44:12.623 --> 00:44:13.972 And I was like, God dang it. 00:44:13.972 --> 00:44:15.358 I know it's not gonna be anything. 00:44:15.438 --> 00:44:17.422 I was, this is a spoons character. 00:44:17.422 --> 00:44:18.202 This is a spoon. 00:44:18.202 --> 00:44:19.463 Well, not when you get to know him. 00:44:19.463 --> 00:44:22.583 No, I know, but it was, I was like, this is probably disappointing for her. 00:44:22.672 --> 00:44:23.663 I'm so suey. 00:44:23.663 --> 00:44:25.972 I wouldn't say no to the handsome blonde prince. 00:44:25.972 --> 00:44:27.322 Like, okay, like whatever. 00:44:27.322 --> 00:44:27.532 You know? 00:44:27.532 --> 00:44:28.432 It's disappointing for her. 00:44:28.932 --> 00:44:30.702 I knew it was gonna be disappointing for you. 00:44:30.702 --> 00:44:31.963 I was like, I feel bad for her. 00:44:32.463 --> 00:44:35.807 It was disappointing for me too, and I already knew that it, that was what happened. 00:44:36.307 --> 00:44:37.237 It's like, dang. 00:44:37.434 --> 00:44:38.784 went in full of hatred. 00:44:38.963 --> 00:44:41.123 I was just like, I know I'm gonna hate him. 00:44:41.454 --> 00:44:42.954 And so I just went and I was like, I hate him. 00:44:42.954 --> 00:44:43.583 Immediately. 00:44:43.733 --> 00:44:45.384 I was really like, he's tall, blonde, and perfect. 00:44:45.384 --> 00:44:46.403 I was like, hate him even more. 00:44:46.673 --> 00:44:47.393 Gag me. 00:44:47.753 --> 00:44:48.204 Gag me. 00:44:48.563 --> 00:44:55.853 I was hoping he'd come around, like maybe he'd have some kind of like, I did have a few moments where I was like, he feels like out and out from the beginning. 00:44:55.853 --> 00:44:56.603 A total tool. 00:44:56.603 --> 00:44:56.664 Yeah. 00:44:56.724 --> 00:44:58.434 So I was like, maybe there's gonna be a twist. 00:44:58.434 --> 00:45:01.014 There wasn't, or like, yeah, I don't know. 00:45:01.014 --> 00:45:02.994 Like maybe I'm so disappointed. 00:45:02.994 --> 00:45:04.614 Maybe he'll have some sort of character growth. 00:45:04.628 --> 00:45:05.273 Yeah, yeah. 00:45:05.454 --> 00:45:07.074 No, he has no, he's a straight line. 00:45:07.074 --> 00:45:07.853 There's no arc. 00:45:07.884 --> 00:45:09.594 He's like, I feel trapped in my life too. 00:45:09.594 --> 00:45:10.914 Let's go be cool together. 00:45:10.914 --> 00:45:11.273 You know? 00:45:11.273 --> 00:45:11.994 Something. 00:45:11.994 --> 00:45:12.414 Something now. 00:45:12.414 -->

00:45:14.333 But now he ended up just getting worse. 00:45:14.364 --> 00:45:15.403 Yeah, pretty much. 00:45:15.403 --> 00:45:16.693 Sorry, spoilers for the prince, but 00:45:17.193 --> 00:45:19.103 So it basically starts 00:45:19.570 --> 00:45:20.260 spoons. 00:45:20.760 --> 00:45:21.360 laughing. 00:45:21.630 --> 00:45:23.909 I'm reading to make sure I know what's going on. 00:45:23.909 --> 00:45:25.440 I was like reading the beginning of the chapters. 00:45:26.000 --> 00:45:27.579 So excuse me. 00:45:28.059 --> 00:45:32.219 It kind of starts where Ella is like waking up. 00:45:32.250 --> 00:45:39.730 I mean, it doesn't exactly start there, but really quickly that she's waking up in her bedroom and she's cold and no one has made the fire. 00:45:40.230 --> 00:45:42.889 And so she's like, well, I guess I'll make the fire. 00:45:43.250 --> 00:45:51.570 And then later on they're like, when everyone in in the castle's awake, they're like, how come there's a fire in your fireplace? 00:45:51.570 --> 00:45:54.090 But the maid who does it is still asleep. 00:45:54.340 --> 00:45:57.639 She must have sat in and, oh my gosh, I can't believe she did her own fire. 00:45:58.030 --> 00:45:59.170 Whisper, whisper, whisper. 00:45:59.670 --> 00:45:59.960 Yeah. 00:46:00.239 --> 00:46:02.369 And she's like, I don't know what I did wrong. 00:46:02.579 --> 00:46:10.278 And then Madam Beset is, uh, her, her manners watcher, I dunno. 00:46:10.324 --> 00:46:13.684 coach Andrews, coach her queen of Genovia. 00:46:13.833 --> 00:46:15.722 she, she is not at all. 00:46:15.722 --> 00:46:16.503 Julie Andrews. 00:46:17.003 --> 00:46:17.393 Yes. 00:46:17.541 --> 00:46:18.842 Did say that about Julie. 00:46:19.342 --> 00:46:20.447 She's, yeah. 00:46:20.447 --> 00:46:21.556 No, she's really rap. 00:46:21.556 --> 00:46:23.731 She's more like the, uh, the matchmaker in Mulan. 00:46:24.226 --> 00:46:26.027 Oh yeah. 00:46:26.027 --> 00:46:26.331 Here we go. 00:46:26.331 --> 00:46:26.534 There we go. 00:46:26.956 --> 00:46:27.106 You're 00:46:27.510 --> 00:46:29.641 So she is like, don't you, 00:46:29.657 --> 00:46:30.137 her. 00:46:30.300 --> 00:46:31.951 you ever make your fire again? 00:46:31.951 --> 00:46:32.820 We don't do that. 00:46:32.940 --> 00:46:33.990 That's what servants are for. 00:46:33.990 --> 00:46:36.451 If they don't have something to do, then they'll be sad. 00:46:36.951 --> 00:46:41.181 And she and hell's like, um, I don't think this lady knows anything about being a servant. 00:46:41.210 --> 00:46:44.210 'cause I was a servant and if I didn't have anything to do, I would not be sad. 00:46:44.661 --> 00:46:44.751 Like, 00:46:44.827 --> 00:46:45.547 Yeah, for 00:46:45.561 --> 00:46:47.001 what is wrong with this lady? 00:46:47.047 --> 00:46:48.367 I also can do it myself. 00:46:48.367 --> 00:46:49.327 Like it's not a big deal. 00:46:49.327 --> 00:46:50.317 I've done it a million times. 00:46:50.317 --> 00:46:52.746 She's just laying there cold instead of just like doing it. 00:46:53.001 --> 00:46:53.960 Just like my name is. 00:46:54.067 --> 00:46:54.606 just do it. 00:46:54.786 --> 00:46:55.387 Just do it. 00:46:55.567 --> 00:46:56.137 Just do it. 00:46:56.197 --> 00:46:56.496 Yeah. 00:46:56.496 --> 00:46:57.606 I love that for her though. 00:46:57.606 --> 00:46:59.077 She is like, I'm just gonna do it. 00:46:59.481 --> 00:46:59.782 Yeah. 00:46:59.811 --> 00:47:04.931 She's like, I literally was sleeping in the senders like one week ago, so I think 00:47:05.005 --> 00:47:05.396 Yeah. 00:47:05.681 --> 00:47:06.467 to, yeah. 00:47:06.472 --> 00:47:06.641 Yeah. 00:47:06.641 --> 00:47:07.902 I think I can handle this myself. 00:47:07.902 --> 00:47:09.072 I think I'll be okay. 00:47:09.481 --> 00:47:23.271 So then she goes to her lessons throughout the day, which are like, how to eat properly and manners and this, and she has this other lesson, which she's not really sure what it is, but it's this old dude that just rambles on and, she, 00:47:23.438 --> 00:47:23.797 oh my 00:47:23.961 --> 00:47:26.032 it's funny'cause later on she's like, 00:47:26.378 --> 00:47:26.858 was. 00:47:26.858 --> 00:47:29.583 Later on she's like, that's what he was trying to teach me. 00:47:30.083 --> 00:47:30.563 I don't know. 00:47:30.563 --> 00:47:31.943 It's a required pre-req. 00:47:32.182 --> 00:47:33.052 I have no idea. 00:47:33.552 --> 00:47:35.143 She's like, uh, just getting outta the way, so 00:47:35.393 --> 00:47:38.862 But this teacher has like a heart attack 00:47:38.922 --> 00:47:39.213 yeah. 00:47:39.282 --> 00:47:39.943 Her lesson. 00:47:40.048 --> 00:47:40.969 like convulsing. 00:47:41.047 --> 00:47:41.168 I, 00:47:41.324 --> 00:47:41.623 was like, 00:47:41.682 --> 00:47:42.222 yeah, 00:47:42.463 --> 00:47:43.003 right now? 00:47:43.393 --> 00:47:44.864 And then I was like, maybe it's poison. 00:47:44.864 --> 00:47:45.943 Maybe there's intrigue. 00:47:46.034 --> 00:47:46.784 No, he's just 00:47:46.963 --> 00:47:47.233 no. 00:47:47.414 --> 00:47:47.623 older. 00:47:47.623 --> 00:47:48.193 Unhealthy. 00:47:48.398 --> 00:47:48.688 Yeah. 00:47:48.688 --> 00:47:48.690 Yeah. 00:47:49.190 --> 00:47:52.280 So she like, runs and gets a maid and is like, go get help. 00:47:52.280 --> 00:47:56.840 And then she comes back and she like rips his shirt open to like, help him breathe. 00:47:56.840 --> 00:48:05.960 And then of course Madam Bessette comes in and she is like, oh my gosh, a naked man and you are leaning on his chest and she's like, I was saving his life. 00:48:05.960 --> 00:48:07.789 And she's like, it doesn't matter. 00:48:08.289 --> 00:48:12.150 We do not save lives if it ruins Purity propriety. 00:48:12.376 --> 00:48:16.150 Oh my They're all just like, oh, this is so like inconvenient and like, 00:48:16.239 --> 00:48:16.458 yes. 00:48:16.570 --> 00:48:18.510 won't talk about the fact that he's dying. 00:48:19.010 --> 00:48:19.369 Yeah. 00:48:19.369 --> 00:48:21.110 It was really weird hanging lady. 00:48:21.110 -->

00:48:23.269 She's like, so is he okay? 00:48:23.269 --> 00:48:24.739 And they're like, what are you talking about? 00:48:25.239 --> 00:48:27.235 Super weird, but it's very rude to ask. 00:48:27.735 --> 00:48:44.335 Well, they're literally at some point, at some point, the ladies in waiting and Madam Bessette and them say something about how like women's, women's job is to like, women aren't supposed to be, I don't remember exactly what they say, like, bad things. 00:48:44.335 --> 00:48:49.644 They're not supposed to know about bad things or feel bad things or like they're just here to like, 00:48:49.931 --> 00:48:51.130 to unpleasantness 00:48:51.139 --> 00:48:51.985 yeah, yeah. 00:48:52.405 --> 00:48:53.875 They're not supposed to be exposed to 00:48:54.280 --> 00:48:59.731 a little bit of like a caricature Like a super proper setting. 00:48:59.791 --> 00:49:00.960 I mean, I don't know. 00:49:01.050 --> 00:49:04.561 It's not like I've ever lived in a palace, but I felt 00:49:04.844 --> 00:49:05.894 speak for yourself. 00:49:06.394 --> 00:49:08.655 It was very extreme even for like, it felt extreme. 00:49:08.659 --> 00:49:12.239 It felt like we're almost like crossing territory in a dystopian with the 00:49:12.449 --> 00:49:13.259 Yes. 00:49:13.320 --> 00:49:14.219 that this is. 00:49:14.519 --> 00:49:15.269 I agree. 00:49:15.360 --> 00:49:17.340 I was a little, I was a little confused. 00:49:17.400 --> 00:49:18.210 It was excessive. 00:49:18.210 --> 00:49:18.690 Yeah. 00:49:18.751 --> 00:49:19.021 Yeah. 00:49:19.521 --> 00:49:20.001 I agree. 00:49:20.001 --> 00:49:20.300 'cause 00:49:20.331 --> 00:49:21.702 I am like, I don't know. 00:49:22.197 --> 00:49:23.967 That's like the middle grade part of it to me. 00:49:24.027 --> 00:49:24.387 Yeah. 00:49:24.836 --> 00:49:28.041 Very like things are exaggerated both for like kind of comedy. 00:49:28.112 --> 00:49:35.052 It's black, everybody's black and white for like, yeah, you're 11 and you're reading a book and you was right who was wrong a little bit. 00:49:35.052 --> 00:49:35.112 Yeah. 00:49:35.612 --> 00:49:39.661 So like in that way in, in several ways it was like, this is very middle grade to me. 00:49:39.811 --> 00:49:42.152 But then in other ways I'm like, this is intense. 00:49:42.152 --> 00:49:51.242 Like the one, like the servant who like forgot to get, uh, get up and make Ella's fire whatever, got like beaten almost to death and like sent out. 00:49:51.242 --> 00:49:52.681 And I was like, oh, okay. 00:49:52.681 --> 00:49:52.802 And 00:49:52.905 --> 00:49:53.565 Yeah. 00:49:53.641 --> 00:49:54.961 a war going on. 00:49:55.052 --> 00:49:55.262 Yeah. 00:49:55.262 --> 00:49:57.061 And also this guy's a rapist. 00:49:57.061 --> 00:49:57.242 And I 00:49:57.346 --> 00:49:58.096 Yeah. 00:49:58.396 --> 00:50:01.396 But like, he raped like 30 women and like 00:50:01.532 --> 00:50:01.742 was 00:50:01.755 --> 00:50:03.195 children like. 00:50:03.456 --> 00:50:04.217 a kids book. 00:50:04.717 --> 00:50:04.916 know. 00:50:05.202 --> 00:50:06.402 It was very weird. 00:50:06.402 --> 00:50:08.442 And then they're like, are you a kin or not bitch? 00:50:08.442 --> 00:50:10.692 And I was like, oh my, what is happening? 00:50:11.052 --> 00:50:21.882 Because the rest of it feels like middle grade and that stuff feels like a really intense white, it was kind of like, it was a weird, um, but, and then also, but his name is still Prince Charming. 00:50:22.061 --> 00:50:23.081 I was like, why? 00:50:23.202 --> 00:50:24.101 That was my biggest 00:50:24.150 --> 00:50:26.036 The whole family is the charming. 00:50:26.382 --> 00:50:26.922 yes. 00:50:26.952 --> 00:50:31.092 And I enjoyed the book, but my one biggest critique was that was dumb. 00:50:31.092 --> 00:50:32.501 They should have given him a new name. 00:50:32.501 --> 00:50:35.831 I was like, the Charmings really we're having a war. 00:50:35.831 --> 00:50:37.001 And they're the charmings. 00:50:37.501 --> 00:50:38.641 I don't think so. 00:50:39.141 --> 00:50:39.621 Come on. 00:50:39.621 --> 00:50:42.981 She was like up all this whim, this more for this like world. 00:50:42.981 --> 00:50:44.902 It felt like she was trying to keep it whimsical. 00:50:44.902 --> 00:50:44.992 Yeah. 00:50:45.052 --> 00:50:46.791 But I'm like, but it's not whimsical, girl. 00:50:46.791 --> 00:50:47.032 I know. 00:50:47.032 --> 00:50:48.831 It wasn't, I'm stressed for Ella's life. 00:50:48.862 --> 00:50:49.282 Okay. 00:50:49.282 --> 00:50:51.141 I don't want him to be Prince Charming. 00:50:51.172 --> 00:50:51.681 I know. 00:50:51.711 --> 00:50:52.581 It's not funny. 00:50:52.702 --> 00:50:53.092 I know. 00:50:53.152 --> 00:50:54.291 Anyway, that was my biggest beef. 00:50:54.472 --> 00:50:55.371 That's totally fair. 00:50:55.612 --> 00:50:57.952 I thought I was gonna save that, and then I just went out and said it. 00:50:58.431 --> 00:50:58.791 Absolutely. 00:50:58.835 --> 00:51:00.456 happens passion. 00:51:00.561 --> 00:51:01.726 I have to get us off my chest 00:51:02.226 --> 00:51:02.496 My 00:51:02.768 --> 00:51:03.998 this. 00:51:04.117 --> 00:51:10.266 Myla, when we were talking about the podcast, she's like, what happens if someone just goes off on like a 45 minute long tangent? 00:51:10.416 --> 00:51:12.007 And I was like, they just do it. 00:51:12.507 --> 00:51:13.436 We just do it. 00:51:13.436 --> 00:51:13.737 Yeah. 00:51:13.795 --> 00:51:15.686 I was like, wait, just let I know. 00:51:15.775 --> 00:51:17.365 I was like, that's mostly what it is. 00:51:17.365 --> 00:51:17.905 Anyway. 00:51:18.237 --> 00:51:20.007 kind of Of our bread and butter actually. 00:51:20.036 --> 00:51:20.427 Yeah. 00:51:20.927 --> 00:51:23.012 If we don't do that, it's a little weirder. 00:51:23.012 --> 00:51:23.172 You know? 00:51:23.242 --> 00:51:23.652 It's a little weird. 00:51:23.896 --> 00:51:24.737 It's weird for us. 00:51:24.737 --> 00:51:25.967 That would be, yeah. 00:51:26.326 --> 00:51:26.626 All right. 00:51:26.626 -->

00:51:28.815 What are your three sentences about the plot? 00:51:29.465 --> 00:51:30.155 Oh my God. 00:51:30.655 --> 00:51:31.346 So, 00:51:31.846 --> 00:51:34.005 yeah, he, he is 00:51:34.231 --> 00:51:34.501 Sorry. 00:51:34.726 --> 00:51:34.996 dead. 00:51:34.996 --> 00:51:35.295 Go ahead, 00:51:35.795 --> 00:51:35.976 No. 00:51:36.054 --> 00:51:36.275 God. 00:51:36.275 --> 00:51:37.686 he's, I was just remembering where we were. 00:51:37.746 --> 00:51:38.226 I was like, where 00:51:38.239 --> 00:51:38.510 Oh. 00:51:39.010 --> 00:51:39.309 he's not 00:51:39.324 --> 00:51:40.164 then 00:51:40.239 --> 00:51:40.480 going 00:51:40.523 --> 00:51:52.724 it's like cuts to later that night and she gets her visitation with the prince, which is, they get to like sit, they get to sit in a room together with a chaperone and um, do nothing. 00:51:52.744 --> 00:51:52.934 like this. 00:51:53.039 --> 00:51:54.539 You look lovely tonight, princess. 00:51:54.539 --> 00:51:56.369 It's actually, we don't have a chaperones. 00:51:56.369 --> 00:51:58.050 This is actually more intimate for us. 00:51:58.494 --> 00:51:58.713 Oh, 00:51:59.213 --> 00:52:00.583 Excuse us, Kendall. 00:52:00.583 --> 00:52:02.168 I told you we'll test that part of like the 00:52:02.668 --> 00:52:06.920 it's a, it's really difficult to chaperone from Italy, I can tell you that. 00:52:07.420 --> 00:52:07.639 So. 00:52:08.139 --> 00:52:08.360 Yep. 00:52:08.860 --> 00:52:09.159 Yeah. 00:52:09.159 --> 00:52:10.719 But that was so funny to me. 00:52:10.719 --> 00:52:15.539 They were just sitting there like, she's like, I was like immediately like, oh girl, run. 00:52:15.599 --> 00:52:17.039 This is not so bad. 00:52:17.039 --> 00:52:19.130 It was bad every time he opened his mouth. 00:52:19.130 --> 00:52:20.840 I wanted him to save it a little bit. 00:52:21.340 --> 00:52:23.099 And he just didn't, know. 00:52:23.099 --> 00:52:26.489 I was really like, there's gotta be something here, you know? 00:52:26.820 --> 00:52:30.570 But then I think I also wanted like, at least like a little bit of like ambiguity. 00:52:30.570 --> 00:52:34.099 I like, not he's, that he's as bad as I thought he would be. 00:52:34.219 --> 00:52:35.809 Well, I was still holding onto hope. 00:52:35.809 --> 00:52:38.780 I was like, maybe he is just awkward and weird, you know? 00:52:39.079 --> 00:52:44.000 Like, I don't know he had, because the first meeting he didn't say anything so heinous I felt no. 00:52:44.000 --> 00:52:50.315 Then later he was like, women's with women with thoughts and I was like, come on dude, come on man. 00:52:50.815 --> 00:52:51.034 Oh. 00:52:51.034 --> 00:52:52.510 And then he was like, yeah, you're getting fat. 00:52:52.570 --> 00:52:53.019 I was like, okay. 00:52:53.519 --> 00:52:53.969 Unbelievable. 00:52:53.969 --> 00:52:54.449 Skipping ahead. 00:52:54.449 --> 00:53:01.150 But the yeah, I was unfortunate that this chaperone meeting, I think I also wanted more of the foil. 00:53:01.179 --> 00:53:02.289 'cause what's his name? 00:53:02.710 --> 00:53:08.460 So the guy replaces the teacher who's not dead, who had a heart attack, is I've, is 00:53:08.498 --> 00:53:08.918 Mm-hmm. 00:53:09.210 --> 00:53:09.690 Jed. 00:53:10.190 --> 00:53:11.929 he is like. 00:53:12.289 --> 00:53:12.940 He's a cutie. 00:53:12.940 --> 00:53:12.994 He's a cutie. 00:53:13.385 --> 00:53:14.255 Cutie. 00:53:14.554 --> 00:53:15.184 He's cute. 00:53:15.434 --> 00:53:18.855 He's her teacher now, so there's a little bit of that hot for teacher thing going on. 00:53:18.855 --> 00:53:19.485 I'm just kidding. 00:53:19.985 --> 00:53:20.764 is inappropriate. 00:53:21.264 --> 00:53:27.255 Well, I mean, t she, but he's basically like her age, so like Yeah, like it's a lot more kosher. 00:53:27.525 --> 00:53:28.530 Yeah, it's totally kosher. 00:53:28.559 --> 00:53:29.775 Yeah, totally kosher. 00:53:29.775 --> 00:53:33.614 And he's like, you know, more engaged in the subject and like teaching her sort of like the 00:53:33.688 --> 00:53:35.248 Which is religion, by the way. 00:53:35.748 --> 00:53:36.168 Yeah. 00:53:36.307 --> 00:53:36.427 Religion. 00:53:36.632 --> 00:53:37.262 She was like, 00:53:37.429 --> 00:53:38.088 He's like, this is, 00:53:38.103 --> 00:53:40.233 she was like, oh, that's what he was teaching me. 00:53:40.733 --> 00:53:42.382 She was like, why are you teaching me religion? 00:53:42.382 --> 00:53:44.603 He is like, that's that's what you've been learning, isn't it? 00:53:44.603 --> 00:53:46.402 She's like, oh, is that what that was? 00:53:46.902 --> 00:53:47.682 it's like, I had no idea. 00:53:47.682 --> 00:53:48.943 Gotta look at my rubric. 00:53:48.943 --> 00:53:52.452 I'm pretty sure finally got the sub folder, but I think, 00:53:52.952 --> 00:53:53.432 I thought, 00:53:53.554 --> 00:53:53.824 God. 00:53:53.943 --> 00:53:55.802 I thought this was Cal 1 0 1. 00:53:56.302 --> 00:53:56.543 Yeah. 00:53:57.043 --> 00:54:12.123 So they kind of bond a little bit and he seems to, he seems to be the foil for charming and he's like, like much more down to earth and they seem to hit it off and it seems like, oh, well maybe she has a little bit of a crush, or he has a little bit of a crush, maybe. 00:54:12.302 --> 00:54:13.682 But then I felt like that was it. 00:54:14.182 --> 00:54:16.282 Like we didn't really delve farther into it. 00:54:16.282 --> 00:54:17.152 Am I crazy? 00:54:17.601 --> 00:54:18.891 No, that is it. 00:54:19.222 --> 00:54:29.621 I, but I feel like, I remember from childhood there being a lot more, so maybe it was like as an adult with more established emotions and everything, I was like, oh, there's not much there. 00:54:29.621 --> 00:54:32.081 But as a kid I was like, oh my God, they're totally so 00:54:32.427 --> 00:54:33.177 Yeah. 00:54:33.677 --> 00:54:42.338 I thought they were cute, but they didn't like, she was very much not acknowledging or noticing she was into him at the beginning. 00:54:42.338 --> 00:54:42.697 Yeah. 00:54:42.697

--> 00:54:45.398 It's not until like the end that we get a lot more of that. 00:54:45.398 --> 00:54:45.458 Yeah. 00:54:45.516 --> 00:54:45.806 Yeah. 00:54:45.907 --> 00:54:48.612 I thought they were super cute at the end, but yeah, the ending was nice. 00:54:48.672 --> 00:54:49.733 At the beginning I was like. 00:54:49.873 --> 00:54:53.532 He's, I mean, at least he's got like thoughts and ambitions, you know? 00:54:53.623 --> 00:54:53.833 No. 00:54:53.833 --> 00:54:54.913 And he's like, he's better than charming. 00:54:54.913 --> 00:54:56.413 Noble in a lot of ways. 00:54:56.413 --> 00:54:56.652 Yeah. 00:54:56.657 --> 00:54:58.813 He's like, I want to help refugees. 00:54:58.813 --> 00:55:00.822 And I was like, well, that I'll take anything, you know? 00:55:00.822 --> 00:55:01.483 That's great. 00:55:01.483 --> 00:55:02.652 That's above and beyond, buddy. 00:55:02.652 --> 00:55:02.983 Thank you. 00:55:02.983 --> 00:55:03.597 Alternative much. 00:55:03.597 --> 00:55:06.282 Well, the alternative is charming and he is awful. 00:55:06.402 --> 00:55:09.492 So yeah, it's like, well, you look really good. 00:55:09.913 --> 00:55:10.902 But that's what it felt like. 00:55:10.902 --> 00:55:13.242 It felt like on his own, he wouldn't have looked that good. 00:55:13.242 --> 00:55:15.943 It felt like it was only in comparison to this horrible option. 00:55:15.943 --> 00:55:16.452 Well, I don't know. 00:55:16.452 --> 00:55:17.503 He was a nice guy. 00:55:17.592 --> 00:55:19.833 Yeah, the refugee thing, okay. 00:55:19.833 --> 00:55:27.213 But he was a nice guy, is almost always, it's never an insult, but it's never like it's true like romantic level concept. 00:55:27.213 --> 00:55:32.163 He wasn't like the most charismatic guy in the world, but he was like a perfectly. 00:55:32.413 --> 00:55:33.463 Acceptable suitor. 00:55:33.463 --> 00:55:41.103 I felt if I met him also, we, he was, I'm sure he was cute, which makes up for a lot of lack of personality. 00:55:41.402 --> 00:55:48.652 But he, I just, off everything that you've said about him just now, I'm imagining wedding vows being said, he was perfectly respectable. 00:55:48.652 --> 00:55:50.987 He was a nice guy, but they were getting to know each other. 00:55:51.487 --> 00:55:55.193 the end, everything, I was like, yes, I see this. 00:55:55.253 --> 00:55:56.362 I could also see it. 00:55:56.362 --> 00:56:03.072 There was just like no spark there to begin with, which, I mean, maybe there was, yeah, I feel like she was dealing with a lot. 00:56:03.072 --> 00:56:03.882 She was dealing with a 00:56:04.016 --> 00:56:07.916 I mean, she was still like fully into Prince Charming at this point. 00:56:07.976 --> 00:56:08.786 Like when they meet, 00:56:08.793 --> 00:56:09.922 He thought he wasn't into him, so 00:56:10.166 --> 00:56:12.356 she's like, he makes my heart flutter. 00:56:12.568 --> 00:56:15.088 him, even if she didn't have a spark. 00:56:15.447 --> 00:56:15.507 Yeah. 00:56:15.507 --> 00:56:16.827 I would've

liked, I would've liked to see more of him. 00:56:16.858 --> 00:56:17.907 I, I, I agree. 00:56:18.117 --> 00:56:24.527 Instead of him as just the alternative to a horrible, an alternative who does, didn't really seem to have that many faults either. 00:56:24.588 --> 00:56:26.867 It was like, yeah, he's got good stuff going. 00:56:27.047 --> 00:56:31.907 Yeah, but I wasn't, there wasn't like a lot, a ton of complexity, I guess. 00:56:31.907 --> 00:56:32.568 No, there wasn't. 00:56:32.568 --> 00:56:34.007 'cause we just didn't get to see him that much. 00:56:34.038 --> 00:56:34.128 Yeah. 00:56:34.128 --> 00:56:35.237 I wish she had been in it more. 00:56:35.327 --> 00:56:37.188 I liked Mary the servant. 00:56:37.248 --> 00:56:38.237 Oh, I liked her too. 00:56:38.297 --> 00:56:38.628 Yeah. 00:56:38.717 --> 00:56:40.788 I think right now, I mean, I think she's my favorite. 00:56:40.878 --> 00:56:41.418 She was cute. 00:56:41.418 --> 00:56:42.858 I remember thinking she was my favorite. 00:56:43.248 --> 00:56:43.518 Yeah. 00:56:43.818 --> 00:56:44.027 Okay. 00:56:44.027 --> 00:56:46.967 Well, I will admit, when Jed showed up, I was like, okay, now we're cooking. 00:56:47.057 --> 00:56:47.958 Like, okay. 00:56:48.018 --> 00:56:48.708 Thank God. 00:56:48.947 --> 00:56:51.858 Because I was really nervous that it was just gonna be. 00:56:52.358 --> 00:56:53.438 Terrible Prince. 00:56:53.527 --> 00:56:56.887 And then I was like, I mean, is there not gonna be a love interest in this? 00:56:56.887 --> 00:56:58.148 And I was like, I guess that's fine. 00:56:58.507 --> 00:57:01.597 I was like, but I kind of like it if there was a love interest. 00:57:02.097 --> 00:57:03.898 This is Cinderella after all. 00:57:03.898 --> 00:57:03.987 Yeah. 00:57:03.987 --> 00:57:06.617 Then he showed up and I was like, yeah, okay. 00:57:06.918 --> 00:57:10.338 I see where Wanted it like I wanted it all or nothing. 00:57:10.487 --> 00:57:13.967 I wanted like, we are in love or there's no romance whatsoever. 00:57:14.418 --> 00:57:16.338 And I wanted like one or the other. 00:57:16.338 --> 00:57:17.898 This felt very wishy-washy. 00:57:18.351 --> 00:57:19.371 Oh, the romance was 00:57:19.427 --> 00:57:19.697 I think 00:57:19.728 --> 00:57:20.027 very like 00:57:20.527 --> 00:57:20.737 it's 00:57:20.856 --> 00:57:21.336 young. 00:57:21.396 --> 00:57:21.847 Yeah. 00:57:21.967 --> 00:57:22.387 Yeah. 00:57:22.538 --> 00:57:22.807 Yeah. 00:57:22.807 --> 00:57:24.757 And she's like, what, 15? 00:57:25.257 --> 00:57:25.858 is teeny. 00:57:25.858 --> 00:57:26.097 She's a 00:57:26.336 --> 00:57:28.797 It was written more accurately for like, 00:57:29.297 --> 00:57:29.646 Worse. 00:57:30.146 --> 00:57:30.327 yeah. 00:57:30.327 --> 00:57:30.806 But he is. 00:57:30.838 --> 00:57:33.177 worse because of the other things of In this book. 00:57:33.327 --> 00:57:33.387 Yeah. 00:57:33.418 --> 00:57:34.588 It's really, that's what I'm saying. 00:57:34.978 --> 00:57:36.568 I was like, how is this middle grade? 00:57:37.068 --> 00:57:37.099 Oh my god. 00:57:37.338 --> 00:57:37.637 Yeah. 00:57:38.088 --> 00:57:44.568 And I guess it's not, but I would rewrite it and make it longer and add more detail and either add romance or take away 00:57:44.907 --> 00:57:45.126 The, 00:57:45.257 --> 00:57:46.967 then make it a firm young adult. 00:57:47.467 --> 00:57:47.737 Yeah. 00:57:47.737 --> 00:57:53.847 Because I think that the, like the world building was like there was something going there. 00:57:53.907 --> 00:57:54.208 Yeah. 00:57:54.327 --> 00:57:57.978 I liked the I kinda like it when it's like scary a little bit. 00:57:57.978 --> 00:57:58.097 Yeah. 00:57:58.157 --> 00:57:59.927 You know, I liked the main character too. 00:57:59.927 --> 00:58:04.068 I liked Ella and her character Arc was really interesting and the way that she came to conclusions. 00:58:04.068 --> 00:58:04.277 Mm-hmm. 00:58:04.278 --> 00:58:05.807 But, uh, oh, I might have made a mistake. 00:58:05.807 --> 00:58:07.307 We're very like relatable. 00:58:07.338 --> 00:58:07.398 Yeah. 00:58:07.398 --> 00:58:08.358 And very human. 00:58:08.608 --> 00:58:08.898 Yeah. 00:58:08.927 --> 00:58:12.402 she also like you can very much see the naive girl in her too. 00:58:12.431 --> 00:58:15.302 'cause she is like, she's like, oh no, I made a mistake. 00:58:15.331 --> 00:58:16.862 I'll just tell him like, it's okay. 00:58:16.862 --> 00:58:17.702 It's not for me. 00:58:18.202 --> 00:58:18.592 Thanks. 00:58:18.592 --> 00:58:18.742 Bye. 00:58:19.242 --> 00:58:19.541 I know. 00:58:19.541 --> 00:58:23.791 It's like, oh honey, oh sweetheart, girl, you are 15 years old. 00:58:23.791 --> 00:58:24.391 You're gonna die. 00:58:24.891 --> 00:58:25.581 You're gonna die. 00:58:25.681 --> 00:58:26.132 That's right. 00:58:26.132 --> 00:58:26.371 Yep. 00:58:26.612 --> 00:58:27.152 Okay. 00:58:27.152 --> 00:58:27.961 It's bad things. 00:58:28.461 --> 00:58:28.702 Oh. 00:58:28.865 --> 00:58:30.655 But there's, I guess, background. 00:58:31.155 --> 00:58:31.786 Becca. 00:58:31.786 --> 00:58:36.215 So Jed, oh, they, the Prince and her have their chaperone thing. 00:58:36.425 --> 00:58:44.675 Then she meets Jed, who's her new tutor, who's actually the son of the guy that was tutoring her, who was like the priest or something like the royal priest. 00:58:44.675 --> 00:58:47.646 So he's like supposed to become the next royal PE priest. 00:58:48.036 --> 00:58:54.865 Um, and he wants to, he wants to save the refugees from this, uh, war that's going on this needless war. 00:58:55.295 --> 00:58:56.675 And she's like, well, why don't you do it? 00:58:56.675 --> 00:58:59.465 And he's like because they won't give me money to do that. 00:58:59.835 --> 00:59:00.885 So I just can't. 00:59:01.335 --> 00:59:07.505 And then there's a tournament and she's like, thank goodness I get to like, go outside and do something. 00:59:08.005 --> 00:59:11.126 And so she's like all excited to go to this tournament. 00:59:11.126 -->

00:59:16.436 They put her in this newest fashion corset and she's like, this thing is horrible. 00:59:16.936 --> 00:59:18.106 It's like a box. 00:59:18.436 --> 00:59:20.266 They describe it as like a box. 00:59:20.516 --> 00:59:21.356 Terrible. 00:59:21.445 --> 00:59:21.956 And then she, 00:59:22.215 --> 00:59:22.505 yeah. 00:59:22.525 --> 00:59:25.317 like, yeah, the queen and the prince wanted you to wear it. 00:59:25.817 --> 00:59:26.106 Yeah. 00:59:26.606 --> 00:59:30.626 And she was like, oh, I'm so sorry that I'm like not emaciated anymore. 00:59:30.987 --> 00:59:32.577 I was so mad. 00:59:32.577 --> 00:59:35.606 I was about to fight somebody and his name was Prince Charming. 00:59:35.666 --> 00:59:36.356 Yeah. 00:59:36.806 --> 00:59:38.251 I don't like these Charmings 00:59:38.396 --> 00:59:43.905 Which is crazy because at that point, didn't they like their women plump anyway, like, I dunno, 00:59:44.266 --> 00:59:46.306 historically, but this is like an alternate history. 00:59:46.306 --> 00:59:47.896 His kingdom is terrible. 00:59:47.896 --> 00:59:49.782 Like something is going on here's 00:59:50.282 --> 00:59:50.911 something. 00:59:51.123 --> 00:59:52.382 bad in this kingdom. 00:59:52.382 --> 00:59:55.023 It's like an alternate worse, they worse history. 00:59:55.023 --> 00:59:59.373 In some ways they're like, the sicker you look, the better darling. 00:59:59.373 --> 01:00:02.762 Like let's just throw you in the dungeon real quick for a couple weeks you'll look 01:00:02.942 --> 01:00:03.242 Yeah. 01:00:03.481 --> 01:00:05.192 Pale and thin and it's great. 01:00:05.692 --> 01:00:06.141 Yeah. 01:00:06.141 --> 01:00:07.072 There's no way. 01:00:07.072 --> 01:00:07.342 Yeah. 01:00:07.492 --> 01:00:15.262 Which is why Oh, and during this time is when also we get the big flashback with the, like her going to the ball. 01:00:15.565 --> 01:00:16.065 Oh yeah. 01:00:16.565 --> 01:00:21.516 And basically we kind of find out that the ball was sort of like a beauty pageant, 01:00:22.016 --> 01:00:22.306 Yeah. 01:00:22.507 --> 01:00:30.577 the hottest was going to when like when she goes to the ball, they like kind of separate her off with all the hotties and all. 01:00:30.577 --> 01:00:33.327 And all theos are in this other ball's like, 01:00:33.340 --> 01:00:35.021 Like her stepsisters. 01:00:35.036 --> 01:00:37.706 you know, like, I'm like, there's no way I'd be in the hot ball room. 01:00:37.706 --> 01:00:38.036 You know? 01:00:38.157 --> 01:00:39.146 It's so disappointing. 01:00:39.327 --> 01:00:46.976 And then the her stepsisters went to the Hugo Ballroom and also there was, there's like no magic, always all the front dumps in 01:00:47.065 --> 01:00:47.266 yeah. 01:00:47.766 --> 01:00:50.155 All the, there's like no magic 01:00:50.655 --> 01:00:54.405 Everyone's like, oh, did you have a, did you have a fairy godmother? 01:00:54.405 --> 01:00:56.476 She's like, ha ha, what are you even talking about? 01:00:56.507 --> 01:00:58.461 She's like, what Sherry Gamo are you talking about? 01:00:58.561 --> 01:00:59.382 And then, and 01:00:59.436 --> 01:01:02.661 She's like, I conned these glass slippers off of a guy on my own. 01:01:03.161 --> 01:01:04.510 I did kinda like that bit. 01:01:04.871 --> 01:01:08.681 She basically like, yeah, con her way into getting the glass slippers. 01:01:08.681 --> 01:01:13.300 And then also like, uh, just like gets a ride from this guy who has a carriage. 01:01:13.331 --> 01:01:18.221 And the reason she has to leave at midnight is because he has to go pick up his real clients, like later. 01:01:18.264 --> 01:01:18.554 Yeah. 01:01:18.610 --> 01:01:21.666 only had, he's like, if you come back at midnight, I'll take you back real quick. 01:01:21.666 --> 01:01:22.025 Mm-hmm. 01:01:22.110 --> 01:01:22.871 Like, that's it. 01:01:22.900 --> 01:01:24.190 I was like, that's kind of funny. 01:01:24.251 --> 01:01:25.061 That's kind of clever. 01:01:25.061 --> 01:01:25.240 Yeah. 01:01:25.240 --> 01:01:25.840 I like that. 01:01:26.121 --> 01:01:28.010 So it's, she's just like so normal. 01:01:28.010 --> 01:01:32.260 And then the rest of the, like the next day she was just like, oh man, what a great day. 01:01:32.320 --> 01:01:35.990 Well, anyway, and then she became suddenly the princess. 01:01:36.346 --> 01:01:36.626 Yeah. 01:01:36.920 --> 01:01:38.570 Like really not even realizing. 01:01:38.900 --> 01:01:39.110 Yeah. 01:01:39.110 --> 01:01:40.490 Like that is crazy. 01:01:40.911 --> 01:01:42.231 That would be so nuts. 01:01:42.351 --> 01:01:50.641 But yeah, so basically she was, oh, all about to say, I guess already being pale and sickly from her surf hood was 01:01:50.764 --> 01:01:51.414 why she got picked. 01:01:51.751 --> 01:01:52.201 to them. 01:01:52.471 --> 01:01:52.740 Yeah. 01:01:53.240 --> 01:01:55.971 And now that she is like a healthy weight and Yeah. 01:01:56.471 --> 01:01:56.860 Normal. 01:01:56.860 --> 01:02:00.751 They're like you're gonna need to shed a few pounds fatty. 01:02:00.871 --> 01:02:03.661 And she's like, I, but they're like, don't do any manual labor. 01:02:03.661 --> 01:02:04.681 'cause that's disgusting. 01:02:04.681 --> 01:02:05.581 Disgusting. 01:02:05.760 --> 01:02:07.050 And you're not allowed to go outside. 01:02:07.201 --> 01:02:07.621 Oh my God. 01:02:07.650 --> 01:02:10.291 Even during the tournament, like she's not allowed to watch the 01:02:10.380 --> 01:02:10.800 Yes. 01:02:11.010 --> 01:02:13.610 she'll, like, the sun will be there and people 01:02:13.670 --> 01:02:13.820 the 01:02:13.911 --> 01:02:14.001 at 01:02:14.090 --> 01:02:14.869 And like what? 01:02:14.990 --> 01:02:15.771 by her beauty. 01:02:15.829 --> 01:02:16.460 Oh yeah. 01:02:16.519 --> 01:02:16.789 Yep. 01:02:16.789 --> 01:02:17.059 Yep. 01:02:17.559 --> 01:02:17.769 What were 01:02:17.784 --> 01:02:20.184 Plus like they don't wanna see the violence of that. 01:02:20.244 --> 01:02:21.143 They don't wanna see the violence. 01:02:21.280 --> 01:02:22.329 the

unpleasantness. 01:02:22.329 --> 01:02:25.119 It's so bad there's gonna be blood and stuff. 01:02:25.480 --> 01:02:27.579 I was so mad about that. 01:02:27.670 --> 01:02:32.980 She like stood up and was fully like, worked herself into a frenzy enough that she like passed out. 01:02:33.480 --> 01:02:35.175 She was like, girl, me too. 01:02:35.175 --> 01:02:37.034 I'd be like, lifted. 01:02:37.534 --> 01:02:43.135 And then she's confined to her bed all day and she's just like so upset. 01:02:43.224 --> 01:02:44.574 Oh my God, I 01:02:44.724 --> 01:02:46.673 That's basically the turning point. 01:02:46.884 --> 01:02:48.563 That's where she's like, I have to get outta here. 01:02:48.563 --> 01:02:49.943 I'm not, this isn't my deal. 01:02:50.443 --> 01:02:55.844 So she goes to, she tells the Prince first right. 01:02:55.963 --> 01:02:58.934 She's like, in their chaperone meeting, she's like, Hey. 01:02:58.934 --> 01:03:01.293 So, she's like, I wanna do this nicely. 01:03:01.293 --> 01:03:03.634 She's like, I kind of just wanna be like, bye and then leave. 01:03:03.873 --> 01:03:05.733 But I should be like, nice about this. 01:03:05.733 --> 01:03:12.603 So she's like, Hey, so I don't think you really like me and I don't really like you, so let's just part ways like amicably. 01:03:13.103 --> 01:03:14.773 And he's like, what? 01:03:14.773 --> 01:03:15.373 No, hold on. 01:03:15.373 --> 01:03:16.333 Stay here, hold on. 01:03:16.833 --> 01:03:19.864 I need, I need someone else to tell me what to do in this situation. 01:03:20.364 --> 01:03:20.693 He like 01:03:20.873 --> 01:03:21.443 And he goes, 01:03:21.653 --> 01:03:24.773 even make it remotely like any kind of decision for himself. 01:03:25.072 --> 01:03:32.182 Mary, the servant says at one point something about like, like he wouldn't know how to put on his shoes if the servants didn't do it for him. 01:03:32.682 --> 01:03:32.922 Yeah. 01:03:32.922 --> 01:03:34.422 I got the ick really bad. 01:03:34.512 --> 01:03:35.047 Oh, it was so good. 01:03:35.108 --> 01:03:37.273 He was like, he like malfunctioned. 01:03:37.773 --> 01:03:37.992 yes. 01:03:38.438 --> 01:03:39.157 Fully. 01:03:39.219 --> 01:03:40.539 are not allowed to do that. 01:03:40.539 --> 01:03:41.018 I 01:03:41.518 --> 01:03:41.969 It's like 01:03:41.969 --> 01:03:42.059 do 01:03:42.268 --> 01:03:43.498 this isn't in the program. 01:03:43.498 --> 01:03:45.389 I don't know what to, I don't know how to respond. 01:03:45.389 --> 01:03:47.429 This is, I wasn't programmed for this response. 01:03:47.929 --> 01:03:48.219 Yeah. 01:03:48.719 --> 01:03:49.949 Like her. 01:03:50.449 --> 01:03:50.748 And when 01:03:50.822 --> 01:03:51.213 Yes. 01:03:51.318 --> 01:03:52.128 up, she's in the 01:03:52.628 --> 01:03:53.409 The dungeon 01:03:53.530 --> 01:03:55.300 Horrible, terrible. 01:03:55.800 --> 01:03:56.190 I was like, 01:03:56.208 --> 01:03:57.193 in the dun drum, 01:03:57.510 --> 01:04:01.440 Let's see what, and then I felt like, but we were like three quarters of the way through the story at that point. 01:04:01.800 --> 01:04:02.869 Yeah, she, 01:04:03.369 --> 01:04:04.389 she is in the dungeon. 01:04:04.889 --> 01:04:15.119 And, uh, they send the prince down to be like, Hey, I know you went crazy for a moment, but if you just come back up and marry me, it'll be fine because you have to have my babies. 01:04:15.739 --> 01:04:16.458 And 01:04:16.559 --> 01:04:16.909 Gross. 01:04:17.409 --> 01:04:25.139 she's like, she's like trying to find a way to escape and she knows if she goes back up and gets locked in a room, she'll never be able to escape. 01:04:25.139 --> 01:04:28.860 So she's like, oh, actually I don't deserve your forgiveness. 01:04:28.860 --> 01:04:31.769 Leave me down here for three more days, please. 01:04:31.769 --> 01:04:32.699 I don't deserve it. 01:04:32.699 --> 01:04:34.280 And he's like makes sense. 01:04:34.284 --> 01:04:34.565 Okay. 01:04:35.065 --> 01:04:36.985 He has kind of like another moment of like, doesn't. 01:04:37.485 --> 01:04:37.815 Yeah. 01:04:37.965 --> 01:04:39.855 He is like, dunno what to do to this situation. 01:04:39.885 --> 01:04:42.914 They told me she would say this and I, now, I don't know, that's not what she said. 01:04:42.914 --> 01:04:44.985 So, like, I don't, I don't know what to respond. 01:04:45.271 --> 01:04:46.920 she, I guess she can, sure. 01:04:46.920 --> 01:04:47.550 Yes you can. 01:04:47.911 --> 01:04:48.481 Yes. 01:04:48.690 --> 01:04:49.621 Do your penance. 01:04:49.940 --> 01:04:54.291 I love the description of it sounded like he was like reading off of like, cue cards. 01:04:54.380 --> 01:04:54.771 Yes. 01:04:54.905 --> 01:04:55.655 Yes. 01:04:56.155 --> 01:04:58.764 oh no, I did not know you were down here. 01:04:59.264 --> 01:05:01.425 Come up with me and all will be well. 01:05:01.514 --> 01:05:03.494 And she is like, he's a terrible actor. 01:05:03.945 --> 01:05:04.994 Well, he's really bad. 01:05:05.494 --> 01:05:07.684 It was so funny watching them him. 01:05:08.184 --> 01:05:10.375 It was, was totally like badly rehearsed. 01:05:10.585 --> 01:05:17.635 The only good thing about that was that then he killed that the guy who was like her jailer, who was a literal rapist 01:05:18.123 --> 01:05:18.909 Oh yeah, 01:05:19.409 --> 01:05:20.699 I'm going to, uh. 01:05:21.043 --> 01:05:21.253 yeah. 01:05:21.253 --> 01:05:24.612 Madam Bessette brought him down and was like, he is gonna watch you now. 01:05:24.612 --> 01:05:26.202 And I might give him the keys later. 01:05:26.208 --> 01:05:26.713 Ha ha ha. 01:05:26.713 --> 01:05:35.922 And he's very much like, like an Lenny from of Mice and Men, but a rapist, like an actual like, yeah, malicious. 01:05:35.922 --> 01:05:36.793 Like he's very like, 01:05:36.983 --> 01:05:37.304 malicious. 01:05:37.679 --> 01:05:38.099 Yeah. 01:05:38.322 --> 01:05:41.293 but like I'm also going to be just horrible. 01:05:41.293 --> 01:05:41.353 Um, 01:05:41.853 --> 01:05:42.152 Yeah. 01:05:42.152 -->

01:05:43.742 He was disgusting. 01:05:43.952 --> 01:05:46.913 And I was like, this is so crazy, dude. 01:05:46.913 --> 01:05:49.163 I was like, I thought this was a middle grade. 01:05:49.163 --> 01:05:49.492 I know. 01:05:49.492 --> 01:05:49.793 I'm so 01:05:50.016 --> 01:05:50.467 yeah. 01:05:50.608 --> 01:05:54.682 And then the charming comes down and kills him, and I'm like, oh, he was just a pawn. 01:05:55.163 --> 01:05:55.492 Wait. 01:05:55.612 --> 01:05:55.913 Yeah. 01:05:55.913 --> 01:05:56.932 What is happening? 01:05:56.963 --> 01:05:59.213 Wait, but also now, like, we can just kill people. 01:05:59.273 --> 01:05:59.572 Yeah. 01:05:59.873 --> 01:06:00.112 Yeah. 01:06:00.112 --> 01:06:00.983 We just stabbed him. 01:06:00.983 --> 01:06:06.668 I, I honestly gasped so loud when he stabbed him, and then Ellen was like, okay, well now I'm even more traumatized. 01:06:07.163 --> 01:06:08.753 Just watch a guy get murdered. 01:06:09.233 --> 01:06:09.652 Yeah. 01:06:09.657 --> 01:06:16.652 And then, and so basically her plan is like, she's tunneling out through like the crap hole, which is Yeah. 01:06:16.713 --> 01:06:19.432 So it's like a hole in the ground where she's do her business. 01:06:19.672 --> 01:06:19.972 Yeah. 01:06:20.092 --> 01:06:24.202 like people for years and years and years have gone to the bathroom there. 01:06:24.351 --> 01:06:25.072 Like I was like, 01:06:25.097 --> 01:06:25.318 So. 01:06:25.818 --> 01:06:26.327 Oh so bad. 01:06:26.827 --> 01:06:28.117 She is braver than me. 01:06:28.208 --> 01:06:28.717 She is. 01:06:28.731 --> 01:06:29.391 yes, 01:06:29.438 --> 01:06:29.947 gonna die. 01:06:29.947 --> 01:06:30.038 It's 01:06:30.532 --> 01:06:31.492 no, that's okay. 01:06:31.762 --> 01:06:32.452 I'll have your baby. 01:06:32.452 --> 01:06:32.751 It's fine. 01:06:33.251 --> 01:06:34.351 Yeah, fine. 01:06:34.351 --> 01:06:35.192 Honestly, you know 01:06:35.206 --> 01:06:36.076 What's one baby? 01:06:36.362 --> 01:06:37.472 a fire for myself. 01:06:37.472 --> 01:06:38.132 Sounds okay. 01:06:38.132 --> 01:06:38.791 I guess. 01:06:39.291 --> 01:06:40.762 Oh my God. 01:06:40.942 --> 01:06:41.961 But she makes it out. 01:06:42.461 --> 01:06:43.481 And then she runs. 01:06:43.498 --> 01:06:43.648 Yeah. 01:06:43.648 --> 01:06:44.938 After like several days. 01:06:44.938 --> 01:06:45.237 Yeah. 01:06:45.387 --> 01:06:45.777 Yeah. 01:06:46.108 --> 01:06:46.318 She 01:06:46.496 --> 01:06:52.067 She runs to her stepmom's house because she's like trying to get new clothes or something. 01:06:52.246 --> 01:06:52.697 I don't know. 01:06:52.697 --> 01:06:54.766 I was like, that was a weird decision on your part there. 01:06:55.266 --> 01:06:55.806 I guess. 01:06:55.836 --> 01:06:56.077 Yeah. 01:06:56.077 --> 01:06:56.766 It felt odd. 01:06:56.766 --> 01:06:58.086 It felt like a strange decision. 01:06:58.586 --> 01:07:00.677 She like steals some stuff. 01:07:00.706 --> 01:07:02.476 Oh, she gets some of her dad's books. 01:07:02.777 --> 01:07:03.166 I think she 01:07:03.286 --> 01:07:03.735 Okay. 01:07:03.740 --> 01:07:04.036 Yeah. 01:07:04.096 --> 01:07:04.516 Oh yeah. 01:07:04.516 --> 01:07:04.996 Yeah. 01:07:05.496 --> 01:07:05.706 Right. 01:07:05.706 --> 01:07:13.161 'cause wasn't there sort of thing like she learned like the religion and history class sort of that like am, am I mashing different books up or is there's. 01:07:13.661 --> 01:07:16.150 Like, didn't she find out something weird about the kingdom? 01:07:16.291 --> 01:07:16.800 No. 01:07:16.920 --> 01:07:17.311 No. 01:07:17.431 --> 01:07:18.420 I'm mashing up the different 01:07:18.510 --> 01:07:20.760 There's no, there's no evil plots there. 01:07:21.260 --> 01:07:21.530 Ah, other ones. 01:07:21.545 --> 01:07:25.405 I, she just, uh, I think she just was like wanting something from her dad's. 01:07:25.405 --> 01:07:31.494 And so then, so she got dad's stuff and then she like got food and stuff like that before she left. 01:07:31.554 --> 01:07:31.795 Yeah. 01:07:31.855 --> 01:07:37.275 But then stepmother intercepted her like, oh, great, you're back. 01:07:37.275 --> 01:07:37.574 Like, 01:07:37.693 --> 01:07:40.153 She is like, I knew you wouldn't make it at the castle. 01:07:40.369 --> 01:07:40.829 Yeah. 01:07:41.309 --> 01:07:43.559 She, she is like, actually I ran away. 01:07:43.588 --> 01:07:44.429 They didn't kick me out. 01:07:44.429 --> 01:07:45.358 And she's like, yeah, sure. 01:07:45.449 --> 01:07:45.539 Mm-hmm. 01:07:45.958 --> 01:07:47.969 Start sweeping my floors 01:07:48.074 --> 01:07:48.465 Ash. 01:07:48.554 --> 01:07:48.764 Yeah. 01:07:48.909 --> 01:07:50.989 Like yeah, she starts sweeping. 01:07:51.440 --> 01:07:52.400 Yeah, whatever, 01:07:52.684 --> 01:07:53.224 rash. 01:07:53.724 --> 01:07:58.333 whatever, Ella, then Ella's like, oh my God, she's not even a little bit curious. 01:07:58.333 --> 01:08:00.344 Like, and I was like, that is crazy. 01:08:00.344 --> 01:08:06.134 If it was me, I'd be like, okay, well I'm so mad, but tell me everything, you know, like, I do need to know. 01:08:06.634 --> 01:08:08.103 And then she's like, okay, bye. 01:08:08.193 --> 01:08:08.824 And like, just 01:08:09.288 --> 01:08:11.327 And the stepmother's like thief, thief, thief. 01:08:11.327 --> 01:08:13.307 And all the neighbors are like, we don't really care. 01:08:13.307 --> 01:08:14.057 We don't like you. 01:08:14.057 --> 01:08:14.418 Anyways, 01:08:14.918 --> 01:08:16.912 They're like, eh, serves are right. 01:08:16.912 --> 01:08:18.682 They're like, oh, no, I'm asleep. 01:08:19.182 --> 01:08:20.082 Did you hear something? 01:08:20.533 --> 01:08:21.042 Not me. 01:08:21.542 --> 01:08:22.983 hear anything, sorry. 01:08:23.483 --> 01:08:23.863 and then. 01:08:23.913 --> 01:08:26.463 But he like goes on like this whole odyssey, you know? 01:08:26.613 --> 01:08:27.423 Yes. 01:08:27.724 --> 01:08:28.024 Yeah. 01:08:28.524 --> 01:08:35.154 She trucks all the way to the border of the war, to the refugee camp that Jed

has gone away to. 01:08:35.453 --> 01:08:36.503 Like, hi, excuse me. 01:08:36.503 --> 01:08:37.314 Can I see Jed? 01:08:37.314 --> 01:08:38.453 And the lady's like, it's okay. 01:08:38.453 --> 01:08:39.354 You don't have to see him. 01:08:39.354 --> 01:08:40.104 We'll help you out. 01:08:40.104 --> 01:08:42.524 'cause she's so like, ragged looking. 01:08:42.524 --> 01:08:44.083 They're like, she's for sure a refugee. 01:08:44.083 --> 01:08:46.453 And she's like, oh no, I'm, I'm not a refugee. 01:08:46.953 --> 01:08:47.134 I'm 01:08:47.297 --> 01:08:50.457 And Jed is like, yeah, I'm actually the princess. 01:08:50.957 --> 01:08:51.533 Shut that down. 01:08:52.033 --> 01:08:59.082 oh yeah, we forgot to say like, I mean it's not a huge thing, but they actually never said that she was a servant. 01:08:59.203 --> 01:09:03.792 Um, when she got like chosen to be the princess, they said she was a princess from this far off land. 01:09:03.792 --> 01:09:07.993 'cause they didn't want, like, they wanted everyone to think she was royal blood and stuff. 01:09:08.052 --> 01:09:12.073 Of this far off land of people that were ugly too, was like the thing. 01:09:12.573 --> 01:09:12.863 Yeah. 01:09:13.363 --> 01:09:14.912 like, this seems like propaganda. 01:09:15.412 --> 01:09:17.662 I don't trust the kingdom at all, like propaganda. 01:09:18.162 --> 01:09:23.523 And also, yeah, Jed wasn't there because he actually did end up obviously getting his money, 01:09:23.747 --> 01:09:24.197 Yeah, 01:09:24.697 --> 01:09:26.617 and we found it was because Madame was like. 01:09:27.117 --> 01:09:28.077 get him out of here. 01:09:28.077 --> 01:09:28.782 I think you like, sir, 01:09:29.278 --> 01:09:30.448 we gotta get right. 01:09:30.448 --> 01:09:32.167 He likes he's gonna interfere if 01:09:32.202 --> 01:09:36.667 because there's like the princess advisor, so she was like, we can't have him whispering things. 01:09:37.167 --> 01:09:37.617 Yeah. 01:09:38.117 --> 01:09:40.546 So then Jed is like, oh my God. 01:09:41.046 --> 01:09:42.141 And she's like, Hey, 01:09:42.641 --> 01:09:43.391 And he is like, 01:09:43.393 --> 01:09:44.622 few things. 01:09:45.122 --> 01:09:47.193 he is like, it's so great that you're here. 01:09:47.342 --> 01:09:48.092 Will you marry me? 01:09:48.592 --> 01:09:48.773 Yeah. 01:09:49.273 --> 01:09:50.113 And she's like, 01:09:50.363 --> 01:09:52.733 I kind of just got out of a marriage. 01:09:53.233 --> 01:09:54.662 like buddy read the road. 01:09:54.667 --> 01:09:58.863 Like a really intense relationship and I actually needed to do some work on me. 01:09:58.922 --> 01:09:59.103 Right. 01:09:59.103 --> 01:09:59.222 Oh my 01:09:59.476 --> 01:09:59.596 A, 01:09:59.908 --> 01:10:00.198 Like 01:10:00.322 --> 01:10:04.356 really intense relationship where he like put me in the dungeon. 01:10:04.856 --> 01:10:07.346 Like a literal dungeon that killed a guy in front of me. 01:10:07.407 --> 01:10:08.577 It was a lot. 01:10:08.582 --> 01:10:08.811 Yeah. 01:10:08.817 --> 01:10:09.506 Yeah. 01:10:09.506 --> 01:10:12.117 So I'm just kind of like really working on me right now. 01:10:12.117 --> 01:10:14.306 I was like, did he really just propose. 01:10:14.806 --> 01:10:19.811 Like he was sweet about it, but I was like, buddy, like maybe wait a day at least like couldn't go on it. 01:10:19.811 --> 01:10:20.506 I was like, I like it. 01:10:20.506 --> 01:10:20.867 Save it 01:10:20.940 --> 01:10:21.761 We half an hour, 01:10:22.261 --> 01:10:22.770 Yeah. 01:10:22.770 --> 01:10:24.320 And then he have a bath first. 01:10:24.320 --> 01:10:24.711 I don't know. 01:10:25.211 --> 01:10:27.911 Let's like maybe hang out first and he was like, got it. 01:10:28.011 --> 01:10:28.490 Totally. 01:10:28.640 --> 01:10:29.751 That's what I was gonna say. 01:10:30.230 --> 01:10:30.413 He was so cool about. 01:10:30.418 --> 01:10:30.951 He's like, you know what? 01:10:30.951 --> 01:10:31.251 Yes. 01:10:31.251 --> 01:10:32.230 That's bad. 01:10:32.230 --> 01:10:33.430 That was what I meant to say. 01:10:33.435 --> 01:10:35.470 What I was thinking I didn't, is not what I said. 01:10:35.470 --> 01:10:36.070 But the me too. 01:10:36.131 --> 01:10:36.610 Yeah, me too. 01:10:36.615 --> 01:10:36.746 Me too. 01:10:37.091 --> 01:10:37.661 That totally. 01:10:37.661 --> 01:10:38.411 Also me. 01:10:38.411 --> 01:10:38.831 Yeah. 01:10:38.980 --> 01:10:39.746 Was thinking, I think, 01:10:39.774 --> 01:10:40.854 I was just tying my shoe. 01:10:40.854 --> 01:10:41.274 Sorry. 01:10:41.274 --> 01:10:43.345 It was just my shoe lace came untied, so I was. 01:10:43.421 --> 01:10:44.110 it was untied. 01:10:44.110 --> 01:10:45.131 I am, yeah. 01:10:45.310 --> 01:10:45.730 No, yeah. 01:10:45.730 --> 01:10:46.511 Your ideas great. 01:10:46.511 --> 01:10:47.921 Let's totally, let's totally do that. 01:10:47.921 --> 01:10:52.100 But then I thought it was so sweet because he like pretty ime obviously. 01:10:52.100 --> 01:10:54.650 Then after she's like, uh, no, not yet. 01:10:55.131 --> 01:10:58.520 She's kind of like, oh God, am I gonna be able to stay here or should I leave? 01:10:58.520 --> 01:10:59.421 Like, this is awkward. 01:10:59.421 --> 01:11:02.751 And he immediately is like, so she's gonna be in charge of such and such. 01:11:02.871 --> 01:11:05.390 Like he like found a place for her immediately. 01:11:05.390 --> 01:11:05.391 Immediately. 01:11:05.396 --> 01:11:08.390 I was like, and it wasn't dependent upon her response to him. 01:11:08.390 --> 01:11:08.841 Yeah. 01:11:09.220 --> 01:11:09.730 Which is wonderful. 01:11:09.730 --> 01:11:12.296 Which was like, I know your strengths and I think you'd be great at this. 01:11:12.386 --> 01:11:13.286 And he just did it. 01:11:13.376 --> 01:11:14.725 I was like, wow, that's very sweet. 01:11:14.725 --> 01:11:15.386 That was really good. 01:11:15.386 --> 01:11:16.136 I liked that a lot. 01:11:16.136 --> 01:11:17.126 I liked that ending. 01:11:17.126 --> 01:11:25.006 And then, yeah, and so then

they like work at the refugee camp together for like many months and they're like, I would love to see like a book. 01:11:25.006 --> 01:11:27.435 I mean, and maybe there is because isn't this a series? 01:11:27.935 --> 01:11:28.591 I don't think so. 01:11:29.091 --> 01:11:29.331 I don't 01:11:29.367 --> 01:11:29.756 I thought, 01:11:29.780 --> 01:11:30.650 think so. 01:11:31.150 --> 01:11:31.301 I 01:11:31.564 --> 01:11:32.494 Oh, you know what? 01:11:32.494 --> 01:11:35.045 I do think it is, but I never read the other one. 01:11:35.545 --> 01:11:35.875 Oh my 01:11:35.929 --> 01:11:37.248 I do think I saw that. 01:11:37.314 --> 01:11:39.885 the other ones'cause I wanna know yeah. 01:11:39.885 --> 01:11:45.824 And so then Jed has to go back to the palace though because his dad dies and so he's gotta now do his job. 01:11:46.005 --> 01:11:46.095 Mm-hmm. 01:11:46.335 --> 01:11:49.185 So he leaves and then Ella is like, oh, I miss him. 01:11:49.185 --> 01:11:51.795 And then she's like, oh, I think I'm in love with him. 01:11:52.295 --> 01:11:58.824 And then he like sends her a nice letter and they're like writing letters and stuff and I was like, wait, this is cute. 01:11:59.274 --> 01:11:59.425 Yeah. 01:11:59.524 --> 01:12:00.634 Yeah, it's a trilogy. 01:12:00.753 --> 01:12:01.083 Yeah. 01:12:01.435 --> 01:12:02.755 and Palace of Lies. 01:12:03.095 --> 01:12:03.364 Is it 01:12:03.484 --> 01:12:03.634 Yeah 01:12:04.364 --> 01:12:08.085 I don't, at Book two Looks like it's about someone else. 01:12:08.114 --> 01:12:08.744 No. 01:12:08.954 --> 01:12:09.765 Yeah, it is. 01:12:09.765 --> 01:12:12.965 Let me see pals of Mirrors is about someone else. 01:12:13.465 --> 01:12:13.854 Yes. 01:12:13.854 --> 01:12:16.194 So each one is a different fairytale 01:12:16.248 --> 01:12:16.529 princess. 01:12:16.645 --> 01:12:17.425 I think Pals of 01:12:17.548 --> 01:12:18.009 Oh, okay. 01:12:18.024 --> 01:12:24.135 might be I think it might be a Snow White and Palace of Lies I think is 12 dancing princesses. 01:12:24.635 --> 01:12:26.364 That is one of my favorite stories. 01:12:26.864 --> 01:12:27.564 12 dancing 01:12:27.600 --> 01:12:27.810 about to 01:12:27.925 --> 01:12:28.324 princesses. 01:12:28.381 --> 01:12:30.121 might be interested in that 12 dancing princess. 01:12:30.621 --> 01:12:31.320 Yay spoons. 01:12:31.356 --> 01:12:32.481 Maybe we should read it, Sheena. 01:12:32.591 --> 01:12:38.886 Well, I would like a follow up to just Ella that it's like about them in the refugee camp. 01:12:38.976 --> 01:12:40.957 I want em to come back and then to. 01:12:41.362 --> 01:12:44.381 Have a nice wedding and then like run it together. 01:12:44.412 --> 01:12:44.502 Oh. 01:12:44.502 --> 01:12:47.051 Because when he leaves, she starts running it on her own. 01:12:47.051 --> 01:12:47.141 Yes. 01:12:47.141 --> 01:12:48.431 Which I thought was so cool. 01:12:48.431 --> 01:12:52.391 And then I want'em to get the refugees to band together and take down the charmings. 01:12:52.891 --> 01:12:53.282 Yes. 01:12:53.681 --> 01:12:54.216 Oh, oh. 01:12:54.216 --> 01:12:54.577 Also, 01:12:54.636 --> 01:12:55.655 write it Whiskey. 01:12:56.076 --> 01:12:56.315 Oh, 01:12:56.646 --> 01:12:57.697 her Yeah. 01:12:57.756 --> 01:13:02.527 Do it, her stepsister ends up being like the replacement princess. 01:13:02.735 --> 01:13:03.996 oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. 01:13:04.117 --> 01:13:04.596 so 01:13:04.926 --> 01:13:06.815 One of the ugly stepsisters. 01:13:07.235 --> 01:13:08.136 They're like, 01:13:08.346 --> 01:13:08.886 and switch. 01:13:09.386 --> 01:13:09.987 yeah. 01:13:10.136 --> 01:13:12.997 They're what did they say happened to Ella? 01:13:12.997 --> 01:13:16.136 Because they do say something I thought, or no? 01:13:16.167 --> 01:13:17.546 No, they don't say anything. 01:13:17.783 --> 01:13:18.073 Yeah. 01:13:18.313 --> 01:13:19.613 I think they're just pretending that it's 01:13:19.851 --> 01:13:20.542 Oh, yeah. 01:13:21.042 --> 01:13:21.462 Yeah. 01:13:21.493 --> 01:13:22.573 which is weird, but, 01:13:22.752 --> 01:13:23.261 Oh yeah. 01:13:23.261 --> 01:13:24.942 And'cause they say something about. 01:13:25.442 --> 01:13:30.481 They say something about how she was so fat that, um, they're like, they just had to change the fashion. 01:13:30.481 --> 01:13:38.851 So they made like all the ladies maids and everyone gained weight and like, that's the thing now they're like, they, they're like, they could never shrink the ugly subsist. 01:13:38.971 --> 01:13:40.112 So they just decided 01:13:40.143 --> 01:13:42.063 like, it's got it. 01:13:42.438 --> 01:13:44.073 The, I was like, mm-hmm. 01:13:44.182 --> 01:13:48.068 This is ringing a lot of like, I don't know, early thousands. 01:13:48.068 --> 01:13:48.457 Like 01:13:48.667 --> 01:13:50.247 I was just, yes. 01:13:50.396 --> 01:13:52.077 Nineties, it's nineties. 01:13:52.347 --> 01:13:52.887 Nineties. 01:13:52.887 --> 01:13:53.432 Oh my gosh. 01:13:53.512 --> 01:13:55.078 It's like, whatever, you know, it's fine. 01:13:55.318 --> 01:13:59.467 But then it made me think of do you guys remember, this might be a fun one as well. 01:13:59.467 --> 01:14:01.387 Farris the book Farris? 01:14:01.417 --> 01:14:02.978 No, but I've heard of that one. 01:14:03.007 --> 01:14:04.358 It's so good. 01:14:04.568 --> 01:14:21.188 And it's, um, set in the same world as Ella Enchanted, but it's not a lot of the characters are the same, but the Princess, or she's not the princess yet, but the main character kind of like bigger and like, feels awkward and like, thinks she's ugly and stuff. 01:14:21.217 --> 01:14:21.307 Mm-hmm. 01:14:21.547 --> 01:14:23.868 But, the cheese fairest of them all. 01:14:23.868 --> 01:14:25.068 Yeah, there's a lot. 01:14:25.188 --> 01:14:28.158 I actually, I was about to spoil the whole thing, but I won't. 01:14:28.158 --> 01:14:30.347 But anyway, it reminded me of Ferris a little bit. 01:14:30.847 --> 01:14:33.768 Maybe we can, but season is this the last episode of

this season? 01:14:34.268 --> 01:14:35.047 Yes. 01:14:35.547 --> 01:14:35.818 yeah. 01:14:35.847 --> 01:14:38.118 Right, because we had, yep. 01:14:38.618 --> 01:14:39.247 Yes, indeed. 01:14:39.247 --> 01:14:39.608 Wow. 01:14:39.997 --> 01:14:40.627 Well, I 01:14:40.927 --> 01:14:42.158 What a bang till I go out. 01:14:42.368 --> 01:14:43.208 I enjoyed it. 01:14:43.708 --> 01:14:44.009 Yeah. 01:14:44.009 --> 01:14:45.538 This whole season or just this book? 01:14:45.788 --> 01:14:46.298 All of it. 01:14:46.798 --> 01:14:47.099 of it. 01:14:47.099 --> 01:14:47.458 All of 01:14:47.637 --> 01:14:48.733 There were ups and downs. 01:14:49.233 --> 01:14:51.752 Favorite and least favorite characters. 01:14:52.252 --> 01:14:52.972 I liked Mary. 01:14:53.472 --> 01:14:55.002 I know she wasn't like a big character. 01:14:55.002 --> 01:14:55.358 I liked her too. 01:14:55.858 --> 01:15:00.467 guess my favorite character is probably Ella or Jed. 01:15:00.917 --> 01:15:04.627 And then my least favorite was honestly Mad Basse about to say. 01:15:05.127 --> 01:15:05.417 same, 01:15:05.418 --> 01:15:08.958 also had him to say like the prince was at least brainwashed, you know? 01:15:09.168 --> 01:15:09.349 Yeah. 01:15:09.349 --> 01:15:13.279 She fully was like, I was a peasant too, and I like fought my way into this. 01:15:13.279 --> 01:15:15.889 She was like, I fully know better and have chosen evil. 01:15:15.948 --> 01:15:16.128 Yeah. 01:15:16.128 --> 01:15:16.488 I was like, 01:15:16.653 --> 01:15:17.283 same. 01:15:17.298 --> 01:15:18.319 know, you're a bitch. 01:15:18.319 --> 01:15:19.488 Like, I was so mad at her. 01:15:19.578 --> 01:15:19.788 Yeah. 01:15:20.252 --> 01:15:20.493 Yeah. 01:15:20.752 --> 01:15:26.243 My favorite is Ella too, and especially'cause I remember really connecting with her when I first read it. 01:15:26.393 --> 01:15:30.342 I was like, oh, but um, and yeah, Madam Maise the horrible, horrible woman. 01:15:30.842 --> 01:15:32.787 What about favorite and least favorite parts? 01:15:33.287 --> 01:15:34.997 Refugee camp is my favorite part. 01:15:34.997 --> 01:15:35.148 Yeah. 01:15:35.148 --> 01:15:35.927 I liked that. 01:15:36.318 --> 01:15:40.118 Least favorite part is like the first half of the book. 01:15:40.358 --> 01:15:41.557 Oh, dang. 01:15:41.768 --> 01:15:43.092 Pick you a minute to get into it. 01:15:43.092 --> 01:15:47.198 It took me a minute to get into it because I was just, I was like, this is a middle grade. 01:15:47.198 --> 01:15:48.457 No, this is really serious. 01:15:48.457 --> 01:15:49.448 No, this is a middle grade. 01:15:49.448 --> 01:15:52.658 No, this is really serious, and I just was confused. 01:15:52.658 --> 01:15:53.648 The book in two hours. 01:15:54.148 --> 01:15:54.438 Yeah. 01:15:54.443 --> 01:15:54.677 Yeah. 01:15:54.677 --> 01:15:55.667 It's a quick read. 01:15:55.728 --> 01:15:56.148 It is. 01:15:56.148 --> 01:15:58.967 I think I read it in like two days, a month and a half ago. 01:15:59.417 --> 01:15:59.988 Yeah. 01:16:00.488 --> 01:16:02.078 I, for me, that's so long ago. 01:16:02.578 --> 01:16:03.837 I'm trying to, I don't 01:16:04.016 --> 01:16:04.237 My, 01:16:04.377 --> 01:16:06.648 also really liked the ending, the whole 01:16:06.686 --> 01:16:13.252 my favorite part was her tricking the, the guy into making her glass slippers. 01:16:13.752 --> 01:16:14.952 Yes. 01:16:14.952 --> 01:16:15.492 That's really cool. 01:16:15.492 --> 01:16:16.271 That was really cool. 01:16:16.301 --> 01:16:16.692 Yeah. 01:16:16.692 --> 01:16:18.101 I like the whole flashback too. 01:16:18.601 --> 01:16:23.322 and then my least favorite part was the guy getting killed in the dungeon. 01:16:23.442 --> 01:16:25.481 Not'cause I didn't like him, but it was just like, uh. 01:16:25.981 --> 01:16:26.271 yeah. 01:16:26.277 --> 01:16:26.606 Yeah. 01:16:26.606 --> 01:16:27.686 It was like, oh, this is 01:16:27.850 --> 01:16:29.110 It is all kinds of ick. 01:16:29.110 --> 01:16:30.581 It was like, first of all, he's ick. 01:16:30.581 --> 01:16:31.690 Second of all, the prince is ick. 01:16:31.690 --> 01:16:36.100 Second, third of all thinking that killing him was gonna make her like you better is ick. 01:16:36.371 --> 01:16:37.240 Like it's just ick. 01:16:37.707 --> 01:16:38.726 yeah, it's a triple ick. 01:16:38.787 --> 01:16:39.027 It's 01:16:39.371 --> 01:16:39.791 Yeah. 01:16:40.167 --> 01:16:40.827 bad. 01:16:41.067 --> 01:16:41.306 Yeah, 01:16:41.381 --> 01:16:41.591 Yeah. 01:16:41.606 --> 01:16:41.936 it was cute. 01:16:42.436 --> 01:16:45.046 obviously it's a terrible situation, but at the end she was like, 01:16:45.480 --> 01:16:46.081 So I thought that's good. 01:16:46.277 --> 01:16:49.806 Jen about it and he was like, man, and they really thought that would work. 01:16:49.806 --> 01:16:50.856 They don't know you at all. 01:16:50.856 --> 01:16:52.957 And I was like, ah, he knows so well. 01:16:53.226 --> 01:16:53.827 Oh my gosh. 01:16:54.327 --> 01:16:54.627 Nice guy. 01:16:54.671 --> 01:16:59.051 knows her specifically so well because so many other women would've been like, ah, dreamy. 01:16:59.051 --> 01:16:59.981 loved it. 01:17:00.101 --> 01:17:00.282 Yeah. 01:17:00.782 --> 01:17:02.402 Ah, my heart is s flattering. 01:17:02.438 --> 01:17:05.762 classic, classic female fantasy to have someone killed in front of you. 01:17:06.262 --> 01:17:06.712 Yeah. 01:17:06.712 --> 01:17:07.012 Okay. 01:17:07.012 --> 01:17:07.582 Fair point. 01:17:08.082 --> 01:17:08.653 God. 01:17:09.153 --> 01:17:09.662 Too funny. 01:17:09.662 --> 01:17:12.212 But then I was like, that is so sucky. 01:17:12.302 --> 01:17:15.122 He was like, I've been in love with you since I first saw you. 01:17:15.122 --> 01:17:22.502 And she's like, so number one, I'm not big on love at first sight at the moment because of my situation, but thank you so much. 01:17:22.743 --> 01:17:25.712 Second of all where the hell did you go loca? 01:17:25.712 --> 01:17:27.233 And he was like, okay, well

go. 01:17:27.733 --> 01:17:31.573 I have no idea you're gonna get trapped in a dungeon. 01:17:31.813 --> 01:17:33.012 How was I to know? 01:17:33.012 --> 01:17:34.632 Of course I feel terrible. 01:17:34.842 --> 01:17:36.853 And she is like, okay, yeah, that's fine. 01:17:37.092 --> 01:17:38.472 Glad you're doing your life's work. 01:17:38.722 --> 01:17:38.922 Yeah. 01:17:38.922 --> 01:17:39.853 I guess it's all fine. 01:17:39.853 --> 01:17:40.813 Water, the bridge. 01:17:40.997 --> 01:17:42.882 I was like, I did think that was weird too. 01:17:42.882 --> 01:17:46.233 Like I know that, like that madam, I can't say her name. 01:17:46.233 --> 01:17:46.353 Yeah. 01:17:46.592 --> 01:17:46.832 Whatever. 01:17:46.832 --> 01:17:51.962 That she sent him away and I understood that, but I felt like, did he just give up that easily? 01:17:52.292 --> 01:17:55.323 If he liked her enough that then he proposed on site. 01:17:55.382 --> 01:17:55.592 I'm 01:17:55.787 --> 01:17:58.697 Yeah, but he was like, she's fully marrying the prince. 01:17:58.697 --> 01:18:00.226 Like there's nothing I can do about it. 01:18:00.226 --> 01:18:02.506 And I'd rather not be like, heartbroken here. 01:18:02.677 --> 01:18:04.533 so, so, so he's a coward, is 01:18:04.606 --> 01:18:10.067 So he knows the charming side will just run you through with a sword or locking the dungeon. 01:18:10.382 --> 01:18:12.092 Right, they'll run you through with a sword. 01:18:12.092 --> 01:18:16.643 And also like, he had no in inclination that she liked him back. 01:18:16.657 --> 01:18:19.117 He also didn't have lots of guts to be real. 01:18:19.617 --> 01:18:21.027 He was a little bit of a like 01:18:21.527 --> 01:18:22.487 How old is he? 01:18:22.487 --> 01:18:24.186 Like 17. 01:18:24.186 --> 01:18:24.516 I was 01:18:24.560 --> 01:18:25.490 Yeah, 17. 01:18:25.990 --> 01:18:26.280 yeah. 01:18:26.751 --> 01:18:27.440 Also baby. 01:18:27.940 --> 01:18:28.270 Yeah. 01:18:28.331 --> 01:18:28.990 That's fair. 01:18:29.291 --> 01:18:33.001 He did pretty well for a 17-year-old, for an 18-year-old. 01:18:33.001 --> 01:18:34.201 He did great for an 18-year-old. 01:18:34.701 --> 01:18:36.430 about what did we learn? 01:18:36.841 --> 01:18:38.490 We learn from just Ella. 01:18:38.990 --> 01:18:39.591 did we learn? 01:18:40.091 --> 01:18:45.251 I feel like we learned what has become very, it's not like news to us about power girl. 01:18:45.251 --> 01:18:45.552 Power girl power. 01:18:45.802 --> 01:18:45.804 Yeah. 01:18:45.804 --> 01:18:45.805 Yeah. 01:18:46.305 --> 01:18:47.145 I mean, I feel like. 01:18:47.180 --> 01:18:52.251 I could see myself really liking that aspect of it as a, like an 11-year-old, you know? 01:18:52.751 --> 01:19:02.360 Don't trust men on the first date, it was like, it's like, Hey, I know we've only met once, but like Never marry someone after the first date. 01:19:02.556 --> 01:19:14.317 suspicious when someone that you actually, anyone that you know, whether it's like romantic or otherwise, when they feel the need to like lie about you or your origins, that is highly suspicious. 01:19:14.817 --> 01:19:16.766 suspicious and ask why. 01:19:16.766 --> 01:19:18.476 Be like, so why did you say this thing about me? 01:19:18.476 --> 01:19:19.167 That's not true. 01:19:19.667 --> 01:19:20.596 Very weird. 01:19:20.686 --> 01:19:21.707 That is weird. 01:19:22.207 --> 01:19:23.407 I did not like that. 01:19:23.646 --> 01:19:24.726 And then also 01:19:25.220 --> 01:19:30.291 one time this guy I knew said that I was from California and I was like, why are you telling people that, you know? 01:19:30.791 --> 01:19:32.951 when you're clearly from Lithuania. 01:19:33.131 --> 01:19:34.301 Yeah, obviously. 01:19:34.301 --> 01:19:35.591 So what an idiot. 01:19:35.591 --> 01:19:36.041 I don't know that. 01:19:36.541 --> 01:19:37.161 Oh my gosh. 01:19:37.381 --> 01:19:37.600 Oh. 01:19:38.100 --> 01:19:38.791 That's all I learned. 01:19:38.791 --> 01:19:39.900 I've never, I didn't learn anything. 01:19:39.900 --> 01:19:49.451 I know like kind of thing where she was like, it's not that she wasn't getting her happy ever after, but she was like, I need figure some stuff out first, you 01:19:49.515 --> 01:19:49.675 Yeah. 01:19:49.720 --> 01:19:49.810 Yes. 01:19:50.310 --> 01:19:51.690 I was like, good for you girl. 01:19:51.871 --> 01:19:57.735 And she was really finding herself because she wasn't time to like find herself yet, because she had been so like 15 years old. 01:19:57.796 --> 01:19:58.216 Always. 01:19:58.506 --> 01:19:58.855 Right? 01:19:58.905 --> 01:20:00.631 She's 15, first of all. 01:20:00.751 --> 01:20:07.291 Second of all, she had been like basically enslaved to someone for a long time, and then she was like 01:20:07.791 --> 01:20:08.786 Enslaved to the prince. 01:20:09.221 --> 01:20:10.572 and enslaved to someone else. 01:20:10.782 --> 01:20:13.601 So she had no time for like, figuring anything out. 01:20:13.841 --> 01:20:14.292 Yeah, that's true. 01:20:14.292 --> 01:20:20.032 So knowing like, instead of just being like, well, this is better than what I had, she was like, i'm gonna do me, you know? 01:20:20.122 --> 01:20:20.391 Yeah. 01:20:20.421 --> 01:20:25.162 But he was never like putting away like the idea like, well maybe I do like him, you know? 01:20:25.162 --> 01:20:25.221 Yeah. 01:20:25.252 --> 01:20:26.782 It was, I liked that for her a lot. 01:20:26.992 --> 01:20:27.322 Yeah. 01:20:27.742 --> 01:20:28.912 I like his response. 01:20:28.912 --> 01:20:35.631 I think we can all learn a lot and I, by we, I do mainly mean boys, but girls as well can learn a lot from how he responds. 01:20:35.631 --> 01:20:38.362 A graceful rejection and very graceful rejection. 01:20:38.362 --> 01:20:40.282 And it wasn't like a forever rejection. 01:20:40.341 --> 01:20:40.402 Yeah. 01:20:40.402 --> 01:20:41.032 Sometimes it is. 01:20:41.032 --> 01:20:42.891 And that's also, you have to be graceful about that. 01:20:42.891 --> 01:20:43.042

Right? 01:20:43.042 --> 01:20:43.042 Right. 01:20:43.047 --> 01:20:46.521 But like, he didn't take it as like, oh, it's about me. 01:20:46.792 --> 01:20:47.122 Yeah. 01:20:47.122 --> 01:20:48.652 I, it's'cause I'm not good enough. 01:20:48.652 --> 01:20:50.872 He was like, oh, she says she's got some things going on. 01:20:50.872 --> 01:20:54.801 I'm just gonna take her her word and assume she's got some things going on and I want good things for her. 01:20:54.801 --> 01:20:54.862 Yeah. 01:20:54.891 --> 01:20:56.212 But he was so supportive too. 01:20:56.212 --> 01:20:56.931 So supportive. 01:20:56.931 --> 01:20:58.971 He's like, you go work that stuff out, girl. 01:20:59.471 --> 01:21:00.011 Yeah. 01:21:00.221 --> 01:21:01.091 You go. 01:21:01.152 --> 01:21:03.072 Be the queen of the refugee camp. 01:21:03.252 --> 01:21:03.971 Yeah. 01:21:04.471 --> 01:21:05.462 good doing it too. 01:21:05.962 --> 01:21:07.341 What said that me? 01:21:07.497 --> 01:21:11.301 That so that would not be respectful of women would be bad of me. 01:21:11.301 --> 01:21:12.082 But you do look. 01:21:12.082 --> 01:21:13.101 Go great. 01:21:13.601 --> 01:21:14.082 Oh my God. 01:21:14.082 --> 01:21:15.011 You work in that bonnet. 01:21:15.061 --> 01:21:15.811 Girl. 01:21:16.311 --> 01:21:21.202 Gino, did you learn anything or you've already, you've learned everything you could possibly learn from this already. 01:21:21.591 --> 01:21:25.371 Yeah, I've studied it like extensively for, so 01:21:25.396 --> 01:21:28.106 You're like your hobbies filled with notes and highlights. 01:21:28.317 --> 01:21:28.947 You're like, it's 01:21:29.006 --> 01:21:29.095 it's, 01:21:29.216 --> 01:21:31.527 my whole personality dissertation. 01:21:31.555 --> 01:21:33.626 mean, you're not wrong there. 01:21:33.626 --> 01:21:34.256 To be fair, 01:21:34.756 --> 01:21:34.815 Aw, 01:21:35.175 --> 01:21:40.005 I pretty much base my whole personality off of Cinderella, I think, in my life. 01:21:40.079 --> 01:21:40.300 So 01:21:40.800 --> 01:21:41.520 that's so sweet. 01:21:42.020 --> 01:21:43.520 Well, should we do pinkies up? 01:21:43.819 --> 01:21:45.649 Yeah, let's do pinkies up. 01:21:46.149 --> 01:21:48.699 I am giving it 3.5 pinkies up. 01:21:49.199 --> 01:21:50.020 Oh, very nice, 01:21:50.520 --> 01:21:50.739 me, 01:21:51.131 --> 01:21:51.421 Gino. 01:21:51.921 --> 01:21:57.730 I think I'm gonna go with it's, it's a little, I mean, yeah. 01:21:58.230 --> 01:21:59.581 I am still gonna go with high. 01:21:59.640 --> 01:22:02.551 I'm gonna go with like 4.3. 01:22:02.911 --> 01:22:03.511 Think he's up. 01:22:04.011 --> 01:22:04.730 Aw, lovely. 01:22:04.940 --> 01:22:05.720 So sweet. 01:22:06.220 --> 01:22:08.230 I'm going to go with two pinkies up. 01:22:08.230 --> 01:22:08.291 Whoa. 01:22:08.791 --> 01:22:10.390 That's, that's fine. 01:22:10.890 --> 01:22:11.445 You like it? 01:22:11.445 --> 01:22:12.430 That's totally fine. 01:22:12.490 --> 01:22:13.671 And I don't even care. 01:22:14.171 --> 01:22:14.661 It's fine. 01:22:14.872 --> 01:22:15.582 dunno, man. 01:22:15.586 --> 01:22:15.975 guys. 01:22:15.975 --> 01:22:16.756 I have to go. 01:22:16.996 --> 01:22:17.595 I have to go. 01:22:18.095 --> 01:22:20.015 no, I liked it. 01:22:20.015 --> 01:22:21.876 That's not a bad rating for me. 01:22:21.935 --> 01:22:22.355 I don't 01:22:22.385 --> 01:22:23.135 No, that's okay. 01:22:23.225 --> 01:22:24.336 what my problem is. 01:22:24.336 --> 01:22:25.416 I don't think I would've liked 01:22:25.475 --> 01:22:26.015 I get it. 01:22:26.015 --> 01:22:26.404 But, 01:22:26.496 --> 01:22:28.115 the target audience anyways. 01:22:28.475 --> 01:22:28.835 Hmm. 01:22:29.335 --> 01:22:31.965 Now that I may have a problem with, it's like, it's okay. 01:22:31.965 --> 01:22:32.625 You're old. 01:22:32.625 --> 01:22:32.685 Uh. 01:22:32.956 --> 01:22:33.256 has. 01:22:33.345 --> 01:22:36.220 You're like, I would've understood if it was just because you're old. 01:22:36.720 --> 01:22:37.230 No. 01:22:37.850 --> 01:22:41.720 Don't really have, like, I just didn't, like, I had a lot of like questions. 01:22:41.841 --> 01:22:43.041 I had so many questions. 01:22:43.041 --> 01:22:45.320 I felt like this is for middle grade, but 01:22:45.635 --> 01:22:50.435 Well, listen, I said she answers fan mail, so just write her and ask the questions. 01:22:50.720 --> 01:22:52.131 Margaret a letter. 01:22:52.161 --> 01:22:52.671 Oh my God. 01:22:52.671 --> 01:22:54.501 Margaret, I have a question for you, Margaret. 01:22:54.501 --> 01:22:55.940 This is a craft question. 01:22:56.150 --> 01:22:59.091 You know, the book just Ella, that you wrote in 1999? 01:22:59.591 --> 01:23:03.445 You know that 25 6-year-old book that you wrote? 01:23:03.695 --> 01:23:05.195 Well, I was two years old at the time. 01:23:05.695 --> 01:23:06.895 I have a lot of questions. 01:23:07.395 --> 01:23:07.756 Gosh. 01:23:08.256 --> 01:23:13.166 Well, um, I am kind of like, I would like to see more of it, now it's like, oh, it's hopeless. 01:23:13.166 --> 01:23:15.115 She's never coming back to it, you know? 01:23:15.615 --> 01:23:17.086 It's been almost 30 years. 01:23:17.145 --> 01:23:18.376 Do you think she'd ever write a sneak? 01:23:18.876 --> 01:23:21.615 Listen, you don't know the what's his face? 01:23:21.615 --> 01:23:25.155 Christopher Palini just wrote that Ttag book, you know. 01:23:25.655 --> 01:23:25.985 He did. 01:23:26.195 --> 01:23:26.315 Yeah. 01:23:26.381 --> 01:23:27.996 I'm gonna, I'm going email her. 01:23:28.145 --> 01:23:32.525 You know, I have pretty good track record with the writer or author, fan mail. 01:23:32.525 --> 01:23:37.176 Sometimes I've gotten people who have sent me like full extra scenes before. 01:23:37.235 --> 01:23:38.376 They're like, that's amazing. 01:23:38.376 --> 01:23:38.645 How about 01:23:38.689 --> 01:23:38.909 Ooh. 01:23:38.945 --> 01:23:39.907 And I'm like, thank you so much. 01:23:40.041 --> 01:23:40.360 I love this. 01:23:40.360 --> 01:23:41.841

Okay, so you should book writer. 01:23:41.900 --> 01:23:42.605 I'm gonna write Margaret. 01:23:43.105 --> 01:23:44.095 I'll sign up from all of us. 01:23:44.365 --> 01:23:49.365 Margaret, please send extra scenes of Ella and Jed making out. 01:23:49.666 --> 01:23:50.775 Thank you so much. 01:23:51.275 --> 01:23:52.235 Love spoons. 01:23:52.416 --> 01:23:53.855 Honestly, I think I might like it more. 01:23:53.855 --> 01:23:55.956 I think I could, I would really vibe with that. 01:23:56.256 --> 01:23:57.216 I wanna see it. 01:23:57.576 --> 01:24:00.836 I wanna see He comes back, she says. 01:24:01.336 --> 01:24:02.626 I think I do wanna marry you. 01:24:02.716 --> 01:24:03.615 They make out. 01:24:04.065 --> 01:24:08.115 Then there I would read a whole thing about like this war. 01:24:08.416 --> 01:24:09.525 That's what I'm saying. 01:24:09.615 --> 01:24:10.095 Yes. 01:24:10.095 --> 01:24:10.935 Maybe more of that. 01:24:11.086 --> 01:24:12.105 I'm interested in this. 01:24:12.136 --> 01:24:18.195 I think also it's just like not my kind of story as much like it follows like one character so closely. 01:24:18.195 --> 01:24:20.626 There's not a, and I want like as much plot for you. 01:24:20.626 --> 01:24:20.985 I want. 01:24:20.985 --> 01:24:21.315 Yes. 01:24:21.315 --> 01:24:22.095 That's what it is. 01:24:22.155 --> 01:24:23.235 That's, that is what it is. 01:24:23.240 --> 01:24:23.685 That's what it is. 01:24:23.775 --> 01:24:25.456 I am very much a plot girl. 01:24:25.956 --> 01:24:27.126 has never been my speed. 01:24:27.126 --> 01:24:28.746 I always struggle with character driven. 01:24:28.826 --> 01:24:30.536 I'm so plot driven. 01:24:30.565 --> 01:24:30.985 Yeah. 01:24:31.045 --> 01:24:31.734 Listen, 01:24:31.796 --> 01:24:32.725 rare exception. 01:24:32.756 --> 01:24:37.365 I see that for you for this because there is not a ton of plot until the end. 01:24:37.426 --> 01:24:37.815 Yes. 01:24:37.935 --> 01:24:49.454 we tweak your letter to her and instead of saying, please send more scenes, we say We would like your permission to continue writing the story, and the three of us will. 01:24:49.845 --> 01:24:53.685 'cause she took Cinderella and then wrote continued Cinderella. 01:24:53.774 --> 01:24:59.135 And then we'll take just, and we'll write the plot driven, war torn thing with 01:24:59.421 --> 01:25:00.801 not just Ella. 01:25:01.301 --> 01:25:02.860 There's more to Ella. 01:25:03.360 --> 01:25:05.251 And I'll throw a bunch of plot in there. 01:25:05.444 --> 01:25:06.404 exactly. 01:25:06.841 --> 01:25:12.480 this and espionage and we, we'll all combine and we can all have what we want for this sequel. 01:25:12.614 --> 01:25:22.034 Listen, I already, I already had a, um, a proposal for all four of us, uh, Carissa included to, uh, write something together. 01:25:22.215 --> 01:25:24.104 So this will just, we'll start. 01:25:24.104 --> 01:25:24.435 We should do 01:25:24.451 --> 01:25:24.690 This. 01:25:25.051 --> 01:25:27.001 It could be, my gosh, cast around novel. 01:25:27.091 --> 01:25:28.621 Oh, Billy Friday chapter. 01:25:28.740 --> 01:25:30.275 Oh, not just, or something like that. 01:25:30.541 --> 01:25:37.600 Can you imagine though the chaos of like Art Felix, like, I mean, we can't even do the like sentence the chain 01:25:37.645 --> 01:25:38.335 stories. 01:25:38.340 --> 01:25:39.250 The ended stories. 01:25:39.750 --> 01:25:40.560 we can't even do 01:25:40.838 --> 01:25:43.059 No, I sent you guys, 01:25:43.435 --> 01:25:44.484 Your stories are amazing. 01:25:44.984 --> 01:25:48.375 I sent you that book and I never finished my thought about it. 01:25:48.375 --> 01:25:52.664 The Cecilia and the Chocolate Pot or whatever it was, the Enchanted Chocolate Pot. 01:25:53.164 --> 01:25:54.935 That's how that story was written. 01:25:54.965 --> 01:25:59.085 It was two like best friends or something, and they wrote, they. 01:25:59.585 --> 01:26:03.784 Literally mailed like chapters back and forth from their character's point of view. 01:26:04.055 --> 01:26:06.364 And the book is letters to each other. 01:26:06.635 --> 01:26:12.225 And it's a, I loved the book, so I was like, Hmm, you guys, you guys, 01:26:12.621 --> 01:26:13.761 That's so cute. 01:26:14.261 --> 01:26:18.060 can do poor dead queens, but like totally not dead. 01:26:18.150 --> 01:26:19.640 Four alive queens. 01:26:20.140 --> 01:26:22.792 listen, we're we're, this is okay. 01:26:23.002 --> 01:26:23.692 It's happening. 01:26:23.692 --> 01:26:27.582 Just we, we, we gotta tweak the, tweak the ideas here, but 01:26:27.757 --> 01:26:28.172 Yeah, yeah. 01:26:28.172 --> 01:26:28.797 We'll refine it. 01:26:28.858 --> 01:26:29.672 I'm so psyched. 01:26:29.672 --> 01:26:30.603 That'll be awesome. 01:26:31.023 --> 01:26:33.092 Honestly, that sounds like such a blast. 01:26:33.092 --> 01:26:34.113 That sounds so fun. 01:26:34.613 --> 01:26:35.363 Oh, man. 01:26:35.483 --> 01:26:38.228 See, is there anything else about this book that we wanna say? 01:26:38.728 --> 01:26:39.328 I'm good. 01:26:39.631 --> 01:26:40.346 no, we're done. 01:26:40.466 --> 01:26:40.886 It's right away. 01:26:41.386 --> 01:26:41.926 a great same. 01:26:41.926 --> 01:26:42.827 Already done. 01:26:42.917 --> 01:26:43.396 Just kidding. 01:26:43.396 --> 01:26:46.337 I'm glad we read two Cinderella. 01:26:46.396 --> 01:26:46.697 Yes. 01:26:46.846 --> 01:26:47.926 Retellings that we, 01:26:48.426 --> 01:26:51.577 Now we just have to wait for Whis or for Wheezys 01:26:51.592 --> 01:26:52.162 Yeah. 01:26:52.207 --> 01:26:52.567 out. 01:26:52.567 --> 01:26:53.917 And then we'll read hers. 01:26:53.947 --> 01:26:55.176 'cause Yeah, yeah. 01:26:55.313 --> 01:26:56.903 Like mine will be much darker. 01:26:56.903 --> 01:26:58.193 When is it coming out? 01:26:58.222 --> 01:26:58.613 I don't know. 01:26:58.613 --> 01:26:59.752 I have to finish writing it y'all. 01:26:59.796 --> 01:27:00.697 Oh my gosh. 01:27:00.697 --> 01:27:01.806 Finish it. 01:27:02.136 -->

01:27:03.966 What are you even doing anyways? 01:27:04.466 --> 01:27:06.476 I know like not much God, it felt like you're busy. 01:27:06.570 --> 01:27:07.661 just sit around 01:27:08.161 --> 01:27:14.930 I was actually somebody at my job who is absolutely intolerable and I'd case people 01:27:15.005 --> 01:27:15.395 the way. 01:27:15.395 --> 01:27:16.744 I wanna curse that name. 01:27:17.180 --> 01:27:24.070 but like I know if you've ever heard me tell a story about him, you can probably think of his name and it's spoken like a curse word. 01:27:24.506 --> 01:27:25.676 In my home. 01:27:26.206 --> 01:27:28.006 But where was I going with this? 01:27:28.506 --> 01:27:29.046 It's not like you're 01:27:29.289 --> 01:27:30.395 Nothing to do. 01:27:30.605 --> 01:27:35.786 He literally, I hadn't replied to an email in like four hours maybe. 01:27:35.845 --> 01:27:36.865 Oh, heaven forbid. 01:27:36.865 --> 01:27:37.435 I know. 01:27:37.435 --> 01:27:41.636 He, by the way, has never replied to an email ever in my entire time working with him. 01:27:41.845 --> 01:27:42.206 Okay. 01:27:42.706 --> 01:27:50.775 But he literally said, apparently someone that he was working with, who also worked with me, I know this because she told me, he said, what is she doing anyways? 01:27:50.775 --> 01:27:52.126 It's not like she has anything else to do. 01:27:52.626 --> 01:27:56.350 And I was like, for reference, we are very much over capacity. 01:27:56.850 --> 01:27:57.990 She, jeez, Louis, 01:27:58.490 --> 01:28:03.051 and at that time especially, I was like just kind of helping out here and there with stuff he was doing. 01:28:03.261 --> 01:28:05.240 So I was like, yeah, I have nothing else to do. 01:28:05.511 --> 01:28:11.091 That is, you know, that it Wendy Williams or so, but she's like death to all of them. 01:28:11.421 --> 01:28:12.350 That's what I feel about that. 01:28:12.850 --> 01:28:13.121 Yes. 01:28:13.270 --> 01:28:13.541 Clap. 01:28:13.541 --> 01:28:14.890 If you ever wanted to kill somebody 01:28:15.390 --> 01:28:15.680 what? 01:28:16.180 --> 01:28:17.381 clapping my feet as well. 01:28:17.470 --> 01:28:18.070 You like that up? 01:28:18.070 --> 01:28:18.701 It's so funny. 01:28:19.121 --> 01:28:21.990 Death to all of them and they go, oh, anyway. 01:28:22.051 --> 01:28:22.501 But yeah. 01:28:22.560 --> 01:28:23.400 Anyways, yes. 01:28:23.650 --> 01:28:24.490 That was my whole thing. 01:28:24.490 --> 01:28:28.386 Thing's just, I was gonna go into messed Well, I don't even know how I went off on 01:28:28.430 --> 01:28:30.050 So that's Gisella. 01:28:30.050 --> 01:28:30.859 Hope you all loved it. 01:28:30.859 --> 01:28:38.539 Um, come to the retreat in Pennsylvania and you'll get to see all of us in person October 16th 01:28:38.765 --> 01:28:40.626 16th through 19th. 01:28:40.760 --> 01:28:41.390 19th. 01:28:41.789 --> 01:28:44.010 You'll see all the pretty fall colors. 01:28:44.115 --> 01:28:46.365 studio.com and you can look at our retreats. 01:28:46.365

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01:30:19.713 She jumped in the bin, but because she wanted under the heat lamp, she didn't want the chick she wanted under the heat lamp. 01:30:19.885 --> 01:30:21.265 She was like, get out of the way. 01:30:21.265 --> 01:30:21.354 F 01:30:21.774 --> 01:30:22.713 She really was. 01:30:23.213 --> 01:30:24.293 that's really cute. 01:30:24.793 --> 01:30:25.363 my gosh. 01:30:25.814 --> 01:30:26.444 I feel like there's something else. 01:30:26.474 --> 01:30:27.373 Oh yes, we do. 01:30:27.404 --> 01:30:29.234 We have a couple new merch items. 01:30:29.314 --> 01:30:31.474 One, which is a direct quote from Spoons. 01:30:31.474 --> 01:30:32.344 I love items. 01:30:32.344 --> 01:30:35.663 So Sumie, for all of those out here who are anti minimalists. 01:30:36.163 --> 01:30:36.673 Yeah. 01:30:36.673 --> 01:30:37.274 Join us. 01:30:37.479 --> 01:30:37.889 Join me. 01:30:37.894 --> 01:30:38.384 Join us. 01:30:38.884 --> 01:30:39.243 Yeah. 01:30:39.274 --> 01:30:42.873 Right now it's only'cause I've not fully moved in that it looks minimalistic in here. 01:30:43.203 --> 01:30:44.253 'cause that is not the case. 01:30:44.253 --> 01:30:46.543 This is not indicative of our whole lives, our feelings. 01:30:46.844 --> 01:30:47.173 No. 01:30:47.307 --> 01:30:47.967 And you get 01:30:47.988 --> 01:30:48.557 so sue me. 01:30:49.057 --> 01:30:51.637 you get special merch if you go to the retreat too. 01:30:52.137 --> 01:30:52.858 Yes you do. 01:30:52.858 --> 01:30:59.608 You get exclusive merch that only retreat attendees get and you also get exclusive discounts on stuff that only retreat attendees get. 01:30:59.608 --> 01:31:00.868 So lots of cool stuff. 01:31:01.207 --> 01:31:06.757 And I'll also be offering discounted consulting and editing stuff, so that's cool. 01:31:06.757 --> 01:31:09.068 People can take advantage of if they want while they're there. 01:31:09.488 --> 01:31:11.078 Yeah, lots of super cool stuff. 01:31:11.108 --> 01:31:18.217 I think Gino said that she's gonna maybe put together sort of like a what's in the area if anybody wants to come out earlier, later'cause it's gonna be gorgeous out there. 01:31:18.717 --> 01:31:26.752 And Oh yes, we do have one other merch item that just came out that says, ask me about my TBR on the back at your own risk in parentheses. 01:31:27.148 --> 01:31:30.358 And it has a really pretty bookcase on the front and I'm incredibly proud of it. 01:31:30.387 --> 01:31:30.597 Very 01:31:30.877 --> 01:31:31.697 Oh, ooh, 01:31:31.738 --> 01:31:33.078 check it out and rep it. 01:31:33.078 --> 01:31:33.887 I think it's good. 01:31:34.387 --> 01:31:36.698 if you guys have ideas for merch that you guys wanna see, let us know. 01:31:37.198 --> 01:31:40.158 So, and if you have book recs because we're starting season Oh yeah. 01:31:40.158 --> 01:31:40.337 Book rec. 01:31:40.667 --> 01:31:40.886 yay. 01:31:41.177 --> 01:31:42.137 all the book racks. 01:31:42.137 --> 01:31:43.398 We've not done a lot of classics. 01:31:43.398 --> 01:31:44.778 We could use some more classics. 01:31:44.957 --> 01:31:48.257 I can't believe that I just said that, but we could use some more classics in the mix. 01:31:48.757 --> 01:31:50.858 Anyone have any of the school favorites? 01:31:50.948 --> 01:31:53.137 Your your favorite fairytale retelling. 01:31:53.637 --> 01:31:54.507 Tell us what that one is. 01:31:54.507 --> 01:31:57.778 This is just a fairytale retelling podcast now, honestly, that's fine with me. 01:31:57.778 --> 01:32:00.057 It's my favorite genre perhaps. 01:32:00.328 --> 01:32:01.887 Oh, you know what I wanna read. 01:32:01.938 --> 01:32:03.948 Some more science fiction. 01:32:04.448 --> 01:32:04.597 Why? 01:32:04.597 --> 01:32:06.127 Send us your sci-fi Rex. 01:32:06.158 --> 01:32:06.337 Yeah. 01:32:06.337 --> 01:32:07.148 Sci-fi rex. 01:32:07.148 --> 01:32:08.347 Dystopia Rex. 01:32:08.408 --> 01:32:10.537 I already have our Halloween book picked out. 01:32:10.778 --> 01:32:13.507 Oh, I'm actually reading it currently, so I will be rereading it. 01:32:13.537 --> 01:32:13.988 Okay, great. 01:32:13.988 --> 01:32:14.618 Awesome, Alyssa. 01:32:14.618 --> 01:32:15.393 So, okay. 01:32:15.893 --> 01:32:17.842 I was about to do it and then I was like, oh, I never do it. 01:32:17.847 --> 01:32:18.353 Don't do it, 01:32:18.617 --> 01:32:20.197 oh no, that's it. 01:32:20.528 --> 01:32:25.717 So next time, keep your teac cups full, your pinkies high 01:32:26.217 --> 01:32:29.037 And your book club Pretentious. 01:32:29.288 --> 01:32:29.948 Excellent, 01:32:30.188 --> 01:32:31.268 do the last line.