Hi and welcome to the New York Public Library podcast, the Librariness Inn.

I'm Crystal.

I'm Crystal.

I'm Frank.

And I totally missed another sentence in there.

What was it?

You do it in your own way.

I mean, I don't want it to be so canned where it's like books, culture, and what to read next.

That's been the line since Gwen days back in the day, which is a nice one. But I just, you know, thought we'd shake it up and have you just introduce it in your own way. And you were succinct, warm, and inviting. Thank you.

No pressure. Shouldn't be stressful. Shouldn't be stressful like every other part of our lives at all times always hi how are you i'm all right i'm on vacation visiting family is that a vacation

uh it's the only one that I feel comfortable taking right now.

I mean, I feel like prior to COVID, I made the point to do traveling and to go and leave the country at least once a year.

But since then, I'm just like, I guess I'll just head to Texas and see my family.

And, yeah, I don't know when I'll feel comfortable to really leave.

Interesting. Good point. I mean, me too. I haven't traveled anywhere.

Although, where would you like to go?

Well, I mean, I've said before, I had plans to go and tickets and bookings and everything to go to Greece in 2020.

And then I go to Mexico if I can.

And visit a friend in Idaho.

But I haven't done any of it I mean I guess that

the prospect of going to family obviously pushes you over that hump like you can do it because

it's family it's like going to a home yeah so I guess it can, I don't know, everything seems, I was going to say

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