Breathe, my darlings.

Where are we?

Welcome to The Librarian is in, the new york public libraries podcast about books

culture and what to read next and frank and i'm crystal and we're here to talk about books

how are you doing today? Okay. Yeah.

Holding on.

One day at a time, like I've been saying and singing for the last month.

Everything's fine.

Every time I say that, I always realize everything really is fine.

So it's good to say it out loud.

And things are progressing, right?

Yeah.

I mean, it's really a perspective situation, you know, getting ready to reopen.

Perspective meaning, you know, over the last, I think over the last two years, you know, really the length of time that all this has taken, the pandemic and renovation, just forces a perspective that has somewhat taken hold. I mean, I think we're all locked in our

own heads in some ways, but like I just said, I think we're all locked in our own heads in some ways. But,

like I just said, I'm in my head. Oh, my God, oh, my God, about anything. And then someone

says, how are you? And I'm like, you know, I don't want to spill. And I just say, I'm all right.

And you realize it is all right. There's really no life or death situation, fortunately.

You know, it's this perspective, like, it's okay.

And then you realize, oh, yeah, it should just be enjoying a little more.

So, oh, it's hot in here, though. No air conditioning in this room. Oh, no. Does it never have air conditioning, or is it just out for today? No, it's, I don't know. This room has never been on. I don't know why, but figure it out. It's also hotter today. Yeah. So it fix a little bit. That's the way it goes.

I'm also drinking hot coffee, which doesn't help.

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