You're listening to Okay Now Listen, a bi-weekly show where we chat about what's on our minds,

what we're binging, and what's blowing up our timelines.

I'm Scotty Beam, a media personality, content creator, music enthusiasts, and a wing connoisseur.

And I'm Sylvia Obel, I'm a culture writer, host, producer, and lover of Beyonce.

Sylvia, I miss you.

How's that Kali life?

Girl, it's...

I know you can't even make it sound sad because you are having a good time.

But we you know I've called you, you know I've been through, I've called you, broke down, called you,

like I, it's been a, it's been really interesting, not to say anything about LA like I've enjoyed it the weather's lovely all of those things I haven't seen a humidity in weeks. It's great my baby hair is very thriving and all of those things but I apartment hunting is no

Joke and I think I really

Under estimated what it would be like to apartment hunt during a pandemic.

Like I already knew like COVID was like a lot of there's no more like walk you just like you know

logistically it's different right there's no more walk you just like you know um

logistically it's different right there's number of walk-ins like you kind of have to

schedule you know I did a lot of virtual tours to narrow down which buildings I

would actually go see because you're trying to limit, you know, mask gloves necessary, photo ID pictures, temperature checks, like all of these things, but like the pressure of picking a space right now is what I also never thought about which is like

this is my first solo apartment which I'm excited about in that sense like I've

always had roommate of some sorts I'm very excited to live alone but I never had to think about an apart when I

gone to look at apartments I've never had to think to myself I'm gonna be here

24-7 most of the time like I'm going to be here 24, 7 most of the time.

Like I'm going to work out of here, I'm going to live out of here,

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