Hi, welcome to Call Your Girlfriend. A podcast for a long distance festies everywhere.

Um, usually we are long distance festies, but today we are in the same room.

I know, we're cheating and I love it. I love the idea of starting this off on like the right foot,

which is actually kind of the wrong foot for this podcast conceit.

Um, but you know, it's like looking into your eyes and podcasting. It's kind of exciting.

It's really bringing this relationship to a new level to do this across a microphone. And um,

I have wine. Yes. It's a generous pour. Yeah, that's a very adult pour.

Um, so I am in Brooklyn right now in in Amina's apartment and your apartment.

Um, wait. Cheers. And first podcast episode that might actually launch one day.

Give your reasons. Say it's not her fault.

But you just met somebody new.

So yeah, so I'm sitting in your apartment in Brooklyn, which, um,

I admit has been a little bit trying for me. New York, like not a very easy city. I have grown soft.

As I said to you a couple of weeks ago, I don't fuck with inclement weather. And I walked over here

like a half an hour ago and I like couldn't even keep the umbrella open because there was wind and rain.

And like my bangs look like I blew them dry with like a big 90s round brush. Like they, it's just like,

I know. And that is you've grown really, really soft. I mean, aren't you like supposed to be from the

Midwest? I thought you people were the only people who successfully made it in New York.

Oh my god. But the thing is you're not always outside in the Midwest. I mean, and the other thing is there

is a Midwest like, like saying there's no bad weather. There's only like bad clothing.

Um, okay, cool. But I'm just saying my wardrobe is totally geared for California. That is the problem.

I only have like one warm weather thing and I'm getting sick of so sick of wearing it.

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