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I had to think about it there for a second. I mean, maybe that speaks to how I'm doing.

How are you doing with everything? You know, I feel like we chose a book about a natural disaster at the absolute best time.

I think so too. I think so too. And it's it's having a strange effect on me reading this book you know I will share that

About a week ago we could a half ago Otto and I decided to postpone our wedding for now will likely still get married

around the same date but we're going to celebrate our wedding next June which is

very sad it's been sitting with that. And who knew that, you know, reading a book about a human tragedy would give me life, but here we are. That's what happened.

Here's the thing about the Titanic. It really has

nothing to teach us because it's really the story of a man refusing to follow

directions and not heed any warnings and bring thousands of people into danger.

There's just no parallel, no resonance to the world that we live in.

Yeah, I was going to say, I mean, I wish it was a little bit closer to our time so that you know it could give us some kind of

lessons some kind of truths some kind of something we could empathize with but you know sometimes

the past really is a foreign country. The thing about the Titanic is like you were asking me to gauge my own interest level.

It's always an iceberg. Like I think I've hit it and then there's 80% more where it's like you just don't know you can I went through a

titanic phase it's like most people have their ancient Egypt phase I had that

yeah I segue it seamlessly into titanic time I did one of those 3D puzzles of the

Titanic and it was super hard. Oh my God how old are you? I was I was too young.

What do you mean? You were too young? Like the box for the puzzle was like recommended ages this and you were like I don't care I need this. You know that lifetime movie she's too young? That was actually based on... That was a very intense movie. I know I shouldn't. That was that was riffing off my

experience with the Titanic 3D puzzle. No I was very young I was very obsessed with

Titanic I was looking for those like

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