WEBVTT 00:00:00.110 --> 00:00:03.490 There I was, basking in the glory of being right. 00:00:03.810 --> 00:00:06.650 I spotted the love story before it even started. 00:00:07.089 --> 00:00:10.570 Just a little nudge from me and boom! Claire 00:00:10.570 --> 00:00:14.189 was neck deep in the rom -com formula. Did I 00:00:14.189 --> 00:00:17.929 gloat? Obviously. Am I insufferable? Deeply. 00:00:18.050 --> 00:00:21.589 Do I regret it? Not for a second. But don't go 00:00:21.589 --> 00:00:23.850 rolling the credits yet. We're just getting to 00:00:23.850 --> 00:00:27.269 the juicy part. The slow burns. The bad decisions. 00:00:28.089 --> 00:00:31.010 And of course, the voodoo love curses. Oh, spoilers. 00:00:31.309 --> 00:00:36.770 Forget I said that. Stay tuned. Hey, Claire. 00:00:37.090 --> 00:00:40.869 What are you doing here? Hey, Brian. Gosh, I 00:00:40.869 --> 00:00:43.950 don't know. I'm stir crazy. Last night, I wrapped 00:00:43.950 --> 00:00:46.850 up my last freelance gig and I went to a women 00:00:46.850 --> 00:00:48.990 in advertising networking event. Now I'm over 00:00:48.990 --> 00:00:51.570 here to harass you and Shannon and find out what 00:00:51.570 --> 00:00:53.289 the heck freelancers do with themselves when 00:00:53.289 --> 00:00:55.490 they don't have the next project lined up. Beats 00:00:55.490 --> 00:00:58.570 me. You're looking at my first day of unemployment 00:00:58.570 --> 00:01:02.810 in my entire adulthood. Hold up now. Are we calling 00:01:02.810 --> 00:01:08.430 you unemployed? Well, I quit my job, right? Unemployed. 00:01:08.430 --> 00:01:11.329 And you worked for me now, sir. For the family 00:01:11.329 --> 00:01:14.030 business. And I'm sleeping with my boss already. 00:01:14.689 --> 00:01:17.689 Don't call HR on me. God, quit it with the dad 00:01:17.689 --> 00:01:20.269 jokes. You're not nervous losing that steady 00:01:20.269 --> 00:01:23.969 paycheck? I sure am. Yeah, but we've got to try 00:01:23.969 --> 00:01:27.420 it, right? Shannon is such a badass at what she 00:01:27.420 --> 00:01:29.760 does, and she's been doing it all on her own. 00:01:29.859 --> 00:01:32.640 If the genders were reversed, I don't think people 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:34.799 would bat an eye at my wife leaving her job to 00:01:34.799 --> 00:01:38.420 support my work. Bingo. Spoken like a true feminist 00:01:38.420 --> 00:01:41.579 ally. I knew I'd married the right man. I really 00:01:41.579 --> 00:01:43.870 am proud of you both. I don't know if I have 00:01:43.870 --> 00:01:45.989 the guts to keep at this freelancer thing. Could 00:01:45.989 --> 00:01:49.150 it be, and I'm just spitballing here, could it 00:01:49.150 --> 00:01:52.530 be that your identity is too caught up in your 00:01:52.530 --> 00:01:55.329 career and winning awards? You're meddling in 00:01:55.329 --> 00:01:57.909 my love life and now you're my career coach too? 00:01:58.069 --> 00:02:00.409 Here I was paying you a compliment. I'm your 00:02:00.409 --> 00:02:03.530 older sister. It's my job. You'd prefer me to 00:02:03.530 --> 00:02:08.050 be pretentious and judgy like mom? Um, no. I 00:02:08.050 --> 00:02:11.810 get it, Claire. Freelancing is a grind for sure. 00:02:12.490 --> 00:02:15.030 You'll definitely have some dry spells, especially 00:02:15.030 --> 00:02:17.169 in the beginning when you're getting yourself 00:02:17.169 --> 00:02:21.849 established. But you are a creative badass. I'm 00:02:21.849 --> 00:02:23.789 not worried about you. Have you ever considered 00:02:23.789 --> 00:02:26.530 going into sales? They also think it's cool to 00:02:26.530 --> 00:02:29.250 never stop working. Ew, Brian, sales pros are 00:02:29.250 --> 00:02:32.389 the worst. Here, Claire, make a list of things 00:02:32.389 --> 00:02:34.169 you can do when you don't have a paying gig. 00:02:34.330 --> 00:02:36.550 You know, update your website, check in with 00:02:36.550 --> 00:02:38.810 some industry friends to see what they're up 00:02:38.810 --> 00:02:43.479 to, research. Oh, better yet. Go experience real 00:02:43.479 --> 00:02:46.520 life. Nothing leads to better creativity than 00:02:46.520 --> 00:02:49.560 having new experiences and, you know, letting 00:02:49.560 --> 00:02:53.120 your mind wander. And if you want to get really 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:56.580 crazy, try stand -up comedy. I don't think I'm 00:02:56.580 --> 00:02:59.319 emotionally damaged enough for that. Speaking 00:02:59.319 --> 00:03:02.599 of new experiences, we're all going to see Tony's 00:03:02.599 --> 00:03:05.629 show on Saturday. That'll be cool. Oh, can you 00:03:05.629 --> 00:03:08.569 get us a babysitter? Is this an assignment as 00:03:08.569 --> 00:03:12.069 your employee or as your husband? As the father 00:03:12.069 --> 00:03:14.409 of children who aren't old enough to stay home 00:03:14.409 --> 00:03:17.969 alone at night? Got it, boss. Guess I'm on the 00:03:17.969 --> 00:03:20.530 clock. Okay, guys, I'm heading out. Gotta go 00:03:20.530 --> 00:03:26.069 pound the pavement or whatever. Thank you, thank 00:03:26.069 --> 00:03:29.389 you. Let's hear it one more time for our buddy 00:03:29.389 --> 00:03:38.430 Tony. Tony, my man. That was awesome. What a 00:03:38.430 --> 00:03:41.830 fun show. Hey, guys. Thanks for coming out. It 00:03:41.830 --> 00:03:44.889 really was great. Hi. I'm glad you could come. 00:03:45.069 --> 00:03:47.770 I'll get us all a pitcher. How about that? Just 00:03:47.770 --> 00:03:51.110 a soda for me, thanks. Oh, right. You don't drink? 00:03:51.889 --> 00:03:54.830 Generally, no. Is that a problem? No, not at 00:03:54.830 --> 00:03:57.830 all. I just never picked up on that. Don't let 00:03:57.830 --> 00:03:59.710 me stop you, though. I don't mind being around 00:03:59.710 --> 00:04:01.610 people drinking. It's just not my thing anymore. 00:04:02.380 --> 00:04:05.120 Claire, come with me to the ladies. Okay, I'll 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:11.860 be right back, Tony. Oh, that was too good. What? 00:04:12.539 --> 00:04:15.659 It was really great. You're like a starstruck 00:04:15.659 --> 00:04:17.800 schoolgirl the whole time they were on stage. 00:04:18.079 --> 00:04:21.160 I don't know what you're talking about. Huck, 00:04:21.199 --> 00:04:24.560 line, and sinker. The bassist will get you every 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:27.040 time. Please, you know that bassist at Shaky 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:29.879 Knees last year came up to me. Tonight's show 00:04:29.879 --> 00:04:32.980 was great. I was enjoying the band. Yeah, you're 00:04:32.980 --> 00:04:36.699 enjoying it all right. Ooh, Tony, sign my t -shirt. 00:04:37.000 --> 00:04:39.480 Oh my gosh, you are so annoying. Just let me 00:04:39.480 --> 00:04:42.199 see what happens, okay? Your meddling is making 00:04:42.199 --> 00:04:44.639 me so self -conscious. I don't even know how 00:04:44.639 --> 00:04:47.560 I feel because I don't want to give you the satisfaction. 00:04:48.160 --> 00:04:52.579 Oh. Feelings, you say? Does my little sister 00:04:52.579 --> 00:04:56.819 have feelings for a man? You know what? I think 00:04:56.819 --> 00:04:58.819 I prefer you locked in a padded booth, except 00:04:58.819 --> 00:05:01.199 I think you actually like it in there. There's 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:04.040 no winning with you. You know what? Let's just 00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:09.819 go. Let's go. Ladies, here are your drinks. Donnie 00:05:09.819 --> 00:05:11.720 was just telling me about an art opening he's 00:05:11.720 --> 00:05:14.779 a part of next week. Oh, yeah? Yeah, it's a group 00:05:14.779 --> 00:05:17.379 of artists that I know. Mostly skateboard deck 00:05:17.379 --> 00:05:20.319 art, oddities, some kind of macabre pop art. 00:05:20.810 --> 00:05:23.089 It'll be an interesting mix. A few of my pieces 00:05:23.089 --> 00:05:26.009 will be there, too. He's multifaceted. I bet 00:05:26.009 --> 00:05:29.629 Claire wants to see your pieces, Shannon. Would 00:05:29.629 --> 00:05:33.129 y 'all like to come? Yes, we'd love to. Right, 00:05:33.269 --> 00:05:35.569 Claire? You're not busy. He didn't even say what 00:05:35.569 --> 00:05:39.589 day it was. Oh, hey, stop elbowing me. We'll 00:05:39.589 --> 00:05:44.750 be there. Oh, shoot. It's the babysitter. Oh, 00:05:44.829 --> 00:05:50.410 did we miss a text? Yeah, it's late. We should 00:05:50.410 --> 00:05:53.870 go so I can give her a ride home. Dang, we were 00:05:53.870 --> 00:05:56.730 having so much fun. Well, thanks you guys for 00:05:56.730 --> 00:05:59.149 coming out. I'd love to see you guys play again 00:05:59.149 --> 00:06:01.550 sometime. Claire, don't feel like you have to 00:06:01.550 --> 00:06:04.069 leave with us. You're young, footloose, fancy 00:06:04.069 --> 00:06:07.910 free. Oh, and a freelancer, so no plans tomorrow. 00:06:08.350 --> 00:06:10.610 Yeah, Claire, I can give you a ride home. Yes, 00:06:10.689 --> 00:06:13.660 Tony can give her a ride home. Let's go, babe. 00:06:13.779 --> 00:06:16.879 Okay, this was great. Have a good rest of your 00:06:16.879 --> 00:06:27.839 night. Okay, bye. See you later. So. So, I guess 00:06:27.839 --> 00:06:29.639 I have to drink the rest of this pitcher by myself. 00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:37.259 Well, you don't have to. Yeah. I do appreciate 00:06:37.259 --> 00:06:39.459 you guys coming to see me play. You know, it's 00:06:39.459 --> 00:06:41.670 always nice to see friends in the crowd. Yeah, 00:06:41.730 --> 00:06:46.110 I bet. Is something wrong? You seem distracted. 00:06:46.750 --> 00:06:49.569 I'm sorry. It's my sister. She just keeps making 00:06:49.569 --> 00:06:52.230 things awkward and trying so hard to force something 00:06:52.230 --> 00:06:54.750 to happen between us. You know, it's embarrassing. 00:06:55.810 --> 00:06:59.709 I think it's sweet. She cares about you. I know, 00:06:59.810 --> 00:07:02.410 but I can handle my own life, thank you. And 00:07:02.410 --> 00:07:04.430 it just makes me feel like she thinks that I 00:07:04.430 --> 00:07:07.110 can't. Okay, well, what are you up to on Saturday? 00:07:07.350 --> 00:07:10.139 Do you know how to kayak? I've kayaked on a lake 00:07:10.139 --> 00:07:12.660 before. Do you mean like river rapids or just 00:07:12.660 --> 00:07:15.459 like puttering around? Puttering, floating around, 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:17.759 basically. I bought a kayak for fishing, but 00:07:17.759 --> 00:07:20.300 turns out I don't really like fishing. Oh, thank 00:07:20.300 --> 00:07:22.939 God. The only thing worse than dudes on dating 00:07:22.939 --> 00:07:25.420 apps holding up a fish in their profile pic is 00:07:25.420 --> 00:07:29.000 the river rapids dudes. Ugh, no. Do you know 00:07:29.000 --> 00:07:30.800 how much flack I'd get from Dominique if she 00:07:30.800 --> 00:07:33.939 caught me posting any of that? So, are you on 00:07:33.939 --> 00:07:37.360 the dating apps? Not at the moment. I was trying 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:39.500 to ask a girl out on a kayaking date in real 00:07:39.500 --> 00:07:41.939 life before I was so rudely interrupted. Oh, 00:07:42.000 --> 00:07:46.899 please, continue. As I was saying, would you 00:07:46.899 --> 00:07:49.579 like to go kayaking with me? I can borrow another 00:07:49.579 --> 00:07:53.180 one from a friend. Hmm, yeah, I could be into 00:07:53.180 --> 00:07:57.000 that. Okay, so we'll go kayaking. Shannon doesn't 00:07:57.000 --> 00:07:59.079 have to know about it. We'll explore the lake, 00:07:59.120 --> 00:08:02.100 I'll pack a snackle box, we'll see some turtles. 00:08:02.300 --> 00:08:05.500 I do like turtles. Wait, what's a snackle box? 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:10.279 It's a tackle box full of snacks. Ah, aptly named. 00:08:10.540 --> 00:08:14.779 Uh -huh. So it's a date then, and I'm sworn to 00:08:14.779 --> 00:08:18.800 secrecy. Great. Also, you did look great up on 00:08:18.800 --> 00:08:21.779 stage, like you were in your element. Aw, thanks. 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:25.379 It did feel good. I love playing music, but life 00:08:25.379 --> 00:08:27.980 on the road, it's just, it's not for me anymore. 00:08:28.279 --> 00:08:30.680 Yeah, now it's all art and restaurant design 00:08:30.680 --> 00:08:34.509 and lawn care and treehouse building and... Parenting 00:08:34.509 --> 00:08:37.450 and kayaking and running and, I don't know, yoga? 00:08:37.669 --> 00:08:40.549 You seem like you do yoga. I've been known to 00:08:40.549 --> 00:08:45.029 do some yoga. See? Multifaceted. What is up with 00:08:45.029 --> 00:08:54.129 your family and that word? Hey Joel, what's up? 00:08:54.250 --> 00:08:58.809 Claire, I'm dying. Are we figuratively dying 00:08:58.809 --> 00:09:03.039 or actually dying? I have the flu. Oh, babe, 00:09:03.220 --> 00:09:04.980 that sucks. Do you need me to bring you some 00:09:04.980 --> 00:09:08.159 soup? No, I need you to fill in for me at a shoot. 00:09:09.399 --> 00:09:14.700 What? A shoot. Today. Today? Oh my gosh, it's 00:09:14.700 --> 00:09:18.620 Saturday. And we're supposed to be shooting that 00:09:18.620 --> 00:09:20.519 social campaign for the chip brand today, and 00:09:20.519 --> 00:09:22.519 they are kicking me off set because I have a 00:09:22.519 --> 00:09:25.419 fever. You don't have anyone else at the agency 00:09:25.419 --> 00:09:28.779 who can help? Come on. Claire, I need you. You 00:09:28.779 --> 00:09:30.480 know the brand, you know the clients, you know 00:09:30.480 --> 00:09:33.279 the work. Can you please come? You're not doing 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:35.899 anything today anyway. Excuse me, I actually 00:09:35.899 --> 00:09:38.720 do have plans. Not work, but outdoorsy social 00:09:38.720 --> 00:09:42.539 plans. Wait, are you seeing the sexy single daddy 00:09:42.539 --> 00:09:45.360 today? I love the hot single daddy trope for 00:09:45.360 --> 00:09:48.519 you. My personal life is not a trope, Joel. And 00:09:48.519 --> 00:09:51.200 if anything, he's the sexy lumberjack trope. 00:09:51.360 --> 00:09:56.600 Gasp. I die. Sexy single daddy slash lumberjack? 00:09:56.759 --> 00:10:00.039 Get it, girl. Oh, does he also have slutty little 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:02.679 glasses like Jude Law on the holiday? Slutty 00:10:02.679 --> 00:10:05.240 little... Okay, no. He doesn't even wear glasses. 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:08.500 Okay, but can you reschedule with him? I'll owe 00:10:08.500 --> 00:10:10.580 you one. I'll get them to pay you double your 00:10:10.580 --> 00:10:16.379 day rate. Oh. Okay, okay, yeah. I'll do it. Text 00:10:16.379 --> 00:10:19.179 me the location and the scripts. I'll be there 00:10:19.179 --> 00:10:23.039 soon. Okay. Feel better, Joel. Love you, Claire 00:10:23.039 --> 00:10:26.980 Bear. Yeah, yeah. Call me when you're alive again. 00:10:29.629 --> 00:10:36.990 Shit. Hey, Tony. Hey, Claire. You almost ready? 00:10:37.190 --> 00:10:39.470 I'm all packed up and about to strap the kayaks 00:10:39.470 --> 00:10:43.429 to the truck. Oh, about that. I'm so sorry, but 00:10:43.429 --> 00:10:47.889 can we reschedule? Oh. Yeah, sorry. I just got 00:10:47.889 --> 00:10:51.149 a call to work on a project. My old co -worker, 00:10:51.250 --> 00:10:53.629 Joel, he's sick and he needs me to cover for 00:10:53.629 --> 00:10:57.370 him at a shoot. Oh, okay. Bummer. And I could 00:10:57.370 --> 00:11:00.360 really use the work right now. I'm so sorry. 00:11:00.679 --> 00:11:03.340 No, no, that's okay. We'll do it another day. 00:11:04.139 --> 00:11:06.399 Am I still going to see you at the art opening 00:11:06.399 --> 00:11:09.860 later tonight? Yeah, yeah, sure. Yeah, I think 00:11:09.860 --> 00:11:11.980 I'll be wrapped up by then and I'll meet you 00:11:11.980 --> 00:11:16.259 there. Okay, sounds good. And again, I'm really 00:11:16.259 --> 00:11:19.159 sorry. It's fine. Go make those coins, girl. 00:11:25.179 --> 00:11:28.100 Brian, where is she? There's only an hour left 00:11:28.100 --> 00:11:31.179 in the art show. I don't know where she is. Did 00:11:31.179 --> 00:11:34.379 you text her? Yeah, like eight times in the last 00:11:34.379 --> 00:11:37.860 two hours. She should be here by now. Hon, it's 00:11:37.860 --> 00:11:41.759 fine. Let's just enjoy our night. But look at 00:11:41.759 --> 00:11:45.120 Tony. He's over there working the crowd. Claire 00:11:45.120 --> 00:11:47.720 should be here to meet his art friends. Babe, 00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:49.980 it's fine. You know she's going to start backing 00:11:49.980 --> 00:11:52.139 off if you keep making such a big deal about 00:11:52.139 --> 00:11:55.990 her and Tony. You gotta be more subtle. Hmm, 00:11:55.990 --> 00:11:58.830 subtlety is not my strong suit. Aw, but you have 00:11:58.830 --> 00:12:02.330 so many other good qualities. So multifaceted. 00:12:02.549 --> 00:12:07.269 We almost have one minor flaw. Hey, guys. Tony! 00:12:07.570 --> 00:12:10.669 Great opening, man. I love the one with the Dia 00:12:10.669 --> 00:12:13.129 de los Muertos possum skull. Yeah, that's my 00:12:13.129 --> 00:12:16.570 friend Heather's work. It's fun. Nice. Got any 00:12:16.570 --> 00:12:19.370 bites on your pieces? Yeah, I just sold two, 00:12:19.490 --> 00:12:23.669 actually. Sweet. Congrats. Um, have you heard 00:12:23.669 --> 00:12:25.509 from Claire? I thought I might see her here. 00:12:25.830 --> 00:12:32.110 No, I haven't heard from her. Oh. Okay. Oh, here 00:12:32.110 --> 00:12:35.830 comes my old buddy. Ah, Tony! Yes! Okay, can 00:12:35.830 --> 00:12:38.190 I grab you? Just for a second, sorry. Um, I want 00:12:38.190 --> 00:12:39.889 to introduce you to my friend Doug. Yeah, yeah. 00:12:39.950 --> 00:12:44.169 Uh, excuse me, guys. Claire is doing it again, 00:12:44.330 --> 00:12:48.629 Brian. Doing what? Putting work over everything. 00:12:49.419 --> 00:12:52.360 She gets sucked into work and completely ignores 00:12:52.360 --> 00:12:54.940 everything around her and keeps her phone on 00:12:54.940 --> 00:12:58.120 silent. That's why she's still single. Is that 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:02.120 so wrong now and then? She needs the work. Don't 00:13:02.120 --> 00:13:05.419 let her take this away from us. This thing I'm 00:13:05.419 --> 00:13:08.179 manifesting with Claire and Tony is the best 00:13:08.179 --> 00:13:10.659 thing that's ever happened to me. Best thing 00:13:10.659 --> 00:13:13.620 that's ever happened to you? Not the kids? Not 00:13:13.620 --> 00:13:17.940 your husband? Sure, sure, you're great too. Oh. 00:13:18.460 --> 00:13:22.039 Not meeting Jake Fisher? Okay, that. That was 00:13:22.039 --> 00:13:24.519 the best thing that's ever happened to me. There's 00:13:24.519 --> 00:13:26.899 my girl. Come on, let's go see if we can buy 00:13:26.899 --> 00:13:37.320 a possum skull. Hello? Tony, I'm really, really, 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:40.799 really, really, really sorry. Oh, hey. I know, 00:13:40.820 --> 00:13:43.019 I explained everything last night, but since 00:13:43.019 --> 00:13:46.259 you're not responding to my texts, I feel like... 00:13:46.779 --> 00:13:49.860 What, you texted? Yeah, I'm trying not to stalk 00:13:49.860 --> 00:13:52.399 you, but I was hoping we could still reschedule 00:13:52.399 --> 00:13:55.580 our kayaking day. Oh, I just didn't see the text 00:13:55.580 --> 00:13:59.299 because I'm driving. Oh, okay. Yeah, I've got 00:13:59.299 --> 00:14:01.860 to do an installation in Chattanooga. The pieces 00:14:01.860 --> 00:14:03.419 that didn't sell last night are going up in a 00:14:03.419 --> 00:14:06.980 gallery. Oh, did a lot of the pieces sell? Yeah, 00:14:07.019 --> 00:14:09.840 most of them. It was a good time. Should have 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:13.820 been there. Yeah, yeah, I know. I feel terrible 00:14:13.820 --> 00:14:16.799 that I missed it. That's okay. I'll let you make 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:21.259 it up to me. How's that? You can keep me company 00:14:21.259 --> 00:14:23.740 on the phone while I'm driving. Oh, okay. Well, 00:14:23.840 --> 00:14:26.980 yeah, I can do that. Although I've never been 00:14:26.980 --> 00:14:29.919 much of a phone person. Too many awkward silences. 00:14:30.519 --> 00:14:33.700 What awkward silences? I don't know. The inevitable 00:14:33.700 --> 00:14:36.879 ones? I mean, you just ask a question to keep 00:14:36.879 --> 00:14:40.220 the conversation going. Right. Okay, so what 00:14:40.220 --> 00:14:43.480 were you doing before I called? Actually, I was 00:14:43.480 --> 00:14:46.029 listening to Shannon's audiobook. Midnight darkness. 00:14:46.429 --> 00:14:50.549 You were not. I was. I had no idea about the 00:14:50.549 --> 00:14:53.309 complexities of werepanther politics and lovemaking. 00:14:53.490 --> 00:14:56.230 But boy, do I ever know about it now. I could 00:14:56.230 --> 00:15:00.049 devour you, but I'd rather savor you. You know, 00:15:00.049 --> 00:15:03.950 the infamous TikTok line? That's the one. But 00:15:03.950 --> 00:15:06.889 that Jake Fisher guy, he'll be perfect in that 00:15:06.889 --> 00:15:09.210 role. It's a very cinematic story. I'm totally 00:15:09.210 --> 00:15:11.210 going to go see it when it comes out. You know, 00:15:11.230 --> 00:15:13.230 I can't believe Shannon is turning you into a 00:15:13.230 --> 00:15:16.299 romantic fan too. Hey, I get it. It's a guilty 00:15:16.299 --> 00:15:18.120 pleasure, and it's part of the whole cultural 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:20.679 ethos. I like to keep up with what people are 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:24.399 into. You should get on BookTok. Uh, BookTok? 00:15:24.740 --> 00:15:28.240 The hell is BookTok? It's kind of a TikTok, book, 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:33.200 nerd, subculture thing. Okay, I haven't seen 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:35.179 it, but it's probably going to show up in my 00:15:35.179 --> 00:15:43.120 feed now. Probably. So, um... Um... Maybe I put 00:15:43.120 --> 00:15:45.480 too much pressure on you about the awkward silence 00:15:45.480 --> 00:15:48.279 thing. I think you're overthinking it now. Nope, 00:15:48.299 --> 00:15:50.539 nope, nope, nope. I have another question queued 00:15:50.539 --> 00:15:53.879 right up. Oh, it's an interview now. Okay. Yes, 00:15:53.980 --> 00:15:56.879 so tell me about your family. Are your parents 00:15:56.879 --> 00:15:59.059 around? Are you close to them? Do you have any 00:15:59.059 --> 00:16:05.139 siblings? Okay, digging deep. Let's see. Yeah, 00:16:05.220 --> 00:16:07.080 I'm pretty close to my parents. They live in 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:10.740 Florida on a boat. Yes, I have a brother. Also 00:16:10.740 --> 00:16:14.759 in Florida. He's a biochemist. Okay. Your parents 00:16:14.759 --> 00:16:17.919 live on a boat? Like a rich person's yacht? Or 00:16:17.919 --> 00:16:21.100 like a houseboat? It's kind of like a retired 00:16:21.100 --> 00:16:24.100 hippie houseboat. They're boat people. They boat 00:16:24.100 --> 00:16:26.059 around the Florida Keys. It's a whole thing. 00:16:26.480 --> 00:16:29.240 Huh, okay. Well, that sounds like a nice way 00:16:29.240 --> 00:16:31.620 to spend retirement. Yeah, they seem to have 00:16:31.620 --> 00:16:35.039 a good time. Um, what about you? Any siblings 00:16:35.039 --> 00:16:38.809 other than Shannon? No, just the one. But she's 00:16:38.809 --> 00:16:41.570 plenty, as you know. And your parents? Well, 00:16:41.669 --> 00:16:44.929 I met your mom. She seemed really nice. Yeah, 00:16:45.090 --> 00:16:47.809 my parents, as you know, drive me crazy. But 00:16:47.809 --> 00:16:49.990 I guess, you know, their hearts are in the right 00:16:49.990 --> 00:16:52.490 place. They just want what's best for Shannon 00:16:52.490 --> 00:16:56.169 and me. And Brian. He's their favorite, obviously. 00:16:57.330 --> 00:16:59.929 Right, yeah, I get that. He's a prized son -in 00:16:59.929 --> 00:17:02.070 -law. Hey, so when do you want to go kayaking? 00:17:02.230 --> 00:17:05.309 I'm so glad you asked. Let me pull up my calendar 00:17:05.309 --> 00:17:08.730 on the computer. Calendar. I should really get 00:17:08.730 --> 00:17:11.730 one of those. You don't have a calendar? What? 00:17:12.009 --> 00:17:16.029 Well, I have a calendar. Dominique got me a derpy 00:17:16.029 --> 00:17:18.230 cat meme calendar. I got it tacked up in the 00:17:18.230 --> 00:17:20.430 workshop. But, you know, I really don't use it 00:17:20.430 --> 00:17:22.710 very much. I kind of just keep stuff in my head. 00:17:23.289 --> 00:17:25.970 Come on, dude. How do you keep track of your 00:17:25.970 --> 00:17:28.490 commitments and your appointments and all the 00:17:28.490 --> 00:17:31.430 various side hustles you have? Listen, I never 00:17:31.430 --> 00:17:36.670 said I had a good system. Okay, well. Huh, this 00:17:36.670 --> 00:17:41.589 is interesting. Uh, what? Oh, I just got an email 00:17:41.589 --> 00:17:44.109 back from this agency I was talking to last week. 00:17:44.170 --> 00:17:46.529 They want me to come up and interview for a contract 00:17:46.529 --> 00:17:49.470 position. Oh, nice. That's awesome. Congrats. 00:17:49.650 --> 00:17:52.430 An interview. It's in New York. Do I want to 00:17:52.430 --> 00:17:56.349 bother interviewing in New York? Um, yeah. Seems 00:17:56.349 --> 00:17:57.809 like you should at least take the interview. 00:17:58.230 --> 00:18:01.450 And you'd get to go to New York. I guess so. 00:18:02.109 --> 00:18:04.809 You're right. I'm not super interested in this 00:18:04.809 --> 00:18:06.950 agency, but a quickie little trip to New York 00:18:06.950 --> 00:18:08.809 would be fun. Hey, you're not going to believe 00:18:08.809 --> 00:18:10.869 this. I actually have a meeting with a restaurant 00:18:10.869 --> 00:18:13.210 client in Brooklyn next week. When's your trip? 00:18:13.410 --> 00:18:19.049 Next week. Wow. What are the chances? Okay, I'm 00:18:19.049 --> 00:18:21.250 just pulling in here. And my phone is blowing 00:18:21.250 --> 00:18:24.089 up with texts from Brian. My Brian? Our Brian? 00:18:24.210 --> 00:18:26.630 Shannon's Brian? One and the same. Looks like 00:18:26.630 --> 00:18:28.690 he may be freaking out about quitting his job. 00:18:28.970 --> 00:18:32.549 Okay. I'll let you go. Talk to you soon. Okay. 00:18:32.609 --> 00:18:38.329 Bye. Brian, buddy, you got this. This is an opportunity 00:18:38.329 --> 00:18:41.309 of a lifetime for you. You get to be a present 00:18:41.309 --> 00:18:43.809 dad and you get to support the family business. 00:18:44.490 --> 00:18:48.269 Oh, and no, I don't think you should grow a soul 00:18:48.269 --> 00:18:53.190 patch. Learn from my mistakes, man. Also, don't 00:18:53.190 --> 00:18:55.150 tell Shannon, but it looks like Claire and I 00:18:55.150 --> 00:18:57.650 will be in New York at the same time next week. 00:18:58.759 --> 00:19:02.259 Ha. Tony texted Brian, don't tell Shannon. You're 00:19:02.259 --> 00:19:04.619 right. My husband tells me every time he accidentally 00:19:04.619 --> 00:19:07.279 runs a yellow light. Of course he told me right 00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:10.660 away. And should I mention how excited I was 00:19:10.660 --> 00:19:12.880 that Tony and Brian were texting each other more 00:19:12.880 --> 00:19:16.000 often? Middle -aged men being emotionally supportive 00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:20.859 friends? So refreshing. But I'll save the bromance 00:19:20.859 --> 00:19:24.059 for season two. This story is about Tony and 00:19:24.059 --> 00:19:26.819 Claire. I was pretty pissed at Claire for missing 00:19:26.819 --> 00:19:29.180 the art show. And for being sneaky about the 00:19:29.180 --> 00:19:32.299 New York trip. But since I didn't know about 00:19:32.299 --> 00:19:34.859 that part, I could just give in and be super 00:19:34.859 --> 00:19:38.980 excited. Internally. New York. Just think of 00:19:38.980 --> 00:19:41.019 all the great romantic movies that take place 00:19:41.019 --> 00:19:44.880 in New York. A secret rendezvous. And their first 00:19:44.880 --> 00:19:48.380 trip together in the Big Apple. Chef's kiss. 00:19:48.700 --> 00:19:52.609 This story practically writes itself. The rom 00:19:52.609 --> 00:19:55.150 -com formula was created, directed, produced, 00:19:55.410 --> 00:19:57.930 and written by Susan Cooper, co -produced by 00:19:57.930 --> 00:20:00.549 Micah Caldwell, and co -written by Micah Caldwell, 00:20:00.670 --> 00:20:04.450 Rozzy Shadmery, and Scythe Sullyperm. Co -starring 00:20:04.450 --> 00:20:07.569 Susan Cooper as Shannon, Micah Caldwell as Claire, 00:20:07.710 --> 00:20:11.089 and Matt Fogarty as Tony. Joined in this episode 00:20:11.089 --> 00:20:14.069 by an ensemble cast that includes Francisco Almonara 00:20:14.069 --> 00:20:17.269 as Brian, Caden MacArthur as Joel, Sean Daly 00:20:17.269 --> 00:20:20.109 as lead singer, and Abby Getty as Tony's art 00:20:20.109 --> 00:20:23.299 friend. Series edited by Doug Lehman with post 00:20:23.299 --> 00:20:25.359 -production provided by Rosebank Picture and 00:20:25.359 --> 00:20:27.759 Sound. If this episode of the Rom -Com Formula 00:20:27.759 --> 00:20:30.200 swept you off your feet, please like and subscribe, 00:20:30.500 --> 00:20:33.140 leave us a review, share with your favorite hopeless 00:20:33.140 --> 00:20:36.480 romantic, and follow us on Instagram at romcomformula 00:20:36.480 --> 00:20:40.759 for bonus content. I am Diana Durand. Thanks 00:20:40.759 --> 00:20:41.220 for listening.