But what’s even worse than conducting interviews during a pandemic?
Luckily, I didn’t have COVID so maybe that bodes well for the election, too.
Maybe that metaphor will work in our favor.
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God, what a horrible day [laughs].
Because if there’s a civil war I have no skills to offer.
What do I do, just barricade inside the house?
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Just get me out of the way.
I have friends that are going to tune out and do crafts to cope.
I’m like, I hear you, but I don’t have that kind of brain.
I have to listen to everything constantly.
The best I can do is tell myself not to turn on the television at eight in the morning.
If I do that I’m a goner, I’m just going to watch MSNBC all day.
I have a go at do some things, like writing, before I turn the TV on.
But none of my plans include not watching.
What’s your secret?
But, I haven’t written it yet [laughs].
There was a period at the beginning of the year where I came in hot.
You also, notably, released your bookWow, No Thank Youduring the height of the pandemic.
Everyone’s losing their jobs and here I am tap-dancing on somebody’s podcast.
And the book sold well.
I also never even tweeted anything spicy!
It was dumb jokes.
I’m like man I can’t be getting called out on the Internet every day for nothing.
But I still do talk to post and talk to people on Instagram.
I hate to say something like “my platform,” but it is what it is.
I have a go at post other people’s books and get conversation going.
I do miss being hugged, but I do not miss airports so it was a weird tradeoff.
I was like, why are there so many shirts?
I only wore one shirt this whole time.
So I had a bit of a meltdown on the drive back to Michigan the piece was about that.
I never know what they’re going to be.
I’ll make a list of things that interest me.
She’s never said no [laughs].
What about your book titles?
They so perfectly encapsulate the vibe do you have any in mind right now?
That part’s not me [laughs].
I always have a title in mind.
Like,We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, I wanted to call that bookEverything Is Garbage.
That’s what it was called in my mind and in all my Google Docs.
One of her notes forWow, No Thank Youwas: Why is there no sex in it?
I was like, because I’m 40 and you don’t have sex!
I’m watchingFargoseason four.
I loveFargoso much, it’s so good.
Chris Rock as a dramatic actor, man.
And right now I’m reading this book calledTiny Nightmares.
It’s perfect for COVID-slash-election brain.
You have to be in a place for that.
