Hello everybody. Oh, I suppose cousin the first 30 seconds seven seconds of division Hello, everybody. How are you doing there for people waiting? So can y'all hear me? I'm not I'm I'm on Hey, time. Hey, don't you can hear me. What up Viking? We got a I got my final book order from Book outlet. Hey Terry a zoo the man of the hour So I got a stack of books over here. I got eight books to cost me 65 bucks. No 10 That's right one of them leech was all sold out That's some bupkis. So I only got nine for $65 Stress because reasons, but all right. I think I'm sorry Yeah, is it the air there? Well, while Ty is answering or if he doesn't want to answer then that's fine, but I Got nine books. I have a pre-order that came in and then dr. Zoop Dr. Zoop himself sent me a package. We're gonna start off with that Because zoop's been at work all day and I don't want to make him hang around for the entire thing if he doesn't have Yeah, just health insurance and the house deed thing hanging Change him. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah Refuses to communicate. I'm sorry. Well, I'm glad you're getting that check Terry As you use you tend to have headaches after anesthesia, but not this long after anesthesia All right, I'm gonna start opening this Joker So Y'all can listen that you can ASMR it I'm trying to keep it off there because there's some there's some address on everywhere. Hey, Boggle. How you doing? My oldest son and I got a horrible stuff. Oh, not doing good.   Yeah My friend Tina had oh Yeah, it could definitely be that yeah Zoop, what did you do? Did you duct tape this thing together? Good gravy? We have a we have a bag with an a box y'all Yeah, but I'm trying to keep the Because I don't know where all the address is Don't show it on the stream. Don't show it on the stream. I think everyone in here has my address anyways But anyways, but box Come on. Bye. Hey y'all doing hang on.  Yeah, we yeah Everybody's got something going on right now. I think you I'm sure it will be the box was too small the box was definitely Anyways, okay, I'm trying not to look trying not to look but here's okay. There's nothing on this. Here's the other one We got a third bag too I'm sure it will be in time They'd say anything I could wait patiently What sucks is I have no idea what's going on or if I'm getting a new member right right, right? Well, I mean you can always just I mean, I don't know your doctor and the farm. They should understand But I mean, I don't know man They do need to get off their butts and communicate. All right second bag gone What's in the bag? What's in the bag? Y'all ready for this Y'all ready? I've no idea. It's Three books three books Shit y'all want to see y'all want to see this So is this is there supposed to be? the narrow in here is there Like you didn't forget about a bookmark Dude, thank you. Thank you very very much That's awesome But this is the highlight. Yeah, y'all ready for this. Y'all ready for this? I have never even seen these in person. I knew they existed. I knew the covers existed But I got I got y'all see the goose bumps. Look at a goose bumps. Hopefully it's hide. You see the goose bumps Look at a goose bumps But thank you zoo for the money and they Look look is this French. It's French, isn't it? It's the French version of it But that's the first one That's the first one. That's the second one.  Look at this is the third one It's got can y'all see it here. Let me get some more light on it. Look It's the spider spoiler alert. Am I right?  Oh My god Look look and then the poster up here This is so thank you so so much.  You're you sent me the the French rage too, right? Yeah, there it is Now I got it now. I have to start a French. I got a collection already started look rage in French Y'all look at the spines And y'all see that all right look at the spines Come on focus Look at that I'm sorry. I'm hollering in your guys's ears. I apologize. I forgot.  I'm sorry. I'm sorry about your ears I'm so sorry about your ears. I had zoop.  Oh My god, this is so cool That is amazing Check this out. Check this out. All right, so we got it looks like it looks like comic book list in the back All right, so just one of these one of these is 500 pages All right, the next one is 500 pages. So the French version of it is 1500 pages Commence a bongo mine There's nine September And this one's 500 pages, too. That's wow I owe you man.  That is sick. That is that is sick That is so awesome. And this just going into bank appreciate it. Okay Wow. Yeah, I'm I'm I'm blown away by that one. I'm uh Yeah, yeah, that's cool That is awesome. It's so cool. What I miss what I miss what I miss Yeah, zoop. I can't I can't say it enough. That is that's so cool. Thank you so much. That's That's what let's see here. Well, I I saw them and I knew you oh, yeah, that's for my it collection I love to rage too, of course, but my it collection is just That's amazing for Mary's Lane Now you need to collect it in all the languages. I do I do I do I know there's a one that I Specifically was looking for for a while, but I couldn't find it under a hundred dollars and I just finally gave up I think what is it Roman? That wouldn't be Roman it Greek is a Greek. Let me let me see No, that isn't it That isn't it. I Can't remember which one I can't remember Hey Zoe, how you doing? Zoe look what I got look what I got look what I got look look Zoop Dr. Zoop sent me it in French So this is book one. It's got Georgie once again spoilers all over these color cup cup covers They just don't do not care So that's the first one and Then the second one Yeah, the bones and then the last one has a spider and all different kinds of spoilers for for the ending of the book Zoom in on the covers. I'm trying Okay, this is the third book or the third part. I'm hollering in the That's the third one. That's the second one. I'll show you in a secondary and Here's the first one. You want to know what beat beat Richie is in French. I Have to go through there probably like they're beat beat richie.  It's you know, it sounds what is it automata Pia? What is it called when a word sounds like what it is? like Boom that kind of thing. I don't think it's automata Pia That's gonna bother me But anyways, let's get going because I promised Chris that I would go play Gears of War with him It is automata Pia. Okay, so I was right. I thought that's what it was but when a word When the sound of a word is the word But I promised Chris that I would play Gears of War with him But I wanted I wanted to open this because it's been sitting on my desk ever since zoop sent it So thank you again, my friend amazing first Hang on What's up Derek? How you doing? Finally made it to a stream and I'm glad you're here brother. Glad you're here. Um I'm glad your books got there. All right Boom All right, so the first thing I'm gonna do I'm gonna read one. I'm gonna not read one I'm gonna show you guys one that I got from a pre-order. It just came out yesterday. It showed up yesterday But I'm not gonna be reading the description of this one because I am super stoked for it And I know absolutely nothing about it and I trust the author Those are the three things that have to be so I don't read a description at all. I have to be excited for it I have to trust the author and There was something else I said, but anyway, are you talking about Frankenstein? You read Frankenstein seven times All the sinners bleed by SA Cosby came out yesterday. I love this cover. It's textured the name and the the title Are stamped in I Don't think you can really see but you can a little bit when I tilt it around Yeah, I'm as soon as me and Schiller done with for you and only you by Caroline Kepnes We're jumping into this one. All right. I gotta put hang on. I gotta make a stack I need to put rage back with the Bachman books and then I need to put this with my other ones And then I'll show my shirt Terry I Terry I'm not a hot mess. I'm a spicy disaster Because I like spicy stuff Your boy didn't lost some weight though, bro. Your boy didn't lost more weight The gut is going away The gut is a fly. Oh Thank you time Cover is beautiful. It is beautiful. Yeah I will notice that every time I will read this The things you missed at this time. I just analyze how contagious The thing style is yeah, it's very well written if you're talking about Frankenstein People would judge you by that personality that does kind of look like a cuphead character doesn't it? It does it looks exactly like a cuphead character Why it's been a good guy Hey, bro, it's been a good day. Got me a No, I got Palais vos Français à tout le monde, but to my semi-jubbler than to drop a tip Who knows where that's from who knows what that's from Who knows? Thank you lazy. I'm happy for me too and zoop helped out with the bills. I knew what you meant. He's he Yep mega death Insomnia I've been quoting make it as a lot lately Okay, all right, so now on to the book outlet final hall once again many thanks to my friend Henry Who keeps sending me gift cards? I guess he likes watching afterward because every time I do one of these book hauls I get another one from him so The Meg what's up writer? the Meg like the Altman book Steven Altman Anyway, so hey Henry I think I always want to call him Harry I have no oh because I've been watching great British Bake Off junior edition and the guy's names Harry anyways Henry Thank you again. I'm sure you will watch this you you've gone above and beyond in fact this time It was very hard Seedingly hard for me to pick books because the last couple times I went through every single last Pig page but like my kid looks like Meg Griffin It Okay. All right. Anyways, so we're gonna jump into this book outlet book all the first one The first one This is another this isn't The Finalist but Laird Hunt is a national book award finalist But this isn't the book that I got you. Oh Yeah, you got me But this is just an author who won it. I haven't been able to find the book that he won it for but this is In the house in the dark of the woods Would you focus? Hey Phyllis, how you doing? Look at this cover though. Look at that arms and the hands and everything Anyways, what is it about? It is a very cool Hang on, let me put my mic right in front of me. Let me let me know if it's too loud guys in This magical and frightening tale of colonial America Nothing is quite as it seems a wife gone missing may in fact have fled her stifling and abusive home The invet the inviting splendor of new American wilderness may in fact be an orchestration By a malevolent force Women who it almost sounds like the malevolent forces when anyways Women who lack both voice and sovereignty may seek freedom at the price of damnation Set against the eerie dangerous world of bygone New England in the house in the dark of the woods Is a historical encounter unlike any you've read and a novel you'll not soon forget I heard malevolent horse and that sounded like horse Like W. A. P. No, I'm saying What's up nettles? Yeah, we just got started. This is the first book really well I don't put them away now, but dr. Zook sent me the French editions of it The mass it's amazing Like slide back or something She made a cinnamon roll cake today, that's cool, that's cool I was I was reading a free e-book pub pub in 1827 And I got to the end of volume three nine hundred and sixty pages and volume four isn't a bit Yeah, Lois Um What's it about what's which one's about which what what's which about this about I read it I don't know what you're talking about. See me okay Next up we have an author that this isn't too loud. Is it I know I tend to get loud and the mic is right in front of me Is it too loud there, but I'm gonna whisper in your ear Hey If I don't you guys know the feeling when you purchased a brand new hard bound and when you read the quality of the book You will realize that you spent. Oh, yes, that's what happened to me with both head full of ghosts and bird box.  All right. So next up we have an author that's Swedish I'm sure he's Norwegian. Yeah, he but he's sweet. He's sweet. All right. So I read the room by this guy He he writes fable ism, which as we discussed in the last one is magical realism, but for white people so He writes very weird books almost bizarro, but they're lit literary, right? It's Jonas Carlson the circus There we go. I really like the cover I know I'm right up in your guys's ears and I'm sorry. I Really really like the cover. So let's let's see what it's about. Shall we? You don't take it on books don't take it on box a Real-life vanishing act leaves one man looking for his missing friend in this Kafka-esque new novel from the acclaimed author of the room and the invoice The gentle offbeat narrator of the circus is perfectly content with his quiet life By day, he works in a bakery and by night. He obsessively organizes and reorganizes his record collection It's all just the way he likes it But when his childhood friend Magnus comes calling out of the blue the contours of our narrators familiar world begin to shift on a visit to the circus together Magnus volunteers to participate in the magician's disappearing act and midway through the routine. He vanishes Is this part of the act what happened to Magnus? And who is it calling on the phone in the dead of night breathing into the receiver and never saying a word? Smart sharply unsettling and with its sleight of hand Exquisitely kept the circus is a fun house mirror of a reed of a reed One that ingeniously reveals the way we see ourselves and the stories we tell Boom that sounds great actually sounds really really good you buy all your books used. Where do you find these I? And I think I've asked you this before but where the hell do you find these French editions?  I know it's around here somewhere chair Oh Anyways, so Henry if you're still watching I literally got stuff that just it was cover buys and stuff that sounded even Remotely interesting Those books weren't a lot. You so you just got lucky twice with French editions. That's I remember you telling me about Roswell now Yeah, I have the invoice around here somewhere. I don't know where it is It's kind of vanished kaput Sound like you I Got a few point paperbacks in French from thrift books because I love the covers. They were cheap cool Hey, Tony. How you doing man? Welcome in my friend. The next one 100% was a description buy because the cover I'm kind of I'll let you guys decide what you think of the cover But I kept passing it up and I didn't realize that the the person on the cover was holding an axe But it's scribe. I don't know this cover just doesn't really do it for me It's kind of a mess You like it? Yeah Anyways, so this is what it's about a brutal civil war has ravaged the country and Contagious fevers have decimated the population Abandoned farmhouses litter the isolated mountain valleys in shallow hollow shady hollows The economy has been reduced to barter and trade in this craggy Unwelcome world the center the central character of scribe eeks out a lonely living on the family farmstead Where she was raised and where her sister met an untimely end She lets a migrant group known as the uninvited set up temporary camps on her land And she maintains an uneasy peace with her cagey neighbors and local enforcer billy kingery She has learned how to make papers and inks and she has become known for her letter writing skills Which she exchanges for tobacco Firewood and other scarce resources An unusual request for a letter from a man with hidden motivations unleashes the ghosts of her troubled past And sets off a series of increasingly Collabbitous events that culminate in a harrowing journey To a crossroads this blurb is insanely overwritten. I just realized that there are way too many words here I know that sounds weird But yeah, but anyways the the idea the premise of the story caught me Drawing on traditional folktales and the history and culture of apalachia Allison haggie has crafted a grip gripping Swiftly plotted novel that touches on pressing issues of our time migration pandemic disease the rise of authoritarianism And makes a compelling case for the power of stories to both show us the world and transform it Not my favorite book cover. Yeah, it's uh, yeah, I'm not crazy about it either Yeah, the premise does sound sound like titties. Yep For those of you who's joining us when Derek says something sounds like titties That's good. If he says it sounds like cheeks, that's bad I got you Derek. I got you All right. So terry Here's here's one here's one for you you I believe you're the one who sent me one of the books in this series You're gonna have to tell me if I'm wrong But neon yang I got the bind up I think you sent me one of the novellas. It's three novellas It is beautiful, isn't it? And it's the the tenserate series Yeah, I think you sent me this one Terry right here. Maybe I think you won it off of a good reads thing. I think maybe maybe not It is beautiful and I you know, you guys know how I love asian fantasy. I absolutely adore it Oh, there's four You think you did that but it is very pretty. So there's four For these four four novellas and It's the black tides of heaven The red thorns of fortune The descent of monsters and the ascent of godhood Currently watching our local horror fantasy show. What's it called zoe? I I I do I do too biking for many reasons.  How you doing and no no more bow hunt Lee yet No more bow hunt Lee No, no more no more bow hunt Lee All right, here's one I had to get because I'm a huge fan of ken lew Um, and I somehow missed it the other times I was going through 10 10 tennis books so far But I was going through and I realized that ken lew translated his father's, uh, what is it? Is it a novel? It doesn't have a Okay. Yeah Okay, anyways, it's The three body problem by season lew It looks like it's moving down here It looks like it's moving. It's coming to netflix. It's coming to netflix Hi, there the uh description of this one is on the inside Set against the backdrop of china's cultural revolution a secret military project sends signals into space in an attempt to Make contact with aliens and they succeed An alien civilization on the brink of destruction Captures the signal and plans to invade earth Now on earth different camps start forming Planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt Or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision There's only four hundred sixteen pages Oh, it's a series the remembrance of earth's past trilogy. Here are the other books The dark forest and death send All right, did zoe ever answer me? it's about the two forces of a swang a swang a swung killers and the race of Trying to take over the human race and there's a twist with the two four. Oh, okay Huh, hey lee, how you doing? You've been wanting to get that You love that book cool Hey, what's up connor? How you doing? Is the print small? No, not really that's pretty chunky script It's pretty decent pert near decent there, buddy I'm trying to decide what i'm gonna show you guys next. I think i'll do this one next all right, so You guys don't know i'm a huge david foster wallis fan But i never got this book because it wasn't finished He passed away before he finished it But this this version of it I have not tried ted chiang I have not I got this version of it Because it says with four previously unpublished scenes That's the pale king by david foster wallis It was only 6.99. So why not right? Welcome back terry. Welcome back. Hey, elizabeth. How you doing? How's manly? So I got that one and this one even unfinished It probably wouldn't ended up being another infinite jest Unfinished at 600 pages Look at these scans of blank I don't know if the scans of blank pages or what but Yeah, I think it's like scans of his blank pages What the hell? Wait a second. Is there a printing error? Because there's it looks like there's text on there, doesn't it but there's no text on there And it's not look look I guess you could see through it But it looks like there's text over here and there's no It's all blank Is this a printing error?  I think it's a printing error I 100% think it's a printing error. I have no idea Anybody in here read this? I'm gonna have to talk to somebody who's read that No, I did not find Voldemort's diary It's uh The Pale King by David Foster Wallace and I know it was unfinished But Yeah, it says an unfinished novel I'm gonna read this. I'm gonna read the introduction before I get started Voldemort is about as pale as you can get Whatever you do. Don't write in it. Don't don't write in it They left the unfinished parts in They want me to finish they want me to finish writing it It's like House of Leaves, but House of Leaves doesn't have any blank pages, does it? It's a sequel to House of Leaves You're supposed to finish it. That'd be kind of cool That's that desk note. Uh, uh, no, uh, uh No, ma'am.  I think it's a printing error That sucks It's a choose your own adventure story, but you get to write the two pages where House of Leaves has some pages with just a single set. Yeah, I know that but this is like they're completely blank Yeah, I think I honestly think that this is a printing error You know what I think these are scans these might be scans of Well, it was only 6.99, but here's the thing I think these might be scans of his actual pages that they couldn't pick out Your own bow only fan fiction I'm gonna what I'm gonna do is it's back bay books. I'm going to write. No, it's hatchet. I know people at hatchet So I'm gonna I'm gonna write to the to my contact at hatchet and ask them What happened to pages? If pages 337 are supposed to be Yeah, because there's not even page numbers on these blank pages And it just stops in mid-sentence like it should carry on I don't know that Someone did a hatchet job on that book Good one. Very good. I need a black light not in my house It does look like a printing area error era area and era That's exactly what it's Anyways, let's let's keep going. I got this one because me and shell started Uh, what was it? Uh, the book of m and we were enjoying it, but then we just stopped reading it for whatever reason What do you think about verbing nouns? The cartographers that's what I think about it. Anyways by paying shepherd Y'all want to know what the pale king is about because I don't even know what it's about The agents at the irs regional examination center in peoria, illinois appear ordinary to newly arrived trainee david foster wallis So it's meta fiction But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom survival training Wallace learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to the strange calling And he has arrived at a moment when forces within the irs are plotting to eliminate What little humanity and dignity the work still has Imagined with the interior force and generosity that were david foster wallis's unique gifts The pale king grapples directly with human questions life's meaning The value of work the importance of connection and commands infinite respect for one of the most daring writers of our time clearly it's not about much since it's missing some pages Uh, sorry.   I don't know. I don't know. Uh You know life's questions Yeah, that's where the meaning of life was written down I've been debating reading infinite jest because it's so long Leave the chat. Uh, but maybe i'll try it out. It's it's It's an a problem probably nettles probably. Um but uh It's it's one of my favorite books of all time.  Let's let's see. Ooh. Ooh. Ooh Deckled egg edges nothing turns me into gorilla quick enough quicker than deckled edges. Ooh. Ooh. Ooh Ooh Okay, here we go Nell Young's whole life and greatest passion is cartography Her father dr. Daniel Young is a legend in the field and neils Nells personal hero hero But she hasn't seen or spoken to him ever since he cruelly fired her and destroyed her reputation after an argument over an old cheap gas station highway map But when dr. Young is found dead in his office at the new york public library With the very same seemingly worthless map hidden in his desk. Nell can't resist investigating i'm feeling I'm feeling national treasure in this mofa To her surprise she soon discovers that the map is incredibly valuable and exceedingly rare We saw that one coming didn't in fact she may now have the only copy left in existence. Okay, indy Let's let's go because a mysterious collector has been hunting down and destroying every last one Along with anyone who gets in the way, but why? To answer that question. Nell embarks on a dangerous journey into Many shenanigans to reveal a dark family secret and discovers the true power that lies in maps Perfect for fans of joe hill and ve schwaab The cartographers is an ode to art and science history and magic A spectacularly imaginative modern story about an ancient craft and places still Undiscovered it does sound cool Sounds very cool. I feel like reading should be a tactile expert. Yeah, y'all y'all Y'all I agree with you. I love deckled engines swoon swoon yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah give it hang on trying to my my favorite I think infinite jest is That's all the way up there. I ain't bothered to get up but infinite my any copy of infinite jest and my copy of Gravity's rainbow are both deckled edges because they're uh Not collectors editions, but they're like special anniversary editions and they're gorgeous She's gonna steal the declaration of independence and we have to stop her Sorry, I glitched there for a second Pretentious, oh hush lazy Hush your face All right next one next one up this I have a problem Um that when I like the idea of books I tend to buy them even if I don't plan on reading them. I mean it was a gift card. I had to use it on something So I bought this lady's first book by Lee Night night. Love you. Um I bought this lady's first book And I still haven't read it And that was called station 11 So I got her next one Sea of Tranquility by Emily st. John Mandel Also, she won the national book award for Uh station 11. So I will eventually get to it or she did she win or did she I can't remember. I think she was a finalist Um, yeah the award-winning best-selling author of station 11. Yeah, all right Edwin st. Andrew is 18 years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship Exiled from polite English society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a dinner party He enters the forest spellbound by the beauty of the canadian wilderness And suddenly hears the notes of a violin Echoing in an airship terminal an experience that shocks him to his core.  Oh, l I V E Llewellyn is on a book tour She's traveling all over earth, but her home is the second moon colony A place of white stone spired towers and artificial beauty. What is this?   They happen. Oh, it definitely happened. It just Olive it said olive I even spelled it it said olive olive And I got lu wellan, right lu wellan's like 12 12 ls in lu wellan. Have you seen lu wellan? lu wellan's got 19 ls in it But I get olive wrong and I got lu wellan, right? I feel like there was a lot going on in that book. There was there was a time travel novel So she bouncing all over the place I have the glass hotel of hers, but we'll probably end up giving it away Ooh, I wish I had the money you could ship it to me, but I don't have the money Uh, if I could use I could I could use like five bucks from from what zoop sent me, I guess Uh, if I worried about all the times I use the wrong word. Oh y'all trying to make me feel good I thought it was funny. I couldn't believe it. Like I just read olive olive olive Motherfuckers name was olive.  Olive. Just olive Just call her early I If you want to send it terry, I'll take it. I haven't read any of her books. So I don't I don't know Um, but I can still smell peanut butter. So I figure I'm fine That is the most out of context thing Like I know there's context above that lazy, but just suddenly reading But I can still smell peanut butter. So I figure I'm fine We need a never-ending gift card for a book spree and ice cream Yeah, well, I mean I pretty much thanks to my friend. That's where all these books came from That's where all of these state shits came from I was saying in the discord the other day if it wasn't for friends gift cards and uh Trading in books. I'd be in a desperate situation because your boy needs his retail therapy Thank you terry I appreciate you. All right last book y'all ready for the last book. I got to get in and play a game of my son If you can't smell peanut butter, you might be getting all Is that real? I can I never tell I can never tell with you lazy You can never tell with you You and zoop both make jokes and sometimes I'm like are they serious? Share with us share the wealth It is real I too need repot retail therapy.  I knew about that one It's a pantry to smell the peanut butter. I have peanut butter every day and I can smell it. So Hey, what was I talking about? What was I going with that?  Okay um So and I doubt this author is in here.  Okay So my friend Darren, you know, I've read I've wrote a couple books with him and he goes. Hey, Sean Hamill Wants to you know wants to read our book and give us a blurb and I said who? And he's like Sean Hamill the author of the the author of a cosmology of monsters. I'm like Who Like why I've never even heard of this guy. Why would I want? I literally said that why would I want a blurb from someone? I I don't even know Is it an indie author?  Um And this one kind of also it's got a Stephen King blur It's got a Stephen King blurb on it y'all If John Irving ever wrote a horn novel It It would be something like this. I loved it. Oh, wow. It's got one of those uh, y a Descriptions, you know how they only put like three words on a y a description enticing action adventure buccas, you know all right Noah Turner sees month, but I'm going to tell you why I bought it and just other than me feeling bad There's another reason why I bought it Noah Turner sees monsters that Timmy Turner's cousin Anyways, his father saw them and built a shrine to them with the wandering dark An Immersive horror experience that the whole family operates his practical mother has caught glimpses of terrors But refuses to believe too focused on keeping the family from falling apart His brilliant older sister Eunice can't exercise them from her mind No matter how many versions of the story she commits to paper And his eldest sister the dramatic and vulnerable Sydney Won't admit to seeing anything but the beckoning glow of the spotlight Until it swallows her up Noah Turner sees monsters, but unlike but unlike his family Noah chooses to let them in now now buccas buccas I saw that cover in Barnes and Noble. Yeah, I mean he's obviously a published author He's got a Stephen King blurb and who else we got Stephen King Carmen, uh, maria machado CJ Tudor Jennifer McMahon and Ellen Datlow Two of these people have me blocked on Anyways, here's the reason I really bought it Here's the reason I finally decided to pull the trigger. So I go over to amazon And I read the look inside and y'all Yeah, Ellen Datlow is the one who's got me well is one of the ones who's who's got me blocked. Um, I've never Never so much to say a word to that woman. Um In any context context, what is the story there? I don't know. I'm just blocked Like and it's funny because she showed off my review for orm shadow because she was the editor on that book And I went over to check I went over to say thanks for the you know, my friend tracy sent me a screenshot Well, I sent me the link and I went over to click I clicked on it and went over there and only to find out she has me blocked But she was literally sharing my review of one of the books that she edited and She didn't at me because she had me blocked. I was like, what the f- I'm good enough to review your books But I ain't good enough to like at least not be blocked Let your boy just hang out. Shit anyways, um All triangles even the but this is the reason why I bought the book for real for real The reason why I went over and took a look at at the look inside I read the first line and I was like, yeah, I'm gonna buy that I started collecting my older sister unice's suicide notes when I was seven years old That's all it took for me to buy the book Where does that go?  How can you be so obtuse? So obtuse what's up chad? How you during? Maybe thanks.  Best avoided. Maybe I mean a lot of people that's it's unfortunate that so many people find me What's it called? Not aggressive. I don't know. There's a word for it. Uh I'm I'm standoff not standoffish There's some there's a word for what I want and I can't think I can't think about it I know I'm a teddy bear, but you know me Intimidating that's the word intimidate I get that a lot So I'm just here for the tennis books. Well, you missed them all I got nine tennis books this time chad brash Well brash, I mean maybe but I the word I was looking for was intimidating It was not everywhere yet. It's net nettles knows because I've said this before To her and she's like whatever now mind you nettles used to call me a curmudgeonly old goat So I'm never gonna let her live that down ever Not ever ever but she was right though. She was right She was right. I need some I need some I need some drank I need some drink y'all got about three more minutes with me Oh, I know Derek. You were just trying to fill in the blank. I know Yeah, you meant it too. Yeah, because I was That's all that ever takes me Anyway, so those are the books that I got Uh, I don't know if I'm gonna read any of these anytime soon, but I uh, I engaged in capitalism And I got something out of it consumerism for the winds now before I go I want to tell y'all Um, you remember in the last stream when I was talking about how A booktube was a cult Specifically here to sell you books. You remember me saying that Just type. Yeah down there in the comments. I mean if if you remember that That's how I picked you man. Who doesn't like a curmudgeon? Okay, so so just I want you guys to do something Just I this is this is a homework assignment for you All I want you to do is go to youtube search And type in and some of you a lot of you have probably Already already know about this Just type in booktube drama who The amount of hits that you get The amount of people talking about people that I've never heard of Many of my friends haven't heard of I just want you to see just how lucrative it is in the booktube community to start shit Now this is coming from someone who was a curmudgeonly old goat Because it sold books. Okay.  They just happened to find each other's videos and it was all about They couldn't have read the same book because the book was so bad anyways or this book was so good They couldn't have read the same book. So anyways, uh, when I placed my book order today I did a search for miso soup. They didn't have it. Oh Damn it. That's a good book into miso soup. I read umerakami Oh, it's so good. So good I should send you my copies.   I was shocked At how petty These people are and I I keep using that word, but that's exactly what that's that's exactly how that's the perfect word for it There's no other book. There's no other word for it I think I'll just do extra book report instead. I don't like I just want you guys to okay Then don't watch any of the videos But I want you to like scroll down it goes on forever And there's one face in particular that pops up the most And I was like, yeah I remember your videos um Oh, yeah, they say rappers start fake beef too. It When when there's like no reason to be upset Like there's absolutely no reason to be now They might be this petty but I was like, I'm not even gonna get I watched two and then I realized wait. I'm giving them exactly what they want I'm giving them views and I ran off so um That's a rabbit hole. I don't want to go down Just then just then just google it not google it but search it on youtube and just scroll Just scroll some of even some of the Even Even some of the thumbnails are petty It's so good I just scrolled down what exactly it just keeps going doesn't it it's just there's so much It's like do y'all ever have time to talk about books? On my booktube channels, they remember authors who do that petty stuff and they don't like it It's hey, it's whatever I just see the same recycled conversations diversity in books is audio books reading. Yeah that's but Is audio but come on is audio books reading Kind of what I'm talking about not not the the diversity one There's a whole other real problem in book two Where with discrimination Like there's a real problem there So don't pay any attention to the diversity ones but the the ones that I wish I could I don't want to stir up any Shit because these people got like hundreds of thousands and that's why they have hundreds of thousands of subs Is because they they play in the drama Oh, yeah, Elizabeth reads slow and uses too many adverbs boom roasted I'll add your verb Just finished my assignment a lot of people just saying they're leaving but yeah, that's yeah, that's another one. Um But it's probably probably because I have it like a different search Like I just thought about this the algorithm might treat y'all differently than it treats me So Saw ones that I know.  Exactly That's exactly my point If you're brave meeting in the middle of town, I mean if you fill in frog we manually jump Ribbit But I don't want to know one of my favorites is a douche.  He's not a murderer. He's not a He's he's not like that.   I realized what I was doing. I had to stop and delete it all I need a video idea for tuesday.  No No, we're not bringing back those lists those lists were a pain in the ass to make And I got some of the most vile comments on there because that series There's one of the biggest mistakes I ever made boy was it popular, but it brought in the wrong crowd, man Best five best fog moments Uh If one of my favorite creators is a jerk it doesn't surprise me now There is something to say about People being antisocial like most writers most creative people are antisocial to some extent because they spend so much time alone um And I keep hearing how much of an oddity I am but uh You know to to write and create as much as I do and still have a personality That's one that gets me. I can't believe you actually have you know a personality.    There are some books authors that just Frustrate me and that would be no good. I'm still mad about books.    You don't know me.   You're like wait a second Yes, I have made thousands of people happy Maybe tens of thousands of people happy with my content whether it be books whether it be videos whatever it may be Why is this one person getting to me? Maybe i'm burned out and that's when you decide Why put yourself through it anymore, right? So especially nowadays when I go down to the comments section if I don't see you guys I don't read the comment. I just keep on in trucking I have no filters so booktube wouldn't be a good idea for me. I understand that um I love that salinger is mean I just don't like creature. I got you.  I'm pretty sure you're projecting I love you too. I really do I'm still pissed about how different jaws was when I read it in fourth grade That was oh the rape fantasy. Oh That's a spicy meatball Just do a stream of consciousness exploration of bow huntley.  Send me your trolls. E. It's what I live for.  That sounds good We can build a dam and trap the troll guys. It's okay Ever since I came back.   I am jinxing myself All your favorite youtubers have quit this year except you and a few others Well, I'm glad I came back because I was about done with it all Had it not been for the strike. I'd have been gone y'all at eventually by the end of the year I'd have been gone I thought you were going to say it's actually short for bow regard and I was gonna say of course it is Cool name bro Absent makes the heart bro. I guess so yeah, because I took so much time off Noxon would thank you.  I got those. Hey, I love your comments knock on wood Oh, I'm sorry There you go. Oh, I need to go. I need to go Oh I told him at the latest 8 30. So I really gotta go I got a comment on my latest video of some guy telling me That I have the worst voiced ever. I should just give up on life.  I'm almost there. I got the only problem with getting ahead is Every single day a new video comes out So that takes one off So I have to do two to catch up from that day and if I take a day off I got to do, you know, three and that kind of thing So I am currently 28 days ahead once I get to 30 days We're gonna restart game nights and I'm gonna go I'm gonna do one to two videos a day and that's it I've been doing two to three sometimes upwards of four I guess I'm glad there's a writer strike then Yeah, I mean, yeah, if you like me that much, yes Give me an 80s training montage real quick I know lazy because if you didn't you wouldn't be here as much as you are and I appreciate you I'm only problem with getting ahead Oh, I think mainly just serial killer We went two different directions. We did. Yes. Yeah. Yeah, I knew I couldn't I couldn't let it pass. I don't know why my brain said Anyways, let me go get for the people who missed it I love you too, terry Uh, for the people who missed let me go get the the french version of it real quick Let's show that off one more time and then I'll head out I bet you this chair smells like a trigger warning. Whoo look All right, all right for those of you who didn't catch it The french version of it in three different books This is book one with george And I've had any wise he should be down in the sewer, but I kind of like him all out here And I honestly think that's accurate to the description in the book The next one It's him going out on the friday night getting butt booty naked No bones about that caught is a wheel. I think that's pronounced I think that little doohickey on the c makes an s sound, but I could be wrong That is book two And then we have spoilers for the end of it y'all spider Eddie getting his arm ripped off Big d or no, I'm kidding I'm thinking that's bill. That's bev, of course Pennywise up here and then the final Oh, it might be pronounced sigh Thank you, sigh Did zoop leave? I think zoop left anyways zoop, I appreciate you Love you, bro All right, phyllis Yes, it's 500. It's 500 pages each too Thank you. E thanks e what thanks for just being here Sa I I think you're right, elizabeth. I'm pretty sure you're right seba se lobby Se lobby se lobby trash No, anyways, I got to go. I got to go play a game with my kid so Me too. It's been a long time Sa va tres bien It's pronounced luke Look at you I French to phone Lord Jesus. All right. Let me not leave this money out here. I need to go put this in the bank Pay my water bill Anyways, and I ain't even joking Uh, y'all have a good night. Thanks for joining me. It'll probably be a while probably Another week or more until I stream again Uh, and it'll probably be the return of game nights when I do. Okay, so Love y'all.


Hello and welcome to the session. In this session we discussed the following question which says what is the cosine of the angle which the vector root 2i cap plus j cap plus k cap makes with the y axis. If suppose we have that a, b and c are the direction ratios of a line then the direction cosines of the line are given as plus minus a upon square root of a square plus b square plus c square plus minus b upon square root of a square plus b square plus c square and plus minus c upon square root of a square plus b square plus c square. Then the l1 and l2 and we take l1, l1, l1, l1, dv, direction cosines of the line l1 and l2, l2, l2, dv, direction cosines of the line l2 and this theta is the angle between the lines l1 and l2 then we have cos theta is equal to modulus of l1, l2 plus m1, n2 plus m1, n2. This is the key idea that we use for this question. Let's now move on to the solution. We have given a vector and y axis and we have to find the cosine of the angle which the vector makes with the y axis. For this we suppose let vector a be equal to 2i cap plus j cap plus k cap and let theta be the angle which the vector a makes with the y axis then we are supposed to find cos theta. Now from this vector a we find that the direction ratios of vector a are root 2, 1 and 1 which are the scalar components of vector a. Direction cosines of vector a be given by l1, n1, n1. So l1 would be equal to root 2 square which is 2 plus 1 square that is 1 plus 1 square which is again 1. Now as we know that the direction cosines are given as these. So for all the 3 direction cosines we will either take the plus sign or the minus sign. So here we are considering only the plus sign for all the 3 direction cosines. So n1 would be equal to 1 upon square root of 2 plus 1 plus 1 then n1 would be equal to 1 upon square root of 2 plus 1 plus 1. So we now have n1 is equal to root 2 upon square root of 2 plus 1 plus 1 which is square root of 4 and that is 2. So n1 is equal to root 2 upon 2, n1 would be equal to 1 upon 2 and n1 would be equal to 1 upon 2. So these are the direction cosines of the vector a. Now direction cosines the y axis be equal to l2, n2, n2 where we take l2 as 0, n2 as 1 and n2 as 0. So now that we have the direction cosines of both the vectors a and the y axis. So we can easily find out the cosines of the angle between the vector a and the y axis. We had assumed theta to be the angle which the vector a makes with the y axis and we know the cos theta is equal to modulus of l1, l2 plus n1, n2 plus n1, n2 where this theta is the angle between any two lines l1 and l2 and these are the direction ratios. So using this we can say that cos theta is equal to modulus of l1, l2 plus n1, n2 plus now substituting the values we get this is equal to modulus of root 2 upon 2 into 0 plus 1 upon 2 into 0 and so this is equal to modulus of 1 upon 2 that is 1 upon 2. So we have cos theta equal to 1 upon the cosine of the angle which the vector i cap plus j cap plus k cap with the axis is 1 upon 2 and we will answer. This completes the session but we have understood the solution of this question.


Item Number SCP-747 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures All instances of SCP-747 are to be contained in a room exactly 30 meters by 10 meters, with walls consisting of concrete 15 centimeters thick. All instances of SCP-747 are to be contained together in the same room. In the occurrence SCP-747 shows interest in any personnel. Procedure SCP-747-B9 must be performed immediately. Under no circumstances shall any unusual actions of SCP-747 go unreported to personnel level 3 or higher. SCP-747 is allowed a total of 25 dolls, excluding any created under SCP-747's influence. Any personnel that begin to show visible signs of SCP-747's influence are to be contained separately in similar conditions. Should a containment breach occur, Task Force 747-B8 is to be alerted and proceed with recapture immediately. Only under extreme circumstances are any personnel with clearance level 3 or higher to have any direct contact with SCP-747. Description SCP-747 is a phenomenon involving the appearance of children in any manner of animal masks. All instances of SCP-747 have been successfully identified as deceased children of appearance congruent with the time of death, excluding the masks. The commonality of the children, according to research, is that they all owned a doll precious to them at their time of death. Currently in containment, there are 7 instances of SCP-747. SCP-747-1 is a male, approximately 7 years of age, wearing a zebra mask and a set of blue pajamas. SCP-747-2 is a male, approximately 12 years of age, wearing a mouse mask and swimming trunks.   SCP-747-5 is a female, approximately 12 years of age, wearing a giraffe mask and a striped sari.   SCP-747-7 was also recovered with a note, blue crayon written in neat cursive, contains a short story involving a mother looking for her son in an unspecified afterlife. It is notable that the mother of the entity holding the note had died in childbirth, which has since been separately stored. Each instance of SCP-747 cannot speak, nor do they seem to be aware of humans, unless taking particular interest in specific individuals. Mainly, SCP-747 shows interest in handmade dolls, and each other. It is unknown if SCP-747 has sentience, though they appear to be aware of their surroundings, and will avoid walking into obstacles. SCP-747 is able to move through obstacles no thicker than 10 cm with ease. SCP-747 is also semi-corporeal. Instances are able to lift and touch objects, but only for short periods of time before they tire. SCP-747 has the ability to transform humans into dolls over the course of approximately 21 days. To do this, instances of SCP-747 surround the human and hold hands before walking around the human for a period of 5 to 7 seconds. Afterwards, SCP-747 disperses and continues normal behavior. It is unknown which humans they choose to transform or why. SCP-747 occasionally shows interest in a person before attempting to transform them. The person is able to interrupt the process by moving away or avoiding SCP-747. However, most people describe a feeling of thoughtlessness or blankness when in contact with SCP-747, thereby making the interruption difficult. After interaction with SCP-747, there are no immediate symptoms. There is currently no cure or treatment for the conversion process. Within 15 minutes, the target will experience numbness of the tips of extremities, similar to that caused by cold. Afterwards, over a period of approximately 21 days, the symptoms will progressively worsen. The process will accelerate under stress or panic to a minimum of 10 days. The conversion has been divided roughly into three stages, beginning from initial influence to the transformation into a doll. If, at any point, a doll made from SCP-747's influence is destroyed, SCP-747 will begin to show a greater interest in humans until another human is targeted for replacement. Stages of Transformation in Detail Stage 1. Loss of Minor Senses The targeted human loses the senses of smell, hearing, and taste over a period of approximately 7 days. Their mental state appears stable. Subject may display worry about condition. Any signs of mental instability at this stage are signs of an accelerated transformation. SCP-747 will ignore the person as if they were normal. The target's skin color and eye color will progressively change in appearance, to that of what they will become as a doll. Any personnel that shows symptoms must be contained according to the containment procedures listed until late Stage 2, in which the personnel are to be moved to SCP-747's containment chamber. Stage 2. Loss of Major Senses Subject begins to lose the final two senses over a period of approximately 13 days. Their mental state will begin to destabilize due to the loss of the major senses, first touch, and then sight. This degeneration of senses is gradual, and victims have been found initiating self-harm in attempts to feel something. SCP-747 will begin showing interest in the person, from noticing their entrance into their containment, to actively attempting to follow and interact with the subject. Should subject attempt suicide, or die in this stage, SCP-747 will immediately seek a replacement with any human. Once the targeted human loses all their senses, SCP-747 will immediately show great interest with the body. The skin will become ragged, similar to textile in both texture and appearance, and the subject's eyes will begin to harden into buttons. Dissections have revealed that during this process, the victim's organs will begin to convert into stuffing of various materials, including but not limited to cotton and polyester. Through the use of EEG, it has been noted that the target is still conscious throughout this process. Stage 3. Full Transformation Subject transforms fully into a doll within 24 hours. At this point, SCP-747 will treat them as any other doll. Dolls produced through SCP-747's influence are to be kept in SCP-747's containment room and removed only for examination or repair. Lesson complete. If you missed the previous orientation, go watch SCP-746, Pseudo-Avian, right now. Or for the complete course, watch this playlist.


Okay, everyone, we're live. My apologies to the public for our late meeting for a meeting. For a gender study meeting. Second Director Wells. Last, the gender study meeting, but she is looking forward to joining us by stating that she put that in her personal calendar. For the next one. I'll be checking on you. Alrighty. We're going to get started. We're holding this meeting of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission virtually so we do need to do a roll call. I am here. Good morning again. Good morning. I'm here. Mr. Skinner. I'm here. Good morning. I'm here. Okay, we'll get started. It is July 12. And it's public meeting number 465. We'll have an administrative update from Executive Director Wells. Good morning. So just two quick things for you this morning. One is a quick follow up from yesterday's meeting that there may have been some misunderstanding. Just wanted to clarify in the discussion. There was, you know, there's some discussion about communication with commissioners. I've confirmed with all commissioners that there's never been any kind of issue with me being prohibited talking to any commissioners any kind of communication. I think that it was obvious to everyone just wanted to make sure that was clear because you never want any kind of misunderstanding on that. So just wanted to make that clear on the record. And then the other thing I wanted to talk about just as a little kudos to everyone here in the process of transitioning I have gone over, you know, all the items that are outstanding. I'm meeting for a couple of hours with the chair and with Commissioner Mayard on Friday. And it really was very telling, you know, going through all these things that are pending, and just really understanding the sophistication of the work and all the things that the commissioners do that the staff does and that we have accomplished and really something for myself for everyone to be really proud of this agency just does so much and it's so broad and so varied and we are on top of everything. And so I just wanted to compliment the commission and the staff going through that process was really helpful for me to sort of have an understanding of all that's going on so just wanted to point that out as we go forward. I'm meeting with General Counsel Grossman, as we transition over to his leadership, and I have every confidence in him, and I think he's in great shape to take over so I just wanted to point that out and turn it back over to you about chair. Okay, great. Before we go to legal, I just want to point out and I appreciate the opportunity to clarify roles and responsibilities as we shift over to our new interim second director again our congratulations to Todd Grossman. We're going to be celebrating Karen today, throughout the day into the evening. And I know that she and Todd have been a great duo together and that the transition will be seamless. And today at the last agenda setting meeting, I was able now that we have a little bit more time on our calendars for the commissioners as our very rigorous meeting scheduled opened up. I was able to give assignments to each commissioner on various roles. And again I appreciate each commissioner's willingness to support the team in a way that Executive Director Wells has appreciated that commissioner input. And as I said, it's up to the next executive directors to whether or not that arrangement will work for him. But again, each commissioner I thank you for the work and responsibilities that you'll take on accordance with today's earlier meeting. So thank you. And then, for now, turning to legal. And we have a few regs. It doesn't feel overwhelming. How are you feeling. Not not good. Hopefully this will not be overwhelming. So today we have three regs to bring back to you for a final vote. Those regs are 205 CMR 222 capital investment in monitoring a project construction as you'll remember that relates to the cat to facilities. Then we have 205 CMR 239 continuing disclosure and reporting obligations of sports wagering licensees and that relates to just like the title says the disclosure and reporting that the operators all have to provide to the commission. So we have 205 CMR 256.01 sports wagering advertising and just that one small subsection. The history of these is that they were brought to the commission and adopted by emergency vote so they are currently in effect. They have now gone through the comment period. And today is the vote is the day where we hopefully will get a final vote. So I will now turn it over to Paul and Mina at a and K to walk through each right specifically. Good morning commissioners. I'll take you through to 205 CMR 222, which appears on page four of your packet. As you know this regulation governs the mandatory 7.5 million dollar investment by category two operators receiving their license, as well as how the commission reviews and monitor reviews. The project plan for the category two facility and monitors construction on an ongoing basis. As I'm sure you will remember this was brought to the commission three times on the emergency. For emergency adoption at the first presentation we received considerable feedback from the operators. We then tweaked the red to respond to that and after further discussion with the commission brought it back at their time at which point it was adopted by emergency. At least then we've received no further comments on the regulation and we're not recommending any changes. However, I'm happy to answer any questions still I'm standing on the regulation. Questions for Paul questions. Any commoners. Good morning. My goodness, sometimes Mina, I just slur your name. I carry us. Thank you. Any questions for turning comments. Good to see you, Paul. Thank you. All right. Are you ready to move on this? I'm happy to make motion. I move that the commission approved the amended small business impact statement and draft of 205 CMR 222 as included in the commissioners packet and discussed here today. I move that the staff be authorized to take the steps necessary to file the required documentation with the secretary of the Commonwealth and to finalize the regulation prolongation process. Second. Any questions? Okay, Commissioner Brian. Hi. Hill. Hi. Mr. Skinner. Hi. Mr. Maynard. Hi. Great. Thank you. And I vote yes. Five zero. Thank you so much. Thank you. Paul, do you continue? Thank you. Thank you commissioners. And I'll leave you with attorney Macarius for 239 and 256. Morning, Mina. Good morning, Madam chair. So we have two additional regs. The edits. These have also come before you. In the past with fairly light edits. The edits that were suggested for 239. In the past. Two types of graphical edits. One was. And then clarifying one. One was to clarify that by meant monthly means twice per month, which has been the actual. This is sorry on page 14 of your packet. Has been the practice. The commission has actually followed with respect to similar reporting for. Casino entities. On page 14 of the budget. And so that's the final lines down in section. I on page 14. Other than that, there are no proposed changes. To section 239. There are. We did receive a handful of comments that we can. I will talk through briefly. About 239. Although not on either of those two changes. in 239 before. The first of these comments, notes suggest that twice per month reporting of disbursements is excessive and that there'd be better use of resources elsewhere in our initial conversations when the issue of whether by annual, by monthly, excuse me Matt, every two months or monthly, we did have the discussions with staff in the IAB and they felt that this level of reporting has been helpful from the casinos in the past and would be helpful here. So our recommendation is to keep that as is. Does that question was the only one that's really on the part that we might, that would be clarified by this, but it wouldn't be changing. There were questions about the, a couple of other comments about the quarterly report covering complimentary services offered or engaged in during each quarter. Some of the operators suggested that that provides a information that could be seen as, as one specific information that could have some, excuse me, commercially sensitive information and could cause it to disclose personally identifiable information. And noted that they had concerns about that in light of the lack of protections around public disclosure of materials provided in the course of the sports wagering, under the sports wagering act versus the gaming act. The, I think those concerns are a little bit misplaced. Although there are concern or low the sports wagering act, 23N does not protect the same kinds of information as 23K might on a blanket basis. It does not supersede other protections you've put in place that the public records act has in place for personally identifiable information for one. And to the quarterly report that's referred to here in 23904M is, identifies the services being provided and specifically notes shall be aggregated the cost of complimentary services of items. So it doesn't need to include specific information on which person or patron receive, receive the particular complimentary services. So we continue to think it's appropriate to do that, especially where there have been concerns raised, I know, among the commission and by other commenters, including the attorney general's office in the past about what complimentary credits and services were being provided. So again, we're not recommending any change there. That comment, I believe appears on page 26 of your packet. It was repeated again on page 27, I think by the same entity. So I think that may have just gotten in there twice. Sorry. There's also the same entities as FanDuel raised a concern about the providing of federal and state tax returns to the commission under, and they say that that's under 23904. And I believe if I'm not mistaken that this in the category of information that is to be compiled and retained, it is compiled and retained by the operator. So there's actually not a requirement to provide that to the commission unless there's a specific request at which time any confidentiality issues could be addressed as necessary, might be protected by the investigative privilege. If it's in the course of an investigation, it might be protected by other exemptions from disclosure. So again, we don't think a change is necessary here. And in addition, these are comments that in the nature of ones that would have been made before this was promulgated, so just there's coming up again, so reviewing them for completeness. The comment from FanDuel on 23905 is that there's a question about payment of, there's an attestations required that taxes should have been paid, have been paid as required by 23N and 205CMR. There's a request to add language saying but excluding assessed tax liabilities that haven't been paid essentially because they're being contested. I don't think that additional language is necessary if there is a contest that can certainly be disclosed separately to the commission or that kind of notation, but it suggests that the certification needs to change person entity to entity and I think it could be a bit more confusing than necessary if there's an entity that wants to explain to the commission that it can't certify that because it's contesting taxes. I think it's up to that entity to make that certification, to make that point to the commission. Commissioner, do you have questions? I have a question just for General Counsel Grossman. To the point, now that we know from this morning that we're at least bringing in our sports wagering operators live to do these quarterly reports, if they did have anything that they thought was somehow going to put themselves in a competitive disadvantage, they would be able to reach out to legal into the sports wagering division and work on that so that they diminish their concern that something could be released publicly. Do we, does that happen now occasionally or how do we coordinate that? I agree that I'm in agreement with the recommendation from Anne Kay here. I just wondered is that, this has come up now and how do we kind of work with them on a practical basis? You'll recall of course that when it comes to the casino side, we have non-disclosure agreements which provide us an avenue by which to go into executive sessions to talk about certain sensitive information that may be provided in the course of the quarterly report submissions. We don't have that protection on the sports wagering side of the ledger. So of course we have all of the regular public records, exemptions and other executive session provisions but it will be a little bit trickier when it comes to sports wagering and protecting certain information. We were not afforded the same tools. We were on the casino side. So we'll have to take a look at the specifics. Well, the issue of competitive disadvantage only applies to the application stage. Just to the application, that's right. Well, I suppose too, if it turns out that it really is problematic, the commission could always decide whether or not they really need to have that information. But right now our reg stands as it is, right? And I will just add that in drafting this reg, initially we were very cognizant of this issue with the lack of protection or the difference in protections. And so stakeholders from within the agency all gathered and decided what do we really need and what maybe can we let go and had those conversations. We just didn't paste from the 100 series. So I agree we should keep an eye on it going forward but we did work pretty hard to decide really what we need for this particular reg. That's really helpful. Thank you, Katelyn. Thanks and thank you, Mina. No problem. The last comment on 239 was a general one essentially on this point that I think Fando was raising that issue more broadly. This is on page 30. And I think Katelyn's last point really covers the response to it that this was definitely the issue that was front of mind as we were drafting these regs and accounts for most of the differences between 131 and 239. And we specifically took the task of figuring out what the commission needed in the first instance to be able and staff of the commission need to be able to do their jobs versus things that should be retained for those moments when an investigation or an issue arises and records are needed in which case there is at least an ability to pause and figure out and alert the operator of what might be subject to disclosure if it's provided to the commission. So that's it for 239, Madam Chair. I can, I have all positive questions. Thank you for that. And thanks, Katelyn. Questions, commissioners, any other? Do I have a motion? Madam Chair, I move that the commission approve the amended small business and back statement and the draft of 205, CMR 239 as included in the commissioners packet and discussed here today and further that staff be authorized to take the steps necessary to file the required documentation with the secretary of the commonwealth to finalize the regulation from the patient process. Any comments or questions? Kishore O'Brien. Aye. Kishore Hill. Aye. Kishore Skinner. Aye. Senator Maynard. Aye. Michael, yes, fine, Sarah. Excellent. What have we got next? So Madam Chair, on page 22, it's a portion of 205, CMR 256. This being a commission meeting, we have to talk about 256 at some point. So this is the section we're talking about today. So 2501 is being edited with a very slight edit that we have discussed before. It's coming back for a final vote. This was removing the word net to clarify the intent of which of the third party affiliate arrangements are acceptable in which are not. So this would prohibit any, the word net was removed to avoid a confusion that had or a question that someone had asked of whether it was simply only, if the only prohibited arrangements for ones where the third party affiliate was paid based on losses versus paid amount wagered and it was a commission's decision to remove net because it has to cover amount wagered and losses as opposed to in that form. We received no comments on this. So this is really just to finalize this portion of the rank. I will note that in your packet on page 31, there is a comment on another subsection of 250601 which has to do with the disclosure of the identity of the sports waging operator and whether financial relationships exist between them and any person providing an endorsement. The comment kind of gets into the particulars of how that's done. Our recommendation since there was no recommended change that section is to leave that alone for the time being. I think what the operator is requesting is actually really more of an implementation piece and it may be wise instead to have operators provide examples of how they intend to fulfill 250601 for and the commission or commission staff could weigh in on whether that's an acceptable way to do that rather than try to be overly prescriptive in what will and will not satisfy in that section. Any questions for me? With this free record breaking if we don't ask any questions about 256? I'm gonna count down as a question. So we're set for the day. Good, I hate to break a record today. All right. Madam Chair, I'd be more than happy to make a motion. That'd be great. I move that the commission approved the amended small business impact in the draft of 205 CMR 256.01 as included in the commissioners packet and discussed here today. And further that staff be authorized to take the steps necessary to file the required documentation with the secretary of the Commonwealth to finalize the regulation promulgation process. Second. Thank you commissioners. Any questions about it? Galen, I'm still knocking on the wood. Commissioner O'Brien. Hi. Commissioner Hill. Hi. Patricia Skinner. Hi. Commissioner Maynard. Hi. And I vote yes. Five serials. Thank you and thank you to A&K. Are we all set for the legal portion? We are Madam Chair. Okay, thank you. Thank you for all your good work. Appreciate it. Okay, so returning to item number four but before we get to floor A commissioners, is there any update that you want to provide? Madam Chair, if I may for a quick moment at the meeting that we had before this one we had talked about legislative updates. And actually one has popped up that I think is something that we should all be aware of is that the House of Representatives is offering a supplemental budget for this July. And as part of that supplemental budget there is language in there between section three and section 22 that they would allow Simon Casting to happen for the next five years. But it's part of a supplemental budget and not a freestanding bill. So I wanted you to be aware that I believe they're gonna be taking that up this week. But as we know, it still has to go through the Senate and back and forth. But usually sub budgets are agreed upon beforehand usually, but I wanted to let you know that that is moving rather quickly now instead of as a freestanding bill through the supplemental process. And not one, not three, but five. Correct, through 2028. So I 31st of 2028. Yeah, I see that Dr. Leifan is on so I'm sure she's taking notes. All right, Grace and Commissioner Hill, thank you for keeping track of that. Thank you. Anderson, thank you so much. All right, is there anything else, commissioners? I have one thing, Madam Chair. I just want to get clarification on the new officer roles. Those new roles take effect when. I change to remember at July 15th date, but that's a Saturday. And so I just, I want us all to be on the same page. Commissioner Hill and I have already, we started to work to transition the response of my response of treasurer responsibilities over. And that question came up. So just to get to the group. Commissioner Skinner for those who may not know, yesterday we had a vote on the succession of officers. And this morning we got to thank, I think that Commissioner O'Brien for her leadership on developing of what's a fair process for succession. And Commissioner Hill will be taking over for Commissioner Skinner on treasurer responsibilities. And I know that Commissioner Skinner, you enjoyed that role. And we thank you for that. And thank you for the question today. And then Commissioner Hill is transitioning from secretary and Commissioner Maynard will be stepping into that position. And we thank Commissioner Hill for his work. So now to the question, I don't know the answer, Commissioner O'Brien or the procedure that we adopted at the meeting prior to this one, and two weeks ago was a default date of 715 as the effective date of the terms that would be the annual turnover time. Commissioner Hill did point out, given his position of being out of the office in the next week or so, how we address whether or not the treasurer needs to physically be here for anything. But it is July 15th, Commissioner Skinner you're right. That's the default date in the procedures that we adopted. So the issue around Commissioner Hill needing to be here physically, I guess perhaps the question is, do you have to sign anything in the interim and put an electronic signature where? So I assume those questions got taken care of. Are you all set? We're working on them as we speak. Okay, excellent. So good. And in terms of the secretary role, that should be pretty seamless, right? Bill, well, Brad takes part in some exciting wedding festivities next week. We extend our congratulations in advance to your daughter. All right, anything else, commissioners? Got clarification on that? We're just gonna, you're all right with that, right? July 15th, that works. That works. Okay, excellent. So now we have to get to our serious business at hand. On our agenda, it says farewell to Executive Director Karen Wells. And yesterday she made it clear she's not gonna be very far away and she'll be a great resource for our newly appointed interim Executive Director Todd Grossman. Again, we've worked closely together and I know that you're going to transition well, but Karen is saying goodbye to us, but in fact, she won't be far away and she is close with so many members of the team and commissioners. But we're gonna turn to some public remarks and we're having a nice opportunity to convene as a team and see Karen off at lunchtime and we'll have additional remarks and then even some an expanded celebration this late afternoon or the evening to truly launch Karen into her next step. So lots of opportunity to thank Karen. And then this is one where we can acknowledge you publicly, Karen, you have given your all for the last 10 years here. And of course, for these commissioners, mainly the exception of Commissioner O'Brien as Executive Director. So I turn to my fellow commissioners as we publicly acknowledge Karen and her contributions. And Karen, you can speak up whenever you want. Okay. Okay. I think the only thing that makes Karen more uncomfortable than the salary and performance review is probably today. So I'm gonna make it short and sweet to relieve the pain early, but I've known Karen since the late 90s. I'm not gonna get more specific than that other than to say that she and I go back a really long way in three different agencies now for working for the Commonwealth. And I say that I hope this is not the last time that I hope there's a fourth agency where you and I will cross paths together because it's been a learning experience professionally for me and then also personally just to continue to have a friendship with you over the years in these different environments has been very great for me. I hope it's the same for you. In terms of just looking at the MGC when I was asked to consider coming down here I have to say that as any of us probably did you start looking closer at an agency and you look at who's there and do I wanna come down and do I wanna be affiliated? And she's definitely one of the first people that I called as well just to get an unvarnished opinion of what the experience would be like, et cetera. And I said this when Brian Conner's left, I say it to you. And unfortunately I will say it again when Loretta leaves imminently as well. Unfortunately you guys leaving together but you were one of the factors that made my decision to come down here easier. I mean, I know the caliber of your work, your integrity and your honesty in terms of telling me what this agency was like and what it was all about. And so whether I thank you for it, I curse you for it probably depends on the day but in general I can always count on your candor and your professionalism. I think what you have done in this agency in the 10 years you've been here in terms of what you did with IEB part of you and Loretta really part of the last of the and I'm looking at Bruce's picture actually so this is not entirely accurate but the original guard in terms of building this up and as people used to say building the plane while it was in the air for IEB was a gargantuan task. And then you stepped up and twice serving as interim the second time at a particularly difficult time when we were also dealing with COVID and without missing a beat and stepping forward and handling all of that and then transitioning into the full-time role that you handled the wind investigation that was incredibly difficult across the board. You handled COVID, you've handled sports wagering and people I think say this I think both Alex and Todd yesterday when asked what if anything they learned from you a couple of days ago talked about your willingness to listen and actively listen and to pull people in and I think that's something I've seen across the board every time I've dealt with you. I think it's one of your best qualities. I'm sure I have other stories that I can bear issue with this afternoon and this evening but just to say, I'm sorry to see you go I know it's time for everyone to make changes and this is the time for you, I wish you well and we're gonna miss you but I do know where to find you so I will be calling you and good luck. Thank you so much, Ellie. I think I can go next. All right. The commissioner's gonna thank you, Commissioner O'Brien. Well, commissioner O'Brien I don't have nearly as long of a portfolio of experience with Karen than you do but we've only worked together for a really short time but in that time, I've gained a valuable professional resource and colleague and more importantly a friend to your earlier comments you were always available when I called professionally and personally and I thank you for answering those calls. I know you will continue to be wildly successful in your next professional life and no, I'm not buying this retirement bit at all. I'm happy you'll be taking time to enjoy your family but I can't wait to see what you do next. I think you are a fantastic manager, a fantastic executive director. I am really sorry that we did not have more time to work together. You've been such an inspiration, Karen and that smile I've been watching all meeting as I don't know, Commissioner O'Brien, I disagree. I think Karen likes this because she didn't stop smiling for a little bit towards the end of Nina's presentation but really just here's to you, Karen. You should be very proud of yourself. Your family should be very proud of you as you're walking out of this door for the final time into the next chapter. I know where to find you and I hope you'll continue to be available to me in the way that you were as you were managing your responsibilities as executive director and just a heartfelt thank you for everything, Karen. Thank you so much. Thanks, Commissioner Skinner. Commissioner Hill or Commissioner Mayer, Commissioner Hill. I'd be more than happy to go next. Karen, I'm gonna miss you a lot. I appreciated the very first day that I was sworn in. I was driving down from the state house to this new office that I had never stepped foot in I didn't know what I was getting myself into as most of us don't when we get appointed to new positions but as I was driving down Federal Street who was outstanding there, holding my garage key but Karen Wells herself. And that right there showed me what a very special leader we had in this commission. You could have sent anybody else down to wait for me to get there but it wasn't somebody else, it was you. And I'll never forget you standing at that entrance waiting for me and starting my career here at the Mass Gaming Commission. I'll never forget how patient and understanding you are with me when I first started working here which is a trait that not a lot of people have in today's world, you certainly do. And it's been a benefit to this commission. I've always appreciated the kindness throughout the last couple of years and your dedication to our employees' wellness. That is something that I think has been magnified time and time again. Your fearless leadership guided us through challenging moments. I don't think people on the outside of this agency will truly, truly understand what this agency went through in the last year. And you always ensure that everyone was practicing self care in and out of work. And that is something again that not too many people have that trait. And that is something that all of us at the Mass Gaming Commission is going to remember you by. Your leadership skills are something everyone talks about and have bettered themselves because of. I think it was Commissioner O'Brien who mentioned the last couple of days and we have had our interviews for the interim executive director. And the comments that were made about you that made them better people and would make them an executive director to be proud of was because of your interaction with them and what you showed them day in and day out. It's always hard to say goodbye to a colleague who has become such an essential part of this MGC team. I have this, I'm looking at it right now. I have this picture in my office of David Ortiz when he brought the city of Austin together. And he gave his well-known speech that we all know of you are our David Ortiz of this Mass Gaming Commission. And I will miss your infectious energy, your can-do attitude. It's been great working side-by-side with you these last couple of years. I too hope you the very, very best in any future endeavor that you have. And I too hope that this will not be the last time that our paths cross. Good luck to you and thank you for your job well done. Thank you so much, Commissioner. Commissioner Maynard? Commissioner Maynard? I don't know if I can follow that. Karen, this is during your review this year.  A patron who's responsibly enjoying themselves on a table tonight can thank in part Karen Wells, those feeling safe at a property or online can thank in part your work. People safely and comfortably earning a living at the properties can thank Karen Wells. Friends who placed wagers on the Super Bowl this year can give a huge thank you to Karen Wells and the state's budget has benefited from you. Problem gamblers have benefited from you being here. It's impossible really to name all the contributions. Karen, you're leaving with all the achievements and the battle scars that come with being a respected and dutiful servant. In short, you've touched the lives of millions of people through your excellent leadership, your administration of the IB and the MGC. Personally, I'm gonna miss you being the calm and the chaos and your patience, really the patient of a saint. You're already missed and you're the best of best. I wish you nothing but joy and happiness and the Commonwealth has benefited from your long service at the MGC and throughout state government. Thank you. Thank you so much. So I'm gonna piggyback up a couple of comments and then turn to some of my more prepared thoughts, Karen, but I do recall and I'm sure commissioners, you recall we received email from some invested member of the public who wanted to express their views about I think it had to do with sports betting, but at the very beginning, maybe it was at the end of the email, there was a summary of that individual's view of our series of meetings and they viewed it somewhat as a soap opera, mini series or whatever, but their favorite episode was Karen Wells' review and that he too wished that he could work for you. And so I love that because I don't think it was yours whatsoever, but I was glad that a member of the public really enjoyed hearing about how much we value your leadership here, how much we value your role as a colleague here. And again, sadly, all of our work has to be done in public, it makes for a hard dynamic, but you have always navigated that beautifully. And then I do recall Commissioner Hill's arrival, the onboarding that he anticipated with your being there to greet him. And I remember you said, well, he's not gonna know how to get in or whatever, I'm gonna be there. And I thought, that's really, really nice and there. Now we know just how much I've been to Commissioner Hill, right Karen? So your instinct was spot on and perfect. And again, oops, so appreciated, thanks my classes. So I'm not gonna repeat all the same remarks you've already heard, that I embrace them all. We're gonna have the opportunity outside of the public forum and probably always better in a note, Karen that I am verbally, but I do wanna thank you for being such a loyal and committed colleague. I speak here with the singular term, it's for me personally. I know how proud you are of your accomplishments over the last 10 years at the MCN. Your enormous contributions you've made over your career as a dedicated public servant. And I know that you appreciate that role and you're proud of it and you should be. You and I work together through the complexities of the windmatter, the complexities of the pandemic, the loneliness, the separation of the pandemic, the new world that we were living in, the pandemic and the obligations that came with also making sure that the casinos were generating the revenue that the commonwealth needed at the time and also maintained those jobs that were so critical to so many in a safe environment. And then, and I remember this well, Commissioner Skinner and Director Lillios you and I went off to a sports wagering seminar thinking it's kind of expensive seminar to do. And we knew that the legislation was gonna have to come by August 1st, it was going to come at all. But like we were buying an umbrella in case of a rainstorm, we went out and sure enough, Karen, contrary perhaps to public belief, I think we're pretty neutral as to whether it should arrive or not, but it did. And on August 1st, very early in the morning, you saw that your roadmap had been written for you for the next several months and into the years. And all of a sudden, your job expanded, but you had been preparing, your team had been preparing and while we couldn't figure out, we couldn't have anticipated all the twists and turns of the new legislation, you pivoted, came up some great solves and you were able to work with the commission's guidance and yes, our decisions to stand up sports wagering in a fashion that has been praised not only across this country, but globally. And I can attest to that because I'm very lucky that I get really nice comments and I'm sure my fellow commissioners do too. Wherever I go in terms of the folks who understand the work that you did. So we've navigated really complex matters together. You never wavered in your capacity and confidence to do so. And you did so as I said earlier, ensuring the safety of the public and the well-being of your team and always advancing the mission of this commission. You have been as you've heard and you've heard and that reviews a gifted leader within the organization and you are a there and highly respected partner to our licensees and to so many external stakeholders. I hear that, they appreciate you and know like us, they're all gonna really miss you. You manage with humility. You never assume you know all the answers. And even if you know you are sure, you take time to help those who are trying to figure it out. And that includes me. And for that, I am so grateful. I am grateful for your professionalism and your thoughtfulness and the way that you handle this position. And I'm going to know I personally am very, very thankful for every conversation, every phone call, every one on one meeting and every laugh and maybe a tear that we shared as we worked together to address the complexities that I just mentioned. I am so aware of how much I value the time that we worked together, how I never took it for granted. And I'll always remember your generosity, your empathy and your kindness. My close wish you knew your husband Graham and your sons the very best as you move on and determine your next. They've had to share you over the last several years. And I thank them too for the generosity and their understanding. And I wish you, your family, the very best in health and in happiness. Thank you. Thank you so much, Madam Chair. This is a little overwhelming. So as folks know, I'm a bit of an emotional person. So I'll try and keep myself together here. I realize we have time today to talk more personally but there were a few things that I wanted to say publicly. First of all, I would like to thank you, Madam Chair and the rest of the commissioners, both past and present, for your unwavering support of me over the last decade. The job of the executive director and the IEB director has been intellectually, professionally and sometimes emotionally challenging. And you have had my back the entire time. We have dealt with extremely complex issues over the years. And you have all been so impressive in your thoughtfulness, intelligence and real dedication to your duty as commissioners. So thank you for that. The other thing, second, I'd like to, and this is really important to me, I would like to publicly applaud the uncompromising integrity of the commission and the team that supports it. I am so proud to have been a part of an organization that has put the statutory mandate of ensuring the public confidence in the integrity of our regulatory oversight first. That has never wavered in the entire decade that I have been here. If you look at all that the commission has done, all that the commissioners have done, it is never ever wavered. And I'm so grateful for that. I am grateful for all of you. And I'm so proud to be part of that. And also, I want to give a real heartfelt thank you to the entire team that works here at the MGC. You are the elite. The level of professionalism and competence at this agency is unmatched. I have been impressed every day. And specifically to my senior leadership team. Thank you for helping me. Thank you for making me laugh when I wanted to cry. And thank you for making me better at my job. I am so grateful for you all. I would also, Dylan Dahlsby, I'd like to give a special thank you to Loretta Lillio since I won't be here when she leaves next month. Okay, so Loretta, you are the absolute best that there is. Professionally, you are simply outstanding, notably one of the best legal writers in the entire Commonwealth. I have no idea how I would have done this job over the last decade without you standing beside me. You are loved and respected by your full team. And you have been the best friend that I could have ever asked for at this agency. So thank you. So to everyone here, I'm so impressed. I'm so thankful. This has been an unbelievable experience over the last decade. I needed to wait for a time when everything was settled and smooth before I could make my departure. I know I'm not jinxing it, I'm not jinxing it. But so this was the right time for me. So thank you for being supportive of that. And I know I leave everyone in great hands. Good luck, Todd. You're gonna be great. And thank you too, all. And I hope we have a really fun day today all together. And I'm just extremely grateful. So thank you. Well, Karen, I'd like to turn to your team. Right now, Director Lillio is here. Maybe others are going to China and maybe they'll wait to see you. But certainly Director Lillio's have a lot to at least give you perhaps the first word for the team and perhaps the last word for today. Loretta? Thank you so much, Kathy. Very briefly, Karen, thank you for those kind words. Thank you for everything over these years. We have certainly done some problem solving in creative and challenging ways over these years. We've managed to have some fun while doing it along the way. I'm just so grateful for your leadership. It's been a model to all of us and grateful for your friendship that I know will continue. So congratulations and thank you for everything. Can I jump in? So I remember, I don't know if you do, Karen, the first day our paths crossed here at the gaming commission, we had known each other from our last jobs. We were in 84 State Street and I walked into the main lobby and I looked over and Karen Wells is sitting there and I said, what are you doing here? And I think she told me she was here for an interview. I assumed she was interviewing for the general council position, but needless to say, the rest is history. Since that time, Karen's name will certainly be etched amongst the legends here at the MGC. So smart, thoughtful, conscientious and overall just an amazing person to have worked for. You challenged me to be my best, not just for myself and for the commission, but for you. And I just always wanted to shine for you. So I mentioned in my interview that there'll be a heavy dose of Karen Wells in my leadership. That is a hundred percent the truth. Your legacy will live on here for a long time to come. It'll be greatly missed and thank you for a job well done. Thank you so much, John. We got Nina. Madam chair, if I may with your indulgence just want to thank Karen on behalf of the Anderson and Krieger team, everyone from Dave, Mackie and Lon and I and Melissa Allison and Steve Anderson who have worked with you over the years. Karen has been at this point, one of our longest tenured clients and one of our best. And so we appreciate the professionalism, the thoughtfulness, the direct and careful feedback and attention to everything we've worked on with you. We're very proud to have worked with you and to bask in some of the hard work you and you have led at the commission. So thank you for including us as part of that. And Madam chair, thanks for the opportunity. Thanks, Nina. Anyone else? There's Dr. Light down. Hi, Alex. Hi there. I would just like to say to Karen, thank you for everything she's done for the Division of Racing. She's came in very smoothly and she really thought things. She really right away picked things up, understood the landscape, made my job so much easier. I didn't have to do a lot of explaining, just picked it right up. I've known her since the beginning of the commission and it's been wonderful to see her as she moved into the different roles and did all of them with great ease, kindness and professionalism. I just really appreciated all of that. So I know Karen will be going on to other things and I look forward to seeing what else she accomplishes and wish her very well. Thank you so much, Alex. Thanks, Alex. Anybody else wanting to chime in from the team if you're on board? I'm just gonna, there we have Chief Maltrew. David? Yes, I would like to say thank you, Karen. I just around the corner 40 years ago, I started off as a corporate recruiter for Fidelity Investments. And at that time, I told myself my goal was to be a C-level executive in human resources. And I never thought I was gonna get there.  And then I had the opportunity to interview with you and the commissioners and then we met. And I want to thank you for one, for giving me the opportunity to reach their goal. Two, and many of my leadership and my training I've taken as I'm a learner, I've learned so much from you.  And you exhibit the behavior that people should follow. I know I tried and believe sometimes it was hard, but at the same time, I wish you the best. You are the best supervisor I've ever had. And I've had a lot of good ones. And I just want to thank you so much for your support of me, your faith in me. And I really wish you the best going forward. Truly though. Thank you so much, Dave. Any other members of my team want to chime in? I know we're gonna see her. So I do want to give opportunity. There's Marianne. Hi, Karen. Hi, buddy. I just want to say that it has been an honor and a privilege to work with you and for you over the last 10 years. And I want to thank you for everything you've done for me. And I know we'll be friends and just the best. You deserve the best. Thanks so much, Marianne. Sometimes Marianne is on the other side of the table, Karen. Yeah. Given her that extra boost, right, Karen? Yeah. Marianne has that capacity to do that, right? Anyone else? Again, it's not putting anyone on the spot, of course, Karen, but I just want to make sure they have the opportunity in the public forum. All right. Commissioners, there's a party. Being planned, at least a barbecue, as I understand it, a summer barbecue. And I think it starts around noon, right, Marianne? Yeah, Grace and Marianne. And Karen's nodding her head. Yeah. So it's gonna get Karen an opportunity. I know Karen, for you to thank your team more person than for us to continue celebrating all your contributions. And I know we're looking forward to it. So commissioners, if there's no more business at hand, we can conclude this public meeting and enjoy our time with the team here today. Do I have a motion to adjourn? Move to adjourn. Okay. Comments, edits. Karen, you said to me, let's make it fun. Yeah. Okay, that's fine. Everyone, so let's adjourn with the spirit that Karen's asked for. So commissioners, are we ready to adjourn this public meeting? Commissioner O'Brien. You betcha. Commissioner Hill. Aye. Commissioner Skinner. Woo-hoo! Thank you. Thanks for playing. And for Karen, Commissioner Maynard. I was gonna say, Madam Chair, you said you've never heard an A in this vote. So I won't do it today. Bye.  We wish you much joy. Thank you. We're adjourned. Thank you so much.