1 00:00:00,483 --> 00:00:03,066 (bright chime) 2 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:11,939 - So I like you have been home for over a month now 3 00:00:11,939 --> 00:00:14,580 and I've been watching and reading 4 00:00:14,580 --> 00:00:17,980 and listening to a variety of things 5 00:00:17,980 --> 00:00:19,730 just to keep myself sane 6 00:00:19,730 --> 00:00:22,720 or maybe to just keep myself a little bit insane, who knows. 7 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:25,030 So here are a few things that I've been taking in 8 00:00:25,030 --> 00:00:26,770 and hopefully at the very least 9 00:00:26,770 --> 00:00:28,737 you will find them interesting. 10 00:00:28,737 --> 00:00:30,540 The first thing that I have been doing, 11 00:00:30,540 --> 00:00:31,590 this is sort of a weird one, 12 00:00:31,590 --> 00:00:33,680 watch all of the films 13 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,470 made by Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke. 14 00:00:36,470 --> 00:00:39,140 He does basically art films. 15 00:00:39,140 --> 00:00:40,040 If you are interested 16 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,020 in watching the films of Michael Haneke, 17 00:00:42,020 --> 00:00:44,510 I would probably recommend his two later films. 18 00:00:44,510 --> 00:00:46,150 One is called Amore, 19 00:00:46,150 --> 00:00:49,830 and it is about a couple and it's really beautiful 20 00:00:49,830 --> 00:00:52,030 and also strange and a little bit sad 21 00:00:52,030 --> 00:00:53,280 but really a gorgeous film. 22 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:54,710 And the other one is happy end. 23 00:00:54,710 --> 00:00:57,523 Also a little bit strange but about families 24 00:00:57,523 --> 00:00:59,150 and family connections and family secrets 25 00:00:59,150 --> 00:01:02,957 and the weird dynamics that we all have. 26 00:01:02,957 --> 00:01:06,700 The second thing that I am taking in 27 00:01:06,700 --> 00:01:09,620 is Albert Camus' The Plague. 28 00:01:09,620 --> 00:01:13,130 Some people have really been leaning away 29 00:01:13,130 --> 00:01:16,010 from reading anything about the pandemic 30 00:01:16,010 --> 00:01:18,776 or watching Contagion for example, 31 00:01:18,776 --> 00:01:20,930 but I am leaning into it. 32 00:01:20,930 --> 00:01:23,954 I think the reason I'm leaning into reading Pandemic fiction 33 00:01:23,954 --> 00:01:26,600 or stuff that sort of looks a lot like 34 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,754 what we're dealing with now 35 00:01:28,754 --> 00:01:30,350 is I'm trying to understand it 36 00:01:30,350 --> 00:01:34,100 and trying to see through the eyes of other people 37 00:01:34,100 --> 00:01:36,680 who have experienced similar things. 38 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,020 The Plague is probably one of the most famous 39 00:01:39,020 --> 00:01:40,500 pieces of Pandemic literature 40 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:45,370 and you will find that it is quite like living with COVID 41 00:01:45,370 --> 00:01:49,480 except more rats and more blood. 42 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,940 I have been listening to Fiona Apple's new album 43 00:01:52,940 --> 00:01:53,980 which just came out. 44 00:01:53,980 --> 00:01:55,810 It is a really cathartic album. 45 00:01:55,810 --> 00:01:57,656 So if you're feeling super frustrated by the pandemic 46 00:01:57,656 --> 00:02:00,920 and you just really need something to vibe out 47 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,380 on that frustration, I would highly recommend it. 48 00:02:03,380 --> 00:02:05,520 One of the tracks that I particularly like 49 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,092 is under the table 50 00:02:07,092 --> 00:02:10,338 which starts out I would beg to disagree, 51 00:02:10,338 --> 00:02:12,610 but begging disagrees with me 52 00:02:12,610 --> 00:02:15,280 and so that's all you need to know about that song. 53 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:16,920 I would say that these recommendations 54 00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:18,800 are particularly for the kind of person 55 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,630 who not wanna be soothed in these times. 56 00:02:21,630 --> 00:02:24,380 So hopefully these recommendations speak to you 57 00:02:24,380 --> 00:02:28,797 or are interesting or funny or who knows. 58 00:02:28,797 --> 00:02:29,993 Something different. 59 00:02:30,957 --> 00:02:33,540 (bright chime) 60 00:02:36,950 --> 00:02:38,380 - Hi, this is Sylvia Acevedo, 61 00:02:38,380 --> 00:02:40,400 CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA. 62 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,150 And I wanna share how I'm working virtually. 63 00:02:43,150 --> 00:02:45,896 So first I wanna share with you my home office. 64 00:02:45,896 --> 00:02:47,597 So here's my home office. 65 00:02:47,597 --> 00:02:52,370 So one of the things I've been doing Zoom 66 00:02:52,370 --> 00:02:54,060 and also virtual meetings 67 00:02:54,060 --> 00:02:57,661 so I've got it set up there to help me with my recordings. 68 00:02:57,661 --> 00:03:01,440 In addition I actually work on the couch with my laptop 69 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,421 quite a bit and you can see my earphones 70 00:03:03,421 --> 00:03:07,290 because I spend most of the day in calls. 71 00:03:07,290 --> 00:03:09,058 One of the things that has really helped me out 72 00:03:09,058 --> 00:03:11,350 is to be able to take some stress breaks 73 00:03:11,350 --> 00:03:13,700 and to do conference calls when I'm walking. 74 00:03:13,700 --> 00:03:16,470 Luckily I have a dog who also helps me with that 75 00:03:16,470 --> 00:03:19,733 and I've been able to manage about 15,000 steps a day.