 Good morning, John. A very long time ago, I bought this. This is called a softbox. It's a light that photographers and videographers use to make nice, soft, diffuse light. I got this about 10 years ago, and I have used it in every Vlogbrothers video I've filmed at home since then. Until today, because the bulbs in this thing over the years have started to go kaput. And yes, these are the original 10-year-old bulbs. One of these bulbs burned out doesn't turn on anymore, which is a thing that happens. Once the light fell over and one of the bulbs broke, so that's where one of them is. So I had three working bulbs, and that was enough, I guess. And then, a couple of weeks ago, I was filming, and then I left my office, and then I came back in, and there was smoke in here. Light bulbs are totally supposed to burn out. They're not supposed to catch on fire. So the base of one of the bulbs was a little bit on fire. I took the bulb out. It hadn't broken. It was just sparking internally, and I ordered some new lights. And then, I didn't set them up because, like, who's got time for these things? Well, yesterday, another one of the bulbs caught on fire. Over 10 years of using these lights, and two of them catch on fire within two weeks of each other. Something must have gone wrong with the electricity. It must not be the bulbs. It's something else has broken with this light. But in any case, you're now watching a video that is filmed with an LED light. It's a little bit harsh right now, but I think that I can use another one and turn them both down, and that'll look a little nicer. So let's see how that looks. You know, they say three-point lighting is best, but two is gonna have to do. John, a beautifully foolish endeavor comes out in four days. I'm very excited, very nervous. It has had really good reviews so far, so that has taken some of the weight off. But the point is, while my world was actually, literally, a little bit on fire, it's also figuratively so. And I guess I'll just run this video out with, like, things you maybe should know. One, if you read the first book, but it was a while ago, and you've kind of forgotten, I released a recap video voiced by Kristen See, who's the audiobook narrator. However, on Hank's channel, you definitely should not watch that video if you don't want to be spoiled on the first book, though. The audiobook cast has been announced, and there's a bunch of people on it. The reason why is that there's five-point-of-view characters. But then there are also what are called epigraphs, and these are, like, bits of context that happen between chapters. So this is partial transcript closed-door fundraiser indicator Georgia, with Senator William Casey, made-up person. And those bits are sometimes things that need their own voice actor to differentiate them from the rest of the text. I like to think about audio as a different medium and how we can adjust it to best serve the needs of that medium. So I thought about that a lot, and I'm really proud of what we came up with. There's also a book resource guide at altisfuture.net. It's got a book club kit, it's got character playlists, it's got Zoom backgrounds, all kinds of fun stuff. And the virtual book tour is still happening, which you can learn more about at HankGreen.com. If you bought a ticket for the July 6th event that John and I are doing together, your ticket may have been refunded, and you have to buy it again. That's a complicated thing that I'm sorry about. So check your inbox for an email from The Strand, which is the bookstore that we're doing it with, to make sure that you're still signed up. John, I'm gonna be honest with you, this has been a really obviously stressful time of my life. But strangely, I'm not experiencing that much book stress. I'm really excited for this thing to get out in the world. I really appreciate all the feedback I've gotten from you that's been really positive and from early readers. I was able to do podcast sponsorships with a bunch of small independent podcasts for the book, and I've gotten to be on a bunch of podcasts. I recorded a couple today, I'm recording one tomorrow. If you listen to podcasts, it might be hard to miss me. So it really has been fun. It's been a lot, and there's a lot else going on at the same time, but I kind of set myself up for that kind of situation. Why do I do that is a story for another video. And I just noticed on my floor of my office, which is extremely filthy, these are the actual last sheets of the book that I did my edits on. The most common note when I'm editing myself is the word loose. I don't know what I even mean by that, but you don't want it to be loose. All right, John. Well, I will see you on Tuesday, the day that a beautifully foolish endeavor is officially on sale.