Lauren Karch

And it was a great time.

But I wanted to see this one really artsy play that was out of town.

So we decided to go to that.

And what I learned is there's a level of artsiness that I do not get.

But that's OK.

I still heard it.

And we had a great hotel that I had booked for a great price because I did not notice that it was a micro hotel with bunk beds.

So I'm laying in the top bunk.

And I realized, I've brought Katie on so many goofy situations now, I have to tell her what I'm thinking.

So I leaned over, like I'm at camp, and I said, you're being a really good friend.

And I spilled everything.

I told her about how I was worried that I would go deaf, and maybe I wouldn't be able to communicate with people that I care about.

And what about my job?

And would I still be able to enjoy the things I enjoy now?

And at that time, Taylor Swift had only put out the first Taylor's version album.

And do I look like I want to miss that?

And she said, OK, OK, I think you're a lot more resilient than you're giving yourself credit for.

Also, I'd like to see you try to get rid of me or any of your friends.

And then she got deadly serious and said, should we try to learn ASL?

Because then we could talk about people in the same room.