We're in Pasadena.
Vlog day.
It is beautiful outside so we figured we haven't
really done a big adventure in my new wheelchair yet.
Aside from our cruise but that was pretty contained.
It was pretty sedentary.
We weren't out in the wild.
Today we're exploring.
Yeah.
We're testing out all the new features of my chair.
Its speed, number one. Its elevation. Look how tall I am.
I know, when we walk we can like stay in the same frame almost.
Yes and then obviously there's one more big feature that Hannah's very excited about.
I am.
Maybe we'll save that. And reveal it at the end. You can all
wonder what Hannah's favorite, favorite feature is.
I'm excited.
It's kind of ridiculous.
(intro song music)
Shane, if this majestic giant palm tree is me...
That's you.
Okay so our fun day is not starting off on a good note.
Being rude about my size. Yeah, you're that huge tree.
It's size and shape actually. Did you see the curve?
That tree does have some scoliosis. Maybe get a spinal fusion.
(music)
Alright our first order of business is to go get crepes.
(music)
What kind of crepe did you get Shane?
(British accent) I'm feeling very fancy.
Uh-huh.
As I'm back in Paris.
Okay.
Even though this isn't a Parisian accent.
No it isn't at all.
You know I wasn't 25 years old before I learned what Parisian meant.
What?
I never knew what Parisian meant.
Are you kidding?
I thought it meant Persian.
Persian?
When I was 25 I learned it was from Paris.
When we went to Paris when you were 25?
I never admitted that to you.
Yeah this is news to me. It's kind of out of the blue.
I'm sorry. Sorry I lied.
Anyway, look, are you serious?
Yeah.
Oh wow okay.
Anyway what kind of crepe did you get?
French onion soup not a crepe.
French onion soup?
Did you think I was gonna get a crepe?
Well I got the royal crepe which
is strawberries, bananas, nutella, whipped cream and they did ask if I wanted ice
cream and I said no. Am I boring you to death?
Sorry your order was so long I just...
Did it leave yet? Oh it's right there.
There's a bird. Everyone.
(music)
Fun fact whenever I order soup Hannah sits on my right side so that she can
easily spoon it in with her right hand. On the left side she has to do it like
sideways backwards.
It's all wobbly.
Gets it all over me. Bet you didn't know that. Another fun fact,
one of the requirements of Hannah's contract is that she eats the cheese off of my
French onion soup.
(music)
Alright Shane what's next?
Next we are going to the Huntington library which we
have been told is adorable.
I feel like it's more majestic than adorable but we'll find out.
Okay Shane's showing off his speed. I'm not sure what he's gonna do
when he actually gets to our car. You still have to wait for me.
Hurry up.
Oh my god.
Run.
(music)
Okay.
Oh God.
Insider tip, get to the Huntington library at 4 a.m. if you would
like to park.
Oh my God. Like we have been circling for at least five full
minutes just driving around.
To their credit they have a lot of wheelchair spots.
Well to their discredit they apparently invite every wheelchair
user in the state to park in them. But Shane can't get out of the car and this
parking lot is so tight that I can't just let him out anywhere. Like I can't, you know,
I would have to stop traffic for quite a while and very busy. And also I
think there's a production happening here. There's production signs which might
be contributing to what is happening.
Has anyone noticed my headrest?
Oh yeah people can finally be like...
A spot. I see a spot.
Yeah all right we went to the back of the lot.
Here's another benefit of my wheelchair. Wonderful headrest. Right there, it's white lines.
Oh yeah so no one can park next to us.
All right we're here.
Now is an absolutely perfect time to tell you my favorite benefit of Shane's
chair. It's better to show you than to tell you so let's just do it.
Now because I'm so much taller than you Shane I can like navigate, yell out obstacles.
I'm gonna close my eyes. Just let me know when we're at the Huntington Library.
Little right. Little left.
We parked like five miles away.
Okay open your eyes Shane. This is scary.
(music)
Doesn't look like a library to me.
Looks kind of majestic. I don't know.
I would say more adorable.
Hmm.
The sound of that fountain?
Majestic.
So adorable.
(music)
I don't think we're actually in the park yet or whatever it is. The garden area.
But the area before the entrance very smooth. So if you want to come here
just enjoy the beginning before you go in and you use a wheelchair. Highly recommend.
Well this is pretty.
So pretty.
My God.
I like the sound of the jackhammer in the background.
(Hannah laughs)
I'm sorry Shane there's nothing to describe this other than majestic.
Yeah. Right. I give you that.
It's pretty majestic. Thank you.
(music)
You see this?
I know.
It's a little nook right here. I feel like I'm in my chateau.
Oh yeah?
I feel kind of adorable.
(music)
It was really cool seeing all the old books.
There was some really old stuff in there.
Yep. Shane loves old books.
Yeah I could live in a place like that.
Put a couch, maybe a refrigerator.
Oh.
A toilet.
I was going to say a toilet. That's about it.
A bed.
And the books.
A swimming pool.
Okay.
Okay. We've been saving this for a while but we've just purchased our forever home.
Nope.
(music)
While we were in the art gallery in a room that was a library filled with books.
Which you loved.
A woman approached us and said...
Well she kind of said it to me in passing.
She was like I don't know if it's just me but I could read all of these books.
Yeah, what I heard my head was I've read all of your books.
Me, the author. So I said thank you.
And I said oh yeah me too.
She probably had no idea what I meant but...
It's okay, Shane.
If you see this, random museum goer...
I would like to read all of those too. I agree with you. And thank you.
In your defense other people
have come up and said things just like that while we're walking around. So Shane was just like okay
this is probably someone.
I was like oh, another fan.
(music)
I don't know Shane.
That's you, carrying all of my medication.
(music)
Are we the only ones that didn't know that Disney didn't write Sleeping Beauty and those kinds of films?
Disney was a fraud.
Like some man wrote that. Charles Perrault wrote that in the dawn of the
18th century in France.
At the dawn of time.
Wow that makes it kind of cooler actually.
Yeah Disney's just a copycat, like everyone else.
(music)
All right we just came out of the Disney exhibit. It is so beautiful outside. It makes us
not even want to go into the exhibits even though they're so interesting and great. It is beautiful
outside. All right we're on our way back to the car. They have a complimentary tram service
that I'm utilizing.
No.
No it's my own tram service.
Tips are accepted.
Okay.
Tips are appreciated.
Yeah.
But now we're rushing because as we were exiting we made a reservation for dinner at a place that
we ate at like two years ago.
Why is the camera on me?
Which we really wanted to try again. Just, I don't know, I don't want you to feel left out.
I'm driving.
So now we're rushing to make sure we can get to our reservation.
(music)
All right we got to dinner.
We're on our way to dinner and I love my new wheelchair.
Wow.
I can't believe I'm saying it.
That's amazing.
I really love it.
Yay.
It's so easy to drive.
Yeah.
(music)
Okay I scooted over because our food's here so I can help Shane. It looks so good.
(music)
Shane got tuna. I'm afraid people are going to think that's like steak or something.
I'm so excited.
Mmm.
(music)
All right I'm back from the bathroom.
Oh my god, hi.
Did I scare you?
I was not expecting to be filmed.
I know, sorry. It was so pretty walking through the restaurant. I was like aww.
(Hannah laughs)