1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Andy and Samantha, and welcome stuff. I've 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: never told you a production to buy Heart Radio, and 3 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: welcome to what I think is the last half hour 4 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: of the year. What I think. So, if you are 5 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: choosing to drink or whatever you're choosing to do, please 6 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: drink responsibly. Samantha, are you sipping on anything. 7 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 2: My bubble water? Because we got a lot to do today. 8 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 2: I can't be sleep here. We do well. 9 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: I'm still continuing my coquito from our book club episode 10 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:47,599 Speaker 1: you know where we are? And yes, as this comes out, 11 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: it is the day after Christmas, So Merry Christmas to 12 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: anyone who celebrates. And the interesting A couple of things 13 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: I wanted to talk about. This will probably be a 14 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: pretty short one because once again I was trying to 15 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: think of something. Everyone's stressed. I don't want to do 16 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: an unhappy hour. Where's the happy hour? Where is it? 17 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: Where are you Christmas? Why can't I find you? I 18 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: say that every year the Grich, But yeah, I just 19 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: feel like this year, I recently, I feel like there's 20 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: been a lot of endings the like, for example, my 21 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: beach house that I've grown up with, my grandparents beach 22 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: house got sold so that's kind of an ending. That's 23 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: an ending. I've been pretty sad about it. I was 24 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: very lucky to have it, very privileged to have it. 25 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: I could recognize that, but I'm very sad it's gone. 26 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: And then I never got to go to the Air's tour. 27 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: But I'm sad it's over because I didn't get to go. 28 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,559 Speaker 1: And then what we do in the Shadows just ended, 29 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: and I'm sad about that's all. So I feel like 30 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: there's just been a lot of like endings, and then 31 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: not even to talk about twenty five, pretend that doesn't 32 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: exist for now. And then I was thinking about, like 33 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: for me, even if it's a relief when Christmas is over, 34 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: there's still like all of this build up and then 35 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: it's just done. And I remember, like, especially when I 36 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: got older, I would look around and be like, well, 37 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: now I got to go take up all these decorations, 38 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: Like it just feels like a real pressure, and I 39 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: to be clear and transparent, I don't do that anymore 40 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: because I don't go home for New Year's anymore. So 41 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: my mom does it. But I still think about my 42 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: mom doing it, and now I'm not gonna help. I 43 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: also almost did this episode about how there's been a 44 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: lot of talk lately where people, young people are realizing 45 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: that their moms buy their own gifts and wrap their 46 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: own gifts and my mom always did that growing up, 47 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: and people being so surprised and then other people being like, yeah, 48 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 1: I just assumed that's not great. Great. And then I 49 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: found an article I really connected with about it was 50 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: called like post Christmas stress, but it was about how 51 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: you know, you're hanging out with people, you're going to parties, 52 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: you're having a good time, but you just get so 53 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: tired and you're outlaid. You're doing your drinking more and 54 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: you're eating more, and you're doing all this stuff more 55 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: than you normally would. And I have to say, I've 56 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: had a week. I'm continuing to have a week, and 57 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: it's great because I have friends, it's wonderful, But my goodness, 58 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: am I tired? 59 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 3: Yeah? 60 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: Yes? But I also found something that I wanted to 61 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: talk about, and it's called It's called a lot of things, 62 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: but most people call it twixtmis and this is the 63 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: period between Christmas and New Year's. So here's a quote 64 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: from Helena Fitzgerald at the Atlantic. But for many of us, 65 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: whether still celebrating holidays, are having just finished Christmas festivities, 66 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: this week is like a long hangover. To some degree. 67 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: I think all of society feels a little aimless during 68 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: these days. We're waiting for the new year, with all 69 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: its resolutions and hopes for starting over, but we're not 70 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: quite done with the old one. I call it dead week, 71 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: a time when nothing counts and when nothing is quite real. 72 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: The British call this boxing week. I would love if 73 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: listeners Shortian about this. Oh yeah, yes. While in Norway 74 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: it is called raw mule, which translates to time and 75 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: space to celebrate Yule Tide, it also harkens back to 76 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: an old Norse word meaning something along the lines of 77 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: not adhering to any particular holiday, but others call it Tricksmas. 78 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: And while it isn't officially recognized in the dictionary, that 79 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: hasn't stopped companies from capitalizing on it and making it 80 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: a week like Black Friday, shopping and deal. So when 81 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: I was looking this up, that's what I was mostly getting. 82 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: Urban Dictionary suggest it may come from the slogan twigs 83 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: take a break from the very popular candy. 84 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what I thought you were going to say. 85 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 2: Something about the candy. I'm interesting. 86 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: Nope, but maybe maybe. I also learned about Women's Christmas, 87 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: which is celebrated in Ireland on January sixth, which is 88 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: twelve days after Christmas. Men would give women the day 89 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: off by taking on their traditional roles and goose is 90 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: the typical meat that is served. Meanwhile, the women would 91 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: get together and celebrate with each other, which could be 92 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: like having tea or going to the bar, because prior 93 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: to nineteen fifty eight, this was the only day women 94 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: were allowed in pubs without a chaperone, a male chaperone. 95 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 3: What a low bar? 96 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 2: I know, I just like it, Like I can't really 97 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 2: yeap one day you get one day, you. 98 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: Get one day after doing as for Christmas, and. 99 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 3: That day you can get a drink. You what the hell? 100 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: Like? 101 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 2: I know, it's both like good. At least someone's doing 102 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 2: it and it's recognized. This is that whole little like 103 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 2: but this is a bare minimum. 104 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: Yeah it's yes, yes, and it's faded away from a 105 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: lot of Ireland, but it is still celebrated in some places. 106 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 1: So again I would love if listeners right in about it. 107 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: It was also the day Christmas decorations were taken down 108 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: because it was viewed as bad luck to lead them 109 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: up any longer. So one would hope the men would 110 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: be doing the taken down of decorations. 111 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, but. 112 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: I think when I think about this time, it does 113 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: feel like a bizarre You're not really off of work, 114 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: but a lot of people are. It just it has 115 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: a strange end of the school year vibe, but not 116 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: in the not in the like, oh, here's the last day, 117 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: but more in the I think it's over, but I 118 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: have to still be around in case it's not over, right, 119 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: It's a it's bizarre. Time does feel strange in the 120 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: last week of the year, And for me it has 121 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: become We've talked about this before, but for me it 122 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: has become an exercise in the value of doing nothing 123 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: or just doing what you want to do before you 124 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: get to the new year. And so I try to 125 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: play my favorite games and watch my favorite movies, and 126 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: write fan fiction and read fan fiction, which unfortunately I'm 127 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: way way way behind on. And again, if they knew, Samantha, 128 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: they would blame you and some other people. But you days. 129 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 3: Plenty of time. 130 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: No no, no, no no, because then you're tired and 131 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: you have to recover and my fan fiction is intricate. 132 00:07:54,160 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: I need to be firing on all cylinders. What do 133 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: you think of this time of year? Do you have 134 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: any plans? 135 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 2: You know, it's kind of gotten different because of the 136 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 2: merging of family visits when it becomes a couple things. 137 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 2: And I was thinking about this yesterday. I was like, Oh, 138 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 2: this is such a weird place for me, because for 139 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 2: the first thirty eight years, thirty nine years, this was 140 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 2: not a thing where I visited other people's families because 141 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 2: we had like we were that intertwined, like getting into 142 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: a relationship. So doing this has really kind of and 143 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 2: I think other couples will know, like made it. 144 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 3: More hectic, so because I. 145 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 2: Want to blend time with people and making sure that 146 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 2: we have time with people. Because his family is from 147 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:55,719 Speaker 2: out of town, so we have to travel a good 148 00:08:55,840 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 2: six hours away to get to them. We spend after 149 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: Christmas with them, so spending Christmas at my parents for 150 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 2: the day. But because they are closer to me, I 151 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 2: get to see them more. So they're only an hour 152 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 2: and a half away versus his family being like five 153 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 2: to six seven hours away. According to how many times 154 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 2: we have to stop for him or for Peaches, because 155 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 2: I'm bad about that. I'm all about driving straight there. 156 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 2: I'm like, no breaks until we have to dig gas. 157 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 3: I'm the only one who thinks this way. 158 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 2: But anyway, so it's interesting because it becomes elongated family times, 159 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 2: which I don't mind at all, especially with his family, 160 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 2: Like I really do enjoy seeing them and hanging out 161 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 2: with them, and like we do game nights and we 162 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 2: do like hangouts and we go to do different things. 163 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 3: So it's a lovely time. And it's also kind of. 164 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 2: Like for me feeling like I'm fulfilling some childhood stuff 165 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 2: where I didn't get to play games with my family. 166 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 2: We did not do that. My parents were too busy. 167 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 2: My parents were too tired, rightly, so, like there's so 168 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 2: many things that they had to do in order to 169 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 2: make sure we were good and were able to eat 170 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 2: and so vibe and have a house and all these 171 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,719 Speaker 2: things that oftentimes when they came home that was the 172 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 2: end of it. My brothers and I were not close. 173 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 2: My oldest siblings were five to ten year gap for 174 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 2: my older two siblings and us, so of course they 175 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 2: didn't want to hang out with us. They're, you know, 176 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 2: teenagers and we're little kids. The elementary school kids or 177 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 2: I didn't come into the US so I was seven. 178 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 2: So my brother and I fought for the first five 179 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: years of our lives like pretty hardcore who was closer 180 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 2: to my age and with all of that. So I 181 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 2: didn't live like that. So we're going to like his 182 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 2: families who they enjoy playing board games. We played Katan 183 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 2: your favorite game twice. We still talk about your we 184 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 2: talk about your reaction to Katan and his family and circle. 185 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 2: Just so you know, to the point that they know 186 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 2: you so well, they ask about you. They've never met you. 187 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: They've asked one time, I'm going to be on this 188 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,559 Speaker 1: family trip with you? Oh yeah, I need you to. 189 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: They would love it. 190 00:10:58,640 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 3: I think they would have the best time with you. 191 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 2: But all that to say, you know, like so for 192 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 2: that we have like an extended amount of time where 193 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 2: its visits, so it feels still like the holidays that 194 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 2: in between. And also I've told you that the New 195 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 2: Year's gets kind of hectic in our neighborhood. 196 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I hate that it's. 197 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 2: A stereotype about Atlanta, but there's a lot of shootings happening, 198 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 2: and I don't think they're actually violent. They're celebratory but 199 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 2: it scares the hell out of me because I'm like, 200 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 2: straight bullets. There's so many. There's so many like semi 201 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:34,959 Speaker 2: automatic weapons that are going off that I'm like, how 202 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 2: did y'all get those? But you know that's not really 203 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 2: the question. But yeah, so that time of the week 204 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 2: is odd. It's it's more holidays, Like it doesn't feel 205 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 2: like an in between. It feels like just the same 206 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 2: where it kind of as like the celebrating the Yule died. 207 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 3: It feels that way. Still, Yeah, very long answer. 208 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: Sorry, No, I don't know. I mean it was interesting 209 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:02,319 Speaker 1: to read different people's responses because some people were like, oh, yeah, 210 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: I continue it, to keep on doing the holidays, and 211 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: other people were like, I'm not leaving my pajamas. I'm 212 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: drinking in the day and I'm watching TV. And I'm like, okay, 213 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: well you do that. We do a family for the holidays. 214 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: That's what we do too. I love a pure jama 215 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: day all day. Yeah, that's pretty much what I do now. 216 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: I used to be more of a I did an 217 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: a bunch more stuff, but then probably around pandemic, I 218 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: was like, nah, I'm good, that's all right. 219 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 3: I mean that's kind of where you cemented. 220 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 2: The New Year's Pajama toast special holiday rendition of Sunday 221 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:40,959 Speaker 2: Sunday Sunday. 222 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, just watching of Star Wars for people who don't 223 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: know they rich with trilogy with mac and cheese, with 224 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: a lot that I mac and cheese, then I make 225 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: my suit. But I do think it's interesting because it 226 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: does feel like a whole week that's like we don't 227 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: have it off, but we kind of do. It's bizarre, 228 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: bizarre week. 229 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 2: I mean, we definitely worked those hours, it's just cram 230 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 2: it all into like two weeks instead of the four 231 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 2: or five weeks. 232 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, but just like in general, not even just us, 233 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 1: it just it just feels like. 234 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 3: A weird setup to like. 235 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, but you know, once upon a time when I 236 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 2: worked in government, I only had three days off and 237 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,239 Speaker 2: I was right back and came back. The in betweens 238 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 2: were odd because a lot of people would take off 239 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 2: you said, pto to be with their family, especially with 240 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 2: schools out. 241 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 3: So children being home. This was a thing. 242 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, some people used to like, no, I can't be 243 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 2: at home, I have to go. Sorry, kids, good luck, 244 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 2: here's some ramen and some TV. I'm just kidding, but 245 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 2: like those It was weird because the office as when 246 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: I was a single person, as a single person with 247 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 2: no children, office would be empty, like I'd just be 248 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 2: there by myself because there was no reason for me 249 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 2: to take those days off, and it was. It was 250 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 2: actually slower because people were like doing their own thing. 251 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 2: The aftermath of that, yeah, was a healthscape. But in 252 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 2: between truly working those like nine to five jobs where 253 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 2: you just have to be present, you have to do whatever, 254 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 2: keep going, it was an eerie It felt eerie. 255 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 3: They're also nice to be alone in that office. 256 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. I've told my story before about how I had 257 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: to work the day after Thanksgiving once and then no 258 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: one believed I worked it, even though I hadn't proof 259 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: I did. But I was watching horror movies while I 260 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: was just waiting step to encode, which was like my job. 261 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: I just had to wait for the incode. But I 262 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: got spooped because I was the only person in there. 263 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: Guys looking around, well, listeners, I would love to hear 264 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: from any of you, if you have thoughts on this, 265 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: if you have any traditions that you do, and during 266 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: this this final week of the year, especially listeners around 267 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: the world, I would love to hear if any of 268 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: this is true. Oh, I hope it is, but you 269 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: never know unless you live in the place, honestly, So yeah, 270 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: please write in I hope you're doing well. I hope 271 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: you do get to relax. 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