Hi, everyone and welcome back to shortcomings eight girls recap podcast. I'm your host,

Samantha Bush. And as always, I'm known by Chris Lewis. Hello. Hello, hello. Good morning. We hope that all of our listeners who aren't, you know, shorties over on Patreon enjoyed the beginning of, well, actually, I don't think anyone is enjoying the beginning of this new year. And that's just like we need to live with that truth and reality. This year fucking sucks. So I'm not going to like say, I hope you've enjoyed the little break we had.

I hope you had a nice and restful holiday season as we entered the arena that is 2025 and begin the fight for our lives.

Buckle down.

Buckle down.

We're not buckled down.

Grab your swords and get up if you want to live.

Well, you know, I do remember a certain person, us.

The other few months ago, we were like, lean into your happy place, find pockets of drugs.

Guys. Oh, I still believe that. In fact,

I believe it more than ever. Like, tune the fuck out. Close the internet. Log off of social media.

Go for a walk. Honestly, I'm not that sad. Go to your local flower shop. Like, go and find,

like, something that you can do.

Find something tactile.

You can, like, hold on to.

Create a standing dinner resi with a friend.

Do something in your real life.

Yes, not on the internet.

Not on the internet.

Like, the TikTok ban couldn't be coming, honestly, at a better time.

And not that is productive.

Like, of course, I want us all like battling down the hatches, taking care of each other, you know, writing our representatives and our senators, even though it doesn't seem those fuckers are going to do anything to help us.

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