Oh, we're going. Oh, hi. Everyone is how we're starting the show. This feels like this is a year end. It's a year end or you're right.

January 1, 2018 starts on a Monday. I just love how it works. I love an even clean slate. It feels like we can just kiss 2017. Goodbye. Start off right in 2018.

Well, I will say, yeah, 2017 was great in a lot of ways, but pretty bad in a lot of other ways. Overall bad, but great for us.

Exactly. We had fun. But before we get into 2018, we have a little bit of business to take care of. We have business, including something that we didn't bring up on the show. For some reason, we overlook this. I don't know if we overlooked. We just weren't told right because that's what that feels like. I don't like to be on the hook for overlooking.

Exactly. So in December, we won't give the exact date. Yes. But somebody here in the room celebrated a birthday. It was their birthday. Yes.

And I think no one told us. And I feel like an ass. I mean, here's the thing. Yeah, go ahead. If I cared about Matt in any way, I would have sought it out. I would have maybe even bought a present there.

But now coming in belated. Right. He'd insane. I hate him. I don't feel guilty. I wouldn't say that I do either. I wouldn't. Don't carry that with you.

I do think that we should recognize him as being a part of the show. As turning a year older, although I doubt happy, belated 62.

Thank you. Did you have a good birthday? Did you drink in all seriousness? Yeah, did you? I drink a lot. Just every day. So I think about it. I drink a lot.

I didn't know what some friends. Nice. One of my best friends from childhood. Oh, everything there was six of us. It must have been unfortunate. Oh my God. Dollar menu. Yeah. Cool. Just make sure we're on the same page. The Taco Bell. Dollar menu. Yeah. Look at it. But in all seriousness, Matt, thank you so much for your contribution to the show. And happy. Love you. Ish. Yeah. Ish. Thank you. We didn't want to give the actual dates of people aren't like looking you up. So it kind of makes sense. We'll just say it was in December.

We can give out his credit card number, though. I think after the show that's going to be a special tweet. Now speaking of which, Matt, what are we drinking? What's going on today?

Wine. Wow. And now this is why you stopped the grade. Did you stop the grapes yourself? Because you didn't really make it. There was no work. Oh, cool. Did you just get lazy at the end of the year?

Wait a really. We wish you happy birthday. Now you're like wine. Honestly, I'm preparing for the show. The live show. There's a show. And that's tomorrow. Actually, when we record it, it'll be it's tomorrow. But it'll be in the past once the show comes out. Yes.

I don't have the material ready. And I did not have time to run out. I mean, typical man down to the wire. It's going to get good show though. It will.

Yeah, sure, Matt. That's what everyone's been saying. We haven't seen the deck yet. So we don't see. No, I don't feel better about it at all. It's totally cool, Matt. I'm going to open the wine now. I'm doing it for the mic. So it's squeaky. Like, you know, getting sync with us. Yeah. That's good. That's good. I'm admitting how unprepared we are already after the show.

I'm going on. So I guess this is us talking to where future.

Past cells or whatever, but like I'm hoping to do a good job. We should clarify for those who might be confused. So we're recording this show the day before our Caroline show because Christmas holiday vacations are coming out in between Christmas and New Year's.

I myself am taking a week off from work. So things are just going on. So if this is out of sync, please, we apologize and just bear with us as we get the schedule.

Matt's already struggling. Maybe we won't even drink today. I don't know.

I first thought it was like a twist off bottle. And I was like, did you just stick a corkscrew and a twist off bottle? I think he's got it. I'm nervous. There's nothing.

Oh, Darren's got it. Oh, don't worry, Matt. Let me help you. God, he goes to the like the lesbian over here.

There's no lip on it. I go right here. I will say this one year Matt gave me a bottle of wine for as a Christmas gift. Yeah. And it was like the best bottle of wine I've ever had. Really? This is very fucking.

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