Okay, hi guys. My name Shannon Beveridge. Welcome back to X's and O's, a podcast where we talk about

queer relationships and sex. Uh, hey. So today's guest is the one, the only me. It's me.

I feel like you probably already know that based off the title or the thumbnail.

It's just me.

And the crowd goes mild.

Okay.

This episode is going to be going live on Christmas Eve, which is crazy.

Where did the year go?

How is it Christmas Eve?

Christmas time is like the holidays in general this time of year.

The end of the year brings up so many emotions. So many emotions. The older I get,

like the more depressing, I feel like the holidays feel kind of, I don't know,

which is honestly because like there's, I don't know, which is honestly because I don't have any kids like around in my family. So that part feels like depressing a little bit. The irony. Okay, let's get into it.

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