3rd Kojima Pearls! Sarah is great, her pearls are beautiful, and her designs are fresh and creative.

These is a link to the ear plugs I bought before going to my first live rock concert in many years last year. They worked great!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BT1VH16W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

omg no Yale profs don’t live in West Haven! It’s a very blue collar town with terrible schools.

A lot of Yale profs (~50% last I heard) live in New Haven proper, and the ones who don’t mostly live in upscale suburbs like Hamden and Woodbridge. A decent number commute from the NYC area too.

That’s Chinese culture, super direct.

Friendship ending for me.

In my case, it wasn’t about a friendship ending but I’ve consciously decided to take a step back from what used to be a close friendship as I realised over many years that my friend couldn’t give a damn about what’s going on in my life. Zero interest or curiosity.

I was in the Botanic Gardens of my city, hikeup a super challenging trail with lots and lots of stairs.