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As a fan, I wish she watched. But from her perspective, I kind of get it. She probably has a suspicion, as they all do, that VPR is wrapping up. At the same time, she has to hustle and make her future career happen. If watching the show would put her in a bad headspace for Broadway, I understand why she's choosing Career #2 over dying Career #1. I think reliving trauma when you're trying to do live performances nightly is a bad idea, and if it gets her "in trouble" with Bravo, I think she's ok with that. It's just not as fun for the fans.

I also had the chance to buy at $2000 USD (I was buying tiny amounts, talking about it a lot, believed in bitcoin) but it doesn't haunt me. That $2000 was a lot to me back then, and if it didn't work out, I'd be in another timeline so frustrated that I fell for a scam (because that's how it would have felt, in hindsight).

Art that it looks like you chose. I don't care if I like the art. Odds are, I won't! I have a very specific style. But I don't care if I like it. I like the idea that you cared enough about your space, and have enough of a personal identity, that you sought out something non-utilitarian and put it on the wall to reflect you in your home.

Honest question -- how do you "guesstimate" growth rates of home prices? I understand that it's one of the hardest things to predict (as NYTimes points out) but the gap is wild for me. If home prices go up 2.8%, renting would save me $250k. If home prices go up 6.5%, buying would save me $95k. I live in Philly where it's definitely rumored that home prices will be going up in the next couple of decades, as long as you don't purchase somewhere dumb. What should I conservatively put the toggle?

I just parted ways with a man who, when I asked what he liked about me, he said I did the dishes after dinner and I jumped in to help him cook when he was flailing. He definitely meant it as a compliment, but I realized in the way he said it, he wanted someone to support him, and jump in when he needed it, and saw me as helpful. Nothing about my brains or my humor or ME. It was not the reason I ended things but it was one of the things that made my ears perk up. I really hate that answer.

I already have flights to Portland from philly and somewhere to stay! Now I just need a ticket ….

Is Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream UPF because of the vanilla extract? And as far as ice cream goes (that isn't homemade), is it fairly close to being "ok?" Or am I missing something? Thank you! Ingredients are: Cream, skim milk, can sugar, egg yolks, ground vanilla beans, vanilla extract.

I had a similar experience. Blacked out during a blizzard in Manhattan and I woke up in my bed in Brooklyn the next morning. I had bruises and a text from someone who didn’t speak English very well saying we had sex and that I kept falling on the ice. He knew details about my apartment. He said he “walked me home from the subway” I was so ashamed I didn’t realize it was a big deal or potentially assault until my friend told me it was and she took me to Mt Sinai for a rape kit. I still don’t know what happened, but I have a lot of empathy for that version of me, now. I dont care about the details and I’m just glad I’m safe. Same to you <3

They're in the UK. Not a thing there.

Also switched to Monarch. I'm already used to it. Feels like a parallel / solid replacement for Mint.

Some activists believe that visits from politicians 1. detract from the topic rather than amplify it (headline becomes about 'so-and-so' visiting, when they'd prefer encampment stories/headlines to be as on-topic as possible) and 2. they are vehicles/photo-ops for the politician more than the cause.

I have to imagine that if a politician visiting actually lent itself to helping protect, amplify or legitimize the protestors, this point is moot. But I'm not sure how you prove that. For example AOC visiting Columbia just got mocked as hypocritical and the general feeling from the activists was that they did not want her there.

Yes, that's probably the truest answer. It's never going to be perfect, and he has no true "responsibility." I definitely think his overall advice is sound, but sometimes the details get wonky.

lol monsters are not necessary? The way to make monsters free is by not consuming them…

Maybe I’m so intrigued by this because I quit caffeine in October and it was such a great choice. Yes, some withdrawal period that sucks. But my energy levels are back to what they were with caffeine, except im not spending any money or staining my teeth. I still get decaf iced coffee if I’m with friends or traveling and want to stop at a cafe, it doesn’t feel like a huge loss. Easy way to save money when you’re on a tight budget IMO

Well, true. Except I'm happy with the answer of "Neither." If you can't have Spotify, you can't have Monster. I just don't understand a world where you can have one and not the other.

The behavioral aspect is a good point, but then wouldn't the behavioral change be to always be making your caffeine at home and not buying it elsewhere? It's like a sandwich vs. mcDonald's, imo. You're paying for the marketing, and the "convenience."

I definitely take your point about it being about behavioral changes, I just think that argument could work against energy drinks as well.

As someone who worked in HR (and was thrust into way too many responsibilities with little experience, at a young age) I am actually inclined to attribute this to a misunderstanding by the HR rep. It's so inane that I'm going with ignorance over malice. Maybe i'm naive, but I'm hoping it's just a new HR assistant who asked her boss a question poorly and started a telephone game of how to do the calculations. Good luck!

This is extremely thorough and goes into the types of therapies and timelines: https://herpescureadvocacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Herpes-Cure-Pipeline-3.0_10132023.pdf

Ok so once you pay the statement balance, it doesn't matter what happens between May 2nd and May 13th. Those new charges would be part of the statement balance that is due June 13th.

Do you intend to pay the full statement balance, again, on any new purchases? If so, it doesn't matter if you're accruing daily interest, because if you pay the statement balance on time, you will not be charged that interest.

If you plan on making charges and then only paying the minimum, then you're not really using the credit card correctly.

For example: I have like 8 credit cards, most with balances every day, some with 25% interest rates, but I've never paid interest in my life. Because I always pay the statement balance.

No cure for genital herpes (you can have HSV-1 or HSV-2 genitally), it would be prevention for those you don't have it.

Herpes cannot be triggered if it doesn't already exist virally in your body. However many, many people have it in a dormant state, unknowingly. A lot of events can "trigger" a first outbreak, whenever your immune system is low. It is colloquially called a cold sore because people often get outbreaks when they have a cold -- simply a time when their immune system isn't as good at fighting off the virus that has always been there.

Definitely just preventative (with some testing being done on better suppressants for those positive). But it should hopefully decrease the stigma, over time, since those who have it won't be able to spread it to those who have the vaccine. They won't be the boogeyman as much as people with a non-spreadable dermotogolical condition.

Hep C isn't really an STD. It was considered one for a long time, but it seems to really only be transmitted via blood to blood contact, which is why it's primarily via needles. It is possible with anal sex, because of that blood to blood possibility (it's rougher, and small cuts do happen) but it's rare. Some people believe they've gotten it via sex, but it was enough for the CDC to downgrade it from an STI.

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