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anon.
I saw a thread about this on GoFugYourself and thought it was fun – what are your favorite social media or DTC fashion purchases? I’m a full Rothy’s convert!
Cat
Lake PJs
C2
They are so worth the money. I’m an XXL and held out forever because I was worried they’d run small or I would be disappointed but they fit great and I love them so much.
Anon
If you are, come join us in the rothy’s unicorn collective FB group. Very supportive, rothy’s obsessed, community, not just about shoes. Highly recommend.
Anne-on
Lo and Sons laptop/overnight bags, monos suitcases, and the skincare products by Pillowtalk derm.
Anonymous
Which product do you like – I want to get one but I have a bunch of other products I’m working through, so should probably only get one!
Anne-on
The serum in the click-y pen is my favorite and a REALLY smart design for travel. The peel is ok but you can get similar results from lots of other brands for cheaper. I do like the Vitamin C overnight cream but only when my skin is oily/breaking out, I find it is drying for winter, even with other layers on top.
Anonymous
Thrive Cosmetics tubing mascara
Anon
Agree. This is the best mascara I have ever used.
Anonymous
Summersalt silk pjs. Love them!
Anon
The cincha belt – it’s like a seatbelt to clip your carryon to your roller board. Makes running through airports so easy.
Anonymous
evelyn & bobbie bras – great wireless bras for dd+
period undies like dear kates
everyday pan
Anon
Beauty Pie skincare and fragrance.
Cuyana totes, wallet, travel bags, jewelry cases.
Anonymous
LUS shampoo and conditioner – I love it.
Z
Going to Paris for the first time in September with my sister. What are some of your favorite hotels? Favorite arrondissement? Ideally something under $300 a night.
Anon
I like the 6th. I have mostly been with kids though, and that area is good for families so maybe there’s a better place to stay if you don’t have kids.
wet ink sigs
Hotel Jeanne d’Arc in le Marais is a good value.
Sasha
I always recommend staying near Place de la Republique (so the 4th or the 11th). Less touristy than 1st/2nd/3rd but easy to get everywhere from the Republique metro. The Crown Plaza right on the plaza is nice but may be over budget. The hotels closer to Porte St Denis will be cheaper.
Anon
I really love Hotel San Germain des Pres. It’s cute, in a great neighborhood, walkable to lots of stuff, cute breakfast. Doesn’t have tons of windows, also doesn’t matter. Recommend.
Cat
We preferred staying on Cite, but had an apartment. Near the Chatelet metro – also close walk to St Michel. The easy variety of metro access made resting our feet super easy when we wanted a break but it was also within pleasant walking range of almost everything a typical 1st time visitor would want!
Anonymous
We loved Hotel de la Place des Vosges in the Marais (the part in the 4th)— I just checked pricing, and it’s on the borderline for you. An unexpected benefit of being in that neighborhood is that it has many more stores and restaurants open on Sundays than most of Paris. We were in town for 2.5 days, including a Sunday, so that was a plus for us.
J'adore Paris
Hotel Monge. I got the recommendation from this board and I’ll probably never stay anywhere else in Paris. Perfect rooms, perfect location, perfect service.
Anon
Hotel Kepler, rue kleber
Anonymous
6th is great! Stayed there at the Hotel da Vinci last week. Easily walkable and and easy access to metro.
Podcast player?
I am irrationally angry that Stitcher is shutting down, but I need to find a substitute soon – any suggestions? I need it to be easy to use on iphone and through carplay. Can’t be apple podcasts because we use that for kids’ podcasts and I don’t think there’s an easy way to set up separate users on a single account.
Senior Attorney
I stumbled on Podbean and it seems fine for my very basic use.
Anonymous
I am a fan of Overcast
Anon
+1
Anonymous
+1
MJ
Pocketcast. It’s the greatest, and I think it’s like $10 a year. love it.
Anon
I laughed out loud at a comment on the morning thread about a house being a fixer because there’s granite where there should be marble. Please give me more examples of this. Polished nickel where there should be unlacquered brass?
Senior Attorney
HAHAHA!
Double glazed windows where there should be triple glazed…
Cat
while it is aesthetic and I get your point in general, granite counters were the ubiquitous upgrade in like 2005, so it’s not too much of a leap to think that an almost 20 year old house might be needing larger repairs soon, beyond looking like it should be buying a bubble necklace in a few years.
Anon
Ummm I re-did my kitchen in 2018 and used granite. We are in the non-Chicago Midwest though and tend to be behind the coasts in terms of trends.
Explorette
Haha, I redid mine last year, and it was done with granite! I think there is a certain look that was very popular in the early 2000’s (the Tuscan Village theme), but IMO the stone itself isn’t something that gets dated.
anon
agree – it’s the color not the stone that looks outdated.
Anon
Yeah, I feel like color has much more to do with it than the stone. We were strongly advised not to use marble by our contractor (even though I love the look) and I preferred the granite options to quartz. This is our forever home, so I just picked what I wanted without regard to trends or resale value. But the idea that a house is 20 years old just because it has a granite kitchen seems kind of snobby.
Anonymous
Idk why anyone would want marble countertops, isnt it super porous and soft and prone to staining? I’d shy away from it even in a bathroom because of makeup.
Anne-on
It depends on your lifestyle/tolerance for imperfections. Our neighbors have a combo of soapstone and marble counters in their kitchen with 4 kids (granite on the island, soapstone by the stove for heat tolerance as they have a chef’s stove). They’re super into how it’s aging/patina’ing over time and would 100% agree that if you want it to stay pristine marble is not your stone.
Anon
I’m with you. As long as you don’t choose a Tuscan villa theme granite can look modern. The other non-granite options are useless as well. My last apartment came with quartz counters and I had to spring into action whenever I ate a juicy blueberry. The caesar stone in the bathroom got stained just from washing sunscreen off my hands. I’m team granite, I can’t spend every second of my life monitoring my counters.
Anonymous
I have seen oil stain granite counters. Is there any counter material that actually resists stains of all types?
Anon
Most commenters here would be horror struck, but I have low brow solid surface counters and I love them for this reason. They’re pretty much impervious to any kind of stain and I think they look just fine. They were here when we moved in, but I have no desire to change them.
Anon
I don’t think my granite counters have ever gotten stained. However they are a non-trendy variegated beige color, so they wouldn’t show stains super easily even if they acquired them.
anonshmanon
I have tiled counters which apparently are horribly fashion wise. Whatever!
Anonymous
I have quartz or quartzite counters – the white Carrera marble lookalike – and we have never had an issue with stains. One tiny chip when I dropped a pan at the wrong angle on the edge of the counter. No maintenance otherwise, and we are about seven years in. I love it.
Seventh Sister
I rented a place with a marble piece in one of the counters and I absolutely loathed it. It was super prone to staining and just kind of a “gotcha” if you ever just put something down in a hurry. Then again, I got soapstone counters of my own volition during a kitchen remodel, and I really like them (but chipped and lived in is basically our design aesthetic lol).
Anon
Lived in marble is really beautiful in it’s own way. I love seeing the older kitchens where you can tell exactly where the bread was kneaded because it dents in a little, or where the salad dressing was made because there are lemon juice etchings.
anon
This does sound lovely. I have to remind myself that my real life will not produce this sort of beautiful aesthetic – open shelving will make my kitchen look like a storage unit, because I do not have beautiful wooden and earthenware bowls in harmonizing neutral tones; linen bedding does not look elegantly casual, in context it just looks like crumpled sheets; my marble counter top would be covered in stains from a thousand stir-fries and dog treat crumbs.
Monday
I wish I could post a photo of my kitchen (and bathrooms) to scandalize everyone. I hate disruptions to my life, and I have limited funds with other financial priorities.
Anonymous
I would hesitate (and do a budget) for a place that had been redone with things like carpet over hardwood floors, triple glazed over original windows, plastic paint on plaster walls, and yes, I’m a snob.
My dealbreaker is downlights in living spaces, though. Bathroom, fine, any other place no thank you. Downlights is a doer-upper for me.
Anne-on
I thought this way until I spent the first winter in our house with original wavy glass single pane windows. We (and everyone else) drooled over them and the original sashes. But we could barely open/close the windows (they stuck, fell down, etc.) and their energy efficiency was awful. We replaced them as soon as we could afford it.
Otherwise I adore and will keep vintage finishes but sometimes new options really are better!
Anonymous
Oh, you do need doubles, I agree, but the separate inner winter frames work beautifully. Sashes as window closing is not a thing where I live, though (but cold winters are).
Anon
Do you mean recessed lighting in the ceiling? In my book you have it backwards. I consider recessed lighting mandatory in all rooms. I don’t want five different floor lamps that are still dim, just give me one light switch that properly illuminates everything! The bathroom also needs sconces next to the mirror so you can do your makeup without shadows on your face.
Anon
Yeah I don’t understand what’s wrong with recessed lighting! I hate having to turn on tons of lamps.
Anne-on
Home rennovation blogs/instagram have taught me that LOTS of designers think overhead lights are the devil. I don’t have that option in the older parts of our house so we have to use lamps but it is definitely annoying to have to turn on 3 lamps in my kids playroom vs. flipping one switch.
anonshmanon
Anne-on, I personally suspect that is more fashion than design rule. Like, designers need to have strong views on ‘this is good’ and ‘this is no good’ because if they were to say ‘do what works for you’ then HGTV wouldn’t make bank (or so goes the logic). Coincidentally, the property brothers put in recessed lighting regularly.
Anonymous
I get migraines from recessed lighting, and I also think it’s very ugly. I dont mind ceiling lights, but they have to be beautiful or for cleaning time. :)
Anon
I don’t like any lighting where I am seeing a bare bulb when I’m seated. Can & recessed lights are the worst. They very often trigger a migraine in me too, but even if not, I find them so unpleasant to look at (not aesthetically, unpleasant as in they hurt my eyes.)
Anon
Recessed lighting isn’t synonymous with uncovered bulb. We have recessed lighting with covers.
Anonymous
Why is this funny? Not everyone lives in an area where new construction is available or even desirable. We need to renovate and redecorate in my hcol area and that’s ok. I think it’s perfectly acceptable to not want to live with finishes that have been dated for more than a decade. Sorry but I deserve to live in a place I love too. Beautiful homes shouldn’t only be for people who build from the ground up.
Anon
Remember all, this website attracts a variety of income stratta with an assortment of values. A house remodel every 10 years, well….. ah….
Anonymous
It was a joke about how rich you have to be to buy a home these days. Apparently you are one of those buyers.
Anon
What’s wrong with granite? For me, it’s really the color that matters.
Anonymous
Exactly. Some people deserve marble, most especially those who can afford it.
Anonymous
Bahahahaha! Imagine thinking marble is such a thing that it’s something you “deserve”…
Anon
The comment literally said “granite where there should be marble.” It’s objectively funny that somebody thinks you need marble countertops to be in a nice home.
Anon
+1
Anonymous
I agree it is objectively funny. But I also read the comment to be the commenter making that (funny) joke about the buyers, not the commenter making that statement. I feel like that got lost somewhere.
Senior Attorney
Yes, it’s funny because it’s absurd to upgrade perfectly fine things to other perfectly fine, but different in inconsequential ways, things for no reason. Get it?
Anon
Yes, and my gosh, I just wanted to laugh at other funny examples but someone always has to get their knickers in a twist!
Anonymous
I stopped watching HGTV because the default setting became “rip it out” because ‘outdated’… and everything had to be white, off-white, or beige.
It was funny at first and then became boring.
Anon
I don’t know that you’re entitled to live in a home with marble countertops. Or even in a beautiful home, for that matter. Nothing wrong with wanting that, but talking about “deserving” it feels icky to me.
Anonymous
It’s fine to want to remodel, but a fixer-upper is a house with actual issues, and whether countertops are marble or granite is not an actual issue that needs to be changed with any sort of urgency.
Anon
This.
Anon
Granite is still a high end material that basically lasts forever and outperforms most other options, even if you may not prefer the look of some granites.
Anon
“I think it’s perfectly acceptable to not want to live with finishes that have been dated for more than a decade.”
Well okay, Princess, but just understand that not everyone is super-extra and lives their life on the ‘gram (or for the ‘gram, as the case may be). I have a “beautiful home” – even our home inspector, who is in and out of homes all day long for a living, told us “this is a really beautiful house, you don’t see many like this any more” and I have granite countertops. And we like them and it’s fine. If you just can’t live in a house with “dated finishes” without getting the vapors, and are going to want to change everything out every 10 years? I hope you don’t have kids (or care about putting your kids through college), like to take nice vacations, or want to retire early. Because all your extra money is going to go toward redoing the “finishes” so your home can be “beautiful” – which I would bet money means “I can post it on social media/have people over and everyone is impressed with my taste and how much money I have.” Because that’s the vibe you’re giving, here.
Senior Attorney
Oof! This is harsh but not completely inaccurate.
Which reminds me of my abiding theory of houses, which is that finishes generally only look “dated” to the extent they are not consistent with the overall era of the house. Therefore Formica countertops are always going to look okay in a midcentury ranch house. However those same Formica countertops, which were an “upgrade” to, say, a 1920s Craftsman at some point, are eventually going to look dated and are going to need to be regularly replaced.
Anonymous
My house isn’t on sm like your trip to Greece is but I live with a home I love every darn day. I hate the judgment on that. I renovated something that others might have just lived with but every day it’s beautiful and it’ll probably sell as easily and with the same net profits as my last home. I’ve created value and my every day life is enhanced. I’m happy to have modest vacations and a simpler wardrobe and sip coffee every morning in a kitchen that’s absolutely beautiful. (And yes the kids’ college is fully funded and the house could be paid off in a keystroke if the mortgage rate weren’t so darn low.) To me, having a beautiful home is so much more rewarding and less show off-y than fancy vacations and designer purses and fancy jewelry (although those sound lovely). I just really reject the idea that having a beautiful home is frivolous. You have to live there for every single day. You can create actual value in doing it. You create a space that the people you love want to be in. It’s 100% the best use of my hard earned and out here use conservatively managed money and I think it’s crummy that your folks hate in that.
Anon
I don’t think anyone is saying you shouldn’t renovate your house if that’s how you like to spend your money. I prefer my money in plane tickets, but understand that other people prefer a fancy house and more modest vacations. But no one is entitled to either fancy vacations OR a house with fancy finishes. They’re both luxuries. And a “fixer upper” means a house that’s not safe or comfortable to live in, not a house that is lacking marble counterops. It’s beyond absurd to call a house a fixer upper because it has granite countertops.
Senior Attorney
Coming back to offer an olive branch. Over the past few years we have tricked out our house to within an inch of its life so I guess I’m being a big ol’ hypocrite here! We have tried to do it with the era of the house in mind (1950s) but my feeling is that EVERYTHING eventually needs to be replaced and I just roll with it. I’m just laughing, along with others, at the idea that the need/desire for cosmetic changes to be up-to-the-minute makes a house a “fixer.”
Anon
I’m with you 100%, fwiw. My home is also beautiful and I ain’t apologizing for it.
Anon
My house is beautiful. It’s a 1909 early craftsman and has most of the original charm. I have a very basic kitchen and I’m an avid cook. You don’t need anything fancy (or granite or marble) to have a functional kitchen. We had to replace everting at one point for safety but we didn’t move any walls, we didn’t install an island, there is no wine fridge or double oven or undercounter microwave. It’s a basic kitchen. And our house is GORGEOUS according to everyone who walks in the door.
(When you see the Oppenheimer movie, and his character is in a typical Berkeley dark wood craftsman home, my house looks like that)
Anon
Fallingwater (among other FLW designed homes) and the J Irwin Miller house are two I can think of off the top of my head that are world famous for their design and have (grasps pearls) Formica countertops in the kitchen.
Anon
Concur. My grandparents – both sides – lived in homes that were worth over $2M each by the time they died. Their kitchen cabinets and countertops were from the 1950s. They weren’t house poor either – one side left eight figures to a college.
Anon
The kitchen probably looked appropriate for the house and someone was probably delighted to find it. I love “time capsule” homes that were maintained by people who weren’t just chasing trends over the years.
Formerly Lilly
Marble fan here (sorry), and I would absolutely kill for my grandparents kitchen with the black and white tile floor, slabs of pine paneling – none of that veneer stuff, and Formica countertops that were pale turquoise with a starburst design. The kitchen table was a large oval, topped with patterned Formica, and made of curved chrome. The matching chairs were chrome and had padded seats and backs that matched the pattern of the top. The whole thing was spotlessly clean and uncluttered. It was a weird conglomeration of cottage-y and midcentury modern. Neither is really my thing but I loved that kitchen.
Anne-on
We’ve been told by realtors/our contractors/painters that we’re unusual for painting our rooms in actual color vs. white/grey/beige (this was before wallpaper and ‘grand millenial’ style came back into fashion). Ditto for painting our old colonial home green (which isn’t super uncommon in MA but is definitely a divisive color).
Anonymous
We got the same reaction recently at the paint store when we went to get the paint to re-do one of the kid’s rooms. Apparently it’s still a thing that no one likes either 1) actual colors, or 2) dark colors. Apparently it’s also odd to paint every room a different color…
Anon
When we sold in 2018, we had painted each bedroom a different color and our Realtor told us point-blank we needed to repaint because people wouldn’t buy the house with the paint colors as-is. We needed to repaint anyway – what walls we hadn’t painted were scuffed/chipped, and even some rooms we had painted needed refreshing – so we just repainted the off-white color the Realtor chose. I thought it was boring, but the person who bought our house apparently loved it.
Anon
Apparently griege is really helpful for virtual staging, so realtors have a weird bias here.
Anon
Lol I still remember someone here who told me that my house had very low ceilings because I didn’t need a crew with scaffolding to paint them for me.
anon
I remember someone here saying that a 30 inch stove makes a house unsellable in their neighborhood.
And another one: HGTV routinely has hosts comment that a brand new fiberglass shower stall “needs to be upgraded immediately.” Why the hate for fiberglass? It’s the easiest shower to clean in my house and will never need to be resealed or regrouted!
Trish
I remember someone here saying that a 30 inch stove makes a house unsellable in their neighborhood.
And another one: HGTV routinely has hosts comment that a brand new fiberglass shower stall “needs to be upgraded immediately.” Why the hate for fiberglass? It’s the easiest shower to clean in my house and will never need to be resealed or regrouted!
Anonymous
Drywall where there should be shiplap?
Senior Attorney
Or vice versa!!
bird in flight
Ooh interesting topic! Like things that are totally fine but interior snobs turn their nose up at and think would need to be changed. I’m picturing the things that Emily Henderson or Julia Marcum/Chris Love Julia would move into a house and just “have” to redo…here’s a couple:
Tall ceilings but no beams or paneling or crown moulding.
Subway or penny tile when there should be custom tile, something like fireclay tile.
Beautiful kitchen but just a normal stove, not a 6 burner with a pot filler faucet. The horror. It probably doesn’t even have two dishwashers or an pebble ice maker. ;)
Shingle roof instead of metal.
White windows instead of black or wood.
Wood deck instead of brick patio.
Seeded lawn instead of sod.
Anonymous
I would love a pebble ice maker. but we have maybe 4 feet of countertop, so even a countertop one is not going to happen.
Anon
Thank you for actually playing the game!
Anon
This is not quite the same, but a bl*gger I follow (Kath Eats) wrote a post about money saving tips and one of her tips was how moving out of your house (which she’s currently doing this while her house undergoes extensive renovation) will save you money on utility bills. ….nevermind that in the interim she’s renting a very nice home that no doubt costs far more than her utilities at her primary residence. You too can cut your utility bills down if you have thousands to spend on rent for a second home!
Anonymous
Travel help – if I was interested in going to Israel as a solo 40s female, wanting to have a luxury hotel type vacation, but still tour around and see the sites, how would I do that? Interested in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Do I need to go with a tour or are these places that can be done solo? I’m a South Asian Muslim woman if it matters – I don’t cover, wear short sleeves etc. but my name makes clear I’m Muslim. I imagine I could wander solo in Tel Aviv and then would get more out of the historical and religious sites in Jerusalem with a tour guide – is that accurate? In big cities, I tend to like to stay in nice hotels and then walk around as much as possible seeing some sights but just getting coffee and wandering as I get an overall impression of the city.
Also for tours, any recommendations? Most tours I can find are affiliated with a particular faith and in Jerusalem I’m interested in seeing all the sites Muslim, Christian, and Jewish – to the extent allowed. I would go pray at the Muslim holy site a few times if I could but it seems like the tours catering to Muslim are REALLY built around faith and prayer the whole time and really only seeing the Islamic sites and that’s not what I’m looking for. And I find with tours you obviously have to stay where the tour stays, while I am looking for a more luxury vacation. So any recommendations for tour groups or tour guides you can get locally? Are private guides a thing or are they super expensive?
Betsy Earls
Check out Wendy Perrin’s blog and website. She has some good info on Israel travel and tour guides.
Anon
You can definitely hire tour guides for major sights in Jerusalem without breaking the bank. But honestly I dunno why you’d want to go there. I’m Jewish but Israel is an extremely problematic place, not just in terms of the government but in terms of the views of the average citizens. I went 20 years ago with my parents and it was interesting, but there’s no chance I would willingly spend my money there now. We had friends who had to move there for work (academia, so not much choice about where you go) and the stories they told about near-universal racism and anti-Arab sentiment were really horrifying.
Anonymous
Millennia of history
anon
Not what you’re asking but I really loved Jordan, and there is a lot of religious history to explore there, as well
Anon
Visit Israel so you can see what it’s like on the ground versus the biased take you see in the news, and I mean in both directions. It’s very hard to find neutral, balanced reporting.
There is civil unrest at the moment related to Netanyahu’s plans for the government so assume you might have to move your trip.
Anon
I’ve been there, and we had very good friends live there for 2 years and tell us a lot about their experiences. I know enough. I don’t want to go back.
Senior Attorney
I don’t have any information about tours, but I stayed in the Dan Panorama in Tel Aviv years ago and loved it. It’s not brand new and it’s not SUPER luxurious, but you can’t beat the location. For tours I’d suggest checking out Tours By Locals dot come for a private guide.
Anon
Jewish American married to an Israeli, so I am biased.
*Israel is safer than you think
* Israel provides a mix of ancient (literally) history and very modern infrastructure (ie, you can see an ancient site and still have new highways, good WiFi and fancy hotel plumbing)
* All tour guides in Israel have to pass a rigorous test about history, art, religion etc.
* I assume you will want a Muslim-friendly tour guide and tour route. I am sure they are available. I don’t have any suggestions.
* You should be able to go up to the top of the Temple Mount and into the tiled mosque up there. Sometimes that is closed (more often to Jews than to Muslims), so it is worth asking specifically in advance about that.
* Realistically (and I am sorry about this), you should expect to be stopped more often than, e.g., I am at the airport and entering other sites. Bring your patience.
* If you are looking for pre-tour reading, I can suggest Start-Up Nation, My Beloved Land, Blue Mountain and/or My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner, Exodus (and its sequel). I expect parts of some of these will be difficult for non-Jews to be happy about, but they do give a good sense of history and current day Israel.
Enjoy! (And enjoy the food!)
Anon
Returning to add:
* YES to American Colony. And make sure to have their buffet brunch one day.
* Include a guided tour to Akko. Totally cool.
Anon
I think your instincts are right – Tel Aviv will be great for solo wandering, and in Jerusalem you would benefit from a guide.
In Jerusalem in your situation I would recommend the American Colony Hotel, and think that their concierge should be able to help you find guides who are a good fit for your background and interests. They are historic and more cosmopolitan than the other luxury hotels in the city. The Waldorf or the King David might be good backup options.
In Tel Aviv I would stay at The Jaffa, recently renovated by John Pawson. Tel Aviv is more of a party town than a luxury town, but this hotel looks like a gorgeous exception to the rule. That pool! The Bauhaus Center does good walking tours if you’d like a touch point. It could also be fun to book a tour of the market + a cooking class.
Googling “dual narrative tours” might help you find more of what you are looking for, but these tend not to be luxury experiences. In Jerusalem think Ir Amim does very good work, and Zochrot in and around Tel Aviv.
Anon
I just came back from Israel and had a wonderful time. Try Context tours.
Anonymous
I haven’t had any alcohol in two weeks and my skin looks great but I’m tired of being sober. Does pot make your skin look bad too? Or like a small cocaine?
Anon
“Or like a small cocaine?”
OMG what!?!
Anne-on
I’m 99% sure this is a troll but aren’t the experiences of pot and cocaine also WILDLY dissimilar? I am also an Old (TM) but are people really this chill about cocaine? Cannabis is legalized in many states whereas coke is still a class a drug.
bird in flight
lol what even?
Anon
I have Covid now so maybe my sense of humor is off, but I cannot stop laughing at this.
Ses
I’ve been rolling on the couch laughing and saying “small cocaine” for five minutes now
Anonymous
I’m so glad I can spark a little joy
Anonymous
Are you sure you are sober?
Anon
LOL.
Anonymous
You guys but srsly though it’s not like I can ask my dermatologist. If I’m not pregnant this month at least I want to be a little high but my skin is amazing right now.
Anon
Def don’t go for meth. Absolutely wrecks the skin. I think cocaine is likely fine.
bird in flight
dyinggggg LMAO
Anonymous
A – you probably could ask your derm fwiw. Any smoking is bad for your skin and lungs.
B – A note if they’re illegal where you are – seriously consider crossing state lines to go to a real dispensary. Illegal drugs can have fentanyl and other crap in them, either from carelessness or callousness.
(And obviously stop the instant you get a pink line.)
Anonymous
Best post here ever. Dead.
Ses
Lmao
Peaches
IDK what a small cocaine is, but if you’re having a big cocaine you may be too rich even for this board.
Anon
I have had the misfortune, in my varied and somewhat checkered career, to periodically interfaced with people who have done “big cocaine,” and I honestly cannot recommend it to anyone, even on a temporary basis. “Big cocaine” tends to make people supremely overconfident about the brilliance of their very bad ideas, and it becomes very difficult to talk them down. Not some of my favorite professional memories, TBH.
Anon
Big cocaine at parties: “let’s talk and talk and talk and talk and talk about ME!”
Anon
hahaha
Anon
If the raw edges of life are too irritating for you at baseline, and you really don’t feel like you can get through the days and nights of your existence without some kind of substance taking the edge off of everything, I would talk to your doctor about an antidepressant or antianxiety medication. I am not kidding or being flip. Two of my relatives who had minor-to-serious drinking/drug problems found out in rehab that they were basically just self-medicating, and needed to be on medication for anxiety or for bipolar disorder. The meds completely changed how they felt about living in the world and they’ve been able to stay sober. If you want to try MJ gummies – do it, they work for many people. Don’t do it if you get drug tested or are looking for work and might get drug tested. But also consider whether you could benefit from something that could treat your baseline neurochemistry and make life a little easier for you.
Anon
Yeah, I spent my mid-20s binge drinking way too much before I realized that I was depressed and starting taking drugs to fix the chemical imbalance in my brain.
Anonymous
I’m sad about failed IUI and trying to find some levity in the misery of my fertility journey, not an addict.
Anon
I went through fertility treatment and understand how miserable it can be. That being said, your focus on substances as a mechanism to help you through this time is concerning. Have you tried exercise (especially outdoor exercise), meditation/mindfulness, yoga, talking to an empathetic friend or family member? Are you in therapy? Immediately leaping to “I need some kind of substance to help me deal with my feelings” is the path to addiction, even if you don’t think you’re addicted right now.
If your IUI has failed and you’re waiting for the next round, you can have a drink or two – not sure who told you otherwise. If your blood test from the last round was negative, you can’t be pregnant if you haven’t ovulated. Unless, in your fertility-clinic health screen you copped to drinking more than 14 drinks a week and they explicitly want you to stop drinking because you can’t drink like that and be pregnant. If that’s the case, please consider just going to one AA meeting, and see how it feels. A lot of people don’t think they’re addicted to alcohol (or whatever) until they go to a meeting and hear other people talk and realize, oh wow – that is totally me. Your defensiveness about what you posted worries me more than the original post (although I will confess to being concerned that you think cocaine in any amount is a good substitute for alcohol). Ask yourself why you are so angry about people questioning your drinking/substance abuse habits. And then ask yourself if the defensiveness is masking something. I say this as the child, sister and relative of addicts, most of whom did not think they were addicts until some really bad stuff happened to them. Good luck.
Anon
This makes sense to me if someone hasn’t tried meds before (also ADHD meds where relevant).
AnoNL
IDK, I live in the Netherlands, streets reek of pot and locals don’t seem to suffer from terrible skin.
No first-hand experience, though.
I would recommend alcohol-free gin-tonic :)
Anon
I imagine edibles are better for your physical experience than smoking or vaping. But maybe work on that tired of being sober feeling!
Anon
Edibles just make me go to sleep. I’d try having a glass or two or wine and just not drinking in excess.
Anon
I am not saying this to lecture you, I’m saying this because I have been there and done that. You are going to be so much happier when you address whatever problems are making you self-medicate. Not to mention, your skin will look better and you will generally be more attractive having your sht together.
Anon
I’m self medicating to have glass or two of wine??? Huh
Anon
Not being able to be sober seems a little concerning to me.
bird in flight
I still think this question is hilarious to consider seriously, but to your point – idk about edibles being better for skin of smoking or vaping, because don’t edibles usually have sugar too? and sugar =/ bad. Also you have to think about that a pot high is likely going to cause munchies, and then you end up eating all kinds of stuff that makes skin cranky.
I literally have no thoughts on small cocaine, although my more experienced husband said he thought it would wreck your skin more than weed.
MinnieBeebe
I mean, half an edible is about, what? half a gummy bear? Maybe a full gummy bear? I don’t know how big edible gummies are, TBH. But my sugar intake from half a gummy is not something I would be remotely concerned about.
Anon
+1 not a p0t user but the sugar from an edible seems almost non-existent. It’s not something that would worry me at all, and I think I eat pretty healthy.
Anonymous
Just got into edibles last year – cut them in half to start. One half gummy = 3 gin martinis for me, lasts for 6-8 hours, and wears off with no hangover. The only trick is you have to taken them at z4:30 because they take 45-90 minutes to kick in.
Anonymous
Thanks!
Anon
Don’t do the coke. Do an edible.
Anonymous
I hope this is a troll post, because of not, you’ve got bigger problems than the way your skin currently looks and I hope you’re able to get help for them.
Anonymous
I’m interested in a little survey of sorts for people who have been on working boards of small nonprofits. What do you think is a reasonable time commitment to give to the organization each year in hours? I am an officer on this kind of board, and we have several board members of the board who are more supervisory in nature (and committed to our mission, which is a very personal one), but we need more help from them. I would like to be more explicit with the commitment we’re looking for, but I’m not sure what’s typical.
Anon
What kind of help are you looking for? I was on a board of a small non-profit that had basically had it’s funding needs met by the federal government pre-Trump. The board members were basically all allergic to fundraising, which just wasn’t feasible after 2016. The time commitment was basically just the couple of hours per quarter for board meetings.
Anonymous
Fundraising actually hasn’t been an issue – it’s really more the administrative tasks of running the small nonprofit. We have a couple of part-time staff and they need a bit of oversight.
Anne-on
One additional option if you need services – lots of big companies will do pro bono work with organizations in their local community and/or have their people work with you for their ‘volunteer hours’ – think Big 4’s, consulting firms, big finance – all (or most) give their people a certain number of billable hours a year to do volunteer work. Might be worth reaching out to them or working your network to see if you know anyone who is linked into the big companies in your town?
Anonymous
Oh, this is a good idea for our particular need at the moment – helping oversee a small PT staff and donor software migration. Thank you – I hadn’t thought beyond the concept of pro bono hours for attorneys.
C2
I’ve worked with a non-profit young professionals board and there was an expectation of monthly volunteer hours as well as an ongoing monetary commitment, but neither were unduly strenuous, maybe 6ish hours/month?. It can get hard though, because I think a lot of these boards have people who have money and people who have time, but not always people who have both. I’d approach the board with specifics about the need that the organization has, and ask them to fill that need. I’d think through alternatives, too, say if someone adds a lot to the org monetarily/is supportive/has great ideas but isn’t able to give hours during the day, can they do something remote or after their kids are in bed that lightens up the org’s load?
An.On.
I think whenever you look for new board members you need to be very explicit about their responsibilities. I’ve been on a couple of boards. Generally the board meetings are the baseline, so – maybe an hour or so every month/every other month, plus any committee activity, and depending on the committee, anywhere from 1-3 hours more each month.
But some of our board members also volunteer and some of our board members have made significant donations. Neither of those have been *required* by any board I’ve been on, but there’s been more pressure on certain boards, and the reason I left some of them. Most of the volunteers are retirees, not members working full-time. If that’s what you’re wanting in a board member, you need to be very clear up front about it. And it’s not always easy to find good board members, so adding in additional board duties may turn some people off.
Anon
A few hours a month is normal in DC but it’s typically for discrete projects like fundraising, comms, researching spaces for an office expansion, finding translators for materials, etc. I am not familiar with nonprofit boards that supervise staff – that seems complicated and problematic. Like does the board member have to be available daily to check on them and give them feedback on projects? I’d talk to some colleagues at other orgs to see if your expectations are realistic.
Anonymous
I give approximately 2-10 hours/week, which is frankly too much for me, but a few passion projects have collided so that’s where things are for now. I’m hoping to be able to scale back later this fall. I will say that on my board the contributions vary in terms of hours, time, and skills donated. There are people who give more money than time, and vice-versa. There are also people with specialized skills and experience who maybe don’t give as much time, but who’s expertise we very much need. We’ve been more successful making peace with these differences than with trying to get the same thing out of everyone.
With new people who want to join the board I am explicit about the circumstances, and help them understand that they likely won’t just be hanging out and giving their opinions occasionally (the number of people who want to do this is high!!). If you have more intense projects (such as the software migration you mention below), we’ve had good luck finding volunteers in our community who aren’t in a position to make a long-term board commitment but who are able to take on a discrete project like that one. Expanding a board, rather than getting more hours out of current board members, is also something to think about.
Norway for a Week
Please help flesh out my unexpected Norway trip… I’m going to be there for a week in late August. I have a couple of days in Oslo, then doing a modified “Norway in a Nutshell” train and ferry tour (Sognefjord in a Nutshell), with 3 nights in Balestrand, and two nights in Bergen. I picked Balestrand because I need a quiet place to slow down and get over jet lag, and it’s supposed to be less crowded than the main Nutshell towns.
Any ‘Rette recommendations for Oslo and Bergen? Experiences with Norway in general that you can share? Many thanks for any pointers…
DC Inhouse Counsel
If you’re a fancy food person, I had the best meal of my life at Kontrast. For a much more casual meal, the Mathallen food hall was very cool. If you like gin be sure to get a G&T with Harahorn, the barrel aged is my favorite.
The Oslo opera house is beautiful in a very modern/Scandinavian way. You can walk around the outside and the roof without tickets or reservations or anything. I also enjoyed wandering the gardens by the palace.
Norway for a Week
Thank you! Kontrast and Mathallen are going on my list. I’m not normally a gin person, but maybe I haven’t had the right gin yet? I’ll try the barrel aged at Harahorn…
Anon
If you like knitting / fibercraft the The Norwegian Knitting Industry Museum was really neat. We had to take a bus from Bergen (it’s in Salhus), but it was pretty easy to find. I second the opera house, it was beautiful.
Also we took the train from Oslo to Bergen, and the scenery was gorgeous! I recommend a window seat if you can get one.
Anon
And the wharf area in Bergen, Bryggen, is lovely to walk around.
Anon
I’m into ships and polar exploration, so I really liked the Fram museum. Even if that’s not so much your thing, there are several museums in the area, which was fairly scenic.
Norway for a Week
Ooooohhh, I read the Fram book when I was growing up, and I hadn’t thought of it in years…
Welcome to Oslo!
See the new National Museum, fantastic new art museum with both art, fashion and design. Walk around the Opera roof, then to the new Munch museum next door, take the elevator to floor 13 for a fab view of Oslo. Maybe pop into The new Deichmann library by the opera.
If you want greenery, see the Frogner/Vigeland park, amazing statues from the 30ies amongst the trees, or rhe Ekeberg park with modern sculpture.
Food halls/courts: mathallen, torggata and vippa.
Swimming in the fjord in the city centre: Sorenga (south medow) or Tjuvholmen
Nice dinner or just a few beers: Nedre Foss Gard restaurant.
Anon
+1 to Frogner/Vigeland park. Those sculptures were beautiful.
Norway for a Week
Thank you, both. I actually decided to stay in Frogner, for a bit more quiet… Really looking forward to it!
Anonymous
This Oslo map for visitors is really fun and honest:
https://www.use-it.travel/cities/detail/oslo/
You can get a physical copy in the UNG (YOUNG) office in the city centre, or just look at it on your screen. It’ very honest and tongue in cheek. Meant for college age visitors, but the information works for everybody.
Anonymous
Has anyone seen the Barbie movie and can comment on why it’s PG-13? My 10 year old and her friend really want to see it.
I did some looking and I think they are in a sweet spot where they are too old to want to see it bc they live barbie but also young enough that some of the innuendo still goes over their heads.
Thoughts?
FWIW mean girls is over-13 and i let her see that. I’ve seen it before and watched it with her and thought it had some really important messages.
Jules
I just saw an article somewhere online about this. I would google it for an explanation of the PG-13 rating but I feel certain it has less s*xual content that Mean Girls.
Anon
I think I started seeing PG 13 movies when I was around 7. I’m sure Barbie is fine for a 10 year old.
Cerulean
Check out Common Sense Media’s review!
Anonymous
Thanks-I did read that and some other online stuff but I was curious what those that saw it in person thought. I’m not worried about a rogue “motherf*cker” and DH and I are generally far more concerned with violence in movies than s*x (I wouldn’t let her see Titanic right now because it’s super emotional, or 6th sense which is really creepy IMO; and probably not the PG-13 disaster films of my youth quite yet). But I don’t want to accidentally take her to an adult movie!
Anon
That was my parents approach, that they didn’t care about bad language or nudity, but they didn’t want me to see anything too violent or scary. I think it was definitely the right approach and plan to do the same with my kids.
Anonymous
It’s not a kids’ movie. My 16-year-old saw it and said it was really dark social commentary. There is also a “constant thoughts of death” Barbie.
Anon
To be fair, “dark social commentary” would likely go over the heads of anyone too young to get it. It’s not exactly harmful to little kids the way s3x scenes and violence are.
Anon
+1 I saw it last night and there were a lot of teens in the audience who seemed very very bored. The jokes and commentary really are best for a 30+ crowd. The majority of it is going to go over the young crowd’s head. I suspect your kid would be bored by it. I, on the other hand, laughed so hard I snorted several times. The teens next to me were not impressed lol
Anonymous
My teen loved the movie but thought its target audience was my generation, not hers.
Formerly Lilly
At the showing I attended it was the middle age and older women who were cackling hysterically when at the same time the younger people were just sitting there not seeming to find it funny. I honestly think that you might need to have a certain amount of “lived experience leading to cynicism” to appreciate some of it.
Anon
https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/who-should-see-greta-gerwig-barbie-1234885553/
It doesn’t sound like a kids movie, but there’s probably a greater risk that she’s bored or confused than there’s something really inappropriate.
Seventh Sister
It’s really interesting to me that it’s PG-13. I’m a huge fan of that documentary “This film is not yet rated” and generally think the MPA ratings are crap, but I do feel like they’ve gotten more fussy about profanity and sexual innuendo since I was a kid in the 80s/90s.
FWIW, my parents though anything with subtitles was an art film and didn’t like action movies, which is how I was in my 40s when I first saw the Terminator movies but had seen Indochine and Dangerous Liaisons by the time I was 16.
Seventh Sister
In “dubious parenting choices,” I was 12 when my parents rented “The Last Emperor” and I loved it so much I think I made them keep it for several extra days so I could rewatch it.
FWIW, I’m not particularly sensitive to violence in movies, which probably means I’m a mildly immoral person but I haven’t broken any laws apart from the odd parking ticket. It’s more cruelty that gets me – I couldn’t watch “Whiplash” and have no interest in the Saw franchise.
Anon
This is an interesting distinction. I really struggled with Saw and haven’t been willing to watch sequels and hadn’t really thought about why (since I am usually pretty okauy with violence a la John Wick or Kill Bill and have seen plenty of horror movies in general).
Seventh Sister
I think stylistic violence is upsetting to some people but it’s a super common plot device in a lot of movies – what would the Star Wars movies be without people getting zapped with blasters(?) that are sort of like guns but not really? That said, I used to make a distinction between “stupid violence” in movies (e.g., Steven Segal movies) and “smart violence” (e.g., Enemy at the Gates) which was visually interesting to watch and you actually cared what happened to the people getting shot at.
Anon
My mom took us me to see One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest when I was 9 but we weren’t allowed to see Jaws.
Anonymous
I live in Norway, and here the age limit to see the Barbie movie is 6 years old.
I have seen it, and would imagine anyone younger than 13 would be massively bored, and some times very confused by why the adults in the cinema are laughing. There is sexism and some slapstick violence, neither of which I thought were dinged in the US?
Anon
In the Us you can get a PG13 for language alone (either swearing or innuendo).
Anon
In the Us you can get a PG13 for language alone (either swearing or innuendo).
Anonymous
I think the rating comes from the fact that the characters say the names of male and female body parts exactly once. My friend and I took her middle schoolers because our 16-year olds had already gone without us. Everyone enjoyed it but I think at least 50 percent of the jokes went over all the kids’ heads. All agreed that the middle school girls were probably the youngest kids who could sit through it without being completely bored. The humor is really specific to late GenX/elder millennials.
Anon
Wondering if any of you well informed folks know: is there an equivalent to RAINN and the Trevor Project (meaning a low barrier counseling resource, open to anyone nationwide), that is specialized in racial trauma/racial violence?
ToS
Most mental health practitioners have had an uptick in trauma-informed training. That being said for race – The Steve Fund is one area that is spoken of on Megan Thee Stallion’s Mental Health Resource page.
This would be a great question for people who work with survivors of this trauma – so asking local and national resources – I looked at Southern Poverty Law Center’s website as well as Black Lives Matter, and it wasn’t quite responsive. Technically there are victim assistance resources for people who experience crime, including hate crimes, but they tend to be very local. I hope this helps you get closer to solutions.
Trish
Check out Dr. DeGruy’s work.
https://www.joydegruy.com/post-traumatic-slave-syndrome
Senior Attorney
Okay, I’m reporting in that I Did The Thing and it was actually quite a bit worse than I’d expected! But anyway the first batch of retirement paperwork is submitted so I am officially on my way!! Yay!
Formerly Lilly
I would imagine that that is a very satisfying milestone. Congratulations!
Senior Attorney
Thank you! And while I’m on a roll, I signed up for Medicare online, too! It took, like, two minutes!
Anon
IIRC, you work for a government office. If I am right about that, are you keeping your government health insurance plan as your secondary to Medicare (instead of buying a supplemental policy)?
Signed, Will be doing this in a couple years and am curious.
Senior Attorney
My government retirement plan has health insurance that supplements Medicare, and because I have a decent number of years of service they will be paying for almost all of it for both Hubby and me. Since we are currently paying almost $1,000/month for health insurance for the two of us, that’s going to be an extremely good benefit!!
Anon
Wow, you’ll pay less for health insurance as a retiree than as an employee?? That’s pretty amazing.
Anon
That is a fabulous benefit SA. Well done.
Cerulean
Woo hoo! 🎉
Ellen
Wow, I hope you won’t retire from this website, Senior Attorney! You seem so together on your work and personal life, so I wish you the best in retirement. Just stay posting, because so few here are willing to give their real names, like us! I would think about retirement once I am eligible for Medicare, but that is year’s down the road, and I have so much more hours to bill this month to stay on track for the 3rd Quarter. FOOEY!
Anonymous
I was given some money (not a huge amount but a generous gift) by an older family member with instructions to use it to buy myself something special. I would like to get myself an “investment piece”; an item of clothing that is special enough to remind me of the person who gave me the gift and timeless enough to last me for a few years. I am not looking for a bag. Any suggestions?
Cerulean
A beautiful coat.
Cat
+1, I have coats going on 5, 10, and 20 years old that still look fabulous. The 20yo one has been relined 2x – well worth the $.
An.On.
Yes! This reminds me of that AITA post where someone’s niece ruined a $20,000 coat for a prank video and they wondered if they should sue. I really really want to see a $20k coat now.
Anon
Always jewelry for me. I collect rings and bracelets.
Anonymous
I would go for a beautiful, luxurious winter coat, cashmere or if you have the climate for it then shearling, or a leather jacket.
Anon
I have a beautiful shearling winter coat I bought 20 years ago after receiving a gift like this. I will wear it for the rest of my life.
Anon
+1 to a leather jacket. . . or jewelry.
OOO
A nice watch
Ellen
I would get a BIRKIN Bag, in honor of Jane Birkin, if you have enough money. Jane Birkin passed away in France this week, and I am so sad, b/c she was once the most beautiful woman in France. Look her up and I am sure you will all agree. What a shame we all have to get old. PTOOEY!
Anon
I would do either a coat or jewellery.
Anon
Looking for gift ideas for a friend who is starting a job in a new field. Something that is easy to ship. Hoping to spend less than $75.
TravelDreams
A journal and a nice pen?
Anon
Might repost during the week. WWYD?-I’m a good, safe driver (knock on wood; no accidents) at almost 40, but have lousy spatial awareness. Meaning I do things like bump into a tree when backing out of a tight camping spot and most recently, bumped a fence when backing into a parking spot (was flustered by another driver honking at me.) I have a 2017 Toyota which I hope to keep for a long time. Do you tend to get dents repaired on your cars or just leave as-is an accept them? They irrationally bother me, but I know would likely cost a decent amount of $ to repair.
Anonymous
I just leave them. I live in the mountains and we have terrible roads; and for me, having a car would be just a lot less enjoyable if I were worried about cosmetic damage — I wouldn’t want to be thinking, even subconsciously, oh, I shouldn’t go to that cool campsite that’s on a rough gravel road because I just spent a bunch of money fixing dings.
Anon
I don’t normally repair dents if it’s just a cosmetic issue.
anon
Hmmm… Is this new for you? Most people, if driving the same car for many years, start to innately know the size of their car and stop having this problem over time.
It’s not really worth repairing these small dents using your insurance, as they will start to increase your rates with time. You could pay for it yourself, but yes it can be pricey, unless you have a place you trust that tries simple techniques first for pulling out dings. Knowing places that do this is great. You do need to be careful that if you damage an area that can rust, so you may need to do repair/paint touch ups yourself it is an at risk area. But so many cars are plastic these days and not metal that rust is less of an issue.
Living in a city, my car gets dinged all the time in parking lots/parking on the street. I don’t even get upset anymore when I come out and find a new mark. I just accept that as part of city living. I know people who love their cars, park them inside, and fix every mark. It just depends on what you value and your cash flow.
But maybe you should also get your eyes checked, add a back-up camera to your car if you don’t have one. Or maybe even take a few remedial driving lessons to get some pointers. What you describe is what frequently happens with seniors with aging though, and I would at least have your eyes checked.
Anon
I know you said you don’t want to get a new car, but if this is an ongoing problem and you can afford it, I’d look into getting a new (to you) car with cameras and sensors that warn you before you hit things.
Runcible Spoon
Recognizing that you wish to keep your current vehicle, you might nonetheless consider replacing it with a vehicle that has a reverse-gear camera. I bought a Subaru Cross-Trek about three years ago and had this back-up camera for the first time ever, and it has been a game-changer for me. I still back down my driveway using my side-mirror to hug the left side of the narrow driveway, but for backing out of parking slots, it has been a life-saver.
Anon
Does anyone know what to call or where to buy a metal stand/rack thing on which to bake/roast apples or peaches in the oven or in a covered BBQ? I’ve look at Sur La Table and Williams Sonoma.
Anonymous
Vegetable grilling tray
Anon
If I’m making baked apples I just put them in a casserole dish, or a Pyrex pie plate. Apple roaster brings up things like this: https://www.applebaker.com/applebakers but I wouldn’t put that on a grill. If I grill peaches I use something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CNW-328-Stick-Grill-11-Inch/dp/B00F3BH7WK/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=veggie+grill+pan&qid=1690143076&sr=8-3 and I suppose I could use that to make baked apples on the grill as well.
Anonymous
If you google baking rack you will find a lot of options. Just be sure you pick something that says it is oven safe and not just for cooling baked goods.
Anonymous
Ps – like this -https://www.usapan.com/half-sheet-cooling-rack
Landlord court update
I want to give you all an update – I’m the poster who had to go to small claims court two hours away shortly after having a baby and you all advised that in person is definitely better than remote, and that I’m crazy for wanting to do this so soon postpartum and should ask for continuance.
Well, I ended up going in person when baby was just three weeks old (she was way overdue), and in a completely unforeseen turn of events the judge ordered the case dismissed and refiled in a different court (landlord-tenant court) which has not existed in my state since 1985. Now I’m not a lawyer but did consult one who told me to file as a small claim, and this case was reviewed by two other judges beforehand and allowed to go forward, which were all arguments I made before hanging my head and driving home. In another unforeseen twist, shortly after I got home the court called and told me the judge changed his mind (I’m guessing because he discovered the absence of said court) and set another trial date four weeks later. So I went again in person and I won. Not only did I win my 4K deposit back but the judge thankfully dismissed the landlord’s nearly 7K countersuit against me. Thanks all for the advice to come in person! It was definitely the right thing to do.
sparklebunny
Thanks for the update, and congratulations!
Senior Attorney
Wow, you are a BOSS!! Congratulations!!