Did the obligatory tourist thing and rode that 😂 Back to the hotel to pack, then got dinner and drinks with one of my good friends from undergrad who I hadn't seen in 15 years 🤯 (who is doing *amazing* stuff in Hollywood too!) We then recreated a photo we took at my college graduation in 2009 👴🏼
I'd share the photo but time has not been flattering to either of our physiques 🤪
First solo trip I've taken where I can confidently say I've squeezed as much as I possibly could into the time I had 🥰 Early flight out of LAX in the AM so heading to bed forthwith *THANK YOU* to all of y'all who shared recs on things to see in Los Angeles! More to do next time
Glad our city was good to you, and safe travels home!
Great first trip for sure, saw quite a bit more than thought I'd have time to see! bsky.app/profile/city...
Somehow lost my sunglasses 😩 This will be at least the 10th pair either lost or broken since law school
Only do it by accident, b/c it roughly coincides with when the Mrs became an eye doctor and started asking why I kept getting ugly+cheap $5 suns I'm like "anything fancier will be a waste of money b/c I lose them" She tried to prove my wrong, got me nice ones She failed bsky.app/profile/hear...
The annoying part is I distinctly remember having my glasses when we left the bar. I had them dangling from my shirt collar, and moved them to my pocket b/c I didn't want to crush them giving my friend a hug goodbye Didn't notice they were MIA until this AM heading to airport @hearsay.bsky.social
The pair I just lost retails for $185 so that rationale did not help me as much as I wish it did 😩😩😩 bsky.app/profile/jaso...
Yeah, I've been there. What I try to do is buy REI shades with (what they used to call) dividend money. I get nice sunglasses and it lessens the sting a bit. A bit.
Arrrrgh! I’m so sorry. Could fill a swimming pool with my lost ones :( (If it helps for future, as a full-time glasses wearer I do actually like Zenni for cheap ones.)
This is why I had to switch to transition lenses on my prescription glasses when I was living in Miami. Can't go without them there, but I'll be damned if I can successfully keep track of two pairs of expensive glasses everywhere I go.
Do you find that your transition lenses do not darken when you are in a car? Something about the windshield filtering out the triggering rays. I have a pair of prescription sunglasses for the car that never leave it. I wear my transitions everywhere else.
Haven't ever had a problem that I've noticed.
Thanks. I wonder if it is my lenses or my windshield. On sunny days, if I don’t put on the sunglasses immediately, after a few minutes I realize I am squinting, which reminds me to switch.
I feel seen on this one. I have a terrible history with losing sunglasses. However, I think having more expensive sunglasses brings two benefits: (1) they are more comfortable to wear, and (2) I pay more attention to them so I'm less likely to lose them. Maybe I'm just rationalizing.
It never occurred to me to segregate my lost sunglasses count into before and after law school totals.
Sounds a lot better than my only trip there. My experience was “Welcome to LA, have some food poisoning within hours of landing!” Really need to visit again