off work for summer holidays

we had our monthly anniversary and for once in a long while we were both home and able to do something properly nice. doctor had planned something for the evening and it was a surprise. i suggested we go to Dalston to this tantuni restaurant to have a turkish afternoon before that and the weather was hot and it was good. and the surprise? Trevor Noah! such a good idea. the show had a lot of politics & race stuff and i had a really good time. 

Pocket is closing so i’m trying Matter. certainly a good experience usability wise so far. some articles i read lately;

 NYT: Antisemitism 
Guardian: Doing friendships wrong
Guardian: America's generation of virgins
Financial Times: Wolf & Krugman on AI (also podcast ep)
NYT: Regret as a new parent 
Independent: Crypto Rabbit Hole

when a popular brand product seems overrepresented in secondhand shops, I wonder if they just managed to sell a lot and it’s actually not overrepresented or if they failed the expected quality standards and a lot of people were disappointed, or what happened.

How did The Ultimatum: Queer Love not find a queer host? sad. it’s pride weekend so this seems extra disappointing. 

i’ve never been into (skin care) masks much. i suspect they are not all that miraculous in what they can do, there’s only so few active ingredients that can penetrate the skin and do anything meaningful in that short amount of time. and i’ve not had any amazing experiences myself, obviously. anyway, Raissa gifted me and Aleks this korean mask so i’m giving it a go. it stays on for 3 hours and melts into your skin to a degree, so it’s a full experience, for when you have time for it. 

im disappointed with Sam Harris' views on the israeli-palestine situation. theres a genocide going on, no two ways about, and Harris seems to be stuck on israel's right to defend itself and some kind of moral superiority that israel supposedly has. i cant say im entirely surprised but so disappointed. i want to be open to expanding my views, but in this subject i think he is really wrong.    

my summer holiday started on friday. much needed. and tomorrow London is supposed to have 30 degrees again, so its proper summer, i got new summer dresses and im just enjoying my privileged life i guess.  

update: the mask is no miracle but yes it did leave my skin feeling soft and supple. and no shade to the mask but i think by layering serum and moisturiser on your skin (like, thick) and letting it sink in for 3h would have a similar effect. but, of course its hard to measure these things, which is why i like doing my half face experiments. anyway my skin is looking and feeling fresh now so as im preparing to go and see doctors local community theatre summer play i will skip makeup - would feel wrong to put anything else on this face right now. well, i added moisturiser as was instructed, but otherwise.