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ugh god. today when walking and taking the bus I got harassed by multiple men and I’m sick of it!!!!

the first man was the one who scared me the most so I’ll center my question around that experience and what I can do in the future to be better about being safe. basically what happened was:

I was walking to the bus stop. I see there’s a man walking in the same direction a few paces ahead of me. he suddenly turns around, looks at me, smiles, and then keeps going. he does that again. then he fully stops and waits for me to get closer.

- first question before I keep going: should I have turned around? I regret walking past him. would turning around have made him chase me? get angry? is it worse to keep going or to turn around?

continuing with the story: as I approach he starts ranting to me about some coffee shop and how I should never go there and that I need to make sure no one else ever does either. He was trying to keep pace with me so I sped up and just said, “thank you. Good to know.“ to be polite. I could sense he wasn’t the most stable so I didn’t want to trigger him to be angry. He didn’t seem happy with that response anyway either so whatever. nothing I do is ever enough to placate these creeps.

i pass him fully but could hear him walking closely behind me and muttering about something. I knew I had to get away ASAP!! Sadly my bus stop was right there but I decided my safety was more important than missing the bus. So I turned left and went a different direction. Immediately after I turned he started yelling angrily and loudly, saying things like “pussy ass bitch” and stuff.

- my mistake here was that I turned down a neighborhood street cause I was just trying to flee. I should’ve turned towards the businesses nearby. I’ll do that next time

the crazy thing is he was assuming I did that to get away from him (he’s right and his reaction showed me it was def the right choice). But like I might’ve genuinely needed to turn that direction? He’s unstable I know and probably would’ve gotten angry about anything I did but still.

so what could I have done better to be safer? And any tips to stay safe as a woman when walking alone?

I have two geographic preferences and was wondering if programs not in those regions will see what I write? My partner is from the mountain region and has family there whereas I am from the South Atlantic. I value being close to family and so these regions are my priority.

My main concern is that for example, a program in the Mountain region will see what I've written for the South Atlantic and think that I won't value them as much because my family is in the South Atlantic. Or that programs outside of either region will not consider me as much because of my family not being there.

Just finished watching 1 and 2! I had a question about Ready or Not 2 regarding the clause that starts the whole plot of the film.

So the Lawyer explains in the very beginning of the movie that because Grace survived the game of hide and seek with the Le Domas, a clause has been activated. This clause makes it so that all the remaining families on the council must fight to kill her in order to get the ring/be the head of the council.

My question is why does her victory mean that the high seat is up for grabs? Why is there a clause that connects these two seemingly otherwise unrelated events?

To me it doesn't make sense that there is a clause that makes it so that winning hide and seek with the le domas -> high seat of the council is now available.

The hide and seek game was very specific to the Le Domas due to their deal with Mr. Le Bail to build a fortune via a games company. Why does this specific game that one family does as a result of their pact affect everyone?

I feel like it would make more sense if Tony Le Domas had been the high seat and so with his death, it is up for grabs.

I know the ultimate answer probably is just: so that they could make a second movie about Grace being hunted. But it just felt strange and bugged me the whole movie.

Also sorry not sure if this should be tagged as spoilers for the first movie? I am discussing the basic plot of the second movie which has to do with events from the first...

I have three letter writers already but one is kinda ghosting me so I’ve been thinking about asking another doctor for a letter. my options:

1. ask a doctor from my last rotation in May (I had dedicated in June and then vacation this month). I worry that it’s been too long since May to ask him

or

2. ask a doctor from my next rotation in August

For the longest time, TJ's kosher dill pickles were my all time favorite pickle. The crunch, the flavor, it was all perfect. Within the past year they’ve changed the manufacturer from Germany to France and now they taste different and worse! Much more bitter. Less salty. I couldn't even bring myself to finish the jar.

There probably was some issue with the previous manufacturer or something. Oh well. I still miss those pickles though and would like suggestions for similar pickles, please! I have even considered trying to import some pickles from germany... but idk where to even start with that lol.

brands I’ve tried that don’t hit the same for me: grillos, vlasic, claussen, mt. olive, walmart brand, Cleveland kitchen