u/kirkirokr

The entire process of walking through an airport (from the entry point to the time I'm seated in the flight) is an ordeal. It's such a horrendous sensory overload that it makes me physically tired and scared of the idea of heading to the airport.

1. I have to run, put my stuff away. (Ok)

2. security check:

* get stuff out in 4 damn trays (I carry 2 laptops and a fanny pack), wait for security to be done and keep an eye that none of the 4 trays get picked by someone else.

* Oh I forgot to take my belt off, go back, take belt or jacket off and get checked again.

* Stuff went for checking? Why? Because I'm carrying a cluster of keys which happen to be my home keys. Walk there with my 3 trays.

* Look for a space and walk with all these trays, put stuff away. By this time I'm so tired.

3. Board the flight, stow stuff away in the overhead bin. Oh? But someone wants to throw your stuff on the side and put their stuff? Talk to them that you have 2 laptops in the bag, and this manhandling has led to one of the laptops breaking from the hinge. LOL.

4. Seat reclining. I'm not blaming anyone for this but me. I'm too polite to not recline until I ask someone but someone is always reclining their seat. And this is entirely on me. I try to take seats with extra leg room now.

5. Luggage collection ;_;. There's no room to wait. But it's ok.

At the end I'm so tired. The entire idea of being at an airport scares me to death. Flying is not a problem at all.

Edit: press-on nails.

As the title suggests, my nails are smol ;_;

The smallest size (zudio, sanfe, some random brand purchased from health and glow (or any random brand for that matter)) fits my index and ring finger. The smallest one nearly covers my pinkie fingertip

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Do you have any brand recommendations for smaller nails? I tried looking up the kid ones but they have preposterous looking prints on them...

Bg: I've done Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, and am currently working as a SWE at a FAANGM (2y). Total 4YoE.

I've been meaning to apply to Georgia Tech's OMSCS program, but getting 3 LoRs are turning out to be a problem. What's the minimum number of LoRs needed?

I had a previous employer as well. I can get 2 LoRs; one from the current employer, one from the prev one. Thought I'd get the third one from a prof in my uni, but they've been ghosting me left and right. Very panicky.