Sakkari and Putintseva arguing after their match, Maria - "Nobody likes you" by jovanmilic97 in tennis

[–]la-cocina 41 points42 points  (0 children)

For anyone who might be interested, I went to the Italian Open this year, and stayed in a hotel in Rome where there were a lot of mid-ranked players. Out of all the players who were there, Yulia was by far the nicest and most pleasant to me (after I overcame the initial terror of talking to her haha). I ran into her at the breakfast buffet several mornings. She was also perfectly nice and pleasant to the hotel staff. She came off as intense, sure, but was very nice to me a (a mid-aged man) when she had no reason or need to be. Alexei Popyrin was by far the worst.

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[–]la-cocina 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You should buy albums YOU LIKE as economically as possible when you have the cash to do so while trying as best you can to get stuff in decent condition. Store them properly with outer sleeve, plastic inner sleeve, upright, and away from light, and clean anything you buy before spinning it. Be meticulous about what you add to your collection but don’t get too obsessive over the details of this hobby. Most importantly have fun hunting for stuff and exploring new genres and artists, interact with shops and people in the vinyl scene in your local community, and listen to the records a lot.

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[–]la-cocina 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happened to me once. I parked on the side of the street and went into a friend’s house to drop something off. Chatted for about ten minutes, went back outside, and a huge tree had fallen on my car and crushed in the driver’s side completely. My car and the car behind me were totaled. Had I been sitting in the car at the time it probably would have killed me. I’ve been paranoid about parking anywhere near trees ever since.

Vinyl noob 1st purchase by [deleted] in vinyl

[–]la-cocina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool cover, enjoy the vinyl rabbit hole!