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I have to race to sign up to volunteer trips because even with dozens of spots available, people rush to devote their unpaid free time to helping the environment. these trips often fill up within hours. people care.

you will see a lot of bad news because that is the kind of news that people pay the most attention to. I know this more than you'd think from my optimism- not only do I live somewhere facing some of the most extreme ecological issues on the planet, I also spend my time studying the Bad Stuff every single day.

three years and a random question instead of a greeting. instead of an apology. instead of anything.

more silence and ilya supposes he deserves it. or, alexei thinks he does at least, and he's not sure why he bothered to pick up the phone in the first place.

"i remember deda dima telling us not to climb them in case we got sap on our clothes," alexei says eventually, and his voice is still heavy with exhaustion.

"i didn't know if it was real or . . . or if it was something i made up."

But wait, there’s more!

shane hollander IS sports betting and hes extremely good at it. of course feels shameful about it and does it in secret but the parlays just keep hitting and he is convinced he can stop anytime he wants. i think ilya finds out when hes opening their tax forms and opens a letter from draftkings or something and the total winnings makes ilyas eyes pop out of his head

ilya is only sports betting occasionally and informally and hes awful at it. like betting marly five thousand dollars that the celtics will make the playoffs and then they have their worst season in fifty years. fantasy football pools. horse races. things like this. and he loses very badly

cliff marleau is under investigation by the league for betting on mlh games using insider information and gets suspended for 30 games and forced to pay a $10,000 fine