Top seed Alexander Zverev SURVIVES an epic first round at the US Open, defeats Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4. Was two points away from losing in 4. 4h52 HIGH quality match. Gonna be tough to have one better than this one in this event. Finished at almost 2am.

5 year ago, I packed up my American family and moved to Europe. Here are 10 things I really wish someone had told me before I packed my bags: 1. The bureaucracy will test your sanity. Something that takes 10 minutes online in America can take 3 appointments, 4 forms and 6 weeks here. 2. Your salary will probably drop. You may get more vacation and a better work-life balance, but your paycheck can take a serious hit. 3. Making real friends can take YEARS, not months. People can be friendly, but breaking into established social circles takes time. 4. You’ll temporarily forget how to be an adult. Grocery shopping. Mailing a package. Paying a bill. Things you did without thinking suddenly require all of your brain power. 5. Convenience is different. No 24/7 everything. Fewer drive-thrus. Earlier closing times. And sometimes Sunday means EVERYTHING is closed. Yes, you’ll even miss Walmart. 6. Homesickness can be brutal. Missing your family is hard. Missing birthdays, holidays and major milestones from 5,000 miles away is something else. 7. Everything is smaller. Apartments, refrigerators, closets and even cars. You eventually learn to make every square foot count. 8. Uncle Sam still wants his taxes. Moving overseas doesn’t mean America forgets you exist. Depending on your circumstances, you may still have to file a U.S. tax return every year. 9. “Everyone speaks English” is a trap. You can get by in many places with English. But eventually, government forms, doctors, bills and everyday conversations force you into the local language. 10. You may never completely fit in. Even if you learn the language, understand the culture and build a life here, you’ll probably always be “the American.” Moving to Europe isn’t an upgrade or a downgrade. It’s discovering a completely different way of living. And to be honest, I love it.

Ended a friendship with a friend I’ve been trying but not getting barely any effort in return for over a year. Sad but I guess the friendship was already finished

To the people saying but it is her middle name not her first name…choosing to go by her middle name just proves how much she assimilated into Southern culture. It is a normal thing to do here.

Re-reading Eric Hobsbawm's "Age Of" books. This man was doing magisterial "world history" long before that was a thing, and none of the historians who have written large-scale histories of this period since then have come anywhere near his level of erudition, insight, and wit.