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Today is my 25th birthday, and it's the first time my age has been a perfect square since I was 16. It's been exactly two years since I moved to New York City, though it feels like several lifetimes have passed since lifting my mattress into 309 E 91st St. My life looks so vastly different than when I first moved here; it took some extra effort to be at my former usual coffee shop this morning. For starters, I no longer live around the corner, and my work is no longer fully remote. Despite the extra travel and my time restriction before I need to commute to the office, the ceremony of visiting this place on the same day each year is important to me. Stella and Fly, you are a gem in the city of New York, and a true 10.0 on Beli. Last year, I was thinking about the importance of savoring moments as I get older. There's a sense of urgency in that writing that reveals a lot about my headspace at the time: As I sit in my usual coffee shop, my latte slowly cools, and it hits me that everythi

25 Davis Keene · October 1, 2025 Today is my 25th birthday, and it’s the first time my age has been a perfect square since I was 16. It’s been exactly two years since I moved to New York City, though it feels like several lifetimes have passed since lifting my mattress into 309 E 91st St. My life looks so vastly different than when I first moved here; it took some extra effort to be at my former usual coffee shop this morning. For starters, I no longer live around the corner, and my work is no longer fully remote. Despite the extra travel and my time restriction before I need to commute to the

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