E3: Let your freak flag fly - friendship in our 40s

Welcome to the third episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, and we're getting together to talk about life. In this episode, recorded on September 22, 2023, we talk about friendship - making new ones and keeping old ones. Visit our website https://fouroldcollegefriends.com/ to contact us or learn more. If you enjoyed the episode, please support us by subscribing or leaving us a rating or review.  We appreciate it! Show Notes: 00:30 Taylor's Bat-Mitzvah, wild on the dance floor and shotskis 01:10 Jessica talks about her new job, running the overnight edit of The Circle for Netflix and why she looks tired at 10AM after not sleeping and living the nocturnal life. 02:45 Lauren is in Philly High School application hell 03:40 "Energy goes where focus flows" 04:45 When the algorithm makes school decisions 05:45 How do you get into high school if you get Cs? Grade inflation and anxiety. 08:00 Adrienne's back to school updates and denial of grief, needing to schedule time to cry. 09:20 Reconnecting with old college friends 10:20 How do you make new friends in your 30s and 40s. Do you let your freak flag fly with new people? 11:44 Small disruption and minor tech problems 13:00 Finding your people, choosing to let people in, Lauren tells Deanna not to be a rigid bitch 14:20 Germs. Who will you share a toothbrush with? 16:00 Getting social needs met - old school friends, local friends, family 16:30 Making friends on the internet. Adrienne is addicted to farcaster. 19:20 Online dating and online friendships 20:00 Jessica made work friends in her 30s but finding it harder in her 40s with young kids 23:00 Are your needs being met? 24:00 Darker side about work friends 27:00 Good byes and Deanna is selling her house!