I should do the dowel thing. I just figured it wasn't worth it because the glass could be broken. But it's true, that would take time and make noise.

Yeah, the thing to remember is crime makes you stupidlazy. Make it a pain in the ass. Someone determined is going to do what they're going to do. But I'd guess that's not that actually that big a subset of the criming population, despite what it may seem.

Oh. My god. My family is driving me INSANE. My sister is buying a lovely house near the college her daughters are at, and since OlderNiece hates her current neighborhood, she planned to let her move in there, still paying the same rent, which is an awesome deal. But sister wanted the place as an occasional getaway home, for herself and me. Instead of being happy to have a big lovely house for the same rent as a dinky 1-bedroom with drunks in the driveway, OlderNiece is throwing a FIT about having to let us stay at "her" house, ever. Because we'll make such a mess, with our cooking and using the bathroom. They're both rather hysterical people, not good listeners, and they've been screaming at each other over this for days. Luckily I'm not there to actually hear it, but it's almost as bad having my sister call me and tell her side of the story and then expect me to tell her what's wrong with her daughter and what she should do. (Of course, when I do advise her to do something, like, back off it for a bit, and send her an email instead of calling, she doesn't do it.) I should have known this family couldn't have something as cool as this house and share it like reasonable people who cared about each other.

Oh god, she's calling me again.

{{zenkitty}} Wouldn't it be nice if people had a "mute" button?

Sorry, Zen. Remember how you were advising me not to answer the phone? Good time to practice that.

Er....daughter sounds like a bit of a spoiled bitca. Mom's buying a house and letting her stay there, cheap? And you guys will use it...how often? And it's a big house?

GROW THE FUCK UP!

Or conversely, mom needs to say "Since you think it'd be such an imposition for me to STAY IN MY OWN FUCKING HOUSE, you can find your own damn place with all the privacy you want.:

Geez. Seriously, do you want me to thwap 'em both with the STFU cluestick?

Yeah, -t. Alas, 'twill be worse if I don't.

Or conversely, mom needs to say "Since you think it'd be such an imposition for me to STAY IN MY OWN FUCKING HOUSE, you can find your own damn place with all the privacy you want."

Exactly what I'm saying!

Geez. Seriously, do you want me to thwap 'em both with the STFU cluestick?

Please do.

On it, Zkitty. You want me to yell at 'em during the thwapping in Latin, French, Spanish or English (Old, Middle, Modern?)

For an extra $2 S&H fee, you can get a melange of languages!

English will do, thank you.

Oh, please let my power go out so my phone doesn't work.

or say "you can either pay your current rent, and enjoy when we come visit, or pay market rent for the house and we'll stay out of it until you graduate"