Jesus christ. Drama.

Pounding at my door. A woman asking for a phone to call the police. I give it and shut the door. Scuffling in the hall (no, I am keeping my door shut! I don't know what the fuck is going on and I don't know you and the police have been called! I am a single woman and there are several people out there subduing a dude for you, *I* don't have that kind of backup, I'm not inviting the brawl in!) Police are here and I have my phone back.

Sounds like a family intervention gone badly awry. The mother (same woman) and grandparents apologize for the disturbance. The grandmother and grandfather were nearly in tears apologizing to me. Yeah...I need out of here.

If someone needs a phone, I'll give it or call 911 for them. I'd like to think I'd give shelter if needed (uh, I have, but I knew the kid well) but when the odds say it isn't yet necessary, I'm not going to be foolish.

I know - make her watch The Breakfast Club, and have her write an essay on why the transformation of Ally Sheedy's character at the end of the film sucked....

This was discussed at lunch today. She hasn't seen the movie and keeps being told she needs to.

And to add to the craxy, the lady I bought Loki from? The one who didn't own him? She knocked on the door to see him and show Nakia's cat (apparently a cousin to Loki) to him. Nakia's cat was not impressed, but Loki was all friendly and shit.

It's weird.

I totally don't trust her an inch.

I think I win the award for being emeshed in a dysfunctional neighborhood.

so when should I plan to come down for open houses?

Lord. I'm so done. I just need some energy (which this week, is at a negative.) How about you do the shopping and just tell me what I want ??? I am giving myself until June. I need enough rooms to separate the cats these days. Poor Loki has a new scratch on his pretty nose an feeding MK sequestered is a royal PIA.

Ugh, sarameg! Do move soon, K?

I had another day of programming and animation success. Now if I could only muster the effort to find a job doing this sort of thing and actually, you know, get paid for it.

I AM laughing at myself, just so you know. This neighborhood has always been borderline, and I've tolerated it, as it hasn't really touched me but for a few shortterm downstairs shitty neighbors. But I'm getting less tolerant, and the pluses (good longterm neighbors) have been decreasing as the bullshit (like drama and mail theft) increases.

Whoah, sarameg, you definitely need to move.

erika! There was a girl at the convention wearing a t-shirt that you totally need for the next F2F: it said "Lapdance Accessible"

So, Hecubus? Anyone? No songs with a shout-out for Columbus?

Totally time to go, Sara.