Houston, we may have a problem...

[susandennis]

There's a new neighbor on the hall... She dropped in tonight to introduce herself and had a hard time leaving. Three times she stood in my living room, with me standing there, too (we weren't sitting and chatting, in other words) and answered her telephone - clearly having no idea who was calling.

I finally got rid of her only to have her come back 5 minutes later to bring her cat. Some kind of fancy schamcy thing that she had described as tiny but turned out to be the size of Betty which kind of amused me.

She told me she was a computer geek and she lives here with her finance who is an architect. She did not say Yuck when she saw my house but she did spend a long time telling me how they plan on decorating - black with red accent walls. She was fairly decked out with tats and chains and long jeweled nails and pink hair and boots. She said Comcast stood her up so they have no internet. When I invited her to use my free wifi, she told me that it was not broadcast nor was the one down the hall that I used a couple of weeks ago.

Then she took another call and I started feeding the cats and finally she left. Again.

I hate the idea of having to shut my door but I sure do not want her as my new bff.

Comments

[lolleeroberts.livejournal.com]

I think you mean her fiance who is an architect - but can completely understand the urge to not have her as a bff. Sounds like she's a bit ADHD to me.

[susandennis]

Ha! Ha! I think that was a freudian slip cause while she was telling me how great and accomplished she is, she failed to mention a paying job... so maybe he is her fiance and her finance!

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

Hi, I leave my door open because I like talking to people sometimes, but really it's for the crossbreeze blah blah whatever. My desk is that chair over there and while it may look like I am just watching the game, I am working. I like visitors, but last time you were here you got several calls while you were here. I don't feel right listening to those calls, so if you don't mind answering them in your place? So nice of you to visit. Bye.

Or you can smack the pink off her head and tell her STFUGTFO. You might have to text it though.

clarity

[henare.livejournal.com]

so: she visits you twice, in your home, and takes phone calls while she's visiting with you. did i get the rudeness right?

Re: clarity

[susandennis]

well, that and the fact that she overstayed both visits well beyond what was reasonable for an uninvited drop in.

[aellia.livejournal.com]

Oh,gawd blimey O'reilly!
Get a "The Witch is In" kind of sign on your door.
xx

[sea-weed.livejournal.com]

I have every faith in your ability to discourage her!

[katbyte.livejournal.com]

Me too.

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

I really hate when that happens. When we're in motels, we like to have the door open for fresh air, but that sometimes invites people to think they can chat with us.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Among the artworks decorating my parents' several apartments (and likely my father still has it) was a small painting of two long-billed shorebirds, which my mother placed near the front door in such a way that the long bills were pointing toward the door. She privately titled it "Speed the Parting Guest", the idea being that it would show people who stood chatting near the door in their coats where they should be headed. (I have no idea whether it actually worked; I kind of doubt it.)

[susandennis]

What a great idea!!

A modern (for my decor) equivalent could be a neon sign that would start a count down when I step on a secret place on the floor...

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

I am shuddering. I don't even like my own family to just drop in on me... I need my space, dagnabbit!