neighbors
what i have lost in noise, i have gained in weirdness.
so, if you've been keeping up, you know that my old neighbor AND his subwoofers moved out a few months ago. peace and quiet now reign supreme. odd behavior, however, seems to be the theme with the new folks.
the most noticeable and creepy characteristic is that sometimes they sit in their cars. outside. in the parking lot. as in, two or three separate people, sitting in two or three separate cars. with their windows down. talking to each other. i think maybe they're... smoking? loitering? staging a coup of the triplex? but why in cars? separately? outside my window?
i was leaving earlier this evening and one was sitting in a truck, the other in a car. windows down. talking to each other. i noted this and avoided eye contact because frankly, people, it's really just weird. guy in the truck started talking to me. "where ya goin'?" i glanced purposefully at the bass gig bag i was stuffing into the backseat, then back at him. "uh. practicing with a band." "oh yeah? i bet you rock it out." "i, uh... yeah. i try," wondering what universe it was that i had stepped into wherein it was perfectly normal for people to be sitting outside their apartment striking up conversations with the neighbors whilst hanging out the car window.
in other news: we're totally going to play "i can see clearly now" at our first gig.
mdog
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glad to see you back on the blogging wagon.
angie did call. email in your inbox. don't be nervous.
If someone was sitting out in front of my house, keeping track of all my comings and goings (and, no doubt, the comings and goings of the entire neighborhood), I would probably start to suspect they were planning some sort of robbery and trying to get the timing down.
But then again, if they were criminal masterminds, you'd think they'd be a little more stealth about the whole thing.
sitting on the floor gets old. (I should know.)
jared, i think i'll call you up when they're out doing... whatever they're doing. then you can pull up and start talking to them and after awhile, just leave. no explanation. without even coming into my apartment. that would be awesome.
i will only say that i seriously doubt these people are grad students. that is all.
then again, we sat on the stoop or in chairs, not our cars.
plus, some car seats are really comfortable.
you know, if you were me, I would just ask them why they sit in their cars all the time. that could be an amusing conversation, and bring your neighbor community a little closer to harmonious living.
rachel - nice hypothesis. actually, if i were me [which i am], i would ask them too... just not as quickly as you would. someday.