September 18th, 2008
But Can She Make It Out Alive?
Anytime I meet up with someone from the internet, even if they are giving me free things, my first thought is how I will defend myself when they try to kill me. Someone has a free sewing machine or $100 loom for me? Pfft. I bet they do. I bet it’s right behind the shakles and saws in their basement. I have an imagination, I have been in situations where people (albeit not strangers, and not via internet luring) have very convincingly tried to hurt me, and I’m one of those people who can’t watch horror movies with out having nightmares for months upon months.
I’m a prime candidate for stress in this department.
The most stressful times that I’ve dealt with avoiding my imminent death at the hands of would be killers was subletting my apartments. Every time the ad would go up on craigslist I would be sure of it. One of them would try to kill me. Why wouldn’t they!? It’s the perfect crime! People are showing their own homes, they let you in willingly, there isn’t anyone there, and when the crime has been done the buzz box just doesn’t get answered! I bet you $20 that this is the next big horror movie that’s made. Seriously, this is why I live with someone. If it wasn’t fiancé it would be someone else. Preferably my Portugese bruiser of a best friend who I’ve been exceptionally close with for coming on ten years who can and would hurt you if there was a hurtin’ to lay down.
Him or a cop.
I have all sorts of tricks for not to be killed and/or maimed. A whole bunch of people have the address of where I’m going, they know how long I’m going to be there for and when I should be home by. I might even arrange a coded phone call to interrupt our meeting! You never know! If I’m in trouble I might just let the words “midnight thunder” slip and then who’s going to be in trouble?
I just feel kind of silly that I went to such trouble when I was going to a loom lesson that was set up through e-mail.
The lesson went very well, without a hitch really, and the lady who helped me offered to come over and help me out if I get stuck at any point – she even gave me a tool to thread my loom with! I think I have a basic idea of how it works and I’m going to look out for some cheap lightweight yarn online now, and soon I might even work up the guts to use it.
And I didn’t even get attacked by the nice older lady with the thick glasses, turtles and cats, who had SIX looms in the front two rooms of her house.
But I bet it was only because if she killed me I would have stained whatever projects she’s working on.
lol. you’re a little bit of a nut, but i can’t judge because i’m secretly afraid of spiders living in my toilet. no joke. but what is she doing with SIX looms anyway? I’ve met several people through the internet, and they haven’t all been so bad. none of them axe-murderers, mostly artists and the like.
haha! i do the exact same thing. yet, i still keep going into these situations. i guess getting free stuff/renting apartments/buying tickets is worth risking my life. =)
I think in the back recesses of most of our female minds rests thoughts like yours. Maybe not quite as extreme as a loom instructor. But, definitely the crazies on craigslist. Hahah – thanks for putting some humor behind it!
HAHA- you have to watch out for those old ladies!
I feel this way too! Not as much with contractors who come to do jobs, but I am usually to scared to put anything on Craigslist where someone will have to come to my house to see/purchase the item. I too am terrified of horror movies. I cannot go into haunted houses. I know those “actors” actually do want to kill me!
I have been writing down some craft challenge ideas. I’ve never done this, so please bear with me. At some point in the near future I will send you my ideas via email. You can also contact me as well if you’d like at crafts@whiteaker.org.
Take care! Be safe! Do you have a small can of mace or pepper spray?
I live alone, and to be honest– I spend much more time worrying about bugs breaking in to my place than I do burglars. Glad I have my priorities straight :-/
Ha- I always felt this way in NYC.
I am seriously laughing out loud. I would and do the same things. My bf was selling his bike, and had people from craigslist come over to the apartment to look at it, hello, they are probably coming to fiqure out how they can chop our heads off and steal our puppies. I’m a loon, whatevs.
p.s. thanks for congrats!
You’re not alone! I share this crazy behavior. A while ago, some idiot kids broke into my house and I was the only one home. Since then, I’m a fruitcake! I canNOT sleep alone. I literally must sleep with someone (or a big dog) every night.
I have a wild imagination, too. So I think up crazy scenarios about how someone could kill me and then how I could get out a secret message that only like two people in the world could decode. But actually the killer will have just put me in a hole and left me there because he knew my name and I have this crazy philosophy that if someone knows my name, it’d be harder to kill me.
I think I’m nuts, seriously.
Wait, let me stop giggling so that I can type….
Okay.
The important thing is that you go anyway, Kyla. You can never be too careful, and as long as you don’t let it keep you from living your life, you can worst-case-scenario everything as much as you like.
I know I do. ;)