replacing contact table...
Two nights ago I came home from work to find a man trying to break into my house through a window. He ran off as soon as I pulled into the driveway, but I was paranoid he might be hiding waiting to rob me or something. So I drove around to a gas station, where there is quite often a cop, to ask if he'd escort me to my door, but there was no cop, so I went back home. I decided to just go in. If I had a cell phone I would have called as soon as I saw him, but I don't. So I went in, checked the window. He hadn't managed to get in or anything, but he destroyed the screen. I called the cops. They came out. I couldn't give them much of a description, so I don't know if it did any good, but he told me they had extra patrols driving around the neighborhood. So then, being an already paranoid type of person, every sound sent me running to my windows to make sure no one was outside. It sucked. I had trouble sleeping. Yadda yadda. It really pissed me off that this guy could affect me mentally like that. He didn't take anything, didn't break anything important, and ultimately none of my property matters too much anyway, but the fact that my peace of mind was shattered really sucked. I don't know why it affected me so much. I always knew it was a possibility. It's not like this showed me a new threat. I guess it just feels more real and more threatening, knowing that someone actually tried. I was less paranoid last night though, and much more relaxed, and I got great sleep.