Wednesday night, pathetically anxious about American Idol

[cleolinda]

A couple of things I wanted to talk about--first of all, crime. Local crime. Times is hard, and it's getting a little scary out there. My parents were at Publix doing the weekly grocery shopping last weekend, and there was, like, a gang rumble in the parking lot while they were getting into the car. Like, groups of people chasing each other around

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[fierywaif]

My cousin was walking home and parted ways with a friend a street or so away from their house, when she noticed this white SUV was following her. Like, really closely. Really slowly. All the way up her street.

Yeah, things like this would happen to me at least a couple of times when I was a preteen/teen, but I would never report it or tell my parents about it, because I didn't want to freak them out.

[anne_jumps]

They say the thing to do is not to go home, since that leads the follower to where the person they're following lives, but that's not always feasible....

[anne_jumps]

Ah, I see we posted at the same time. Yeah, that's lucky that he stopped following you.

[apocalypsos]

I laughed for about five minutes at that last one, by the way.

You and me both. *giggles*

I know I can't wait for whores in my stocking.

Don't you mean in ONLY stockings? 'Cause Lord knows they can't shoot intruders topless while wearing anything else.

Also, I get creeped out on a regular basis because the only hangout for young people in this town is a goddamn pool hall not far down and across the street from my apartment. Every weekend there's shouts, screams, fights and whatnot on the sidewalk outside, and these creepy sleezy fuckwits are always mulling around outside so that if I come home after dark they all go silent and watch. Ugh, sometimes I hate this town.

[falco_conlon]

they all go silent and watch

Uuughh that always scares me so badly.

[hippydippymama]

God, that just reminds me of that quote from The Gift of Fear that men are afraid men will laugh at them, and women are afraid that men will kill them.

[jcipa]

I get that crime increases when the economy tanks, but dude. My parents were dirt poor when I was growing up, and I don't believe that they snatched purses or anything like that.

[kvschwartz]

McCain promises to fight evil twin McCain.

[kvschwartz]

But only if he's elected President. If not ... we're on our own.

[falco_conlon]

All while my stepfather's standing at the cart return with his hands on his hips going, "Huh." ("George, GET IN THE CAR!")

First you made me snort grape juice up my nose with that (it burns! Damn!) and then you pulled another one with, I know I can't wait for whores in my stocking.

Was that Bond in jeans? WTF!? Even if they are just casual photos, it's very strange to see.