tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14704205.post115767488369053580..comments2023-11-05T02:04:06.590-08:00Comments on This is so silly!: What it's like for a girl.renhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07367609289511936558noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14704205.post-1157712379463833162006-09-08T03:46:00.000-07:002006-09-08T03:46:00.000-07:00Yeee Jodi! Just go for unscented, all those perfum...Yeee Jodi! Just go for unscented, all those perfumes are bad for you anyway. <BR/><BR/>You are definitely not paranoid Ren. But hair dye?<BR/><BR/>I am not a smart person. It is not that I am unaware of my surroundings or that I was raised complacent in a safe neighborhood (Missoula Montana in the 70's and 80's, where could be safer? Except we had our own serial killer: http://www.skcentral.com/readarticle.php?article_id=483 )<BR/><BR/>But I have never grasped the concept of the whole locking-the-door thing. Oh I have tried. But even living alone on the edge of Hyde Park in the south side of Chicago (one block from one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city) I forgot to lock my door half the time. <BR/><BR/>Here it's both better and worse. I am really lazy about locks, but we are strict about putting the alarm on at night. And we have dogs--one loud and two big.<BR/><BR/>I did go through a stage where I thought I needed to be more protected out at night and Dave bought me a little stun gun to carry. I've had it two years and still don't have batteries for it.Brenda Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374974615956745242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14704205.post-1157678649534960442006-09-07T18:24:00.001-07:002006-09-07T18:24:00.001-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128966776368179139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14704205.post-1157678641583580972006-09-07T18:24:00.000-07:002006-09-07T18:24:00.000-07:00I try to be very "aware, but not paranoid" too. Th...I try to be very "aware, but not paranoid" too. Things happen everywhere in all kinds of neighborhoods and situations, so I agree that it's good to pay attention. I've worked in a fairly "unsafe" neighborhood for many years and just remember that, but don't freak out. A guy was murdered on my street a few years back, which is horrible, but knowing the circumstances made it clear that it had nothing to do with the location...just bad luck on this guy's part. <BR/><BR/>I don't think you sound crazy, just smart. I only got really paranoid once, in New York City on a bus, when I was a college student doing an internship. I thought for sure that this guy was giving me a homicidal staredown. I actually got off of the bus, way before my stop, thinking he'd follow me for sure, but he didn't. So, I caught the next bus and was on my way and feeling kind of silly for getting worked up.<BR/><BR/>I'm more concerned that I'll get "caught" sniffing the different scented panty liners in the store...and I have been seen--TWICE!...okay, that's probably WAY too much info!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128966776368179139noreply@blogger.com