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May 29, 2004
creepy lawn guy re-earns his name
ok, i'll start by saying that i have mixed feelings about this guy, and there's a part of me that knows it's wrong to dismiss a human being as "creepy lawn guy".
but i'm tellin' ya...
i was working on the westy, which means that i was bending over. yes, my ass was out there for all to see. so creepy lawn guy comes by and says, "whoo-HOO!" and the really weird thing is that it wasn't creepy. i turned around and said, "heyyyyyy" (like, "hey, stop it!") and somehow it was a friendly moment. he said it was great that i got a van.
today i was out working on the beetle. at this particular moment, i was not bending over. i think i was sitting on the ground. i hear the clunk clunk of his fucked up bicycle coming up behind me, and he says in his soft creepy voice, "hey lisa". i sort of turn and say hey, and he says in an even softer, creepier voice, "you look beautiful today".
somehow the fact that i looked awful made it all the creepier. i caught a glimpse of myself in one of the hubcaps, thinking, "do i look beautiful?" and i could see that my hair was flying out of its bobby pins, making me look like an insane crazy lady.
Posted by lisa at May 29, 2004 03:15 PM | TrackBack
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time to build that garage...
Posted by: Phil on May 30, 2004 08:17 PM
i need a garage for a million reasons, but the whole idea that this is one of them-- or even that i will now back the westy into the driveway-- is BULLSHIT.
i got another similar response from my neighbor when i was bending over working on spacepod the next day. when i turned around he said, "oh, i was just joking". now that is also BULLSHIT!
it makes me crazy that this is even happening. i promise you that men bend over their fucking cars every day and never have to worry about this.
phil, this isn't directed at you or your comment, this issue is just making me angry today.
Posted by: lisa on May 30, 2004 08:27 PM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.