TL Joy

Oh the joys! It's 9:45PM and I need to take Allie out before bed and I know she needs to go out...but I'm in here waiting because I just heard some man yell, "Whore, fight back!" As amazing as that may be to witness, I'm gonna wait and let them work out their business before letting Allie do hers.
Another exciting moment came today when I was out for a stroll and a man asked me if I walk my dog everyday. I was cautious to answer because I don't need anyone really knowing my routine but thought about it and finally just answered with, "yeah". His response: When you gonna walk me?
Classic.
And our singing friend was back yesterday. "Pretty woman, walking up the hill."
I also failed to mention that I witnessed my first public urination this weekend - it was superrr awkward cause we made eye contact and it was like "yeah, I know what you're doing" "yeah, I'm peeing on this gate". And I continued on my way, where else is he gonna go, I guess.
It's quieted down out there - or the sounds of the 10PM nightly trash pickup has drowned out the sound of the crazies fighting, regardless, I'm gonna go brave it.

Weekend in the TL

"It's a big day everyone! Here she is at Walgreens. Doing her shopping. Big day."

Thank you, sir, for announcing my arrival to buy water and earplugs. Earplugs that I apparently should have put in immediately. Or at least last night when I got no sleep cause apparently the TL doesn't sleep on Saturday nights...I won't make that mistake again.

Another noteworthy comment came from Giovanni at a bar on Friday night. He approached my friend, Elyse, and me with the smooth line of, "hey girls, I mean women, I wanna be sexuality correct." hmmm...fail. Guys, in case you were wondering, that doesn't work. He also asked what "nationality" Elyse is and was unsatisfied when she said "American". Then she explained to him that nationality meant what nation are you from and she is from America. Later he got in a slap fight with some guy.

And finally, the guy who sang that he's been waiting for a girl like me said to me that he "told people about me." Let's hope it's just the people in his head that he talked to. My mom said at least if I have no one to talk to here its okay to talk to myself. Cause why not, everyone else does.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

This morning, I walked out of my building to a rather provocatively dressed woman (I'll let you make assumptions about her profession) who Allie actually really liked. She told me her name was Tiffany and she had a little dog too. And then she took out her phone and showed me pictures of the smallest little Chihuahua puppy ever, it seriously looked like it was born yesterday. So we part ways and I walk one direction and she walks another with some Asian man. Well, guess who I see around the block, Tiffany. And guess who doesn't remember me....Tiffany.

My first few days...

I have had some interesting experiences over the past few days and wanted to document and share them. And be able to share future events as well.

Let's see:

Day 1: A very creepy man approached me and asked if I wanted to "buy some crystal" as I stood with my dad waiting to get my keys. Great first impression.

Day 2: We witnessed a woman beating not only some dude but also the dude's car and then sometime later some other dude. That's the most aggression I've seen out of anyone here.

Day 3: I was serenaded twice. The first started by telling me that there is no way I look the way I do when I wake up in the morning and then proceeded to sing, "I've been waiting for a girl like you." The second guy sang from the middle of the road a clever take on Whomp There it is by changing the "it" to "she", Whomp There She Is. Not only did those things happen but as I was walking Allie a man said to me, "I'll get you my pretty and your little dog too." After which I pretty much ran into my building.

I am sure this is just the beginning to a very eventful year in the TL.