My Neighbour Part 2 (for sulie!)

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

My Neighbour Part 2 (for sulie!) Current mood: thoughtful Category: Romance and Relationships I'm posting this a couple of days early for Sulie because she needs a little entertainment. in reading this blog post go to Part 1 if you haven't read this part already: My Neighbour Part 1 Here I am going up the elevator, very nervous preparing to be the Knight in Shining armour with my secret plan in my hand. As the elevator dinged open I looked down the Hall preparing for my inevitable crash into fate which I knew was probably a bad decision but I did think in the back of my mind. "This might be a good blog entry!". The hallway was empty. Nothing. The crazy boyfriend was gone; I guess promising to stay till the cops came wasn't really his plan. (this was probably REALLY REALLY good that this happened as you will find out later... whew! I dodged a close one there) I went in and played some video games online and went to bed. Having being completely foiled I decided hmm... maybe I can just look her up. I knew her name because it was the one name her boyfriend was shouting that wasn't a cuss word of some kind. So I went and did a little research through social networking software searching in Juneau. And there she was! I didn't remember the girl next door THAT well (I've only seen her a couple of times), but she was on the right hand side of a picture with another girl. And she looked just like her, as she had a unique enough name and the picture looked about the same I succeeded in locating her with minimal effort! Her profile was private but I didn't get lazer surgery on my eyes for nothing! I have installed GNU/Linux Facial Recognition Software version2! So I sat and wrote the following letter: Hi, I think I have the right person, typed in xxxxxxxx and you showed up at the top of the list and from the picture it looks similar. Let me know if I got the wrong person, if not their is someone who looks just like you who lives in Juneau. Got your name because your "boyfriend" (ex hopefully now) was yelling it and talking a lot of crap VERY loudly and I could hear it all the way in my apartment. Actually I couldn't HELP but hear everything, as he was making sure everyone heard him. I'm in xxxx you're in xxxx. Last night when he was pounding on your door and yelling I know I sure was uncomfortable I don't know about you, (I'd imagine the same). I know we don't know each other but if you ever need anything just let me know. or call I'm at xxx-xxxx (home phone). I was getting rid of my garbage noticed a key in the door not sure if you're moving or what, because when I returned the key was still in it. Just your next door neighbour; if you ever need anything let me know. I hope everything is working out. -Myron Well, at least I did my good deed for the day albeit in a slightly stalkerish fashion but hey at least I'm good at something! But as it turns out a few days later... (to be continued) What would you YOU do if you got a message like this? Would it have been creepy? wierd? Or just seem like a nice guy like me actually trying to make a difference? In my continueing quest of becoming more open I am trying! What would have been a better way to do this? 8:02 PM - 8 Comments - 4 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

	sulie	Thanks for posting early, Myron. Now I'm in even more suspense!! Can't wait until your next post.... Posted by sulie on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 8:37 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Myron	oh good! Thanks! Posted by Myron on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 10:20 AM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Micah	If I got a message like via myspace I would be a little weirded out:P Left on my door, no big deal. Nice job though Myron! good luck! Posted by Micah on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 11:57 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Myron	Whew! I guess you're right. That's one vote for weird! Now what if the scenario was this: You have a girlfriend then suddenly she's pounding on the door and everything, then the girl next door sends you a message like that checking to see if you are alright. You still would be weirded out wouldn't you? Well what I can see in retrospect when the rest comes out you will see it was a MUCH better plan sending a message than leaving a note. (at least I think so). Posted by Myron on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 12:05 AM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Heather	Ok, if I was the girl, I would be embarrassed. But only because my jerk of a BF was being so incredibly obnoxious that my neighbor felt the need to contact me about it. But I wouldnt feel weird about getting a myspace message about it, I kinda feel like if your on myspace your using it for a networking tool to meet people or whatever, so its fair game. :) POST MORE~!! POST MORE~!!! Posted by Heather on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 8:05 AM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Myron	That is an interesting outlook; I never thought about it from the girls point of view of being embarrassed. I was thinking about it from my view, as in should _I_ be embarrassed or anything for contacting an individual without them asking for it. Hmm... But in this case I just decided to go for it. I only live once, and at least I tried to make a difference that is better than doing nothing at all right? Posted by Myron on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 10:20 AM [Remove] [Reply to this]

	Amanda	I would guess that she would have been weirded out. NOT because you're creepy, but because people just never expect anyone in real life (that isn't their friend but knows them indirectly) to find them on MySpace and contact them. At my old office someone left their wallet somewhere. We didn't know who it was (we think it was one of the janitor's helpers) and there was no contact info in the wallet. I did find this guy's profile on MySpace and I sent him a message. He was a little weirded out but appreciative. Excellent blog entry! Please...post more! Posted by Amanda on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 6:08 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]

Myron

Yeah I see, Pretty much right from the start I come off as the creepy guy :(. Kind of sad really.... What would have been the right thing to do? Just ignore everything and put on blinders... or... Posted by Myron on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 6:12 PM [Remove] [Reply to this]