one of my pictures is the “photo of the day” on a certain offshoot from a certain national broadcasting corporation’s website. For Easter weekend, 2009. Which is completely fantastic. I would link, but you can click through flickr. I know people who I know read this because I am good at the internet, and I have ways of knowing things. I just don’t want to be too click-through-able or googlable.

Today was beautiful! A beautiful day off and we went for a walkl. A walk which like all walks included a Starbucks pit-stop. We also saw some Jehovah’s Witnesses on a mission, but were encounter free.

Seeing the missionaries totally freaked me out. Looking over my shoulder every few seconds to make sure they weren’t following us. Conversations with strangers are so awkward. I just can’t… handle them. I’ve tried, and sometimes I can pull them off successfully. I’ve booked hair appointments in person and over the phone, I order coffee pretty much every day, I’ve gone through security in airports, I’ve interviewed for a job or two… but some things are just too hard… like making appointments is possible, but the act of doing it is stress-inducing and is the reason I haven’t been to a doctor or a dentist in YEARS (capitalized because you really have no idea how long it’s been). Hair, eyes… essential things to correct. As far as I can tell my teeth are ok, and sure I would love to know what I’m allergic to so I don’t die after eating something that will kill me, but I’ve got an epi-pen so I’m willing to take that risk.

Back to the Jehovahs.

A few years ago, I was stupid enough to think that when I was approached by two girls on a university campus on a Sunday afternoon a few years ago that they were looking for directions. They weren’t. They were Mormon missionaries. Ok. Whatever. I made it out of that conversation unscathed only to see them 5 more times over the next week, including outside my house, and in the produce section of my local grocery store where they ATTEMPTED TO BAPTISE ME.

That event is what made me the hermit I am today.

This entry was posted on Friday, April 10th, 2009 at 5:09 pm and is filed under daily post.