4.04.2007
Second Story Living
I've always lived on the second floor, but now that I'm living on the ground level, I've had some perspective on life from above, and below. When someone lives above you, you really get to know them. For instance, my upstairs neighbor is very interesting. Currently he's playing his guitar and singing. I wonder if he knows that I can hear him. I feel like I'm invading his privacy by hearing these intimate moments between man and guitar. The walls aren't very thick, and just last night, very late last night mind you, I heard an angry conversation coming from above. I heard some cussing, and maybe something about children (maybe he's divorced), the details were vague mostly because I was trying to sleep. Also, the man never goes to work. Since I'm on Spring Break, I've been home a lot, and it seems he has too. I wonder what he does to pay the rent...
All of these observations make me wonder what people learned about me when I was living above a neighbor. I do remember getting a lot of complaints from one unfortunate lower level tenant. We apparently were noisy steppers and would keep her kid up late at night. What did she expect when 6 college girls were living above her? Looking back, I feel very sorry for her. ¶ 12:22 PM
All of these observations make me wonder what people learned about me when I was living above a neighbor. I do remember getting a lot of complaints from one unfortunate lower level tenant. We apparently were noisy steppers and would keep her kid up late at night. What did she expect when 6 college girls were living above her? Looking back, I feel very sorry for her. ¶ 12:22 PM
