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My WTF moment of the week.
10/9/12 23:08On Monday, my longtime IRL friend Kiokonai caught a flight to Portland, and we were able to hang out again in Portland proper for several hours, before she needed to return to her hotel, take a nap, and then fly the redeye back to her home base in Jersey.
Towards the end of our trip (we went into Starbucks, downtown Powells [I didn't buy anything OMG!], ate at Kells, and walked the waterfront all the way south and back) I decided I wanted bubble tea. We googled for it and found a cafe near PSU.
Bubble teas in hand, we plopped in some squashy chairs next to a big wall of windows that overlook 6th. I leaned back in the chair and propped my aching feet up on the window sill. I'd only been there for about a minute when I glanced over and was surprised to see a man, talking to me through the glass. If the glass hadn't been there, he could have reached over and touched me. (Yeek!)
I still have no clue what he was saying, because the glass was soundproof. He had that unkempt look at implies he's homeless or not very well off, and he kept talking and pointing south down the sidewalk. He didn't look at Kiokonai, he was focused on me.
I shook my head and pointed at my ear, to show I couldn't hear him, but he just kept talking more forcefully and pointing. Kiokonai and I exchanged several glances through this, then I shrugged and ignored him. He stayed there for a couple minutes, and I eventually saw him stalk away down the sidewalk the way he'd been pointing, and he gave me a death glare over his shoulder. O.o WTF??!
I made sure to note his clothing, hair, height, and age, but thankfully I didn't see him anywhere after that. We did sit and chat in the cafe for a good hour after he'd left. On the walk back to the train stop and Kiokonai's hotel, I kept an eye out and had a little startle when I saw a man in a red cap similar to the one worn by the crazy, but it was someone else.
For the record, I did dress up for Kiokonai. I wore a nice blouse, a little eye makeup, earrings, and a necklace. And what do I get for my trouble? A crazy creeper. Ugh.
So yeah. There's my WTF moment of the week. ):/
(Aside from that, the visit was wonderful. ^^)
Towards the end of our trip (we went into Starbucks, downtown Powells [I didn't buy anything OMG!], ate at Kells, and walked the waterfront all the way south and back) I decided I wanted bubble tea. We googled for it and found a cafe near PSU.
Bubble teas in hand, we plopped in some squashy chairs next to a big wall of windows that overlook 6th. I leaned back in the chair and propped my aching feet up on the window sill. I'd only been there for about a minute when I glanced over and was surprised to see a man, talking to me through the glass. If the glass hadn't been there, he could have reached over and touched me. (Yeek!)
I still have no clue what he was saying, because the glass was soundproof. He had that unkempt look at implies he's homeless or not very well off, and he kept talking and pointing south down the sidewalk. He didn't look at Kiokonai, he was focused on me.
I shook my head and pointed at my ear, to show I couldn't hear him, but he just kept talking more forcefully and pointing. Kiokonai and I exchanged several glances through this, then I shrugged and ignored him. He stayed there for a couple minutes, and I eventually saw him stalk away down the sidewalk the way he'd been pointing, and he gave me a death glare over his shoulder. O.o WTF??!
I made sure to note his clothing, hair, height, and age, but thankfully I didn't see him anywhere after that. We did sit and chat in the cafe for a good hour after he'd left. On the walk back to the train stop and Kiokonai's hotel, I kept an eye out and had a little startle when I saw a man in a red cap similar to the one worn by the crazy, but it was someone else.
For the record, I did dress up for Kiokonai. I wore a nice blouse, a little eye makeup, earrings, and a necklace. And what do I get for my trouble? A crazy creeper. Ugh.
So yeah. There's my WTF moment of the week. ):/
(Aside from that, the visit was wonderful. ^^)
