offenses to the senses.

i'm neurotic about silence in a library. i consider it respect for others and find it offensive when people break that silence to: talk, leave their phone ringer on, or choose to consume crunchy/loud meals in their cubby. i feel bad if my ice coffee slushes around when i go to take a sip...choosing to pack carrots, apples and crackers for your trip to the library just seems crazy to me.

i realize that my observation and feeling compelled to document it is, in itself, crazy as well. i'm humble enough to admit that.

anyway, the real point of this post is to just document a couple of offensive things, crunching aside, that have i've witnessed within a 24 hour period:

1.) roommate's gf, S, (okay, the crunchy neighbor's phone just went off...grrr!...anyway) walked into our house yesterday with takeout food. my dog ran up to her (as he runs up to all guests) and she states the following: "oh C! hello! i have Indian takeout, so you must be coming to say hi to me because i smell like R (my boyfriend)."

R was born in a country in South America. Culturally, he identifies with the Caribbean. His bloodlines, if you traced them back, would take you to Portugal and India. Yes, he cooks West Indian curry dishes. But, no, it is not the same as East Indian curry and he does not identify as "Indian". With her ignorance of his heritage and culture aside, why would you EVER say that?

2.) roommate's gf, S, (again) was sitting in our living room this morning (she stays in our house all day even when roommate is at work...huge annoyance) talking to one of our old roommates and asks him if his gf (who is of Asian descent) has any friends who look like his gf for her to hook up with (isn't that cheating? i dunno) because she thinks Asian girls who aren't skinny are hot. so not only did she express an Asian fetish, which is offensive, but she also insinuated that she thought old roommate's gf is not "thin"...WHAT?

she obviously has no idea that she's being highly offensive. she's ignorant and narrow. i've met her kind, before. i USUALLY don't respond to this kind of craziness, but she practically lives at our house...so i have to. she's inside my place of residence.