It Just Happened & I Can't Believe It

[jesse_the_k]

So I have a small bumpersticker on my chair's back reading "Thank you for not patting me on the head."

Clearly the couple this morning overlooked it.

I was in a post-swimming trance, reading SGA fanfic, and waiting for the paratransit van (as you do). Suddenly a woman looms into my vision. "Why did you put sparkles in your hair?" she queries. I'm "huh? buh..." and she repeats "do you know you have sparkles in your hair?" I shrink away from her hands which are swooping in for a landing. "Oh look, dear" as she turns to her male partner, "It's her gray hair! It sparkles! Did you know your hair sparkles?"

I was speechless, although the urge to bite was strong. She invited her guy over to look at the remarkable sight of my head. At that point I got myself together enough to speed around 15 feet away and stare balefully at them. They didn't, thank Ghu, follow me.

Just another morning on the planet. At least it's 20° F (which is warm in these parts).

Comments

[were_duck]

WHAT. WHAT. NO! I hope your death glare skewered them. "Did you know your hair sparkles", SERIOUSLY??

[jesse_the_k]

Frankly, I was so creeped out I couldn't summon my death glare. Now I can rant, but then I felt like I'd done something wrong—guess that's the definition of infantilized, eh?

[sasha_feather]

Wow.

>:[

[laceblade]

WTF!

Also, I love your icon.

[jesse_the_k]

The incomparable iconomicon — is it self-centered to think he had us in mind?

[heyfoureyes]

wow, not acceptable.

[jesse_the_k]

No, really not. And yet I'm too chickenshit to point that out in the moment. Thank heavens I can rant on the internet.

[heyfoureyes]

the internet has saved many of us!

[jadelennox]

YOU SHOULDA BIT HER.

[jeshyr]

I was wondering if I was the only one thinking "That woman has Twilight-induced brain damage!"

Also, I must now reproduce this sticker for No Pity City. Possibly in variant of "If you pat me, I will BITE YOU!"

r

[jesse_the_k]

Oh, do it! I would buy a six pack!

(Perhaps add a profile of a snarling dog or chattering teeth or something.)

[maevele]

what happened to boundaries?

[challyzatb]

Yeah, this. What on earth...?

[jesse_the_k]

If this is how they treat strangers, I'm glad I'm not in their family.

[littlebutfierce]

WHAT THE FUCK??? Ugh, I am so sorry--that is fucking ridiculous.

[jesse_the_k]

Thanks, all, for playing the meme, "discover 8 new ways to go WTF".

The good news is that no blood was spilled, no money invested, no birdges burned. Just a little annoyance.

Also my new chair is almost here! Wheee!