Stalkers

[Food Lady]

OK, not really, but it feels like it. So there's another woman on the bus who has complimented me several times and while that always makes me feel uncomfortable (compliments in general, I mean), I've always said thanks but haven't pursued further discussion. She's taken to seemingly ignoring me because of that, I suppose. But she does this really weird thing. Today I got on and talked to no one. She didn't have any conversations either. She was directly across the aisle from me, so when I got off and she called out loudly "Have a good day!!" I assumed it was directed at me? I mean, it could've been anyone else, but given our weird interactions and the fact that she's done that before, I think she's trying to spite me for not talking to her or reacting how she wants. I hate being called out when I haven't done anything wrong.

Then I got to work and was shopping in street clothes: linen pants and a striped tee, nothing special. I do dress 1930s a lot, but in that era this would've been beach wear. No, really, it was. And in this era it's casual. And yet a regular saw me and exclaimed how dressed up I was. I'm not trying to call attention to myself today, not in the least. But in this town where anything other than baggy t-shirts, ponytails, and jeans is dressed up, people are going to notice. I didn't appreciate her mentioning that I work here. I don't advertise that on this site, or anywhere else. I like my anonymity, thank you. It irritates me, as if I were some celebrity or something. I just don't like current fashion. I'm not going to go around sloppy.

[Aria]

Then I got to work and was shopping in street clothes: linen pants and a striped tee, nothing special. I do dress 1930s a lot, but in that era this would've been beach wear. No, really, it was. And in this era it's casual. And yet a regular saw me and exclaimed how dressed up I was. I'm not trying to call attention to myself today, not in the least. But in this town where anything other than baggy t-shirts, ponytails, and jeans is dressed up, people are going to notice. I didn't appreciate her mentioning that I work here. I don't advertise that on this site, or anywhere else. I like my anonymity, thank you. It irritates me, as if I were some celebrity or something. I just don't like current fashion. I'm not going to go around sloppy.

Man, what would they make of me? I wear summer dresses a LOT. Nice dresses, including the one that was my bridesmaid's dress at my sister's wedding. (We went with a real dress, not something from a wedding vendor)

[Kit-Ginevra]

I would go for the summer dresses too and wonder what they would make of me :P

[notalwaysright]

Haha, well I dress casual (I wouldn't say sloppy, though) but I also live in a casual part of the country. So if I wear jeans and a tee shirt, I'm actually in the middle. I'm in between the people wearing pajamas, or walking their dogs in sweats tucked into rain boots and the people in suits or dresses. I don't think anyone cares, or maybe it's just me that doesn't care. I wouldn't comment either way unless it was someone I knew, I wouldn't just go up to someone and talk about their clothes.

Sometimes I wish I had the money and/or time to develop some sort of personal style. I have friends who always have amazing wardrobes, but they also go to many different second hand shops to achieve that style, and that doesn't appeal to me. I am concerned that my style is a horrible amalgamation of Zooey Deschanel on New Girl and Portia de Rossi on Better off Ted.

[Food Lady]

I would go for the summer dresses too and wonder what they would make of me :P

We need pictures.

[Kit-Ginevra]

I'll swap ya You go dig out daughter's cheer kit,I'll go get the summer dress... and we'll swap pics and see whose is most terrifying...

[Food Lady]

I'll swap ya You go dig out daughter's cheer kit,I'll go get the summer dress... and we'll swap pics and see whose is most terrifying...

I have a daughter?

[Aria]

I wore that dress to my sister's wedding and I still wear it as a summer dress. With a white purse, of course!

[Teysa]

That's what I love about Alaska. No one cares what you wear. If you want to dress up to go out for dinner, great. If you want to wear jeans and a t-shirt, that's great too. In fact, people from Anchorage have the reputation for being the worst dressed but the happiest people in the country.

[Kit-Ginevra]

I have a daughter?

Now,this is why people need to declutter...You find all sorts of things out back that you never knew you had...

[Lovecats]

Now,this is why people need to declutter...You find all sorts of things out back that you never knew you had...

THAT'S where my daughter wandered off to .

[MoonCat]

Slightly on/slightly off topic: There is this old lady that my sisters and I seem to run into damn near everywhere we go around town. If we go out for coffee, this lady is on the same bus or we see her walking down the street near the coffee shop. If we go to any of the numerous festivals and events that are held here in the summer, we either pass this woman on the street or she's on the same bus, going there or coming home (or both). She's even been on the same bus going to the county fair. It's just funny because we don't know her, she doesn't know us, but she always seems to turn up wherever we go. Privately, we call her Granny.

[Kit-Ginevra]

There is no little old lady....