Luis’ over at Ginza Style celebrated his 23rd birthday this weekend. I planned a surprise retro Playboy-themed birthday party complete with raunchiness and mayhem.
At 3am, the downstairs neighbor decided to call the cops which delighted me to no end since, really, what’s a party without a little law enforcement?
I didn’t live in the apartment in which I had planned the party but as the hostess, I felt obligated to defend our right to party.
“Do you live here?” The cop interrupted me as I was explaining how RIDICULOUS it was to involve an officer for such a simple matter.
“No,” I started to say, but the officer didn’t let me get far.
“Be quiet and mind your own business. You don’t know if this man has service to go to in the morning.”¹
I decided I would be quiet because he had a gun and all I had was indignation.
1. I would also like to point out how his remark doesn’t make any god damn sense since minding my own business would include not knowing anything about a stranger’s morning routine. But he who holds the handcuffs can say whatever he damn well pleases.
Things to check out:
- Franki at life in a venti cup is announcing an awesome summer stationary giveaway. Comment on the entry now for a chance to win!
- Muffin posted some amazing photos of donuts she made as well as an interesting entry on frosting flavors that are inspiring me to try them out.
- I’m looking forward to Dewey’s next blog carnival themed: Surviving the Dog Days of Summer.
- I’m currently appreciating Megan’s list of things she has learned while buying a house, it gives me a lot to look forward to.
Things I’m looking forward to:
- Seeing the final blog redesign.
- My second class in Wilton cake decorating at JoAnn’s. I have completed my homework which was to bake a cake and ice it. It was not as easy as I imagined it but I finally made icing that didn’t melt.
- Developing the first rolls from my Holga 120CFN camera.
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Hate to disagree, but I would call the cops, too, if neighbors were keeping me awake at 3am, no matter what I had to do or not do in the morning. I think that in an urban area where the cops had some serious cop business like solving murders, I would try to talk to the neighbors first, but in my area all the cops are doing at night is harassing teenagers, so I’d save myself the trouble of getting dressed and trying to reason with drunk people and just call the cops.
But I do agree that his remark made no sense, and he shouldn’t even have been telling you who called, let alone what his morning plans were.
Thanks for promoting the carnival! Annie has some great participation over there.
By dew on 08.13.07 7:37 pm | Permalink
You have a good point, dew. I’d still argue, in order to maintain a good neighborly friendship, especially in an apartment environment, a stern warning is probably preferable to calling the cops immediately. Putting in a call may result in having to come out to speak to the cop anyway (in our case, our neighbor had to meet the cop outside anyway since the officer couldn’t hear any noise and essentially couldn’t find us). I don’t necessarily have a problem with anyone calling the cops over noise, it’s the embellishments to the story and the fact that he didn’t alert us prior that we were being too noisy.
By MC on 08.13.07 7:57 pm | Permalink
I just think it’s funny that, in the year and three months we’ve been living in this apartment, that was the first time the cops, or anyone for that matter, have told us to be quiet. And there have been plenty of times when we have been louder (i.e. Drunk people on our balcony yelling obscenities into the streets. Playing soccer in the living room, etc.)
Plus, it just makes me a little peeved since the guy below us JUST moved in like a week ago. It’s as if he is trying to establish dominance in the building or something.
Oh well. It was all in good fun and we still enjoyed ourselves, now didn’t we?
By Luis on 08.13.07 9:33 pm | Permalink
Yeah, we had a great time and it provided a good laugh for us. Really though, there’s a whole UCF student crew living in the house across the street from me and their parties usually spill out into their driveway so sometimes they wake me up. But hey, it’s a Saturday and I’m either out myself or too tired to care so I just go back to sleep.
By MC on 08.14.07 8:47 am | Permalink
Calling the cops without knocking first is a dick move.
I have always wondered about the cake decorating classes they teach at craft stores. Is your class any good?
By Sasha on 08.14.07 11:36 pm | Permalink
Sasha, it’s great! Our instructor has a lot of experience and loves to decorate so she’s really enthusiastic about it.
It’s definitely a little challenging for beginners, I had to get used to the lingo and she kinda expects you to catch on quickly (I kept thinking, what’s a coupler?! What does she want me to do?!). But I’m having a good time and learning how to use all the tools so it’s fun! You should try it!
By MC on 08.15.07 8:11 am | Permalink
Remember next time to invite all the neighbors the ones that don’t come are the ones to look out for in advance!
By Croaker on 08.15.07 10:15 pm | Permalink
Ahaha Croaker is a genius! Hahahha. And yea, cop calling without politely asking first (or even multiple times) is pretty damn douchey.
I’m excited to see your first Holga pics!!
By Jen on 08.17.07 9:09 am | Permalink
I know! I wish I had thought of that earlier! OH man, wait till I write my entry about the Holga…
By MC on 08.18.07 10:25 am | Permalink
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