I didn't know who the older, shambling woman was when I saw her on the stairs of my apartment building for the first time. It's a small building with just a few tenants- the family on my floor, the young Asian hairdresser upstairs and that dude who's about my age above me. But people have guests, so even though she was moving very slowly, almost as though she didn't have anywhere specific to go, I let it slide. I said Hello as I passed, but got no response.
When I saw her again, I still didn't know her but just on account of having seen her once before, I took it as routine. Again, I greeted and was ignored. This time I got annoyed. She doesn't really get out of the way as I pass and she's unfriendly. This happened another time, and she made it on my shitlist.
One day, I'm talking to my landlady and find out that the woman is "with" the guy who lives above me. I can't put it together, would have guessed it might be his Mom, but I'm told it's not that kind of "with." Oh yeah, also I'm informed that she's deaf and mute.
So, I took her off my shitlist. And I'm thinking of tossing the whole list, possibly a bad idea all around.
