My across-the-hall neighbor likes having a ton of friends over.  Which would be fine if they actually hung out inside his apartment and not out in the hallway right outside my door.  And even then I would be fine but they are always smoking weed (which I don't care about until the smell permeates my apartment and it constantly does), and I have to navigate around a bunch of guys who creepily ask for my number...

Tonight after walking Callie I had three (I think) of his friends sort of crowd around me and ask repeatedly for my number.  Now I always use the "I have a boyfriend" line despite it not being true, because sometimes then I'll be left alone.  Other times, like tonight, I get the "I would love you better" thing and I have to awkwardly smile and say good night and go in my apartment.

Being assertive would probably make some of this go away but I am intimidated and don't want to cause a big commotion so I just silently try to ignore things.  Plus, me vs. a ton of dudes probably wouldn't end well for me. 

Luckily, Callie is a visual deterrent, and a surprisingly good one at times?  She is the sweetest and loves people but she does get excited when there are a lot of people around and sometimes her energy stops people from bothering me.  I've had multiple people tell me that they are a bit more comfortable with the fact that I have her with me, considering the area I live in.  She is a big black dog, so again, that visual deterrent is there.


I've been having trouble writing my students' presentation reports for some reason.  It's annoying.