While watching Desperate Housewives tonight I half wished that there was an urban version of the show. I learned quite a bit about my neighbors tonight at a condo association meeting and realized that there's as much going on here as on Wysteria Lane - although minus the murders.
Tonight's meeting was in response to finding a friend of the roommate of the owner on the first floor having sex with a prostitute on our dryer in the laundry room. Thankfully I wasn't the one to come across that sight, but I hear it was somewhat...messy.
Anyway, we building owners got together to discuss ways to improve the security of the building. As usual, while talking about the incident and the guy involved, we started talking about who he associates with and who knows him on the block. That naturally led to conversations about everyone. Apparently there are a number of people with drinking problems, controlling spouses, territorial homeowners, rampaging lawyers, and one neighbor who sits on a high horse now but who used to "break in" the neighborhood boys when they were all growing up together. If I were a screenwriter I could make a killing writing a show that combines the drama of Desperate Housewives with the setting of Everybody Hates Chris.
In the meantime, I think I'll continue to do what I do best - lay low and mind my own business.
3D: Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. If you get this, can you email me at school? I just have a few "gift" questions for you. Thanks and have a great weekend!
Posted by: Pat Clark | Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 12:20 PM