Marking Territory

Our balcony is no longer safe.

The woman whose fire escape looks over our garden keeps plants on the rickety stairwell. She waters those plants in the late afternoon. And, as we recently found out while trying to watch Jon Stewart one sticky evening, she waters those plants topless. This is not a once in a blue moon occurance. She climbs out through the window, waters the plants topless, disappears--perhaps she realized she was wearing too little--and reappears... topless. Inside, out, through the window.

Should I be surprised?

I am simply horrified for the poor children in the gardens below. And annoyed that my nighttime tv is interrupted by a fire escape show.