dimanche, juillet 06, 2008

dealing.

it's silly, but the things i miss most out of my purse aren't the electronics. i just miss my Bible and my journal. my friend jfarq and i were laughing, because somehow things like this always happen to me. i mean, 4 exposures, being attacked by crazies and homeless people, a mugging, a break-in at my house (i wasn't here for that) and a man seeing me naked through my skylight...

many people don't experience this...well... ever! haha.

oh, did i mention, that yesterday, my landlord's car was broken into and the thief stole the keys for 18 of the houses he owns, including our house? Oh yeah, and the keys were all marked with our house addresses.

i just seem to attract adventure.

you know, despite having many of these adventures in Toronto, i still like Toronto, and i still feel safer at night in Toronto than i do here in Montreal.

anyways, all this adventure is getting to me. after the mugging, i thought i was okay. i mean, it's hilarious, in one sense. something i can laugh off. but now, when i walk down the streets, i wonder if the people walking by me are going to mug me. church friends and i were stuck in traffic for a really long time this evening, and they contemplated just dropping me off at a metro. i put on a brave face, but my heart skipped a beat. thankfully, they drove me all the way home.

now that i'm home, i'm scared someone is going to use the key that they stole and enter into my place and mug me. or worse. i mean, why else steal a bunch of keys if you're not gonna use them?

anyways, this is life, and it makes for a good story. the thing that allows me to laugh and to feel joy, in the midst of this fear in my heart, is that perfect love casts out all fear. i'm so grateful that when i'm all alone, and blogging at a quarter to 1 in the morning because i don't want to go to sleep alone, i'm really not alone.

8 commentaires:

Angelic Engineer a dit...

Whoa, please tell me your landlord will change your locks, pronto?!! That has to be illegal if he doesn't. Even if he won't, shell out the money yourself to change the locks. It's worth it!

Kirsten a dit...

I feel safe in Toronto too. Safer there, for the most part, than I did this afternoon downtown in Saskatoon.

lowonthego a dit...

hehe yeah, the locksmith is coming tomorrow or something like that.

and yeah, kirsten, i dunno what it is about Toronto, but for the most part, in most areas, i feel pretty safe. i think lighting has something to do with it.

Justin Alm a dit...

Yeah, good call on the locksmith.

Jess Versteeg a dit...

yeah i'm glad to hear you're getting a new lock. Hopefully this person doesn't find his way onto your roof :)

monica a dit...

Wow.... you do attract danger! Ahh do you need to get all your id replaced now? Despite all this, I'm glad you still love TO...haha..

Anonyme a dit...

1 John 4:18! :)

you're more scared of Montreal than Toronto?! that's INTENSE!!

Emily Morrice a dit...

I agree with angela, change those locks lyds! ahhh scarey :S and likely Christina will split the cost with you or better yet your landlord will pay in full