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So, I’m sitting on my couch one day, watching Law and Order (of course), and I’m right beside the big window in the living room with the great view of the park, the bridge, and the ant hill-like apartments nearby.

And I can’t help but notice that (key phrase: CAN’T HELP BUT) a nearby apartment is filled with light, like those bright lights from a studio photo shoot.

This isn’t the first time that I’ve seen bright lights from there.  There’s obviously a photographer who uses that as his workspace, and there’s often men and women in various outfits, taking pictures against sundry backdrops.

What’s different about this occasion, is the sex going on.

It’s not for the camera, it’s just that, this guy and this woman have decided to do a little kanoodling after the photo shoot, and what with all the lights, it’s hard not to see what’s going on.  Especially when I’m, you know, gawking.

My view’s a little obstructed, so it ends up being more Fox and less HBO, but still it’s fascinating to have such an activity going on outside your window.  And here’s the thing: I bet it happens again.

So the question I have for you is this: at what stage does my casual observation get creepy.  Where’s the line?

a) You shouldn’t watch at all
b) Once is normal, twice you’re a perv
c) You should watch if you happen to spot it going on while you’re watching prime time.  But don’t stay up past your bed time.
d) You should be sure to look out the window twice a night, you know, just in case
e) You should buy binoculars and do a little bird watching.
f) Rent a Web server, stream it live, make a fortune
g) Who are you kidding, Trav, this sounds like the lamest Forum letter ever.

Obviously, there’s a stage at which watching your neighbours play Two-Person Naked Twister becomes wrong, but I’m curious to hear what you think it is.  Especially given that I’m clearly not the only person in downtown Vancouver who can see these lovebirds.

And in the mean time, I’m selling dinner-and-a-movie invites at Casa Smith for $20 an evening, no refunds.

Overheard

“Oh boy! Another great opportunity for personal growth!”

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“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was instrumental in keeping me from being so. ... She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain—it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”

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After over a decade of user testing, it is clear that the way we search the web is similar to the way we would search our home for valuables as it was burning to the ground. Frantically.

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“We must shift the focus of companies back to the customer and away from shareholder value ... The shift necessitates a fundamental change in our prevailing theory of the firm… The current theory holds that the singular goal of the corporation should be shareholder value maximization. Instead, companies should place customers at the center of the firm and focus on delighting them, while earning an acceptable return for shareholders.”

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“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”

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Travis posts this amusing story about spotting his neighbours making the beast with two backs:Obviously, there's a stage at which watching your neighbours play Two-Person Naked Twister becomes wrong, but I'm curious to hear what you think it is. Especi...

 

Posted by http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/002586.html
  at 8:53 am on Apr. 28, 2005

 

 

 

Travis posts this amusing story about spotting his neighbours making the beast with two backs:Obviously, there's a stage at which watching your neighbours play Two-Person Naked Twister becomes wrong, but I'm curious to hear what you think it is. Especi...

 

Posted by http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/002586.html
  at 8:55 am on Apr. 28, 2005

 

 

 

You are a fiend...and why didn't you call to get more people over, huh?

 

Posted by Shane
  at 4:32 pm on Apr. 28, 2005

 

 

 

Yeah, and where's the Flickr "neighbours" set?



Don't forget a guy in Vancouver recently lost a case when he was caught, and photographed, doing the same thing.

 

Posted by Tris Hussey
  at 6:02 pm on Apr. 28, 2005

 

 

 

Doing "the same thing?" Like, two nights in a row? Or do you mean the watcher was arrested?

 

Posted by Travis
  at 7:25 pm on Apr. 28, 2005

 

 

 

From your description, it sounds like they maybe want to be watched. so perhaps you are just obliging... nothing wrong with being neighbourly.

 

Posted by Jen
  at 10:59 pm on Apr. 28, 2005

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