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angel-deux-writes · 4 years

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I don’t think I’ve ever talked about this On Here, but I really want to tell the story of the guy who put in my kitchen floors because it was terrifying

im putting it under a cut bc it’s probably not that long, but who knows.

(scrolled back up after i actually wrote it to confirm that it is in fact long)

Some backstory is that I was INCREDIBLY lucky and got my condo very cheap in a neighborhood I already knew I loved. The other unit I’d looked at was a full 30k over my budget, but this one was perfect because the owner hadn’t updated ANYTHING since it was built in 1985, so it was just...awful. Awful rugs, awful floors, awful walls. My dad is like...the dad who loves a project, so he was all “I can fix all of this except the floors!!! it’ll be great!!”, so I bought it. We hired a local company to do the floors, not wanting to go to Home Depot or whatever (Which i still support in theory, just......not this company lmao). Everything except the kitchen and bathroom was originally carpet. Hallways, stairs, every single room. And it was cheap industrial carpet, too. Like the kind in office buildings. The dude who did the carpet was like “what the fuck were they thinking???”

Also, one of the carpets had a truly upsetting rusty stain, so. My guest bedroom might be haunted.

Anyway, the carpet guy was great. He was the owner of the company, and he was older and very kind. I had my mom come over with me when he was doing the carpets, but I didn’t even need her there. He was cool. His son was in charge of the hardwood portion (I say “hardwood”. I mean, like, the cheapest laminate while still looking nice lmao). He was less great. He had a team of like 3 dudes and 1 lady who would show up and work, doing my office/dining room and upstairs hallway. I know carpet is easier, but the carpet guy took one day, and these guys took a week and a half. They messed up a few times, and it was kind of stressful, but overall it was okay. They had to redo all the subfloors, because condos built in 1985 were almost universally built in buckwild, impossible-to-explain ways, so it took forever. The hardwood guys were loud as hell, but they were nice!

At one point, one of the nicest guys accidentally broke a few of my kitchen tiles while putting in the transition from the wood to the tile. I was cool with it, tbh, but he offered a discount on a new kitchen floor because, shocker, the subfloor under the broken tile was really jacked up, and it wouldn’t be as simple as taking a tile from under the fridge and replacing it. I was like, okay, cool! We set it up.

I did not hear from them for four months. Which, I get it. It was a discounted job, so obviously they wanted to do full-price jobs first. I have no problem with that. The same hardwood guys came back to do the subfloor, and then they were like “okay [the owner’s son] will contact you about the tiles. That took about a week. Finally, I got a date. It was a Friday, a day when my sister was already working from home, so she was like “yeah, I can handle it.” She works in interior design, so she’s used to dealing with construction people, and she was REALLY useful when it came to talking down the son of the owner, who was like...every bad stereotype about contractors meshed with a used car salesman.

So I’m at work the day the tiling is supposed happen. My sister is fine at first, texting me about how the son showed up with one single guy, and then left, so it was only the single guy working. She was annoyed like “it’s supposed to take one day, right? That’s what they said? There’s no way he’s finishing at this pace. Why are they making this guy do the whole thing by himself?”. She called him “nice, kind of cute, but a very slow worker”. I was like ‘well, if they have to come back tomorrow, whatever, that’s fine’.”

Around 10:30 she starts texting me increasingly insane shit.

“He’s talking to himself downstairs? Maybe he’s on the phone”.

“He keeps dropping stuff and yelling SHIT really loudly.”

“Someone just showed up with a bag, and he let them in, and they chatted in the kitchen for like ten minutes, and then the person left, and they didn’t take the bag with them”.

“He’s standing outside using the tile cutter and SCREAMING whenever it’s on.”

“He’s out in the rain and shout-singing something while he’s cutting tile”

“He is BARKING LIKE A DOG TO THE TUNE OF THE RUGRATS THEME SONG CAN YOU PLEASE COME HOME”

I’m half convinced she’s making this shit up, but she’s uncomfortable so I tell my boss what’s going on and race home. When I get there, there’s a vaguely adam driver looking guy who seems nice enough. A little startled to see me, but we make pleasant conversation, I see that he’s not very far along, and then I go upstairs to see my sister. I brought her takeout as a treat, and we sit there for a while talking about normal things. Gradually, downstairs, the dude starts talking to himself. I’m thinking that’s still not THAT weird. Then he starts singing and clapping along. Okay, a BIT weird, but not terrible. I decide to go downstairs into the living room and play some Playstation. Like, maybe he thinks we can’t hear him upstairs and he’ll be more chill when i’m down there? NOPE! HE ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT! He does the barking thing again (and it is, in fact, the rugrats theme song), he’s working at a pace of about one tile per hour, and he starts singing a song that consists only of the word “bitch” over and over again.

I’m texting my dad, freaking out, and he tries to get in contact with the owner or his son, but nobody’s answering the phone. My other sister and her friend are on their way for game night. My sister’s boyfriend should be home soon from work, but not soon enough. It is, at this point, 7 pm. There is absolutely no chance he’s getting these tiles done today. He’s not even halfway done. My kitchen is VERY SMALL, by the way, so this reasonably could have been done in a day with two people, but I suspect that because it was a discount job, we got the discount treatment.

My other sister and her friend show up, and the guy is perfectly pleasant and normal to them. We all go upstairs into my sister’s room, and we sit there, waiting in silence for it to start again, hoping that maybe with more people in the house, he’ll be okay.

NOPE! He starts singing the “bitch” song again. I distinctly remember my other sister whispering “I love this song” and pretending to groove, which was kind of funny but NOT THE TIME. I’m sitting on my sister’s bed clutching a camp axe like a maniac, because I’m like “we are going to be killed by this giant kylo ren asshole”. I’m still texting my dad, who’s like “if you need me to come over, I can, i’m out of work”, but at this point it’s almost 8 and I’m also thinking about my neighbors. Like, he can’t be here at night. He just can’t. He’s so loud even just doing regular tile things!

I muster up LITERALLY EVERY IOTA OF COURAGE THAT I HAVE, and I head downstairs. I ask him when he’s planning on wrapping up, because I know there’s no way he’s going to finish tonight. He tells me it’ll probably take about two more hours. That is 1) absolutely not true and 2) not something I’m willing to deal with because I live in a condo with neighbors on either side of me, and one of my neighbors is a truck driver who gets up at like 4 am! So I explain that my friends and I have an obligation to get to, and I would love it if we could arrange for someone to continue the work tomorrow. He’s SUPER NICE ABOUT IT and is like “oh, okay, no problem!” He leaves. Just...walks into the rain. Leaves all his tools and his tile cutter. I move it inside because it was on my front porch and it is, again, raining.

My sister, a Nancy Drew Game fiend, starts searching the entire downstairs and eventually finds the plastic bag that someone brought him. My other sister, who is a nurse in a hospital that primarily treats overdose patients, is like “yep, that’s drug residue for sure”. I’m like, okay, so he didn’t hurt any of us, and he was nice, just....high and weird. But it’s over now, so whatever. My dad says he’ll call the owner’s son the next day, and everything’s cool. He also says that he, my mom, and my brother will all come over to watch the football game at my house the next day just to be there (which...im less than thrilled about the football part, but sure). I also beg my friend to drive up from the Cape to pick up his hat that he left at my condo over the summer just so he can chill for a few hours in the morning.

The next day, the same guy returns, with the owner’s son this time. The owner’s son is like “why did you only get this far along?” but otherwise doesn’t really say anything. The barking guy is TOTALLY FINE, totally polite. My friend lingers as long as he can, but there’s an ice storm coming, so he peaces out eventually. I’m alone for about an hour with the guy, and nothing happens. He’s quiet, even when the owner’s son peaces for a bit. My parents show up, we watch the football game, and nothing happens. I feel like A LUNATIC, because my dad is like “he seems fine now” and I’m like NO BUT YESTERDAY WAS TERRIFYING.

Anyway, so that’s the story. I didn’t end up saying anything to the owner’s son, but my dad reamed him out a bit for sending only one person to do a job meant for two. And now every time I drive by that business I suppress a shudder, and sometimes the barking version of the Rugrats theme song still gets stuck in my head.

#genuinely it was so so scary but he never even did anything? he was just weird #and almost definitely high #the barking thing was almost funny? like it would have been funny if he wasn't in my house

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hyolosupport · 7 years

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Hyoyeon @ KBS SuJu Shindong’s Podcast

translated by @ch0sshi

- They talked about how snsd used to have a fixed concept for each member, instead of being more fluid with roles in the group. hyoyeon said that was better off during their rookie days bc it was easier to memorize things. but as time goes on, that becomes so solidified that it doesn't seem that great. like, all trainees learn to sing/dance/act. but when she's constantly set as the dancer of the group, it kind of made her think like, 'I can only dance. I must be bad at singing.' She said it has its pros and cons.

- I guess they were told hyoyeon's specialties are dance and speaking Chinese.. hyo: these talents are kind of old. lol

- Shindong said when they were trainees, hyoyeon and choi siwon went to china to study abroad. Lee sooman always said that china would be like an important place for advancements(?) early on, so he made everyone study chinese. They'd even have Chinese song singing contests, and if you won, youd get to go and study in China for 2~3 weeks.

-They mentioned how hyo's blood type is AB. She said people usually think she's either type O or B, and they get surprised when she says she's AB.

- Hyo kinda likes childish jokes, & she said fans call her kim choding, kim yeolsal/10-years-old. other nicknames like [snsd's] dancing queen. One nickname that is a bit more familiar is kim choding. She said kim yeolsal makes it seem like she's really ten, lol.

- Shindong asked what hyo's nickname was as a kid, she said she was really well-behaved. she said kids used to call her 'trainee'. Asked hyoyeon how kids at school reacted since, time-wise, she debuted while she would've been in school. but she didn't really get to experience that bc she went to study abroad when she was in middle school. so she came back to korea and took a qualification exam.

- Hyoyeon said she's kinda homely..she's really neat, well-organized, and tidies up well. Shindong: what about cooking? Hyo: I'm..gonna do that slowly. I'm gonna start with getting organized. Said she's also good at taking care of others.

- Hyoyeon said she started properly dancing after joining sm and learning. the first time she saw herself dancing was in sm's I AM movie. She said whe watched thinking, 'so thats how I danced for my audition'. She hadn't learned to dance at the time of that audition. When she was in like elementary school, she just enjoyed copying dances. She only officially started learning to dance after joining sm. So that dance team hyoyeon was in and when she danced with min, it was all after she had joined sm. She wasn't that into dancing, but an instructor saw her popping, and told her to learn it properly. so she just went there for like 2 years. Even shindong said he assumed she was at that dance team first and then got cast in sm.

- Something else surprising she said is that her dad wanted her to be in this line of work, so he sent a photo he took of hyoyeon around roses in a park to sm. said she was too timid atm to do something like that herself

- All those dance competitions that hyoyeon got recognized participating in when she was younger..she went without telling sm. Shindong said those things used to release on vhs bc the internet wasn't that huge..but later, those clips started getting shared online. The other dj dude said he watched her dancing online.. Hyoyeon: I watched them online too

- They named her schools and gave exactly how long she trained at sm.. Hyo: you guys are really detailed here. lol

- Hyoyeon said she really likes ddeokbokki, could eat it for all three meals of her day. and while she's promoting all the staff will probably have to eat nothing but ddeokbokki bc of her lol

- Hyoyeon said she likes spicy foods. she said she only eats one brand of ddeokbokki, sinjeon. shindong said laboum is their cf model. Hyo: they have a cf model?; Shindong: laboum is doing it.; Hyo: oh, congratulations.. lmao

- Hyoyeon said it's been a while since she weighed herself. she said she uses her jeans as a way of being conscious of her weight. She said she even washes her jeans all at the same time since they can stretch/shrink.

- Hyoyeon wrote her height really accurately: 160.45 cm xD

- Hyoyeon's alcohol tolerance: it's gradually increasing.

- Shindong said once Hyoyeon was walking up the street like, in the middle of the night..he said she must have been really drunk bc she didn't even recognize him. Said she was walking alone, Hyo said she's usually not alone...so she must have really been drunk. He even called out to her, but she just kept walking past him lol. said she doesn't really like the taste of alcohol. Shindong said that one time was the first and last time he saw her drunk.

- Hyoyeon said when she drinks champagne, she loses her voice.

- A 'body secret' she has is her stomach fat..said there's a connection, since she's been drinking a little more.

- Hyo's favorite song when she goes to karaoke: Jessica h.o's 인생은 즐거워/life is good

- Hyo's hobby: playstation. she likes playing rayman. didn't really like gaming, usually only played things like tetris or mahjong, lol She said she got into super mario, and then got introduced to to the playstation and said rayman was similar. Said she could lose sleep to play it, and she always has to get the gold medal.

- She said she recently went to a pc bang, and had fun. Overwatch gave her motion sickness. she said she's going to put that sticker behind her ear to help with that next time she goes lol. she said she just played the game adults like....go-stop. lmao

- Hyoyeon said she relieves stress by having a drink with (non-celeb) friends..she said she never had any interest in like meeting friends/having a drink early on bc they were so busy anyway..but now it becomes like a time of healing.

- Hyo's role model: Rihanna.

- Hyo's goal/dream: perfection, like, self-contentment

- Asked what her goal for this promotion is. said there's a picture she has drawn out, so she hopes that transfers onto the stage.

- Hyo's ideal type: Yoo Ah-In. for his looks/style, and like his voice.

- Hyo's motto: no matter what you do, become an honest person who does your best. she said this is something her dad made her and her little brother memorize since they were little.

- She said she got in a lot of trouble by her dad when she dyed her hair and got her ears pierced...yet he got her into sm, lol

- Words that supported hyo: think positive things.

- 'if i got 24 hours to myself without a manager'- i think she wrote it happens often, lol.

- She said compared to the number of members, the amount of managers they have isn't that large. hyo said she's a bit impatient and doesn't really like waiting around once things end. she said it's not good to do, but sometimes she'll just leave first after they get done with things. she said it could be a good thing for managers, having one less person to take care of.

- If hyoyeon got 100,000 won out of nowhere, she'd go and eat yukhoe/beef tartare with friends. said she really likes it.

- If she didn't become a celebrity, hyo said either dancing in the US/japan, or study and become a fashion designer.

- Said she used to have an interest in fashion design. but now, she said the more you think about it, the more you realize how difficult it is. She said there are those times where you think your style is the best and you know everything, but you really don't, lol.

- After doing shows regarding fashion, she said she realized 'there's a reason why there are specialists [in these fields]'

- Shindong asked if dance is naturally acquired..she said the groove/soul you have with dance is something you're kind of born with. But she said it's something you can overcome with effort/hard work.

- Hyo said Shindong to her is just an oppa she's known for a long time. shindong said that is true, bc they don't share any memorable moments. Hyoyeon said there are some oppas that she's awkward with, even if she's known them for a while. but that's not the case with shindong.

- Asking her what like a special skill she has [like something to show on a variety show] hyoyeon's response: sorry. lol If she goes on variety shows, bc there were so many members, there'd be fixed questions for each of them..and she usually just danced lol Hyoyeon: whether it rained or snowed, i just danced. lmao

- They played just the first 10s of 'wannabe', so it was just the instrumental/her voice didn't even come on. hyoyeon: is this bc of copyrights or are you just teasing me? lol. they said it's to give people just a taste/they're going to play more

- Asked when the album comes out for their anniversary..she said since it's their 10th anniversary, there should be a meaningful present..? The other dj said he recently interviewed yoona, and she said an album comes out this year. hyo: did she say it? oh, she said it. lmao the dj dude went on saying yoona said they'll be releasing something in the summer, hyoyeon seeming unaware that she said these things.. Shindong said she can just continue to act like she doesn't know anything..hyo: are they releasing something without me? xD dudes: you're not really unaware are you? hyo: i've been getting my news through articles. lmao

- Hyoyeon said seohyun has become a bit more chill and whatnot than before..got influenced by her unnies lol

- Hyoyeon said she used to do track in school. she was good at long-distance running and even went out as her school representative for schools in incheon. she was so unaware of things like having the proper shoes for running. so she took her lightest pair: ballet shoes. In the qualifying round, she got 4th place. but at the finals, she was so nervous that she got an upset stomach and didn't do as great.

- Said how she wants to get married early and have about 5 kids. said she really likes kids. in the past, she always said her dream was to become a good wife, without really knowing wtf that was. lol now, she said she just wants to keep working hard while she can lmao.

- Asked if she still wants to have a lot of kids, and she said she thinks it would be good to have more. other dj: you should rethink that..xD hyoyeon: i think i'm saying this bc i haven't had any kids yet dj: yeah, i'm currently doing that [has a kid]..

- hyoyeon said now that the podcast is coming to an end, she's getting kind of scared bc it feels like she talked without much filter lol

- shindong's scenario: you get an offer to become a cf model for yupki ddeokbokki..you can eat other brands, but just have to film their cf. asked if she would do it. hyo: of course. other dj: what if you can only eat yupki ddeokbokki? hyo: then i'd order it [secretly]... xD

- They asked hyo which sinjeon ddeokbokki location she usually orders from, and she said she pretty much knows where they all are bc she'll order it when she's in like a broadcast station's waiting room and stuff. she'll order through apps, or go there herself.

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