OMG, the scariest thing ever just happened to me.
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So I'm staying at my parents' house while they're away. It's just me and the cats and it's after midnight here right now. I'm in the back of the house, and from the middle-front of the house, I hear this loud crash. I figure one of the cats knocked something over, so I run out to go see what it is, only to find that the pull-down attic is hanging open.
I love it when stuff like this happens. The unexplained. Allowing the imagination to fester. It's fun. Sorry if you are not having fun all by yourself.
Anyone else worried we haven't heard from Val for about 45 minutes now?
OMG SCARY.
You should've invited all of GTI to hang out there and party. Then it would've been less scary. Possibly.
Oh, oops, I got busy with theraflu and 30 Rock. I'm alive. Monkey just called a little while ago.
See, one of the cats managed to climb up into the attic from outside, and he must have jumped on the attic door and pushed it down so it slammed really loud and he leapt from the attic to the floor.
Also, I DID INVITE GTI TO COME HANG OUT. The only problem with this plan is that I'm the only one in LA. Except Linda Busser, and she's not invited right now.
I could have met your parents!
"Don't worry Mr. and Mrs. Valkyrie's Parents, I'm totally a responsible nearly 30 something adult. I know your daughter from the internets... but don't worry, that's OK in 2008!"
wow. if that had happened to me, i would have called everybody i knew immediately in suppressed panic. + 10 bravery points for you!
@Adam: My parents aren't here! That's why I'm at their house. I guess y'all could have stuck around 'til they came back, but they won't be back for another week or so.
@le_sacre: The last time I house-sat for my parents, something did happen that freaked me out. I was outside feeding the cats really early in the morning, and I heard a bang, like someone inside the house had thrown something at one of the windows. I got so scared that I checked every room in the house, and then went and sat in my parents' bed, clutching my phone and watching "Saved By the Bell" at the lowest possible volume. I wanted to call people, too, but it was, like, 6 am on a Saturday or something.

Did it make your cough disappear?