Background information: Joe has been living with us (Megan & me) for the month of August. His old lease finished at the end of July and his new one doesn’t begin until the beginning of September. So since we have a guest bed, we offered to house him.

Also, Joe & I work in the same office. When I say the same office, I mean our desks are in the same sweet office overlooking the main business district in Oakland. Lots of morning sunshine! It’s great!

The Story: We all wake up this morning and do our usual morning routine dance. This morning I was going to bike to work and Joe was going to drive (that’s another long story, ask me if you want). So Megan left the house first on her bike. Then I left. I left the door open, since Joe was still inside getting around for the day. I arrived at work at 8:45am, Joe came in at about 9am.

All in all, it was an uneventful day. We didn’t have any leftovers to speak of from the night before because the amazing pizza I baked was fully consumed, so we went to a Mediterranean restaurant to get a falafel sandwiches (which hit the spot).

So, after work, I packed up my bike and put it in Joe’s car and we both went to the local music shop to pick up a used keyboard stand that they were holding for me. We got there and I checked out the stand. It was nothing like they had advertised it on their website. Needless to say, I came away from the music store empty-handed (and maybe a little sad).

Joe & I stop at the local public library where they are holding Season 1 of Arrested Development. When we finally arrived home at about 5:30pm, I noticed that the door was open. I thought, “Wow, Megan beat us home. I thought it was her week to work late! Maybe she worked early today.” We both got inside and neither Megan nor her bike were anywhere to be found. So I called her, thinking that she may be somewhere in the neighborhood, since the door was open. She had not been home since she left that morning!

The Conclusion: Joe had left the door open when he left this morning! So our door was wide open for anyone to walk in and take what they wanted! We had just practiced last night, so all of our gear was still set up! WIDE OPEN ALL DAY!!! GA!!! I’m glad that we live in a pretty “safe” neighborhood, or at least one where the neighbors look out for each other!

The Moral of the Story: Always be the last one to leave when you have Joe stay over!