it was such a nice birthday up until now, too...

[edenfalling]

Auuuuuugh, Longwinded Man somehow got around my email filters and sent me a birthday email. UGH, UGH, UGH, WHY????

I mean, I'm going to save it as evidence in case he ever turns into a physical stalker, but ick, I felt dirty just opening it to check that it really was him and not a weird spammer who coincidentally had the same name.

And now if you'll excuse me, I need to go reset my filters.

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ETA: Okay, no, the filters were working as designed; his message went straight to my trash folder. I just was unpleasantly surprised to see it there and in the rush of adrenaline forgot exactly what I'd told Google to do with his messages. And I think... I think I would rather receive and file them than block them altogether, just for the evidence factor, even though knowing he still sends them makes me feel icky. At least this way I know what he's up to.

Comments

[heliopausa]

How miserable! I'm very sorry. And I hope that there's lots of pleasantness to come today and through the coming year to wash out that ickiness.

[edenfalling]

The rest of the day was indeed excellent, and I am determined to ignore Longwinded Man and enjoy the rest of my weekend, because I refuse to give him my attention. *nods firmly*

[autumnia]

Happy Belated Birthday! :-) I'm glad you had a really good one except this one annoying thing.

[edenfalling]

Thank you! I took the day off work, slept in, got some chores done that had been hanging for a while, took a nap, and received some nice cards, gifts, and phone calls/texts/Facebook messages. :)

[branchandroot]

That sucks, especially for your birthday. *thinks calm, happy thoughts your way, instead*

[edenfalling]

I don't know why I keep forgetting that he does this every year. *headdesk* Well, the rest of the day was very good!

[rthstewart]

Ick ick ick. But I am glad you had a very happy birthday otherwise!

[edenfalling]

I wish he would just let it go. But I have now set up a quarantine folder for his messages, and will filter them all THERE instead of to my trash folder from now on, to prevent more unpleasant surprises like this one (and also to save evidence, just in case).

Anyway, other than that incident, my day was lovely. I caught up on sleep, generally unwound, and got some nice gifts and cards/messages/calls. :)

[wistfulmemory.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! :) Other than the unwanted e-mail, it sounds like it was a delightful day.

[edenfalling]

Thanks! It was a good weekend all around, aside from that one glitch. :)