First come the pigeons, then the Chinese handymen....

Apparently there was a reason I dithered and fucked about for hours in the apartment today: just now, while I was on my hands and knees naked in the hallway hand-picking lint from my carpet, an older Chinese man unlocked my door and proceeded to come inside... until he saw me, sticking my head and shoulders around the corner at ankle level, asking him what the hell he was doing (he was in no position to return the question, fortunately). He is one of several handymen doing renovations in the building, and merely had the wrong suite; I suspect this is a mistake he will not make again.