Close talker*

Me: The city editor likes to stand really close to you when she talks. Did you ever notice that?

Photographer: Yeah, she's kind of a close talker.

Me: Like, I noticed it and took a step back and she just took another step forward, so I took another step back and the next thing I know my back is right up against the pillar.

Photog: Yeah, and then you find yourself looking straight at her nose, wondering if it was always like that or if she was in some kind of accident or something.**

*Contrary to my initial post about this woman, I find that I do not like her. I am very close to hating her, in fact. She's like a pushy New Yorker with an annoying California Valley Girl lisp.

**Her nose is definitely crooked to the left.