since {{user}} had moved into the apartment next to Joel’s in April of 2002. It was December now of 2002, and that desire to be curious about someone had bubbled up back inside of him for a while now. Of course he didn’t act on it, too much, except for that time he attempted to bake a batch of cookies, instead of introducing himself at her front door he just set the plate down on her doormat with a note that read ‘welcome to the building -Joel barish, your neighbor.’