Then you don’t delete the page just start tossing in a weird message or two, delete a single friend, erase 1/3 of her incoming mail. The key here is subtlety, if a given friend loses every third email or something she basically just starts looking like a flake to her friends while not realizing you are the one doing it.
Fighting evil and stoopid with evil and subtle is fun. You look like an angel and she looks like an even bigger dumbass.
Not for a while, it won’t. Poison ivy and poison oak do not work quickly enough to act as a deterrent. It can take days or weeks for the rash to appear, so it is unlikely that the person in question will equate the rash with breaking into the OP’s room.
ETA: additionally, the urushiol can remain potent on solid surfaces for years. Not good for those who come after.
IOW, this is not a good idea and do not do this.
Oops, sorry, didn’t mean it as a deterrent, more of an eeeevil vengeance kind of a thing. That swollen fingers would make typing less than fun would be a side benefit. You’re right about it staying active for a while—that’s why I suggested first getting a new wireless keyboard/mouse for personal use.
See, I think monkeying with MySpace or email is a dangerous course – if she’s prone to violence or even just mild destruction, and has access to personal belongings (even the car has to be parked somewhere), pissing her off might not be the best idea, pragmatically speaking. A HappyFunItchTime keyboard, however, is much too subtle to be directly traced.
Er, I’m also speaking tongue in cheek – I am severely allergic to the stuff (I’ve broken out in a small rash merely by typing all this, and I daren’t type the U-word) and think it would be a horrible thing to do to someone. Deliciously horrible, but horrible nonetheless. I’m glad to hear the metal plates are working (for the moment).
I’m glad to hear the new locks and plates and no tools seem to have worked. Hopefully it’ll break the pattern – if she can’t get at your computer for a week or two, she’ll stop ‘expecting’ and maybe even ‘feeling entitled’ to use your computer, and move on. Fingers crossed.
Move out. Everything else is just masturbation. If you have a job, you can afford it. A shitty living situation isn’t worth the stress and hassle. You aren’t doing yourself any favors by “saving up” and there will always be another excuse to put off taking the plunge. Just do it now, you’ll learn how to make do and you’ll do what’s required to get the bills paid. Nothing like a little taste of real life to stimulate and motivate.
There’s a side benefit too…you’ll have your own place, the parties and casual sex can begin.