Okay, I'm tired of explaining it online and on the phone to everyone... it's tiring to type the same thing again and again and answer a lot of the same questions. Last night I was attacked by someone who the San Jose Police Department feel was trying to steal my car. For the record, I'm fine save for a slightly twisted knee and a scratch on my cheekbone. However, everyone's had a lot of questions about what happened, and so here it goes.
At about 4 am, I was walking to my car in what was a very dark parking lot. There was a heavyset man with what looked like a hoodie on the grass strip underneath the trees. After years of college, something didn't feel right. I put my keys in my left hand and grabbed my lock-blade knife I got for christmas in my right. I used to always carry my keys and a knife because I didn't trust the Seaside area, especially where my house used to be. So anyway, he started walking towards my car as I did and something seemed really wrong. I got my key in the door and he was still ten feet off or so. I turned the key and I heard him run at me.
I moved, he caught the side of my cheekbone, I swung with everything I had. Since my knife was in my hand, it trailed a bit behind the fist. I don't know what I hit, but he screamed. I leapt in my car and drove as fast as possible home. I think I ran a red light somewhere in there. I also twisted my knee I think when I turned and swung. I spent a few hours this morning filing the police report, but am otherwise no worse for wear. Apparently it's good (and highly important) I only used enough force to escape and nothing more. Good to know everything they taught you in college was right.
So yes, everything's fine and I have my safety and health. We're going to see about getting some more lights outside for safety and perhaps even use a buddy system. Thank you everyone for your concern, it really was appreciated.
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