Aaaaargh, why does my roommate talk to me when I have noise-cancelling headphones on and am clearly watching a movie? I don't know how else to signal to her that I don't want to talk with her except for saying, "I don't want to talk with you right now," but she would find that hurtful and then things would be tense and I don't want to have to deal with that. I spend most of the day in my bedroom and she's good about not bugging me when I'm in there with the door closed... but if I'm in the kitchen eating or cooking or something she like pounces on me even when I'm clearly watching something. GAH.

She also likes to talk to me right when I step in the doorway, and half the time I have headphones on and can't hear her and then have to tell her to repeat herself and I stand there helpless until she stops talking.

Bleh.