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Well, I have never succeeded in keeping up a journal. So what makes me think I can have any better luck this time? Not much, but away we go.
I am an asshole. I know this. I get fired up about something and then I lash out. This is not how Dale Carnegie instructs me to win friends and influence people. I layed into my roommate so bad on Wed. night. It was 3 months of provocation building up.
I hate when people don't take responsibility for themselves but instead choose to lie, trick, and cover up.
When we moved into our apartment in January my roommate came to me the day of the lease signing to let me know he didn't have the money. He was waiting for a settlement for the job he just got layed off from and would be able to pay me after the weekend. O.k., I'll get a cash advance on my credit card. What's two days? I am also an idiot.
I have spent the last three months hearing how he was going to get me the money and then hearing the excuses why it didn't happen.
1. I am waiting for my settlement which will be in on Monday. I don't know why it's not here yet . They say it'll be in next week. Finally, they screwed me over and I didn't get the money I was supposed to.
2. Here's a check for $1000. The check bounces. "I don't understand why the check bounced." Easy. You don't have enough money in the bank to cover a check...the check bounces.
3. My mom is loaning me the money. She is sending you a check. Did you get my mom's check yet? No, not yet? I'll just get a new one this weekend when I go to Ohio. She's not loaning me the money.
4. I am going to give you $800 from my retirement account. You'll have it in two days. That's good, right? They need to send me a form. They have to process it. It's in the mail, do you want to hear the message? 1 week later. It's in the mail do you want to hear the message?
5. I am going to give you my tax return. I should get it in 48 hours. Still waiting.
So, I went off on him. I don't want to hear how sorry you are that you drank all my beer in the fridge and have to go buy some more. Don't buy more. Give me my money.
I don't want to hear how we need to get a new futon. Sit on the furnature we have and give me my money.
I don't want to see you ordering food delivered. Buy some Ramen noodles and get me my money.
Don't tell me how good of a roommate you are. Get me my money.
Get a friggin job! You are sitting on your ass for three months not working, not auditioning, going out drinking. Have you done anything productive in the last 3 months. Get a friggin job and get me my money.
You are the Yassir Arafat of this apartment. Make a deal...the deal falls through. boo hoo.
Scary thing is...I still consider this guy my friend. Our other roommate thinks the whole thing is insane and barely likes the guy anymore. Not good.
So, the delinquent roommate is going to Philadelphia to get a job having drugs experimented on him. A weeks work for 3000 bucks. He has to leave the house at 7 am...at 10 am he is still snoring in his room.
AAARRGGHHH
I am an asshole. I know this. I get fired up about something and then I lash out. This is not how Dale Carnegie instructs me to win friends and influence people. I layed into my roommate so bad on Wed. night. It was 3 months of provocation building up.
I hate when people don't take responsibility for themselves but instead choose to lie, trick, and cover up.
When we moved into our apartment in January my roommate came to me the day of the lease signing to let me know he didn't have the money. He was waiting for a settlement for the job he just got layed off from and would be able to pay me after the weekend. O.k., I'll get a cash advance on my credit card. What's two days? I am also an idiot.
I have spent the last three months hearing how he was going to get me the money and then hearing the excuses why it didn't happen.
1. I am waiting for my settlement which will be in on Monday. I don't know why it's not here yet . They say it'll be in next week. Finally, they screwed me over and I didn't get the money I was supposed to.
2. Here's a check for $1000. The check bounces. "I don't understand why the check bounced." Easy. You don't have enough money in the bank to cover a check...the check bounces.
3. My mom is loaning me the money. She is sending you a check. Did you get my mom's check yet? No, not yet? I'll just get a new one this weekend when I go to Ohio. She's not loaning me the money.
4. I am going to give you $800 from my retirement account. You'll have it in two days. That's good, right? They need to send me a form. They have to process it. It's in the mail, do you want to hear the message? 1 week later. It's in the mail do you want to hear the message?
5. I am going to give you my tax return. I should get it in 48 hours. Still waiting.
So, I went off on him. I don't want to hear how sorry you are that you drank all my beer in the fridge and have to go buy some more. Don't buy more. Give me my money.
I don't want to hear how we need to get a new futon. Sit on the furnature we have and give me my money.
I don't want to see you ordering food delivered. Buy some Ramen noodles and get me my money.
Don't tell me how good of a roommate you are. Get me my money.
Get a friggin job! You are sitting on your ass for three months not working, not auditioning, going out drinking. Have you done anything productive in the last 3 months. Get a friggin job and get me my money.
You are the Yassir Arafat of this apartment. Make a deal...the deal falls through. boo hoo.
Scary thing is...I still consider this guy my friend. Our other roommate thinks the whole thing is insane and barely likes the guy anymore. Not good.
So, the delinquent roommate is going to Philadelphia to get a job having drugs experimented on him. A weeks work for 3000 bucks. He has to leave the house at 7 am...at 10 am he is still snoring in his room.
AAARRGGHHH