Stupid Roommates.....

Demiurge
Demiurge Posts: 10,874
edited March 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
It never ends....

My girlfriend ran across one of my roommates journals (it's an online one that anybody can read if the entries are made public) and read the following:


I'm also a little salty because I spent three (THREE!!!) hours doing dishes this afternoon. For a little background, upon our move-in, we divied up chores such that I was responsible for cleaning the litterboxes, emptying the trash, and periodically cleaning the bathroom. My roommate agreed to do the dishes. Well, for about three weeks, there was a pile of dishes amassing on the counter. Eventually Frank did about 3/4 of them, and the roommie agreed to wash the rest. Over a week and a half passed, and pretty much all the dishes that Frank washed were dirty again.

Irritated that I could hardly even get into the sink to wash a bowl to use it for breakfast every morning, I broke down and washed every (expletive, deleted) plate, glass, mug, pot, pan, and utensil we own. I even cleaned the counter. And after making a delicious Ratatoille feast for Frank and I, I even immediately washed all the dishes dirtied in the process.

My roommate has neither acknowledged this feat nor thanked me.

I think I will continue to wash all my (expletive, deleted) right away and never wash a dish of his again. I (expletive, deleted) hate the dishes. I made this known and it was agreed upon. After three hours of work, you'd think someone who has no other chore would thank me. But no.

Also, I should note that although only one of the cats is mine, I have gone through at least twice as much food as he has. I have taken to feeding his cats, too, as G's bowl is always being emptied. In addition, I have bought litter five times to his two for my one cat to his two. (expletive, deleted)ety-(expletive, deleted).

Finally, my mood was elevated not only by quality time with Frank and a Ratatoille feast, but also by watching the incomparable Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.


I responded to her journal with this:
It's kind of funny that Ellen came across this and felt the need to point it out to me. I guess if you're going to make your journal public you should expect that people you may not want to read it, will.

First and foremost this post brings on massive bouts of cynical laughter.

1) If you have a problem you should actually talk about it and bring it up.

2) Your skewed your perceptions of the entire situation is nothing but laughable and has a tinge of sadness to boot.

3) Why am I expected to clean up after (2) people who cook nearly everyday and NEVER clean up their own mess in any capacity? Food stuffs & grease all over the floor and stove. Why is that my responsibility?

4) I agreed to do the dishes. I also asked that dishes be rinsed, like your bowls of sugary cereal and soy milk, so that I didn't need to spend 15 minutes cleaning one bowl. Should I fling cat (expletive, deleted) all over the house to make your comparably minimal chore harder?

5) When I did a very deep clean one of the days before I was going to Ellen's dorm for the weekend I come home and find **** all over the place. It's as if my efforts were completely destroyed after 2 stickin' days. It was at that point I just gave up. Hoping that a perceptive person MIGHT read some of the context clues that were being dropped.

6) All the cats eat one anothers food, but Primus' food get's consumed the most. I had (1) large tub of litter when I moved in, bought one more, and then bought another box about a month ago. If you have one legitimate complaint it is about that, but then again...I brought it up to you and you said nothing and didn't seem to have a problem. Is bitching about it now an attempted acute justification for the weak **** argument you've already given regarding the dishes so that your friends back you up in your unfounded disdain?

7) What does Frank do exactly? Did I ever complain about it? It's kind of amazing that there are (3) people living here and only (2) have any expectations of doing anything. Poor guy, he did 3/4 of the dishes, once!!!

8) When does the bathroom get cleaned? Twice? Let's compare that to the umpteen times I've done all the dishes caked with crap.

9) How many times have I cleaned the upstairs in this house? (4) by my last count. Ellen even helped once. When have you guys done it? Maybe helped once or twice with your area and left the rest to me.

10) Why couldn't you just say something if it was bothering you? Is it because you know it's unfounded crap and didn't want to deal with a solid opposing argument? It's always easy to agree with people when they only have one side of the story. I can't imagine anyone here would be joining in on the pity parade if they had a clue what the truth was.



In the end I have no problem with how things have been going. If something bothered me that much I'd speak up about it, but I sure as hell wouldn't go making public journal entries about it and not even have the courage to speak up to the only person who can rectify the situation. I have no problem that you guys are messy. I knew it moving in. It allows me to be messy myself and not worry about being super tidy. I realize that until I have my own home or have roommates who live the same way that I like to live I'll just have to deal with it. It's never actually been a problem for me, but right now I'm pretty effin' pissed off.

Sorry for not bringing it up to your face, but I figure why not play the same immature game!


Roommates suck and I'm completely justified in my reactions to this one. If you guys only knew what I put up with to save a few bucks. I have a lot to **** about, but I refrained and now SHE has the audacity to do it when it's completely unfounded.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited November 2004
    Women: can't live with 'em, ....


    :D
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited November 2004
    Is she hot and can you get a BJ out of the deal? :D


    John
    No excuses!
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by john d. strong
    Is she hot and can you get a BJ out of the deal? :D


    John

    She's my cousins GF, and he lives here too! ;)

    And.....*shudders* nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited November 2004
    ...but also by watching the incomparable Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
    Well, at least she must be a stimulating conversationalist...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2004
    A man is not designed to live with a woman, period. Marriage just gets the courts involved....it's a viscious cycle.

    I love my wife dearly, but I would really like her to be a speaker......so I could turn her off if it became too sibilant.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Tour2ma
    Well, at least she must be a stimulating conversationalist...

    :D
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited November 2004
    It's just funny to me that they can rationalize anything. It's total dillusion!
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  • -justin-
    -justin- Posts: 891
    edited November 2004
    Man you guys pick the wrong women to room with. I've had nothing but good times with women roommates - they clean, they smell good when they get out of the bathroom (which totally mystifies me, how do they always smell like flowers, do they eat them?).

    ~JB
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by -justin-
    Man you guys pick the wrong women to room with. I've had nothing but good times with women roommates - they clean, they smell good when they get out of the bathroom (which totally mystifies me, how do they always smell like flowers, do they eat them?).

    ~JB

    You must live with lesbians then 'cause lesbians are the only women who don't wany anything that a guy has and therefore do not need to have men around, they choose to.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by -justin-
    Man you guys pick the wrong women to room with. I've had nothing but good times with women roommates - they clean, they smell good when they get out of the bathroom (which totally mystifies me, how do they always smell like flowers, do they eat them?).

    ~JB

    You're right there. She's into the 'trash' lifestyle I think. My.Oh.My

    It's OK, just needed to vent. Sure we'll all sit down and talk about it soon.
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by dorokusai
    I love my wife dearly, but I would really like her to be a speaker......so I could turn her off if it became too sibilant.

    note to self... buy speakers and ****, avoid marriage... stay happy... :cool:
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Joelsbass
    note to self... buy speakers and ****, avoid marriage... stay happy... :cool:
    isnt that what youre already doing?
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited November 2004
    I married my sweet heart from college ~10 years after she dumped me:D trust me when i say they may bleed and don't die but also have eternal memories:cool:

    be nice
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Joelsbass
    note to self... buy speakers and ****, avoid marriage... stay happy... :cool:

    Smart lad!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by dorokusai


    I love my wife dearly, but I would really like her to be a speaker....... [/B]


    Right what is that store in the US that has a trade-up program ? is it CC ?

    it's easy to turn em on...just a switch...or button on a remote.
    I could use the DSP's on her too......(daring sexual positions)
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by exalted512
    isnt that what youre already doing?

    well it's the avoid marriage part that's new :p
    MacLeod: I guess youre lucky Polk has such lax hiring standards.

    Josh: Damn skippy!
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