my roommates

[beastieangel01]

are driving me insane.

I like to hang out with them, they are a lot of fun. However, due to some circumstances everyone has to use my bathroom (there are two doors no one has to go through my room).

I JUST cleaned the thing maybe a week ago and there was a band-aid in the drain and toothpaste is caked on the counter NEAR the sink and there is stuff that dripped on the floor that caked and my BRAND NEW white and blue bathroom matt already is dirty as all hell. And my soap bottle got lighter and I haven't been home in a few days.

This is pissing me off. A lot.

OH and one of my roommates, super nice guy, but when my door is closed that means LEAVE ME ALONE PLEASE. I keep the door open when I'm cool to talk or, whatever ya know. But he constantly knocks and tries to have a conversation with me AND ALWAYS asks to use my computer to check his myspace every damned day. At first I was nice about it since he said he'll get his computer in soon but it's been well over a month. GET YOUR OWN DAMNED COMPUTER DAMN IT.

[Genocide Tulips]

I'm going through roommate issues currently. One of my friends got kicked out of here for good because he claimed to have stolen a bike nearby, but it's really his sisters and she knows about him taking it. He just likes to take it sometimes because it is such a junk bike (one-speed, female Schwinn Hollywood (http://www.bikeicons.com/images/1964%20Schwinn%20Hollywood%20Girls.jpg)).

Now my roommate took the phonebook and called every person with his last name until he found the right one and basically left death threats.

This same roommate eats everything, uses everything that is mine and my other roommates and never bothers to replace it. And he's the oldest. I'd expect something like this from me since I'm considered the baby (I'm 23), but I'm far from this inconsiderate, lazy 30-year old human vacuum cleaner.

[Rock]

This makes me soooo glad that I've never had to live with anyone besides my parents, sister, and wife.

Can't you just ask people to clean up after themselves? Or just leave bloody tampons in the kitchen...or in their sock drawer, or under their pillow or something. That will either get your message out to them, or get you kicked out. Its a gamble. Better yet, take their toothbrushes and clean the toilet bowl with them...they will still make a mess of your bathroom but you can always get pleasure in knowing that they have toilet breath.

Tell the dude using your computer to go the library. I understand that you want to be all nice like since you have to live with them...but you aren't giving him any reason to get his own computer since he can use yours.

[Loppfessor]

My roommate/brother is also driving me insane...I guess I really don't have many complaints except that he is ALWAYS around. I mean he's fairly clean, shares food and stuff, and pays his share of everything early.

That's the good part the bad part is that he isn't really working or anything so he's just chillin like all day long at the house. Then I come home from work he's all bored cus he's been sitting at home alone all day with nothing to do. So he drives me nuts with a million questions bout stupid crap or keeps asking me if I want to go out.

Not to mention each of us only knows a handful of people here so when we do go out it's with each other. I love my brother very much but man I wish he would get a life outside of me right now. It would be so nice to have the house to myself once in a while

[jennyb]

:( yikes, for the first time in awhile I'll be having a roommate as of Feb 1... I'm a tad scared, but I've known this guy forever, he's been a close friend and I know him quite well. He can be oodles of fun. Sigh, but there's always those unforeseen 'roommate' things that come up. At least we each have our own bathroom facilities. That's half the battle right there. I'm just apprehensive, but financially it has to be done and if I had to pick anyone it'd be him so yeah, wish me luck.

[trailerprincess]

I am so glad I have my own place now. I really feel for you all who have roomates - I don't think I could go back to that now.

[TAL]

*moves in with trailerprincess*

HA!

[trailerprincess]

*moves in with trailerprincess*

HA!

I'd make an exception for the hip.

[Justin]

I live by myself as well...thank god....

I just like the feeling that I can have privacy whenever I want it.

[beastieangel01]

Can't you just ask people to clean up after themselves?

ya know? I mean, I'm not at all a clean freak so me saying all this says a LOT. But I know whenever I am using something that is not mine, even a bathroom, I CLEAN UP AFTER MYSELF. It's simple, it's respectful.

The reason for using my bathroom has changed days ago now and they were still using my bathroom. I've since kept the room/bathroom locked so no one gets in or out unless I'm here.

sigh.

[ToucanSpam]

GET YOUR OWN DAMNED COMPUTER DAMN IT.

I think that would be the ideal thing to say to them. Except do with with such anger that it puts the fear of God in them, and they won't mess with your shit anymore, they'll be afraid.

[beastieangel01]

well I told him the past few times that he asked (I was home and on the computer) that I was using MY computer right now, so no, sorry. He hasn't asked in days now. Thankfully.

He's asked a few times in the past to check his bank account but uh, considering he doesn't have a computer, he must have been able to check it before via phone or something. He can keep doing that instead then.

[ToucanSpam]

You could slyly leave an ad for a laptop on his pillow. That might get your message across too.

[Echewta]

Why not be straight forward, lay out your issues, solve them, and move on?

Yea being an adult!

I use to be scared of conflict until I relized the other person was being straight up disrespectful and rude and I was getting walked on. Call them out on it!

[ToucanSpam]

GO TITANS GO

[beastieangel01]

Why not be straight forward, lay out your issues, solve them, and move on?

Yea being an adult!

I use to be scared of conflict until I relized the other person was being straight up disrespectful and rude and I was getting walked on. Call them out on it!

being an adult?

PFFFFFFT :(

nah I know what you are saying. I despise conflict. I have a very avoidant personality, however, I did bring up the reason for the use of my bathroom going away so, why use my bathroom still? So their stuff is out of it now and it's mine again. They cleaned it up, a bit, without me mentioning that part which was nice.

Now the computer thing. I'm not sure how to say it without sounding like a jerk.

[Echewta]

GO TITANS GO
Seriously. We are looking at a good next season.

[Genocide Tulips]

being an adult?

PFFFFFFT :(

nah I know what you are saying. I despise conflict. I have a very avoidant personality, however, I did bring up the reason for the use of my bathroom going away so, why use my bathroom still? So their stuff is out of it now and it's mine again. They cleaned it up, a bit, without me mentioning that part which was nice.

Now the computer thing. I'm not sure how to say it without sounding like a jerk.

I'm the same when it comes to conflict and now I'm fearing some conflict is going to happen fairly soon when my roommate comes home. He was supposed to be at work this morning, but didn't show up and is now blaming my other roommate who is one of his bosses. It's not someone elses responsibility to let the other person know about their schedule when they can easily look at it and write it down.

So now I fear the food and dishes issue will come up when he gets home. I have my own private toilet paper stack and I am hiding my dishes in a box. I shouldn't have to do this, but I avoid conflict too....

[ToucanSpam]

Seriously. We are looking at a good next season.

I'm dead serious when I say Vince Young will be as good as Michael Vick or Donovan McNabb. Except he has a good team behind him. No more 14-2 seasons for Indy.

[jennyb]

...I use to be scared of conflict until I relized the other person was being straight up disrespectful and rude and I was getting walked on. Call them out on it!


Cripes, this is exactly what I'm working out with my therapist right now! (yes, I said therapist) He's right, to an extent you do need to call people out in your life or just be silently miserable.

[ET]

The best thing to do is nip it before it gets even worse. You're on the right track as he's slacking off with the computer useage. If you don't lay down the law it would only get to you more and could possibly lead to an arguement. Then shit would get awkward, blah blah blah, kicked off the island.

If you want to be nice you can schedule times for him to use it. I'm sure it's password protected and everything, right? Maybe twice a week for an hour at a time. That's enough to make sure his bank stuff is in order and so he can visit the Cheetah Girls message board.