Well, she finally moved out.
No, not Delores (thank god!), but my "sister"... but then again I don't know what's happened to her. She won't look me in the eye, she's erratic, always walking around armed, lying more and more.... She even lied about submitting the paperwork to put herself on the lease when we first got the apartment. She told us BOTH this and even went through an elaborate deal of getting all the background paperwork in order. After 7 years of friendship, stress, trouble, sickness, college and survival she used us to get her "stuff" out of her ex's place and used us as references and an address to get her job at a casino, then ditched us the moment she was able to snake a few more grand out of her family to get her own apartment in a more "luxury" setting. She claimed she had no where to go when her ex "kicked her out", and we changed EVERYTHING in our life to help her not be homeless. We were supposed to rent a *real* house, but got a far more expensive apartment instead because it was bigger and could suit 3 people comfortably. Now, we're left with a place that is too much for us on our own, an empty living room... and the loss of my best friend for much of my adult life.
Her mental state has been deteriorating for a while, but it's become quite extreme the past 6 months. I would say that it's simply an attempt for attention to be the most "fucked up" person in the room, but even that is a form of mental instability. Every week is a bigger drama than the less: In the end it was stalkers, shootings at work, her being in the same room as people committing suicide by blowing their heads off... crap that even I never saw while driving a taxi late nights in Phoenix (and trust me, I dare you to find a more fucked up job than that, which is why I do not do it anymore). I may be a bit of a "glass half empty" kind of guy but even she was bringing me down and everyone else around her. She even insisted I quit theater work because it "doesn't pay" and it would ultimately hurt Delores and that it was a dead end. Then again, she quit theater to become an EMT, and pretty much gave up trying to work for an art. She claims my refusal to get "practical" was the downfall of me... which makes no sense and shows how much further she's slipping into mental dysfunction. If anything my work on shows over the summer has strengthened myself and my girl with the new friends we've made, new professional contacts and an overall sense of content for doing a show that I, for once, enjoyed working on to the end!
But, standing in an empty living room reminded me that we cannot afford this place on our own and still rebuild what we've lost over the past year. We need a roommate.... so, we're in the market for one, but we're gonna be picky. It's only $400/month total for EVERYTHING: Separate bedroom, private master bath, tons of storage, utilities (Power, water, broadband wireless internet), decent size living room, MASSIVELY HUGE patio, and a couple of nice geeks to be thrown into the mix to live with. Small animal friendly, but if it's a cat or dog it's gotta be under 25lbs and you would have to pay the pet deposit (otherwise fuzzies are welcomed here). We're geeks, so that's something to keep in mind. And lastly, we're a "clothing optional" couple, but don't want to come off as skeevy types. We're just comfortable in our own home with less clothing. It was a point of tension with our previous roommate who over-sexualized everything and found nudity to be disturbing if she wasn't fucking the person
Also, you must be comfortable that there will be firearms in the house. They are usually stored in a separate room upstairs save for one pistol that is on my nightstand or in my carry holster if I ever do carry it (which is rarely to never these days), and I'm not some crazy redneck gun nutter... just a crazy Red with a gun or two
Oh, and no drugs (including pot... I'm allergic and the apartment complex has rent-a-cops that patrol at night so patio smoking has got many evicted). No Juggalos or Juggalettes, party "bros" the like either... our personalities would definitely clash.
Beyond that, we're pretty boring folks and like to stay that way at least in our home life for the moment
No, not Delores (thank god!), but my "sister"... but then again I don't know what's happened to her. She won't look me in the eye, she's erratic, always walking around armed, lying more and more.... She even lied about submitting the paperwork to put herself on the lease when we first got the apartment. She told us BOTH this and even went through an elaborate deal of getting all the background paperwork in order. After 7 years of friendship, stress, trouble, sickness, college and survival she used us to get her "stuff" out of her ex's place and used us as references and an address to get her job at a casino, then ditched us the moment she was able to snake a few more grand out of her family to get her own apartment in a more "luxury" setting. She claimed she had no where to go when her ex "kicked her out", and we changed EVERYTHING in our life to help her not be homeless. We were supposed to rent a *real* house, but got a far more expensive apartment instead because it was bigger and could suit 3 people comfortably. Now, we're left with a place that is too much for us on our own, an empty living room... and the loss of my best friend for much of my adult life.
Her mental state has been deteriorating for a while, but it's become quite extreme the past 6 months. I would say that it's simply an attempt for attention to be the most "fucked up" person in the room, but even that is a form of mental instability. Every week is a bigger drama than the less: In the end it was stalkers, shootings at work, her being in the same room as people committing suicide by blowing their heads off... crap that even I never saw while driving a taxi late nights in Phoenix (and trust me, I dare you to find a more fucked up job than that, which is why I do not do it anymore). I may be a bit of a "glass half empty" kind of guy but even she was bringing me down and everyone else around her. She even insisted I quit theater work because it "doesn't pay" and it would ultimately hurt Delores and that it was a dead end. Then again, she quit theater to become an EMT, and pretty much gave up trying to work for an art. She claims my refusal to get "practical" was the downfall of me... which makes no sense and shows how much further she's slipping into mental dysfunction. If anything my work on shows over the summer has strengthened myself and my girl with the new friends we've made, new professional contacts and an overall sense of content for doing a show that I, for once, enjoyed working on to the end!
But, standing in an empty living room reminded me that we cannot afford this place on our own and still rebuild what we've lost over the past year. We need a roommate.... so, we're in the market for one, but we're gonna be picky. It's only $400/month total for EVERYTHING: Separate bedroom, private master bath, tons of storage, utilities (Power, water, broadband wireless internet), decent size living room, MASSIVELY HUGE patio, and a couple of nice geeks to be thrown into the mix to live with. Small animal friendly, but if it's a cat or dog it's gotta be under 25lbs and you would have to pay the pet deposit (otherwise fuzzies are welcomed here). We're geeks, so that's something to keep in mind. And lastly, we're a "clothing optional" couple, but don't want to come off as skeevy types. We're just comfortable in our own home with less clothing. It was a point of tension with our previous roommate who over-sexualized everything and found nudity to be disturbing if she wasn't fucking the person
Also, you must be comfortable that there will be firearms in the house. They are usually stored in a separate room upstairs save for one pistol that is on my nightstand or in my carry holster if I ever do carry it (which is rarely to never these days), and I'm not some crazy redneck gun nutter... just a crazy Red with a gun or two
Oh, and no drugs (including pot... I'm allergic and the apartment complex has rent-a-cops that patrol at night so patio smoking has got many evicted). No Juggalos or Juggalettes, party "bros" the like either... our personalities would definitely clash.
Beyond that, we're pretty boring folks and like to stay that way at least in our home life for the moment
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neothespian:
Thanks ravioli! If we can find one that isn't psycho, that will enable me to buy Delores a new car (since her Saturn is dying a quick and painful death of over-use, using about a quart of oil every fuel tank full)... well... at least a used car that isn't nearly as used at higher-than-required finance rates since my credit sucks.
ladylovelybrit:
I'm sorry your friend left you guys high and dry, its like people don't have any sense of respect or empathy for anyone else anymore, I have suffered with many a 'for the moment' friends. I hope you guys are able to find a room mate. 