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i live in a quad, it's pretty big and nice.
i live with three other people: one korean, one chinese, and one white kid. pretty diverse! anyways the first month went pretty well, i got along with everyone nicely. i smoked pot with the korean and the white guy like a loooooot, life was chill. 8) i have no problems with the korean and the white guy, they are pretty much awesome roommates and more than i could ask for (bad roommate experience last year).
anyways i share rooms with the chinese kid. but now i don't really like him (i don't really hate him since he doesn't do anything to me). but he's just...very weird.
whenever he talks, his voice is often low so i have to actually try to hear. not only that, but he also talks so fucking much! like once he starts talking, he keeps talking and talking. a lot of the stuff he says is boring and pretty much useless. i get tired of talking to him.
for instance he sees my hat. he then says "hey you wanna trade hats?" and i, knowing it's gonna be a stupid convo reply "nah no thanks"
he then says "come on mine is more colorful" (because it's fucking red lol??)
i say "no"
he says "you sure?"
"yes" (i am annoyed at this point)
"come on"
"no...dude"
"why?"
"just because i said so" (what the fuck do you mean why? if i say no, then it's fucking no. simple as that-_-
"ok"
-____________________- i gotta deal with this kind of stuff a lot.
he also has the worst fucking sense of humor ever. holy shit lol. for example, one day i was in my room and i got a text from him saying "Hey can you open the door for me because i forgot my card or you can throw your card out the window so i can use it?" i mean..come on that's just so fucking whack lol.
also he is definitely socially awkward. i mean i have never seen him leave the room. i have never seen him talk to any girls...no wait, any friends if he has any! he stays in his room like all the time, i don't understand. it's not like he plays WoW or any other game either...if he had no friends and was addicted to WoW or other games, then him being antisocial would make a lot more sense. whenever i see him on the computer he is always reading manga or like reading some school stuff. it's not like he studies either.
i guess that doesn't really effect me much, but what pissed me off (keep in mind this is before i realized he was awkward and such):
we basically get lottery numbers each year and the lower the number, the higher the priority you get in choosing where you want to live for next year. anyways, he gets a very good number, somewhere around the 200's which guarantees you a place.
he then decides he wants to choose this singles apartment building with three other people (me included, if i wanted to) which is like a bit far away from campuses and it's not really a good place if you're not a partier...so i try to convince him but he won't listen. he's such a delusional idiot -_-
ALSO HE SNORES LIKE A FUCKING GORILLA, FUCKKK I CAN'T SLEEP AND THIS IS WHAT TRIGGERED ME TO WRITE THIS RANT BLOG!!!
anyways i guess that is my rant for the day
Poll: if you have a roommate, what do you think about him
(Vote): good friends
(Vote): neutral
(Vote): i fucking hate him!
 
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I'm living with my best friend, and next semester I'll be staying with all 4 of my best friends.
You'll find someone cool soon, dun worry! ^_^
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On March 05 2010 17:11 mOnion wrote:
I'm living with my best friend, and next semester I'll be staying with all 4 of my best friends.
You'll find someone cool soon, dun worry! ^_^
wow, that's so awesome, haha lucky for you.
unfortunately i couldn't live with my friends this semester because i came back to school from a break (well, more like i took some CC classes). i got randomly assigned. ><
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Me and two of my 3 roommates refer to one of my roommates as "the word" because his name is worse than any swear/insult that has ever existed. In order to actually say the word "nick", you need to formally ask the committee for the usage of the word.
He's that bad.
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holy shit at the amount of "I FUCKING HATE HIM" on the poll, haha
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On March 05 2010 17:19 Ftrunkz wrote:
holy shit at the amount of "I FUCKING HATE HIM" on the poll, haha
hahaha
i honestly believe that if you don't live with your friends, chances are high you will not like your roommate(s).
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What does that have to do with his sense of humour? It was a good idea...
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On March 05 2010 17:22 seppolevne wrote:
What does that have to do with his sense of humour? It was a good idea...
tries too hard to be funny
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Good reason for me.
Dude moves in, doesn't tell me his gf moves in too.
Also neglects to tell me she's insane.
I tolerate her crap for 6 months, and tell her to get the hell out after she flips on me and throws a pan of tofu at me.
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I don't see that as trying to be funny - we used to do that when I lived in an apartment building.
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United States33360 Posts
Red hats are awesome, I think you just have poor taste 
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On March 05 2010 17:24 leejas wrote:
Good reason for me.
Dude moves in, doesn't tell me his gf moves in too.
Also neglects to tell me she's insane.
I tolerate her crap for 6 months, and tell her to get the hell out after she flips on me and throws a pan of tofu at me.
WTF???
i don't fucking understand people. like how could you even think about bringing her (insane) gf without even asking you.
wow i cant' believe you tolerated that shit for 6 months...you're too kind >_<
On March 05 2010 17:25 Waxangel wrote:Red hats are awesome, I think you just have poor taste
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Good friends but he smokes and the smell gets EVERYWHERE. Drives me fucking nuts.
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"Try not to resort to living with your friends when looking for a roommate, you'll get sick of each other real fast"
That saying is the biggest pile of bullshit. If you have friends that you are actually friends with -- room with them.
Half of the other people out there at your school are either emo, psychopathic, dirty, or extremely inconsiderate of your presence -- or a vicious combination of any of these.
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whatevs some people are weird like that but none of what you listed was worth a "omfg i fucking hate him" rant blog o_O
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On March 05 2010 17:09 Amnesia wrote:i live in a quad, it's pretty big and nice. i live with three other people: one korean, one chinese, and one white kid. pretty diverse! anyways the first month went pretty well, i got along with everyone nicely. i smoked pot with the korean and the white guy like a loooooot, life was chill. 8) i have no problems with the korean and the white guy, they are pretty much awesome roommates and more than i could ask for (bad roommate experience last year). anyways i share rooms with the chinese kid. but now i don't really like him (i don't really hate him since he doesn't do anything to me). but he's just...very weird. whenever he talks, his voice is often low so i have to actually try to hear. not only that, but he also talks so fucking much! like once he starts talking, he keeps talking and talking. a lot of the stuff he says is boring and pretty much useless. i get tired of talking to him. for instance he sees my hat. he then says "hey you wanna trade hats?" and i, knowing it's gonna be a stupid convo reply "nah no thanks" he then says "come on mine is more colorful" (because it's fucking red lol??) i say "no" he says "you sure?" "yes" (i am annoyed at this point) "come on" "no...dude" "why?" "just because i said so" (what the fuck do you mean why? if i say no, then it's fucking no. simple as that-_- "ok" -____________________- i gotta deal with this kind of stuff a lot. he also has the worst fucking sense of humor ever. holy shit lol. for example, one day i was in my room and i got a text from him saying "Hey can you open the door for me because i forgot my card or you can throw your card out the window so i can use it?" i mean..come on that's just so fucking whack lol. also he is definitely socially awkward. i mean i have never seen him leave the room. i have never seen him talk to any girls...no wait, any friends if he has any! he stays in his room like all the time, i don't understand. it's not like he plays WoW or any other game either...if he had no friends and was addicted to WoW or other games, then him being antisocial would make a lot more sense. whenever i see him on the computer he is always reading manga or like reading some school stuff. it's not like he studies either. i guess that doesn't really effect me much, but what pissed me off (keep in mind this is before i realized he was awkward and such): we basically get lottery numbers each year and the lower the number, the higher the priority you get in choosing where you want to live for next year. anyways, he gets a very good number, somewhere around the 200's which guarantees you a place. he then decides he wants to choose this singles apartment building with three other people (me included, if i wanted to) which is like a bit far away from campuses and it's not really a good place if you're not a partier...so i try to convince him but he won't listen. he's such a delusional idiot -_- ALSO HE SNORES LIKE A FUCKING GORILLA, FUCKKK I CAN'T SLEEP AND THIS IS WHAT TRIGGERED ME TO WRITE THIS RANT BLOG!!! anyways i guess that is my rant for the day Poll: if you have a roommate, what do you think about him( Vote): good friends ( Vote): neutral ( Vote): i fucking hate him!
maybe you should try being a little nicer to him
maybe its just that im nice... but its not in me to talk shit about socially awkward people. maybe its cuz im sometimes socially awkward myself and can sort of understand that, but who doesnt have their awkward moments?
i dont see why its weird for him to ask you to throw your card out the window... my friend always drops me his keys and ID so he doesnt have to come down and get me and sign me in, which is just a pain in the ass the keep non-students out of the dorms.
so let me get this straight: his choice of housing or whatever determines where all four of you live? thats a pretty messed up system lol
btw what ethnicity are you?
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On March 05 2010 17:28 Kyuukyuu wrote:
whatevs some people are weird like that but none of what you listed was worth a "omfg i fucking hate him" rant blog o_O
yea i don't hate him.
he doesn't really annoy me or anything except when he talks to me.
just that...it's just very weird. i just don't like him lol.
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On March 05 2010 17:28 OMin wrote:Show nested quote +On March 05 2010 17:09 Amnesia wrote:i live in a quad, it's pretty big and nice. i live with three other people: one korean, one chinese, and one white kid. pretty diverse! anyways the first month went pretty well, i got along with everyone nicely. i smoked pot with the korean and the white guy like a loooooot, life was chill. 8) i have no problems with the korean and the white guy, they are pretty much awesome roommates and more than i could ask for (bad roommate experience last year). anyways i share rooms with the chinese kid. but now i don't really like him (i don't really hate him since he doesn't do anything to me). but he's just...very weird. whenever he talks, his voice is often low so i have to actually try to hear. not only that, but he also talks so fucking much! like once he starts talking, he keeps talking and talking. a lot of the stuff he says is boring and pretty much useless. i get tired of talking to him. for instance he sees my hat. he then says "hey you wanna trade hats?" and i, knowing it's gonna be a stupid convo reply "nah no thanks" he then says "come on mine is more colorful" (because it's fucking red lol??) i say "no" he says "you sure?" "yes" (i am annoyed at this point) "come on" "no...dude" "why?" "just because i said so" (what the fuck do you mean why? if i say no, then it's fucking no. simple as that-_- "ok" -____________________- i gotta deal with this kind of stuff a lot. he also has the worst fucking sense of humor ever. holy shit lol. for example, one day i was in my room and i got a text from him saying "Hey can you open the door for me because i forgot my card or you can throw your card out the window so i can use it?" i mean..come on that's just so fucking whack lol. also he is definitely socially awkward. i mean i have never seen him leave the room. i have never seen him talk to any girls...no wait, any friends if he has any! he stays in his room like all the time, i don't understand. it's not like he plays WoW or any other game either...if he had no friends and was addicted to WoW or other games, then him being antisocial would make a lot more sense. whenever i see him on the computer he is always reading manga or like reading some school stuff. it's not like he studies either. i guess that doesn't really effect me much, but what pissed me off (keep in mind this is before i realized he was awkward and such): we basically get lottery numbers each year and the lower the number, the higher the priority you get in choosing where you want to live for next year. anyways, he gets a very good number, somewhere around the 200's which guarantees you a place. he then decides he wants to choose this singles apartment building with three other people (me included, if i wanted to) which is like a bit far away from campuses and it's not really a good place if you're not a partier...so i try to convince him but he won't listen. he's such a delusional idiot -_- ALSO HE SNORES LIKE A FUCKING GORILLA, FUCKKK I CAN'T SLEEP AND THIS IS WHAT TRIGGERED ME TO WRITE THIS RANT BLOG!!! anyways i guess that is my rant for the day Poll: if you have a roommate, what do you think about him( Vote): good friends ( Vote): neutral ( Vote): i fucking hate him! maybe you should try being a little nicer to him maybe its just that im nice... but its not in me to talk shit about socially awkward people. maybe its cuz im sometimes socially awkward myself and can sort of understand that, but who doesnt have their awkward moments? i dont see why its weird for him to ask you to throw your card out the window... my friend always drops me his keys and ID so he doesnt have to come down and get me and sign me in, which is just a pain in the ass the keep non-students out of the dorms. so let me get this straight: his choice of housing or whatever determines where all four of you live? thats a pretty messed up system lol btw what ethnicity are you?
about the card thing, it's not weird. it's him trying to be funny and failing hard at it. knowing him for like 2-3 months i know for a fact he said that as a joke. our windows are made so that you can't throw anything out as far as i know (it's like those net kind of windows lol) so why the hell would he say that in the first place? he's lived here longer than i have, so he must certainly know.
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On March 05 2010 17:26 keepITup wrote:
"Try not to resort to living with your friends when looking for a roommate, you'll get sick of each other real fast"
That saying is the biggest pile of bullshit. If you have friends that you are actually friends with -- room with them.
Half of the other people out there at your school are either emo, psychopathic, dirty, or extremely inconsiderate of your presence -- or a vicious combination of any of these.
i seriously couldn't agree more man.
well said!
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I'm a socially awkward nerd who never leaves the house and makes uncomfortable jokes and I'm scared that someone will write a mean blog about me on TL one day
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everything you said didn't sound too bad until you got to the snoring part. Now that sucks.
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I've had a similar experience for the past few months. I have been living with this dickof a roommate. He's one of those people you can just... instantly despise. Just the other day while I was out, he ate my fucking tofu- and when I asked him about it he just made one of the dumb ass jokes, "I was hungry, and it was just begging to be ate" (cause there were eight pieces- haha :|).
How socially incompetent can you get? Like this guy just spends all day inside on his computer, looking up dumb stuff like horror stories and writing articles for a bad website. He just engages me in the most awkward conversations whenever we are around. I mean, like why even bother to try to understand where he is coming from, or to help him out- he is just that much of a loser. Another thing, he has awful taste in music, and he watches waaay to much anime. I just wish he would be more like me and get out of the dorm and do something useful once in a while. Like this is College, why doesn't he get out and hook up with some women or something like every other "normal" student- no he is just anti-social and never leaves his room.
Ughh, it just angers me so much. I mean, isn't there anyone that will talk to him, or engage him in some sort of activity? I mean I'm a nice guy, but I'm too busy/lazy to do it.
Sorry, just had to get that rant off of my chest- and yes the snoring does suck, I mean why the hell isn't everyone as perfect as I am?
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On March 05 2010 17:36 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
I'm a socially awkward nerd who never leaves the house and makes uncomfortable jokes and I'm scared that someone will write a mean blog about me on TL one day
As if one of your 24 friends hasn't written a mean blog about you somewhere, your worries are all for naught.
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Neutral.
Btw, Chinese people throw keys/money/anything from windows all the time. I'm talking about >10 floors, sometimes they tie the object to a rock to break the current. You just need to have an open mind.
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
I don't think I would ever be able to do the whole roommate thing. Especially when someone can't just let there be silence, and try to always fill the quiet with meaningless talk.
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On March 05 2010 17:58 emperorchampion wrote:
I've had a similar experience for the past few months. I have been living with this dickof a roommate. He's one of those people you can just... instantly despise. Just the other day while I was out, he ate my fucking tofu- and when I asked him about it he just made one of the dumb ass jokes, "I was hungry, and it was just begging to be ate" (cause there were eight pieces- haha :|).
How socially incompetent can you get? Like this guy just spends all day inside on his computer, looking up dumb stuff like horror stories and writing articles for a bad website. He just engages me in the most awkward conversations whenever we are around. I mean, like why even bother to try to understand where he is coming from, or to help him out- he is just that much of a loser. Another thing, he has awful taste in music, and he watches waaay to much anime. I just wish he would be more like me and get out of the dorm and do something useful once in a while. Like this is College, why doesn't he get out and hook up with some women or something like every other "normal" student- no he is just anti-social and never leaves his room.
Ughh, it just angers me so much. I mean, isn't there anyone that will talk to him, or engage him in some sort of activity? I mean I'm a nice guy, but I'm too busy/lazy to do it.
Sorry, just had to get that rant off of my chest- and yes the snoring does suck, I mean why the hell isn't everyone as perfect as I am?
unless you are trolling,
you and OP (alhtough he has a stronger case) are entirely too unaccepting of other people
if he's not doing anything that actually affects you, just let him be
and if you are a half decent person as you seem to claim, you shoudl make an effort to open arms to a person who might be craving for social acceptance and friendship
damn you people are full of yourself
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Only the snorring would be irritating. For the rest he sounds like a fun housemate to me. And there are ways to fix the snorring.
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On March 05 2010 17:09 Amnesia wrote:
he then says "come on mine is more colorful" (because it's fucking red lol??)
Let's be rational. Red is a pretty vibrant color. So yeah, at least he's not wrong.
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On March 05 2010 17:58 emperorchampion wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
I've had a similar experience for the past few months. I have been living with this dickof a roommate. He's one of those people you can just... instantly despise. Just the other day while I was out, he ate my fucking tofu- and when I asked him about it he just made one of the dumb ass jokes, "I was hungry, and it was just begging to be ate" (cause there were eight pieces- haha :|).
How socially incompetent can you get? Like this guy just spends all day inside on his computer, looking up dumb stuff like horror stories and writing articles for a bad website. He just engages me in the most awkward conversations whenever we are around. I mean, like why even bother to try to understand where he is coming from, or to help him out- he is just that much of a loser. Another thing, he has awful taste in music, and he watches waaay to much anime. I just wish he would be more like me and get out of the dorm and do something useful once in a while. Like this is College, why doesn't he get out and hook up with some women or something like every other "normal" student- no he is just anti-social and never leaves his room.
Ughh, it just angers me so much. I mean, isn't there anyone that will talk to him, or engage him in some sort of activity? I mean I'm a nice guy, but I'm too busy/lazy to do it.
Sorry, just had to get that rant off of my chest- and yes the snoring does suck, I mean why the hell isn't everyone as perfect as I am?
LOL this was begging to be written
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lol i hope my roommate doesnt write a hateblog about me...
im chinese, kinda socially awkward, and talk so little that my voice sounds weird when i actually use it...
me and my roommate are completely different, different interests/etc. we dont have much to talk about but we hang out together and with the same people mostly. I would consider him a good friend though - i got his back and i hope he's got mine.
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On March 05 2010 19:26 phosphorylation wrote:Show nested quote +On March 05 2010 17:58 emperorchampion wrote:
I've had a similar experience for the past few months. I have been living with this dickof a roommate. He's one of those people you can just... instantly despise. Just the other day while I was out, he ate my fucking tofu- and when I asked him about it he just made one of the dumb ass jokes, "I was hungry, and it was just begging to be ate" (cause there were eight pieces- haha :|).
How socially incompetent can you get? Like this guy just spends all day inside on his computer, looking up dumb stuff like horror stories and writing articles for a bad website. He just engages me in the most awkward conversations whenever we are around. I mean, like why even bother to try to understand where he is coming from, or to help him out- he is just that much of a loser. Another thing, he has awful taste in music, and he watches waaay to much anime. I just wish he would be more like me and get out of the dorm and do something useful once in a while. Like this is College, why doesn't he get out and hook up with some women or something like every other "normal" student- no he is just anti-social and never leaves his room.
Ughh, it just angers me so much. I mean, isn't there anyone that will talk to him, or engage him in some sort of activity? I mean I'm a nice guy, but I'm too busy/lazy to do it.
Sorry, just had to get that rant off of my chest- and yes the snoring does suck, I mean why the hell isn't everyone as perfect as I am? unless you are trolling, you and OP (alhtough he has a stronger case) are entirely too unaccepting of other people if he's not doing anything that actually affects you, just let him be and if you are a half decent person as you seem to claim, you shoudl make an effort to open arms to a person who might be craving for social acceptance and friendship damn you people are full of yourself
lol he's poking fun at me btw he isn't being serious
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i had a roommate who bought a new couch and would not let anyone use the couch. a purely decorative couch. one day i had lit some candles and when blowing them out blew candle wax all over it accidentally.
did the iron + paper bag trick and got rid of the wax, however there were still oil spots (though hardly noticeable). i told him about it when he got home from work and he told me it was no problem he was returning the couch.
another time his girlfriend (also a roommate) started yelling and essentially throwing a tantrum at me for not cleaning up a mess i made in the den (was my fault but did not warrant the reaction). i had just walked in the door with friends who were visiting from colorado and they were just standing there while she went at me. i felt very embarrassed (i was only 18 at the time).
same house, girlfriend's mom moves into the basement about 6 months into the lease. she cant pay rent (no money) so she offers to clean the place as her rent. at the end of the month i get a bill for cleaning supplies that she bought to clean the house. turns out she was a distributor for some MLM company that sold cleaning supplies (organic/not animal tested/hippie shit), and bought the cleaning supplies through them. they were about 3x as costly as going to wal mart (not to mention i shouldnt have to pay for the supplies, it was part of the rent).
i just made a decision to let the crazy people be crazy and just accept that. fights between roommates tend to be over stupid shit anyway.
just be thankful you arent living with a girl (nightmare to live with......). im living solo right now, but if i had to get a new roommate, i would probably choose a gay guy, for obvious reasons.
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granted i snore, but I never understood how some people are bothered so much by snoring or lights when they are trying to sleep. Can't you just shut down and drown everything out? I mean I've passed out on couches at parties near blaring speakers etc.
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On March 05 2010 17:36 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
I'm a socially awkward nerd who never leaves the house and makes uncomfortable jokes and I'm scared that someone will write a mean blog about me on TL one day
Hey you're pretty hot. How old are you?
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My housemate is pretty cool for the most part. The one thing that I have cause to gripe about (but don't) is that her boyfriend is sleeping here enough that he should probably contribute a bit to the household, but I'm not that terribly fussed about it most of the time (especially since said boyfriend has a lot more pleasant in general lately).
This is a massive step up from my previous housemate, who, after months of passive-aggressive bitchery, decided she couldn't stand to live with me anymore after I didn't adequately (to her standard) clean the stove-top one day, left, and subsequently threatened to sue me when it wound up taking 6 weeks to replace her instead of a month. This was made all the more awkward by working in the same office space at the university. Some months later, we're on speaking terms and even a bit friendly (to even my own surprise), but goddamn, never again.
That all sounds ridiculous, I know, but I couldn't make that shit up if I tried.
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On March 05 2010 20:58 CharlieMurphy wrote:
granted i snore, but I never understood how some people are bothered so much by snoring or lights when they are trying to sleep. Can't you just shut down and drown everything out? I mean I've passed out on couches at parties near blaring speakers etc.
No way I can't sleep with noise around me no matter what. They need to make individual rooms shared kitchen in the US thats what its usually like in the UK.
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On March 05 2010 20:58 CharlieMurphy wrote:
granted i snore, but I never understood how some people are bothered so much by snoring or lights when they are trying to sleep. Can't you just shut down and drown everything out? I mean I've passed out on couches at parties near blaring speakers etc.
Try doing it dead sober. Totally different ballgame Chalz. Nothing tilts me more than snorers or people who wake me.
Dealing with food theives is fun. There is only one way to prevent it from happening: negative reinforcement. Create something that’s totally irrestistable and leave it on the counter—a manwhich works good.
For the perpetrator, it looks like a perfect opportunity. However, only you know that your little harmless sammy is a fuckin’ IED loaded with wasabi, hotsauce and jalapenos. PACK THAT SHIT FULL, but don’t leave any of it hanging out the sides.
The best time to make this thing is before you head out for the night. Take it out like you’re going to eat, ‘forget’ it and leave. The sight of it will torture him all night, before succumbing to drunk munchies.
For added measure, you can leave a dr ink next to the food and spike it with vinegar or something!
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"Just the other day while I was out, he ate my fucking tofu- and when I asked him about it he just made one of the dumb ass jokes, "I was hungry, and it was just begging to be ate" (cause there were eight pieces- haha :|). "
hahaahahahahahahahahaahaahahaaaa
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On March 05 2010 17:28 Kyuukyuu wrote:
whatevs some people are weird like that but none of what you listed was worth a "omfg i fucking hate him" rant blog o_O
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snoring is death penalty worthy
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Korea (South)11577 Posts
last year I had a roomate who I despised. He was a complete fucking asshole. I would fall asleep at like 1 or 2 in the morning for my 8am the next day, and around 3-4 in the morning EVERY FUCKINGDAY he would call his friend (in the room, while i'm sleeping) and say "hey let's go smoke" so he and his buddy would go smoke some weed, come back to the room high, TURN ON THE FUCKING LIGHTS WHILE IM SLEEPING, and turn on the FUCKING TV for some shitty comedy movie, or comedy central and have the volume really loud (It's 4-5 in the morning by now, and i got class in 3 hours. I got no sleep whatsoever last year.
If that wasn't bad enough, he walked in on me and a girl after I texted him saying "hey man give me a little bit of time with this chick" and said some shit about how I had to leave the room. Like seriously? It made it completely awkward and me and her couldn't finish while we were in the middle of the nasty. Then he would expect me to give him some alone time when he would cheat on his girlfriend with some fat ass bitch down the hall.
Last semester me and my roommate got along great, we dropped acid a few times, did some shrooms, DMT, had a blast. We became really good friends, until he dropped out. Now I'm stuck with an anti-social know-it-all who tries to make me feel like shit constantly (while he expects me to coach him in poker). Of course I don't give a fuck about him, but he has only showered twice this semester (it's been 2 fucking months) 1 shower a month isn't exactly hygenic, so he smells like a combination of shit, sweat, dirt, and everything else. I tried to get a room change, but the RA is a bitch and wants to keep it a 'community' and I should just talk to him. I've contemplated locking him in the bathroom until he showers. I just found out he has been using my tooth brush (GROSS) so I really can't stand this kid.
I did however jip him off for $80 though, as he bought my old ass $50 guitar with a broken peg for $65.
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Ok really, OP sounds like a total dick
to sum it up:
OP rooms with guy. Roommate tries to be friendly by engaging OP in conversation since it's obvious OP isn't doing jack to be friends with roommate.
OP pissed because
has problem with roommates voice
feels like what roommate has to say isnt good/interesting enough
pissed because roommate doesn't have exactly the same sense of humour
pissed because guy doesn't go out enough by OP's standards and, to make it even worse
Roommate stays in his room doing things the OP doesn't do
pissed because roommate is fortunate/has something good happen to him
OP then, instead of trying to "help" or encourage more social behavior, tries to convince roommate to live next year in some sequestered part of campus where there would be the least amount of social activity. When roommate expresses that he doesn't want to live there, OP calls roommate a delusional idiot.
Honestly, I'm impressed your roommate can put up with you
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+ Show Spoiler +On March 06 2010 01:18 CaucasianAsian wrote:
last year I had a roomate who I despised. He was a complete fucking asshole. I would fall asleep at like 1 or 2 in the morning for my 8am the next day, and around 3-4 in the morning EVERY FUCKINGDAY he would call his friend (in the room, while i'm sleeping) and say "hey let's go smoke" so he and his buddy would go smoke some weed, come back to the room high, TURN ON THE FUCKING LIGHTS WHILE IM SLEEPING, and turn on the FUCKING TV for some shitty comedy movie, or comedy central and have the volume really loud (It's 4-5 in the morning by now, and i got class in 3 hours. I got no sleep whatsoever last year.
If that wasn't bad enough, he walked in on me and a girl after I texted him saying "hey man give me a little bit of time with this chick" and said some shit about how I had to leave the room. Like seriously? It made it completely awkward and me and her couldn't finish while we were in the middle of the nasty. Then he would expect me to give him some alone time when he would cheat on his girlfriend with some fat ass bitch down the hall.
Last semester me and my roommate got along great, we dropped acid a few times, did some shrooms, DMT, had a blast. We became really good friends, until he dropped out. Now I'm stuck with an anti-social know-it-all who tries to make me feel like shit constantly (while he expects me to coach him in poker). Of course I don't give a fuck about him, but he has only showered twice this semester (it's been 2 fucking months) 1 shower a month isn't exactly hygenic, so he smells like a combination of shit, sweat, dirt, and everything else. I tried to get a room change, but the RA is a bitch and wants to keep it a 'community' and I should just talk to him. I've contemplated locking him in the bathroom until he showers. I just found out he has been using my tooth brush (GROSS) so I really can't stand this kid.
I did however jip him off for $80 though, as he bought my old ass $50 guitar with a broken peg for $65.
WTF
Thats sick as hell. Thats not a community thats tortue;;
Man all these stories of bad roommates scare me.
To op for snoring its something you cant do anything about so i would just buy ear plugs. The other problems are things that can bother you but in no way is something your roommate is doing wrong.
+ Show Spoiler +On March 06 2010 00:56 Hawk wrote:Show nested quote +On March 05 2010 20:58 CharlieMurphy wrote:
granted i snore, but I never understood how some people are bothered so much by snoring or lights when they are trying to sleep. Can't you just shut down and drown everything out? I mean I've passed out on couches at parties near blaring speakers etc.
Try doing it dead sober. Totally different ballgame Chalz. Nothing tilts me more than snorers or people who wake me. Dealing with food theives is fun. There is only one way to prevent it from happening: negative reinforcement. Create something that’s totally irrestistable and leave it on the counter—a manwhich works good. For the perpetrator, it looks like a perfect opportunity. However, only you know that your little harmless sammy is a fuckin’ IED loaded with wasabi, hotsauce and jalapenos. PACK THAT SHIT FULL, but don’t leave any of it hanging out the sides. The best time to make this thing is before you head out for the night. Take it out like you’re going to eat, ‘forget’ it and leave. The sight of it will torture him all night, before succumbing to drunk munchies. For added measure, you can leave a dr ink next to the food and spike it with vinegar or something!
haha brilliant
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On March 06 2010 01:09 IdrA wrote:Show nested quote +On March 05 2010 17:28 Kyuukyuu wrote:
whatevs some people are weird like that but none of what you listed was worth a "omfg i fucking hate him" rant blog o_O ? snoring is death penalty worthy
Who on CJ snores? Spill it!
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Baa?21242 Posts
I'm gonna jump in on the hate on roommate bandwagon.
I got stuck in a triple at NYU freshman housing - for those of you who know, or can probably guess, housing at NYU isn't exactly the most spacious. Especially not for freshmen. Especially not for a triple. It's basically three guys crammed into a tiny room. No kitchen no common room no nothing, just barely enough room for three beds and three desks.
Now, it's like, okay, it's a bit cramped, but I guess I can deal with it. Now one of my roommates was cool I guess. I mean, we don't really talk or hang out since we have different interests/group of friends, but at least he's "normal." The other one was just totally inconsiderate.
Every other night, regardless of weekday or weekend, he'd basically go out clubbing. That's fine, do your own thing, except then he walks in drunk at 3-4 in the morning with a girl, and basically starts doing it when his two roommates are sleeping in the room. He's not very discrete nor quiet about it either, and sometimes he'd flip the lights on. It's like, what the fuck?
Now both me and my other roommate are pretty deep sleepers, so I'm sure thsi happened many times when we just slept through it. Sometimes, however, one or the other, or maybe both of us, would be up - either doing homework/last minute studying/or just staying up for kicks, and he'd do the same thing, and basically gives not a fuck that we were awake. It's like, wow dude, really?
I guess this is an issue of him not caring that much, which is like, OK. It's not -that- awkward for me, especially if I'm asleep. But he also buys all this random shit in this already cramped triple and leaves it everywhere. His stuff alone took up about 2/3 of the room. He once bought some shitty humidifier and placed it on my desk next to my bed, except he was retarded or something and put in the water tank wrong and it flooded my bed. The rage I felt T____T
And considering how he's half drunk most of the time (he also talks with his friends about doing a variety of drugs, ranging from the mild marijuana to crack cocaine), he's like half conscious most of the time and leaves everything in a state of general disarray that sometimes borders the obscene.
Nor does he believe in earphones or headphones of any kind, and enjoys watching movies or blasting terrible rap loudly at any time of the day, including from 2 am to 8 am.
Fortunately, about 3 weeks ago, he moved to another dorm and for now, me and my roommate has a double that hopefully won't be occupied by anyone else.
But yeah, god that roommate T___T
PS OP you sound like a dick that roommate doesn't sound that bad lol. Snoring is annoying I guess but everything else you bagged on him for seems like you just being a douche.
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First year of uni, I shared an apartment with my cousin and two other guys.
One guy was cool but the other one was a real piece of work. He moved his bed into living room with out asking anyone because he wanted more space.
My cousin was home sick and talking to his mum on the webcam in the living room and the dude just walks past and remarked what an ugly bitch. My cousin just flipped and smashed him right then and there.
The crazy thing is he stayed till his lease was up while not talking to anyone in the apartment after that.
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On March 06 2010 02:49 haduken wrote:
First year of uni, I shared an apartment with my cousin and two other guys.
One guy was cool but the other one was a real piece of work. He moved his bed into living room with out asking anyone because he wanted more space.
My cousin was home sick and talking to his mum on the webcam in the living room and the dude just walks past and remarked what an ugly bitch. My cousin just flipped and smashed him right then and there.
The crazy thing is he stayed till his lease was up while not talking to anyone in the apartment after that.
Good, I would have too.
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Never had a bad roommate experience and I've had three. First was random and the kid was incredibly laid back and we smoked a lot together. He dropped out and I lived with my best friend for three years - could not have been a better situation. He got an apartment so for my last semester I moved in with my friend and it's been awesome.
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my roommate is a fucking weirdass chinese kid (who is the most socially awkward kid i have met, can't speak proper English, has many habits, never showers, never lets friends in my room etc). thing is we both respect each other as roommates. i am not gonna hang out with him or grab lunch with him but i don't invite friends over and pre-game in our room or something. yea, i wish i had a cool roommate who i can actually befriend but what can you do. once i move in next year with 9 of my friends and some frat brothers it will be SICK.
overall, i don't like him but pretty close to neutral.
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On March 06 2010 04:01 OneOther wrote:
my roommate is a fucking weirdass chinese kid (who is the most socially awkward kid i have met, can't speak proper English, has many habits, never showers, never lets friends in my room etc). thing is we both respect each other as roommates. i am not gonna hang out with him or grab lunch with him but i don't invite friends over and pre-game in our room or something. yea, i wish i had a cool roommate who i can actually befriend but what can you do. once i move in next year with 9 of my friends and some frat brothers it will be SICK.
overall, i don't like him but pretty close to neutral.
i totally understand you man lol hang in there, less than half a semester left
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Sometimes I'm baffled by how many people can afford to live away from home. The things my family does are way worse than any horror roommate story I've ever heard.
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On March 06 2010 05:05 Chef wrote:
Sometimes I'm baffled by how many people can afford to live away from home. The things my family does are way worse than any horror roommate story I've ever heard.
you gotta elaborate!
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On March 06 2010 05:05 Chef wrote:
Sometimes I'm baffled by how many people can afford to live away from home. The things my family does are way worse than any horror roommate story I've ever heard.
I'm baffled by how many people chose to move into an old small apartment god knows where, with shared amenities and have to share it with god knows how many roommates, some of those can be total dicks and slobs.
I would never trade the comfort of my home for that.
Seriously if someone came into the room where I was sleeping at 3-4AM and turned on the lights and music, i would have fucking murder one on my hands.
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On March 06 2010 01:32 Xenocide_Knight wrote:
Ok really, OP sounds like a total dick
to sum it up:
OP rooms with guy. Roommate tries to be friendly by engaging OP in conversation since it's obvious OP isn't doing jack to be friends with roommate.
OP pissed because
has problem with roommates voice
feels like what roommate has to say isnt good/interesting enough
pissed because roommate doesn't have exactly the same sense of humour
pissed because guy doesn't go out enough by OP's standards and, to make it even worse
Roommate stays in his room doing things the OP doesn't do
pissed because roommate is fortunate/has something good happen to him
OP then, instead of trying to "help" or encourage more social behavior, tries to convince roommate to live next year in some sequestered part of campus where there would be the least amount of social activity. When roommate expresses that he doesn't want to live there, OP calls roommate a delusional idiot.
Honestly, I'm impressed your roommate can put up with you
why the fuck should i be friends with my roommate? i knew that from the first week this kid was weird as fuck. no thanks.
lol please don't act as if it is my duty to change his social behavior, why the fuck should i do that?
actually he can put up with me because i don't talk to him. n_n
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my roommate is also awkward almost like the OP but not in the 'saying weird shit/long winded stupid convos' shit sense. more like in the sense of being socially awkward, but not a wow-addict/nerd; being VERY selfish in terms of asking people for big favors all the time that i see others awkwardly and reluctantly accept to be nice. its hilarious.
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The only thing that bugs me about my roommate is that he never turns off the lights unless he's going to sleep. Sometimes he forgets to turn it off before he goes to work and leaves it on even during the day until I get home to turn it off. He thinks that turning it off and on wastes more electricity than just keeping it on and turning it off once you go to sleep which i think is a load of crap. It bugs me because I'm paying for half of the electric bill and I'm probabaly paying more than I should becuz of him. Maybe becuz I come from a poor family that likes to conserve everything but still you should turn off the lights in the kitchen when ur not using it....
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I lived with a roommate who eventually got fired from his work because he was late to work EVERY SINGLE DAY
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Justify your own sense of humor then Amnesia.
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On March 06 2010 02:49 haduken wrote:
My cousin was home sick and talking to his mum on the webcam in the living room and the dude just walks past and remarked what an ugly bitch. My cousin just flipped and smashed him right then and there.
holy shit, what an asshole. that's justice right there.
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go read my blogs and see if it compares
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I am so glad I live alone now. I do live in a dormitory style place, but my room has everything I need except a kitchen and the laundry so contact with the other people living here is minimal. I had some horrific room-mates in Uni who seemed to think that it was okay to come in at all hours of the night drunk and play loud music then fall asleep and leave me to creep upstairs to shut it off. The bastards knew I had a job on top of my studies - unlike any of them. Thankfully they moved out and were replaced by a good, casual friend of mine and a quiet bloke plus a girl who spent all her time at her boyfriend's house.
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I have a Korean rommate who only make Zealot in Starcraft lol :D.
After reading some terrible story about rommate in this thread I find myself very lucky. I get along very well with my rommate. He is cool, even let me smoke in the bathroom(ofc I dont smoke in our room since he doesnt smoke).
We help out each other alot, it was like when I have to pick up something from the post office, but if I dont have time, he can do it for me very happily, and ofc I do help him out with small things like that.
I have a PS3 and we are both gaming nerds.
Like all Korean, if you gain their respect they will be very very polite. He is very polite to me o any friends i brought back.
One tiny problem thought, he couldnt get a gf, damn, I encourage him alot to just go out and grab some girl, it's not like you will marry them after all. But he is like very very strick about love. He said that he wants to find someone he loves.
My next goal is to get my rommate to have a GF, haha.
Good luck to people who stucks with a terrible rommate. Maybe you just need to speak it out and let your rommate know what habbit of them you dont like.
PS: Before my current rommate, I had another Korean rommate for a year, and that was terrible, in the end me and my former rommate got in a fight which i punched him the face several times and he managed to kick me pretty bad on my stomach.
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I don't have one anymore, but when I did he was like my best friend.
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Too bad Im stuck in a urban environment, my house is a 1 hour subway ride away from uni. 
edit: Would like to experience it but most likely will never during college years. :/ Might be a good thing.
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Canada1957 Posts
I don't like Psyonic's roommate because he made him stop streaming. It was probably Machine!!! Haha.
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On March 05 2010 19:26 phosphorylation wrote:Show nested quote +On March 05 2010 17:58 emperorchampion wrote:
I've had a similar experience for the past few months. I have been living with this dickof a roommate. He's one of those people you can just... instantly despise. Just the other day while I was out, he ate my fucking tofu- and when I asked him about it he just made one of the dumb ass jokes, "I was hungry, and it was just begging to be ate" (cause there were eight pieces- haha :|).
How socially incompetent can you get? Like this guy just spends all day inside on his computer, looking up dumb stuff like horror stories and writing articles for a bad website. He just engages me in the most awkward conversations whenever we are around. I mean, like why even bother to try to understand where he is coming from, or to help him out- he is just that much of a loser. Another thing, he has awful taste in music, and he watches waaay to much anime. I just wish he would be more like me and get out of the dorm and do something useful once in a while. Like this is College, why doesn't he get out and hook up with some women or something like every other "normal" student- no he is just anti-social and never leaves his room.
Ughh, it just angers me so much. I mean, isn't there anyone that will talk to him, or engage him in some sort of activity? I mean I'm a nice guy, but I'm too busy/lazy to do it.
Sorry, just had to get that rant off of my chest- and yes the snoring does suck, I mean why the hell isn't everyone as perfect as I am? unless you are trolling, you and OP (alhtough he has a stronger case) are entirely too unaccepting of other people if he's not doing anything that actually affects you, just let him be and if you are a half decent person as you seem to claim, you shoudl make an effort to open arms to a person who might be craving for social acceptance and friendship damn you people are full of yourself
I was thinking almost the exact same thing. If someone is clearly struggling to be social, and you're as awesome as you claim to be, try to help him out. It's funny that either one of these guys thinks they're nice, and then they're completely unwilling to help out a guy in need. Having been that socially awkward guy for most of my life until recently, I WISH someone would have told me when I was younger what a loser I was.
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Freshman Year : Hated my Roommate.
Sophomore Year : My roommate was pretty much my best friend.
Transferred schools
Junior Year : Neutral towards my new roommate, but leaning towards friendly. (Nothing wrong with him, we just realized early on that we didn't have enough in common to become really good friends I guess)
Junior Year part 2 (transfer student credit stuff, I will be 5 year student.) : Currently living in a single room.
Senior Year : Will be in an apartment with my best friend of about 8 years.
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You sound like an asshole to me, OP. Be a bit nicer.
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to O.P. about the snoring my roommate last year snored, get earplugs, those things saved my life.
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My roommate this year has become my best friend =) He watches me play sc and asks me to commentate lol
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On March 07 2010 10:16 Lemonwalrus wrote:
to O.P. about the snoring my roommate last year snored, get earplugs, those things saved my life.
Don't those interfere with alarms?
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On March 08 2010 12:47 Draconizard wrote:Show nested quote +On March 07 2010 10:16 Lemonwalrus wrote:
to O.P. about the snoring my roommate last year snored, get earplugs, those things saved my life. Don't those interfere with alarms?
I thought that they just muffle sound, not block it out completely. So stuff like snoring and weird coughing habits or whatever should be easier to deal with.
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I hate the sound of alarms so much that I have a weird system.
I set my phone alarm (on vibrate) under my pillow, and then my actual alarm clock for 2 minutes after just in case my phone doesn't wake me up. Idk, that is just the way I've done it since I started college. And ghostwriter is correct, your alarm will still wake you up if it is close enough to you, that or your snoring roommate will wake you up by kicking you because your alarm keeps going off.
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granted i snore, but I never understood how some people are bothered so much by snoring or lights when they are trying to sleep. Can't you just shut down and drown everything out? I mean I've passed out on couches at parties near blaring speakers etc.
Thats how it is for me, I'm not a particularly deep sleeper, but any ambient noise doesn't really bother me, I can get to sleep in silence, with music, at a party, doesn't really matter...as long as its consistent. If the noise were to constanty start and stop, that would most likely be a problem.
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I lived with GHOSTCLAW two years ago. All he did was play Starcraft and torrent Starcraft Vids and take up bandwith . he sucked as a roommate...
lol jk i blame him for getting me back into starcraft. dam you GHOSTCLAW! DAM YOU!
except for your doctor pepper.
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go get some ear plugs man
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The only trouble I've had with roommates was when they refuse to stop making noise when I need to sleep. I've gotten very angry at different roommates on some occasions because of this. One time my current roommate was on Skype with his friend while playing Fiesta and he just right-out said "nope I can't" when I told him to get off. I seriously wanted to assault him right then and there.
Overall though he's a pretty cool guy so I'm glad I didn't. We're good friends now.
One annoying thing is that these people who make noise when you're trying to sleep... also don't give a shit if you make noise. So you can't pay them back in kind.
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Show nested quote +granted i snore, but I never understood how some people are bothered so much by snoring or lights when they are trying to sleep. Can't you just shut down and drown everything out? I mean I've passed out on couches at parties near blaring speakers etc.
some noise is fine as long as it's constant or not making me want to kill whatever is making. But god damn those snorers that sound like they're constantly starting up a chainsaw, it's impossible to drown some of that out
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I like my roommates. We're pretty generous about sharing food and stuff but best of all, none of them really snore, which is a blessing. That, and they all play StarCraft or at least understand it to a certain degree.
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Holy crap my roommate plays games 24/7 almost literally now. It's the week after spring break and he stopped going to class and plays games for roughly 20 hour intervals, taking short breaks for sleeping between the hours of noon and 5pm. He eats during games. Should I tell my RA? I think this guy has a serious gaming addiction.
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Why would you tell your RA? LOL.
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kp u play more than him ok?? I can attest to that.
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On March 10 2010 07:45 Romance_us wrote:
Why would you tell your RA? LOL.
I've read many news articles about Koreans dying or something from playing too many games.
I'm scared that I'm gonna come back from class and find kid slumped over the desk and not breathing.
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On March 10 2010 07:46 YoonHo wrote:
kp u play more than him ok?? I can attest to that.
untrue
ive played 4 games in the past 2 weeks
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I have 2 roommates (well apartment-mates) and they both messy as fuck. Neither can really cook and both get food in tupperware from their parents.
Still, i'm pretty good friends with 1 of them.
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On March 10 2010 07:54 ghostWriter wrote:I've read many news articles about Koreans dying or something from playing too many games. I'm scared that I'm gonna come back from class and find kid slumped over the desk and not breathing.
Oh come on, hes not gonna die if he sleeps and eats. Those Korean die becauce they play straigh for days and didnt eat anything.
Btw, the first few weeks after the school starts is the best time to skip classes
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On March 10 2010 07:27 ghostWriter wrote:
Holy crap my roommate plays games 24/7 almost literally now. It's the week after spring break and he stopped going to class and plays games for roughly 20 hour intervals, taking short breaks for sleeping between the hours of noon and 5pm. He eats during games. Should I tell my RA? I think this guy has a serious gaming addiction.
hi
as an RA i believe that people should live their own lives and are free to do whatever they want. however if you start noticing things like changes in eating habits and changes in social interactions (ie used to hang out with a group of friends but now he never goes out w/ them anymore, etc) then excessive computer gaming may be a sign of depression or some other type of coping mechanism. also if his grades take a serious nosedive (some people are able to get decent grades while skipping a ton of classes) this is another reason for concern.
if you are genuinely worried for your roommate it doesn't hurt talking to an RA about it.
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Pretty much every roommate I've had has either been friends or neutral, whether I knew them before or not. Your Chinese guy would probably be neutral to me.
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On March 10 2010 17:15 LosingID8 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2010 07:27 ghostWriter wrote:
Holy crap my roommate plays games 24/7 almost literally now. It's the week after spring break and he stopped going to class and plays games for roughly 20 hour intervals, taking short breaks for sleeping between the hours of noon and 5pm. He eats during games. Should I tell my RA? I think this guy has a serious gaming addiction. hi as an RA i believe that people should live their own lives and are free to do whatever they want. however if you start noticing things like changes in eating habits and changes in social interactions (ie used to hang out with a group of friends but now he never goes out w/ them anymore, etc) then excessive computer gaming may be a sign of depression or some other type of coping mechanism. also if his grades take a serious nosedive (some people are able to get decent grades while skipping a ton of classes) this is another reason for concern. if you are genuinely worried for your roommate it doesn't hurt talking to an RA about it.
What does a RA do?, because if you are supposed to give advice, allowing him to "live his life and do whatever he wants" is like the complete opposite.
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Damn, rightnow I hate my roomate.
Rightnow hes playing FF13 and I have to wait for him to finish before I can play. And that is painful
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On March 07 2010 10:05 PH wrote:
You sound like an asshole to me, OP. Be a bit nicer.
Some people are just born to be douchebags. The more you try to tell them, the more in denial and rage they give you. Its just better to ignore Amnesia, trust me
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On March 11 2010 12:57 AzureEye wrote:Show nested quote +On March 07 2010 10:05 PH wrote:
You sound like an asshole to me, OP. Be a bit nicer. Some people are just born to be douchebags. The more you try to tell them, the more in denial and rage they give you. Its just better to ignore Amnesia, trust me
at least i'm not the one sending hate pm's you whiny bitch lol
banned from blog n_n
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United States10774 Posts
On March 11 2010 12:57 AzureEye wrote:Show nested quote +On March 07 2010 10:05 PH wrote:
You sound like an asshole to me, OP. Be a bit nicer. Some people are just born to be douchebags. The more you try to tell them, the more in denial and rage they give you. Its just better to ignore Amnesia, trust me
lol oh the irony
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On March 11 2010 12:16 Cloud wrote:Show nested quote +On March 10 2010 17:15 LosingID8 wrote:On March 10 2010 07:27 ghostWriter wrote:
Holy crap my roommate plays games 24/7 almost literally now. It's the week after spring break and he stopped going to class and plays games for roughly 20 hour intervals, taking short breaks for sleeping between the hours of noon and 5pm. He eats during games. Should I tell my RA? I think this guy has a serious gaming addiction. hi as an RA i believe that people should live their own lives and are free to do whatever they want. however if you start noticing things like changes in eating habits and changes in social interactions (ie used to hang out with a group of friends but now he never goes out w/ them anymore, etc) then excessive computer gaming may be a sign of depression or some other type of coping mechanism. also if his grades take a serious nosedive (some people are able to get decent grades while skipping a ton of classes) this is another reason for concern. if you are genuinely worried for your roommate it doesn't hurt talking to an RA about it. What does a RA do?, because if you are supposed to give advice, allowing him to "live his life and do whatever he wants" is like the complete opposite.
an RA does many things but one of the key beliefs is that once you're in college you're an adult and you deserve to be treated like one. an adult is allowed to have the freedom of choice to live their lifestyle the way they want to. however, once that behavior becomes clearly detrimental to either themselves or especially the people around them, it may be time to intervene. an RAs goal in their community that they are responsible for is to create a safe environment that creates a positive social and academic atmosphere. RAs are not full-fledged counselors. we are only para-professionals. we deal with minor things like roommate conflicts, academic concerns etc. for anything serious, such as drug addictions, depression, eating disorders, we are directed to refer the person to an actual professional.
basically RAs are not really supposed to give advice. why? because we aren't professionals and everyone's situations are very different. we don't know their entire background. we help guide the resident towards a resolution that they have come up with on their own, or with the help of a professional.
i could go into more detail if you want, but thats basically the gist of what we do outside of programming and documentation.
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On March 11 2010 12:57 AzureEye wrote:Show nested quote +On March 07 2010 10:05 PH wrote:
You sound like an asshole to me, OP. Be a bit nicer. The more you try to tell them, the more in denial and rage they give you.
I hear Terran is OP or something.
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FUCK I AM TRYING TO WRITE AN ESSAY AND HE HAS BEEN SNORING FOR THE PAST TWO HOURS
god fucking damnit
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On March 11 2010 19:28 Amnesia wrote:
FUCK I AM TRYING TO WRITE AN ESSAY AND HE HAS BEEN SNORING FOR THE PAST TWO HOURS
god fucking damnit
Ear phones + music -> problem solved?
I don't understand why people rage at people snoring, it's not like they can help it.
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On March 10 2010 07:27 ghostWriter wrote:
Holy crap my roommate plays games 24/7 almost literally now. It's the week after spring break and he stopped going to class and plays games for roughly 20 hour intervals, taking short breaks for sleeping between the hours of noon and 5pm. He eats during games. Should I tell my RA? I think this guy has a serious gaming addiction.
The game better be Starcraft or Starcraft 2..
otherwise tell the RA
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On March 11 2010 19:48 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:Show nested quote +On March 11 2010 19:28 Amnesia wrote:
FUCK I AM TRYING TO WRITE AN ESSAY AND HE HAS BEEN SNORING FOR THE PAST TWO HOURS
god fucking damnit Ear phones + music -> problem solved? I don't understand why people rage at people snoring, it's not like they can help it.
yea ive been doing it now lol
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