Thinking About “It All”

I’m having a hard time negotiating with my recent former roommate. I’m technically moving out of that apartment on August 25, but she wants me to move out sooner. I had told her that I’d pay all of August’s rent, but I won’t do so if I move out August 15 as she wants. The problem is that August’s rent is coming from my security deposit, so she actually owes me money for rent… as well as for some utilities that I paid for her because she was out of a job.

I’m quite happy now to be living somewhere with people I won’t be having these problems with anymore. I have a nice apartment with no cockroaches, and three nice roommates who are a hundred times more responsible than my recent former roommate and don’t smoke nearly as much pot… anymore.

Lesson learned: just don’t use the internet to find roommates. Yahoo turned out bad (see November 1 through January 1) as did even craigslist. My biggest annoyance is when she posted an ad on craigslist (that’s the ad, go read it) she asks for “no personal dramas” (her life was a personal drama) and that the shared areas be kept “neat and clean at all times” (her mess was everywhere in the house… bathroom kitchen… living room… she left her crap everywhere). She even raised the rent $50. I’m sorry for the sucker who—

The impression she gave me when I met her was completely different… well, I guess I’m just not always a good judge of character. I live, I learn. Have I mentioned I’m happier to be living in a place with a real lease, a real landlord, and [insert third item here because lists always have three items].