Back into the Fire · 1:06am Apr 9th, 2014
Yet another personal blog.
So some of you will remember that I moved into a room-for-rent at a local house near my two jobs.
So far, my stay here has been an utter train wreck.
So, the owners of the house are ridiculously anal about power. I can't leave lights on when I leave a room, which is fair. I also cannot leave on my computer if I, say, go to the bathroom or go to cook me up a quick meal. I'm expected to turn off everything electronic when I leave the room. I'm not allowed to use the overhead main room light because it draws "too much power" even though it has the high efficiency light bulbs (something they neglected to mention until they were griping with me later because of my light usage). They want me to use a small lamp that would clutter my desk unnecessarily and does a poor job of illuminating the area.
One of the tenants is about as anti-Texan as you can get, to the point of being extremely insulting. He also is prone to complaining all day long about everything, to the tenants in the house and to people on phones. He drives me absolutely crazy. Also, now evidently I can't use my computer to a late hour because he can evidently hear my chair, which squeaks occasionally, through the wall.
This combines with the fact that my new job, Babies 'R' Us, has been cutting my hours like crazy lately due to factors out of my control. Between two jobs I've been having trouble scraping together 35 hours a week, which is ridiculous, so I'm going to be applying to other jobs soon. At least Michaels is giving me more hours than usual this week.
I also recently got a traffic ticket that I can't afford, and I was sick last weekend to a degree that I could not work, thusforth losing out on around $100 that I absolutely needed.
I'm fearing for my sanity at this point, and my health. Here's hoping I can scrape something together and get out of this house, but with the current money situation it's looking like I may be stuck here, even though I may soon be unable to afford the place.
As always, chin up. I have found that a positive outlook even in the middle of negative circumstances works wonders. It may not fix your current problems, but it will help keep your stress levels down. Think about what you are thankful for, the good things in life.
Keeping you in my prayers. Love ya!
Yeah, based on that, I'd want to start bashing skulls in. Turning the comp off if you leave the room? Bull fucking shit. Hope you can get out of there in one piece.
1993467 Well after some more bullcrap they just gave me a warning that could lead to an eviction if they find another problem with me. I'm scrambling to find something but I'm in a tight squeeze between the job hour cuts and this deal. I'm looking at a cheaper place but am unsure if I can afford the deposit and what not and am doubtful that I will get the deposit from this present place back so meh.
Damn, bud. Once again we're both in dire straits (I lost my job last Tuesday).
Hope things turn out better for the both of us. If you could somehow make your way up here, I would share a room with you for $75 a week, with an upfront cost of only one bunk bed.
For what they're charging you to stay there, they should have nothing to say about power usage. That's absolutely ridiculous. And the traffic ticket! Christ. Once again, we see law enforcement as the icing on the cake.
I don't know what to say. I wish I lived closer... If by some strange twist of fate you end up in the northeast... some kind of rooming arrangement could possibly be worked out for at least a short while...