My roommate is not known for his attention to detail, and this includes keeping on top of expiration dates and removing rotting food from the fridge.  Knowing this, about once a week I spend some time going through the contents of our community refrigerator - removing hairy strawberries, watching cheese age before my eyes, and reluctantly scraping leftovers not even fit for starving, stray dogs.  I would tell him he should do this himself, but I honestly, I prefer to know that the job has been taken care of, and I can fall asleep at night knowing I do not have to worry about picking a rotten onion out of the drawer when I am making mashed potatoes. (more…)

September 25th, 2008 | Funny, Friends, Roommates | 1 comment

Staying positive is somewhat difficult when it always seems that people are unintentionally/intentionally doing things to throw wrenches in your path.  We made the decision to sell the GTI, a car Butterfinger has had since 0 miles, to give us a one-up on our impending move.  We thought we had made the decision to give Mounds a deal and sell him the car - saving him some cash, and saving ourselves the agony of dealing with potential buyers.  But alas, to fit into this week’s motif of dropping atomic bombs, Mounds just waltzed back here and told us he found another car that he is buying, tomorrow. (more…)

September 17th, 2008 | Freelance Writing, Karma, Friends, Startup Relationships | No comments