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Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Seth is wonderful! He brought my bag to my house so that it was there waiting for me when I got home!!! Everything is there except $1. I had a credit card cutting fest to get rid of all the old cards that were canceled. There was a note inside with a lady's name and an asu phone number on it and not in my handwriting. So today I called the number and the lady recognized me right away. She said she found my bag in the loading dock of the bookstore parking lot (which means it wasn't taken from work but somehow fell off my shoulder when I got in my mom's car because that is where she picked me up) and she works doing payroll for my department and recognized my name right away. The next day (Thursday) she brought the bag to the front desk of Computing Commons but the guy she talked to was brand new and didn't know me. What are the odds that she picked a CA who didn't know who I was? What are the odds that she did know me? So since he was new, he didn't follow ANY of our proper procedures for valueable items. First off, he should've looked in the bag for a wallet. If there is money in the wallet (which there was) it goes in the safe. Aside from that, even if he was new, if he'd looked in there, he would've saw a nametag that looks like HIS nametag. Also, he did not tell a staff member, who could've contacted me, nor did he try to look me up when Dawn said my name and that I worked there...I'm right on the schedule for goodness sakes! So, a million cheers to Dawn Bowen at ASU and a bunch of boos to the new guy who could've saved me a bunch of time and money. I will find out who he is and give him a stern talking to...I'm allowed cause I'm a supervisor :)

In other news, Mike is super for no particular reason. Nip/Tuck's season finale is next Tuesday :( and I called the policeman who helped me with my bag and reporting it, etc and told him and thanked him...so...case closed. And there was much rejoicing in the GWC.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2004

The best spam subject line I've seen in a while:
"Michelle money by tomorrow"
This made me think of a brand new form of currency which I have created here.

So, for the people that don't know, I have this sorta obsession with reading the bullshit, stereotyping dating articles on msn.com. Don't worry, I'm not trying to find out the 101 ways to make my man...well, you know. Its more of a "omfg, there are people actually following this bullshit as a guide on how to understand the sex of their romantic interest!!??!?!?" Basically, I've found several common grounds in these articles for the heterosexual (I don't really read the homosexual ones because it just doesn't apply to me - sorry). They teach men that all women want is a breadwinner and someone good in the sack and that the way to do it is to be an asshole because that's what we expect anyway. They teach women to be neurotic freaks because that's what men are used to. Additionally, I'd like to say that these articles are very anti-femanist, so if you are one, you will be offended. Or if you are a woman with ideas of a career and an equally giving relationship you will be offended. Or if you aren't a neurotic freak you'll be offended. So today I was reading them - I get the links from the sidebars of my hotmail account - and one of the Ph. D Psychologists had her website listed...of course I clicked. If you are wondering what the poo I'm talking about when I ramble about the retardedness of these neurotic fear-playing articles just look around this lady's website and read these "helpful" hints: http://www.drdebbiemagids.com/index.html.

On to the unhappy things in life right now. What is even worse than not having enough gaming hours in the week is having to go thru the painstaking process of recovering everything you had in the bag that was stolen last Wednesday. The unhappiness keeps piling up. I couldn't even go work out last Wednesday night because I no longer had a student ID and couldn't afford to go get a new one ($25). My new licence and 2 credit cards came in the mail yesterday so at least I'm not toting my passport all over. Still waiting for 1 of my debit cards, though I don't know why I'm ansy, not like I have more than $7 in the account anyway. The pain in the ass thing though is finding a bag and wallet that are just as awesome and have everything I need as I had before. Also, my cell phone and usb drive is gone. It was $91 to replace the phone I had only gotten a few weeks ago + I had to extend my service contract another year. There was only 5 or so hours of work that I was taking home to back up from the usb drive...that made me even more sad. I did take my keys and sunglasses out just before it was taken though, so I still have those. But the theif got away with 3 of my inhalers worth $135! WTF!! I need those, you can't even sell them because they are used!! WTF!! Not only do I have a hard time understanding the mindset of someone who would just up and take someone else's bag AND get to sleep at night, but there is something seriously wrong with a person when they take the bag, find only (maybe) $3 and an unemployment check and DO NOT return at least the rest of the contents that have no monetary value like my bag and calander. The world breeds some major assholes and its not fair to the rest of us. At least Chris2 got his revenge...the day after my bag got stolen, he had his wallet pickpocketed. Click here to read the heroic tale of what he did when he found out. While looking for a new bag that is worthy of me (as in, dirt cheap & convenient - fuck all those designer bags that start at $125!), I searched Target's website with the words "mini backpack" and it came up with "GI Joe - The Original MiniSeries DVD." It's a sign, I feel it in my bones.

One good thing though, on Saturday night, Mike and I made soup. This may not sound awesome so let me embellish. It took the both of us a bunch of money and over an hour of working together when decided to make the Olive Garden version of Zuppa Tuscana. We added 4 times the meat... and let me say, cooking onions and bacon together is INGENIOUS! This was, by far, the best soup ever! Even though it was only similar to the Olive Garden's version, I think it whooped its ass.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Chris2 says he is jealous that my resume has the word "baking" in it.

I applied to a genetic non-profit research company today, that is my major accomplishment at work for the day. Also, I called the Southwest Autism Research Center to talk to them about a job. The person I need to talk to isn't in today so hopefully she'll call me back tomorrow. I didn't realize that she is the executive director and is friends with my mom...hopefully nepotism will work to my advantage for once.

Hmm, so I spent much time over the weekend painting the door and frame to Nick's room. Painting was Saturday, then on Sunday I removed the painter's tape on the fixtures and cleaned them up and spent another hour and a half putting spackle in the cracks between the wood on the door frame where the paint didn't cover. Gonna paint over the spackle on Thursday and then my painting project will be complete! Mwahahaha! Oh, and I discovered some white paint on my bathroom faucet this morning...gotta clean that. Even though you'll never notice all the work I put into this project, you will notice that it looks nice and not like an unfinished ghetto door from home depot. Been meaning to do this since last December so I feel accomplished. I have other projects in my head...but not enough funds ATM.

AC is busted again, been so since Friday night. They are coming tomorrow hopefully. Ima bitch at them to give me a new inside unit because this bullshit AC problem has got to stop. At least the death heat is abating.

Also, I've noticed on the weekly emails I get on this site's statistics, that whenever I post, there is about 3 times as many hits on the same day. I want to know how you people know I've posted!! Get outta my mind you aliens! Or do you have some sorta "Michelle posted" listserv?

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Friday, September 17, 2004

Q. Why did Nick get sent home from work yesterday morning?
A. Because he threw up on a customer.

I choked on the class of milk I was drinking when he told me. He works as a salesman at a fancy motorcycle and atv store. Apparently Nick was the lucky one picked by the man who lives in the wilderness, hunts and kills his own food and lives off the land to help him. So after a week of not bathing after skinning carcasses and living in the woods, his ATV breaks down and he needs a new one. Guess he didn't feel the need to clean up before going into a business establishment. I wonder if he realizes he's stinky now?

Also amazing is this:

Marijuana is now legal in Alaska, and not just for medicinal purposes. It is now legal to have up to 4 ounces (and this is quite a lot) in your house. They are now trying to get the initiative passed that would make laws for the state to legally cultivate, regulate, and tax pot. This will be the first of its kind in the entire world. Even Holland has certain penalties for pot. I don't know what they are but they are rarely enforced (according to what I read). I wonder if all the people who are against Marijuana solely on the basis that its illegal (as in, they are ok with Alcohol consumption, caffeine, sleeping pills, smoking cigarettes, etc) would treat it the same if it became legal in the state they lived in...possibly even try it.

Whether it even becomes legal or not, I think the government should waste less tax dollars trying to punish people for it and maybe use the money for something useful...like actually fullfilling the financial obligations set forth in the "Leave No Child Behind" Act. According to my co-worker, Mike D who is in school to become a math teacher, the Act made by the Bush Administration calls for extra funding if a certain porportion of children aren't passing those stupid standardized tests for two years. And if the kids still aren't doing well after the 2 years, the funding is cut. Of course this was passed, its a great idea and it would provide for better education...even the title makes people like it. But according to Mike, VERY few of the schools promised this money actually got it because even though we are getting further and further into national debt, Bush didn't allocate hardly any money for the program. Remember that in November...even though I know all you guys are smart enough not to vote for him anyways because you've watched the news occasionally in the last 4 years.

And, as long as I'm on a rant about Bush, read the following artical from the State Press last week, its awesome:

Alamoodi: Decision 2004-- The Bin Laden Vote
by Yaser Alamoodi

Every four years our presidential election reminds us how lucky we are to live in a true democracy. As the race heats up, we grow curious about other people's choices of who will steer our country for the next term. We sometimes take note of friends, family members, entertainers and athletes when they speak of their preference. Yet no person, if given the chance, could pique my curiosity more than Osama bin Laden.

Bin Laden would make an interesting case study in the field of voting patterns. Assuming that he was an American citizen, he would be faced with two primary choices. A fast review of his politics could help us speculate as to where his vote would end up.

His stance on women's rights is obvious. He is firmly against any notion of gender equality, (including any reproductive rights) since that's within the male sphere of dominance. Furthermore, any advocacy of feminist ideas should be crushed for fear it might undermine family values, or what's left of them.

Gay marriages should be opposed at all costs, bin Laden might say, since it's immoral, inhuman and threatens heterosexual marriage's peace and harmony. He would probably support another attempt at a constitutional ban. If it fails again, well, hopefully AIDS will take care of them.

Bin Laden always wants to be a tough guy, so military campaigns are foremost on his mind. He would go to war for unconfirmed threats just to prove a point or for nothing at all. Feeling the heat from his own people or his allies would not stop him. As far as he is concerned, he is on a divine mission and he will prevail. Human sacrifices from both sides just add to the glory of his mission.

Judging by the scholastic standards in Afghanistan, education is not really of great concern to bin Laden. A lot of it goes to waste and no military gains from it. If any problems arise, faith-based initiatives will take care of it. After all, everybody dies some day; in the hereafter only sacred knowledge will save you.

Nothing would piss off bin Laden more than separation of religion and politics. To him, secular politics is nothing but a big Jewish conspiracy to undermine his holy war against evildoers. On the road to heaven, there are passengers and there are drivers. Secularist should keep out of the car.

For a guy who built his own trans-national militia, gun ownership is a clear choice. Bin Laden is for any endeavor to ease the possession of guns, rockets and tanks, since the constitution does not specify what the word "arms" means. To him, guns don't kill people, they only kill people who threaten our manhood by taking our weapons away, and rightfully so.

As for the economy, bin Laden would invite us to take a look at him. The financial backer of terrorism would argue for free enterprise and less government intervention. Economic disparities to him would seem insignificant, normal, or even fair, 'cause poor people are lazy. Terms like the "haves" and the "have-nots" would remind him of communist propaganda. Even though it's no longer a threat, it's still a possibility.

If given the choice, bin Laden would definitely replace Al Jazeera with Fox News. He would divide up the world into "us" versus "them" camps, like he did in his caves. Idealist as always, he might consider a cultural war to save the world. Certainly, bin Laden would accuse his critics of giving "comfort to the enemy" or would just ignore them. Now, how do you think bin Laden would vote in November?
yaser.alamoodi@hotmail.com


So yeah, that's enough of that. Check out this pic of Super Sexy Mike
That was taken at the Ren Fest this year, that leather coat costs like $700 so we just took a picture instead.

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Monday, September 13, 2004

My sea monkeys have all died. :( They are suppose to live for 2 years according to the package and I did eveything the instructions said to. Now I am down to only 5 pets.

Coffe Plantation on Mill Ave. SUCKS ASS. Do not buy from there so maybe they'll close down. I had a meeting with people from the student organization I belong to: The Gamer's Society. Not only did only 1 other person show up (Tiffany, the Game Master and our fearless leader) but the service was unbelievably horrible. When I went to order, the guy who was taking my order was talking to this ditsy blonde in between taking my order. I am not customer service person of the month, but at least I don't make the customer take turns talking to me and a visiting friend. Then, since it wasn't listed on their food menu, I asked how much a plain bagel. He looked it up and told me $1.60. "For what? I did say a PLAIN BAGEL," I exclaimed. He said that it comes with all this extra crap. I said I just want a plain bagel, and he said I had to get the extra crap. So forget it, I'll live with just a hot chocolate. I order and pay and sit back down at the table that is barely 10 feet from the counter. For the next 10 minutes I wait and wait, and see them not doing much with that weirdo guy with bad customer service staring at me every once in a while. I finally go up there and ask where my hot chocolate was. They say, "Oh the abandoned one, we've been calling and calling and calling you." I point at my chair, "I've been sitting there the entire time and neither myself or the person I am with heard so oviously you need to do more than a whisper." Plus that stupid guy was staring at me. I know you are suppose to be nice to your food service providers, but these idiots were over the line. Plus, even after sitting by itself for 10 minutes, the hot chocolate still burned my mouth. Beh. So yeah, don't go there, hopefully together, we can put them out of business.

My dad finally reached an agreement with a leasing company downtown and its official, he's starting up a greek restaurant. So there will finally be GOOD gyros sandwiches in Arizona (they just can't seem to make them right here). Go to Oakland Gyros in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to eat authentic greek food. Well, at least until the restaurant is open downtown here. :)

The tenant revolt is down to civil talks but the battle is far from over. Peace negotiations still have to be set up and negotiated. Additionally, I'm still not comfortable going home. I spent nearly all the weekend at Mike's house to get away from the bullshit.

I heard that Tracy and James moved into their new house in the desert this past weekend. I cannot wait to see it! The pics posted on their website have made it look pretty neato. Go you guys! Owning has its pain in the asses, but its cheaper than renting. And no stupid office people telling me that I can't have cats or I have to pay extra for them. Speaking of which, I cannot wait to refinance, which is allowed on January 1st, 2006 - because of the prepayment penalty. Lower payments=happy. I also want a dog when I have more time to walk it. So many ideas floating in my head, not enough money to support them. I finally found a curtain rod long enough to fit my bedroom window (went to 5 different stores that only went to 84 inches) and I turned my ghetto pushpinned bedsheets on the window into some very pretty, snazy curtains that keep me fairly light-tight like I like it.

I am on the 2nd chapter of the Undead Campaign in Warcraft 3. I have also made significant progress on Peak 2 of SSX3. With my birthday monies from my dad, I bought DDR Max and the dance pad. Exercise while playing games and listening to techno/dance, doesn't get much better than this. More gaming coming soon.

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Thursday, September 09, 2004

Birthday was ok. We went bar hopping because Nick was turning 21 the same day I was turning 24. I have decided that the bar scene is not for me. It's expensive and loud and I just get way better blackmail material from the comfort of home. It was fun enough though, nice to hang out with friends. Wish Kirstin and Chris2 could've come but they aren't 21 just yet...well, at the rate Chris2 is going, he'll never be 21. But he is really fun when drunk...as he put it after Kirstin's housewarming party "they just had to say 'Chris2 boxers' and then BAM! I was pantless." We finally left the bars a little after 1am - YAY NEW BAR CLOSING TIME!!! About a mile and a half later, Nick stopped responding to us completely so Mike pulled the car over and Nick threw up all over the bike lane. (Sorry Chris2). We got home, hung out for a bit and then Mike was leaving so I walked him out and found Nick sleeping upright in the patio chair with an unlit cigarette in his hand and a pile of vomit at and on his shoes. Walked Mike to the car and walked back, sat in the chair for some fresh air and heard god awful car sounds. A guy named Dennis was mysteriously in the parking lot at that time (around 2am) and helped him. After jumping the car didn't work, he took his battery out of his truck, touched it to the leads on Mike's car and it started immediately. In the meantime, I went back to check on Nick who at this time was now face first in the flower bed. After Mike got the car started, he helped Nick inside who eventually fell asleep hunched over the garbage can vomiting.

Birthday party day was Saturday which started out amazingly sucky. First, Mike forgot to turn the alarm on for me so I overslept. Then after going to the grocery store, I found out Nick mistakenly got the wrong cake for that night. So I had to go back. It took so long to bake the cake and clean the house (though it was pretty tidy, I was just severly behind) that I had no time for laser tag which made me very sad. People showed up promptly after 8pm when I said it started at 7 so that means, me estimates were correct. It was more a gaming party than a drinking party which was dissappointing. Furthmore, because of cords everywhere, I spilled my only drink and was too inebriated to go to the store for more mixers. There was also much hostility between the dating couples there. Tiffany was angry at her Chris, Seth was mega angry with Kirstin, and me and Mike had quite the squabble which wasn't at all happy especially at my birthday party. Meh, the rest of the weekend was great minus the rant I will write coming up soon. I played a lot (8+ hours) of Warcraft 3 campaign over 2 days, its the first time I've done it. The story is neato, and it is a very fun game.

"Angry Miguel" Rant:
Monday night I come home from Warcraft3 at Mike's and I was putting my leftovers in the fridge when I noticed the post it with the utilities that everyone owes me (because the bills are in my name). The money for the yard work was crossed off with new totals written in at the bottom. Let me mention now that the amount for the yard work was a whopping $6 which is actually less than a 3rd of what I paid the guy. This makes me angry that they protest reimbursing me for the money I paid the yard guy after we had agreed on it. Whatever, so I write on the white board on the fridge that if they don't want to pay the bill, fine, they have to do the work and as long as we are talking about money, they are not allowed to pay me late anymore. Because 7 out of ten times between them, its always at the very least, a few days late. Lets not forget in late July when Miguel paid his credit card off instead of the rent and never bothered to discuss it with me until I asked almost a week later. At least Nick has always been very good about communicating when he will pay bills. In both their leases it says I can impose late fees - which I haven't done yet - UNLESS we talk about it and come up with a compromise that works for us...just so that I know I can depend on the money at a certain date. So anyways, I went up to my room, closed the door, and called Mike to discuss if I was being fair or not. He agreed that I was being completely reasonable and that's when I heard banging on the door. When I got off the phone and finally went out there, Nick was sitting at the bottom of his steps behind where Miguel was standing so I could barely see him. Miguel immediately starts yelling (and oh do I mean yelling) about why didn't I confront him about this instead of writing a note on the fridge. In a calm voice (although shaky because he was being scary), I asked him why he didn't confront me about the yard bill. That note has been on the fridge for several days and he didn't mention anything when he saw the yard looking awesome when it was cleaned up. Of course he shrugged it off saying that it wasn't the same thing but it seems pretty hypocritical to me. Then after that he goes off saying that I make a profit off him and Nick and that I'm taking advantage of them. "How is it possible that I make a profit when I also pay?" I rebuted. He came up with excuses that made it sound like I was raping them financially but he had no answer and shut up when I asked what this has to do with the yard? He seems to think the mortgage is the only monthly bill for the house and that his and Nick's rent more than covers it. Not only is that not true, but its none of his business. I've showed them where all my bills are and where they are stored once paid, its not my problem if they didn't look up the expenses earlier. Miguel also conveniently forgot that I just lowered his rent, bought him a ceiling fan, and even a birthday present whereas he didn't for me. While its not a big deal to me, if he wants to get nit-picky, I can play too. He also pointed at his room and yelled, "I can tear that up and go somewhere else." If he is refering to his copy of the lease, I think the rage has eaten his mind because tearing up his lease doesn't get him out of it. So while I was being threatened, I didn't take it to heart at all and just chalked it up to his being insanely violent at the moment. Anyhoot, after a lot of yelling, we agreed that if he didn't want to reimburse me, then its his turn to clean the yard next, and Nick after that. Apparently this wasn't the end of Miguel's rampage. He started in on how I always nag him to do chores and he's sick of it and does them timely. (This was much yelling that I paraphrased). Its true, he is very tidy and that's great so I think he's refering to the time I wrote on the fridge to please take the stuff that was sitting there for over a month up to their rooms. I would've done it myself, but I didn't know which stuff belonged to which roommate. And then there was Friday night when I asking whoever it was suppse to do the dished to do them before the birthday party Saturday night because we always clean the house before people come over....for lack of a better word...duh. Not like he did it anyway, I ended up doing them, so what the hell is he complaining about? Not only do I feel uncomfortable when I'm home, but I'm actually scared to go home now. Mike has been very supportive surrounding this crap though, he is very helpful and comforting.

Tenants Revolt - Day 2:
So after a lot of procrastinating, I finally went home a little after 11. It's been a crappy day. I can't get this bullshit drama out of my head and am having trouble concentrating on just about everything else. Work with Chris2 took my mind off it as we bitched about the usual stuff all day. Chris2 would like to remind everybody that he is awesome. I made it to my room without having to talk to anyone and started writing out some checks for a few of my non-house bills. Maybe 20 minutes later I see Miguel's light go off and door go shut (sleeping) and Nick knocks on my door. I said "if you are planning on telling me what a horrible person I am I'm really not in the mood to talk." He said that he was only there yesterday because Miguel asked him to be there and that I shouldn't associate him with anything that Miguel said. That put me a little less on the defensive side but still very uncomfortable. So we chit chatted a bit and he mentioned how his doctor visit went that day. His shoulder will eventually heal fine and he won't need surgery on it BUT that he needs a ligament replaced in his knee that he's been draining at least once a day since the motorcycle accident. (Oh and before you say, "he deserved it, he rides a motorcycle" I'll just let you know that the car was speeding and tried to mow him down and he took a fall to not get run over and then they took off without helping.) Eventually the "there's this one thing" came up. Nick started in on how the leases that everybody signed aren't valid and that he doesn't have to pay me the money his owes me from the month he was unemployed. I will explain the logic behind this. Nick says that leases are not valid unless they were notorized when they are signed. I said that that didn't make sense because my previous leases with apartments were not notorized. He said that all those people have their realtor liscense or something similar which lets them be official notaries. I highly doubt that so I said, we would talk more about this when I have time to look it up. He said fine but that he was faxing a copy of the lease to his dad in CA the next day and he would see if its valid or not. I said whatever, there isn't much to say until we can look this up. Now what brought up this string of attacking me as a landlord is this: he says that before he signed the lease I said to him, "we split all the household bills between the 3 of us" and took that to mean every single bill. He also says Miguel heard me say this too, even though this was in early May. If I did say this, it meant utilities or the word utilities was somewhere in this sentence. I suppose what I said could be interpreted in several ways but here is my logic....I am the owner, therefore I have HOA fees and a mortgage, they are tenants therefore they have rent. The mortgage is solely my bill as well as the HOA fees and the rent paid to me goes toward that bill, but I am free to use it for whatever purpose I choose by law. AND, as an owner, I can designate the rent amounts, the end. So his argument is that I mislead him into thinking that we split the mortgage and HOA evenly. Of course I didn't do that. Its no secret where I keep my bills and store paid bills and I encourage them to take a peek once in a while so that they don't think I'm dividing them wrong. Additionally, Miguel knew that he paid less than Nick, so I guess techinically we have all been deceiving him. I've always treated him as a friend and have never imposed the late fees that are mentioned in the lease. I believe this is his way of trying to get out of paying me for June's rent that I still do not have. So instead of being a friend, he goes on the "we can renegotiate if you want, but this lease isn't valid and I can leave and go somewhere else if you want." This is just an asshole way to approach a misunderstanding...as Mike said it. So eventually we ended our conversation by agreeing to talk the next day when we both had more information. Hard to get to sleep, hard to concentrate on anything.

Tenants Revolt - Day 3:
Not wanting to take any chances, I have taken all the original copies of leases and paperwork and put it in a safe place that is not in my house. This may seem a bit harsh, but then again, I'm afraid to go home so what does that tell you? Most of my day was spent in distraction of all the bs. I called a lawyer and inthe time I waited to hear back about the matter, Mike called his office people to ask if they were official notaries and they said no. Then the lawyer called back and said that of course notaries are not required just to have a contract or lease. That takes care of that. I spend most of the rest of the day practicing what to say to Nick so that its nice but fair. Again I took my time to go home, when I got there, Miguel wasn't home! Score! Nick's door was open but according to aim, he was asleep so I closed my door, turned off the lights, and assumed the talk was postponed. Good, I didn't want to do it anyway. I saw later from my window that he was outside smoking but by then I was about to hop into bed. I heard a bunch of banging around and it sounded like it was coming from Miguel's room. My first thoughts were that he believed Nick about the notary and was packing up to leave. I eventually went out there to see if I was right and the noise wasn't coming from his room, it was coming from the bathroom. I knocked and entered to find him scrubbing the tub. We had a 30 second civil conversation about why he was cleaning the tub at 11:30pm and I left. That was the first time I have talked to him since the yelling. In the morning before I left for work, I told him I got a movie from the library and he was welcome to watch it. Don't know why I said it, I think I just have a girly inclination to be nice to guys that are jerks to me. It must be inherent. I will talk to Nick tonight hopefully and get this bullshit over with. We'll see.

Wow this was a long post that took me 2 days to write.

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