World's Worst Tenants

When people hear about my internship for the last few months and that Melissa isn't living with me during the week, they almost always ask the same question: What's it like living with single guys again?
Disgusting.
Was my apartment as gross as this? Were me and past roommates as lame as current roommates?

I thought about posting pictures to let others see how gross some of the conditions are - but I figure there's no reason to make others sick (kind of me, eh?) Now I've done some pretty weird things in the past as well, but usually there was a dare or cash involved.
Most recent things that have amazed me:

Going to bed after cleaning the kitchen, and waking up to a filthy kitchen with dried Ramen everywhere. What'd they do, have a Ramen Noodle party?
Pop everywhere (that's right, I said pop... not soda). Are they experimenting by replacing their blood with Mtn Dew? One of them told me that he goes through 2-3 12-packs within a half week or so.
Seen them leave pizza in a box for days, before they reheat it for dinner...again.
Just tonight I saw hot pocket wrappers in the trash next to the toilet. Who eats hot pockets in the bathroom... And there were 2 wrappers. So I can only assume they were kicking back on the porcelain while eating. New meaning for "food to go."

Melissa just recommended a show to me called "World's Worst Tenants." It's about a team of eviction specialists that do the management's dirty work for difficult tenants. The lead character is an overcompensating, muscly, ex-marine with a temper and a lifted SUV. I've thought about what would happen if he came in contact with my roommates... But he'd probably end up breaking them within a few minutes as my gamer roommates have no subcutaneous fat on them. He could probably break me as well, but I like to think that my fluff helps pad me from being injured as quickly.

Well thankfully I have only a month left! Woohoo!

Comments

Fartlek

Have you ever tried running (more like slow jogging) with a double stroller? My suggestion is to avoid it...unless you're into pain and frustration. I'm a morning workout person. And I'm not talking about waking up before my kids at 6am and getting in a workout--I'm not crazy. I'm into doing my workout when it's convenient and I don't have to sacrifice too much. For example I don't like to exercise when I: Have to wake up earlier than normal. Stay up later than normal. Be too cold/hot for a long period of time. Or listen to a kid cry/whine the whole time. Right now I've chosen to walk/jog in the morning after breakfast and before Mckenzie's nap. That way the morning goes by quickly and I get a workout in. Justin and I signed up for a race here in Meridian and that's my workout motivation...hence the jogging with a stroller. I'm pretty sure the double stroller ways at least 75lbs with the kids in it. 20lbs for Kenz

Pain in the Neck Child

I have one child that's a pain in the neck because she has a pain in her neck! Did you follow that? Actually Mckenzie is adorable and an excellent baby, but the poor kid has torticollis. Here's what google says about torticollis, a condition in which the head becomes persistently turned to one side, often associated with painful muscle spasms. Mckenzie only wants to look forward and to the right. This has caused the right side of her head to become flat. Last Thursday I took her to the physical therapist that specializes in this problem and received lots of good stretches that I need to do with Mckenzie 2-3 times a day. She also wants Mckenzie to have tummy time about 5 times a day for 5 minutes each time. The only time I can do these stretches successfully with Mckenzie is when she is falling asleep for a nap. And it takes about 10-15 minutes to complete the stretches each time. We're hopeful that within the next 6 weeks we'll see some improvement. The PT

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Well I've done it again - bought another Jeep. But this time it was Melissa pushing me to do it! (what a good wife!) It's a 99 Grand Cherokee Limited (we previously had a Laredo by the same year.) The people were originally asking $4200 but we Hamiltoned them down to $2800 thanks to Melissa. I was talking & negotiating with the husband. And then the wife comes out appalled that the husband was coming down so much in price. And she snapped and said she was firm on $3000. So Melissa stepped up and said "I wouldn't give more than $2800." The tension was high as the 2 women shot dagger-eyes at each other. Neither one backing down. Finally the husband agreed. And we drove it home. Then 2 days later I decided to list our Cherokee for sale around midnight, by noon the next day (today) I had it sold. It's been a busy day. So in 2012 alone, I've now owned 4 different vehicles. Melissa is the hospital today. She is just starting her preceptorship in labo

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