nothing really special to report!
It's been a pretty quiet few weeks around here. We just keep trudging along, trying to make sure all of our homework doesn't sneak up on us. This weekend was a little rough on me just because I didn't have much to do and it seemed like everyone else did. Jill's boyfriend was in town and so she spent the whole weekend with him. Paige and some of the other girls went to Paris. I wasn't really invited, but I wasn't really interested in going anyway. I've heard nothing but negative things from people who have gone in weeks past. When she got back, it seemed like it was the better decision that I stayed home because there was nothing but rain and grief for the weary travelers. I stayed in the apartment most of the weekend getting things done around here that I've been meaning to do for quite some time. Caught up on my laundry, gave the apartment a very necessary scrub-down including an extensive amount of attention to the kitchen (my socks no longer get dirty after wearing them only one day around the house), caught up on some reading that I've been putting off, aanddd....slept a lot.
The only interesting thing to report is that there has been a slight amount of roommate drama. On Sunday evening, there was a significant pile of dirty dishes near the sink. Since Pious and I were the only two home over the weekend, obviously one of us was the culprit. After said kitchen scrubbing, I was very careful to keep things in the kitchen clean all weekend. I also never go to bed without doing my dishes from that day. Clearly, Pious was the guilty one. We left them there a few more days hoping that she would eventually get to them. She didn't. When asked politely if she could do some of her dishes, she said she would do them when she got back because she was already late for class but that some of them weren't even hers. ??? I was slightly offended. I feel like I have done more than my share of the cleaning since I've been here, and she has the tendency to make nothing but a mess of things around here. I've even found dishes in the cabinets that were DEFINITELY not clean after she 'washed' them. Needless to say, I was on edge when she came home, but dug deep and tried to cheerfully suggest that she do her dishes. She once again took the defense and claimed that they weren't all hers and that she didn't know why we thought they were. I pointed out two specific cups that I could directly site the moment when she had used them. She claimed that she had cleaned those cups that same night, but as I clearly pointed out, they were still dirty and on the counter. I told her about my kitchen duty and she responded with a most condescending tone, "good for you." Oh heck no. I lost my patience and told her to just do the dishes. That, "I have done a few of your dishes, just do me a favor and do some of mine." Left the room and left it be. I have never been so infuriated by that kind of arrogance in a roommate before now. My hands were shaking so badly I could hardly type after I left the kitchen. I am not a confrontational person and will always own up to my responsibilities in a group situation. "I am responsible." It is definitely one of my pet peeves when people claim that others are blaming them for something that was their fault in the first place. She did the dishes and hasn't spoken to me since. She has complained before about feeling isolated and left out, and yet now spends even more time out of the apartment. I did my very best to be nice and friendly with her, but I'm done with it. I will not be blamed for her mess or her memory loss. I defended her when other people claimed that she was intolerable, but I won't anymore. I will be respectful and do my best to live civilly with her until we leave, but I doubt I will miss her when I'm gone.
Mid-terms are next week, so I will definitely be spending the whole weekend studying. Although the classes here are easier on a day-to-day basis, it's difficult for me to prepare for a test where I don't know what I'm expected to know. There are hundreds of pages to be re-read, timelines to put together and outlines to develop.
Melanie away!
The only interesting thing to report is that there has been a slight amount of roommate drama. On Sunday evening, there was a significant pile of dirty dishes near the sink. Since Pious and I were the only two home over the weekend, obviously one of us was the culprit. After said kitchen scrubbing, I was very careful to keep things in the kitchen clean all weekend. I also never go to bed without doing my dishes from that day. Clearly, Pious was the guilty one. We left them there a few more days hoping that she would eventually get to them. She didn't. When asked politely if she could do some of her dishes, she said she would do them when she got back because she was already late for class but that some of them weren't even hers. ??? I was slightly offended. I feel like I have done more than my share of the cleaning since I've been here, and she has the tendency to make nothing but a mess of things around here. I've even found dishes in the cabinets that were DEFINITELY not clean after she 'washed' them. Needless to say, I was on edge when she came home, but dug deep and tried to cheerfully suggest that she do her dishes. She once again took the defense and claimed that they weren't all hers and that she didn't know why we thought they were. I pointed out two specific cups that I could directly site the moment when she had used them. She claimed that she had cleaned those cups that same night, but as I clearly pointed out, they were still dirty and on the counter. I told her about my kitchen duty and she responded with a most condescending tone, "good for you." Oh heck no. I lost my patience and told her to just do the dishes. That, "I have done a few of your dishes, just do me a favor and do some of mine." Left the room and left it be. I have never been so infuriated by that kind of arrogance in a roommate before now. My hands were shaking so badly I could hardly type after I left the kitchen. I am not a confrontational person and will always own up to my responsibilities in a group situation. "I am responsible." It is definitely one of my pet peeves when people claim that others are blaming them for something that was their fault in the first place. She did the dishes and hasn't spoken to me since. She has complained before about feeling isolated and left out, and yet now spends even more time out of the apartment. I did my very best to be nice and friendly with her, but I'm done with it. I will not be blamed for her mess or her memory loss. I defended her when other people claimed that she was intolerable, but I won't anymore. I will be respectful and do my best to live civilly with her until we leave, but I doubt I will miss her when I'm gone.
Mid-terms are next week, so I will definitely be spending the whole weekend studying. Although the classes here are easier on a day-to-day basis, it's difficult for me to prepare for a test where I don't know what I'm expected to know. There are hundreds of pages to be re-read, timelines to put together and outlines to develop.
Melanie away!