Hung up on a Mexican shooting range
Comments(0) People say I’m a dork for considering Hung Up by Madonna a good song to run code to. So what does that make this guy?
I love this video. Oldie but goodie…
Okay, time to vent. After getting my second paper done yesterday two of my roommates came home drunk (the drunk 19 year old was the one driving BTW) and after hearing that I had a headache thought it would be funny to scream an inch away from my ear. Did I mention these guys were straight? I guess I didn’t have to based on their behavior, but yes, they are. When Jake decided he didn’t want to play he gathered his stuff and went to his room only to get yelled at for not doing his dishes (a plate, bowl, and a fork). All of a sudden the person who works full time and takes full time coursework is the lazy one. I guess I should skip out on college and go to vocational school.
Of course most of the conversation with the [early to mid-30's] Alpha male roommate was done with his puffed out chest, arms down at his side, typical aggressive stance. [NOTE: If I had encountered this person at work they would be given the choice of (a) hospital or (b) jail (Since he had no weapons, (c) morgue was out of the question).] For a second I thought he was going to piss in the corner and mark the house as his own–It was like watching Animal Planet. Thank god he didn’t. But he did ramble on about things that weren’t even being talked about, like my protein shake mix in the cupboard and Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper in the fridge. I started the dishes hoping that would shut them up but it didn’t, it just gave him an opportunity to go off even more. One thing I don’t understand, and maybe it’s a gay thing (or a rational thing?), but why does there have to be so much physical confrontation? And why, when one knows they behave like this when they drink, would they fall off the wagon and do it some more?
The 19 year old boy is another story. He had been drinking, but he wasn’t drunk. His eyes, his voice, his movements, all showed that he was actually in control but used this situation to make things worse and “be one of the guys.” He was laughing at me–and anyone who knows me knows that this is not good to do–and I let him know that he should watch it. But of course he didn’t and just kept going. He suffers from the typical symptoms of a 19 year old trying to fit in, even though he is usually a pretty nice guy. Get him in a macho situation where his own masculinity feels threatened and his tailfeathers expand, showing off his colors, and he attempts to show that he is indeed a man. Too bad he’s only just a boy (Ex: When he was dating a 16 year old girl “just for sex” even though they never got anywhere, he would put I Want To Fuck You by Akon on repeat when she was over when they made out. LOL, isn’t that ridiculous?). Last night he chose to make this our level of interaction from here on out, so if that’s what he wants that’s what he gets.
Now here’s some food for thought. I work full time at night, I have a heavy courseload through school, I buy groceries every week (which seem to disappear, along with my bath towels–odd!), I stay quiet all night on my nights off to not wake them up because I know they go to school in the mornings, I am the one that buys firewood so they can enjoy it while I’m at work, go through two 12 packs of soda in a few days, and eat all of my cereal. This sounds pretty inconsiderate, eh? The Alpha male said that I shouldn’t think I can just leave things laying around and not do dishes (which outside of my room, not much of my stuff lays around) just because I work and go to school because he does more around here than I do. Let’s examine this:
- My television is in the living room (which is the main focal point for hours and hours on end).
- Even though one of our roommates doesn’t pay rent and covers all of the utilities, I have still helped pay for this.
- My router allows the little boy to share (free) internet access.
- My couches are in the living room (and for some reason my couch pillows are now twisted and uneven and nasty looking from people sleeping on the couches almost every day).
- My food and drinks are in the kitchen and are freely consumed by anyone (which by the time my next days off roll around are all but gone, forcing me to go shopping again).
I am obviously not contributing enough to this household, and should strive to do more in the future?
(((flash forward to morning)))
Alpha woke up and the first thing he did was apologize. Truthfully, I was expecting him to not even remember anything that happened. I knew he would apologize if he did, because underneath all of the testosterone, peacock feathers, and wild pack dog behavior he’s actually a pretty good guy who has his own set of issues just like everyone else. Boy (this is the 19 year old’s new name), on the other hand, has not and probably doesn’t think he should. Although if he does, I’m willing to put money on him saying, “Oh dude, I’m sorry, I was just so fuckin’ drunk!” He probably forgets what kind of people I deal with all night and that I can tell when people are drunk or not. We’ll see.
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