Jake’s Life

Just picked up a Targus Chill Mat to help solve the overheating issue. It’s a bit smaller than the base of my laptop but seems to fit well.

The new roomie I blogged about yesterday got his UHaul stolen from the hotel he was staying at. It had all of his savings, ID documents, clothes, etc. in it. He left his brand new motorcycle in our garage and since he left the keys in it I think it’s safe to say that he may have left the doors unlocked. Still, it sucks, and he decided to move back home. This isn’t what has be dumbfounded though.

My other roommates don’t see the good in offering to let him stay here until he moves back. He is paying $85 a night to stay at that hotel for five nights and it would do a lot of good to let him save th emoney for the rest of the nights (about $240) and crash here. Of course the Boy (see previous post) doesn’t know what it’s like to have bad things happen to him (his mom pays for his rent, cell phone, food, etc.), and the Man (also see previous post) figures that since he’s had worse happen to him that he should not be given help. In fact, they both had a good laugh out of the whole thing when they found out, which all but enraged me.

Yeah, I laughed when Shelly got her car stolen. But that was a car (granted it had some clothes, uniforms, and work gear in it) and the rest of her life was intact. This guy’s life was in there and he was here to start school and make something of himself. I’ll venture to say that I know just about exactly what he’s going through. And it sucks.

PS: My Dash is still doing fine, if you wanted to know.