September 23, 1999
Straw + Camel's Back
Yes, it's true. Here's me, playing around with design again. Drop me a note to let me know what you think of this one. I was bored and irritated this afternoon and decided to play. I wasn't irritated until Hollingsworth got in touch with me again. And then irritation slowly turned into outright rage. So... if you're not @set=RANT_OK (for you MUSH coders out there), you might want to skip this entry. Also, if you're Sheri or my mom, you might want to think about it as well. I'd hate to see either of you arrested for murder. ;)
And just because I feel like being even more of a shit, you're getting another ICQ conversation in full:
H: Been doing the math, and I don't qualify for the apartment on my own, so Wednesday will have to be on the lease with me. But, if we get denied or [our apartment complex] won't let me be on two leases at once, she's going to have to stay with me until you and I can buy out the lease or she and I can find a place that says OK. She's got to be out of her place by 10-1.At this point, Lisa gets so astoundingly pissed off and shocked that she spends several moments staring at the computer screen and cussing. And ranting at co-workers. At some point along here, I called Brand to fill him in on the drama. I quite honestly was so angry I couldn't think of what to say.
Me: "She's going to have to stay with me"? I'm sorry. That's unacceptable to me, considering that staying with you means staying with me.
H: Sorry. It can't be helped. I'm already looking into other places. [Apartment complex] says they'll have something available 11-1. That's pretty far away, so I'm also gonna ask this place called [name]. I'm trying.
Me: Yes, it can be helped. My name is on our lease, Hollingsworth. She is not welcome to move in. For any length of time.
Me: Furthermore, I just checked with [our apartment complex] myself. If they find someone over 18 living in an apartment who is not on the lease, they can and will evict us.
H: Certainly nothing wrong with having a guest, right?
Me: A guest does not stay for a month with all her stuff.
Me: You're not listening to me. Wednesday moving in with us is not an option. You have to find something else.
H: You're not listening to ME. There's no debate here. Feel free to argue all you want, but it won't change anything.
Me: You want to get us evicted? You can check with [the complex] yourself. I spoke to Pam.
H: They can't evict us for her staying for a few days. They'd have to evict every family member tha tever came to stay with their brother/sister/parents.
Me: Someone isn't a guest if half the household doesn't want them there.
So here's me, studying housing laws to see how to keep this girl out of my apartment. If she shows up with her things at my house, I will call the cops. God knows I don't want this to be ugly. I really don't want this to be ugly. But I spend too much time giving in on crap and being 'nice' (check the link to Pamie above -- that's how I am too). I feel a little like Picard doing his rant in Star Trek: First Contact: "They invade our space, and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds, and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn HERE."
I hate conflict. I hate confrontation. I have I mentioned how much I hate both of those things? That's why I'm prone to give in. But not this time. I'm not going to be nice when 'being nice' means having a total stranger living in my house and having to deal with my ex-boyfriend having a new girlfriend right in front of my nose. I'm still dealing with him being my ex. No way in hell I'm putting myself through that, for a month, a week, hell, not even hours. I'm done. I'll deal with the queasy 'confrontation stomach'. I'll deal with being angry. I'll deal with whatever comes here.
"The line must be drawn HERE."
