Ranty Arrow is ranty...There are some things in life which just tick me off, be they people, weather, radio stations or movies, they just managed to rub me the wrong way. Now there's not really much I can do about most of these things, I just have to learn to deal with it and move on. (In the case of people though, I do wish that I could get the people in question to deal with their failings instead, but unfortunately that's not how things work *le sigh*)However this morning I am in somewhat of an uncharitable mood... Let me tell you why... Seeing as how I'm at home a lot, what with not having a full time job and only returning to school this week, I find myself doing a lot of housework. Dishes are my most hated chore. If I NEVER had to do dishes again it would be too soon, but I know that they have to be done, so I do them. However, some of the people I'm currently living with ALSO seem to hate doing dishes, and will quite frequently leave them unwashed on the sink for days. I can deal with a coffee mug or a small plate and butter knife, but leaving all dinner dishes there unwashed is annoying and downright unhygienic. And nine times out of ten, I need one or more of the items to cook the next night, so I end up washing them. I have tried leaving these dishes and only doing mine and Mikel's stuff, but that doesn't seem to work. So inevitably, I end up doing ALL of the dishes, not just the ones that we have made or the items that I need, just because I can't stand leaving dirty dishes in the sink for so long. This said, due to the share-housing nature of things, I quite frequently cook and not wash my dishes straight away. Normally I rinse them and leave them in the sink whilst the rest of the housemates do their cooking so I'm not getting in their way, but I will either do them later that evening once the kitchen is empty again, or the next morning once everyone has gone to work. Things have improved slightly since the new girlfriend of this particular housemate moved in, but not to the level that I think necessary. Now this wouldn't annoy me quite so much if on the occasions that I do leave a few items in the sink (in the case of last night, 2 plates, a pair of knives and forks, and a frying pan, so not a huge amount), in recognition of the fact that I do wash their dishes A LOT OF THE TIME, they would do the same and wash the few items that I haven't washed yet... But this almost never happens. The only time I have seen it happen has been when the gf is doing the dishes and I come out and help by drying them and putting them away... Hell, I can deal with them just doing the plates and cutlery and leaving the frying pan, but no. The moral of the story? We need a dishwasher... Also, I'm totally bummed right now because the dress I bought for Halloween broke last night. I tried it on last week to make sure that I could move around and do stuff in it properly, without breaking something or restricting my movements... this involved me jumping around, doing squats, and generally looking like a loony in my corseted dress just to ensure it would work properly. Last night I decided to try on the ENTIRE outfit, including grey wings and big black boots (I was going for a whole "Angel of Darkness" thing) and the damn zipper split in my dress. I have never felt more fat, ugly and disappointed in my life than in that very moment. What makes it worse is that I am completely and utterly skint (I have $17 to my name and I still have to buy my knife kit and uniform for school next week ($295), I don't know how I'm going to manage that) so I can't even go out to thrift stores and come up with a costume by tonight. I am soooooo pissed off right now!  |
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