brooking no nonsense, for real
my flatmate has an INSUFFERABLY irritating boyfriend. he steals our food and lies about it, uses all the hot water in the shower, cooks for himself and leaves a massive mess in the kitchen and doesn't clean up, and he leaves the shower mat on the floor after showering. which i HATE.

he doesn't contribute to our house in any way but leaves a pile of mess. AND HE DOESN'T EVEN LIVE HERE!!!!

no, thats right. he's 28 and while spending his entire life at my flat, officially lives with his mother, who calls up constantly looking for him, in fact so often that he will TAKE THE PHONE OFF THE HOOK WITHOUT EVEN ASKING PERMISSION TO DO SO.

the upside is, i am practicing being more assertive, and he is the perfect person to practice* on.

last night i went to town about him using all the hot water for his shower. there were dishes to be done, and there was no hot water, and its not like he's paying any of the power bill. he totally didn't apologise but tried every excuse in the book. i desperately wanted to yell at him "YOU ARE A FUCKING ARROGANT PRICK!!!!" but i didn't. go me! but i stuck to my guns, just reiterated that he didn't live here and it wasn't appropriate for him to do that. so no apology, but he wound up doing the dishes. voluntarily.

you know what they don't tell you about being assertive? the world won't end. and its actually FUN. i have been retelling my glorious moment to everyone! but its only the beginning. i have put up with trashkon tarring my flatting experience for almost a year. from now on, for every irritating thing he does, he is going to hear about it. from me. at such a volume and pace that he will either get his shit together or he won't wanna be anywhere near me ie IN MY HOUSE. :-)

*if i spelled practice wrong and it has annoyed you, get a life. this is my livejournal, beeyatch.