Then he starts antagonizing people and attempting to pick fights with just about everybody. At one point he threatned to kill myself and other roommate, DnD, as of now I completely forgot what premise of conversation was, but this type of thing happened pretty much every night for a month. Dealing with CrazyBones was like walking on landmines. With aid of Univeristy (who owned house) we encouraged CrazyBones to move. A few months later I hear he is charged for felony B & E. I don't hear anything about him for three months when he calls and tells me that he was going through rehab and some twelve step programs and is calling to ask my forgiveness. I give him my forgiveness and he tells me that he had been dealing crystal meth out of basement and he was doing tons of meth AND he, at time of all this, decided to quit taking medication for bipolar disorder.

BUT, this is only first part of story

After CrazyBones moved out, we still had a room to fill and since DnD was too much of a cheap ass to split $750 down middle he wanted to get another roommate. He suggests his brother, who turns out to be another completely worthless human being. What DnD failed to tell me about his brother at first (he waited until it became an issue two months later) was that his brother had been kicked out their parents, his girlfriend's, and and alcohol rehab center. DnD's brother major problem was that he was drunk and loud and would actually get so drunk he would stumble over his own feet. I put up with this until night when this dude somehow tipped entire refrigerator over. I can't even begin to explain what that kitchen looked like next day. And DnD also found his brother was hiding some small weapons by his bed. Needless to say we kicked him out as well.

The main morals of this story are

1.) If you plan to live by yourself....DO IT!!!!

2.) If someone seems a little crazy chances are they are a lot crazy

dan the roommate man

Technical: You can't change a light bulb, don't know a carburetor from a radiator, etc.

Material: No furniture, cooking utensils, TV or stereo.

What Are Your Needs?

What do you want out of a roommate relationship, and what must you have? For example, must you have your own room? Do you fall apart if you don't sleep between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.? This list is vital, so take your time.

Now Evaluate.

Take a good look at your lists and consider your priorities. What is there about you or your lifestyle that is absolutely crucial to you? If you have always been a slob/ smoker/ morning person, whatever, don't kid yourself into thinking you can change now. If you want to change, great! But don't decide to live with someone who is allergic to smoke just to see if it will make you quit. By same token, decide what things you might be willing to compromise on to suit your roommate's tastes. Giving these matters some thought ahead of time will make it a lot easier when you actually start interviewing prospective roommate

dan the roommate man