Close Quarters

Day 58-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Not much time to talk so I'll just give you the low down.


My roommate, Michelle Collins, and I have been fighting. She has some personal business going on and she's been angry at the world, but because I'm her roomy, I've been getting the full force of it. What sucks is that she's a leader and she can give referrals and she's also been here longer than me, so she could totally ruin my life if she wanted. I'm trying to avoid her but we're in such close quarters that I don't really have a choice.

In fact the other day I was coming back from hands-on in Auto Shop and I was covered in grease. I NEEDED a shower before I went down to Rec, but Michelle was in the shower. I told her I needed to take one and she says, "Obviously I'm taking one so I don't know what to tell you".  Well, I wasn't about to wait so I popped the lock, grabbed what I needed and went down the hall to use another girls' shower.

Later, Michelle brought it up at account behind when I was busy taking care of Rec. I just got in trouble for doing something similar that was not even as vicious. She made it sound like she was the total victim. She said that I had stormed in, slammed the door against the wall, slammed my drawers, and stormed out. She said she felt like her privacy had totally been invaded. I've seen this girl change for God sakes! I've spoken to her while she's been in the shower before! I didn't even know how to the pop the lock until she showed me how.

I'm seriously considering a room change. I can't be my best and work on my life when I'm trying to be how everyone else thinks I should be.


*Michelle is also angry because I tracked in dirt from the pumpkin patch. She told me she almost had a mental breakdown because of my uncleanliness. Well I'm sorry, but I'm going to be in HEAVY MACHINERY REPAIR and there WILL BE DIRT sometimes. The last thing I need in an unstable, clean freak sharing a room with me.