inkdick: february 10 2009 angry at some pots
This comic is not meant to put one of my roommates on blast, it’s more about how I get angry over things like this.
But I can’t help getting angry over things like this, as little as it may seem. I am very OCD about things and I need certain things to be in a certain order. One of those things is stuff in the kitchen. Also a majority of the pots, plates, bowls, utensils, and cups in the kitchen are mine, I purchased them, so it’s hard not to take it personally when my stuff gets misused like this. I know the offender(s) don’t mean it personally, but because the things are mine it’s really hard not to take it that way. We also made a rule when we moved in here that “we are all adults, so when you use something you wash it right away.” I’ve washed other people’s dishes more times than I should have, so that is a little aggravating. Ok, I’m going to stop going on about this before I make myself angry again.
Living with roommates is tough sometimes. But you have to do what you have to do for cheaper rent. And I’m sure I do things that get under their skins sometimes without knowing it.
I did a comic like this one a month or so ago, so sorry for that. But hey, sometimes life is just repetitive that way.
February 13th, 2009 at 10:30 am
This situation still happens to me, but since it’s just me and my wife now (and no other roommates), I find that the outcome is more just a defeated sigh, a search around the apartment for dirty dishes, and then a scrubbing session. Though sometimes I still want to scream.
The perpetual feeling of dish washing led me to make this comic.
February 13th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
This reminds me of Bailey’s ex-roommates… Plates of discarded ketchup, dirty cups strewn throughout the house and McDonalds trash all over the place.
Made my skin crawl and enraged me!
February 13th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Be happy it’s winter. Things only get worse in the summer. Oh God the insects . . . I still have nightmares.
We found someone had been stirring in our pots with forks or metal utensils, thus scraping off the non-stick liner. It was maddening.
February 13th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
We have a dish washing schedule in our apartment,, so everybody takes turns and the kitchen gets cleaned everyday (very neccessary for four people). Every once in a while someone misses a day, but usually it’s alright and keeps anyone from feeling like they are doing all the work. Also I own the majority of the dishes and about 90% of the pots and cooking utensils, so one of the first things I did when my roommates moved in was have a discussion on the proper use and care of them. I’ve already had a few pans that had a lifetime guarantee be almost completely ruined by careless roommates.
February 14th, 2009 at 12:19 am
I read someplace recently, that TEFLON IS a toxic substance: It’s fine if the surface is not broken, but as soon as there is a tear, teflon coated utensils are no longer safe to use… http://www.lawsuitsearch.com/toxic-products/teflon.aspx
February 14th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
happy valentine’s day . . . where’s the comic for today?
February 14th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Oh, I know the feeling.
February 14th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
HAPPY… HAPPY…HAPPY… :-))) V-Day!!!!!
February 14th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
I just love it when people shade their speech bubbles. It’s a small thing to get excited about, but it thrills me!
February 17th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Chris, if you told any one else that (aka a “normal person”) they would think you are stupid or insane. But as a fellow cartoonist, I too share the same excitement over little things in comics like that. And yes, shading in speech bubbles is SUPER AWESOME! I wish more people would play around with their speech bubbles as such.