As soon as I begin brushing my teeth at night, Bartleby puts himself into his crate. If I brush my teeth at any other time of the day,no effect.

In my house the toilet is known as "The petting throne."

Okay, I need to vent. My roommate has now requested that I not "linger" in the kitchen. Which apparently includes eating in there. Only... that's where the table and chairs are. So I guess it's not enough to not talk to her, or not sit at the table and use my computer after I'm done - I can't eat in my own fucking kitchen. I know she's an introvert, and I know she works every day, but she knew there was no fucking door between the kitchen and her room when she moved in. I've offered to put up a curtain, and she won't even say yay or nay to that.

Maybe she should move into that 1 BR down the street.

I don't know why I'm so annoyed. I just hate making other people uncomfortable, and between my introvert roommate and my introvert whatever-don't-say-boyfriend-he'll-freak, I'm feeling like my very existence is offensive.

Hopefully acknowledging all that here will assuage my over-the-top butthurtedness.

smonster, that's not reasonable. I suggest you shed the slumlord and roommate and move into the one-bedroom down the street ... assuming it's not owned by said slumlord.

eta: your existence is a pleasure; ignore the stupid people.

I don't know why I'm so annoyed.

Fuck that shit. That's a completely out of line request.

I don't think it's reasonable to ask one member of the household to not eat in the kitchen, unless of course there's a nice dining room handy. But if the kitchen is where the table is, that's where everyone eats.

Sounds like roomie may be having bigger issues going on right now, smonster. It's certainly not you. That said, Toddson's suggestion sorta elegantly solves the problem for you.

Yeah, Smonster, the roomate either needs to put up a curtain or some kind of barrier or move. I am sorry you're getting it from all ends, now.

smonster, that's not reasonable. I suggest you shed the slumlord and roommate and move into the one-bedroom down the street ... assuming it's not owned by said slumlord.

Dude, seriously. She's that introverted, she can live by her own damn self. Asking you to not "linger" in a public area of the house is flat-out unreasonable. I mean, I'm an introvert and I wouldn't dream of asking that of anyone.

eta: your existence is a pleasure; ignore the stupid people.

What Todd said with added tacklehugs and gropes for good measure.

Another vote for what Toddson said.

I'm actually having an anxiety attack about this and feel like I might cry. And I know I took my AD this morning. Ridiculous. Fortunately I have to go to the DMV (inorite?) for work, so I can blast Violent Femmes or My Chem in my car and smoke.

I could move the table and chairs to another room, but counter space is limited so we use the table for that, too. Plus, it's a pain in the ass to carry everything I need through her room, through a closed door not letting cats in or out, and through three more rooms to the coffee table. And then to wash the dishes, I'd have to carry it all back, knock on the door to come through...

Uggh. Did I mention uggh?

I mean, I'm an introvert and I wouldn't dream of asking that of anyone.

Yes, hello.

And really, a curtain is not going to help matters. A door might, but basically she needs to find a different place to live.

smonster, OTOH, needs to keep on being awesome and hopefully not let the ridiculousness sting too much.