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How to Get Rid of a Roommate in 24 Hours or Less

Anyone living in New York City knows that renting an apartment is far from reasonable in cost. Therefore, adult roommates are not uncommon. Neither are horror stories of roommate-living experiences. I have one involving some stolen theater tickets that culminated in the roommate and his entire family's extraction from the Apollo Theater, but that is not what this is about.

My current roommate and I were in a bit of a tiff and she decided that she would be moving out at the end of October. As two grown women, there was nothing left to be said. No, I won't tell you what the row was about. You nosey thing, you! The past two weeks have found the two of us conducting business as usual. No eye rolling, mumbling, or devious behavior…we've simply been going through the motions of exchanging obligatory pleasantries.

A funny thing happened last night that silently shattered that peace. Too lazy to go out for some much needed sustenance and too unenamored with the offerings of the neighborhood deliver services (well, mostly with their preferred payment methods), I decided to cook. After preparing my meal and eating, I discarded a small amount of the leftovers in the toilet. Not paying attention, I went in the bathroom and flipped the commode lid open without turning on the light – and performed a 'dump and flush'. I spent the rest of the evening being fabulously fabulous. As was her custom, my roommate came in close to midnight and took a shower.

At approximately three in the morning, I decided to evacuate my bladder of all the Pepsi I had consumed. After opening the seat cover, I almost lost my tilapia. But, I quickly realized that the mess I was seeing was not the mess that I initially thought the mess was. It was a mess of a mess, but not that kind of a mess…it was a 'dump and flush' mess.

Well, tonight, I was sufficiently surprised when I heard the key in the door at nine and my roommate entering with a man. She was leaving at that exact moment and, I couldn't help but feel like what she thought she saw was the cause. The look on her face as she left the key told me all I needed to know. I feel as if I'll burn in the hellfires for all of eternity and a half for that unintended bit of mischief. However, I choose to take away the lesson that honest communication leaves little room for misunderstanding…or embarrassment.

Eclectically Yours in NYC
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The First Annual Bloggers Soiree

On Monday night, September 27, 2010, bloggers from various sectors of the blogosphere came together for a night of networking and charity at Libations in Lower Manhattan. Bloggers met to raise funds for Restore NYC, a group instrumental in combating human trafficking. Attendees were treated to an eyelash extension procedure provided by JJ Eyelashes, skincare demonstrations by Nu Skin, and a live performance by Alexis Foxe. In addition, bloggers in attendance had a chance to win a dazzling set of pearl earrings donated by Raymond Hakimi of Jewels of Ocean. The event sponsors included: Novo Ink, JJ Eyelashes, Nu Skin, LYVA Music, Red Rover PR, Keep It Real Game, author Crystal Black Davis, FourBlend, New York American Marketing Association, India School, the Bloggers School, blogcatalog, SocialGo, Girls in Tech, and EventBrite. If you are a blogger and you missed this one, I would definitely keep my ear to the ground for the next.

Give a Kid a Hand

If you find yourself with nothing to do on Saturday, October 16, 2010, why not Give A Kid a Hand and come out to our networking event. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the programs at Lafayette Gardens Community Center. If you own a business and looking for sponsorship or advertising opportunities, please email nyexpedientevent@aol.com or call 347-258-6128.

Yours in NYC,
ThatBronxGuhrl