Descriptive Essay: A Radical Roommate

Radical Roommate The kitchen is sweltering and packed full of people as my roommate and I skillfully dance around each other and our guests while we stir pots full of gravy and skillets of stuffing scrambling to get dinner done for friends thanksgiving. It was a stressful situation and there was a lot going on but we managed to keep everything organized and not burn each other’s food. The kitchen was destroyed, but our night was not. Overall, I would give my roommate a 7 out of 10 for livability; the mess is difficult and noise can be irksome, but the level of trust and overall personal respect makes up for many faults, along with our ability to communicate and respect each other’s own personal insanities. Picking a roommate is a big decision …show more content…
Problems always seem to melt away when you have a friend. Being a great friend does wonders for the livability of a roommate. The bond of friendship comes with understanding which paves away many misunderstandings. I have a strong friendship with my roommate which makes up in many ways for other shortcomings. With a great friendship like a great relationship and roommate trust can’t be had without some respect. Respectful now this is a difficult characteristic to judge. My roommate and I don’t have the same schedule which usually isn’t an issue, but on occasion he will be up with friends when I am going to sleep. Now is my roommate and his friends being disrespectful because they are a bit loud or am I respecting him and the fact that on occasion this can’t be helped. I say we have a healthy respect and understanding for each other. With respect in mind and our friendship in my heart I respect his almost innate ability to make a mess anywhere he goes. While not being literally as dirty as a baboon’s backside my roommate does manage to be messier than a raccoon on garbage day. Irksome doesn’t cover the level of irritation this particular shortcoming causes me, but I am more than able to look over this flaw because of the sheer amount my roommate blows the other qualities out of the …show more content…
A roommate is a necessary evil in these days of low wages and poverty that doesn’t mean I need to interact with them more than the minimum. Personally, I prefer my roommate to be neither seen or heard. Dear reader, you make a valid point when you say we live in a time of low wages and financial hardship. Which is why friendship being such an important criterion for me when it comes to a roommate it allows for a mutual support in many ways, for example, sharing the cost of meals and making them together helping to make up that gap many experience from low wages. Not only that, but friendship helps to make your house a home, meaning a place you can look forward to going back to at the end of the