I've decided that I am going 'Joe Cool' when I try to talk with him again tonight. I'm not going to get in his face until I can get him to stay put and listen. I invision that we can both sit at the kitchen table and talk this out. 'B.R.' is 'Bitch Roommate', 'C' is me- Chris. I plan on opening it by;
C: <takes sip of coffee, gently sits mug down on table>
C: "Mike, do you know about people networking?"
B.R.: "No, I'm a dumbass who does nothing but listen to Eminem and hang out with piss poor friends"
C: "It's about developing a large group of people with connections. Whether this be here on the University campus, in business, or even someone at a tire store who can get you a discount on a new set of Pirelli's. You keep these people close and refer and consult with them when you need a favor done or vise versa. They can become great assets in life."
B.R.: "Yeah, so?"
C: <takes another sip of coffee>
C: "I keep lots of people close for this reason and it has paid off in dividends already. I have no beef with or grudges against anyone, nor does anyone else I know of have it with me. <starts to get slightly more agressive> YOU are the first person I have held a grudge against since Derrick Davis back in the 4th grade- well over a decade ago. I thought about staying a 'nice guy' and letting you use stuff to keep you as a node in my 'people network', but then I realized you don't have a friggin thing to offer me in life. You are useless in my personal network of folks! <insert computer nerd bottleneck analogies here if you wish> So on that note, I don't have any reason to not come down on you and give you a piece of my mind. I'd like to start off saying that you've pissed me off one too many times, mainly starting with your guests (an African American guy and girl, btw- about 18 years old I suppose) you brought here last week...."
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