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What's up guys, it's Sam and Taylor and we want you to put your shoes on, pop open that energy drink and go. What's up guys, welcome back to another episode. I am Sam and I am Taylor. So glad to have you guys with us. I'm going to keep saying this every episode. I know you guys are sick of me, but it would mean the world if you leave a five star review on Apple and Spotify. Specifically, Apple podcast takes two seconds. It would mean the world.
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Um over a year now like a year and like four months So we're pretty well versed. Yeah, and it i'm just gonna sum it up right now It seems like a lot of people don't know how to live with their roommate. No, they really don't like we We live together very well. Yeah, and I think you guys need our help. We're yeah, we're gonna help you Before we do that. Let's get into the weekly recap I enjoy this part so much because I like things will happen like oh no stop sam Stop talking like save it for the pod or like i'm just so excited to tell the pod um
Um, you guys are like my fam, so I have a list of things. Anyways, um, first being this weekend, I didn't drink and I was so disciplined with myself and I told myself I wasn't going to because I just knew I wanted to feel good this week and just kind of like regroup, whatever. And I'm thriving. I'm doing amazing. It felt good not to drink. I did, um, like I was social this weekend, so there's no really excuse. Like if you're not going to drink, like you don't have to like hibernate yourself in a room. Um, so we went, where did we go on Friday night? Um,
On Friday night. Did we get dinner? No, your mom was here. Yeah, we did. We went to Bar Peach. Yeah, Bar Peach. One of the best places to get food downtown. But it was downpouring. It was pouring.
rain. It was so brutal getting in there. Like it never rains here and the one second it decides to rain it's like we're going to a restaurant where our reservation is outside. I know and I told my mom I'm like the weather is so nice here like it's so like you're going to love it and it was like raining all except the last day. The last day it was beautiful weather and we enjoyed it outside but I was like yeah sorry the weather kind of stinks. It's like humid and rainy every single day. It was pouring on the way to dinner but
but we got little mocktails at dinner yeah the mocktails were so yummy um i had quite the week because like um sam said my mom was here so i went to the carry underwood concert which was like so much fun um i got like i got one drink at the concert just to like i don't really know why just for shits and giggles i got one um and then the next night our friends came over right yeah the next thing our friends came over yeah that's always thursday um on thursday um
And I had one too many glasses of wine. And then the ashtrays won. Yeah, you were drunk. I wasn't drunk out, but like, because like I had sobered up, but like, I was only like,
I think I only had like three drinks out. But then Haley was like, if the Astros win the Super Bowl, like you're coming out. And I was like, actually, I do want my mom. Did you say Astros win the Super Bowl? The Super Bowl, the World Series. I really can't. If the Astros win the World Series, like you're coming out. And I was like, actually, like I will go because I do want my mom to go out. That'd be like really funny. And like I think we were going to go out till Saturday and she'd be gone. So I was like, actually, yeah, like come. Like I'll show you what it's like. I went out in a sweatshirt and jeans.
um because i was like i'm not getting dressed for this i literally just kept my sweatshirt on threw on jeans sneakers i was like i'm good to go i'm ready for it um i only got like three drinks my mom was buying all of them like my mom was buying my mom bought like all the rounds of drinks um and then hayley got me one drink at the end and it was literally just like tequila on ice and i gave it to hunter um so i was chilling like i wasn't
I wasn't too bad. The wine got to me earlier on in the night, but then out, I was like, I was fine. And we just like had, it was fun like bringing my mom out. And then Friday we went to dinner and then Saturday we went out. Still didn't even drink a lot out because we, after you went home,
We were just like kind of talking at the bars, me and my friends. Like we weren't like getting a bunch of drinks and like going here. Like we were literally just like hanging out, talking. And then we were like, we should just go home. Like we should just have these conversations. Elsewhere. Elsewhere. Like we don't need to be here. Like we were literally like, we didn't even go all the way in. So I get this bar, there's like a bar at the front. And the dancing section is like more toward the back. We didn't even go there. Like we were like just kind of talking by the bar. Yeah. And it was like, okay, we don't need to sit here and like.
Chit chat. Let's just chit chat out. Yeah. I was literally... That night... So I knew I wasn't going to drink that night. And I...
We were going out and I wanted to go out like on the earlier side But we showed up to the boys saturday night at their apartment. They were playing poker like watching the Baseball game and i'm like, all right Well, this sucks like so we didn't even leave to go out until like 10 what 10 or 10 30 I think it was like 10 30. Yeah, I was late Yeah anyways, so like I just knew I was like i'm gonna get one drink and i'm gonna want to leave but like I like said that out loud and one of our friends was like
No, like the convincing aspect of like me, like I get so pissed off when people try to convince me to do something when I already set my mind to not doing something. So I think that was the first time Hunter saw me like kind of pissed. I was like, don't say that. Like I already said I'm not going out. I mean, because everyone just wants to like have fun with you. Like they want you to like they would like their friend to be there. No, of course. It actually would have been a good night for you to go out because we really didn't do anything.
Yeah, I mean, I did leave at like, yeah, like, we only went to one spot. And like, we weren't we weren't there for long at all. Yeah, I did have to scooter home though. Because all the streets were blocked off. So getting a car anywhere near you was like hell on earth. So we were like, we're scootering home and I hadn't scootered home in so long.
And I was like, oh, here we go. One of those nights, scooter in home. But that's what happens when all the streets are blocked off and no car can... It really makes no sense. They do that way too often. Yeah. Like, okay, so Austin, Texas downtown is like the streets are labeled. Like, it's kind of like New York City where everything is just like blocks and it's like squares. Whereas in Boston, like the streets are so confusing. They're not like blocks or squares. Like there's curves. Like everything's going on. It's horrible to navigate. So the streets in Austin are...
Like, first, second, third. And it goes all the way up to, like, 59th Street or something. And so, like, 7th to, like, 12th Street was completely blocked off from, like, a festival at night. Which the festival was over. So, it just makes no sense why they block off on the weekends. The most busy streets that I've seen.
that you're going to be using downtown yeah are completely blocked off like they could easily when we were riding the scooters through like i'm like they had cops in there anyway waiting i'm like they could have easily opened up the gates and allowed cars to like drive by to make it a little bit easier yeah i wasn't really comprehending but it was super annoying yeah um which is why we had to scooter home because there was no use even trying to get
an uber um i do want to plug monopoly deal guys i'm not even kidding i want to see you guys using monopoly deal this is not an ad by any means like at all like dead ass i'm just i've never been so in love with a card game in my life i feel like a child again and i want you guys to start playing monopoly deal you can literally get on amazon for like 13 i wrote a big list of like sober fun with friends and i made a graphic and i put it on the podcast instagram and
And Monopoly Deal was on like the top. I was like, I don't even know. Taylor was saying, we don't even know if you guys know what that game is. But I promise you get the game and you're going to be obsessed with it.
Yeah, it's a very fun game. TBT, when you were like, I don't like the game. I don't get it. I just, okay, it requires a lot of brains to understand it. It really doesn't. No, it does. It's not like Uno where it's like you don't really need to know, like you need to learn the rules. Whereas Uno is just like common sense. But like, okay, you need to learn the rules, but like they're basic rules. It's not like, it's not for six-year-olds, but like it's... It's a brain power game. It is a brain. You have to use your brain the whole game.
I think it's pretty basic level card game. Okay. Anyways, get the game. It's a lot of fun. Another update I had for you guys is that my TikTok is completely shadow banned. It sucks, but I've been spamming the shit out of it with a lot of other content that you guys don't really see a lot. I've been doing makeup content, skincare routines, just vloggy type content. So...
yeah if you want to see that you have to search for it i don't think it's gonna be popping up on your for you page or your following page you're gonna have to go look for it yourself but i just have fun like i don't even care if it doesn't pop off like i just i'm doing my makeup and like also talking to you guys at the same time it's like kind of therapeutic in a sense so i've been liking it yeah i've been making fun little routine videos that are fun to do fun to do
That's a good time. I have a hot take. Well, not a hot take. Actually, Taylor will agree with me on this, but I saw this TikTok and I've been holding off talking about it on here for a while, but I'm like, you know what? Fuck it. I really don't care. I feel like I'm allowed to talk about my opinion. You're making me nervous. No, it's fine. Okay. So there was this TikTok and it's literally just like this audio.
Anyways, the text that the girl put over it and goes, the worst thing about L.A. is you'll meet the most insufferable, evil, ignorant people that you have ever met online. And you'll see that they have around 100K followers and every comment in the comment section is slay queen. That's true. Nope. But here's my hot take.
this but fitness version alpha land oh 100 yeah no 100 like i literally wanted to do at this or sit just and be like fitness industry but houston texas not la no houston texas the no i mean this is i actually am well okay this might have to be like a whole another episode but the way that if this was a whole another episode the clips would probably go trending on tiktok which isn't them oh yeah if we talk about this people are gonna be pissed
Oh, no. You guys already know. I despise going to fitness... Oh, Jesus Christ. Wrong pipe. I despise going to fitness influencer things. I despise... Wrong pipe. I despise going to Alpha Land. I...
I despise. Like, it's literally, like, I cannot think of a more anxiety-inducing, just terrible place. Yeah, no, I've... It's horrible. It's dreadful. See, the thing is, like, I like Outland Gym itself. Oh, 100%. The gym is outstanding. But, like, the people that are in it are just, like, it really boggles my mind how, like... It boggles my mind how we were the ones that got the shit out of the six. That's what I'm saying.
I can't even comprehend how with the way people act, we got the shit into the stick with being me. Guys. It really is crazy out here. It really...
Is out of this world crazy and I think it's because everyone else is also just so mean and you know what? The amount of times we've talked I don't even care like I want to go on a whole tangent about this right now because it's how fucking pissing me off Anyways, the amount of times we've talked with people behind the scenes off camera or outside of a fitness event and they say They 100 side with us and agree with us on like some of the stuff that like has happened to us. Um
Oh, everybody. Everybody. But they won't speak up on it because they're terrified. No one will speak up on it. They'll comment, love you, queen, on the people's posts that started it all. They'll post pictures with them. And then we meet them in person and they're like, oh, yeah, she's actually so mean to me and I don't get why she'd ever do that to you. Yeah. Hmm.
No, it's interesting. This whole content creating thing is so toxic. It's so bizarre. Like, it's so bizarre. And like that TikTok. Yeah. Like when people, I see a lot of the LA influencer posts too, like POV, like an LA influencer comes up to you. Here's the thing. We need to start making POV videos.
a fitness influencer comes up and talks to you all of those tiktoks about la fitness influencers people side with them the second i guarantee if we made a tiktok hating on alphalance we would get shit we would get so much shit like no no no you're just jealous but like why when someone makes it about la influencers like it's totally fine yeah like why would i but like jealous of what i don't even know that's just something random that someone would come up with yeah like jealous of what like girl like i'd
I don't want to be there. And like you jealous of what? Like you like work with Alphalete. Like what are you jealous of? Like you can go there and be there anytime. Like what would you have to be jealous of? Yeah, I know. And this is weird. One thing that I also have been doing is every single time, this is one thing I can't stand in the fitness industry right now, is the mic'd up workouts every single time. Why? I was going to get mics. Dude, it's so cringe. It's literally so cringe. All people are doing like screaming into the mic or like... Okay, I don't like the screaming into the mic, but the thing is like... Or like not looking at the mic. Like someone will be like...
I don't know. It's just, I don't like it. There's one girl that makes them and she's been like, all her videos really pop off and her videos do really well because she's just like talking through what she's doing. Well, yeah, stuff like that. Like educational. That's what I want to make. I just can't do like the, like the trying to be funny. No, I want to make, cause I want to do like, this is what I'm doing. Like, I don't want to be funny. Yeah, no, that's what I did. I did that for YouTube. I'm going to be uploading it to YouTube like a,
My workout. Okay, I was like, don't be a hater. No, I'm not being a hater. I'm being a hater toward the ones that are so cringy. Because I want to post my workouts on TikTok, but I don't like the way I used to do it with either a voiceover or just text. So I was like, I'd rather get Mike so I can like not voiceover and just like talk and like edit the video for TikTok.
no but i agree the mic oh you know what's worse what mic'd up little interviews in alpha land no exactly i every single one of them i block i literally block the person that the creator is i'm like i don't want to see your do you know what it's like walking through off land and then it's like oh you know what's funny i bet half the people are like do you want to be my video like they also probably talk shit about us online probably yeah but like it's all these people be like do you want to be my video and like you kind of have to say yes because you can't be like
i don't know like you're not gonna be like no because then like someone would start like a reddit thread about us so you have to say yes and like they're always like what's your body count does size matter and you're like and it's like everyone just wants to be like bradley and it's like you're not bradley like listen even bradley knows brad like even he knows it's cringe when he does it like he knows he'll probably like it's cringe but it's like he's brad and like you can't just like try to like
like i don't know like the alpha no 100 alpha man it's just so oversaturated yeah it was cool at the beginning and now it's just oversaturated yeah but it's super cringe when a bunch of random people are like can we use you in a video it's like what yeah 100 but yeah that's pretty much all i really had for like my weekly catch-up this week i've been like doing pretty good with my workouts this week uh one thing i want to do less of is like building my lats
So I do one back day of the week and I want to do less back day and more like rear delt day because I just want to have more like spheric shoulders. Like I want to develop my shoulders like in the back, like the upper back, like more because I feel like my lats are good A1. So my back days are more just gonna be like accessories on like specific muscles that I want to work on. But other than that, my workouts are great. Yeah. So last week I went through like, oh my God, what am I doing? Like
I was so bored in the gym and I think I realized with coming off birth control, I think I really need to play into my cycle because I was on my period and I was like,
Oh my God, I hate my life. And now it's my follicular phase. And every like thing that it like says when you look up, like what's supposed to be your mood for that phase. It's a hundred percent true. It's like your skin's going to be glowing. My skin looks great. It's like, you're gonna have more motivation. You're going to have more energy. You're going to be more disciplined. And it's like, okay, I need to start aligning. Like maybe on the week of my period, like I'm gonna do only work out three days a week. Like if my body, like rather than making myself feel
feel bad for feeling lazy or feeling unmotivated it's like if i or go and just walk or like go and do like mobility and like take a deload like because it's like if my body like it lines up so exactly with what with what it tells me like is happening in my cycle and i think i will also plan like if this is like the phase out of the month where i have the most discipline like getting more like work done like if i have things to edit things to film like getting it done now because i feel great like i feel like
So good. Also, what I started doing this week that I want to touch on, I haven't been using my phone in the morning or at night. It's really been great. I finished a book. I just read at night, read in the morning. Like yesterday, I was texting someone. I was like, I'm putting my phone away. Like, sorry. Whatever. Because it was like 9. And then...
Like I was like, um, today was someone I saw at the gym today, whatever. And I was like, I, he's like, you went to sleep at nine. I was like, no, I should put my phone away. I was like, I've been putting my phone on. Do not disturb plugging it in. I don't touch it. Cause especially with my bed being bigger now, if I put my phone on one end of the bed and go on the other and like sleep on the other side,
i'm like far enough from it where it's not just like easy to like grab i'd have to like go across the bed to get it so i just like put it on one side of my bed sleep on the other side of it yeah um and then when i wake up to turn off my alarm i have to get like i have to move i can't just like touch it i have to like move um and then i don't touch my phone for like an hour in the morning and i read my book so it's been really doing me great things i'm more focused in the gym um but that's what i've been doing
And I'm like okay with the gym. Like I do want some type of goal. I had a good workout today. I don't know. I'm just trying to like have enough discipline to train hard without any real goal. Because like Kenzie Vance is always supposed to sing like how she's so disciplined. And I'm like, I want to be like that. But she's like training for something. Yeah. You know? And it's like.
I want to be able to be like her, but like she has a goal. Yeah. She has a reason. I agree. I feel like for me, in a sense, it was like more like of a goals and like,
my physique so like i don't know i found it like more fun now going to the gym and like working on like specific like muscle that i want to like build up or like whatever so i feel like just having like little goals for myself like in that way i feel good because like last week i was kind of feeling like that i was like oh fuck like it's kind of like what am i doing like what am i doing like what like why like why do i do it also is because which this is like actually a really really good thing it's just a bad thing in terms of my training
I had like no life and no source of happiness other than working out. So it was like all I wanted to do because I needed to train to get any sort of joy. But now I get so much joy and fulfillment from so many other things, which we had a whole podcast about that. You can go listen. But because I get so much joy and fulfillment from so many other things, I don't get that rest day guilt anymore. And I don't get that like...
Oh my God, I'm such a piece of shit because I took rest. Like, because I get happiness and fulfillment from so many other areas of my life, which is overall a good thing. But for my training, it's not good because that's what really kept me in the gym.
was that it was my only source of happiness but now it's like but you have so many other things that you could do to be happy so if there was a day where you're like oh i don't want to go to the gym like let's skip the gym i'd be like oh okay like i'm down like i got other things i can do we could just do other things but um so it's like a it's a blessing and a curse because it's good that my mental health is better but let me tell you there is no one that works harder in the gym than a
depressed person. So. Literally. All right. Should we get into the episode? I feel so attacked saying that. Huh? Because I said, let's get into the episode. Oh, that's perfect.
One of you guys sent me this funny tweet graphic on Instagram, and it was like, podcasters be like, let's get into the episode when they're already 30 to 40 minutes into the episode. But yeah, in reality, that's what it is. We haven't really got into the episode. I'm excited. Sam organized the...
Yeah. Yeah.
You're the one that reads the questions. Yeah. And that can be like our structure. Uh-huh. So I started off with just like basic questions. And then once we get through those, we are going to work our way into like the advice category because a lot of them were like kind of directed towards us and like questions of how we live. And then others were like, you guys need advice with your living situation. So the most common one was how do we split up costs in different categories of groceries, the furniture in our new place, and then like the kitchen like kitchen
cookware and stuff like that so groceries are separate um we buy our own groceries but there's little things like let's say ketchup like you don't need two ketchups in your fridge that's weird like that's just wait that's just like that takes up space so it's like one person will buy ketchup if let's say what they're gonna eat for the week like they know they're gonna want ketchup but then when that runs out like whoever the next person is like we'll just buy it as we see fit like things like that like things like
olive oil or like nonstick spray or like pepper. Like, I don't know, things that are just like staples. It's kind of like if you see it's run out and like you see we need it. Yeah. You just kind of grab it. Furniture. Splitting furniture is a big mistake. Like splitting. Oh, yeah. Like the individual piece. Like what we what we kind of did with ours was like little sections throughout the house like we bought. So like
I bought like the TV with, with the TV console. So that way, like when I were to move out one day, like I have that, I have like that whole section of furniture already ready to go. And like Taylor kind of did the same with the couch. I did the couch, the coffee table, the rug. Yeah.
And then so now she can just take those things and like leave with it, whatever. And then I got like the dining table, which sadly is still not here. It's going to be here Monday. I'm excited to show you guys that. But like the dining table with the chairs and the tables, like that whole set of things is mine because like it would just be weird if like I bought the table and then she bought the chairs. It's like, OK, when I move, it's like it would have been nice if I could have just taken the chairs with me. Yeah. And I'll have to worry about that. Yeah. But however you want to split up the individual pieces, that's just going to be like a you guys thing.
decision but the individual each piece someone should pay full price for so that when you move or you want to sell it it's just one person's like kind of thing to deal with like when you move it's not it shouldn't be like oh who gets the couch i feel like that just like causes issue and that's complicated one person should just get the couch um and i think that makes things easier easier and then obviously your own parts of the house are like
Your bedroom and stuff. You're buying your own furniture. And, like, we kind of talked about this in another episode when we were talking about, like, moving in on your own. And, like, we said, like, one thing to, like, keep in mind with, like, furniture and stuff is we regretted buying, like, the cheap furniture.
Like we really think it's important to like invest into furniture that you're going to have for a long time. So like for me, for instance, like there were pieces where I was like, you know what? I really want to buy this specific item because like I know I really am going to want to have this like for a long time down the road. So like I'll be the one to get this piece. Like if there's something like you're really passionate about is like, like I don't know something, anything, any piece of furniture that you're like, I've been really wanting this for a long time, then you should get it because like,
That's like an investment piece. Anything in furniture related is like an investment piece. Yeah, even if you can't invest a lot of money, investing your time in the sense that like check Facebook Marketplace every day for the thing you want. Like trying to like stay on top of finding what you actually want, even if that means like you can't get it right away because you're waiting for XYZ deal or like you're waiting to find it on Facebook Marketplace or whatever it may be, waiting to get what you want.
really really important but yeah as far as flinix furniture getting your own buying things individually like don't split the couch don't split the tv that's yeah that's gonna be complicated when you um yeah it's gonna be like we're gonna look at each other like weirdly and be like okay so who's taking this and it's like yeah i don't know flip a fucking coin um okay so that's kind of out of the way i feel like that's pretty much common sense with all those things and the next thing um you guys asked was how do you guys handle the chores in the house
We just do things that need to get done. Like Sunday is like a cleaning day, which is kind of designated in our brains that Sunday is like microwave gets clean. Like I clean the sink, like clean the stove, wipe the mirrors down, like that kind of cleaning day, do the floors. And then everything else is just like if something's like not clean, like and you see it's not clean, just clean it. Yeah, 100%. Yeah, and then it's like...
And that's just for like the living. And then like your own room is like your own room. Like your own room is your own room. But like for like the kitchen and stuff, like if there's dishes in the sink, put them away. Like it's pretty. Yeah, we'd be doing the dishwasher like every day. Literally like every other day. Every other day. Like we honestly do the dishwasher. But like things like that. Well, we also never eat out. Yeah, and we cook like.
We cook a lot of... We cook all of our food for every meal. So we do a lot of dishes. But yeah, just like little things. Like if you spill something on the counter, you just leave it there. Like, I don't know.
Yeah, that'd be kind of fucked. Which actually, we'll get into the advice column because some of you have got some shitty roommates. I had shitty roommates. So listen, I can give firsthand advice. I think I win shittiest roommates. So I can give you all a lot of advice. Yeah. Next thing, next question a lot of people ask was, do you guys cook together? What?
We don't cook together, but we do cook around the same time because it's just nice to like sit down and like have someone to like sit with. Even if we're not eating the same thing, like it's nice to sit down with someone and eat. I would love to like cook for you, but like I don't know if you ever would want me to.
I would love for you to cook for me. You can cook for me whenever you want. But here's the other thing of why we need it at the same time. We are very, very, very like we run and function on when we eat. Like when we eat, it's very crucial. So let's say we're podcasting right now. We both had to eat lunch before we podcast. It's very like we need to make sure that we are fed. Yeah. So we need to eat at the same time. We are literally like babies. So it's like, let's say you're like,
You want to go to the mall? Well, if we're on different eating schedules, maybe I can't go because I still need to eat lunch. Yeah. And it's like... Very dependent. Yeah. So it's like we need to like... It'll be like, you want to have a snack then go? Or like, do you want to go then have a snack? Like, it's literally like the way a mom has like a feeding schedule with the baby. Yeah. No, literally though. Like literally before this, it's like to eat lunch and podcast right after we eat lunch so we don't get hungry. Like, it's very...
We need to eat at the same time or else our day is going to be off with each other and we're not going to be able to function. I don't know if this is like weird, but like we dead ass eat every meal at the same exact time. Like breakfast, 8 a.m., lunch. Because we go to the gym together. So we're like on our routine lunch.
Lunch sometimes will be different because sometimes I'll have a snack and you'll eat lunch early. And like the other day I had a smoothie. Yeah. So like I like to switch it up. Like I'll have like a snack first or then lunch. Yeah. So that could be maybe different. But like dinner is like the same time. It's just like, I don't know. I'm telling you, it's because we function like when we have food and like we need to be like ready. No, literally. Next one. Someone asked, which I thought was just so funny. Is it like a sisterhood friendship or bestie type of friendship? Yeah.
I don't think it's like sister because I feel like people talk about their sister friendships and it's stuff we don't do. It's like they, they bicker. Yeah. I was going to say that a lot of times too, like sisters will be like, you're wearing my shirt. Like, why are you,
Why are you wearing that? That's what I think when someone says sister type friendship. I've never had a sister, so I don't really know how to compare it. My sisters are older than me, so we don't really have that bigger sister relationship because they're so much older than me that that just wouldn't happen. I feel like me and my sisters also have a friend relationship. Okay, so here's my take on this.
I would say you're kind of like, it's kind of like sister because I never have had a sister. So like, I've never been this close with like a girl before slash lived with a girl like this before. So like, I would consider this like, you're a sister I never had that I do now have. So cute. I was going to make a joke like, we're actually just going to get married and have kids here and just never leave. Yeah, no guys, we are. But yeah.
But the only reason, yeah, I wouldn't say sister is because I feel like when you say sister, that means like, like you said, like bickering over like wearing your shirt or something. Like that's what I feel like when someone says sister. Yeah. I don't even feel like people that have those sister type friendships.
don't like hang out with friends all the time together that they kind of have like Separate like friends life. It's just like oh you're like my sister. It's like literally like like family like I don't know Yeah, I guess that's a good take because honestly like I've never had a sister so I don't even know so like honestly thinking about it It's like I can't even imagine like bickering with like I like binger with my brothers but not it's about stupid shit like you didn't clean the bathroom like what the fuck like go like flush the toilet or
Just like super boy banter because they're gross. I don't really bicker with my siblings because they're grown. Yeah. Well, now I don't. But like when we were younger, like my brother would literally chase me around the house. Like if I ate the last piece of bacon, like he literally wanted. Yeah. My brother and sister would do that, but not me. Because again, I'm I'm just youngest by a lot. And like my brother would kind of like tease me and stuff. But like they were already teenagers and I was like seven. So what were they going to do to me? I was a baby. Yeah. Yeah.
This is so random. It's 100% off topic. But did you ever have like a puke bucket? Yeah, I guess. Okay. So I saw a TikTok and I said... The puke bucket popcorn bowl combo. Yeah.
I literally saw it on TikTok and I sent it in my family group chat. I was like, what the fuck? Like, I'm just thinking about this now. Like, this was the most fucked manipulative thing that our parents could have done to us is give us a puke bucket and then later that night eat M&Ms out of it. Like, what the fuck? Like, I would, literally the reason that I would throw up is because they brought the bucket over. I'd be like sitting in my bed like about to like throw up and then I'd see the bucket coming and I'd like run toward the bucket and like throw up. Like, I swear that's the reason I would throw up. There was a TikTok that was like,
Like y'all say white people don't have culture. What about the popcorn bowl? No, literally so bad. I had like seven freaking pupils. We would like keep one like like next to my bed. If I got sick, like next to my bed. Yeah. One in the hallway just in case I couldn't make it to the bathroom. And then like the bathroom was like right there. So like I had a bunch of them just like all over the place.
That's so family popcorn in it. Anyways, let's get into the advice section. We got quite a bit and I'm hopeful we can help you guys out. But yeah, let's just get right into it. I'm going to give my honest like opinions on all of these, by the way. So like, no, no, like this is hard love right now. Like no, like,
What's the word you're looking for when you're trying to be like soft and like delicate around someone and trying to upset them? I don't know. Like coddle somebody? What? What? What does that word even mean? Like, never mind. Yeah, please. Okay. Number one. Advice. Help. My housemate doesn't exercise and I'm finding it hard to do anything in fear of waking them up. I'm sorry, but like, who cares if you wake them up? Okay. You also need to like,
Not ask, but like I'm sure they don't care. Like, okay, well, one more time you're going five in the morning. Maybe like let them sleep a little bit. But like if it's like normal hours, like...
Think about it. If it was the other way around, would you really give a shit? I wouldn't give a shit. Yeah. It's also like, are you being respectful when you're trying to leave the house and get in and out of the house and get your stuff done? If you're being respectful and quiet, there shouldn't be a problem with it. Yeah. And here, I'm going to give... She said housemate. Yeah. So it's not a roommate. Okay, so they're in a house. I was going to say...
This advice section, I hope people specified if they're living with someone in a dorm because that's so different. I think most people or majority of people did. Okay. Because if you're in a house, you're not sharing a bedroom. You can...
like they're not gonna wake up like you know what i'm saying like you can do things in the house you're not gonna make noise throughout the whole entire house i wouldn't wake up if you were awake yeah i mean sometimes the microwave wakes me up yeah same but like i'm not or mac like i hear but like it's not like you should go back to bed like i don't think it's that serious yeah i don't think it's that serious either like
I think just get on with your day and just be mindful of like what you're doing. Like if you're putting the blender on at like six in the morning, then maybe consider making something different. Like 5 a.m. blender to me is a no, but like, I don't know. I think past 730 a.m. is.
like go time to be loud yeah but like don't like yeah you don't like slam doors but like don't you can live your life it's not that serious i don't think that's that big of an issue yeah neither do i um next one is how to tell my roommate to clean up their messes and help out with the chores tell them yeah i feel like this is like a lot of people's problem especially at a younger age is like having like those like very like mature like straight up conversations because like
The more you dilly-dally around a conversation like that, the more it's just going to build up for you and you're going to get more pissed off that they're not cleaning. So I would just have that conversation with them. Yeah, there's an easier way. This is what I would do if you don't want to be like...
clean up let's say the dishes have been piling up like let's say it's the dishes like kind of at first make it seem like it's a both of you issue even though you know like they're all her dishes be like oh my god like we need to make sure we're better about the dishes like like we like we need we need to be on it like like we need to be on it about the dishes yeah and then like then you're not like singling her out even though you know like they're not my dishes they're your dishes and then it's like you already kind of told her once and then you could then after that if it doesn't change you could be like
Remember about the dishes? Just like, like make sure we do them. But like the first time it was like attack mode. It was just like, hey, we should, or like the floors are kind of dirty. We should like remember to like Swiffer them more. But really you're like, you bitch, you Swiffer them. Yeah.
Yeah, that's a delicate way to go about it. I think that's a good first way to go about it because then it's like you don't want to come off because people are also like raised differently like I feel. I don't know. I think that's easy. No, yeah. I definitely agree. No confrontation. Love that. I'm here to talk to you guys today about
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I don't know, every Wednesday you could plan that you're having a movie night downstairs at your couch with snacks and wine or something. Like, just make sure there's, like, always something that you guys are, like, looking forward to that's, like, consistent. Because, like, you don't really have, like, plans. Like, the good thing about reservations is, like, we have to make those. Yeah, we have to make them. We have to go. But, like, if you don't have something that's, like, consistent, you could potentially just, like, fall out of, like, doing those things. So just make sure that there's, like, something maybe once a week. Also, like, you can't be getting, like,
like if it's like you not having fun and you're not friends anymore because you don't like living together then maybe you shouldn't live
If that's like making you not be fun friends and like maybe you shouldn't live together. Yeah, there's a huge difference. That's like a really good point is like you can still be friends with someone. It's just maybe like the living situation isn't the best. Like we've had like our we have a friend of ours that's like in this type of situation where it's like, oh, yeah, amazing friends like grew up together. Best friends moved in together and then it kind of ruins the friendship for them. It's like that's totally OK. There's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing wrong with each individual. It's just they shouldn't live together. They're
And a lot of the time, too, like, friends are kind of opposites, I feel. Like, a lot of my friends from home are, like, opposite of me. Yeah, I can see. I have a lot of friends that are very, very similar to me. Yeah. I mean, opposite in some ways, but very similar in, like, a lot of ways. I think some people just need more space, and it depends on the type of person. But, um...
Yeah, I don't know. I think for the question, like you just need to make sure you're doing things like outside of your house, because like obviously if you guys are living together and you want to hang out, you can hang out every single day by just sitting on the couch, but hang out every day by like actually doing something and not just sitting on the couch. Agreed. Like being in the same space.
Uh, next one. Advice for when one is a neat freak and the other is a complete slob. That's a problem for your personal bedrooms. Yeah. Honestly, like, you guys should just make it very known that, like,
the neutral area should obviously be like, you know, kind of like together, but like mess, but like, that's my business. Yeah. That's her business. I don't step in there. That's it's actually pretty clean right now. I need to get rid of some clothes, but listen, like, but like, that's my business. Like, that's my, like, like that's one thing about me with living with people. Like I would never keep like the kitchen, the way I let my bathroom get on a weekend. Like,
because the bathroom is my bathroom like the bathroom that's my business that's my business I'm the only one that uses it I will clean it like but like that's your business like just keep that for your personal bedroom and then it's like yeah who cares
Yeah, I agree. At least, okay, if there were to be at least one place that I would like to continue to stay clean, I think it would be the kitchen. Everything else, I'm like, okay, I can get a few days of it being kind of a mess, but the kitchen, I just clean up. The kitchen, too, is because you're making...
physically dirty messes it's not like oh the blanket's out of place on the couch it's like you made food and now it's like gross in the sink like it's yeah things are actually getting messy yeah you sometimes just like walk back into your house and it smells like brussels sprouts and you're just like fuck like should have cleaned that up damn it damn it that smells like fish you're like yeah i'm gonna say like you can't be like
Like, total slob is a very big word there. Like, that doesn't sound, like, a little bit messy. That sounds like someone's being actively, like, dirty. Like, they need a shower. Like, being active. You can't be actively dirty in the common spaces. Yeah. All right. This one was more of, like, a question, but, like, it wasn't really towards, like, us. It was just, like, in general. Like, pros and cons of living alone versus living with a roommate. Okay.
And I don't... Have you lived alone? I lived alone in a dorm for one semester of college. So, like, when I first moved down here, I lived alone for, like, what? Four months? Five? I lived alone for three months. Four months. So...
I can reflect on like this past year because that's the only time I've really like lived alone. I would say pros of living alone is like you have such like peace of mind of like it just being quiet 24-7 but then it completely slaps you in the face with like the closeness
the cons of like, holy shit, I'm alone. It's quiet. There's nothing going on. So like, I don't really know. I feel like it's like a personal preference. Me, I have like very bad ADHD, so I don't like living alone. I wouldn't like living alone either. I'd say my only pro is like you can do whatever you want when you want, but like food,
Like that's why to me you have a bedroom. Yeah. I don't know. Like you can do whatever you want when you want. I think the ultimate situation is living with someone where you have enough space. Like where we live right now, like we just have so much space. Like I have this whole like floor to myself. You know what I mean? Like it's like we have so much room and that's like ideal. But yeah,
I don't really know other pros to living alone, I guess. Like, some people are like, I'm a live alone person. I don't think I am. You know what? When the trend was, like, in versus out, I said out was living alone. And I got attacked in the comments of people. And, like, no, like, living alone is superior. I was like, jeez, guys. Like, calm down. I think some of you just, like, hate your roommates. Like, why? Like...
for me one i'd always get scared i'd be murdered i'd be like i'm gonna get murdered and no one's gonna find me also another thing we have to keep in mind is like i would get it for the people that work like nine to five jobs and they're never home and so like the one time that they get to be alone is like when they are literally home for like the few hours at their home i would like that okay that's fair but because we work from home and like my schedule kind of revolves around like what i can do like for myself and like i can make my own schedule like
i'm home all day working so it's like i like having someone here i would be imagine imagine this working from home actually i fucking did this for four months working from home alone all day no social encounters at all i go yeah i just i just like because i get it like that's the only time you can be alone if like after you work but at the same time like you don't need to be hanging out with your roommates
like all the time just because you live together like if you want to like eat dinner and like go into your room and like watch movies and like be alone you could be alone yeah i guess that's how like i like if i wanted to be alone i would just like we need to have our one friend on this podcast
Haley? Yeah. Oh. She's just going through it. But what I was going to say is there's also the other aspect of that person that they want to come home, they want to be alone, whatever. Then the roommate will make them feel obligated to say hi. That's the other person's problem. That's what I'm saying. That's the other person's problem because just because you live together, that's not like... You're just home. That's not hangout time. Like...
and then if you want to you just need to have that conversation and be grown-ups and be like hey when i come home and i'm kind of quiet and go into my room like i'm not like mad or annoyed or anything like i just like am tired and want to be alone because obviously if like all of a sudden out of the blue you start coming home and like not saying the word and going into your room your weight's gonna be like you're gonna be like what the fuck so like just be like hey like i'm not like i'm literally just tired like i'm just gonna like
do like whatever long day at work yeah and just like talk about it like you can't be mad someone doesn't want to hang out with you when you live together all the fucking time yeah that's that's ridiculous i agree so um i would say the pros or overall just like living with someone is so much better than living alone i agree i mean also for me like i'm telling my biggest pro is like what if someone comes and kidnaps me like
what if i was alone like i'd be missing for days and no one i'm gonna save you no but like what if i what if something happened and you got injured at home and i was alone like who was gonna save me oh that time i put my finger in the blender who was gonna save me exactly you came to the rescue exactly like what would you have done alone with your finger chopped off no literally um so let's get into the next one these are a little bit interesting the next few um
do you make it less awkward when you have a boy over i don't think it's awkward i don't either like i feel like sis like whoever wrote this you're so in your head i don't think it's awkward at all i think it's funny yeah like i think it's straight like hilarious like what i just want to know like i wish you could respond back to me right now like what makes it awkward that's what i'm saying see this i was gonna tell you this on the couch and you're like yeah i said save it dorm room
I so awkward. I bet I never I didn't talk to anyone in college. So I don't know but like dorm room 100% because you're sharing a literal bedroom like you can have conversation about having boys over because you're sharing like your beds are two feet away from each other. Now. I don't know how to handle that because I never did it. Yeah, if we're just like a house or apartment where you have your own separate bedrooms. I don't really know why that would be awkward. Yeah.
Also, I feel like maybe test out which... If it is roommates and you're in a dorm room together, test out which feels less awkward. Going to the boys' place, going to your place. Whatever one feels less awkward. I never really... When I was a freshman, sophomore, I lived in a dorm. I never really went through those times of... Well, then again, I had a boyfriend. So, yeah. And he was at another school, so I never saw him. I just don't really know what would be awkward about...
I mean, I assume she just means having a boy over, like, spending the night, or does she just mean, like, hanging out with the boy at your place in general? Yeah. Either one. I don't know why either of them would be awkward. I think you're the one making it awkward. You're the one making it awkward. And, like, if it's awkward in the sense that, like, let's say you just mean having him over for the day, hanging out, and, like, your roommate's, like, third-wheeling, like...
Maybe you're just enabling that to happen. Okay, but here's the thing too with third wheeling. I feel like that person that's third wheeling is putting themselves in that situation where they are third wheeling. When I was in college, both of my roommates had boyfriends and my boyfriend was out of state. He was...
Like I was in Massachusetts. He was in Vermont. So I never got to see him. But like I would take myself out of those situations. Like I would go hang out with other friends, go to the gym, go do something. So I'm not stuck in the dorm alone with them. Even if you're in like a house, like even if one of us, like let's say one of us is here hanging out with a boyfriend. It's not like you have to like go do something. But like let's say you're like on the couch watching a movie. Like you don't also have to sit and watch the movie. Yeah. You can do other things. So I don't know. I just don't think it's awkward. And then like let's say you bring someone over and then it's like.
the morning and there's a boy over like i don't think that's awkward like i said it's funny yeah um the next one regarding boys was do you have rules for when you have a boy over yeah actually we do a lot of rules strict rules no like very strict rules you got to be careful with these ones okay safety first i make sure taylor keeps the door open no i'm dead ass like why are you laughing that's so gross
Who says you guys are doing anything? I just want to make sure you're safe.
Sam, you're like the mom from Mean Girls. You know what I'm talking about? She comes in, she's like, do you guys need anything? Drink? Condom? No? Love you. Bye. Lube? Anything? I got you. The mom from Mean Girls? No, but seriously, there's no rules. Like, what rules do you want me to make? Okay, but here's what... No sex while I'm home. But here's what I also think that... How'd you say rules for having a guy over? Yeah, just when you have a boy over, any rules. Okay, so like when you have a boy over, I think if you're living with someone...
Continuously all the time to the point that they're almost a third roommate. That's not fair.
yeah that's not fair at all like someone can't be basically living there like because then they gotta pay utilities 100% like then they gotta start chipping in like you can't be basically living together for a whole lease and like someone's literally over all the time and being a third roommate then it's like you better start doing chores paying the water bill yeah
Yeah, no, I agree. That's definitely something to keep in mind. But other than that, like, no. We don't really have voiceovers.
speak for yourself yeah fuck right damn it we have our guy friends over though but they like do like like the other day we had one of our guy friends over and helped taylor move the mattress from the first floor all the way up to the third yes it's what a kid he came over and moved my work he moved my mattress for me but um yeah i don't really know what rules you'd have in place when a guy's over i mean unless there was some specific reason where someone in the morning didn't want
another person to be there i feel like we just aren't making rules what's your first rule um first rule is gonna be that they have to pet mac immediately when they get to the house if they don't fucking pet mac they're out i'm kicking them in the butt and they're leaving
that's a good rule yeah no i get pissed like sometimes the boy like our guy friends will literally come in like i know they're full-handed but then they'll stand around the kitchen counter for a little bit and then max is like i'm like i'll say like no i literally said to hunter the other night i was like can you pep mac he's like he won't stop i'm like exactly because he wants you to pet him just like pet him real quick and then like move on so yeah doggy attention most important
anyways let's get to the next one um how do you deal with a mean roommate mine constantly has friends over and they talk shit move out yeah like um i don't know well first of all fuck your roommate like that that that sounds like a shitty person i will say yeah um if it's a roommate that was your friend i see how that could be an interesting situation now she's not your friend anymore and i have to do like a friend breakup i went through roommates where like
I literally hated them. Like in my college, my last apartment in college was four of us. Me and two of the girls were all friends, loved them. And then we had a fourth roommate who was...
Interesting. And we didn't really like her that much. And let's say we were just home. Like my room was my space and like we didn't really have to interact. And even when I shared a door, I shared a literal as big as this room dorm with a singular person who I didn't like, didn't like the people she brought around. I didn't interact with her. I like just didn't interact. Like you just live in your own separate world. And it's like sometimes that's just what you got to do. You live in your own separate world.
Yeah, definitely definitely deafened world, especially. Well, also, there's so many things you can put into consideration. I feel like our audience is very heavy in the college scene. So like living in like dorms is like I feel like very popular with a lot of these questions. So it's going to be hard. Like, I don't know if you are living in like, yeah, yep, is roommate. So that means same room. So like, I'd say you're my roommate.
Yeah, that's true. I guess people maybe just didn't realize, like... Okay, well, I'm just... If... No matter what it is, you can mind your own business. Like, I'm telling you, I lived three feet away from someone else's bed and I minded my own business. Like, and we didn't interact. And, like, I mean, it sucks. Like, it's not fun to have to, like, be in a room with someone you don't really fuck with. But, like, what else are you gonna do? You can also... Like, what I was gonna say is, like, you can also... A lot of schools, like, you can terminate your, like... Yeah, you can switch. ...room that you're in and, like, switch, like...
Next semester. There's no problem with that. I know it kind of puts an awkward tension between you and the other person, but I think eventually that will...
like fade away also how mean are the girls and are they actually mean because you know sometimes like send us over your direction give me your address no but like are they actually mean because like hold up like some people think that we're mean and we're literally not mean like are they actually mean like yeah that's do some inward thinking maybe they're i don't know but if they are actually mean like send me send me your address i'm on my way numbers well oh and also like is your roommate mean or just her friends because if it's mostly just her friends like just like
then you'd only have to like keep your distance when they're over i know what if my what if my roommate is an absolute bitch this one made me lol because the her profile picture was like i think it was coming from like a finsta or something like i had no idea i was like i was like oh shit like damn girl like hold on first of all take a deep breath like one two three do it with me if you're the one that's made this one two three
Is she now or are you just really frustrated with her because of the living environment you're in? Yeah. Okay. What is she doing? And if she's being like actually like a mean, annoying, horrible person, like you also need to stand your ground and not let someone like walk all over you if they're being that fucking mean to you.
And I say this because that's what I did in college. I had these horrible roommates and I just dealt with it. And I lived. And like I said, at the end of the day, guys, you can just deal with it and live the rent agreement out and never speak. You can. It is doable. It sucks. But you can do it. You just stay silent in the dorm room and you do your homework and you go to sleep. So, I mean, you can do it. But stand your ground and talk about it. I think a lot of these need conversations. Does she even...
does she know that you think she's an absolute bitch yeah i'm like are you just like friends and like what does she that needs so much more context like in what way context suck like bitch is she saying mean things to you is she um just being like disrespectful like what's what's going on there but like i don't know i really don't know without the context but it's funny
Yeah. Next one is, how do you deal with a roommate who all are on different wake-up schedules? Um...
I know this can be definitely hard. Okay, so obviously from like a college aspect, like a lot of times college people like they're sleeping in because they're lazy. Like they just don't want to get up. But if it's from an aspect of like someone that has a full-time job and like they're doing overnights, like all that stuff, that's completely different. So like I need a little bit more context on that one. I'm going to go based off like real world experience, I feel like, rather than the college one. I mean, it's probably like...
yeah like i'd say real world like you just have different yeah like you have different wake-up schedules and even if it is college like sometimes it's just like you have an 8 a.m and someone doesn't have class till 12 they're not gonna wake up at 7 in russia but you know what i'm saying yeah i would just say that there's really like no like bad thing about that like i don't know if you're trying to make it into like a big deal with like because you said like dealing with a roommate that has different wake-up schedules like
um everyone's like valued to their own like sleep schedule like we literally did an episode on this where like we were talking with a sleep specialist yeah she was like i'll sleep in until like 10 a.m in the mornings like if i don't have to get up like totally fine she'll go to bed later but um obviously like just wake up be like aware of your surroundings like how loud you are like don't blast your music or like do anything crazy which is i feel like we just talked about this with the other girl but it's like
It really doesn't seem like that big of a deal. Like, um, one thing I didn't like though was my roommate taking midday naps.
Why? Because like if I had to come back between class and like get work done, I couldn't put the lights on, couldn't sit at my desk and do my work. Oh, oh no. You cannot expect the house to be dead silent in the middle of the day. No. Yeah, exactly. Like I, that's one thing I could not say. Like if you're saying like sleep schedule in terms of like the middle of the day when you're trying to do things, but like it was like morning or night and it's like later, earlier, whatever. Middle of the day. Nah, nah. Like I, I couldn't do that. Yeah. I think just like,
there's no reason why you can't be up and doing your own thing at different times i mean i i don't know i just being that yawning yawn talking about sleep just made me tired um i guess i kind of did that um well my issue with my roommate in college was she would stay up so late at night when we shared a dorm together one time she didn't go to bed like i'm talking overhead lights on like playing
games on her phone at full volume like on FaceTime with her friends. She did not go to bed literally until like 3 or 4 in the morning. So I was like, I'm literally not going to sleep. So I had an essay to write. So I wrote my essay the whole night and stayed up writing my essay and the next day just sleeped like during the day because I stayed up all night because we shared a literal bedroom and I was like, is this for real? If she didn't go to sleep, I literally could not even tell you what time and I was like, you know what? If I'm awake, I might as well write my essay. So that's what I did. And it was so horrible. It's like the going asleep thing.
I think is something that needs almost more consideration than the waking up. Like if someone's trying to like go to bed, don't be like an asshole at two in the morning. Yeah. Like don't be an asshole in the middle of the night. Like mornings, like you have to get up and do things, but there's kind of no real reason that you need to be like being chaotic at two in the morning. Like you should simmer down.
But I agree like mornings, especially if you have somewhere to be like, you're not just like being an asshole. That's what I'm saying. At night, you're kind of just being an asshole to be an asshole. If you work at 7 a.m. and you need to be up, you work at 7 a.m. and you need to be up. There's really nothing can happen with that. And you just all have to be like aware of each other's schedules. Like, let's say on Friday.
Fridays you work at 7 a.m and Thursdays like let's say you're in college Thursdays are a popular night night to go out like make sure your roommates know like hey I work really really early on Fridays can we not like like don't bring people here after like yeah because like I work really really early yeah and it's like most normal people would be like oh yeah like
Like, that's fine. Like, I feel like you just have to, like, make sure you talk about things like that so you're not secretly getting angry at people. Yeah, you gotta just be considerate of those. Because if you don't tell them, there's nothing, like, that they can do about it. Exactly. Next one is, how do you express to your roommate that you need alone time? I feel like, in a sense, like, you don't really need to express to them that you need alone time unless they're, like, bothering you and, like, they...
like it's becoming an issue where they think that you're not giving them attention in a sense but like i don't know if like i need alone time like i'm literally just gonna go to my bed or like i'm gonna like sit on the couch like watch a movie just like just be like more like to myself but i don't think you need to be like leave me alone yeah no you know what i think we do that's actually kind of healthy i know a lot there's like a like those memes it's like when your roommate just stands in your room for no reason and like says nothing or like when your roommate just comes in your room we kind of like we never hang out in each other's rooms
Yeah, we never do. Like, we don't really hang out in each other's rooms, like, ever. And I feel like that's, like, maybe that's the key. Yeah, maybe that is the key. Like, we just, like, don't hang out in each other's rooms, like, for no real reason. Like, it's just, like, we have so much shared space. So why...
be in each other's rooms. Yeah. Another thing too, actually, which has to do with the opposite of being in your house is like, if I know I need a day, like completely to myself, like I, I'll just like go and do a day. Like I, I'll like hop in the car, go get a coffee, go on a walk, maybe run some errands. And like that sometimes it's just like, all I need is just like alone time. And it's not, it's never anything like against,
taylor it's just like i literally just need a long time just like being yeah um but yeah like if you need to get out of the house and be alone like that's another way you could do it if um like that person's also like at home all day because like i know it can be hard like like we have a big house so like we can get away with it like in a big house but like if you're in like a
a tiny place like getting out and like doing things you're just like go for a walk yeah go for like anything but um i think i just crack the code with all of these problems and it's like your room yeah like your room should just be like your room like even in college like my roommates like we don't really go in each other's rooms like
Because if you think your roommate's, like, bitchy, like, that one girl, but, like, let's say she thinks she's your friend, she's always coming in your room and, like, coming in your room and, like, taking your shit without asking. Yeah, like, violation of space. And, like, hanging on your... And then it's, like, okay, like, that'll get annoying because you're, like, bitch, like, get out of my fucking room. Yeah. Like, and, like...
that that could get a bit much i agree i agree with that one i think i don't know i don't know how we ever like started doing that it's just kind of like how it is but like why i think it's growing up it was always like a thing where like i my brothers would never do this my brothers would always fucking barge into my room but like growing up like i would always knock on my brother's doors
because i didn't want to barge into the room because i don't like doing that either i don't like waking people up i don't i don't like also like what if they're like changing like i don't know i don't want to barge into your room so like i think that's like always been like like i feel like maybe that's like what's kind of helped me is like i don't know just barging into your room to me it's just like natural she's like i don't know like we we do so much together and like have so much here that it's like you can have your bedroom yeah like you know what i mean like i don't know i don't know but i also don't hang out in my bedroom that much like
I don't know. That's just how I see it. Yeah, same. So I'm all done with those ones, but I wrote this up this morning, so there's a few that I can catch up on. And another one is how do we deal with being roommates and having pets?
I don't really like know what they like. If you get a pet, like that's your responsibility. That's your responsibility. Yeah. Like I'm not going to like be like abandoning my pet for the day. Yeah. And like Taylor, like obviously like if I'm out and like I need Taylor to take my dog on a walk, like I'm going to be like, hey, Taylor, like would you mind like taking him out to go to the bathroom? And that's also like it's not my responsibility to like remember that Mac needs to go on a walk. Yeah. Like like you need to tell me like, hey, like an hour. Do you mind taking him out? Because it's like I don't.
yeah i mean like maybe like i'll see him go to the door and i'll be like oh like i'll go like i'll go do it but it's like your pet's your responsibility like we know people who like have a dog and like kind of let the responsibility just kind of fall on the roommate just because like the roommate can see that the dog like needs to be fed or like yeah this and like he has to do and like that's not your responsibility not at all so like if you have a pet and i also another thing too is like if you're getting a pet but like you're both like
Like there's definitely situations where like roommates would be like, oh, like let's get a pet for the house. And they're just like adopting a dog and like both like in the agreement of like, let's go get the dog together. Like in a sense, it's like, okay, well, if you're getting the dog like legitimately together, you're going to the adoption center, like getting the dog together, then like 50-50. But like in a sense, like, like.
I don't know. I feel like it just kind of worked out in our situation where it was like, it's very known that I'm Mac's mom and you're Phineas' mom. Yeah, those are your animals. Because also, if you share an animal, what are you going to do when you move out? Exactly, too. But you need to take care of your pet, but you also can't be like...
hello like you can't be an ass if it's like hey i'm gonna be out all day like can you take mac out like don't be an asshole like yes obviously like i don't know yeah don't be a bitch like because that seems like unnecessary i don't know i just feel like that's just your responsibility and it's like no one else isn't like don't get an animal and then make your roommates take care of it when they did not ask for the animal agreed all right last one is how do you live with someone that wants absolutely nothing to do with you
I don't know. I've just said this before. I wanted nothing to do with my roommates and I just didn't talk to them. I don't know. Like, I mean, I guess I was the one that wanted nothing to do, but like she also wanted nothing to do with me. I just didn't talk to them. I don't know. Yeah. My other roommate that wanted nothing to do with me moved out of the dorm. So yeah, I feel like you're in like total power of like how you want like that situation to unfold. Like, do you want to move out or do you want to just deal with it? And leases are quick guys. Like it seems like a long time. Oh my God. Like a year. Like let's say you're in college. That's not even a full year. It's probably like two semesters. Yeah.
but like at the end of the day like the lease will come to an end like it will like yeah like we lived like even our other apartment like that went so fast it did go really fast I feel like I just moved to Austin you're telling me I'm already in my second place yeah like it goes fast and you'll live and you'll get out of it but also like
I mean, if you're that miserable, like, sublease your place. Like, I don't know. But also, like, you can just avoid each other. There's so many people that work just fine just avoiding each other and living their own lives. And, like, it sucks to say, but it's really what you have to do. Yeah, it's like, it's kind of normal. Because the lease is going to come to an end. You're going to be fine. Yeah. So, I hope we were able to help you guys out a little bit. I know a lot of these are kind of just, like,
In a sense, I feel like super easy and like basic for us to understand, but I know like
coming from like other perspectives and like other roommates it can definitely be hard living with people but luckily we've never run into that so also i want to touch the last one do they want nothing to do with you or like did you guys ever even like give it a chance like to be friends because i know like with my roommate that i didn't like i didn't really give it a chance to be friends like i don't think we would have like she really annoyed me but it's like did you even like give it a chance to be friends like maybe you could try a little bit like yeah try to do something like try to talk like a little bit like like
I think you could give it a shot. Or not even friends. Civil roommates, but like civil enough to be like, like a show weekly that you watch is on civil enough that you can like put it on and both sit on the couch. Civil enough that like, if you need a favor, you don't feel awkward being like, oh, are you at the grocery store? Can you like pick this up for me? Like civil enough, like just so you can be like friendly with each other. I feel like give it,
give it a shot and like have a conversation because like maybe you're like oh my god she wants something to do with me and she's like oh my god she wants something to do with me but in reality you both just like think that of each other but realistically you both would be nice if you just kind of cleared the air yeah agreed um one thing i do want to add um as we kind of wrap this up is i came up with the idea starting next week that we are going to do at the
Like submissions. And we're going to just answer them. So that way we can continue to kind of have involvement from you guys. Even if we have like a guest on. Like it will be nice to have like involvement still with you guys. So if you go to the podcast Instagram. And you will notice that in the link in the bio. Or on a story highlight. There's going to be a group chat.
Google form sheet thing that you guys can fill out if that week you have something that you want us to give you advice on or like question you have you can submit it there and then we're gonna pick um one or two each week to answer at the end of the podcast so check that out yeah it's gonna be fun love that yeah this was a long episode I feel was it I have no idea I don't know sometimes I'm like it goes quick sometimes it goes slow let's check we're a little over an hour yeah love that
Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed this episode. We're excited for this to get up. And on that note, all right. Bye, guys. See you on Friday. Bye. Bye. Bye.
