One of my umbrella hobbies is the SCA. I call it an umbrella hobby because it allows me access to a wide range of nifty things to do, classes teaching me how to do it, and groups of people to do it with. Restrain your snickering. One of the minor hobbies it allows me to indulge in is travel and meeting new people with similar interests.
One of the gentlemen that I've known around the group for a few years has had a conflict with his girl. In passing a few months ago I told him if he needed a spare place to stay he was welcome to crash at my place for a little while. He thanked me, and passed it off as something he hoped wouldn't be needed.
Last night at midnight he showed up on my doorstep with a U-haul full of gear and a serious expression. She had broken the lease and told him to get out. He has a job interview here today and could he possibly use that couch? Of course I said yes. I admit I'm a soft touch for the Big Sad Eyes routine some days, particularly very late at night.
So today he starts moving a few things in so he can see out of the truck and I remembered why I had toyed with becoming a nun when I was younger. Please don't mistake me, I've very fond of men on the whole. Some of my best friends are male. But Oh Dear Bast do you guys tend to stink! Men have a way of making innocent laundry develop the most disgusting odors in less time then it takes to say "Hey, how about a shower?"
Out in the open, when I'm fighting for example, it's no big deal. If a guy has padding that's so foul it can walk on its own, I can get upwind. If he hasn't showered in a week and we're camping I can give him personal space. But, trapped in the confines of my own living room with two grown males in the house, my sensitive nose is wondering if I can get Fabreeze into every corner of the room every hour on the hour.
Currently I'm doing the new roomie's laundry. It's partially because I'm a nice person and partially self-defense. How many times can one wear the same pants before they are "Too foul"? How do men survive living in barracks together? Are they just not as sensitive nose-wise?
It's going to be an interesting month.
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