I've gotta get on with Passover cleaning the kitchen, and sorting through my Passover pots and pans and stuff. Don't wanna. REALLY don't wanna. Huge job, and I know that what I need to do is break it down into smaller tasks, but even that's overwhelming to think about right now.

how often is it OK to remind someone they owe you money?

depends on what you value more- the person or the money. Although I think once is okay. I mean, you shouldn't have to and you are in the right obviously but I think more than once risks damaging the relationship.

That's exciting news, Scola!

Back from baseball. Yesterday we had a long hot practice in the noonday sun and worked and worked on pop flies and cut-offs and I gave a lot of extra batting instruction to the bottom part of our order. And it all paid off today! Two of our shakier fielders made excellent catches on towering fly balls and popups, the other team hit but we kept them from scoring because of outfield play and I got important hits from some of the guys I worked with.

Cubs win 7-0. Emmett hit well especially considering he arrived on a flight last night after midnight and didn't get into bed until 1:40. But he was robbed by an excellent play by the Rightfielder on a sinking liner, and crushed a double into the gap past the centerfielder. Then he moved up on some aggressive baserunning and scored on a wild pitch.

We're now 4-1 and in first place. Woot!

I think more than once risks damaging the relationship.

what if they're your roommate, you're broke, and the bills are coming due?

Then he's the one risking damage to the relationship, not you.

I think more than once risks damaging the relationship.

There's so many variables, though - I don't know that that always applies.

I think I'll leave a note on his door to please split his tips with me until he is paid off.

I tried, "I got some great soup recipes from my imaginary friends that I'd love to make [edit: for him!] if only I had some money." But apparently that was too subtle.

I think I'll leave a note on his door to please split his tips with me until he is paid off.

I think that telling him "I need this amount of money by this date in order to pay these bills for our apartment -- please get it to me" might go over better than telling him exactly HOW to budget his money to get it to you.

I feel awful because we've been getting along great but I got along great with my last roommate until he got behind in the bills and then suddenly he thought I was a bitch.