i prefer to work out of the office

I have an office mate. Actually two. One is fine. She doesn't bother me and I don't bother her. The other....the other does bother me. He went on a rampage after I first started working because I would open the blinds and not close them. Evidently the sun shines through and hits his eyes. Whatever. I really don't care. Especially because this only happens during the last hour of the work day and only for about 3 months out of the year. And yet, for an entire year he would remind me that I didn't shut the blinds when I left the prior day. We actually got into an argument about it. I ended it with "I really don't want to argue with you about blinds. THEY'RE BLINDS!!!" I haven't shut the blinds in over 6 months. He hasn't said a word about it.

When I first started (and even to this day), I would leave my laptop on my desk when I left. He was outraged and would constantly remind me that I should be locking it up or taking it home because he knew somebody who had his laptop stolen from his car and he had to pay for it. I would say, "it's fine." he would reply, "okay, i'm just trying to warn you because if something happens, you are responsible for it." SHUT UP!! I don't care!

He also likes to ask me stupid questions while I am working and clearly trying to avoid him, as evidenced by my headphones and obvious lack of interest. I used to use the inner ear headphones, but I could still hear him. I've recently upgraded to the entire-ear-coverage headphones...sadly they don't deter his pointless rhetoric.

Another un-perk of sharing an office with somebody is that on a daily basis I am serenaded by his after-lunch gastrointestinal issues resulting from his appreciation of caffeinated beverages and shitty junk food. yay me.

Enjoy. I sure don't.