Landlord Blues

Wynona's got herself a big brown beaver
and she shows it off to all her friends.
One day, you know, that beaver tried to leave her,
So she caged him up with cyclone fence.
-Primus

The days go by. Taught 6.5 hours yesterday, teach 6 today, 4.5 tomorrow and 1 hour on Fri to make up for the Super Bowl. Looks like the Dem race is still close and McCain is a lock for the Republican nod.

Things are cool, with the exception of my landlord. I teach him and his kids, and know his sister well. He´s actually a good guy but just a lousy business man (like most of Spain and all landlords here) That and his father never wanted to move out of the flat anyway, so he´s always causing trouble.

He told me last week he wants Nikos to sign a contract too, which is ridiculous. It´s my flat, I´m responsible and i sublet to Nikos. That´s the way i want it, so it´s my place and I can have midgets and hookers over whenever i want.

Also, I never required Nikos to stay a required amount of time. I told my landlord that this was ridiculous. His answer was “My lawyer wants him to do it.”

My reply was, “That wasn´t our deal.”

“My lawyer wants him to do it.”

“That wasn´t our deal.”

Nikos is an easy housemate. He´s a furrier and a contractor and doesn´t want to sign the contract and i don´t blame him. What was ind of nuts was that he started talking in the third person.

“If they no want Nikos to stay, Nikos go. No Problem. They want to provocate I go!”

Sweet Christmas! How did i get here?

So tonight I have to tell them that if they insist, he´s leaving. They knew i was subletting, so it´s bullshit. So if he leaves, I leave, because I´m not looking for a new housemate and I like living with him.

Then what? I´m not sure, but I´m looking for a place where i can settle and be comfortable. If this isn´t the place then better to know now. But I´m betting they topple like a house of cards once i lay some New York on them.

That or it´s back to the road.

Now Wynona took her big brown beaver,
And she stuck him up in the air.
Said "I sure do love this big brown beaver
And I wish I did have a pair."

Now the beaver onces slept for seven days
And it gave us all an awful fright.
So I tickled his chin and I gave him a pinch
And the bastard tried to bite me.
-Primus

We are quiet and I pay the rent on time. I don´t know why all these landlords are such a pain in the ass. Just leave me the fuck alone. The Spanish are a bunch of amateurs when it comes to business.

Plus, he´s the brother of my friend and I hate to get her caught in the middle.

Never a dull moment. The wheels keep on turning and the rubber keeps on burning. And me, I guess I´m along for the ride.


Wynona loved her big brown beaver
And she stroked him all the time.
She pricked her finger one day and it
Occurred to her she might have a porcupine.
-Primus