Hi, everyone, my name is Paolo and I just moved on September 10th to Los Angeles, from Soldotna , Alaska.
I am 22 years old.
here is my pictures


anyways , the reason I made this thread and is to tell you how I feel right now..


I found this ad on craiglist, about a 2bed room apt on 10354 wilshire blvd ->http://lalife.com/address/10354_Wilshire_Blvd_Los_Angeles_CA_90024


I was looking for a room, so I found this one for 850$ a month in perfect location, close to UCLA. The guy that i was talking on the phone is apparently a famous Hollywood movie producer , his name is Bob DeBrino, he knows a lot of famous people, he has a nice sport's car 70,000$+ worth.. he then has another vehicle which is SUV a nice one, which he told me he will let me use it , just i have to pay for the gas, I didn't ask for it, so i was stunned, and impressed.
Anyways the Bob(my roommate) is very emotional man, very disorganized... when I walked into his apartment,i would of expected at least something nice or decent, boy I was wrong. Carpet hasn't been changed for years, everything is clustered around the living room, kitchen is extremely bad and smells like rotten watermelons, I felt sorry for this guy..
so i told him, I would look over him , and help him out. i vacuumed, the carpet in the entire apartment, helped with his computer, organized folders, boosted speed of the computer which is like a brand new but has so much of spyware.
I cleaned around house and organized his folders in which he keeps his movie scripts.
I am supposed to find a job, but i can't leave a house without driving with this guy and helping with his documents, or him nagging me about helping him buy ink for the copy machine or other things.. i feel like a SLAVE.. because I am doing it for free, and his character is just sooooo LOUD, he is sucking out all the positive energy out of me. The way he drives, is when he stops at the red light.. and even when the red light is still on, he will drive through.... no safety at all...
but he expects me to help him with everything, even pay online his electric bills(using his credit card)
mini cooper, am I too nice???


I feel so lonely here, not knowing anyone here.
I would Love to meet some people out here or just to find other place, if someone needs roommate, calling out "HELP"

are you doing these chores to replace paying rent? Or are you still paying rent and doing these chores? Either way, you should really just tell him straight forward. Theres not a big chance that he'll change his ways. If he doesn't know that he's relying too much on you, then it'll be a burden on you. So just tell him...in a calm manner of course

no, I am doing these chores for absolutely free... you know what he will tell me if I tell him about it, he will say, then move out.. I paid like 1700$ just to move in.. and I will have to find other place right away.... plus i have to find a job at the same time..

one of the reasons the depression kicks in, is that I made a ballsy move to LA, without knowing anyone in here..

kind of sucks..

sounds like you're a wife there buddy.

he should find someone.
you should too.

I will move out if I find a roommate, this guy is like used to be mafiosy in newyork.. I am not joking.. he's italian, and he knows like many movie stars... he produced movie "find me guilty" with Vin Diesel, his family are close to Al Pacino. i have a lot more things to tell you about him.

lol...what does him being connected to all these peopl have to do with anything?

yes, my bad, went off topic..
i guess i will have to deal with it for a while ...
I will actually introduce this guy to someone just to see what i am talking about.

if he is one of those guys you do not want to mess with...then you should hurry and leave...maybe in the long run he'll tell you to do other things. Maybe you can find a cheaper place to live with someone. And how come you went to los angeles on your own all the way from alaska? just curious

I used to live in La for 3 months , because my gf is korean.. and we wanted to meet, so I paid for the room, and we lived together. So I know La pretty good, and I love beach and anything to do with water. Plus i know a lot of hanguk o mal, can read it and write it and want to learn it and become fluent in it . A lot of my friends have korean bfs , the girls are from ukraine and Russia, and we kind of share with each other phrases and teach other korean .

Just leave, bro. This situation isn't going to get any better. It's LA.

It seems to me like you are depress because he basically order you to do everything for him. My question is what are you going to do once school start? I believe that if you do all the things that he order you to do then you shouldn't have to pay for rent or anything. I suggest you move out and live with other college students.

man up. and tell him to grow up and grow some balls.

Careful guys. Something smells fishy here.

fishy? what do you mean?

are you saying I am making this up??


I can introduce someone to this guy... can meet me with a group of people..
I will tell tomorrow who I have to meet...

wow he treats you like a maid.... move out if you can

you don't have to do all those things if you don't want to. it is your fault. you're 22 and should make decisions and if you're not happy about it then confront that guy and don't do what makes you depressed. he didn't put a gun to your head so everythign you did was in kindness and that's your fault

You should ask him to help support your living needs, since you're a student. If this guy is making money and you're doing all these chores for him, I don't think he should have any problem giving you some funding for it.

If he refuses, just tell him you've done so much for him but you can't take it anymore. Eventually just move out.

Yes, something like that. The way you worded your post resembles the profile of several phishing ads I've encountered. Sorry if I'm totally off.

I agree.

You also sound kinda desperate to make you roommate look like a bad guy. This is the internet. We're voluntarily here to comment on whatever you post about your life. Not fix it or slander random people for you.

YES! Like those Scammers that contact you through craigslist and facebook trying to buy your stuff with traveler's checks. HAHAA

Ditto. Call me a "donkey", but that was also my first impression when reading your post.

-ida

Why does your picture look like it could be Topher Grace's mugshot...?

haha , guess I am hot .. anyways on topic..


Okay the thing is I gave 1700$ deposit for the 1st month to move in, and if i argue with him, like for example, you have to clean up after yourself, which he doesn't, I do all of it , the floor on the kitchen is sticky! I never knew that movie producers can be sooo unorganized and live like that, anyways, he will say to me that "Stop it, i am older than you are, and if you don't like it, move out.." how can I, if I arrived from Alaska like 2 days ago, and don't know anyone here, and i have to find a roommate right away, close to the area of UCLA, that's not easy, I've been looking and can't find, if someone would actually link me a website about finding roommates that would be a huge help for me.

and no, I a am not desperate lol wtf

just feels rather infelicitous, to be alone when you don't know anyone here, that's it .

paolo

uh... you think a mugshot of topher grace would be hot?
this is just plain weird.

this seems like a bad attempt at writing a short story for a creative writing class....

if you found him on craigslist,
go back to craigslist and look for a less crazy roomy?

im feeling depressed just thinking about that situation. oh gosh.

good luck.

and booboo, it doesnt matter who he knows at this point.

are you looking to get into hollywood? if you are, this dude is definitely a great way to enter it. if you are looking for a job associated with hollywood, perhaps this roommate is your ticket.

if not, then you should move out asap.

Hey there,

Like others have said, move out ASAP.
But I would not suggest telling Bob first that you want to move out.

If you are a student, spend time at school as much as possible. And use the internet there to search for other homes and for job search. If not a student, head to your closest library to search! Tell Bob that you want to read books, etc.

Hopefully you can find some backup....in case Bob gets aggressive when you start to move out :/ I donno...he sounds crazy to me!

"Big time hollywood directors" does not need a roomate. Time to move out...and if you're trolling. 1/10

i'm pretty sure you took that from family guy

Okay, this was my final straw today, the guy doesn't listen to what you have to say at all..
He is not some big movie director..he is a small fish..
who doesn't CARE about anyone.. but himself..
I am already looking for another room and will move out ASAP...
he does have phone numbers of many famous actors, but from what I heard from some guys who know him quite well, that many people actually can't stand him, especially Vin Diesel.


Just to prove all the skeptics out here that I am not trolling, I have taken few videos, to show you what I am talking about..

http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll125/W...nt=DSCF0976.flv
http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll125/W...nt=DSCF0975.flv
http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll125/W...nt=DSCF0974.flv


more videos will come..

^
dude..........no one cares about whether or not he exists......

i think you just want attention at this point.

the other thing that makes this a little shoddy is that, he's from alaska right? So what's with the poor grammar?

He never said he was from Alaska...he said he moved from there.

Anyway, Paolo...I think a lot of people in this thread that are saying "man up and get out" are not realizing that you have no place to go. In my opinion, you need to find a job asap and make money quick. This guy is basically treating you like a maid and not even paying you a lick. If you're REALLY desperate then I would suggest moving into a shelter for a while. It may seem kind of drastic but if you want to get away from being treated like a "slave" then you have no choice. That...or you might wanna let your parents know what you got yourself into and see if they can help you.

Hi mate,

Please send me your details. I would like to help you and give you money, so you can use it for anything you like, but preferably to buy the company of friends.

Cheers

lol I don't need anyone's money... I have enough to last several months..

and one of the poster's is right, the situation is very uneasy, but I already told the guy, that I will move out,

and I am originally not from Alaska, read the post clearly.


anyways, I will find something ,

and no I am not here for a fking attention, Quit f.. trolling.

I am out .

omg time is precious dont waste it doing all his sht when ur gonna have to do all that later anway for urself! u have a future to be working on unless u wanna be a housewife/maid after college >.<