I'm Tired, So Tired

But not of what you Weezer fans might think. 

I work too much.  My own darn fault.  I have expensive tastes and my room-mate moved to Alaska, reducing my income by that much.  So here's the dilemma.  I don't want to have to deal with some stranger's s$$t.  How do I get a paying room-mate that doesn't drive me insane?  Last room-mate was a friend who I had known for about six years before he moved in.  I knew how he lived, he knew how I lived, not an issue.

Now I'm not unreasonable but I like things the way I like them.  I don't mind some dirty dishes sitting out overnight because dinner was late.  I expect them to be cleaned up the next day though.  A project sitting out for a few days while you find time to get it done, not an issue.  Piles of stuff lying around the house for weeks on end, an issue.  Finish off something in the fridge, let me know, I'll buy more.  If I get up in the morning and unexpectedly can't have a cup of coffee because you didn't tell me you used up the half and half, then I'm pissed.

See, I had this room-mate.  He was disgusting in his personal habits.  I didn't like to even see inside his room.  Fortunately cockroaches are not a problem up here, but if they were, we would have had them. Nice enough guy but in general not a great room-mate for someone who is at all fastidious. I don't want to go through that again.

So, how do I get what I want (income and therefore working less) without living the nightmare that is "the bad room-mate"?