You can do errands without the dead weight. I once had a roommate complain that she just wanted someone with whom to run errands on the weekends.

曾经我有一个室友向我抱怨说，她只是需要有个人在周末陪她跑步。

Just wanted to tell everyone I have a new roommate.

跟你们说啊，我现在有了一个新室友。