Dorm Life

[BustyTheClown]

Let me set up a scene for you:

It is 1:17 in the morning on Saturday night. You need to wake up early Sunday morning -- say, 7:30-ish -- to go biking with your uncle and spend the day with him. You're tired and want to get to sleep, but you have a problem... *No one else does.*

Why is this a problem? Because those who are not tired are making decisions for you regarding how late you will be up, and how tired you will be tomorrow.

Who are they? The people down the hall partying very loudly, even though it's past quiet hours. The RAs in the hallway talking loudly right outside your door. A group of unidentified but still unbelievably loud girls caterwauling to "Black Velvet" somewhere on the Ave.

It may be Saturday night, but come on, kids... There's something called common courtesy that should prevent you from playing the bass at deafening levels, that should keep you from talking and running and shouting in the hallway past, say, midnight. You may be partying, but those of us who are not don't want to have to party with you, however indirectly...

How many of you who aren't in college anymore actually miss this shit?

 

[AmishPope]

Dude you decided to live in a dorm. Did you not expect any of this? Go out and enjoy it. YOu can sleep when you're dead.

 

[Orlanth]

Perhaps you should buy some ear muffs, they may help block out the noise.

 

[seXieleXie]

1:17 is early for a dorm to be quiet, even if it wasn't the weekend. on a saturday night it's worse. do you have earplugs or headphones? that helps me sleep when people are being noisey.

 

[Ice Cold]

I don't dorm life was pretty good to me, especially when I had a single room to myself. Had privacy... could come and go as I please... and with three floors there was usually a good party going on somewhere during the weekends.

Most of my RA's were cool and knew how to kick back.

 

[Ayaka]

Headphones, earplugs and a bottle of Tequila plus a good chain on the door.

Dorm life, nothing like it especially when you are interning, love those early starts after a long long night.

I'm suposed to be sharing with a girl but she hasn't slept here in two months. No, I'm not complaining, her bed has my books on it now.

 

[Problem Child]

Dude you decided to live in a dorm. Did you not expect any of this? Go out and enjoy it. YOu can sleep when you're dead.

AmishPope speaks the truth.

The lack of the sign reading "Monastery" over the door should have been a tipoff.

 

[BustyTheClown]

Dude you decided to live in a dorm. Did you not expect any of this? Go out and enjoy it. YOu can sleep when you're dead.

Lol very helpful Amish... I did expect late night parties and whatnot, but I don't have to like it just because I know it's inevitable. And actually, I had no choice about living in a dorm -- it's required for the first two years here, and even after that I won't be able to afford anything else. Anyway, I'm a person who likes to sleep at night, unlike many people out there. I'd go out and enjoy it if I actually liked anyone here, but that's another issue in and of itself...

I've considered ear plugs and stuff, but there's just something weird about sticking stuff inside my ear when I'm tossing and turning and need to hear my alarm in the mornings. I was just bitching, really. I do have my own room, though, and I like it a lot -- the freedom Ice Cold and Ayaka mentioned is something I really cherish.

 

[Spinaroonie]

See about getting a room change. I just did it on Friday. It's great. I live with one person who's in another room and barely ever here. I can do what ever I want as longas I don't wake him up.

My old roommates knew whenever I had a quiz at 8 or an exam at 10 so the night before they'd throw a party! Good god they sucked. But now I'm practically alone. I t can work for you too!

 

[BustyTheClown]

AmishPope speaks the truth.

The lack of the sign reading "Monastery" over the door should have been a tipoff.

Pssh, Amish speaks nothing but the rude and the crude from what I've seen.

 

[Azwed]

Pssh, Amish speaks nothing but the rude and the crude from what I've seen.

Yeah but sometimes rude and crude is the truth.

 

[MechaBlade]

It was quiet as hell in my dorm at 1:17 (except on some floors). I just had a good RA.

 

[Ayaka]

What's really scary is that we could all be in the same dorm, posting on lit, wearing headphones to keep the noise down!

 

[MechaBlade]

I thought about that when I first came here. But most people here are from different states (and I'm not in the dorms anymore). I am curious if there are just a few people here in my state.

 

[Mellon Collie]

*Sleeps comfortably in her way off campus house which is shared with two friends who are never home*

 

[MechaBlade]

*Sleeps comfortably in her way off campus house which is shared with two friends who are never home*

nice.

but can be lonely.

 

[Cheyenne]

I never lived in a dorm in college, but I visited a few. These are some of the best years of your life, even if they may not always seem like it now while you're living them.

I was out last night with a group of my college friends, even though it has been over 20 years since we graduated. One of our group was in from out of town for a rare visit. It was so much fun remembering and telling the old stories again of things we did back in college so many years ago. Someone finally said "those were a great four years, weren't they?" Yup, they were.

 

[riff]

I miss it! I loved it! I lived in dorms and dreamed of being in an apartment. Once I got my apartment, I thought, goddamn I loved living in the dorms!

 

[amelia]

I loved it too...i had a cool as hell roomate and we had a blast together...we both had the same level of cleanliness....which i have to say was amazing b/c we were both clean freaks....we both liked to run...and we both liked kissing girls every now and then (well, she introduced me to this form of pleasure..but i sure did like it after the first time)...it worked out great for us..i miss you Marisol!!! of course, i love living in my apartment too...i guess the key is to just be happy in whatever circumstance you happen to find yourself...

 

[riff]

I wish I could list all my dorm stories, from getting reprimanded for skateboarding down the halls, to tossing a girls panties (blush) into the tree outside my window where they hung ALL YEAR, to the adventures with my jewish roommate who told me as he was eating bacon one morning- my mom, would shit if she knew how much I love bacon!

Throwing shopping carts off of the top of Smith Hall at FSU (11 floors I believe).

I have a pictures I am gonna post. What an idiot I was. And still AM! hehehe

I am 38 years old- this was half a lifetime ago. I was 19.

ah... puberty! LMAO

 

[amelia]

I have a pictures I am gonna post. What an idiot I was. And still AM! hehehe

I am 38 years old- this was half a lifetime ago. I was 19.

ah... puberty! LMAO

wow..you look pretty manly for 19!!! that's a cute pic..thanks for sharing..it put a smile on my face..<not that that's hard..i'm a smile slut>

 

[riff]

well, since you like it.

Apartment life. I was tripping on acid the particulary wild night- an entire novella in itself.

 

[amelia]

Re: well, since you like it.

Apartment life. I was tripping on acid the particulary wild night- an entire novella in itself.

so..<leaning in> tell me a story! <so much facial hair..i don't think the boys i knew at 19 had that much hair on their heads>

 

[riff]

This is what happens when you take a guy with a marketing degree and put him in a gradual lang and lit program.

Confused? You bet.

 

[amelia]

Confused? You bet.

very cute..i think i like you without facial hair better...<but you're very likeable both ways> i think i have that exact blue shirt in the family center of my preschool class room.the kids love to use it as a baby blanket b/c it's sooo soft...