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[596spark]

Looks like I'm heading home for the weekend.  My aunt's having surgery and my mom's freaking out, so I promised I would go and do the whole supportive-daughter thing, which is fine, because I love my family, and I think that getting out of the apartment for a few days will be good.

The roomies and I had another disagreement yesterday, that ended with me calling my best friend in tears and pretty much deciding once and for all that I'm moving back into the dorms next year.  I think I'm just going to spend the extra money and get a single room, though, to avoid the repeats of incidents like last night where random, drunken, Portuguese guys are beating on our door at four am because my roommate told them to "stop by anytime!"  Drunk people take offers like that very, very seriously.

So yeah, driving home tomorrow after class to avoid the storms and freezing rain that's supposed to hit on Friday and not coming back until Sunday.  I would have left today, but I've got quizzes and a discussion group tomorrow.

Also, this is unrelated but I want to mention it in a whiny sort-of way: It's fucking freezing.  Like, seriously, I have lived in this general area for my entire life, and I do not ever remember it being this cold before.  I know that everyone up north is probably laughing at all of us southerners who are freaking out because it's 30 degrees, but that's really cold to us!  I don't have the right clothes for this sort of weather.

So yeah, I'm off to class then back home to do some laundry and take a nap.  Fun times.

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[red_reaper]

Yeah 30 degrees is cold to me too, and I grew up in the Pacific Northwest. I should be used to it, but I have to wear like three layers of jackets when I go out at night. I'm sorry you have roommate issues. I was actually talking about the dorm thing with my Greek professor today and he thinks that colleges should plan the dorm rooms so the rooms themselves are singles and then have common areas for the students to mingle. You wouldn't need the rooms to be quite as large as a double room and it would cut down on roommate issues. Because most students have grown up with their own room and then to thrust them into a situation where they constantly have another person there is just asking for disaster. And thanks for the forewarning about drunk people. Hope your aunt's surgery goes well.

[596spark]

That idea for the dorm rooms actually makes a lot of sense. I'm an only child, so the whole culture-shock of college felt even more extreme for me. One of my roommates is also an only child, and I think that's where a lot of our conflict comes from: we're both used to getting our own way, lol!

[ex_jeezlouise163]

I think that's why I can never have roommates - there's a huge chance I'd end up living with a bunch of douche bags and crap like drunk Portuguese men banging on the front door would happen, and I'd probably beat the crap out of someone.

Good luck with your Aunt's surgery. Hope it goes well.

[596spark]

Yeah, I like to think that I'm normally a very calm person. It takes a whole lot to piss me off. But since moving in with these girls, if I'm at the apartment, more likely than not, I'm upset about something.

The surgery went wonderfully. Everything's looking much, much better. Thanks for caring! :)