Oh yeah, maybe we did get in touch with each other ahead of time - I have very vague memories that she paid for the fridge and I paid for the phone?
Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Jul 21, 2025 7:35:49 am PDT #8351 of 8357
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
lisah - Jul 21, 2025 8:45:31 am PDT #8352 of 8357
Punishingly Intricate
I was in a triple and, by like November, one girl had moved in full time with her boyfriend at BC and the other had gotten kicked out of the dorms for dealing drugs. I had the room to myself for the rest of the year!
flea - Jul 21, 2025 9:18:40 am PDT #8353 of 8357
information libertarian
Anyone who can make the dorm rooms at Orchard Hill at UMass Amherst cosy and/or cute would deserve a degree in Design. They are incredible tiny, have built in furniture, are made up of cinder locks, AND don’t have air conditioning.
sj - Jul 21, 2025 10:17:41 am PDT #8354 of 8357
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I can’t imagine what dorm decorating is costing these days. I don’t envy you. We got a notice that all school supplies will be covered by our town this year, and even that little bit of help is such a relief because August is always budget busting with ltc’s birthday in the mix.
Dana - Jul 21, 2025 11:28:40 am PDT #8355 of 8357
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
-t - Jul 21, 2025 11:52:20 am PDT #8356 of 8357
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I just saw that elsewhere. Dana. Terribly sad.
First contact with my first college roommate was when we were both at the dorm (which was made of cinderblock and did not have a/c but you could rearrange the furniture and it came with a phone for the suite which was in our room (so the suitemate on the other side of the bathroom who had a boyfriend somewhere else would always be on the phone with the cord tucked into the gap under the door). We were right next to the laundry room, which was actually kinda nice. My "decor" was my bedspread (which was a red and purple paisley cotton thing from Cost Plus (as World Market was then known) and a red mini-fridge from J C Penney that my parents' thoughtfully provided. My roommate might have had more in the way of stuff to go on the walls, but I don't remember what any of it might have been.
Sheryl - Jul 21, 2025 4:43:58 pm PDT #8357 of 8357
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I may have gotten the name of my roommate before I started college, but didn't meet her until I got there. I really don't remember much about my dorm room.(Any of them actually)
It's still a bit hot here, but not as humid. Also, no thunderstorms in the forecast for a few days.(I think we had one every night last week)