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So, I live in a suite in a dormatory.

I just got up to empty the trash and guess what I found under my bed: my roommates underwear.

Now, normally, I would be understanding. Sometimes things accidentally get thrown around and end up where we don't mean them to be. But I always find hos clothes and other posessions on my side of the room. Which isn't a problem in and of itself. I just don't want to always have to move junk off my bed which isn't even mine.

And there's better stuff, too. He masturbates at night. Fine, he's allowed, but does he go to the bathroom? No, he waits till he thinks I'm asleep and then begins. I can't comprehend the thinking behind that. Obviously he doesn't want me to know, so why doesn't he go to the bathroom where no one has to know? And he's not quiet about it either, which is the only way I found out.

He plays his music too loud, but asks me to turn mine down. He makes me leave the light on when he wants to work, but turns off the light without even asking if he's ready to go to sleep.

Just, generally, he's not very considerate.

So, any of you have any "wonderful" roommates you would like to vent about?

So, I live in a suite in a dormatory.

I just got up to empty the trash and guess what I found under my bed: my roommates underwear.

Now, normally, I would be understanding. Sometimes things accidentally get thrown around and end up where we don't mean them to be. But I always find hos clothes and other posessions on my side of the room. Which isn't a problem in and of itself. I just don't want to always have to move junk off my bed which isn't even mine.

And there's better stuff, too. He masturbates at night. Fine, he's allowed, but does he go to the bathroom? No, he waits till he thinks I'm asleep and then begins. I can't comprehend the thinking behind that. Obviously he doesn't want me to know, so why doesn't he go to the bathroom where no one has to know? And he's not quiet about it either, which is the only way I found out.

He plays his music too loud, but asks me to turn mine down. He makes me leave the light on when he wants to work, but turns off the light without even asking if he's ready to go to sleep.

Just, generally, he's not very considerate.

So, any of you have any "wonderful" roommates you would like to vent about?

:eek: None of mine were ever that bad. You might try throwing his underwear and stuff away when you find it in your space. As for the unquiet wanking, I think a simple, "Dude, could you hurry up and come tonight, I really need to get some sleep" will take care of it.

So, I live in a suite in a dormatory.

I just got up to empty the trash and guess what I found under my bed: my roommates underwear.

Now, normally, I would be understanding. Sometimes things accidentally get thrown around and end up where we don't mean them to be. But I always find hos clothes and other posessions on my side of the room. Which isn't a problem in and of itself. I just don't want to always have to move junk off my bed which isn't even mine.

And there's better stuff, too. He masturbates at night. Fine, he's allowed, but does he go to the bathroom? No, he waits till he thinks I'm asleep and then begins. I can't comprehend the thinking behind that. Obviously he doesn't want me to know, so why doesn't he go to the bathroom where no one has to know? And he's not quiet about it either, which is the only way I found out.

He plays his music too loud, but asks me to turn mine down. He makes me leave the light on when he wants to work, but turns off the light without even asking if he's ready to go to sleep.

Just, generally, he's not very considerate.

So, any of you have any "wonderful" roommates you would like to vent about?

My first roommate in the dorms would talk about me in Spanish to her friends, while I was in the room. She didn't know I knew Spanish. I told her (in Spanish) that she had to either stop talking about me or move out. She moved out and I've never had a roommate since. It's been complete heaven. :D

So, I live in a suite in a dormatory.

I just got up to empty the trash and guess what I found under my bed: my roommates underwear.

Now, normally, I would be understanding. Sometimes things accidentally get thrown around and end up where we don't mean them to be. But I always find hos clothes and other posessions on my side of the room. Which isn't a problem in and of itself. I just don't want to always have to move junk off my bed which isn't even mine.

And there's better stuff, too. He masturbates at night. Fine, he's allowed, but does he go to the bathroom? No, he waits till he thinks I'm asleep and then begins. I can't comprehend the thinking behind that. Obviously he doesn't want me to know, so why doesn't he go to the bathroom where no one has to know? And he's not quiet about it either, which is the only way I found out.

He plays his music too loud, but asks me to turn mine down. He makes me leave the light on when he wants to work, but turns off the light without even asking if he's ready to go to sleep.

Just, generally, he's not very considerate.

So, any of you have any "wonderful" roommates you would like to vent about?

I have some advice, but only if you want to hear it. I've dealt with bad roommates before.

My first roommate in the dorms would talk about me in Spanish to her friends, while I was in the room. She didn't know I knew Spanish. I told her (in Spanish) that she had to either stop talking about me or move out. She moved out and I've never had a roommate since. It's been complete heaven. :D

Well done!

So, any of you have any "wonderful" roommates you would like to vent about?Nope. There are no roommates in German university dorms and I managed to get a two person room to myself during my stay at UVA.

:eek: None of mine were ever that bad. You might try throwing his underwear and stuff away when you find it in your space. As for the unquiet wanking, I think a simple, "Dude, could you hurry up and come tonight, I really need to get some sleep" will take care of it.

I'm very anti-confrontational in "real life", but the throwing away of the underwear sounds like a good idea.

I have some advice, but only if you want to hear it. I've dealt with bad roommates before.

Advice is cool, too.

Welcome to the wonderful world of college.

I was lucky enough to have roommates with whom I got along really well, so I don't really have anything to vent about.

Well done!

Gracias! :D

I'm very anti-confrontational in "real life", but the throwing away of the underwear sounds like a good idea.

I can appreciate the non-confrontational, I'm that way myself (on-line life's different, of course). Be sure he's not the kind of guy who doesn't mind walking around in week-old underwear, though, you could be trading one problem for another.

Isn't there some sort of process at your school for arbitrating this sort of thing?

one of my ex-flatmates used to wait by her door to hear if anyone turned the thermostat above 14 degrees and she'd turn it down again as soon as you'd walked away. she'd do the same with the boiler, setting it so it would only come on for 10 minutes a day. it wouldn't be so bad if she'd ask if it was okay or not deny doing it when challenged or have 2 electric heaters in her room that used a fuckload of electricity. she'd also play her music really loud especially during exam/essay times but then tell the rest of us to turn our music down after 8pm when she went to bed.

her brother, who was also an ex-flatmate, went crazy after taking too much MDMA, coke and weed in one night and believed he was jesus and that his dad was god and that a pot-plant his sister had given him was the holy grail. he'd beat up anyone who disagreed with him including his 10 year old brother and his mum.

fun times.

Advice is cool, too.

Fire. Considerable amounts of it.

I can appreciate the non-confrontational, I'm that way myself (on-line life's different, of course). Be sure he's not the kind of guy who doesn't mind walking around in week-old underwear, though, you could be trading one problem for another.

Isn't there some sort of process at your school for arbitrating this sort of thing?

Supposedly there is, but I haven't been asaulted or raped (yet) so I've been trying to avoid it for his sake.

I have a room for my own but share the flat with 4 people. We have one kitchen and 2 bathrooms. Once, I was feeling really, really unwell and thought I was close to praying to the porcelain God (sickness-related, I don't drink much). I told $person, I was feeling sick and asked him wether I could use their toilet in case I need to vomit and our bathroom is occupied. He said: 'In that case, just vomit in a bag, like they do in aeroplanes... Oh and don't forget to bring the bag to the garbage cans outside when you are finished.'

I am still at a loss at this situation...

I don't even want to burden you with the tales of roommates past........they were terrible.

My best friend moved cross country and lived with me and my husband for a while, she didn't ever pay rent, she smoked in the house (even though we said not to) she had sex with her boyfriend in my kitchen (yuck) and didn't clean up after (double yuck). I was on bed rest due to a difficult pregnancy and she still messed up the house and I had to clean it, then the day that I went into labor, she announced that she was moving, and asked me to drive her to a town 4 hours away to meet up with her friend who was coming to get her. When I explained that I couldn't drive (BED REST AND IN LABOR WITH A CHILD!!!) she cussed me out and asked my husband (who said Hell NO of course) anyway we went to the hospital and while we were there for 5 days, she moved out (not sure when) stole all my make-up, curling irons, half my clothes, my Gibson, and my computer.

she isn't my friend anymore. (owe and she owes me in addition to replacing the things she stole $1500 in back rent)

I don't even want to burden you with the tales of roommates past........they were terrible.I never understood why you didn't kick her out sooner.

I never understood why you didn't kick her out sooner.

I lacked the means to send her home and I would have felt bad if she was living on the streets of Tucson because I was mostly the reason she was 2K miles from home.

I did try to encourage she move in with her pothead boyfriend........it was pretty irresponsible of me. ;)

one of my ex-flatmates used to wait by her door to hear if anyone turned the thermostat above 14 degrees and she'd turn it down again as soon as you'd walked away. she'd do the same with the boiler, setting it so it would only come on for 10 minutes a day. it wouldn't be so bad if she'd ask if it was okay or not deny doing it when challenged or have 2 electric heaters in her room that used a fuckload of electricity. she'd also play her music really loud especially during exam/essay times but then tell the rest of us to turn our music down after 8pm when she went to bed.

her brother, who was also an ex-flatmate, went crazy after taking too much MDMA, coke and weed in one night and believed he was jesus and that his dad was god and that a pot-plant his sister had given him was the holy grail. he'd beat up anyone who disagreed with him including his 10 year old brother and his mum.

fun times.

people suck.

I don't even want to burden you with the tales of roommates past........they were terrible.

Eww. I would have shown her the door. That's just to much, especially after the kitchen.

I lacked the means to send her home and I would have felt bad if she was living on the streets of Tucson because I was mostly the reason she was 2K miles from home.

I did try to encourage she move in with her pothead boyfriend........it was pretty irresponsible of me. ;)

Ah, the Tucson streets aren't really that bad anyway. ;) It sounds like you put up with a lot. You must be a saint.

Ah, the Tucson streets aren't really that bad anyway. ;) It sounds like you put up with a lot. You must be a saint.

I am. :(

I don't even want to burden you with the tales of roommates past........they were terrible.

And you haven't called the police yet :confused: ?

I lacked the means to send her home and I would have felt bad if she was living on the streets of Tucson because I was mostly the reason she was 2K miles from home.

I did try to encourage she move in with her pothead boyfriend........it was pretty irresponsible of me. ;)Well since she wasn't paying you rent I'm sure she would have had plenty of money to be able to go to a B&B for a couple of days whilst she thought a plan (getting a plane back to the place that was a long way from Tuscon). Then I would have got the locks changed for good measure.

Though as you were 9 months pregnant I can understand why you weren't thinking straight and didn't carry out this plan or one similiar.

I generally think of myself as quite generous normally. Quite trusting too. If you seriously abuse that trust... may God have mercy on your soul.

people suck.

To be precise; some people suck. Its just you only hear about the assholes. :)

NAD (hair removal gel) in his underwear
Hand in warm water
Whipped cream in manilla envelope under door
jam the door shut with a penny
find out his political ideology. Play obnoxious political commentary OPPOSITE of his own beleifs.

Etc.

I'll think up some mean ones later.

people suck.

yeh, that family especially.

So, I live in a suite in a dormatory.

I just got up to empty the trash and guess what I found under my bed: my roommates underwear.

Now, normally, I would be understanding. Sometimes things accidentally get thrown around and end up where we don't mean them to be. But I always find hos clothes and other posessions on my side of the room. Which isn't a problem in and of itself. I just don't want to always have to move junk off my bed which isn't even mine.

And there's better stuff, too. He masturbates at night. Fine, he's allowed, but does he go to the bathroom? No, he waits till he thinks I'm asleep and then begins. I can't comprehend the thinking behind that. Obviously he doesn't want me to know, so why doesn't he go to the bathroom where no one has to know? And he's not quiet about it either, which is the only way I found out.

He plays his music too loud, but asks me to turn mine down. He makes me leave the light on when he wants to work, but turns off the light without even asking if he's ready to go to sleep.

Just, generally, he's not very considerate.

So, any of you have any "wonderful" roommates you would like to vent about?The people who manage the dorm probably won't take too kind a view to his masturbation. He probably will be mortified at having to talk to a responsible adult about his masturbation habits and will most likely stop immediately. If not the the dorm people can probably kick him out on grounds of hygiene.

Jeez, you people, this is pathetically simple to solve.

Go to doctor. Get diagnosed with 'sleep walking'. Take diagnosis to student affairs. Get single room. Enjoy.

And you haven't called the police yet :confused: ?

"Owes you"? She's a criminal! Didn't you report her to the police?

yeah, they said "why didn't you report it immediately?" and "why don't you know the exact day she took the stuff?" (apparently "I was in the hospital in labor for 65 hours, and had to stay 2 days after because of major surgery" wasn't a good enough excuse for the Tucson police department.)


answered it in the other thread..........although that was last year or something

I had a roommate take 40 caffeine pills once. He was in a coma/sleep trance for 3 days. We talked to him while he was in it, saying things like "Hey roger! What do you think of Paul"? Roger would curse like a sailor in his sleep even though when he is conscious he doesn't curse.

We had many good talks with him during his coma.

Luckily, I never had to share my room*. I flatshared twice, though. I miss both of them :(


* I don't even think there was something like a dormitory at our university...

Luckily I haven't had a roommate as a civilian. The GI Bill pays me enough so I can afford a little 1 bedroom apartment. All of my roommates when I was in the Army were pretty cool guys, so I never had any problems.

Etc.

I'll think up some mean ones later.

NAD (hair removal gel) in his underwearI like, but I think he might notice before it would work
Hand in warm waterEh
Whipped cream in manilla envelope under doorAnd the purpose of this is...
jam the door shut with a pennyIt's my room, too.
find out his political ideology. Play obnoxious political commentary OPPOSITE of his own beleifs.He's apathetic

Hand in warm waterEh

You have to do it when they are asleep, and it makes them wet the bed. :p

You have to do it when they are asleep, and it makes them wet the bed. :p

I know that, I just don't trust myself to do it correctly.

It wasn't an "Eh?"

It was an "eh", closer to a "meh"

It wasn't an "Eh?"

It was an "eh", closer to a "meh"

:confused:

ok then I have never heard it used like that.

But then I'm not the most observant of people ;)

:confused:

ok then I have never heard it used like that.

But then I'm not the most observant of people ;)

It's like a little schwa sound which comes before a sentence or stands alone and basically means "Yeah, but..."

It goes with a lot of things here. Here being Southwestern PA.

It's like a little schwa sound.....


Don't forget we are typing here not talking so somethings don't translate very well, for example sarcasm.

Don't forget we are typing here not talking so somethings don't translate very well, for example sarcasm.

True, true.

EDIT: Very good example: they above could very easily be interpreted as sarcasm, but it wasn't meant to be.

I share a 3-bedroom apartment with a coworker and another guy who works in the same building as us, but not the same company.

The good roommate (the one that is not a coworker) is cool, even if he leaves his shit around the apartment sometimes. He even has a cool pet bird and a MythTV system in order to record shows off our satellite.

Now, the bad roommate.. well, we think he doesn't ever take showers. He smells.. leaves his disgusting socks around the living room.. leaves food and garbage around.. yeah..

At least I keep my messes in my room and not in the other rooms!

i wouldn't be a good person to share a room. really i would hate it.
and do you stay in your dorm during the weekends?

I am grateful I don't have to share a bedroom with anybody.

That said, I did have to share a kitchen with a guy who didn't ever wash any of his dishes or pans. They just got piled up and reused. Also I have never met anyone who was such a noisy eater, it was like a herd of pigs at feeding time.

i wouldn't be a good person to share a room. really i would hate it.
and do you stay in your dorm during the weekends?

Only if I have to work on the weekend. I go home most weekends, though, since I'm only a 25 minute trolley ride and a 20 minute car ride from home.

Only if I have to work on the weekend. I go home most weekends, though, since I'm only a 25 minute trolley ride and a 20 minute car ride from home.

i'm planning to hire a room next year. we don't have dorms here, or not that i've heard from.
i'm really looking forward. not having to beg with my friends for a place to sleep when we go out, being alone a lot more than now, going out a lot more, not having to get up at 6.30 to catch the bus. ahhhh, i can feel the fun times comming already.

i'm planning to hire a room next year.

Oh, I love it. Nothing against you. It's just one of those idioms that make me smile for some reason. Like Irish: "Fuair se bas" literally translated: "He got dead."

we don't have dorms here, or not that i've heard from.
i'm really looking forward. not having to beg with my friends for a place to sleep when we go out, being alone a lot more than now, going out a lot more, not having to get up at 6.30 to catch the bus. ahhhh, i can feel the fun times comming already.

It's much more fun, but also it's the same old same old at the same time in a way.

Oh, I love it. Nothing against you. It's just one of those idioms that make me smile for some reason. Like Irish: "Fuair se bas" literally translated: "He got dead."

:confused: did i make a stupid mistake?

Call me elitist, call me socially inept (I know you will, you cruel, cruel people) but I couldn’t share a room with anybody but a partner of mine. Avoided dorms like the plague.

:confused: did i make a stupid mistake?

No, not at all. It's just that persons who use British English or dialects closer to British English use the term "hire out" rather than the word "rent" which I am more accustomed to as an American English speaker.

And that happens to be one of the idioms (structure particular to a language which only makes sense in that language) that just for whatever reason makes me smile.

It wasn't anything you did at all.

No, not at all. It's just that persons who use British English or dialects closer to British English use the term "hire out" rather than the word "rent" which I am more accustomed to as an American English speaker.

And that happens to be one of the idioms (structure particular to a language which only makes sense in that language) that just for whatever reason makes me smile.

It wasn't anything you did at all.

wooh, what a relief *sweeps sweat of his forehead*


hire is closer to the dutch "huren" wich probably is why i used it. it kind of sucks though, not being able to speak the language as well as the people you're debating with.
anyway, good luck with the roommate!

wooh, what a relief *sweeps sweat of his forehead*


hire is closer to the dutch "huren" wich probably is why i used it. it kind of sucks though, not being able to speak the language as well as the people you're debating with.
anyway, good luck with the roommate!

Oh, you do fine. I actually thought you were British until you mentioned Dutch and I looked at your location.

Thank you for the best wishes.

No, not at all. It's just that persons who use British English or dialects closer to British English use the term "hire out" rather than the word "rent" which I am more accustomed to as an American English speaker.

And that happens to be one of the idioms (structure particular to a language which only makes sense in that language) that just for whatever reason makes me smile.

It wasn't anything you did at all.
Hmmm... You know, I would say "hire out" if I was... Putting something up to be hired by someone else... Actually, I don't know how that's meant to be used...

Hmmm... You know, I would say "hire out" if I was... Putting something up to be hired by someone else... Actually, I don't know how that's meant to be used...

Well, in SW Pennsylvania we use the word rent, so I'm don't really know.

So, I live in a suite in a dormatory.

I just got up to empty the trash and guess what I found under my bed: my roommates underwear.

Now, normally, I would be understanding. Sometimes things accidentally get thrown around and end up where we don't mean them to be. But I always find hos clothes and other posessions on my side of the room. Which isn't a problem in and of itself. I just don't want to always have to move junk off my bed which isn't even mine.

And there's better stuff, too. He masturbates at night. Fine, he's allowed, but does he go to the bathroom? No, he waits till he thinks I'm asleep and then begins. I can't comprehend the thinking behind that. Obviously he doesn't want me to know, so why doesn't he go to the bathroom where no one has to know? And he's not quiet about it either, which is the only way I found out.

He plays his music too loud, but asks me to turn mine down. He makes me leave the light on when he wants to work, but turns off the light without even asking if he's ready to go to sleep.

Just, generally, he's not very considerate.

So, any of you have any "wonderful" roommates you would like to vent about?

I used to have roommate like that. I feel your pain. Don't worry though it will be over soon enough.

I used to have roommate like that. I feel your pain. Don't worry though it will be over soon enough.Was this before you moved into the united stadiums?

Was this before you moved into the united stadiums?

:confused:

:confused:Your location. "The United Stadiums".

So, I live in a suite in a dormatory.

I used to do the same...first year was four guys in one room. Two were cool, and one was a dick, but no filthy habits such as you described.

Then it was eight guys in five rooms. That was better, since there were more of us to split chores, and worse, since there were always people around. Sometimes you need the place to yourself. Again, no real problems like yours.

Second year I actually got to PICK my roomies, so even though it was six guys in four rooms and rather crowded, it was definetly the best time I had in the dorms.

...haven't bothered with dorms since though. Too much hassle, even in the best of circumstances.

I just got up to empty the trash and guess what I found under my bed: my roommates underwear.

Take 'em to the girls dorm and hang 'em up in a common area with his name clearly marked on them.

That should stop it from happening again. :)

Now, normally, I would be understanding. Sometimes things accidentally get thrown around and end up where we don't mean them to be. But I always find hos clothes and other posessions on my side of the room. Which isn't a problem in and of itself. I just don't want to always have to move junk off my bed which isn't even mine.

He has his shit on your bed???

I can understand his stuff being almost anywhere else (suites DO get messy), but the BED?

Tell him anything you find on your bed is yours...then give it away to charity or something.

And there's better stuff, too. He masturbates at night. Fine, he's allowed, but does he go to the bathroom? No, he waits till he thinks I'm asleep and then begins. I can't comprehend the thinking behind that. Obviously he doesn't want me to know, so why doesn't he go to the bathroom where no one has to know? And he's not quiet about it either, which is the only way I found out.

Ahh...the wonderful world of cellular camera phones. ;)

Another good one to post in the girls dorms. :D

I mean, come on...in a dorm setting the shower is the place for that, if it must be done.

He plays his music too loud, but asks me to turn mine down.

Every time he plays his too loud, or asks you to turn yours down, glue another of his CDs to the ceiling.

If he has no CDs (iPod, computer, etc.) then become "hard of hearing" and listen to music that irritates him...at extreme volumes. (Country music works well).

He makes me leave the light on when he wants to work, but turns off the light without even asking if he's ready to go to sleep.

Well, to be fair, all the dorms I ever lived in had large lounges on the first floor, and small study rooms on every floor. It was a relatively new dorm, but ALL the dorms had at least the 1st floor lounge.

Late night studying need not be done in your room, especially with wireless networks these days.

But if he's insisting on that double standard, just start masturbating as SOON as he turns the light off. :p

Just, generally, he's not very considerate.

Being non-confrontational will never work, and all of my suggestions were completely serious.

If he's inconsiderate, be inconsiderate right back...he'll either get the hint and change his habits, or he'll get sick of the situation and leave.

You can ask your RA/RHD/*insert dorm supervisor acronym here* to mediate, and you could probably be certain that he'll move and you'll stay, but there's no guarantee there will be space for him to move out immedeatly, and RA's hate it when ADULTS can't work things out for themselves.

So fight dirty...you're sure to win. :)

Due to some medical stuff that I wanted to keep private, I never had a room mate. It was awesome.

So, I live in a suite in a dormatory.

I just got up to empty the trash and guess what I found under my bed: my roommates underwear.

Now, normally, I would be understanding. Sometimes things accidentally get thrown around and end up where we don't mean them to be. But I always find hos clothes and other posessions on my side of the room. Which isn't a problem in and of itself. I just don't want to always have to move junk off my bed which isn't even mine.

And there's better stuff, too. He masturbates at night. Fine, he's allowed, but does he go to the bathroom? No, he waits till he thinks I'm asleep and then begins. I can't comprehend the thinking behind that. Obviously he doesn't want me to know, so why doesn't he go to the bathroom where no one has to know? And he's not quiet about it either, which is the only way I found out.

He plays his music too loud, but asks me to turn mine down. He makes me leave the light on when he wants to work, but turns off the light without even asking if he's ready to go to sleep.

Just, generally, he's not very considerate.

So, any of you have any "wonderful" roommates you would like to vent about?
It seems like you have'nt done anything to fix the situation.

Well, I'm currently in my second semester of college, so the roomate thing is still (relatively speaking) new to me.
My first semester, my roomate passed away part way through, but up until then he was a great roomate, didn't do any of that stuff from the first post, as far as I know.
Had no roomate for the second part of first semester.
Now my newly assigned roomate seems cool so far, but it's as if he doesn't even *live* here. :p

So. Um. Yeah. Sucks to have a bad roomate, I guess. Did you try talking to him about this?

Well, I'm currently in my second semester of college, so the roomate thing is still (relatively speaking) new to me.
My first semester, my roomate passed away part way through, but up until then he was a great roomate, didn't do any of that stuff from the first post, as far as I know.
Had no roomate for the second part of first semester.
Now my newly assigned roomate seems cool so far, but it's as if he doesn't even *live* here. :p

So. Um. Yeah. Sucks to have a bad roomate, I guess. Did you try talking to him about this?
Did your grades get affected positivly or negativly by losing a room mate?
Hollywood has taught me that if it is suicide you get some special deal.

Did your grades get affected positivly or negativly by losing a room mate?
Hollywood has taught me that if it is suicide you get some special deal.

Well, I missed a bit of class and had a hard time concentrating on my assignments, so my grades were probably a bit lower than they would have been otherwise. He got into a bad wreck though; so, it not being a suicide, I wouldn't know about special deals for that.

Well, I missed a bit of class and had a hard time concentrating on my assignments, so my grades were probably a bit lower than they would have been otherwise. He got into a bad wreck though; so, it not being a suicide, I wouldn't know about special deals for that.
Well that still ain't cool.
I can't remember the movie it has that guy thats a young Tom Hanks, but not his son Colin.
Was Tom Hanks in Big?
If it wasn't Tom Hanks it was that other guy.
That movie was cool.

Delator do you know?

Not really, no.

I was always under the assumption that the death of a roomate gave you all kinds of leniency in terms of academics for at least one term, but I have no actual experience, and I'm sure official policy varies from one school to another.

Well, in some cases, individual professors will work with you. Both my French and my English professor were pretty lenient with me afterwards, but there's no official policy about that.

My roommate last year and I got along great.

At least, I thought we did, until the day before we had to pick roommates for the next (this) year, and she told me she would room with our mutual friend Kaitlyn.

Of course, it was so last minute, everyone else had already picked out roommates. And I'd tried to talk to her like a month ahead of time, but she just avoided the topic.

So I roomed with the only other girl who didn't also have a roomie picked out already. She is completely socially inept and messy and rude and a bitch. She thinks being rude is okay if it is honest, and does not understand tact at all.


Actually, I was sort of completely abandoned by the "friends" I hung out with last year.

The worst part is, I dont even really know why. They all still hang out, it isn't like we all drifted apart.

And next year I was hoping to rent an apartment with my friend, hopefully a small one with 2 bedrooms and a little kitchen. But now she's saying she wants to RA.

And i dont wanna live by myself. I never have before. I don't eat by myself. I'm worried I'd stay locked in my apartment for weeks or end up getting hurt with no one to turn to for help.

So I guess I might just stay in the dorms.

My roommate last year and I got along great.

At least, I thought we did, until the day before we had to pick roommates for the next (this) year, and she told me she would room with our mutual friend Kaitlyn.

Of course, it was so last minute, everyone else had already picked out roommates. And I'd tried to talk to her like a month ahead of time, but she just avoided the topic.

So I roomed with the only other girl who didn't also have a roomie picked out already. She is completely socially inept and messy and rude and a bitch. She thinks being rude is okay if it is honest, and does not understand tact at all.


Actually, I was sort of completely abandoned by the "friends" I hung out with last year.

The worst part is, I dont even really know why. They all still hang out, it isn't like we all drifted apart.

And next year I was hoping to rent an apartment with my friend, hopefully a small one with 2 bedrooms and a little kitchen. But now she's saying she wants to RA.

And i dont wanna live by myself. I never have before. I don't eat by myself. I'm worried I'd stay locked in my apartment for weeks or end up getting hurt with no one to turn to for help.

So I guess I might just stay in the dorms.

:(

I hope it works out. Message me if you get lonely. :fluffle:

Man, I hate my roommate too.

He's a football player, which is, in my mind, strike one against him. He's incredibly full of himself, but doesn't seem to have any real reason to - because, you know, he's not actually on the team. He just practices with them.

But the obnoxious suck has started from the beginning.

When he moved in and set up his loft, he broke the light switch. Not such a big deal - just go down the front desk and fill out a work order... but apparently it IS a big deal. It's been three months and he still hasn't filled one out.

Or like when he'll come in and turn his rap music up. Okay, I have no problem with that. Go right ahead. But when he leaves the room, I just walk over and turn it down.

Of course, when he comes back in, he turns it right back up - EVEN IF HE'S ONLY IN THERE FOR THIRTY SECONDS.

I'm also getting kind of sick of answering his phone for him at night. I stay up late. WAY late. So when his cellphone goes off, if it wakes him up, he tells me to get it for him. It's kind of old now.

And there's more, but unless someone asks I'm done, since I'm hijacking the topic. :eek: But there are other people in the same boat, don't worry.

Not really, no.

I was always under the assumption that the death of a roomate gave you all kinds of leniency in terms of academics for at least one term, but I have no actual experience, and I'm sure official policy varies from one school to another.

I heard that if your roomate died you got a 4.0 for the semester. Unfortunately all of mine were slippier that speedy gonzales so I never found out. :(

My roommate last year and I got along great.

At least, I thought we did, until the day before we had to pick roommates for the next (this) year, and she told me she would room with our mutual friend Kaitlyn.

Of course, it was so last minute, everyone else had already picked out roommates. And I'd tried to talk to her like a month ahead of time, but she just avoided the topic.

So I roomed with the only other girl who didn't also have a roomie picked out already. She is completely socially inept and messy and rude and a bitch. She thinks being rude is okay if it is honest, and does not understand tact at all.


Actually, I was sort of completely abandoned by the "friends" I hung out with last year.

The worst part is, I dont even really know why. They all still hang out, it isn't like we all drifted apart.

And next year I was hoping to rent an apartment with my friend, hopefully a small one with 2 bedrooms and a little kitchen. But now she's saying she wants to RA.

And i dont wanna live by myself. I never have before. I don't eat by myself. I'm worried I'd stay locked in my apartment for weeks or end up getting hurt with no one to turn to for help.

So I guess I might just stay in the dorms.
Aww. :(

That sucks. I hope you find someone to room with, and/or make better friends. :fluffle:

My roommate last year and I got along great.

At least, I thought we did, until the day before we had to pick roommates for the next (this) year, and she told me she would room with our mutual friend Kaitlyn.

Of course, it was so last minute, everyone else had already picked out roommates. And I'd tried to talk to her like a month ahead of time, but she just avoided the topic.

So I roomed with the only other girl who didn't also have a roomie picked out already. She is completely socially inept and messy and rude and a bitch. She thinks being rude is okay if it is honest, and does not understand tact at all.


Actually, I was sort of completely abandoned by the "friends" I hung out with last year.

The worst part is, I dont even really know why. They all still hang out, it isn't like we all drifted apart.

And next year I was hoping to rent an apartment with my friend, hopefully a small one with 2 bedrooms and a little kitchen. But now she's saying she wants to RA.

And i dont wanna live by myself. I never have before. I don't eat by myself. I'm worried I'd stay locked in my apartment for weeks or end up getting hurt with no one to turn to for help.

So I guess I might just stay in the dorms.

i had a similar situation at the end of my first year in halls/dorms. the friend i was going to live with decided to drop out of uni just before the exams and everyone else i knew had already made arrangements among themselves. i ended up finding people on our university accomodation forum on our student union website which is where people are looking for flatmates or looking for flats. i was really lucky in that 3 out of 4 of my new flatmates were awesome and we coud deal with the fourth together. if your uni has a similar forum get on that as soon as possible. if not there are always people in a similar situation looking for people to live with or looking for someone to fill a spare room, look for notices in communal areas and the like. the people i moved in with had tonnes of people come through before they picked me but they were the first people i met with. some people i know went around loads of places before they found people they could get on with.

basically, you still have plenty of options and you don't need to stay in dorms another year, you just have to get motivated to find somewhere else. i absolutely hated living in the uni halls of residences so maybe that's why i was so keen to not end up with that option. good luck :)

never had a problem with it, most australian citizens who go to uni don't have to live in apartments or dorms because they live close enough so that they can get there by bus/train in under an hour. that and the fact that you only get financial support from the government for and apartment while at uni if you live more than 50 km from the uni you go to or if you can't live at home. more or less the only people i know who live in dorms / apartments are people who've come here from other countries to study, of which there are quite a few people who do that (mostly from asia)

EDIT: i agree with the idea of being rude/inconsiderate in response to it, as it may be the only way of fixing it if it's gone to far. good luck with your housing problems