One of my favorite things about rooming with Rebekah is the fact that her cell phone makes really cool noises. I'll suddenly hear bubbles or chimes or other indescribably cute electronic sounds and it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Another great thing about being her roommate is watching her crochet standing up. Although she's not doing it right now, it makes me laugh when she does. Also, she gives us a reason to have a first aid kit. Good thing I'm prepared to take care of her.
Tonight at dinner I ate a slice of pizza, a couple leaves of spinach (but no more than that because there was something wonky about it), an apple, a glass of water, ice cream, and another piece of pizza. Rebekah ate a lot of vegetables because she is turning into an animal; probably a rabbit, because she seems to particularly enjoy celery and celery reminds me of rabbits. I'm sure she'd rather be a horse but she has yet to take that next step of eating from a trough.
I leave you with this: The only Facebook group you need. Because she chews olive pits with her bare teeth!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
All By Myself...
I'm alone in the room and I'm wondering if anyone else even exists in this dorm or if Rebekah and I were tricked into living in this little room by ourselves when we really could have had the run of the whole building. I'm thinking that maybe the few people on my hall whom I've met may have just been actresses, placed around the building at strategic moments when They know Rebekah and I will be in the dorm...
Okay, really, I'm not that weird and I don't truly believe I'm in a life like that portrayed on The Truman Show (although that would be really cool... in a creepy way). But being in Sikes for almost two days straight, thanks to icy weather and canceled classes, with only Rebekah has really made me wonder where all the people are. I mean, between the two of us and our 15 other personalities, there is plenty to keep us entertained, but I'd still love to see a fresh face nearby every once in a while.
What's been happening lately:
- We tried to hang Christmas lights over our entry way, but the blue tape doesn't hold them very well (be warned). So I wrapped them around the curtain rods that are in our closets, since we STILL don't have curtains for them yet.
- Rebekah's in class right now and I'm about to leave for Badminton. Woohoo! Seriously, I actually like that class now. At first I wondered what I had gotten myself into (I was one swing short of gashing my forehead open with the racket), but now I'm getting the hang of it... slowly.
- If you happen to live on the second floor of Sikes, on the south wing facing west, and you hear a thump from overhead once in a while... that's probably Rebekah flopping herself up onto her bed. Oh, and if you hear tinkling sounds, kind of like bells... Well, those are crochet needles that she throws to the ground in frustration when she can't seem to get the edges of her blanket straight.
- We miss Oxford way too much and have a bad habit of lamenting the fact that there are other people living in the room we lived in last semester RIGHT NOW. Come save us from ourselves.
- I just ate the last half of a Snickers bar that I bought from the vending machine in the lobby a couple days ago when I was craving chocolate. And that's why I'm going to badminton now.
Okay, really, I'm not that weird and I don't truly believe I'm in a life like that portrayed on The Truman Show (although that would be really cool... in a creepy way). But being in Sikes for almost two days straight, thanks to icy weather and canceled classes, with only Rebekah has really made me wonder where all the people are. I mean, between the two of us and our 15 other personalities, there is plenty to keep us entertained, but I'd still love to see a fresh face nearby every once in a while.
What's been happening lately:
- We tried to hang Christmas lights over our entry way, but the blue tape doesn't hold them very well (be warned). So I wrapped them around the curtain rods that are in our closets, since we STILL don't have curtains for them yet.
- Rebekah's in class right now and I'm about to leave for Badminton. Woohoo! Seriously, I actually like that class now. At first I wondered what I had gotten myself into (I was one swing short of gashing my forehead open with the racket), but now I'm getting the hang of it... slowly.
- If you happen to live on the second floor of Sikes, on the south wing facing west, and you hear a thump from overhead once in a while... that's probably Rebekah flopping herself up onto her bed. Oh, and if you hear tinkling sounds, kind of like bells... Well, those are crochet needles that she throws to the ground in frustration when she can't seem to get the edges of her blanket straight.
- We miss Oxford way too much and have a bad habit of lamenting the fact that there are other people living in the room we lived in last semester RIGHT NOW. Come save us from ourselves.
- I just ate the last half of a Snickers bar that I bought from the vending machine in the lobby a couple days ago when I was craving chocolate. And that's why I'm going to badminton now.
Monday, January 26, 2009
A Long Time Ago
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the paths of Rebekah and JoAnna first crossed.
Actually, we met in Oxford when we were assigned to be roommates for the semester. Who knew that bright summer day would mark the beginning of such an illustrious friendship? Now, after traveling Europe together, we’re both back here in the states and JoAnna is still stuck with me as a roommate. I suppose I must not be too bad since she decided to put up with me for so long.
Just as in Oxford, our days continue to be filled with riotous laughter and our nights with wild partying. Well, we really do laugh a lot, and sometimes for no real reason. However, I’m not sure if interpreting Wordsworth or translating Greek really can be called partying. Eh, whatever, we still have fun.
In other news, JoAnna’s English class switched venues today. This is significant because no longer is every one of her classes, sans badminton, in the same building on campus. Poor girl will have to walk more. She also has a recent fixation with caramel.
I think we're both hoping for snow tomorrow; or at least ice, so none of our professors can get up to the campus. Snow flurries would be preferable. Regardless, I love cold weather and I'm so stoked for tomorrow, when the mercury won't rise above freezing.
Oh, today I found a french fry in my purse, my Wicked ticket in my laptop case and a Tube map under my bed. It seems something makes me miss England every day (don't worry the fry is not from Europe).
Wow, obviously our lives are extremely exciting. Nevertheless, if I were not me, then I would definitely hang out with us. JoAnna and I are a ton of fun and we’re both exceptionally hilarious. We think we’re funny, anyway. I'm not sure if anyone else finds our antics amusing. Hmmm, I suppose that sort of makes us tragically unfunny.
Actually, we met in Oxford when we were assigned to be roommates for the semester. Who knew that bright summer day would mark the beginning of such an illustrious friendship? Now, after traveling Europe together, we’re both back here in the states and JoAnna is still stuck with me as a roommate. I suppose I must not be too bad since she decided to put up with me for so long.
Just as in Oxford, our days continue to be filled with riotous laughter and our nights with wild partying. Well, we really do laugh a lot, and sometimes for no real reason. However, I’m not sure if interpreting Wordsworth or translating Greek really can be called partying. Eh, whatever, we still have fun.
In other news, JoAnna’s English class switched venues today. This is significant because no longer is every one of her classes, sans badminton, in the same building on campus. Poor girl will have to walk more. She also has a recent fixation with caramel.
I think we're both hoping for snow tomorrow; or at least ice, so none of our professors can get up to the campus. Snow flurries would be preferable. Regardless, I love cold weather and I'm so stoked for tomorrow, when the mercury won't rise above freezing.
Oh, today I found a french fry in my purse, my Wicked ticket in my laptop case and a Tube map under my bed. It seems something makes me miss England every day (don't worry the fry is not from Europe).
Wow, obviously our lives are extremely exciting. Nevertheless, if I were not me, then I would definitely hang out with us. JoAnna and I are a ton of fun and we’re both exceptionally hilarious. We think we’re funny, anyway. I'm not sure if anyone else finds our antics amusing. Hmmm, I suppose that sort of makes us tragically unfunny.
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