Sure, we could have commuted to college and lived at home, but what kind of "real" college experience would that have been? All the things we would have missed out on! LOL! Even though we did not live that far from our parents, (who could have popped in on us at any given time), we sure acted like we lived across the country. Between the late night parties at our dorm and the other dorms and fraternities on campus, skipping a class or two from time to time because it would interfere with a "happy hour" we wanted to attend, and the overnight guests no one was supposed to know about....college life was AWESOME!!!
There was NEVER a dull moment with us being roommates. In the dorm we were living at, each room was split in half with two people residing on each side of the room - for a total of four people sharing the bathroom and shower area. Our dorm rooms felt very apartment-like, which was pretty cool. The rooms in the other dorms on campus, all shared one large community bathroom/shower area - no privacy. (No Thank You. Not My Thing! LOL!!!)
Even though we had two other girls sharing the room with us, often we would act like we were the only ones living there. We would play our music very loud, and basically put on concerts on our side of the room, singing and dancing to classics from Pat Benatar and Heart. She liked to sing and dance on her bed with her hair brush as her microphone, like she was Ann Wilson, the lead singer from Heart. And I would dance around on the floor and play an air guitar like Nancy Wilson. Oh Yeah! We were hot!!! (So we thought - LOL!!!)
As roommates, there were many lessons we learned from each other - and taught each other. The following are the ones I remember best:
Lesson #1 - Leave the Bathroom clean and picked up - especially the hair on the floor - when you are done using it.
Several months ago, I learned that she was the lead singer to a rock band called "Welcome to Concrete", based in Los Angeles, with punk, grunge and heavy metal influences. WOW! My first college roommate is living her dream - her vision - from when we were roommates! I couldn't believe it!! Actually, I could believe it - she always believed she would be a performer some day - and now is that day! I am so proud of her!!!
I had not seen pictures of her since we were in college, and upon seeing her recently, she looked GREAT! Exactly like the total rocker-chick she used to imagine herself being when we were in college. Her look reminds me of Pat Benatar - which is NOT a bad look! She still appears the way I remembered her as my roommate 27 years ago - wild, sexy, crazy, mysterious, eccentric, and fun-loving! When I think back to the memories from our freshman year, it is no surprise that we had such a good time as roommates! And thanks (again) to Facebook, we have reconnected! Yeah!!! This summer her band will be traveling and touring. I really hope they make their way to my city to perform. She and I are WAY overdue to make some new memories together! I can't wait!!!! :-)
There was NEVER a dull moment with us being roommates. In the dorm we were living at, each room was split in half with two people residing on each side of the room - for a total of four people sharing the bathroom and shower area. Our dorm rooms felt very apartment-like, which was pretty cool. The rooms in the other dorms on campus, all shared one large community bathroom/shower area - no privacy. (No Thank You. Not My Thing! LOL!!!)
Even though we had two other girls sharing the room with us, often we would act like we were the only ones living there. We would play our music very loud, and basically put on concerts on our side of the room, singing and dancing to classics from Pat Benatar and Heart. She liked to sing and dance on her bed with her hair brush as her microphone, like she was Ann Wilson, the lead singer from Heart. And I would dance around on the floor and play an air guitar like Nancy Wilson. Oh Yeah! We were hot!!! (So we thought - LOL!!!)
As roommates, there were many lessons we learned from each other - and taught each other. The following are the ones I remember best:
Lesson #1 - Leave the Bathroom clean and picked up - especially the hair on the floor - when you are done using it.
Lesson #2 - Never eat your roommates food - without asking first - unless other arrangements have been agreed to. This also includes drinking your roommate's alcohol beverages.
Lesson #3 - Don't bring "male guests" back to the room late at night to keep partying when the roommate is asleep and has an early morning class.
Lesson #4 - It is perfectly OK to walk around our room in your underwear - unless there is a "male guest" in the room.
Lesson #5 - We have each other's back, when an unexpected parent shows up for a visit.
Lesson #6 - If a roommate has a cute, sexy outfit, she gets to wear it FIRST before anyone else gets to borrow it.
Lesson #7 - If a roommate drinks too much and feels like they are going to be sick - they need to take it to the toilet - not on the carpet in the space you sleep in.
Lesson #8 - When a roommate has a "male guest" visiting and they are taking care of business, the other roommate needs to find somewhere else to sleep.
Lesson #9 - Roommates are not allowed to tell "male guests" about other "male guests" that have visited their roommate.
Lesson #10 - Don't ever forget the lessons your roommate taught you. These lessons may help you with future roommates.
Several months ago, I learned that she was the lead singer to a rock band called "Welcome to Concrete", based in Los Angeles, with punk, grunge and heavy metal influences. WOW! My first college roommate is living her dream - her vision - from when we were roommates! I couldn't believe it!! Actually, I could believe it - she always believed she would be a performer some day - and now is that day! I am so proud of her!!!
I had not seen pictures of her since we were in college, and upon seeing her recently, she looked GREAT! Exactly like the total rocker-chick she used to imagine herself being when we were in college. Her look reminds me of Pat Benatar - which is NOT a bad look! She still appears the way I remembered her as my roommate 27 years ago - wild, sexy, crazy, mysterious, eccentric, and fun-loving! When I think back to the memories from our freshman year, it is no surprise that we had such a good time as roommates! And thanks (again) to Facebook, we have reconnected! Yeah!!! This summer her band will be traveling and touring. I really hope they make their way to my city to perform. She and I are WAY overdue to make some new memories together! I can't wait!!!! :-)
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