Winter classes while dorming.
The feeling of having the entire dorm to yourself, a dorm normally occupied by four people, is magical. I get all my work done and I feel comfortable cleaning. I do everything for me and only me. I could read out loud and I can play music whenever I want. All the lights get shut off when they should be and the television never gets turned on or left on when no one is in the room. The fridge is occupied by basically only my food and I don’t have to worry about anyone delving into it or someone accusing me falsely of eating theirs. I drink copious amounts of tea and I ALWAYS do the dishes right after I eat so the bottom of the sink is ALWAYS visible. I love the quiet especially. Each night it’s quiet. No one is in here drinking, smoking, or blasting music I don’t listen to. My only distraction is the internet and I like it that way.

Then, yesterday happened. One of my roommates just came back from Italy (Well she actually came back a week ago but I guess she’s been home.) My heart sank. How long is she staying here? She lives only 40 miles away so why did she come back? She doesn’t have any classes or any real reason I can think of for being here. The only explanation I’ve come up with is that she needed time away from her family but I could have sworn she’s getting an apartment with friends soon? All I know is that I’m no longer alone and next week it will be even worse. My other roommate, the one who lives in the same bedroom as me, is coming back by the middle of next week. She lives upstate so there is no chance of her leaving once she’s here… There goes my alone time, there goes my lack of stress. 

Let’s get one thing straight; it’s not that I dislike/hate these people, it’s the fact I prefer having alone time and it’s impossible with them. Next semester I need to get straight A’s and the biggest obstacle for me right now doesn’t seem to be procrastination but people. They say you can only choose two out of three things in college; a social life, sleep,  and good grades. Last semester I made a joke on twitter saying I would cut out social life this year and this time I mean it but like I said, it’s hard when you live with three other people who do not have those same goals.