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September 15, 2006
Female Roommates
12:00 PM
I miss my blog too much to be waiting until next week to write.
Things are beginning to get settled here in Waterloo. First off, I am finally with a home. After a few days of sleeping on the floor of Bowie’s room, I can finally say goodbye to my sore shoulder and back, and I can say hello to good sleeps.
I am currently living in a co-ed suite (two girls and a guy) in UW Place— which is actually an unwelcome change. Even being the queer that I am, I find living with girls rather difficult. It’s not that I’m uncomfortable seeing soiled feminine hygiene products in the bathroom— heck, I have a sister— but it’s just the fact that the “typical female” student’s lifestyle is rather different than a guy’s.
I know that I am making generalizations about females, but from my encounters with Bowie’s roommates, I feel that the “typical female” definitely likes to socialise compared with the “typical male.” This form of socialisation comes in varied forms— but the only one that bugs me is person-to-person communication, which involves the consistent entry of guests in the suite.
Today is Day 2 of living in my suite, and I have already met a dozen of roommates giggly friend’s.
Then we have their significant others’. I haven’t taken a representative sample but I am confident to say that boyfriends go to girlfiend’s places more than the other way around, which then increases the possibility of guests.
I don’t usually mind familiar guests, but I don’t like the idea of random guests coming from day-to-day. It’s like I always have to keep my guard all the time and be “??,” or hospitable. It’s very tiring.
Let’s hope they’re burdened with schoolwork soon.
What I also find interesting, from personally from my overall experience is that girls who look the most put together in public are at the same time, the messiest in the home. What’s up with that?
Filed under UW Life, published In Waterloo
12 Comments
September 15, 2006 12:44 PM
maybe you just need to be less uptight. try to have fun for once.
ahaha
i miss you :( the cummer bus really sucks these days and i have no one to complain to.
September 15, 2006 01:14 PM
I need to get laid, that's what I need.
September 15, 2006 01:55 PM
I've always lived with girls and haven't had any problems. Steph was really the only female roommate i've had that would always want to socialize. The rest have been pretty quiet.
September 15, 2006 05:01 PM
In response to your last paragraph... I think it's because they spend so much time trying to look good that they have no time left to keep the house clean, or have any kind of organization to their lives...
September 16, 2006 07:36 AM
The only time I didn't like living with girl(s) was the term I spent at Lester. I have to agree with Matt N, I think the girls that look put together are usually the dirty roommates. I can only speculate though, I've only lived with normal, not very perfectly put together girls...
oh boy.. I miss Ghrace.. She was my favourite girl roommate ever.. :(
September 16, 2006 06:21 PM
does deb read this page?
ahaha
i didn't quite enjoy lester either. i hated the bathroom and the overflowing kitchen.
September 17, 2006 09:52 AM
It wasn't only Deb, the boys made a mess in the kitchen as well. I can't believe one of them used a bathroom plunger in the kitchen sink (While there were dishes in there!). How disgusting is that!
September 17, 2006 11:47 AM
In response to Sh!ma's comment.... EEEEWWW! That's gross! But I do have to ask the question... "high maintenance guys" don't seem to be very messy? At least, our favourite "high maintenance guy" seemed like a neat freak while we were in Europe?
September 17, 2006 10:00 PM
hahahahahaaa.... oh yes, the "high maintenance guy" in Europe folded all his clothes and organized them neatly in his little closet.... and freaked out when i picked off my foot calous on his bed. haha
the plunger in the sink story is still my favorite one from Shimie. Oh, and the stinky spongy lake boots that soaked in muddy water in the broom for a month was good too!
i miss you guys! =( WaterPOOOOO!! hehehe
September 18, 2006 01:54 PM
We miss u too Lizzie!!! :)
September 18, 2006 02:01 PM
err...who's the high maintenance guy?
September 22, 2006 11:02 AM
I thought it was Matt? :s