Speed dating for roommates
It's been awhile. Let me update you.
I've been living alone for the past two months. My roommate had to move back home for personal reasons and while she was still paying rent, I had the apartment to myself. And I got quite used to it.
But of course she couldn't keep paying without living here. I didn't think I'd have to find another roommate and I didn't know anyone looking. I've also never lived with a stranger before, but we got a little desperate.
She posted an ad for the spare room and got lots of responses -- mostly males. But I didn't want to live with another. She showed the apartment to two girls. One seemed nice but right before she left she said "oh by the way, it'll be me and my boyfriend moving in." No. The second girl asked if we could skip all the paperwork because she had terrible credit. Oh god.
She met two more girls. I facetimed them on Friday to "meet" them and chose a girl who moved in on Sunday while I was at work (yes, I worked all of Black Friday weekend). It's like awkward speed dating. Here I was sitting on the couch with my phone in my hand asking, "so tell me a little bit about yourself." It's strange to go from living solo to living with a girl I don't know, but I think we'll get along. I mean, I'm hardly home anyway. But I can't pee with the bathroom door open anymore. Darn.
I had my first homecooked Thanksgiving dinner in several years. Three of us girls made dinner at Taylor's -- I made bruschetta and creamy mashed potatoes -- and then sat through two Harry Potter movies as none of us could move. We didn't feel like making a turkey for the three of us -- no way was I waking up early to cook a bird for several hours -- so we got a roasted chicken from the store and "carved" it. And by carving I mean taking it apart with our hands and devouring it. It was a very relaxing Thanksgiving until I had to go to work Friday morning.
The lines in Victoria's Secret were absolutely nuts. The line for one cash register extended the entire store, which is a city block. That wait is not worth the little sales we actually had in the store. Crazy customers.
Ain't nobody got time for that.
I've been living alone for the past two months. My roommate had to move back home for personal reasons and while she was still paying rent, I had the apartment to myself. And I got quite used to it.
But of course she couldn't keep paying without living here. I didn't think I'd have to find another roommate and I didn't know anyone looking. I've also never lived with a stranger before, but we got a little desperate.
She posted an ad for the spare room and got lots of responses -- mostly males. But I didn't want to live with another. She showed the apartment to two girls. One seemed nice but right before she left she said "oh by the way, it'll be me and my boyfriend moving in." No. The second girl asked if we could skip all the paperwork because she had terrible credit. Oh god.
She met two more girls. I facetimed them on Friday to "meet" them and chose a girl who moved in on Sunday while I was at work (yes, I worked all of Black Friday weekend). It's like awkward speed dating. Here I was sitting on the couch with my phone in my hand asking, "so tell me a little bit about yourself." It's strange to go from living solo to living with a girl I don't know, but I think we'll get along. I mean, I'm hardly home anyway. But I can't pee with the bathroom door open anymore. Darn.
I had my first homecooked Thanksgiving dinner in several years. Three of us girls made dinner at Taylor's -- I made bruschetta and creamy mashed potatoes -- and then sat through two Harry Potter movies as none of us could move. We didn't feel like making a turkey for the three of us -- no way was I waking up early to cook a bird for several hours -- so we got a roasted chicken from the store and "carved" it. And by carving I mean taking it apart with our hands and devouring it. It was a very relaxing Thanksgiving until I had to go to work Friday morning.
The lines in Victoria's Secret were absolutely nuts. The line for one cash register extended the entire store, which is a city block. That wait is not worth the little sales we actually had in the store. Crazy customers.
Ain't nobody got time for that.
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