You know, there really should be some kind of matching process for roommates in the dorms. With all of the technological advances we've made in the world of online dating (no, seriously) you'd think schools would come up with some kind of pseudo-scientific methodology for profiling and pairing people. I would have gladly paid $4 (or more) for a choice of roommates.
I mean, look at this picture of me at my desk with my friend Dave putting his dirty shoes on my bed. Posters of Bowie, Power Station, and The English Beat on my wall. Across from me? Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads, and Erasure. That's right. My first roommate Scott was a surfer from Florida, and we just didn't connect all that well. Nice guy, but we just never clicked. And so every little issue seemed to cause problems. Things like the fact he'd listen to his walkman cranked all the way up when he went to sleep -- which meant I had to listen to it too. Or the fact that I'd come back from class, and he'd be sitting on my bed with a friend....instead of on his side. Or the fact that he LISTENED TO HEAVY METAL AND GAY POP. Sorry, that just bugged the crap out of me.
It took me about 5 months to convince someone in the front office to let me move elsewhere, and find someone more compatible. I ended up rooming with a Grateful Dead / Bob Dylan fan named Wade from upstate NY. We got along great. Not surprisingly, Scott ended up with his own room.
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