anyway, people seem to think it's odd that i want to move from my room to a smaller one. yes, right now i do have a fairly large room all to myself, but i'd rather have the smaller single downstairs. why? first of all, if i didn't move, i'd have to have a roommate in the spring. i really prefer to be alone most of the time, and i don't want to end up paired with someone who's the complete opposite of me. i've had good roommates in the past (well, only 3 really, for 1 week, 6 weeks, and 1 school year), but i've heard some nasty horror stories, so i'd rather be alone then risk ending up with a total bitch for a roommate. while the single is about half the size of my room now, i'm ok with that. i don't really need all my toys and junk up here, and it will teach me to live modestly. the stairs are really a big thing. i absolutely hate climbing 3 flights of stairs a dozen times a day, and doing laundry is worse because it involves carrying heavy stuff down and up 4 flights. my leg muscles like to complain a lot, and maybe they'll shut up once i live on the ground floor. i'll be close to laundry machines, so i won't wear myself out every week. plus, i have a feeling the atmosphere will be better. i won't have to put up with sorority girls, there's a bigger bathroom, and i won't feel so paranoid that the ghost is watching me. however, i will be right next to a main street (i lived in walker last year, and the noise from the road really got on my nerves) so i'll have to put up with ambulance sirens at 2 am, screaming drunk people on the sidewalks, people who decide to smoke right outside my window, etc. but it's better than hearing the sorority chants and cheers 50 times and getting them stuck in my head. and when some airhead burns popcorn at 3 am and the fire alarm goes off, i won't have to deal with stairs when i'm in my grouchy, sleepy, drunken-like state. i'd also have a better opportunity to salvage more stuff if there actually was a fire.
i'm debating whether to take my fencing equipment home over break or leave everything here. i doubt i'd actually use anything over break (aside from boasting to the neighborhood kids and skewering snowpeople), but if i leave everything here, i'm sure someone will ask to see my stuff. hmmm...
well, i'm going to have dinner, then continue working on these papers. i WILL get them finished and turned in by noon tomorrow, even if i have to dash over to a computer lab at 11:45 am and print them out since my printer has issues!
