tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post6248692990758876564..comments2023-12-26T10:28:51.608-05:00Comments on The Bemused Muse: SS #74: I get that sinking feeling...TMTWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143205295749068093noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-66054709934886709612007-08-28T10:58:00.000-05:002007-08-28T10:58:00.000-05:00Heaven help the starving student!!Heaven help the starving student!!Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734740706179101100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-49588676221081686312007-08-27T12:24:00.000-05:002007-08-27T12:24:00.000-05:00Delightful reading, once I got past the gag reflex...Delightful reading, once I got past the gag reflex!Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-11493359721094428942007-08-26T20:50:00.000-05:002007-08-26T20:50:00.000-05:00Wow! Certainly you had plenty of research material...Wow! Certainly you had plenty of research material - well written. Even though the topic was smelly and the images real, it brought a giggle and a sniff!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-67695844208505747022007-08-26T09:44:00.000-05:002007-08-26T09:44:00.000-05:00Several have asked how I survived three months of ...Several have asked how I survived three months of it. As I said, the window in my bedroom did make for a handy "door". <BR/><BR/>I was also a starving college student and the rent (a mere $150 for just a room) was unbeatable, especially in a town that had a lack of cheap housing coupled with three military bases and several universities (one of which catered to trust fund babies with parents that would willingly shell out $600 in order for Buffy or Chad to exist in comfort in a one bedroom/kitchenette flat.) <BR/><BR/>Aut was poor! Bereft of funds. A packet of Raman noodles equated to three meals. Gorilla Glue the soles back onto the only pair of boots that you own. Shaved-off sweater fuzz makes excellent replacement material when your downy parka rips. Can’t afford full bus fare so you learn to walk ten blocks to catch the direct bus rather than pay for two buses. Goodwill and other thrift stores are your fashion choices, but only when the “pink tags” denote a 50% off sale. Haha. <BR/><BR/>I was attending classes as a double major in sciences, as well as working two minimum wage jobs to pay for all those credit hours and the book fees. Believe me, where there is a will there is a way and let no man tell you that you can’t earn yourself a good education if you set your mind to it.TMTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143205295749068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-19896826072442447742007-08-26T02:19:00.000-05:002007-08-26T02:19:00.000-05:00Holy moly. I'm very glad I saw that picture of th...Holy moly. I'm very glad I saw that picture of the bugs several hours after dinner. Or else I would be seeing dinner again.<BR/><BR/>Eeeeewwww.<BR/><BR/>I had some piggy roommates, but nothing like that.<BR/><BR/>Glad that you were able to find other accommodations.JHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06930867710215940193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-57763854174545858802007-08-25T23:28:00.000-05:002007-08-25T23:28:00.000-05:00Rhonda was very focused on her priority, she's pou...Rhonda was very focused on her priority, she's poured water into the empty glass before putting in the sand and the rocks if you know what I mean. Love the last paragraph. Very creative way of emphasizing the point. Too bad I was having lunch when reading this post...thanks for dropping by at Olsum's Diary!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-42899719799955768802007-08-25T21:04:00.000-05:002007-08-25T21:04:00.000-05:00How could live with her for even three months? I h...How could live with her for even three months? <BR/><BR/>I have known people who are sloths but Rhonda takes the cake!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-83498497452079325892007-08-25T15:51:00.000-05:002007-08-25T15:51:00.000-05:00I am no great house keeper, and have been known to...I am no great house keeper, and have been known to leave things dirty for a day or two but if things start to smell how can anybody continue to live in the stench? Have you seen that show where two women go into really foul houses and clean them up, investigating the germs lurking in them on the way? Sounds like your ex-roommate could do with a visit from that show!Kamsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039627235813416300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-6815088174638943032007-08-25T15:50:00.000-05:002007-08-25T15:50:00.000-05:00OMG, I can't even imagine...how in the world did y...OMG, I can't even imagine...how in the world did you stand it? That is just horrible...I don't see how you lasted!Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-53585793445971829142007-08-25T15:32:00.000-05:002007-08-25T15:32:00.000-05:00You survived three months!!? A trick for future s...You survived three months!!? A trick for future slovenly roomates, Just throw away the dishes. Need only happen once and someone will be looking for a new home. Either way both are better off.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734740706179101100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-30719995698706906022007-08-25T12:25:00.000-05:002007-08-25T12:25:00.000-05:00I get queasy by the sight of a sink full of dirty ...I get queasy by the sight of a sink full of dirty dishes. I don't think I could have survived three months living under those conditions. That would just make my skin crawl.Herb Urbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569005642840687737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-48691414089720662852007-08-25T10:19:00.000-05:002007-08-25T10:19:00.000-05:00Ohhhhhhh pass the bucket please! I found some of ...Ohhhhhhh pass the bucket please! I found some of the best dressed, snootiest bitches were total grots - but your Rhonda, she's gonna be hard to top! I'd like to say thanks for sharing but it'll be a thank you for your brilliant writing that made me retch!Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139558255321645746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-34748720454162985372007-08-25T10:04:00.000-05:002007-08-25T10:04:00.000-05:00Paisley, I agree. I found the entire three months...Paisley, I agree. I found the entire three months to be disgusting!TMTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143205295749068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799384.post-17391705967302284192007-08-25T09:44:00.000-05:002007-08-25T09:44:00.000-05:00now i am no mrs cleaver,,, but i am not sloth,, an...now i am no mrs cleaver,,, but i am not sloth,, and i am thankful that my lack of domesticity stopped short of that....paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.com