4/20 - Dorm Life

This isn't necessarily something that I learned today... it's a collection of things that I've learned all of this year.

Things you should know about dorm life:

- Bathe, wash your clothes, take out the trash and wash your dishes.
- Just because you don't have to have a clean room anymore, you shouldn't leave it a mess. Sometimes it's legitimately harder to deal with, especially my room.
- Eat dorm food whenever you can.
- You don't realize how weird it is to live on less cash until you have to.
- Go to all of the free shows, events, or places where food is present.
- Stay organized. Things get lost easily in a little room.
- Be courteous, not just to your roommate, but also to the people in your hall. Being loud at night or practicing early in the morning isn't cool, you wouldn't want someone else to keep you from sleep.
- Drink or smoke somewhere else.
- Meet the people that live in your hall. In my situation, we all like jazz, and since jazz has a strong sense of community, meeting hallmates is a pretty easy way to make connections. You never know when they'll come in handy.
- Don't get distracted. Whatever you went to college for, you probably didn't go to play pool, watch TV, or play ping pong all day.
- Wash your sheets. The ladies dig it.
- Try not to take extra-long showers, puke all over toilets or make a mess, especially on weekends.
- Try to keep yourself from hitting the snooze button a lot. If that happens and you're rooming with me, I'll just turn it off.
- Go to class.

That's about all I've got.

Oh. I bought a timpani solo today, Stanley Leonard's "Forms". If anyone can find a recording online, let me know, I haven't had any luck.

M