Zenith

the writings of B.K. Anderson

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My wife has excellent stories from her earlier college days, especially of one horrendous roommate we'll call Agatha.  Aggie lived in her own little world where everything magically got done for her.  :?)  what a happy place! 

Unfortunately, Aggie's three roommates got a little annoyed at having to staff that world.  Despite having a year of college under her belt, Aggie still didn't know many of the basics of living.  When Stef (my wife) arrived, the house was freezing.  Aggie didn't know which way to turn the thermostat, so she thought turning it down would make it warmer. 

Now, Aggie might have been alright if her ignorance was short-lived.  No such luck.  Every time she made the one dish she knew how to make, mac and cheese, she would ask:

"How much water do you put in it?"

:?|

Four times a week. 

Aggie would proceed to eat the mac, then leave the pot in the sink for her magical world to take care of!  :?)  how fun! 

And then came Kraft Easy Mac.  As Stef said, "It was the Light of Day."

What wasn't so fun was when Stef woke Aggie up in the morning.  Didn't she know that tiptoeing wasn't enough?  And she kept on letting light in from outside the room when she got ready.  How inconsiderate. 

Stef would try to sleep through the Doomsday Alarm as it slowly rose in volume and pitch until the neighborhood dogs started yelping.  Then Aggie would finally press snooze and repeat the process nine minutes later.  Eventually, she would get up and blast the radio while taking a long shower.

This wouldn't be such a problem if Aggie hadn't spent such time on her ponytail.  As a volleyball player, she knew the importance of a good ponytail.  Thank goodness her magical world saved enough time (30 min.) for it in the morning. 

Stef remembers one particularly long session.  Aggie finally emerged and asked, "does it look all right?"

"Aggie, it's a ponytail."

"Yeah, but I changed my part."

:?|

The most unbelievable Aggie moment was at one roommate's parents' house in Las Vegas.  They had installed security cameras just before the roommates came to visit.  Afterwards, they called Stef's other roommate to tell her that their camera had recorded 45 minutes of Aggie checking her butt in the mirror. 

45 minutes. 

Real life is far stranger than stereotype.



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