selfish"Blargh!" I cheerfully greeted the morning.
Actually, it was indeed relatively cheerful. Having a room and a bathroom entirely to myself is going to start messing with me, soon. At the moment, we're just at the stage where my laundry is everywhere (okay, that's because only half of it fits in my hamper, and I do a lot more personal randomness because it entertains me. But you just wait.
I imagine that there might be people who are designed to lead a solo lifestyle. I am not one of them. I live in a space without having to share it with anyone, and I become very self-interested, self-centered, and an internet-addicted hermit. As much as I fantasize about having my own place, kitty, and hours, I'm not designed to live that way. As a person, I require community to keep things balanced. I recognize this, and boot myself out of my room on a regular basis.
Lizzie has a cat, a rat, and a guitar in her room. I'll go hang out there. :P
It's not that I don't get annoyed with the people I live with sometimes. But that's kind of a good thing - it reminds you that this world was not in fact made for just you. The fact that I have to share a bathroom, come in at a reasonable hour, take turns on piano vs. tv time, for some reason make me a better person. I don't know why, it just happens that way.
It's even more fun at camp, because then I'm sharing a room with another seven girls, and there are fourteen of us to a bathroom. You will learn to get along with people, even people who would in other circumstances drive you crazy.
I know this for a fact - one of the other girls is someone I know from school.
If you ever read Blue Like Jazz, Miller's got some cool thoughts on this that stem from his deep resentment when he moved in with a couple of other guys who were suddenly interrupting the tv show that was all about him. Rather entertaining to read. He's got cool thoughts on a bunch of other topics - if you're a Christian or at all spiritual, you should definitely read it sometime.
Actually, it was indeed relatively cheerful. Having a room and a bathroom entirely to myself is going to start messing with me, soon. At the moment, we're just at the stage where my laundry is everywhere (okay, that's because only half of it fits in my hamper, and I do a lot more personal randomness because it entertains me. But you just wait.
I imagine that there might be people who are designed to lead a solo lifestyle. I am not one of them. I live in a space without having to share it with anyone, and I become very self-interested, self-centered, and an internet-addicted hermit. As much as I fantasize about having my own place, kitty, and hours, I'm not designed to live that way. As a person, I require community to keep things balanced. I recognize this, and boot myself out of my room on a regular basis.
Lizzie has a cat, a rat, and a guitar in her room. I'll go hang out there. :P
It's not that I don't get annoyed with the people I live with sometimes. But that's kind of a good thing - it reminds you that this world was not in fact made for just you. The fact that I have to share a bathroom, come in at a reasonable hour, take turns on piano vs. tv time, for some reason make me a better person. I don't know why, it just happens that way.
It's even more fun at camp, because then I'm sharing a room with another seven girls, and there are fourteen of us to a bathroom. You will learn to get along with people, even people who would in other circumstances drive you crazy.
I know this for a fact - one of the other girls is someone I know from school.
If you ever read Blue Like Jazz, Miller's got some cool thoughts on this that stem from his deep resentment when he moved in with a couple of other guys who were suddenly interrupting the tv show that was all about him. Rather entertaining to read. He's got cool thoughts on a bunch of other topics - if you're a Christian or at all spiritual, you should definitely read it sometime.
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