North Carolina State University - Agromeck Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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two Of course, there are annoy- ing times. For instance, the morning rush to the bathroom is often frustrating. Usually, no one can take a complete shower without an interruption; I always forget to put in my contacts or brush my teeth during a rare moment when the bathroom is free. Then, there ' s the kit- chen. How many times have there been more dishes in the sink than in the cabinets? Sometimes its hard to remember that seven other people share the kitchen. When we can t find any 24 Interviews

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IE REVIEWS off campus darkness, I feel my way to the dresser and grope for my comb. Aha — mission ac- complishedl Finally, I make it to the door and out into the hall. A faint glow in the hall tells me that someone left the living room light on again. I glance up the hall to see if anyone else is awake, but my seven roommates seem to be sleeping peaceful- ly- Seven roommates? Oh, do I live in a dorm? No. Sorry. Well, then I must live in a house. Wrong again; try an apartment. Eyebrows raise; mouths fall open; guys ask What ' s the phone number? If I had a nickel for every in- credulous look I ' ve received since I ' ve lived here, I ' d be a rich girl. Most people find it hard to believe that eight girls and their belongings could actually fit into one apartment. If visions of Kens- ington Park or Meredith Woods dance in their heads, they have a valid point. However, apartments without dishwash ers and wall - to - wall carpeting do exist, and ours is a perfect example. Picture this: a large living room, a kitchen and dining room, two refrigerators, a long hall with four bedrooms and two baths. Cozy, isn ' t it? The next question is Do you have much privacy? Sure, except when Evelyn and Renee are making pig noises outside our door, or when Julie joins them in an aerosol air freshener fight. And no one has much privacy when Beth and I crank up the stereo for Dim All the Lights. If we really need privacy to study, the living room and dining room are good retreats. Barb often works on calculus in the din- ing room; Mia ' s term paper materials are spread on the coffee table in the living room. Joni ' s solution involves blocking out all the noise with a good, racy novel. Seven room- mates? Eyebrows raise, mouths fall open, guys ask Whafs the phone number? ' Another question arises ; Is the location worth the lack of privacy? Definitely. Until you ' ve lived eight or ten miles from campus, you can ' t appreciate the conve- nience of having an apart- ment two blocks from Winston Hall. Besides, we ' re closer to Cameron Village, Darryl ' s and Edward ' s Grocery than anyone living on campus. To be able to walk wherever I need to go means more to me than a dishwasher or wall-to-wall carpeting. » Interviews 23

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...apartments without dishwashers and wall-to-wall carpeting do exist. » clean silverware, it seems as if we were sharing it with twenty girls! Bedtime is another problem. None of us can get synchronized; if one girl wants to go to bed early two others are noisily typing in the dining room, and three more are playing a new album on the stereo. To top it all off, Evelyn sees our landlord making his rounds outside the building. Think- ing he is a prowler, she screams and sets off a chain of hysteri cs in the apartment. Thrills, chills, and excite- ment! off campus Although this confusion may seem to be more than the average person would want to live with, the good times compensate for the frustrations. Eating Christmas dinner together, giving Secret Santa surprises, ordering pizza at midnight, playing Ann Landers, gossip- ing about the latest hairstyle, going totally crazy on Friday afternoons — these good times give a special meaning to the words togetherness and friendship. Interviews 25