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First Apartment: Things That Go "Bump" in the Night

2007-11-11T07:02:21Z

At 1:15am this morning--just minutes ago--I looked at my roommate and said, "You know, I always thought this place was crappy, but I guess you never know how crappy it really is until a ceiling tile caves in on the very spot where your bed used to...

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First Apartment: The Great Pumpkin Mistake

2007-11-02T23:48:36Z

'Tis the season to carve pumpkins. My jack-o-lantern, Carlos, sits on my desk and grins at me, toothy and lopsided, while I type. More importantly, 'tis the season to eat pumpkin pie (sorry, Carlos). I hate berry pies--though I recently learned...

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First Apartment: The Laundromat

2007-10-19T00:58:47Z

At least you can be assured I did not forget about posting altogether. What follows is one of the entries I'd written on scrap paper while I was waiting around for something and had nothing else to do but stare at the wall. I stared at the wall ...

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First Apartment: The Apology

2007-10-19T00:27:10Z

I acknowledge my lapse in posting and apologize to you, dear readers, for leaving you hanging. Just when I thought I had good momentum going, my schedule threw me some metaphorical curve balls (those are so tricky to catch, aren't they?), and I fo...

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First Apartment: Recent Repairs

2007-09-04T03:29:20Z

My roommate finally called our apartment’s maintenance man regarding the spidery corner of the bedroom and other significant holes in the ceiling and walls. What “Gerry” did to fix the problems was not disappointing, not discouraging, and not at...

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First Apartment: The "Hovel"

2007-08-18T17:52:24Z

Everyone has a nickname of some sort. Whether it's a shortened version of your name, something you're known for among friends, or something your enemies whisper loudly as you pass, nicknames distinguish you from your peers. For better or worse, ...

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First Apartment: Introduction, or A Year's Reflection

2007-08-11T14:38:18Z

When I woke up this morning, it felt like fall. Last night was the first time in months I had slept under a blanket; lately, I've been wiggling my toes out from under the sheet to cool them off. But this morning, my nose was cold. It made me t...

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