tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post1026862251485353806..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: STUDENT HOUSINGWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-42617550174367856862008-06-23T15:50:00.000-04:002008-06-23T15:50:00.000-04:00I'm with Nancy. Write a book, Gina! Heck, write a ...I'm with Nancy. Write a book, Gina! Heck, write a memoir and sell it as fiction if you want. No law against that, right? It's just writing fiction and saying it's a memoir that you can't do, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-50570205223535163682008-06-23T15:02:00.000-04:002008-06-23T15:02:00.000-04:00Gina, good heavens -- my experiences in off-campus...Gina, good heavens -- my experiences in off-campus housing at IUP seem quite tame by comparison. And of course, that was in the '80s, so I've never even seen anyone shoot up with anything in real life. We smoked it, we snorted it, we swallowed it, but we didn't stick ourselves with hypodermic needles. I'm sure now it's a different story -- funny how drug trends come and go just like fashion. What a colorful life you've led. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-24959825072647313212008-06-23T12:52:00.000-04:002008-06-23T12:52:00.000-04:00Cathy -Looking back, it seems pretty awful, but at...Cathy -<BR/>Looking back, it seems pretty awful, but at the time it was an adventure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-80041768336911095402008-06-23T12:05:00.000-04:002008-06-23T12:05:00.000-04:00Gina,I can't imagine living without heat. Your exp...Gina,<BR/>I can't imagine living without heat. Your experiences do put the student housing situation into perspective. More great stories, but sad that you've been there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-91064177298812183772008-06-23T07:43:00.000-04:002008-06-23T07:43:00.000-04:00Tory - I didn't keep a photo of the mural, and I ...Tory - <BR/>I didn't keep a photo of the mural, and I wasn't able to get much done before we had to move. I planned a river running through a forest, but only got blue sky and river and green banks finished. I still like that color scheme, though -- my present house has bright blue walls on the first floor (except for the orangy-yellow kitchen) and bright green walls on the second (except for the wall-papered bedroom). These are true nature colors -- trees seen against a summer sky -- not those pale beige-y things they call nature colors in the catalogues.<BR/><BR/>Nancy - <BR/>I am keeping these posts, but I can't imagine that anyone would want to publish my memoir unless I do something spectacular, like throw myself in front of a bus to rescue a bunch of toddlers or thwart a serial killer. <BR/><BR/>Annette -<BR/>You're right -- I didn't have the cat and mouse at the same time, but since I'd left the mouse behind when I moved, the cat wasn't a threat. That mouse did come up on the bed occasionally, which freaked me out no end, but it didn't snuggle. Usually, I'd startle and the mouse would jump off the bed and run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-46691525126395524932008-06-23T07:05:00.000-04:002008-06-23T07:05:00.000-04:00Gina, you never cease to amaze me. I'm taking a wi...Gina, you never cease to amaze me. <BR/><BR/>I'm taking a wild guess here, but I'm assuming you no longer had the mouse after you got the cat. Nevertheless, I have this mental picture of you, Jorma, and the crackercrumb-eating mouse all snuggled up together under the covers trying to stay warm.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-69081913582140096252008-06-23T06:46:00.000-04:002008-06-23T06:46:00.000-04:00Ye gods, Gina. How's that memoir coming??Ye gods, Gina. How's that memoir coming??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-19377175876575391132008-06-23T06:19:00.000-04:002008-06-23T06:19:00.000-04:00Gina: you didn't tell us you were an artist! Did...Gina: you didn't tell us you were an artist! Did you keep pictures of your mural?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com