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January 2011

Housing Whippersnapper: Rolling on a River Through... →

dilkw: Riding back from class at a neighboring institution with a couple of other cohort mates sparked a conversation about how each of us in the car has found our way through grad school and into the individual job search each of us is conducting. One of us is looking for outdoor programming jobs and…

Redheaded Rambles: FAIL →

kileyrae: Deciding to actually be semi-productive today I thought I’d start taking stuff off the wall of my dorm so that whenever I get the confirmation email that I can move I’m ready and not running around trying to get everything done at the last minute. However, the universe hates me and as I was…

aequitas & veritas: I keep going back and forth on... →

medical-mechanica: I mean obviously free housing & (I think) meal plan would be pretty boss however I’m not really a people person and I don’t have much a commanding stature. I feel like I’d be a lame ass RA who hides out in her room all the time. However I would make the most amazing floor themes. But basically…

It's 4:34 am, and I'm finally finished with the...

My Time as a Temple Owl: RA Group Interview →

-the-owl: I just had my RA group interview. I think I did okay. I’m just exhausted. I slipped up once. We had to do a role playing scenario. Mine was, You hear a friend talking badly about someone on your floor. How do you handle the situation? One of the RAs roleplayed and he said the word faggot. I…

Becoming Insided: Regular showers vs. Dorm showers →

mouthwater: Regular shower: Hot & Cold, adjust water temperature, and open bath tub roaming space. Dorm shower: Scolding fucking hot water comes blasting out of the spout as to where it literally hurts and burns when drops land on your skin, just scolding hot water no matter which way you turn the god damn…

My RA Weirds Me Out Sometimes

intense work out, but the pain feels good…this must happen more often.

“Yeah…we’re probably not going to have class tomorrow, but if we do—I’m being a...”

– My RA. (via aydreeahnah)

tickingtimebombswon: 3rd year college students shouldn’t have to be told to shut up while a program is going on in the dorm. I mean, common courtesy much? It’s not that hard of a concept, especially if you’re 21 years old. Let’s grow up sometime people. I love my job, but as an RA I should not have to babysit you. I should not have to tell you to be quiet while a program that someone has...

jigglebots: Went to an informational about being an RA (resident assistant). Prior to the meeting I definitely did not think being an RA would be easy, but they made sure everyone was aware of that. By the outpour of people i could kind of tell that some of those people just want free housing and indeed that is a supeeeeeeeer plus but it is way more than that. Usually i am not into things but i...

Too cool for school.

tartturnovers: My RA put up a bulletin board where you write positive comments about other people who live on the floor. I think mine is pretty cool or at least other people think I’m cool :P

Boats & Birds: “Be the change that you wish to see... →

broad-daylight: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi I usually do not go on long talks like this, however I have been meaning to write this. This past weekend, I spent my time at an environmental activism conference/workshop called the PEAC (Palmetto Environmental Action…

Fire alarm, joy...

thatsgoldjerry: … You know you’ve been through too many false fire alarms in your dorm when your first response to hearing the alarm is to: throw some sweatpants on over your shorts, find your keys, grab a jacket, and fix your hair. It’s cold outside.

Mindfulness: Dorm Life →

quiveringforest: is shit. Whoever lives above me has sex, EVERYDAY. hey thats cool and all, more power to you. WHY do you have to be humping on the bed, making it hit the wall repetatively for hours at a time, everyday, while I am trying to WORK. I am paying to live here. CAN YOU PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF…

Make someday today.: Productivity. →

itsgonnahappensomehow: I have had the most productive day of my life. Today I: designed an interior design tv show via power point created a 3-D model for said tv show made 7 pamphlets that were 8 pages each of said tv show then i created a concept for a Tunisian restaurant that services men, women and children at…

In Search of: Philadelphia, I Miss You (Still) →

directlyafter: Being back at Penn was amazing. I got to see friends, enjoy myself, and not worry about work. Even went to two yoga classes (there’s a place that offers some $5 yoga on Chestnut). It may have been the coldest weekend of this winter, but it was so worth it. I loved the double takes—someone would…

Chef Marie Lovely: Who's ya Momma??....I mean RA... →

marielovelysblog: Hey guys how ya’ll doin? As for me I’m doin pretty good :)… actually I’m doing amazing!! So I just found out Imma be a RA for my college next year!!!!! Im soo excited all thanks belong to God! This is just the blessing I needed for a long time :) I feel like through my test god is rebuilding me…

Okay, seriously...

jenniferthang: THE PEOPLE LIVING ABOVE ME NEED TO STFU. SEVERAL POSSIBILITIES: 1. THEY’RE JUST FAT ELEPHANTS AND THUMP EVERYWHERE THEY WALK. 2. THEY’RE CONTINUOUSLY GETTING IT ON SO THEIR BED ALWAYS MOVES. 3. THEY’RE WATCHING AEROBIC VIDEOS. WTF. I CAN’T STUDY LIKE THIS.

college kid wisdom.: home is... →

collegekidwisdom: I was looking for a new Facebook profile picture yesterday (ended up failing at that and recycling an old one) and came across some pictures of move-in day back in August. My walls were so blank, my desk free of clutter, bookshelves alphabetized and pristine. I knew nothing about my roommate, was…

thatsgoldjerry: As we were walking out of my dorm for dinner, we encountered some guys attempting to secure a rope from their second story window in the back of the dorm next to mine. Why? They want an alternative to using the elevator or stairs. No biggie.

Wrong in all the right ways: HOE-LEE SHIIIIIIIIT →

misfit-toy: Shit just went down. I probably walked in the door not even half an hour ago and our R.A. was sitting on the couch with Safiatou, Kacie and Kelly. Safiatou was explaining to the R.A. some of the problems we’ve had with her. He asked me if I had anything to say and I just kind of mumbled something…

I think my res was invaded by Ke$ha, there is so...

I Like Big Bogs: Coloring SO MUCH →

bigbogs: I’ve been working on making door decorations for the residents on the hall I’m RA’ing in the winter. I decided to do flags of the world. That I have been hand coloring. I have 56 residents. Luckily I only have about 20 more flags to go, and South Korea was really easy to color in. So was Israel. And then there are the countries like Sri Lanka where I’ve had to color in lots of little...

Good night, Sweet Prince: Apparently I cannot... →

hamletprincessofdenmark: So, I had a heath and safety inspection for my room today. (OH the joys of living in a college dorm! It’s almost as good as a microwave that shoots flames out of it….wait. At least the microwave-flamethrower is pretty awesome.) Anyhow, my roommate and I failed this inspection because are beds…

aimeeisonkawanga: I just realized that my RA interview is three weeks away, and I have nothing to wear. @/”&^{*£|^@$/(@?!!!!! SHOOT

We had a floor meeting today

igotonyu: and my RA told us he’s starting a floor book club and the first book we’re reading is Perks of Being a Wallflower. I am happy. ION (In Other News): It snowed a lot this morning and then the sun came out so it’s all wet out. We went to Wendy’s/Pizza Hut/Taco Bell for dinner. It’s supposed to be really crappy out for the rest of the week.

Recommended that students be allowed to park in...

an actual text from one of my freshmen.

nanzhu: “Hey - - -, just a heads up, our hall kinda smells like burnt food and smoke right now because i was trying to warm up a cookie in the microwave and it caught on fire and started smoking.. :( - - - - - - - - and i read the ingredients and the second ingredient in the cookie is iron! Poisonous cookies.. :(“ oh the joys of being an ra in an all freshmen hall.

ebeech: my RA application. FML. Can’t I just be like “yo I’m cut out for the job aiiight…!” Blehh so much to do.

kelsaaay: love when my residents feel really open and just tell me anything and everything… so cute. “I mean, my best friend and i shower together, like, I just assumed the girls on my team were like us, not lesbians” bahahahaha