October 2011
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Best part about being on call the night before...
*Knock on the door*
RA: Yes?
Resident: So, I don’t wanna bother you, but….
RA: Oh God, what happened?
Resident: There might be a bird in the lobby who won’t leave….
That awkward (RA) moment
irishcailin75:
When a friend of yours asks about the application process and all you can do is sit there and think “You would make a terrible RA.”
Just saved the life of a panicked resident's fish...
10.28.11
shitmyresidentssay:
“Wait… I don’t want to go to my room, it’s too early to sleep. We just got to here… here.. Where are we again? How’d we get here?”
Do I even want to know what you’re on?
i found the pot smoker in my hallway
peacex3lovex3happiness:
I got him
dont mess
Anonymous asked: What have been some of the best RA contract deals you've heard of (and at what universities)? (ex. We get free single room and meal plan as well as $1300 per year)
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You know its Halloween Weekend wheeeeeenn...
You overhear residents’ conversations like this:
“Some slut bumped into me and I wanted to cut her. I went to go look for her and I couldn’t. Because everyone was dressed as a slut!”
“Some guy was dressed up as a naked guy with a penis hanging off of him. I was like Sorry! I just can’t find your eyes right now.”
“Can you stop making awkward...
How to Avoid Burn Out: 10 Symptoms of Severe... →
ericalikesthings asked: I love my freshmen, but they come to me so much I can't leave my door open as often as I'd like. I absolutely love being an RA but I'm getting burned out really quickly. Any advice!?
Student Leader Problems:
studentleaderproblems:
That awkward moment when a friend expects sympathy for their busy day… when their idea of “busy” is having to do the laundry.
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When a crisis is brewing and your non-res life...
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Cruise Ship Serves As Dorm For St. Mary's College... →
My roommate is looking at picture of axes online....
ohiamjustagirl:
My residents are awesome.
shaysomething:
One saw me last night, and I was upset. He asked me what was wrong, and I said I was fine. Apparently I’m a really bad liar. He came over and gave me the biggest hug ever, and said if I ever needed someone to talk to, he was there for me. Some people are really, really awesome.
How to do CPR.
wabbitbunny:
Humans VS Zombies starts today on my campus.
visitbaskinrobbins:
May the odds be ever in my favor.
If you don’t know what this is:
http://humansvszombies.org/
love me some HvZ!
Saw a giant panda walking around campus...
“Man, you’ve been an alcoholic for four days now: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday!”
– Overheard telephone conversation on campus. (via thewafflelife)
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In-between-rounds snowball fun with the other RA on duty- the best pre-halloween snowstorm ever!
That awkward moment when you get invited to a...
knocking on a door and hearing, "it's the RA!"
lifeasanra:
oh residents.
Bathroom smells of puke: Typical Thursday night.
ryanmcd:
7 ambulances
6 alcohol poisonings
5 police appearances
4 yelling fits
3 plus lockouts
2 different fights
1 halloween dance as an RAAAAAAAA
resident just came into the office where 6 RAs are...
Write someone up and come back to vulgar messages...
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that awkward moment when you’re cooking halloween cupcakes and candy/carmel apples and mummies in a blanket before your hocus pocus program starts….you’re expecting a decent turn out and then 20359385402131 people show up……………
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Resumes and Revelations
craftycromwell:
Today I dug out my old resume to dust off the cobwebs and add some new flair. I’m pretty good at writing resumes and making them look professional and to-the-point, but today I realized a few things…
As I added my resident advisor position and began listing my job responsibilities, I had to stop for a moment. Out of all the things RAs are responsible for and out of all the extra...
Best part of RA-ship as the Halloween Weekend...
jenningscrupi:
The use of walkie-talkies.
And watching the parade of stupidly dressed people is also a plus.
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Overheard - Weekend Duty Edition pt. 2
Resident: Oh hey, the world didn’t end last night. What happened to the Rapture?
Resident: The more sex you have, the more you will be offered!
Resident: The bubonic plague? What about it?
Resident: Watch them! Watch them do it!
livetocarpediem asked: Hey! I just thought I should point out the irony of my current situation. I'm using your blog to procrastinate filling out my weekly 1:1 report for my boss. :( haha #swag
BreakDrink: Daily Dose - October 27th, 2011 →
breakdrink:
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Students at St. Mary’s College Settle in for a Three plus Hour Tour
St. Mary’s College of Maryland is…
katiedid311:
Tonight, instead of our weekly meeting, my staff raced go-karts and played laser tag. Reason #97821 why I love my job and my staff.
For the record….I won at both ;)
Me: Hey, could you go shopping for my program today?
Boss: Yeah, what time do you need it? Can you text me the list again, all I remember was "get swag".
(I gave him a list of everything else I needed for my taco night yesterday...and at the end I wrote "Swag. Lots of swag".)
