New Residence Hall

Have an extra $5 million or so collecting dust somewhere? Donate it to TC and they'll name my dorm after you. It won't be "my dorm" for too much longer, however; Dave and I found a great apartment and I've got about three weeks left here. I've already started packing a bit, so it seemed like a good idea to take pictures while my room still looks like my room. As inconvenient as it is not to have a kitchen, it's been great to live here and I'll miss it.

Answers to common questions (i.e. what my mom asked me when I showed her these over the weekend):

-Is that dresser yours?

No.

-Is that table yours?

No.

-Is that bookshelf yours?

No.

-Is that chair yours?

Yes. Anthony drove it over from Ikea for me at the beginning of the year and assembled it. It's great for reading.

-What are those plants?

On my windowsill I have marigolds (no flowers yet), two bell pepper plants donated to me by Ferran, and another plant, also from Ferran, so I only know the name of it in Spanish. There's a cactus on my dresser, the lone survivor of a trio that Dave bought me a few months ago. I thought I'd be good at this stuff after the success of my garden in Visalia, but it turns out my green thumb stops working indoors.

-Is that lamp yours?

No. I'll miss it when I leave. The lower extension swivels so I can shine it on my desk or over my reading chair.
-What's that out your window?

The other tower of my building. I can see right into people's rooms at night, and so have to be careful to shut my blinds at appropriate times, as I assume the visibility issue is a two-way street.

-Why do you have two computer screens?

Because my brilliant friend Nic recommended it. The second one plugs into my laptop and I can drag documents, Internet windows, etc. onto it. It's great for writing papers when I have a lot of things open at once.

-I like your map.

Thanks.