The JLBats Diary: The College Years

[terry78]

The living alone can be somewhat blessing and curse. People in the dorm know you've got your own room while they're stuck with a ****ty roommate, they will attempt to see if they can "borrow" your room for their personal activities.

 

[BizarroAids]

Tip for JLBats -- don't do that.

While there are always those guys in college that save all their beer cans/bottles/caps and build towers or whatnot in their dorms, it's kind of an alcoholic fratboy stereotype.

Ouch Lizard...ouch.

I may be an alcoholic, but I'm not fratboy! I hate frats. I don't think you should buy your friendship.

Anyway I did that because I was bored and decided one night to do it.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I'll be moving into my dorm next Sunday. I'm in a quad. I didn't realize the dorm building was quads and I wish I put one that wasn't. However, because of the size of the freshman class, there will probably be a lot of forced triples. I think it'll be better to have a room big enough for 4 people than one that can barely fit 3.

I'm a bit nervous about it. One of my roommates says he'll bring a fridge and TV. However, I don't think 1 TV (26" LCD) and 1 fridge will be enough for 4 of us. I bought a fridge and am thinking about bringing a TV (I have an old small one). I don't want to give off the impression that I need to have my own stuff.

 

[CashforStash]

I barely ever see my parents so yeah I kinda know how you feel man...

 

[AndThePickles]

Living in college dorms was a fun experience. You'll always have company, even though sharing bathrooms sucks. Lots of late nights and lots of partying. I wasn't a big fan of having roommates simply because I kept different hours than both of my roomies and they were both major homebodies who didn't like to go out and socialize. It also made having sex a pain.

I had a single room my junior and senior year of college...that was awesome

One important thing that college will teach you is how to be responsible. If you don't want to go to class, you can choose not to. If you don't want to do your laundry, you can walk around in dirty pjs. Definitely forces you to learn how to depend on yourself.

 

[terry78]

Living in college dorms was a fun experience. You'll always have company, even though sharing bathrooms sucks. Lots of late nights and lots of partying. I wasn't a big fan of having roommates simply because I kept different hours than both of my roomies and they were both major homebodies who didn't like to go out and socialize. It also made having sex a pain.

I had a single room my junior and senior year of college...that was awesome

One important thing that college will teach you is how to be responsible. If you don't want to go to class, you can choose not to. If you don't want to do your laundry, you can walk around in dirty pjs. Definitely forces you to learn how to depend on yourself.

You just leave yourself wide open at every turn.

 

[AndThePickles]

You just leave yourself wide open at every turn.

How vulgar!

 

[JLBats]

So I move in tomorrow. I'm currently at a motel in Vaughn with all my worldly possessions in the car outside.

I went to the Vaughn Mills gigantic mall and felt kinda overwhelmed by the crowds, so I suspect that'll be an issue in downtown Toronto. **** it. I'll cope.

 

[Cmill216]

The one thing I will say is that you're going to have to get out of whatever comfort zones you have in order to get the most out of your experience. Take some chances, talk to people you normally wouldn't talk to. You'll find out a lot about yourself and you'll potentially meet some truly great people.

Granted, living in a dorm setting will force you to do this as is, but it's something that I think will benefit you in the long run.

 

[BizarroAids]

So I move in tomorrow. I'm currently at a motel in Vaughn with all my worldly possessions in the car outside.

I went to the Vaughn Mills gigantic mall and felt kinda overwhelmed by the crowds, so I suspect that'll be an issue in downtown Toronto. **** it. I'll cope.

Do you have anxiety attacks when you're out in public?? To me it sounds like it anyway. I say get on some medication for that, and you'll see a big difference in how you are in public.

Good luck with the move tomorrow.t:

 

[UA-Archangel]

So I move in tomorrow. I'm currently at a motel in Vaughn with all my worldly possessions in the car outside.

I went to the Vaughn Mills gigantic mall and felt kinda overwhelmed by the crowds, so I suspect that'll be an issue in downtown Toronto. **** it. I'll cope.

You'll be fine.

If you can cope with Superherohype, you can cope with life.

 

[JLBats]

I don't really have any comfort zones left, to be honest, so I doubt that'll be a problem.

Crowd anxiety is a pretty minor problem for me, it was just kinda emphasized because of my current mood.

 

[UA-Archangel]

I don't really have any comfort zones left, to be honest, so I doubt that'll be a problem.

Crowd anxiety is a pretty minor problem for me, it was just kinda emphasized because of my current mood.

One thing I an an expert on is facing your fears.

The best way to handle it is to continually expose yourself to the crowd. Make a friend or two and go out with them in crowd situations.

Not suggesting that you stand on stage and sing, but that would be a great way to face your anxiety.

 

[JLBats]

Not suggesting that you stand on stage and sing, but that would be a great way to face your anxiety.

Hahaha.
Oh man, that strikes me as highly ironic, because I actually have no issues with stage performance.

I played like 4 roles in Wizard of Oz a while back and sing onstage often.
So that's cool.

It's less like a crowd anxiety thing and more just the sense of being ALONE in a crowd.

Yeah, I know. It makes no sense.

 

[UA-Archangel]

One sentence.

Tie money to your body and you'll never be alone.

 

[BizarroAids]

I don't really have any comfort zones left, to be honest, so I doubt that'll be a problem.

Crowd anxiety is a pretty minor problem for me, it was just kinda emphasized because of my current mood.

Oh, well that's a good thing. I use to have crowd anxiety really bad. I would literally freak out during the Christmas shopping season, because of the stores being so packed with people.

But after I was put on medication, I'm fine with it. And actually shop more during Christmas thanks to my meds.

 

[bullets]

I want my own apartment . I've lived with roomates and now my girlfriend but it would be so much better to have my own place. If only i could afford it.

 

[BizarroAids]

I want my own apartment . I've lived with roomates and now my girlfriend but it would be so much better to have my own place. If only i could afford it.

I'm in the same boat as you man. Oh how I miss the old days of living alone and enjoying the single life.

 

[SapphirePrima]

I move in Monday! t:

I will be 3 hours away from home. I'm excited and nervous my first time on campus will be Monday, but I think it'll be fun.


I'm is a suite I share my room with one person and a bathroom with two people in another room. Wish me luck.

 

[The Lizard]

Ouch Lizard...ouch.

I may be an alcoholic, but I'm not fratboy! I hate frats. I don't think you should buy your friendship.

Anyway I did that because I was bored and decided one night to do it.

Sorry - nothing personal there. Bottlecaps aren't so bad as saving bottles and cans, obviously.


Part of the idea of underage drinking is to get away with something that's more "adult", but drinking-age adults don't normally make a big deal of keeping a record of how many beers they've drunk like it's some big accomplishment.

I'm not saying that's what you did, but it's a common stereotypical thing for college freshmen to draw unwarranted attention to their drinking habits because they think it makes them badass or something.

 

[terry78]

Sorry - nothing personal there. Bottlecaps aren't so bad as saving bottles and cans, obviously.


Part of the idea of underage drinking is to get away with something that's more "adult", but drinking-age adults don't normally make a big deal of keeping a record of how many beers they've drunk like it's some big accomplishment.

I'm not saying that's what you did, but it's a common stereotypical thing for college freshmen to draw unwarranted attention to their drinking habits because they think it makes them badass or something.

That was somewhat the thing turned me off of alcohol back in the day....I can go out with dudes and just chill at a club or bar, sip on a couple, but these characters that like to just turn it into a competition...nah.

 

[JLBats]

First time in my room alone.

Resisting urge to hermit.

 

[AxlsAppetite]

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[BizarroAids]

Sorry - nothing personal there. Bottlecaps aren't so bad as saving bottles and cans, obviously.


Part of the idea of underage drinking is to get away with something that's more "adult", but drinking-age adults don't normally make a big deal of keeping a record of how many beers they've drunk like it's some big accomplishment.

I'm not saying that's what you did, but it's a common stereotypical thing for college freshmen to draw unwarranted attention to their drinking habits because they think it makes them badass or something.

I see your point, and I took no offense to it. I was just joking around with ya.

But the thing with that was, the next day after a party I would clean. And I'm a compulsive cleaner, so what I would do would put all the caps in a bag before I threw them away. Well, I thought it would look cool to use them as a table top, considering I like Coors Light stuff, like bar lights, hats, coolies, etc.. and I thought it would be a nice touch to add to the rest of my stuff. So for me, it wasn't trying to show off, more just showing a collection or whatever. And I knew that this would be the only time in my life I would get to do that. Once I moved in with a girl, I knew that wouldn't fly with her.

Your first place alone should be fun, and be like a bachelor pad (so to speak)

But I do know some guys that were way worse in doing things like you explained..literally thinking they were badass drunks.

Or they have Playboy symbols everywhere thinking that makes them cool.

I'm tryin to make a point, and I hope you get what I'm saying.

 

[Silk Spectre]

Make friends, be responsible. A lot of people get out on their own, especially in college and go hog wild. There's nothing wrong with having fun, but don't let it get in the way of school.