i live with who?

Roommates are a funny thing. I was thinking about this the other day. During college you live with all these random people you don't know and you all share the same roof and the same refrigerator...but you have no clue as to who they are. Obviously you get to know them...sometimes...but I just think it's a funny thing. There's all sorts of roommates. Lets list them shall we?:

THE WOMANIZER. This roommate is the type who look at girls as expendable and dates through them just for the number. He may be dating Jessica from your F.H.E. Group, but is secretly having "lunch dates" with Chloe from geology class; putting all his roommates in the awkward position of "should we tell Jessica or not?" (In the end, he wouldn't even care...)

THE GAMER/NERD: This roommate is obsessed with all things technology. He eats and breaths World of Warcraft for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and stubbornly crams his 78 inch television into his bedroom instead of putting it in the living room. I'm not bitter or anything. When he comes out of his room, and to the astonishment of his roommates, he is asked,"Wait...You've been home this entire time?" Oh, and he ditches class because he has to figure out who supposedly killed Spock...again...

THE PRE-MEE (in LDS terms this means a boy that has yet to serve a mission when he turns 19): This roommate thinks he knows it all...and wow, he really has no clue! He's often heard saying "When I'm a missionary life will be so much easier..."...or..."Tracting will be so much fun!" ....haha....Hahaha....HAHAHAHAHA!

THE THERAPIST: This is the apartment guru in all-things-advice...but rarely uses his own for himself. His room is the nightly apartment hangout where secrets are spilled and opinions are shared on all sorts of topics: life, love, girls, movies, embarassing stories and missionary near-death experiences. And girls. I already said that.

THE JOCK: ESPN. ALL.........THE.........TIME.....

THE STRANGER: Leaves at 6 a.m. Comes home at 2 a.m. Usually is engaged and curfew rules are "not for him" because he's "found true love" after three days. He doesn't attend his bishop interview, or church for that matter, because he's going to his fiance's ward instead. You don't find out his name until halfway through the semester and by then it's too late to even try to start a friendship with....who am I talking about?

THE CREEPER: This roommate is always home and never seems to leave. His roommates question his academic career because he never appears to be doing homework or going to class...and yet...somehow still gets A's. Theories include that he dishonestly tells his teachers that someone in his family is very ill and so therefore can't attend class...(true story).

THE SPIRITUAL GIANT/ MOST RECENTLY RETURNED MISSIONARY: Every roommate strives to be this but usually only one can succeed as the ultimate reminder of what the others need to be like. He's usually called to be the elder's quorum president and finds it his personal responsibility to know every single one of Jacob's sons in chronological order. Relates every story to his mission.

THE THIEF: This roommate is in denial. His roommates wake up and awkwardly realize their gallon of milk is a centimeter lower in the carton than it was last night. But the thief is a sneaky one, as he has discovered there are 4 other roommates with potential to blame it on....

THE LONER: This roommate is invited to all the same social roommate activites as everybody else but still proceeds to announce awkwardly in those social settings that he has no friends and that nobody likes him. Interesting, as I just gave you a ride out of my own free will and kindness so that you can hang out with the people/roommates who thought they were your friends.

THE BONUS BROTHER: This is Kramer from Seinfeld. He comes and goes unexpectadly and pretty much does everything except for sleep at your apartment (except for weekends...then its free game...). His role is to replace "the stranger" roommate and burst into the apartment with funny stories but senseless annoyingness. The word "LEAVE" does not register to him. Love him or hate him, you're stuck with him for life...and he knows it.

THE NON-FLUSHER: Yes. He exists.

There's a-plenty more, but these stereotypes are the most common.

This semester I have great roommates. Some are new, some are old, but they're awesome. Who are they exactly? Find out for yourself (and to spare any offenses, I won't be categorizing them into a stereotype, even though each one fits one, including myself...):

Room 1: I don't have a picture of him nor do I know him at all actually, but his name is Filipe. Or Phillipe. No clue how to spell it.

Room 2

Brock Norton
Nickname: Broccoli
From: Twinsburg, Ohio
Mission: Long Beach, Cali
Facts: Been home from his mission for 3 years. Studying business management and is graduating in december.
Favorite movie: The Dark Knight
Wants to be when he grows up: A Liberal (?)
Quote: "4 out of 3 people have trouble with fractions."

Room 3

Dallas Norton
Nickname: Scandallas
From: Twinsburg, Ohio
Mission: Anchorage, Alaska
Facts: Been home from his mission for 3 weeks. Studying business management and has a looong way to go.
Favorite movie: Blue Streak
Wants to be when he grows up: Amish (?)
Quote: "The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself" - Plato

Room 4
(the picture is from halloween last year.)

Ryan Tremble
Nickname: Trembles!!
From: Hollister, Cali
Mission: West Virginia
Facts: Been home from his mission for 4 years. Studying mechanical engineering. Almost done.
Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings ("True fans don't pick a favorite out of the three...")
Wants to be when he grows up: Astronaut
Quote: "The greatest thing we can do is decide best what to do with the time that we have left." - Gandolph

Room 5

Mike Briney
Nickname: Gus Gus
From: El Segundo, Cali
Mission: Somewhere in Argentina.
Facts: Been home from his mission for 3 years. 2 semesters left studying business marketing.
Favorite movie: He has no clue.
Wants to be when he grows up: USC Cheerleader (?)
Quote: "The only reason you're my friend is because I make you laugh."

Room 6

Craig Shipley
Nickname: Craigslist
From: Salinas, Cali
Mission: Phoenix, Ariz
Facts: Been home from his mission for 3 years. 2 semesters left studying advertising and graphic design.
Favorite movie: Big Fish or A Beautiful Mind
Wants to be when he grows up: Owner of Disney Inc.
Quote: "All you need are 3 things: duct tape, tacks, and Craig Shipley. I'll be there in 15 minutes."