Roommate Chronicles (Part 2)

Week 1: He lives!

First week is done and Kevin looks like he is still holding on.

I was hoping academic advising would repeat what they did to Kevin spring quarter. The adviser meetings and the ever increasing wait for the decision stressed Kevin out to the point where he was losing sleep. This of course was great because during the stress and suspense caused him to study harder. However, on Thursday in a very anti-climatic and non-suspenseful fashion, Kevin got an email from academic advising informing him that he will not be disqualified. This was quickly followed by Kevin bragging that "UCSD just loves me too much to get rid of me." Hopefully, this allowing him to stay thing does not get to his head too much.


Now a common sight around the apartment.

As for the whole laptop thing, Kevin is doing pretty well so far. By well I mean that he nobly handles the inconveniences of life without a laptop. He can still be seen running off to Price Center check his email and now he is even going broke paying for printing at the library. Probably the biggest problem for Kevin is finding something to do after all the studying is done. Many times, I have found him lying in bed staring at the ceiling, just bored.

Strange when you write about someone else, you reveal things about yourself. This week, I realized that Kevin's story is really my story as well. I see myself in him. In the wake of a terrible quarter, we have both turned our lives upside down, completely changing the way we live and by the end of the quarter maybe even who we are.

-muffinman