16 Colleges in 20 Days, The Shocking Report
I’m now at 10,000 feet and climbing. The flight attendants just indicated that it’s okay for me to use approved electronic devices. So, I just reached down and whipped out my laptop to write my first blog entry. It was extremely important for me to wait to write my first blog entry after finishing my August tour. After visiting 16 colleges in 20 days I’ve seen, heard, and smelled things that shocked and surprised me. To help articulate this, I’ve broken it down into categories.
MOST SHOCKING SMELL: I kept thinking that I was the one who smelled, but after sniffing myself I discovered it wasn’t me. My hotel room had body odor. I was too tired to change rooms so I got used to it.
MOST SHOCKING TRAVEL MISHAP: NOTE TO SELF: Always roll up your jeans when wearing flip flops at 30,000 feet in an airplane lavatory otherwise bottoms of jeans will get wet.
MOST SHOCKING NEW TREND: While roommates having sex with another roommate in the room is nothing new, roommates having sex alone with their roommate(s) in the room is on the rise. Masturbating with roommates prsent in the room is a growing problem happening at an alarmning rate. More on the masturbating epidemic next issue.
MOST SHOCKING THREE QUESTIONS ASKED DURING SHOW:
Question 1) Is it wrong to kiss two guys in one week, have sex with one, and then play the other shady since he didn’t make it to home run 1st? Oh yeah, the one I played shady happened to be a good friend, the other guy was a co-worker.
Question 2) What do you do if on the first day, your roommate poops in her pants?
Question 3) Will Kate Hudson and Chris Robinson get back together?
MOST SHOCKING NEW STORE: Wawa. If you’ve been to Wawa, then you know all about Wawa. If you’ve never heard of Wawa, let me tell that that it will change your life. No one ever told me about WaWa. It’s like Whole Foods meets Trader Joes meets Subway meets a gas station. If traveling through PA, check it out. I love Wawa.
MOST SHOCKING NEW TRAVEL SNACK: Chex Mix: Turtle flavor. A tremendous surprise in every bite.
MOST SHOCKING CRIME STILL HAPPENING ON CAMPUS: Sadly, rape continues to happen. Losers are still slipping roofies into drinks and just forcing sex. But let me say it again to all those who are rape survivors - NO ONE EVER HAS A RIGHT TO DO THAT TO YOU. NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!
MOST SHOCKING NEW WAY TO JUDGE A STRANGER: Facebook. That’s right, now you can decide if you don’t like someone before ever meeting that someone. Extremely efficient, but hardly accurate.
MOST SHOCKING ROOMMATE CONFLICT: It involved a Tommy Hilfiger jacket and something you strap on. This story was told to me by a former residence hall professional at UNC-Charlotte.
This week, I’m back on the road, headed to Sonoma State University in wine country and then to The University of the Pacific. If you want any souvenirs, just let me know and I’ll be happy to bring them back to you.
NOTE: I can’t travel with anything that contains fluids — that means no wine or souvenir snowglobes.
- Harlan, Editor-in-Chief, The Naked Roommate
September 4th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
I love Wawa. Got me through Delaware at all hours of the night. Glad you found it Harlan!
September 11th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
What’s so worng with a masturbation epidemic? Its the safest sex one can have- and if you and your roomate are cool with it, who cares?
September 11th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Don\’t get me wrong. I\’m a supportor of masturbating roommates, just not roommates masturbating when one or more roommates are inside the room, that is, unless the non-masturbating roommates are cool with this going on around them. The problem is that not all roommates are cool with this going on all around them.
September 12th, 2006 at 6:08 pm
One shocking thing to find is someone from the 3rd floor on your 2nd floor balcony porch. They were alright, but left my roomates and I speechless. Funny way to meet others in your building. (UTD has on campus apartments, not dorms)
-Josh, freshman at UTD
September 12th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Harlan, what about the ninja at Franklin College?!? We loved your response, \”How often do you get a chance to live with someone like that? Wow, a real ninja?\” She\’s still a ninja, but now she talks to walls also!!!