30 things i learned during fall 2012 *edited

1. you can successfully fit 3 mattresses on the living room floor for a sleepover
2. sometimes restaurants don't open when they say they will. you will only find this out once you have decided you are only craving a breakfast burrito from that restaurant, waited two days, and trudged over there in the cold.
3. having freshman roommates isn't nearly as bad as you think. in fact, it's pretty awesome
4. i'm ticklish everywhere. including behind my knee.
5. i'm particularly jumpy. even when i know it's coming.
6. sometimes your roommate has the most things, and picks the smallest room, so you have to help her learn size and pick the biggest one
7. it takes your other roommates half the semester to realize that your room is MUCH bigger than theirs and become jealous
8. Kylie Brown flows off the tongue and is apparently fun to say.
9. When your friends realize this, they will never call you by just Kylie ever again, and a multitude of nick names will develop
10. it's okay to survive the last week of school on bagels and cream cheese, and chips and salsa
11. it's also okay to let boys buy you food sometimes.... Sometimes it's just annoying.
12. if you have a lot of guy friends, people will think you're dating them and you won't get any other dates. I am okay with this.
13. I don't have the attention span to sit through a full length movie if i'm not allowed to talk during it.
14. Boys think it's funny when you scream. Especially if they're the one that created the reaction
15. it's hard to concentrate when you stayed up until 3:00 the night before... but it's usually worth it
16. Wassail is spelled really funny... but it's easy to make and tastes great
17. if you ask for alcohol, referring to rubbing alcohol, your friends will assume you have a hangover
18. The apartment starts a quote wall, and suddenly everything you say is both quotable and inappropriate
19. You might go to the dentist and have 10 cavities... and when you come back with 3/4 of your mouth numb, the first question the girls will ask is how the appointment went and how you're feeling. first thing the boys will ask, is if you drooled everywhere.
20. I don't really like rats living in my apartment... but they can actually be kind of cute. even if they do stink.
21. My hair doesn't tease very well
22. the weekends that are the most fun, are the ones where you started with no plans.
23. Sometimes you just have to wear everyone else's clothes. that's what roommates are for right?
24. roommates are also perfect for helping you to decide which shoe to wear, and whether to wear your hair up or down.... even when it probably doesn't make that much of a difference.
25. Sometimes your best friend will ask you an opinion on her clothes, but it's a test. don't let this fool you, if you get it right then she will continue to trust your opinion in the future.
26. If you can't find dark chocolate peanut M&M's, the remedy is to buy dark chocolate, and peanut M&M's, and then eat together in a ratio of 3:1
27. Being tired makes me especially emotional, and therefore goodbyes are a LOT harder
28. sometimes you need to be the shoulder to cry on. the favor will be returned.
29. Sometimes God shows you he loves you by giving you what you ask for
30. Sometimes he gives you something better

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31. Between roommate texting there are levels of "haha". "Ha" for a one chuckle sound; "haha" for a smile; and when they reply with multiples, such as "hahahahahahaha!" you know you just made them actually laugh out loud. Score! :)
32. Forts are not just for little kids. They get better as you get older and more inventive. i.e.- using the whole couch rather then just the couch cushions.
33. When management says to keep things 6 inches away from the heater, they mean it. Someone might wake up in the middle of the night to burning rubber.
34. Just because you make it home at midnight on Halloween without incident, doesn't mean you're home free. Pranks will still happen.
35. Speaking of pranks, when you come home on Halloween, the light bulbs missing in your room is only half the prank. you might turn around and find a horrific looking scarecrow in your closet. no thank you.
36. Your friends will watch youtube videos of the banana-sprite challenge. And the guys that try will be hungry in an hour. The girl will throw up, but you'll still be proud of her... in an odd sort of way.
37. They will also watch videos of other pranks (see 3:18), one of which will include smashing a gallon of milk in someone's face while they are drinking from it. Brandy will tell Jason that this can be his Christmas gift. This is what happens.