Trey wasn't feeling well.
In fact, he was feeling really bad. Honestly, he didn't even look well. Trey missed all of his classes. He didn't go to a group project. He canceled all of his plans for the evening. He spent the entire day on the couch.
Trey: *groans* I think I am just going to go to bed.
(It is 10pm- he normally goes to bed around the 2am hour or so)
A few minutes later I hear frantic typing coming from Trey's room. I stick my head in the door to see him sitting upright at the computer typing.
Mallory: Sleeping huh?
Trey: Well I just had to read texags- THEN go to sleep.
Texags is a website where boys basically get online and debate sports and rather insignificant matters.
I am sure glad Trey has his priorities in line.
9/24/09
26. It's okay to identify what people are bad at
Trey and I were in the car. Trey rarely gets frustrated but he is working with a guy that we both who really knows how to get under his skin. He vents quite frequently about him.
Trey: He is such an IDIOT!
Mallory: Trey...
Trey: No really, hes just dumb. He says nothing that contributes. He said something and I was like "what are you talking about!?"
Mallory: Seriously, you're kinda just being mean....
Trey: No. It's okay to identify what people are bad at.
It is true. Trey isn't afraid to tell point out your weaknesses. Or what he thinks you are bad at. It is actually really refreshing to get constructive criticism and I have learned alot about myself as we talk about strengths and weaknesses. Boys are generally just simply more frank than girls.
It is only really bad for people who trey things "are bad at life".
Trey: He is such an IDIOT!
Mallory: Trey...
Trey: No really, hes just dumb. He says nothing that contributes. He said something and I was like "what are you talking about!?"
Mallory: Seriously, you're kinda just being mean....
Trey: No. It's okay to identify what people are bad at.
It is true. Trey isn't afraid to tell point out your weaknesses. Or what he thinks you are bad at. It is actually really refreshing to get constructive criticism and I have learned alot about myself as we talk about strengths and weaknesses. Boys are generally just simply more frank than girls.
It is only really bad for people who trey things "are bad at life".
25. Life lesssons can be learned from watching sports
Fair does not always mean equal.
It is normal for roommates to help eachother out. There was one time when the attachment on my email didn't send and Trey emailed it to me. There was another time when Kyle left the burner on in the kitchen and I kindly turned if off for him (don't worry, he got a strike). There have been a few times that I have picked up hotpockets for Trey at the grocery store.
Recently I had a huge knot in my shoulder that I couldn't reach and was really bothering me so I made Kyle work it out for me. (Yes, I sometimes miss girl roommates- but the guys are adapting fairly well!)
Mallory: Thank you so much, Kyle! Next time I'll help you!
Kyle: No problem, but you don't have to worry about it.
Mallory: Really, its only fair
Kyle: Fair does not always mean equal
Mallory: Yea it does... what do you mean?
Kyle: Think about sports
(Is that even related?)
Mallory: What?
Kyle: On a sports team the best player usually gets more field time. That isn't equal, but its fair.
I am still not 100% sure if this works in our situation. All I know if that I got my knot out of my shoulder and I don't owe anything. It is interesting that sports is suddenly applied to everyday life. But, okay.
The concept that "fair is not always equal" is probably a positive way for boys to look at life. It justifies having to pick girls up for dates, holding doors open, offering to pay for food, giving up seats on the bus, etc.
The obvious conclusion then arises: Females must clearly be the superior sex.
It is normal for roommates to help eachother out. There was one time when the attachment on my email didn't send and Trey emailed it to me. There was another time when Kyle left the burner on in the kitchen and I kindly turned if off for him (don't worry, he got a strike). There have been a few times that I have picked up hotpockets for Trey at the grocery store.
Recently I had a huge knot in my shoulder that I couldn't reach and was really bothering me so I made Kyle work it out for me. (Yes, I sometimes miss girl roommates- but the guys are adapting fairly well!)
Mallory: Thank you so much, Kyle! Next time I'll help you!
Kyle: No problem, but you don't have to worry about it.
Mallory: Really, its only fair
Kyle: Fair does not always mean equal
Mallory: Yea it does... what do you mean?
Kyle: Think about sports
(Is that even related?)
Mallory: What?
Kyle: On a sports team the best player usually gets more field time. That isn't equal, but its fair.
I am still not 100% sure if this works in our situation. All I know if that I got my knot out of my shoulder and I don't owe anything. It is interesting that sports is suddenly applied to everyday life. But, okay.
The concept that "fair is not always equal" is probably a positive way for boys to look at life. It justifies having to pick girls up for dates, holding doors open, offering to pay for food, giving up seats on the bus, etc.
The obvious conclusion then arises: Females must clearly be the superior sex.
24. Sometimes boys clothes can't go into the dryer either
The boys tend to leave their clothes in the dryer "until they remember them". Which I think means "until they need them". They also tend to leave their clothes in the washer for an extended period of time (which is just gross)
When you are the next one to use the laundry it is common practice in the house to either remove the clothes that are already in the dryer or transfer the wet clothes in the washer to the dryer (which again is gross).
One day Trey was doing laundry and moved Kyle's clothes into the dryer- he realized that he wouldn't be able to do this for me because he wouldn't want to mess up any of my clothes.
Trey: So.. I guess I really shouldn't move your clothes into the dryer, huh?
(not that I leave my clothes in the washer)
Mallory: What do you mean?
Trey: Well, some of your clothes can't go in the dryer right?
Turns out he shouldn't be able to do this for Kyle either. Kyle now has a load of laundry that is all a size too small.
When you are the next one to use the laundry it is common practice in the house to either remove the clothes that are already in the dryer or transfer the wet clothes in the washer to the dryer (which again is gross).
One day Trey was doing laundry and moved Kyle's clothes into the dryer- he realized that he wouldn't be able to do this for me because he wouldn't want to mess up any of my clothes.
Trey: So.. I guess I really shouldn't move your clothes into the dryer, huh?
(not that I leave my clothes in the washer)
Mallory: What do you mean?
Trey: Well, some of your clothes can't go in the dryer right?
Turns out he shouldn't be able to do this for Kyle either. Kyle now has a load of laundry that is all a size too small.
23. Girls simply get more excited about weddings
I found out that one of my best friends got engaged. Of course I was really excited and told everyone that I knew. My parents, mutual friends, non-mutual friends, the librarians, random strangers on the street.. basically anyone who would listen. (I then went through the whole process again when she asked me to be a bridesmaid)
Both of my roommates know Katiebeth.
(Let me set the scene: I come running into the house really excited with my news. Both guys are standing in the kitchen - typical)
Mallory: Guess what!?! Katiebeth got engaged!!
Kyle: Oh cool.
Trey: That's great.
That's it?
My theory was that maybe the two of them were really just not that close to Katiebeth and therefore wouldn't get THAT excited. That theory was proven wrong the next day at dinner with Trey, Brian, and Katie.
We were sitting at dinner and I told Brian and Katie that Katiebeth was engaged.
Brian: Fun.
Katie: REALLY!?!? Awwwwww. Yay! That's so exciting! How did he do it? Where were they? Have you seen the ring? What did he say? Are you going to be in it?
See, not THAT's the response I was looking for. Katie doesn't know Katiebeth any better than either of my roommates. (probably even less), and yet she was infinitely more excited about the engagement than the guys.
Could this be because girls dream of weddings and boys dream of cars?
Both of my roommates know Katiebeth.
(Let me set the scene: I come running into the house really excited with my news. Both guys are standing in the kitchen - typical)
Mallory: Guess what!?! Katiebeth got engaged!!
Kyle: Oh cool.
Trey: That's great.
That's it?
My theory was that maybe the two of them were really just not that close to Katiebeth and therefore wouldn't get THAT excited. That theory was proven wrong the next day at dinner with Trey, Brian, and Katie.
We were sitting at dinner and I told Brian and Katie that Katiebeth was engaged.
Brian: Fun.
Katie: REALLY!?!? Awwwwww. Yay! That's so exciting! How did he do it? Where were they? Have you seen the ring? What did he say? Are you going to be in it?
See, not THAT's the response I was looking for. Katie doesn't know Katiebeth any better than either of my roommates. (probably even less), and yet she was infinitely more excited about the engagement than the guys.
Could this be because girls dream of weddings and boys dream of cars?
9/3/09
22. The side of the bed you sleep on is the side with less clothes
I was laying in Kyle's room keeping him company while he was cleaning.
Mallory: I am not really sure where there is room for you to sleep in your bed
Kyle: I usually just push everything over to one side
Mallory: So what are you going to do tonight when your bed is clean? Spread out in the middle?
Kyle: No. I'll probably still sleep on this side
Mallory: Why?
Kyle: Well, I am so used to there being clothes on the other side.
Really?
Maybe this is nature's way of training boys for someday growing up and having a spouse. They will be so use to only having a small side of the bed to sleep on anyways.
Mallory: I am not really sure where there is room for you to sleep in your bed
Kyle: I usually just push everything over to one side
Mallory: So what are you going to do tonight when your bed is clean? Spread out in the middle?
Kyle: No. I'll probably still sleep on this side
Mallory: Why?
Kyle: Well, I am so used to there being clothes on the other side.
Really?
Maybe this is nature's way of training boys for someday growing up and having a spouse. They will be so use to only having a small side of the bed to sleep on anyways.
21. A three strike policy is an effective discpline method
Girls tend to be passive aggressive. Mess in the living room will be strategically placed outside someone's door. A dirty bowl will go unwashed until the correct person cleans it. A sticky note will be left reminding other roommates to close the door or keep the A/C low. Worse yet, girls will keep the built up frustration inside until one day when they explode.
The boys have a three strike policy.
I had my arms full and did one of those things where you close the refrigerator door with your side. It didn't ACTUALLY close all the way.
Kyle: Mallory! You didn't close the refrigerator!
Mallory: Oops. Sorry!
Kyle: That's it, you get a strike.
It is refreshing to know that if I make a mistake (which I will because I am human) or if one of the guys makes a mistake (which they will because they are human), the other roommates will simply call them out and then be done with it. (what a concept right?)
There is a whiteboard in the kitchen with everyone's name on it. If you mess up, you get a strike. After three strikes, something really bad happens. I don't think anyone really knows what that is.
The boys have a three strike policy.
I had my arms full and did one of those things where you close the refrigerator door with your side. It didn't ACTUALLY close all the way.
Kyle: Mallory! You didn't close the refrigerator!
Mallory: Oops. Sorry!
Kyle: That's it, you get a strike.
It is refreshing to know that if I make a mistake (which I will because I am human) or if one of the guys makes a mistake (which they will because they are human), the other roommates will simply call them out and then be done with it. (what a concept right?)
There is a whiteboard in the kitchen with everyone's name on it. If you mess up, you get a strike. After three strikes, something really bad happens. I don't think anyone really knows what that is.
20. The way to get a hug is to not ask for one
Boys want what they can't have. This concept is normally applied to attraction to the opposite sex. However, it should be applied to everyday aspects.
I am limited to one hug a day. Recently, I have been trying to withstand altogether (I mean, who wants to hug someone who doesn't want to be hugged anyways right?) Trey said something yesterday and my first reaction was to give him a hug. I barely moved before I caught myself.
Trey: Mallory, when you never hug me it makes me WANT to give you hugs.
And then I got one.
Boys want what they can't have. Which makes me think: There must me many other ways to use this newly found persuasion method.
I am limited to one hug a day. Recently, I have been trying to withstand altogether (I mean, who wants to hug someone who doesn't want to be hugged anyways right?) Trey said something yesterday and my first reaction was to give him a hug. I barely moved before I caught myself.
Trey: Mallory, when you never hug me it makes me WANT to give you hugs.
And then I got one.
Boys want what they can't have. Which makes me think: There must me many other ways to use this newly found persuasion method.
19. Bored? Play leapfrog
When girls are bored at home they sit around and talk (and gossip). Or watch a chick-flick. Or get the ice cream out of the freezer.
Boys play rockband. Or do completely random activities to entertain themselves. As in yesterday's case: play leapfrog.
Boys play rockband. Or do completely random activities to entertain themselves. As in yesterday's case: play leapfrog.
18. It's okay to have cockroaches in the garage. They will just come back anyways.
I bought every cockroach house/spray/bomb/diffuser the grocery store (see post 10).
Mallory: I am so excited to get rid of the cockroaches!
Trey: Yea, as long as Loki wont be hurt by that stuff. (Loki is Trey's dog)
Mallory: I was thinking that we could set of the bug bombs when we go to New York and when Loki is out of the house.
Kyle: Yea... I don't know how I feel about the bug bombs
Mallory: But Kyle, they will kill the cockroaches!
Kyle: I just don't know how I feel about putting all of those chemicals in the house
Mind you, I am all for being chemical free and healthy. (I even buy organic apples when they are on sale at the grocery store) But when it comes to cockroaches... I would pour DDT around the house if that would get rid of them.
Mallory: Could we at least do one bomb in the garage then?
Kyle: Well we don't want to kill the rat.
(This is a moment of sheer mental panic: we have a rat!?)
Mallory: We have a rat!?
Kyle: Yea, it has been there since last year. If we kill it the whole garage will smell.
Trey: Besides, even if we kill all of the cockroaches.... they are just going to come back anyways.
So yes, we have cockroaches and a rat in our garage. (This is an interesting choice of pets if you ask me) I can guarantee that I fully intend to never step foot in the garage unless absolutely necessary
Mallory: I am so excited to get rid of the cockroaches!
Trey: Yea, as long as Loki wont be hurt by that stuff. (Loki is Trey's dog)
Mallory: I was thinking that we could set of the bug bombs when we go to New York and when Loki is out of the house.
Kyle: Yea... I don't know how I feel about the bug bombs
Mallory: But Kyle, they will kill the cockroaches!
Kyle: I just don't know how I feel about putting all of those chemicals in the house
Mind you, I am all for being chemical free and healthy. (I even buy organic apples when they are on sale at the grocery store) But when it comes to cockroaches... I would pour DDT around the house if that would get rid of them.
Mallory: Could we at least do one bomb in the garage then?
Kyle: Well we don't want to kill the rat.
(This is a moment of sheer mental panic: we have a rat!?)
Mallory: We have a rat!?
Kyle: Yea, it has been there since last year. If we kill it the whole garage will smell.
Trey: Besides, even if we kill all of the cockroaches.... they are just going to come back anyways.
So yes, we have cockroaches and a rat in our garage. (This is an interesting choice of pets if you ask me) I can guarantee that I fully intend to never step foot in the garage unless absolutely necessary
16. It is important to make sure everyone knows it's a guy's house
This is the explanation I would like to give for the playboy magazine that has been in the living room since the day I moved it (really? does it take 6 weeks to read one magazine?) accompanied by "The Man's Alphabet". I am also not allowed to hang any semi-girly decorations in the house.
Katie and Catherine came over one day to watch movies. Neither of the guys were home so the three of us had lit candles and were sitting on the couch (not the plaid one, in case you were wondering) eating ice cream. Trey comes home and sees the three of us. After declaring that it looked as though we were having a seance, he reminded the three of us that this is a GUY'S house too.
... I did notice however that the "girly" candles happened to be lit when Trey had his organization to the house for dinner.
Katie and Catherine came over one day to watch movies. Neither of the guys were home so the three of us had lit candles and were sitting on the couch (not the plaid one, in case you were wondering) eating ice cream. Trey comes home and sees the three of us. After declaring that it looked as though we were having a seance, he reminded the three of us that this is a GUY'S house too.
... I did notice however that the "girly" candles happened to be lit when Trey had his organization to the house for dinner.
15. Buying a round of drinks means "Hey, I love you"
Boys aren't as affectionate as girls.
Yes, that is a generalization. In our case though it is definitely the truth. (Granted, I happen to be a very affectionate girl and neither roommate is exactly "emotional"). Living with girls it is quite normal to lay on the couch together and talk about how amazing the other person is, how great it is to be roommates, and much we love eachother. It is way more common for girls to end a platonic conversation with "I love you!" or hug eachother after a terrible (or exciting) day.
I assure you that neither guy has randomly and openly expressed their love of having me as a roommate/friend. Oh yea, and we don't sit on the couch and talk about how great the other person is either.
I am adjusting. Slowly.
Last weekend we were in New York. We ordered some drinks and Trey ended up paying for both of ours. I began the search through my wallet to find cash to pay him back.
Trey: Mallory, don't worry about it.
Me: No way! I have it right here...
Trey: Don't worry about it, I've got it.
Me: Trey...
Trey: This is what friends do, really.
Oh. I guess boys subscribe to the theory that actions speak louder than words. Friendship? Love? Yea, it's all there. You just have to read between the lines...
Yes, that is a generalization. In our case though it is definitely the truth. (Granted, I happen to be a very affectionate girl and neither roommate is exactly "emotional"). Living with girls it is quite normal to lay on the couch together and talk about how amazing the other person is, how great it is to be roommates, and much we love eachother. It is way more common for girls to end a platonic conversation with "I love you!" or hug eachother after a terrible (or exciting) day.
I assure you that neither guy has randomly and openly expressed their love of having me as a roommate/friend. Oh yea, and we don't sit on the couch and talk about how great the other person is either.
I am adjusting. Slowly.
Last weekend we were in New York. We ordered some drinks and Trey ended up paying for both of ours. I began the search through my wallet to find cash to pay him back.
Trey: Mallory, don't worry about it.
Me: No way! I have it right here...
Trey: Don't worry about it, I've got it.
Me: Trey...
Trey: This is what friends do, really.
Oh. I guess boys subscribe to the theory that actions speak louder than words. Friendship? Love? Yea, it's all there. You just have to read between the lines...
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