My roommate isn’t the one who pooped in the toilet. It must have been staff. I went to Dalton’s room and jammed for a bit and we met his girlfriend and her friend and I followed them to Mad Mex, a hookah bar, open mic thing, and then to some strange hipster party where everyone was sitting around listening to lord of the rings and playing with sparklers. Sitting in there, I got this email from www.lightedplace.com saying that I won their summer fiction contest. Woo. Plus, $246 prize money.
Also, I’ve been thinking, a case of ginger ale is only 12 cans.
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I don’t know which is more exciting – winning the summer fiction contest or your first night at Pitt!! Congratulations on both!! Way to go Jared.
Awesome, congratulations. Is your roommate a transfer, too?
I’m so jealous. I miss Pitt- I need to come visit. But until then, I will just listen to your stories. 🙂
Don’t forget to get football tickets.
PAT bus might have an app by now, or check out maps on your iPhone, They may be hooked up with that by now, but if not, definately program their phone number in your phone in case you get stranded somewhere. They can help you with routes 24/7.
And 4-FACT. Look it up.
Mad Mex is awesome! Spent many evenings there walking home at midnight, still toting my backpack and Rx books. Which hookah bar? And don’t do drugs.
Speaking of drugs, nice story. I just read it to Felix as a bedtime story. I was not aware there were 2 swear words beforehand, but left them in as to not take away from the artistry of the story.
It appears that your roommate loves Gatorade more than you love ginger ale. You may need to go for a 2 liter.
Ahh I log in but it still asks for my name before I comment.
Yes he is a transfer. He doesn’t talk much. He wears headphones a lot. He’s watching Drunk History right now, which is a great idea for a TV show.
Come visit. It’s been pretty amazing so far. Mom and Dad came today and brought dry erase marker bc my dry erase marker did not come off of the whiteboard at my door.
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I forget which hookah bar. They had middle-eastern couch cushions on the floor. It is an old church.
Thanks! I found a local lit mag that is smaller than three rivers review. I’ll dig their content for a while and submit. Either way, I have chalk now, so, free publication. Me and Dalton might host some fake events. “Rock show in the Stress-Free Zone tonight 8pm.” “Aviation club meeting – top floor,” or, my favorite: “Phan Club meeting.”