Living on your own (with 5 other people!) can be an interesting experience. Amoung other things, you have to learn how to share your space with these other people who a year earlier were complete strangers (well, except for Karen who I've known since grade six). And sharing space means that six different girls who were raised on six different brands of cleaning products have to figure out how to stuff them all under the kitchen sink! But we accomplished it, and I think we did quite well if I do say so myself (now if only we could do something about all those boxes of Tide...). Now I could go on and philosophize (is that a word?) about the year, but I'm sure no one wants to hear those ramblings, instead I thought I would make public to the world Chris' list of the things that we as a house have learned over the year (and yes, we have learned more than just the words to Deanna Carter and John Berry!). So without further adieu...

Things Learned 1996-97

1. Mirrored walls can be dangerous.
2. Michelle is a very loud drunk
3. Always make sure Sara presses the red button.
4. Never drink anything that looks like Windex.
5. Making fun of people makes the day go faster - David Letterman
6. Never let an inescapable presence past the front door.
7. The space inbetween the bed and the walls is large enough to fall down, but too small to climb out of.
8. Trying to overcome #7 through science is a futile process.
9. Einstein would never have succeeded if Karyn and Sara were his lab assistants.
10. Revolving doors are even more dangerous than mirrored walls.
11. Never let Marnie explain anything.
12. Picking up the phone from the cradle turns it on, EVEN BEFORE YOU PUSH THE ‘TALK’ BUTTON.
13. Even after a year, continue to TAKE, TAKE, TAKE.
14. Carpet burn hurts when its newest.
15. You can’t miss with a good Yak joke. - Homer Simpson (I think?)
16. Certain unnamed members of this house are capable of growing leg hair so long, it gets SPLIT ENDS.
17. Alcohol is both the cause of and solution to all life’s problems. - Homer Simpson
18. Just because someone is tired doesn’t mean her housemate’s day should be any longer.
19. If you’re going to break into a house, be sure to insult the person (I think it makes the crime go faster).
20. Brent actually believed Hercules was saying "Holeimpfia" when he jumped down to earth. He was wrong.
21. Bad things happen in Kingston on the last weekend in July
22. Michelle has made MANY friends at Queen's (but don't tell Marc)

And I just had to add one more of my own:

"If you enjoyed tonight's episode and wish to learn more about sexual education: DON'T! Nobody likes a know-it-all who sits around and talks about their genitalia." - Hank Hill

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    Revised: February 27, 2000