Opinion

Pack It Up, Pack It In

Here are some observations inspired by the annual move-out process…

We’re all guilty of this lamp. At an especially low point in my self-awareness my room even sported two. Here’s the thing: this is not an adult lighting fixture. This is an overrated light drizzle which you adjust so rarely  that you leave hand-prints in the dust gathered on its overly delicate pastel cups. Come late May, there are enough of these curbside in the ‘Cac to stock a Target. 4 years octo-lamp, you get 4 good years.

For when move out day is the hottest day of the year so far (figures), substitute “rain” with “butt sweat”

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Things To Do With Your Extra Hangers

1. Throw them out
2. Hide them in your roommate’s stuff
3. Leave them in the closet for the next person to deal with
4. Put clothes that don’t belong on hangers on hangers, and then lay them over everything else in your car
5. Just throw out the freaking hangers

Nothing good happens in the trunk of a car. It’s pretty ungenerous to expect a space that was designed for groceries and that kid in the carpool nobody likes to accommodate your most hallowed Fathead or free-standing Kyle Duncan cut-out. In my case, the casualty was grave. This was a priceless work of art:

And now it’s barely even fit to blog about.