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I'm feeling a little bit irritated right now. Just a bit. Because I just got this text from one of my house-mates-to-be when I go back to uni next, regarding my having the biggest room on the 1st floor:
"...As it's a lot bigger than my room I think it would be fair if you gave me the £20 a month like Chris and Rob are doing?"
My first reaction was "Um, what?!" Does she think I'm made out of money? That's like a £140 for the entire academic year! And the only reason is because my room's bigger? I need that bigger room - I'm on an Architecture course while most of the rest are doing Drama. I'm up to my ears in models and A1 size blueprints and plans and elevations. Last year I had to go down to the living/dining room or do my work in the department's studio while it was open if I wanted to do any drawings or any of the bigger models because my room was too small and I didn't have anywhere to put the work I'd gotten back except on my head!! Not to mention the room's not really that much bigger because just about every room in that house is big enough to fit a double bed and still have space to move around comfortably.
And I don't have that kind of money - everyone knows that a student loan is barely enough to live on and only if you're frugal and my family is moving house this year. We still haven't sold the old house yet and the new house needs a lot of work done (we're knocking down walls for God's sake) so I won't be getting much from my parents for a while either. Also, I don't have the time to get a part-time job while studying because Architecture is a damn hard course and I know better people than I have had troubles with it - I need to do my work and I need to do it well if I'm to get that First I'm aiming for and be accepted anywhere in London for my internship and Masters. I'm not one of those geniuses who can get excellent grades without even trying! But that's beside the point and my point is, even if I did have that kind of money to spare, I need a better reason than my room being bigger than hers.
Even having said all that though, I realise that the others with big rooms have agreed and I don't want to set up my reputation for the rest of the year as 'the difficult one'. I don't want to be the only one kicking up a fuss but I honestly can't remember everyone talking about this before and agreeing to it or even thinking it was a good idea. Granted, I'm a very forgetful person, but this doesn't seem like the sort of thing I'd forget.
Also, I'm going to be taking my Driving Theory Test on Thursday and I don't feel at all prepared. I'm reading for it like a crazy thing. I feel like I should be working on my fanfics some more too because it's been a while and I feel bad about leaving too long gaps between updating - but the scenes are struggling with me and I'm no mood to struggle back. Arrrgh!!
I need to calm down. Maybe if I go eat something? Or I could play Mario Kart Wii some more - that thing is so addictive.
--> 'freak out
P.S - Hellboy II is amazing and I think Guillermo del Toro is an awesome director. Just sayin'