Farewell Sydenham St.

In less then 48 hours, I will be loading all of my belongings into my dad's van, bidding my North Philly rowhome adieu, and temporarily relocating to the Comfort Inn downtown. As much as I've been dying to get out of this shit-hole I've called home for the past year, I'm feeling a little emotional now that the time has come. There's some things that I'll miss and a lot more that I wont. To name a few...

What I'll Miss: only having a 10-20 minute walk to class everyday, being able to get a guy's opinion on my outfit if need be, listening to Mason rap when he thinks no one is home, his speeches about how Jay-Z is the greatest rapper of all time, him coming into my room for my advice on his daily attire, and of course, his always fruitful supply of weed. I'll also miss my late night chats with Hardley, his dose of optimism in my life, his updates on frat-life, and his in-house bartending service.

What I Won't Miss: the centipede infestation (may they all burn in hell), constantly having to follow my roomates around turning off lights and heaters, never having a clean dish, the neighborhood gang of evil/rabbies-afflicted stray cats, the creepy guy around the corner who told me I have sexy feet, cleaning the never ending accumulation of soap scum in the tub and shit stains in (and on) the toilet, the mouse (or possible mice) that haunted me for weeks and did permanent mental damage, my food always going missing mysteriously, the ghastly smell that permeates the entire house whenever Hardley takes a shit, getting raped by Comcast and PECO every month, sweating like a pig all day with my crappy box fan being my only source of relief, listening to that bitch with the annoying voice downstairs into the wee hours of the night, and just being disgusted every time I walked in my house.

Well, it's time to move on. I survived living with two guys for a year and learned that I never want to do it again. Either way, it was certainly an experience as I'm sure my next living arrangement will be. Peace out Sydenham Street!