it's weird to not have to be paying rent on the first of the month. it's june, hooray! june truly is the funnest month of the year. it's when the weather improves, when school ends and it's the month of my birth. nothing but good days ahead in june. and i take back what i said about the weather being nice in london. i've just ducked into an internet cafe because rain came pissing down on the city without warning. i, of course, am without an umbrella and wearing a tank top because it's been so damn humid today. i only hope the paper towels i bought for my flat don't get soaked. i don't have much to report since yesterday. spent a calm evening out in a pub last night with the roomies and the strange finnish boy again.

so i've decided to post what i promised to put on here earlier: the rundown of my roomies. this log will probably be of most interest to my roomies, whom i know have been secretly wishing i would write it already so they can see what i truly think of them. (don't lie, bitches, i know you've been checking out my web shit.) ok, here's goes.

THE SETUP: five girls in a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom flat. you can imagine how difficult coordinating bathroom time is in the mornings. i'm in the 3-person bedroom and in the 3-person bathroom (bit unfair, eh?). we've got three broadcast journalism majors, two print ones. (i'm print.) we've also got a little mouse running around the flat, checking out the garbage. i saw him last night and could swear that he gave me the finger as he ran up the cupboard. we've named him "mickey." so of us five girls, there are three alpha bitches who generally insist on having things their way. surprisingly, they have made the necessary compromises to ensure that household relations remain harmonious.

THE PLAYERS
Melissa G
nicknames: meli gonzo, smelly meli, gonzo face, spicy spice, spanish spice, booty, hootchie
attributes: 27-year-old meli is a sensitive virgo alpha bitch broadcast major who serves as the epicenter of almost everything that goes down in the house. she's full of spanish pride and talks nonstop. she's convinced that all british men are ugly and will argue this point into the ground. meli's traveling wardrobe is immense, so she is under strict house orders to never wear a single garment of clothing twice, though she cheats by repeating "basics." she can often be found lounging around the house in pajamas with cherries on them.
sayings: "let's discuss this," "i think he likes me," "whaaaat?" "are you from spain?"

Alice S
nicknames: als, alsi, als pals, posh spice, chinese girl
attributes: 23-year-old als is a leo alpha bitch broadcast major with a bad attitude that belies her kind korean face. her and meli must have already visited half the clubs in london in search of men to buy them drinks (though alsi doesn't drink). she's looking to marry a british rock star with good teeth, nice shoes, nice hands and a nice watch. she can often be found arguing with meli over where to go, what to do and the attractiveness of british men.
sayings: "i'm not chinese," "it was sick," "whatever"

Ya-Lei Y
nicknames: baby spice, hawaiian blossom, girlie girl
attributes: 25-year-old ya-lei is an easygoing broadcast major with a wonderful boyfriend who surprised her by showing up saturday morning to scoop her away to a london hotel for a romantic getaway weekend, complete with massages. she's known for eating a lot of fruit and being compulsively clean, which means showering up to four times a day and washing her sheets if she finds a hair on them she suspects is not hers.
sayings: "ewww, he touched my back," "i could live off peanut butter and jelly sandwiches," "i'm hungry"

Tania V
nicknames: scary spice, queen T
attributes: 26-year-old tania is a cultured yalie who generally likes to take her time doing and saying things, though she can get ready in about five minutes. she's a foodie who likes to cook, take weekend trips and practice foreign languages. she's probably the most quiet and shrewd member in the household and acts as a balancing force to the rest of us yappers.
sayings: "shut up"

Me
nicknames: mama, mama milla, china doll, ginger spice, mills, millhouse
attributes: anyone who knows me can rest assured that i'm still a 26-year-old alpha bitch who provides a cynical running commentary on everything that's going on around me. i have a tendency to believe that i'm pretty damn funny, so i crack jokes when i can and they sometimes get laughs. i'm probably the messiest person in the house, so i try to make up for it by cooking my roomies meals and glorifying them on my blog.
sayings: "to know me is to love me"

signing off. the rain's finally letting up.