Adding on to the House

The harmony of our house is crumbling and being replaced with petty actions. Not by me, of course. Here's the scoop: I live with two boys and an additional male is being added to the 4526 NE Garfield Ave household. Well, possibly. Where will he sleep? Good question! In an alcove downstairs. Adam wants to ease some of his financial burdens and his solution was by bringing in a fourth roommate. Shimeon is less than pleased. Quite a bit, actually. And yours truly is ambivalent. However, I am starting to be overwhelmed by the amount of testosterone living under one roof. Not to say that either of my roommates are the classic example of an alpha male, but some chick flicks and nail polish would be a nice change from the Chappelle Show and skateboard magazines. In any case, for the past week Adam and Shimeon have been battling it out. Shimeon's main complaint is that he doesn't want to be woken up in the morning. I know that sounds trivial, but really that is a legitimate concern. The walls in our house are paper thin and everyone hears every little sound (Modest Mouse has it right). Especially in the mornings. And since Shimeon has put his foot down, Adam has as well. Except physically and in the mornings around 6:45 AM. Really, he is now going out of his way to make sure that he wakes up Shimeon and by extension, me. So, will Shimeon cave and let a fourth roommate move into the space outside his bedroom. Stay tuned...

Yesterday, I asked out a girl. Did your jaw hit the floor? Well, I did. Lizzy invited me to go shopping with her and while shuffling through jeans I met a girl at Nordstroms. Sure, sure she was assisting me and probably only being nice because she wanted the commission, but she was amicable and I decided that I liked her. So, I stalked her around the store, feeling more than slightly pathetic, and then I did it. I asked for her phone number. I now feel like a man. But maybe, friend?!! I can only hope she is aware this is platonic and I wasn't actually asking her out on a date.

Also, I don't think I ever mentioned that for a week we had double the Vaughns in Portland. Ben's brother, Michael, came into town. It is advisable to spend your Spring Break up in the glorious NW. Him and Melinda both fully agree on this. Here is a list of some things on his to-do list:
-Coffee shops! Michael was told to visit: 1) Stumptown, 2) Albina Press and 3) Barista. I was introduced to the one shot latte
- Ground Kontrol for arcade games and pinball
- FIFA, many soccer matches were played. There was a Dane vs Michael show down.
- Magic tricks. Michael has the skill of legerdemain down and I was quite impressed. Seriously, I was an eight year old with big eyes and an open mouth.
- Powells, of course. Michael spent two full days in this book mecca.
- Basketball games, both Dallas Mavericks and Portland Blazers.