Update on Boredom Everyday

Since Phillip hasn't posted on his blog since June 1, I thought I'd give an update here. About six weeks ago, his first roommate at Nashville Auto Diesel College was relocated elsewhere on campus due to his repeated infraction of the "no smoking in the dorm" rule. Phillip spent a blissful couple of weeks in solitary confinement before the housing office assigned him a new roommate. I don't think they were instant bosom buddies. The roommate either didn't have a room key for some reason, or he lost it, so he was coming in through the exterior window! In addition, Phillip bought a universal remote control so that he could turn off the guy's TV that was playing 24/7. The final straw came last week when the roommate stole some of Phillip's food. And it wasn't just one thing that was sitting in plain view. It was several different things from a care package that Emily had just sent him the day before, and it was in a closed box up under Phillip's desk area. If you know big-hearted Phillip, he would have given it to the guy if he had just asked. But Phillip is on the 10-meal/week plan, and he has a limited income with his part-time job unloading trucks, so this food was for meals that aren't covered in the school cafeteria. (Don't worry; we won't let him starve!) At any rate, he was in the process of composing yet another letter of complaint to the housing office, when he received a notice that they wanted him to come talk to them. It seems that they are expecting a large influx of new students next month, and so in order to make room for them, they are moving some of the current students (if they agree to the move) to an extended-stay motel off campus. The on-campus meal plan remains intact, but since it costs the school more to house students this way, they won't refund the meal plan if you choose not to use it. Phillip wants to make the move, even though he won't be able to use the 10-meal plan unless he does a lot of extra driving between work, school, and his room. He'll still have a roommate, but he's asked for a new one and the housing office has agreed to assign a new one. The one remaining piece of necessary information is when the move is scheduled to take place. Phillip has more stuff in his room than he can put in his car. Plus, he won't need his refrigerator or microwave once he moves. It looks like we may need to make a trip to Nashville to bring some stuff home.

On a happy note, Phillip is still enjoying his courses and he continues to make all As and Bs. He will be finished with the program in November.