Don's first days

When I first moved in to Man205, my first thoughts were how it seemed to be tucked away, a cave of an apartment. The door was open and the only light I could see crept in from the doorway behind me, only to light the floor and end in darkness. Packing my stuff into my room, I hung out in the living room, noticing a slight mold smell that accompanied the place.
I then met the roommates, who seemed so strange back then compared to now. I met the girls who frequented the apartment at that time, one who seemed intensely enthusiastic to meet new people, one who blamed a roommate for the weather; shortly thereafter, I returned home for a month.

Upon my return, it was nothing but parties and couples. Roommates and their girlfriends, Karaoke parties with fried oreos.

We've quieted down a lot since I moved in. Strange, that.

It has become my home, and I'm not sure if I'm ready to leave it yet.

My First Day

I can still remember the day I moved into MAN205, howbeit somewhat vaguely. August 2, 2007. JJ and Hyrum helped me carry boxes in and Carin came with an Apricot cobbler to celbrate. Carlos was sleeping on the love sack through all of this.
The next night we threw a fish fry karaokee party. Fried catfish, hush puppies, coleslaw and homemade tartar sauce. Dave was a big help in the frying department and the homemade tartar sauce. I made ice cream cake and sang "When A Man Loves a Woman." Hyrum sang "Space Oddity" for the very first time. I don't think anyone had any idea that it would become a cult classic at these gigs, including the amazing effect the strobe light would have on it. That night Dave wanted to attempt scaling the Y smokestack. Dave, Steve, Andrew, Dana and I ventured forth and ended up climbing the KMB after a failed attempt at the smokestack. This marked my first of many MAN205 adventures.