third lobby couples

as RAs, part of our job is doing rounds during open-dorm hours to make sure covenant contract is being followed. during open hours, rooms that host mixed company have to keep the door at least a foot open and turn on at least one light. since the founders trash cans are about a foot wide, most people just stick a trash can in the door to prop it open. the definition of a light has also been much debated as of late. a few weekends ago, we had to clarify whether or not a lava lamp counted as a light. it does not.

this weekend i was on duty with alicia, which meant that whenever i saw a dimly-lit room with the door open only a crack, i hurried by, not wanting to know what amorous pair lurked within. alicia, on the other hand, stuck her head into every room to surprise the happy couple with a greeting or comment about the weather while checking to see if they were sitting upright. "keep it vertical," she said as we walked around first belz. we differ in the brand of our curiosity.

you'd be surprised what people find themselves doing even with a light on and the door open to the rest of their hall. but even more surprising is what people are willing to do in third lobby, which has fluorescent lights and is the entrance to all of founders. i thought briefly about busting up a couple the other day who had draped a blanket over themselves like a teepee and disappeared beneath it on the couch outside our RA office. every once in a while, i would see one of their heads peek through the window into the office, where i was working on homework, and then dive back into the relative safety of their blanket. i say relative safety, because one blanket was not enough to conceal the intimate massage taking place beneath it. one blanket does not a true teepee make.

i should have told them to stop monopolizing third lobby with their awkward love... but instead i just stayed safely in my office and then rushed past when it came time to return to my room. alicia would have been ashamed of me.