Sorry, this thread is just so fun that I had to re-open it and let the discussion continue. It's so friendly!
If you have a girl's taste in alcohol (oops, just made it a flaming thread
) then you should drink peach schnapps. Or try a whisky sour -- if you meet someone who can make them right, even the daintiest of college freshmen will enjoy it. Also try sweet Jewish wines like Kesser and Manischewitz. Cheap as hell and very sweet/sugary. And no, don't anyone even think of recommending Mad Dog because that's just disgusting. And hopefully Ian will work on the beer aspect this summer.
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Originally posted by Neruda
What, do you guys really think I'm crazy??? |
Ahem -- butterknife.
Okay, to
try to get back on topic...
I got lucky with a junior dorm room as a sophomore. It pays to have upperclassmen among your friends.
Anyway, I still have a problem with placement of my gear -- I have a nice bookshelf, the top of which can be used for gear because it doesn't have a wall at the back like the lower shelves. I use that for my CD player. I moved the bookshelf next to my computer desk -- my Melos (which is big) sits on the right side of the desk. This is not an ideal set-up because I lose a lot of desk-space this way (no room for the Tivoli radio I wanted to buy now). I manage, though. But really it's because I do have an LCD monitor which saves me a lot of space. My soundcard's breakout box is on the left-front side of my desk. If I could upload my images to my computer from my digicam I'd take a few snapshots.
Last year when my dorm room was smaller, I put my Marantz on the dresser -- on top of that I put my Creek integrated (until I returned it) and on top of that I put my Melos. I just used little towels in between the units to protect their tops from the scratchy feet. I suspect, though, that the actual volume of your system is much less than mine. Keep in mind that putting a CD player that doesn't have great damping onto a window sill without support for all the feet will result in inferior sound -- not to mention the chance that the thing will fall on the floor and for the laser to lose alignment.
Okay, enough ranting. Please take a photo and show us what your dorm room looks like! I'll upload a photo of my dorm room from last year so you can see that set-up.