Food

I've been out a lot recently because of my work for the Tribune, so I haven't seen so much of the women. One of the problems of living with girls is that they sometimes invite more girls over. Last night GG and Genna had Becky and Madeline over for pasta. I had just gotten home from the Trib and Kate was here too, so we had six for dinner. And it was nice because we're all friends from Douglas and I got free dinner, but it is a lot of women. At least it reinforced an important truth: women are good for making you food.

Magazines

One of the things Kate and I have been talking about is getting a magazine subscription to something all four of us would like. It'd be nice to get mail and have something to read when eating alone. Anyway, we don't have one yet, which means that the only magazine here is GG's copy of the British Glamour.

The British Glamour is kind of like Cosmo but way less fun to read. Cosmo is mostly about sex, but the British Glamour is mostly about marriage, clothes, and how to avoid stalkers. This is not interesting. There was a useful part about men and women living together though. I think it was really about people who are dating, but I figured it might be applicable to us. It gave this advice: "[I]f you're going out so that he can have a lad's night at home, he should make sure the house is clean when you get back."

If you reverse the pronouns, this means that when I go out, Kate and GG should clean the apartment. Guess even British women's magazines can have good advice.

Living with Women

My name is Theo and I am in my second year at McGill University in Montreal. After living in Douglas Hall last year, I've joined my friends in migrating to the Plateau and getting an apartment. For various reasons, however, all three of my new housemates are women. I am starting this blog to describe the experience of living with one American, one Canadian, and one Frenchwoman.

I'm obviously pretty much the typical American guy. Interests include camping in Mundelein, my Swiss-American heritage, Anglo-Quebeckers, sporadically following the Cubs, and quality newspapers.

Kate, GG, and Genna are my housemates. Kate came to McGill from Westchester, New York, and sometimes sasses me too much. GG is from the south of France and does not understand North American culture. Genna is the only Canadian, from Calgary, and naturally loves oil.

Everyone arrives today. It's crazy.