It finally happened. We made it this far, but it was bound to happen eventually. My apartmentmates and I had our very first fight.

When you live with other people (friends or not) it’s tough to adjust to everyone’s different living habits. Some don’t mind a few dishes in the sink, some freak out when there’s a shoe in the hallway. Some sleep late, some wake up early and watch YouTube as loud as they possibly can. With the stresses of college added in, every one is bound to get into a fight with their roommates (especially if you’re a girl living with other girls).

So here’s how it happened. Two of my roommates (let’s call them the South) decided to stay in for the night. My other roommate and I (the North) went out and eventually brought back a couple of people to play Cranium (yeah, we’re preeetty crazy). Due to the intensity I play board games with, we woke up the South. Rather than getting over it, the South vandalized the house chalkboard with petty name-calling and called a “house meeting.” I emphasize the irony of the title because it’s really just an excuse for girls to bitch.

After pondering secession (moving out because my roommates are so uptight) I eventually decided to be the bigger person, bite my tongue, and not succumb to the immaturity of my roommate’s actions.

However, this just means that all my great ideas to annoy my roommates were not put to use so I’ll leave them here in case anyone wants to use them.

1. It sounds silly, but simply leaving any item like a hair brush outside one of your roommate’s door every single day after she keeps bringing it back to your room will absolutely kill her.

2. Whatever it is she cares about in the apartment (the dishes being done, the floor being vacuumed) do it while she’s studying in the living room. She can’t yell at you because you’re only doing it because she wants it done.

3. Whoever annoys her the most, bring that person over as often as possible.

4. Take her remote to her TV (or just the batteries).

Despite my ideas to annoy my roommate, the union eventually got back together. It’s too bad we didn’t decide to draw a line down the apartment, though, because the North would have lucked out with the kitchen and the TV.