The Shower Story

We finally have heat and hot water after 5 days without it. One day last week it just stopped working. We don’t have the landlord’s phone number so there wasn’t much we could do about it. When we notified our school, the lady told us “Sometime this week someone will come to look at it.” Thanks lady!!

Anyways, I wasn’t about to not shower. So, the day it happened I entered the bathroom like a warrior. I was about halfway to the shower when suddenly I stopped for a second and my confidence quickly dissapeared.

I had my usual long gaze in the mirror, but something hit me this time... I thought...SHIT!…maybe I should start working out again...its been about 2 months and all I’ve been eating lately is mozzarella, proscuitta, sausage, pizza, canoli’s, etc etc…but that’s another story.

Nevertheless, I continued…

At this time, we didn’t have heat either so I was shivering before even touching the water. Initial contact was the worst part, but after a few seconds your body is numb so you don’t feel much.

By the third shower, I had a consistent strategy down. You have to attack it like you're washing a car. One section at a time, using a consistant range of motion, and most importantly, making sure the soap is completely washed off before it dries. For example, start with the left leg and then hit the right arm, or you can switch it up and start with the upper back (worst section) and then hit the left shoulder. Trust me, it’s an adrenaline rush.

Meanwhile, none of my roommates even attempted to take a cold shower and they thought I was crazy for doing it. Maybe it's because they are from the easy going midwest and I'm from New Jersey where "only the strong survive."

One of them went to a friend's apartment to shower, another was on a ski trip for 3.5 out of the 5 days, and lastly, the kid I share a room with..yeah…he didn’t shower at all…and that story is too long.