I'm getting used to ignoring the sounds of my roommate having sex

[ThomCat]

with her boyfriend. I mean, they're entitled to their energetic, frequent, enthusiastic sex life. Good for them. :toast:

But geez, they're being just a little EXTRA enthusiastic in there right now.

My bedroom is next to hers. I'm sitting here on the far side of the apartment because I really don't want to be on the other side of her bedroom wall for about the next hour or so. :P

[Gormy Cuss]

1. Here, have an earworm.

Duncan


Couple in the next room
Bound to win a prize
They’ve been going at it all night long
Well, I’m trying to get some sleep
But these motel walls are cheap
Lincoln Duncan is my name
And here’s my song, here’s my song.

My father was a fisherman
My mama was the fisherman’s friend
And I was born in the boredom
And the chowder
So when I reached my prime
I left my home in the Maritimes
Headed down the turnpike
for New England, sweet New England

Holes in my confidence
Holes in the knees of my jeans
I was left without a penny in my pocket
Oo-we I was about destituted
As a kid could be
And I wished I wore a ring
So I could hock, I’d like to hock it.

A young girl in a parking lot
Was preaching to a crowd
Singing sacred songs and reading
From the bible
Well, I told her I was lost
And she told me all about the Pentecost
And I seen that girl as the road
To my survival

Just later on the very same night
When I crept to her tent with a flashlight
And my long years of innocence ended
Well, she took me to the woods
Saying here comes something and it feels so good
And just like a dog I was befriended, I was befriended.


Oh, oh, what a night
Oh what a garden of delight
Even now that sweet memory lingers
I was playing my guitar
Lying underneath the stars

Just thanking the Lord
For my fingers,
For my fingers

[ThomCat]

3. This song is definitely not what I'm hearing over and over again.

:P

I have pink floyd on the stereo right now. It's not helping, and I really don't want to turn it up any louder.

Damn, I wish I was having that good an evening. :blush:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

4. Which Pink Floyd?

:hi:

[ThomCat]

6. Momentary Lapse of Reason.

On The Turning Away is one of my favorite songs. :hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. Ah, the Gilmour era.

I have almost all of the Barrett/Waters era, but have stayed away from Gilmour's work.

[ThomCat]

14. Dear God, why?

Gilmore was great! Let's not be such a purist that you ignore good music. :)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

16. Phenomenal guitarist, without a doubt.

But as a singer/songwriter? Not my cup of tea.

I remember hearing "High Hopes" and feeling vaguely sad. :P

[Generic Brad]

2. At least there is a wall separating you

My old roommate and his girlfriend frequently went at it while I was in the room. Inconsiderate twits.

[ThomCat]

5. Can I safely assume that was in a dorm room?

That's the only place I've ever heard of people having sex with a captive audience. :)

Yes, it is inconsiderate. And, yes, I definitely appreciate that wall. They're both really nice people, and they're a very cute couple, and I really never expected to know so much about their sex life.

[Generic Brad]

7. Yes it was a dorm room

He was a freshman and I was a graduate student. It did not end well.

[ThomCat]

8. Oy. Grad students living with undergrads

That by itself almost guaranteed it wouldn't go well. :(

I hope you weren't there for long.

[Generic Brad]

11. A year later I got married and moved out

And that is going well and has not ended yet.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

50. Horrible freshman year story

Liked the girl who lived next door. Girl starts dating my best friend before I could ask her out. Best friend and girl have sex to the Smashing Pumpkins, all of which I could hear on other side of wall, frequently. Sex sounds mixed in with "Today", over and over and over.......

Never could listen to anything from "Siamese Dream" again.

[ThomCat]

61. Oh, that sucks.

:(

I hope your best friend just didn't know you were interested. If he did, and he went and asked her out just to do it first... x(

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

64. Nah.........

They had been interested in one another on the sly before I really even got to know her. And he really didn't become my best friend until right about the time they started dating. He sort of figured it out later, as did she and she would use me as a "Why can't you be more like <Rhody>" when they fought. It was very weird.

[Radio_Lady]

9. Have you investigated sound source machines? They will blank out pretty much any noise.

I have one from Marsona which allows me to attach a headset to it. It plays the sounds of summer with birds and crickets, windchimes, heartbeat, the ocean, sea with tugboats, and several others.

I don't have roommates, but I have a husband who snores and who also loves to watch killer action movies right before bedtime. My two best friends while bedded down with him on vacation -- were my mp3 player with classical music, and my sound source (a tiny one which I got from Radio Shack). These items are very inexpensive these days.

Good luck to you... and them. Sigh... I remember being in college... a female-only dorm with curfews (10 PM ON SCHOOL NIGHTS) ... no men or sex allowed, at least, none that I know of!

Respectfully,

Radio Lady in Oregon

[ThomCat]

10. I've definitely thougth about it.

But so far music is usually enough.

I think I need to invest in a really good set of headphones with a long cord. :)

[Connonym]

13. I've found that the white noise provided by a fan is very good for blocking other sounds

but really the best thing is to stop using a cup with your ear against the wall!

[ThomCat]

15. LOL!

I will definitely remember that. :P

[Haole Girl]

17. iPod

Do you not have one?

My little iPod saves my sanity on almost a daily basis anymore!! :D

[ThomCat]

19. No. I used to have an MP3 player I bought for my commute.

But I got rid of it because I never used it. I like to read during my commute instead. :shrug:

I would have held onto it if I had known it would come in handy at home. :)

[Capn Sunshine]

29. Try a cheaper model.

you don't need all the Ipod bells and whistles if you're looking for distraction and sound elimination. They sell FM radios at the dollar store . With earbuds. One buck.

OR go the Deluxe route and get some Bose noise eliminator headphones.

<-------- your head here

[Drunken Irishman]

18. Go knock her door and ask if you can join.

[ThomCat]

20. No chance in hell.

:)

[ThomCat]

21. They've moved it into the shower.

I think I can go to bed soon. :)

[jeff30997]

22. After reading this thread I think I need a shower too...

A COLD one!:)

[ThomCat]

23. Me too. But I can't. They're in there.

:P

[jeff30997]

24. ROFL!

Thanks for the laugh!:rofl:

[gmoney]

25. This thread is useless without...

at least a visual description of the roommate. :)

[jeff30997]

26. And video!

:)

[ThomCat]

31. They are both young and very attractive.

That's as far as that description will go. :)

[Zookeeper]

27. Granted, this could potentially make things even more....

awkward, but have you casually mentioned the lack of soundproofing to her?

I think you are being lovely and generous about it, but it could be considered inconsiderate behavior, just as if she were playing her CDs at full volume.

Do they ever give you a break and spend the night at his place?

[ThomCat]

32. They spend a fair amount of time at his place.

I think if I said something she's be mortified and she's make sure they never spend the night here together again. I don't want her to go to that much trouble over an amusing inconvenience. So I won't say anything.

He is moving from his parents place (where, no doubt, they have to be far more careful about what they do and how loud they are) into a cramped little studio appartment next to campus. Our apartment here is much more comfortable.

[redqueen]

60. You are such a kind and considerate person.

Just pointing out a couple more reasons why I think you're so fuckin awesome.

:hug:

[ThomCat]

62. I wonder if they would think so

if they ever saw this thread. :P

[redqueen]

63. Hahahahaha

Given the relative anonymity, I'd hope they'd find it funny!

[CalebHayes]

28. haha, i've lived in that apartment before

bake them some cookies

[ThomCat]

33. I feel I should be making them breakfast.

They need some nourishment after all that excercise. :)

[Kali]

48. ...

:spray:

You are obviously a saint.

[ikojo]

57. They might appreciate a cigarette.....

I've never smoked but my smoking friends tell me the most important cigs of the day are
The first one with coffee
The one after a meal
The one when drinking beer
The post sex cig.

Sounds like your roommate needs a post sex cigarette.

[DarkTirade]

30. That reminds me... I need to get some of those insulated headphones.

[ThomCat]

34. Me too.

:)

[DarkTirade]

46. For entirely different reasons. I need 'em 'cause I'm a musician.

My roommate's a bigger geek than I am and as far as I know, he's only had one girl over in the entire 2+ years we've lived in this apartment. :P

Granted, I haven't done much better what with the whole night shift, no money and no life thing.

But at least I got to despoil his new couch only a day or two after he got it... :evilgrin:

[ThomCat]

53. Good for you. Someone had to do it!

:evilgrin:

I have no way of knowing what furniture of mine they may have "despoiled." They're very good at cleaning up after themselves. :P

[DarkTirade]

65. I left no evidence... only got around to telling him about it last week actually. :)

And we got the new couch months ago.

I had actually been hoping to have one last chance to despoil the old one, but we ended up getting the new one a day earlier than I thought we would.

[flvegan]

35. Sorry, Thom, I'll try to keep it down.

:rofl:

[ThomCat]

36. Sure, you say that now...

But as soon as you close that bedroom door you'll... have other priorities. :P

[flvegan]

41. Hey, at least we moved all the breakables.

Out of consideration, though, we've decided that to save water, we're going to wait until we finish ALL the Trojans before we flush them.

Plumbing's good, right?

[ThomCat]

42. In this building you might actually be able to get away with that.

:)
We have solid industrial plumbing, and the most amazing water pressure.

Be careful though, and only flush them a few at a time. I've seen those economy size boxes of condoms you buy. :P

[Inchworm]

37. Why does this thread excite me this morning?

I read it last night, nothing.

This morning, yeehaw! :evilgrin:

:silly:

[ThomCat]

38. YeeHaw!

Good Morning! :P

[Inchworm]

39. HeHe!

Good morning back atcha!

:hug:

[porphyrian]

40. Next time they do it, imitate them, but louder.

Have some things that make noise ready, like a power drill, to throw them off.

[ThomCat]

43. I don't know which of them would die of embarassment first.

But they'd definitely never get over it if I did something like that. :wow:

[porphyrian]

44. That's why you'd have to completely deny that it happened afterwards.

Just behave like you always do. They might end up questioning their sanity, but they'd be quiet.

[NewJeffCT]

45. LOL

I'm imagining a scene from that old sitcom "Three's Company"

That seemed to be an occurrence at least once every 3 episodes where somebody (usually Mr Roper) mistakenly thought some wild, kinky sex was going on...

[porphyrian]

47. Have you watched that show recently?

I used to think it was hilarious, so I tried to watch it the other day. It hurt my head, but not as much as when I tried to watch Land of the Lost as an adult.

[lizziegrace]

49. Hehe

Good for them. ;)

I wish I was 20 again. :evilgrin:

[ThomCat]

54. Yes. They have a better all-around relationship

than I ever remember having in my 20s. And despite the impression I may be giving, it's clear that they're relationship is not just based on sex. :)

[zingaro]

51. One of my college roomies had this, um, problem as well.

She was very vocal. Like, for the longest time we would refer to her as "Lassie" (from the character in Porky's) but we never told her about how loud she was.

However, during exams one year she kept two of our other roomies awake and one of them was so pissed off that she actually *called* the other one Lassie the next day. Of course, the whole truth came pouring out and "Lassie" was mortified but kept saying "why didn't you just TELL me?"

That said, I recommend talking to your roomie. A little "hey, this is sort of embarrassing but..." might go a long way. And let you sleep. Of course the, um, entertainment value might be something to consider as well. Good luck!

[ThomCat]

56. If it actually keeps me away I'll definitely say something.

But I'm in insomniac to begin with, so no harm done. :)

[Parche]

52. Threesome anyone?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :hi:

[ThomCat]

58. I know that's the first thing many people would think of.

But they're more than 10 years younger than me, and in very different stages of their lives than me. They're kids. I wouldn't want to play there.

And I'm a broken down old man compared to them. They'd never want to either. :)

Those penthouse letters to the editor never really happen. :P

[Jimbo S]

55. Ask them "Was it good for you, too?"

[ThomCat]

59. There is absolutely no need to ask.

I know it was good for both of them. In fact, I know it was repeatedly very good for both of them. :P