Things I won't miss about living at uni

• Sharing one kitchen between twelve of us. Apart from having to stagger everyone's meals so we can have access to the grill/hob/oven unit, and the sweltering heat in the summer when various cooking has been going on for two hours, one fridge and one freezer in the kitchen works out as half a shelf in each per person. This is kind of a sore point with me, because it means I can't buy in bulk at all, just because there isn't room to store it.
• Having a toaster that will either do nothing to or burn your bread product, depending which of four slots you put it in. The toaster also swallows most breadstuffs, and will shred at least the lower half of it to pieces when you try to extract it.
• Having a (usually open) window facing the road that half the university uses on their way home from the student union. This means that, come midnight, I'm usually treated to a procession of drunken students yelling, shrieking and staggering their way down the road outside. (It could be worse though. At least they're actually moving past my window, rather than camping out.)
• The fire alarms going off (and, naturally, building evacuation) every time someone burns their toast, or cooks burgers and leaves the kitchen door open (the smoke detector is immediately outside the door). There was a memorable 3am fire alarm last term (in January); that was fun.
• People playing an Xbox game in the next room and having to yell every ten seconds, as though their football team had scored 5-0, because they either gained points, or narrowly missed gaining points.
• Cleaners unlocking the door and coming in at either a) 10am (which meant getting up at 9:30, boo), or b) any time between 10am and 4pm (which meant getting up at 9:30, and feeling unable to have a shower or even go to the loo until they'd come and gone).
• Having a laundrette (not far away, but still) instead of a washing machine — or even better, a washing machine + maternal parental unit to do washing :-)
• This bloody desk chair that's been provided — it's non-adjustable (four legs) and is too low down for me even with cushions. Generally by week 6 in a term I have a constantly aching back, and sometimes an aching right shoulder (from reaching for the mouse).
• Only seeing Kevin for two days a week (or less, occasionally). But that's about to change :-)