Oh summer housing, how I've missed you...

So this entry is pretty much just me getting out my frustration at housing.  If you choose not to read my rambling frustration, I won't be offended.

My dorm, Water Street, closed forever at the end of the school year, so my roommate Allison and I decided to live together at another NYU dorm, Carlyle Court on Union Square, during the summer since we had both had terrible experiences with non-NYU roommates last summer and were hoping to avoid that again.  So we thought we would get put into a double studio apartment.  How wrong we were....

Friday: We move in.  And get put into a quad (2 people in a private room, 2 people in what used to be a living room but is now a bedroom).  I asked Olga the building manager to switch us to a double and she said no.  I went to our room and found out Allison and I were in the common room, even though no one else was there.  I went back to Olga and asked her to switch us to the private room, which she begrudgingly did.  Then, Allison met our suitemate who was apparently a little upset  that she was in a quad and in the common room.  So I went back to Olga again and asked her to switch us to a double.  She told me to come back on Wednesday

Sunday: This is what our kitchen looked like, thanks to our charming and considerate suitemate. All of this is her stuff and we couldn't even get in the kitchen to use it.  So I spent a lot of money eating out.  Boo.

Wednesday: We go and talk to Olga as she requested us to do.  She tells us to send her an email (which we had done before we even moved in when we were requesting to be roommates and she never responded).  So I sent one.  No response.

Thursday: Still no response.  Allison sends an email.

Friday: Still no response.  We visit Olga's office again only to find out that she is gone.  So we speak to her assistant who is very nice and understanding but can't do much other than call Olga.  She also tells us that they aren't really giving studio doubles out, except that they just moved our 4th (and nicer) suitemate into a double. 

Saturday: Still no email response.  Mom sends Olga an email too.  Oh, and did I mention that it's 80 degrees outside and our air conditioner hasn't been working since we moved in? Awesome, so glad that I'm paying extra for a dorm with air conditioning.  

Sunday or Monday (can't remember): We find out from Olga's assistant that our request was for a double, and we are in a double within a quad, so our request has been fulfilled.  I go to summer housing and complain about Olga, only to be told to call someone on Tuesday and speak to him then.  

Tuesday: Allison and I visit Olga again and this time she is there.  After pretending to not know who we are (not possible, we have been bothering her too much), she suddenly remembers that the reason we wanted to switch was because of our suitemate, who has since moved to a single. We tell her that that is just one of many reasons why we want to move out.  She promises to look later that day and see if she can find us a double, though apparently it doesn't look too good because there are a lot of rooms closed due to renovation.  Allison's mom calls summer housing 3 times, bothering them and telling them to make sure that Olga changes our room.  In the late afternoon, Allison and I get an email from her saying that we've been switched into a double and to please move in by Thursday at the latest.  We move that night.  Victory is ours!  

I will miss these views though...

Sorry, that was long and rambling and probably unnecessary...