They describe the suite as something of a time warp. Things just take longer, whatever those things may be.

"We all know this place is completely unproductive," May says.So they constantly seek other venues where they can do work.

"I'm always frantically rollerblading somewhere," Sally says.

"You're all disheveled and frantic and infused with energy," Maureen tells her.

Their interactions with entryway-mates tend to be dominated by their male blockmates, who pop in and out of the room constantly.

But they have also bonded with the five guys next door in F-32.

It all started when they found out about a relay marathon on Cape Cod.

They knew that the House's intramurals representative Matthew F. Delmont '00 was an avid runner, so they asked their neighbor to join their team.

"Hi, I'm Sally. Want to run a marathon?" Sally recalls asking him.In keeping with the team's theme, Runaway Brides, each of the runners wore a costume. May was the groom, Sally was the bridesmaid and Matt was the bride.

A good sport, Matt played along and was even videotaped during the endeavor.

Now the women attend their neighbors' parties, and the two suites share videos.

With the other rooms, there is much less interaction. Of the six girls downstairs, only Ann S. Kim '00 regularly makes the trek to their room.The biggest mystery of the entryway, they say, is the sole room of non-seniors.

"The sophomore boys," Sally says. "They were actually the biggest partiers in the entryway."

After repeatedly asking them to turn down their music--frequently the Venga Boys tune "Boom Boom Boom"--the women say they felt like the little old ladies downstairs.

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