Junior Angenette Meaney XI is an Intellectual History major with an affinity for rabbit fur vests and Marilyn Monroe. She let us in on what it's like to be the eleventh Angenette and why living with eight boys (and one girl) from around the world is the only way she'd have it.
Street: Are you really Angenette Meaney the Eleventh?
Angenette Meaney: It's pretty unusual for a girl's name to be passed down so many times. but, yes, I am the eleventh Angenette.
Street: So don't you live with, like, ten boys?
AM: Eight boys and one girl. Feyi, Akpo, and Tobi of Nigeria. Tarun of Ghana. Franco of Mexico. Vish and Sim of the United Arab Emirates. Alex and Katryn of Andover.
Street: Are you a tomboy, or what?
AM: If you step into my room, I have a huge poster of Marilyn Monroe and a closet piled high with heels and barely enough room to fit all of my dresses - so no, not a tomboy.
Street: Marilyn Monroe once said, "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it." Is it a man's world?
AM: I've never been under the impression that the world belongs more to men than it does to women.
Street: How is living with boys different than living with girls? Is there one or the other you prefer?
AM: I've definitely noticed that guys communicate in a much more succinct, direct way, which I think is healthy; it saves time and energy. They also spend more money on their sound systems and TVs. They don't steal or borrow my clothes - or at least not that I know of. Otherwise, there are some surprising similarities. Guys are not messier than girls and they spend just as much time getting ready for a night out. If you're going to live in a big house with a lot of people, I think it's easier to live with boys. not as much drama.
Street: Did this semester go by slowly or quickly for you?
AM: Time goes by more slowly for me as the weather gets colder. So the semester is starting to go more slowly now. Comes to a crashing halt when it snows or goes below freezing.
Street: It's almost Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?
AM: My family, my dogs Bijou and Babar, elevators, bonfires, the fall of the Berlin wall, peanut M&Ms, bursar, iPhotobooth, electricity, mouse traps, Campusfood, the Dream Team, running water, U-Do We-Do Laundry and Talib Kweli's "Hot Thang" video on YouTube. I can't think of anything else at the moment.
Street: What is the biggest text message snafu you've had?
AM: I once texted a friend quoting the line from Top Gun, "Too close for missiles, switching to guns." I then looked at my outbox later. Not only had I messed up the line, but my sent message read, "Too close for guns, switching to nipples." So awkward. T9 text sucks.
