Bloomington Cooperative Living

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Fri, 25 May 2012 09:54:32 -0400

"When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your..."

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:20:08 -0400

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When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family, have fun, save a little money.

That’s a very limited life. Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.

Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.

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- Steve Jobs

Photo

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:14:44 -0400

Photo

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:45:47 -0400

Another sunset at Woodlandia.

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:47:58 -0400

Another sunset at Woodlandia.

Summer sublets

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:05:43 -0400

You can still sublet this room for two months: June and July. You get hardwood floors, four windows, beautiful light throughout the day, and the sound of birds in the morning.

"Your responsibility at the co-op is to help people achieve more than they know they are capable of."

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:40:00 -0400

“Your responsibility at the co-op is to help people achieve more than they know they are capable of.”

Hannah S.

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:59:00 -0400

I am a student of the arts.

I love to eat and make food.

I love to have conversations with others who love to share their passions.

I love to teach others.

I love to learn new things.

Only 2 rooms left open in Woodlandia for 2012-2013.

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:53:52 -0400

Only 2 rooms left open in Woodlandia for 2012-2013.

http://youtu.be/aHpDPuh8A2Q

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:31:27 -0400

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Video

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:59:58 -0400

Lentil

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:49:00 -0400

I’m a foster dog. I lived in Woodlandia under the care of Ana for a couple of months. I loved it. We had dinners together. They took me for walks in all sorts of weird places. Eventually they found me a home.

Karen VA.

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:25:00 -0400

“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”
-Kurt Vonnegut

Hello! My name is Karen Van Arsdale and I’m a francophile, dessert connoisseur, and dog lover. I’m finishing up my undergrad degrees in French, International Studies, and Linguistics and in the fall I’ll be starting an MA in French Linguistics here at IU. I love to travel the world, eat exotic food, learn languages, lay in the sun, teach others, go to potlucks, get hugs, couch surf, keep sketchbooks, ride unicorns, live passionately, and dream deeply. I was originally attracted to the coop for the tasty food and ideal location, but what I have discovered is a truly unique and wonderful community of people endeavoring to build something together. It has truly changed my life.

Meg H.

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:23:00 -0400

Hey everyone! My name’s Meg. I enjoy small things like laughing, reading, biking, sunshine, taking cool pictures, bright colors, inspiring quotes, music and good, healthy food. I also enjoy big things like traveling, helping others and spending time with family and friends. My favorite part about the Coop is that it combines all of these things. Hopefully I’ll see you around!

Sean M.

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:23:00 -0400

Hello! My name is Sean. I really enjoy baking food, especially insane varieties of cookies like banana-apple-maple-agave-peanutbutter-chocochip. I also enjoy playing my saxophone and listening to jazz as I read.

Spring Camping, on Lake Monroe

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:00:51 -0400

Spring Camping, on Lake Monroe

Olivia P.

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:05:00 -0400

(or Viva-I-Poll-Ova)

Last year I was not open to living with anyone much less with 4 people, or looking ahead, with 18 people. A summer in Romania with 13 others in a small house, followed by a month long trip living in a car with two people quickly changed my mind. Going back to my two bedroom house with a basement that I had to myself seemed bland and lonely, and I started the search for a roommate or two for my move to Bloomington. I had an old friend who was living in the co-op and after one visit, I knew that I wanted to be part of this community.

I study social patterns, specifically how individual differences run as patterns among society and cause quirks as well as offer explanations for some of life’s mysteries. IU is what brought me to this town, and I believe that I still learn more about this place every day. I am convinced that life is what you make it and I make a point to seek experiences that take me off the beaten path. I hope that in this lifetime I find many opportunities to impact others with positive long lasting effects and contribute to a world that has more to offer the future generations than when I entered it.

Andrea R.

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:08:00 -0400

My name is Andrea Rae and I live in the lovely Woodlawn House. I am currently an senior undergraduate student at Indiana University studying human biology and management. I love outdoor activities, swimming, biking, history, and poetry. Next year I will be headed to medical school and I look forward to combining my interests in food, health, and medicine. This is my first year living in a co-op and I think it one of the greatest experiences of my time in college.

Opportunity to sublet!

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:17:00 -0400

BCL has one of their biggest rooms available for subletting as soon as April 10th.

The rent is $650 a month. This includes your utilities and food.

The room can be split between two people that don’t mind sharing space, or soaked up by one spacious individual.

If your’re interested, fill out an application.

2012-2013 Signing/Re-signing Dinners (Thurs, 3/29; 7:00 pm)

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:57:30 -0400

Friends, Romans, Countrywomen,

At long last, we, the BCL sub-committee on Transalpine Unicorn Aquaculture (i.e. Membershipping and Recruitment), are in a position to begin signing for rooms for next year. Instead of one, central signing dinner/party (as we had previously planned, announced, and cancelled), we have decided to take a more distributed approach. Oh yes, read on!

If you are interested in signing/re-signing with BCL for a room for 2012-2013 (starting August), then next Thursday (3/29), at 7:00 pm, we invite you to attend dinner at the house that you are interested in signing a room in! All documents to be signed and information needed will be provided by the house contacts listed at the end of this email.

If you are re-signing, please bring a $15 deposit (made out to Bloomington Cooperative Living), to be added to your existing deposit (again, this is simply to adjust for inflation, and make the accounting easier, down the line);

If you are a new member, please bring a $540 deposit (made out to Bloomington Cooperative Living), along with an additional one-time $37 fee to become members of NASCO (also made out to BCL—and then BCL will write a big check to NASCO in a few months).

Specifically, we will be signing for spots/rooms only in the houses we currently hold 2012-2013 leases for. That is:

Woodlawn (418 S Woodlawn),
Helms Deep (630 E Atwater), and
711 (W Kirkwood)

***If you are interested and/or committed to living in MiddleWay, we recommend that you sign for a spot in one of the above three houses now. The moment MiddleWay is a “go” (a certainty), we will allow you to 1) break lease, 2) sign for a specific MiddleWay room, and 3) BCL will take responsibility for filling the spot (i.e. you willnot have to arrange a sublet).

Priority for specific rooms will be given to people who are already living in those rooms, if they want to re-sign. If you are in this category and cannot make the Thursday signing, please write me and let me know who you are, which room, etc., and when you will be able to meet up this week to sign! In all other cases, signing is first-come-first-serve; so if you are unsure and need to see rooms, do some visiting/coordinating with me or others from the specific houses over the next couple days! Floor plans for all the houses are also available online, in the Dropbox!

Note: a more general announcement/community shout-out about signing for rooms will occur AFTER this event, thus giving all of you priority!

If you are interested in signing next Thursday and would like to see rooms, or a tour of a particular house, or questions about signing, please email one of the house contacts below, to make arrangements:

Helms Deep: Chris (chrisharshaw@yahoo.com)

Woodlawn: Eduardo (edizquierdo@gmail.com)

711 W Kirkwood: Olivia (oliviapavlov@gmail.com)

We’re looking forward to seeing you Thursday!

Chris, Ana, Eduardo, Olivia, Kelsey, Hannah
Bloomington Cooperative Living
Membershipping Committee