Ramen/Oodles of Noodles

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Hello fellow MyLot users both old and new. I pose an important question for you? Do you enjoy eating ramen/oodles of noodles or do you just eat them due to having to be on what I like to call the "college student" diet? I for a while begrudgingly ate mainly ramen/oodles of noodles (hereon forward simply called ramen) due to not essentially living on a college student's budget (rather I had a low paying job and rent was expensive) then I had an idea to start adding things to said ramen noodles. NOTE: I ALWAYS drain like 99% of the water used to boil the noodles, add a little bit of some kind of sauce butter, nacho cheese, hot sauce, ketchup, soy sauce, or mustard THEN add the seasoning and mix well...this is how I start all of my ramen meals which Ive grown to enjoy (and based on previous people Ive told about them they said theyve sounded like pretty good recipes. The main thing Ive grown to add to ramen is hot dogs (because they are a cheap source of protein and make the meal more substantial). The way I prepare the hot dogs is I slit them down the middle lengthwise (sticking the knife about halfway deep into the hotdog) then I dice them into about a dozen pieces each then throw them in with the ramen and boiling water. This should result in the hot dogs pieces looking like Pac-Man shapes (because I am a geek like that :p ) Sometimes I also add bell peppers or jalapenos in while it's boiling as well. Then, as noted above I drain the noodles and whatever else Ive added and add the seasoning packet as noted above. The variety of things I do after that is what I feel makes my version of ramen interesting/terrifying. I generally will add a slice or 2 of cheese (usually american for it is a cheap source of calcium and cheese flavor) on top and melt it in the microwave for min or 2. Note that when I plan on melting cheese on top of the ramen I'll use the butter or nacho cheese sauce to mix in the seasoning. If I plan on melting cheese on top and using a sauce like mustard, ketchup or hot sauce (not soy sauce since that doesnt come off as going well with cheese) then I will add said sauces AFTER melting the cheese. Occasionally, in lieu of hot dogs I will add some tuna (not during the boiling of the ramen process) to make something that resembles a tuna melt in ramen form. I also tend to have said ramen with a side of a few slices of bread and butter. Or if I am feeling really fancy (and feel like using the extra prep time) I will warm up some tortillas in a pan with a bit of butter. Then I will put a couple fork fulls of whatever ramen concoction I have going on into said tortilla (or bread and butter) to make some kind of ramen wrap/sandwich thing. And there you have it folks. Some interesting/terrifying ideas for your ramen. I look forward to hearing your opinions/recipes soon :D