Over and out

Less than a month to go before I make the big, drastic change in my life and move out to Colorado in order to "find myself" like any cliche 20-something. But all of this means leaving North Carolina behind. Although I'm not as sad about leaving here as I was about leaving New Mexico, there are definitely some things I will miss about this place. So in no particular order, here they are:

1. The presence of actual SEASONS here...the startlingly vibrant fall colors, especially against the backdrop of a cloudy, leaden-sky October day; the rich greens of spring, with shades I never even knew existed in the natural world.

2. Watching football with Matt/Kellie on Sundays, laughing about how awful the Eagles are and drinking beers.

3. Cosmic Cantina burritos

4. Sneaking off to the student lounge with Katy so we can eat lunch and talk about people we don't like without anyone bothering us

5. Mall trips/week night TV shows with Jenn

6. 50 cent beers at The Deep End, giant He's Not Here beers, dancing at East End

7. Being 2.5 hours from the beach

Wow, that was really hard to think of things, which makes me kind of sad. The easier list is definitely things I WILL NOT miss about the Research Triangle:
1. Pretentious, elitist assholes at UNC

2. Pretentious, elitist assholes at almost every bar in Chapel Hill/Durham

3. A complete lack of single men

4. A complete lack of good Mexican food

5. Humidity and my hair's reaction to it

6. The traffic on Highway 54 every single freakin' day

7. Getting stuck next to people with B.O. on the bus

8. The "biblical" rain storms that make it impossible to drive

9. Sitting through boring seminars at school

That list took about 30 seconds. Yikes. Well, no matter what I will not miss about NC, this place definitely took me to a place I needed to be in my life. I've met some great people and have acquired some truly awesome memories. And I got a degree out of it...which I may not use, but at least I got some good skills, I guess.

21 days!