Ten Things That I Will Not Miss About Santa Barbara
1. The stupid timer on our stove, which does not work, but buzzes loudly and annoyingly at random times.
2. The lack of storage space in our apartment
3. The price of gas
4. The price of rent (but that probably won't be much better in the DC area)
5. Transferring helium
6. Pushing around heavy liquid nitrogen dewars
7. UCSB Parking Services
8. Attaching teensy-tinsy gold wires to little grey chips
9. People who wear flip-flops and scarves and mittens at the same time.
10. The day-long trip to visit any of our family and most of our friends
Ten Things That I Will Miss About Santa Barbara
1. The high ceiling in our apartment
2. Our two free off-street parking spaces
3. Pretty, pretty State Street
4. The purple trees
5. Guacamole, or so I'm told, and Mexican food in general
6. The ocean
7. Big Wednesday
8. My church jobs--choir member and newsletter editor
9. Not needing air conditioning and sleeping with the window open at night in the summer
10. Our California friends
I'm sure there are lots more.
1. The stupid timer on our stove, which does not work, but buzzes loudly and annoyingly at random times.
2. The lack of storage space in our apartment
3. The price of gas
4. The price of rent (but that probably won't be much better in the DC area)
5. Transferring helium
6. Pushing around heavy liquid nitrogen dewars
7. UCSB Parking Services
8. Attaching teensy-tinsy gold wires to little grey chips
9. People who wear flip-flops and scarves and mittens at the same time.
10. The day-long trip to visit any of our family and most of our friends
Ten Things That I Will Miss About Santa Barbara
1. The high ceiling in our apartment
2. Our two free off-street parking spaces
3. Pretty, pretty State Street
4. The purple trees
5. Guacamole, or so I'm told, and Mexican food in general
6. The ocean
7. Big Wednesday
8. My church jobs--choir member and newsletter editor
9. Not needing air conditioning and sleeping with the window open at night in the summer
10. Our California friends
I'm sure there are lots more.
4 Comments:
You know, a few things on the pro-Santa Barbara list are not necessarily specific to Santa Barbara. Like your church jobs and a high ceiling-ed apartment. I'm not sure I can comment competitently on Big Wednesday, but I suspect your new life in D.C. may include the possibility of something equally wonderful - perhaps Gigantic Thursday or Immense Friday.
I suppose to be fair, your new apartment may still not have any storage space.
Nah, who wants to be fair. Santa Barbara sucks (except for the guacomole and the sushi, of course).
You also forgot to mention the fact that the Sunday drivers drive everyday here. It's mind-boggling how many people feel compelled to get in their cars, drive in people's blind spots, then periodically try to merge into them, and yet not feel any desire to get anywhere in particular, or get there at any particular time.
--Chris S.
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Anonymous, at 4:37 PM, July 06, 2004
Eh, though you speak the truth about the drivers, I don't think Santa Barbara sucks. I definitely feel that it is time to move on, though. And you're right that a lot of the things that I will miss I will probably find elsewhere. I've just been feeling sentimental lately.
And, Chris, today is big W! Join us, if you want. We meet at noon in front of Broida. Oh, you have condensed matter reading group on Wednesdays, don't you?
By
Heather, at 1:18 PM, July 07, 2004
More things you'll miss :
) The ability to go on a hike whenever the hell you please
) The ability to go wine tasting yadda yadda
) No rain
) Sourdough Jacks
) especially when intoxicated
) In N Out, Carls... you get the point...
) Dolphins. Right out your window..
-tizz
By
Anonymous, at 1:08 PM, July 08, 2004
In-N-Out! I didn't think of that!
By
Heather, at 1:34 PM, July 08, 2004
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