Just some things I have come across/thought the last few days.
First off some positives. It's only two weeks until I get to come home for REALZ. Second positive: Autumn in Louisiana is actually quite pleasant. Its warm, not humid, not raining. I Think I got lucky on the hurricane stuff. Only negative is its windy and very cold in the morning. By afternoons its between 20 C and 25 C.
The other day I was eating at my fave hangout (Pita Pit - the only place I have been getting veggies lately it seems), and I saw a woman in a wool winter coat, scarf and gloves. Lady, its like 22 out, get a grip. I was in a tank top and jeans with my jeans rolled up to get some sun on my legs. It wasn't cold at all.
I saw a sticker on the back of a truck that said "IM THE COWBOY YOUR MOMMA WARNED YOU ABOUT" it was a homemade sticker job and it wasn't straight. The truck was clearly in front of a store that was being renovated so I looked inside to see who the "Cowboy" was. Inside was several balding fat dudes.
Dressy Cowboy Boots is a thing. For real. Like, wear it to a wedding.
If I never see anything with "eaux" in place of Oh sounding words I will be very happy. Worst example was a bumper sticker that said "Preaux-life". Yikes.
When outside on a jog, why are women wearing tight running pants or shorts under the loose Nike shorts that make up 90% of their wardrobe? If its cold, wear pants. If its hot, wear shorts. Why both? If you are cold but don't like how tight on your butt the tight spandex running pants are then buy loose pants. I really do NOT understand why you would wear pants then shorts on top.
Speaking of crappy clothing choices - Tight running pants are the new Nike shorts. Basically on campus that is what they are wearing. So we've gone from unbrushed hair, baggy t-shirt, and Nike shorts with flip flops or runners to unbrushed hair, Nike running pants, Uggs and baggy shirt with wind breaker or hoodie on top. SO UGLY. Worst dressed town ever. Also why wear Uggs with this outfit, ITS NOT COLD. Get a grip, sorority girls, you look like hell.
On that same note, I totally got side eyed by some sweatpants wearing girls at the hotel this morning. They WISHED they looked this good today!
Traffic is CRAY CRAY here. Things I have seen: People parking ON THE MEDIAN! What IS that?!?! Oh no parking spaces...guess I'll just park IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. That's a safe move. Not parking on the median? Well just park all over the side of the road. Don't quite fit? No biggie you can stick out onto the busy street. Try to park vertical maybe? or go ahead and park the wrong way on the other side. I'm sure that's fine.
Also once I was going home to my hotel, and I am going the speed limit (like 40 or 45mph). Some guys in a beater car come up behind me and want to pass. There is one line of traffic each way. He goes into the oncoming lane, and just isn't going fast enough, hes literally doing the same speed he was going before which was the speed limit. I'm looking in the rear view mirror like what the heck is this guys plan???? Anyways he speeds up a little so hes pacing me. At this point we are getting REALLY close to the stop light. I am just doing the same speed I am not going to go faster or slower I haven't changed a thing. So the guys in the car just stay there. In the other lane! We get to the stop light and they look at me like "Get out of the way!" and I'm looking at them like " what the hell do you want me to do, you're an idiot!" So now like they are in some danger here, they're in the wrong lane. Now, there are NO cars behind me so they COULD just go reverse back behind me. But what did they do instead? Throw it into drive and go through the red light and around people turning. Those people are crazy.
Another weird traffic thing that happened. Same road as my hotel again, one lane of traffic in each direction. Pretty heavy traffic both ways, it was rush hour after work. So I'm going towards the hotel, and some car comes towards me on my side of the roads shoulder! He just didn't want to wait in traffic to turn left so he drove on the wrong side of the road in the very tiny shoulder to go to his destination! SO WEIRD.
In any event, gone in two weeks. I can't wait to be home and not live in a hotel. 4 months in a hotel is crazy strange and it just feels wrong. Cant wait to have my own things and my own bed back :)
