Washington DC

I am leaving DC in less than two weeks and thought I should dedicate a post to the things I have learned and/or will miss about DC.

1. Not all hip-hop music sucks
2. Having a big bootie in not a bad thing
3. Utah girls are hot in DC
4. DC weather is fabulous
5. There is no logic to traffic, don’t try to find it
6. 30 is not too old to go bar hopping
7. Diversity is fabulous
8. The south is still racist
9. There is no such thing as service in Maryland
10. The ghetto is a fun place to live
11. Independent movie theatres rock
12. Skiing sucks in the east
13. Smoking is not cool or socially acceptable
14. Trailer trash comes in all colors
15. Friends of convenience are not really your friends
16. It is totally acceptable to have a career instead of a family
17. It is a good thing to wait to have a family
18. There is no speed limit on the beltway
19. Parking is a nightmare
20. Traffic dominates your life
21. The metro is not convenient at 1 am.
22. Valet parking is the only way to go
23. People make insane amounts of money
24. The housing market is insane
25. DSW is the best store ever!
26. The military is still racist
27. Football is the best game to play
28. Hockey is harder than it looks
29. Taking dance classes is still fun
30. The National Art Gallery is the best museum
31. There are no tourist in DC during the winter
32. 5 guys is the best place for a burger
33. Green is better than the desert
34. Ethiopian food is amazing
35. I love Indian Summers
36. A mowed patch of weeds is considered a lawn
37. People remodel the strangest places
38. IKEA sells the same things as target only for more money
39. Washing your car is a neighborhood event
40. The Mormons will find you, no matter where you go
41. Drinking in DC is expensive
42. Strip clubs are better in Utah than DC
43. Washing your car is a neighborhood event
44. Putting air in your tires is an invitation to be hit on
45. Potholes the size of your car do exists
46. DC is one of the best places to live if you are single
47. I would not want to raise a family in DC
48. Living 1800 miles away from your family is a good thing
49. There are good Samaritans in DC
50. Everything is expensive in DC
51. Maryland liquor laws are weirder than Utah’s
52. How to blog
53. DC is full of lonely people
54. Babysitting pays bank!
55. National is the easiest airport to use
56. Dave Chappelle is funny
57. Target should be said with a fake French accent
58. Burger King is better than McDonalds
59. Is it possible to spend an entire work day surfing the net
60. I can’t live without high speed internet
61. Comedy central is the best station on TV
62. I am not a cat person
63. I don’t like to cook
64. Too much news is a bad thing
65. I am not going to get car jacked just by driving in DC
66. Parallel parking is hard
67. Rats bigger than cats live in DC
68. Humidity is great for my skin
69. Humidity is also great for my hair
70. Snow belongs in the mountains
71. I like warm rains
72. It really does rain buckets
73. Altitude sickness is real
74. Glass blowing is really cool to watch
75. Light pollution makes it really hard to see the stars
76. Getting lost is very easy
77. Roads signs are a luxury not a given
78. Taxis are convenient
79. Being a Redskins fan is fun
80. Football is a great social equalizer
81. Conservatives are not localized to Utah
82. A 6 Telsa field is large enough to move a beam stop
83. Madeline’s has great pastries
84. I learned how to do bootie bumps
85. Quantum Computers are decades away from reality
86. A bad boss can ruin even the best job
87. I should have moved away from home earlier in my life
88. Everything looks better in wine glass
89. Out of sight is out of mind to my family
90. I will miss running along the Potomac
91. I will miss Adams Morgan
92. I will miss people coming to stay with me because I am in DC
93. I will miss my neighborhood
94. I will miss Pixie
95. I will miss Sara
96. I will miss the Bavarian
97. I will miss Hugh
98. I will miss Jean-Marc and SVM
99. I will miss Janeane
100. I will miss Joey