boone

so...after visiting asu/boone for the weekend, ive discovered some things about it.

1) asu is h.u.g.e! as in...you could fit our campus on like...less than half of just the first floors on asu's campus! most of our buildings are 2 story, and there arent but so many buildings here...up there? pretty much every building has at least 3 floors. and theres a bajillion buildings!

2) boone is cold. as in...it snowed while i was there. no lie. except i cant say this first hand...because i was asleep. i slept from 4.15am until 2pm...and it happened sometime saturday morning...so pretty much right in the middle of my sleep

3) monster is only so effective when driving long distances...once it wears through, the key is to keep cold! which worked out well, considering point #2. so you put monster, cold weather, and loud music together, and you have instant "stay awake"

4) all roads in boone look the same...and all roads in boone are really steep! (yes i know thats an exaggeration...but the roads are way steep - especially the portion by the blue ridge parkway - 8% grade? for 4+ miles? yep. thats pretty steep.

5) those crazy mountain people you see in the movies? yeah, theyre not from boone. sorry. or at least not the civilized portion of boone. i did see lots of redneck posers, though...paha

6) our daily bread deli is crazy good - get the odb club sammich if you have the chance! (turkey, ham, bacon, cheddar, swiss, rye AND pumpernickel breads, tomato, lettuce, and their "special sauce")..with tater salad and a pickle spear. and its like...$7 ish...so get it! its worth it!

7) its gorgeous...and i dont just mean the girl i was with - the scenery itself! theres really nothing like fall in the mountains - you get the slopes of the mountains with small bits of fog and almost every color imaginable peeking out from the tree branches...so awesome! and the sunsets? between the mountains? through slight mountain mist? heck yes! i got to see grandfather mountain from across the valley against the pink sky as the sun was setting - and immediately wished i had my camera...

8) traffic is horrendous on game day. like fo rizzle. even taking the long way/back way/scenic route, you hit tons of traffic!

9) small 2 door cars are not the greatest to drive in boone. its pretty much a requirement to drive an suv if you live there. im glad i dont drive a jeep, though. because everybody else does, and id lose it too easily...paha

10) the walmart lines are INFINITELY quicker than the lines here. like no joke. what takes 10 minutes there takes at least 30 here! and they open more lines when they get backed up! what a revolutionary idea!

so to sum all that up - boone is awesome this time of year, but im glad i dont live there...i would die, i think.