November 6, 2012

You know you were raised in Arizona when...

Now that I've been here for awhile, it's become glaringly obvious that I grew up in Arizona.
As I find more, I'll add them to the list.

YKYWRIAW #1: Day light savings time seems like the stupidest idea ever.
I understand that it is necessary for some geographical locations, but having grown-up without it, it just seems unnecessary. So you have to get up in the dark?  I usually just alter my schedule to work around it. However, I did survive my first time change, the only causality being that my text messages now record the time I receive them in Arizona and California time.

YKYWRIAW #2: You get excited that the leaves change color.
In grade school, we were taught that the the leaves change color in the fall. I've never actually seen that happen. BUT this is what is outside my door.
THOSE ARE RED LEAVES!

YKYWRIAW #3: You feel the need to step on every leaf on the ground.
Running with the theme that Arizona doesn't get real autumn leaves that fall, I impulsively step on as many leaves on the ground as I possibly can. This results in me stomping across campus, usually disappointed because most of the leaves have already been crunched, sometimes by my own doing. However, when I finally get a good one that succumbs to my stomping with a delightful crackle, I'm completely thrilled.

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