What I learned by living in Columbus

This post is dedicated to Kristi Hill, my long lost roommate, who still lives in Columbus without me. Cheers to you Kristi! *everyone raises their glass*

If you have ever thought of doing any of these things, DON'T! These are bad ideas:
- punching manager at super walmart over whole milk.
- diving into dumpsters to retrieve boxes.
- rollerblading without wrist pads
- going on the bike trail alone.
- driving around the ghetto of columbus with your windows down while listening to country radio.
- getting into fights with neighbors over a parking space.
- drying your shorts over someone elses air conditioning unit, so when they catch you they think you are a peeping-tom.
- leaving the patio-blinds open at night...people are looking at you for sure. :)
- leaving the pet hamster on the counter top to eat cereal, while you go watch tv.
- living in an apmt. that reminds you of mexico. haha :)
- getting your roommate out of bed at 4:45 every morning for 2 weeks in January, so she can jump start your car.
- assuming that you have a job after one interview then quitting your current job before you get the call saying you got the job.
- renting a lot of movies b/c a cute guy works at the video store
- going to the duke station after 1am
- making eye contact with the freaky guy that stares and paces infront of UDF while smoking cigarettes.
- locking keys in the car more than once
- locking keys in car while engine is still running
- leaving the apt. keys in the door all night long
- feeding stray cats
- letting roommate fall asleep on the couch
- letting the dirty dishes take over the kitchen
- turning the water on in the shower all the way. (we had some wicked water pressure, i cryed after taking a shower for the first time...ok i didn't really cry, but it was rather painful.)



....ok this list could go on for quite awhile, but these were just a few i could think of.

Now here are some things that would be Good ideas:

- being a member of AAA
- Tae Bo Cardio (good stuff)
- having a cupboard that nobody looks in
- making friends with the guy who dips the ice cream at UDF
- drinking Nyquil for headaches
- gittin' -r- done, Carl!
- always have plenty of air freshner
- rollerblading with a buddy on the bike trail
- go ahead and just go get the battery tested after the first jump start :)
- keep jumper cables in the trunk
- keep the bed away from the wall to keep the bugs away...b/c bugs can crawl up the wall but not up the post of your bed, right Kristi? :)
- keeping lots of extra bug spray handy or if no bug spray, have large text books on stand by for smashing rather large spiders.
- singing infront of the bathroom mirror (good stress relief and very comical)
- placing post-it notes in random places for your roommate to find
- paying rent and bills on time
- owning a "nagger stick" for protection.
- calling the police to come and investigate the apt., after coming home from work to find the door is cracked open and the roommate isn't home
- triple checking the front door to see if it is pulled shut all the way and locked
- hanging christmas lights in the back patio
- having a christmas cactus
- whistling as you drive through a CVS parking lot to avoid a stop light
- having a special tune to whistle if you lose your buddy in the store or to announce that you are home.
- whistle back


...obviously there are lots more good things I learned in Columbus but I'm getting tired and I need to go to bed. Kristi, I know you can think of some more!!!

If anyone would like to add any Do's or Don't's that you've learned over the years, feel free to comment, i would love to hear your words of wisdom.

Word of the Day: howitzer
Meaning: a short cannon for high-angle firing of shells at low velocites

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