The Escapist

princeloki:

princeloki:

things i miss from the southwest:

• those miniature tornados that have exactly one plastic bag caught in them
• real mexican food
• 350 days of sunshine
• 10 days of rains powerful enough to tear down powerlines
• the downed powerline PSAs that use cgi to turn the live line into a rattlesnake
• the fact that tourists always seem to pick that week of rain to visit and complain about it
• saladitos on a lemon half
• the fact that every front yard was lawned out in rocks and pebbles instead of grass
• and the fact that if a neighborhood street fight broke out the risk of getting stoned to death was real
• tamarind candies
• barbecue cookouts in november
• there’s always mountains in the distance, tall and blue
• sometimes the mountains are on fire
• hearing rumors about another school cancelling classes because of mountain lions
• or because of mountain fires. equally as likely
• lots of things were on fire pretty much all the time actually
• fire drills at school EVERY week
• never let your guard down
• the sun is watching
• waiting

i forgot the number 1 thing i miss about living in the southwest, the one i took the most for granted. i miss the sky; more specifically, i miss the moon and the stars