Just a quick rundown of my favorite photos from 2010. Jim Goldstein does a big list of them, will post a link to it when the main list is live.

Watching episodes of storm chasers tonight reminded me of the times Allison and I would chase storms across the south plains for fun.

Off the top of my head I can not remember when this was taken, but from the photos around this it was a pretty good drive.

I think this was out in Hale county, but I am not 100% on that.

I know I have written about leaving Lubbock soon, but there are a few things I will miss about this town.

So here are my top five things I will miss.

No. 1 Friends

I have met a lot of awesome people at Tech.

The first group of people were the people I met in the dorms, they were a life line during those first six months. Lots of football games took place within the dorms, and the LAN parties were always a blast.

It later grew when I worked for the radio station and then the newspaper. And then to towards the end there was the tweetups, where I met a whole new group of people.

No. 2 Texas Tech

Let’s face it, without Texas Tech there would be no reason for any of us to be here.

The classes were great, the campus is beautiful and the football games were a blast.

Honestly, without Tech, Lubbock would have fallen apart a long time ago.

No. 3 Weather

West Texas gets some awesome storms. Visually they are really fun.

I have spent many afternoons in a car driving straight into the heart of a storm. Only recently with a camera.

It is great to sit on the back porch, light up a cigarette and just watch the lightening roll in.

No. 4 Prairie Dogs

What is not to love about these little guys.

They are cute, fluffy, noisy and tasty. Ok, so three of those things are true.

I have always wanted one as a pet, although I do not think I could teach it to play fetch.

And where is the fun in that?

No. 5 The Sunsets

Look at the sunset to the left.

Look closely.

How amazing is that, and this is not even the best sunset I have seen.

There was the time the sky turned purple.

Just look at the stuff I have tagged as a sunset.

Awesome, right?

The sunsets all over West Texas are like this because of all the dust in the air, so when the sun light hits it, the light scatters into something that is glorious.

No. 6 Badgers

I know, 6 items in a top 5 is a little strange, however this one gets an honorable mention.

This is Badger, or Jacie depending on who you ask.

She is my badger, and I am her meerkat. There is a weird story behind this. I might tell you one day, but not today.

But I will say that Badger and Meerkat are friends, and that there is a lot of love there.

Meerkat will miss badger, for this we can be certain.

These are the five six things I will miss about Lubbock. What do you think are things I will miss?

The past couple of days I have shown you the awesome beauty of summer storms in Lubbock.

I have failed to show what happens when you combine an awesome storm with the sunsets of West Texas.

Taking a picture like this almost feels like cheating, it takes little effort to show off the colors the sky can turn right as the streetlights begin to turn on.

I did go storm chasing today, however it was walking outside to check the mail at my apartment complex when I saw this and realized I did not go storm chasing for long enough tonight and headed home early.

Right now, however I do not have a ton of free time. After work, I have committed myself to career research and studying. I am moving to San Antonio in August and I am planning on attending grad school.

Alongside grad school, I am looking for a new job, since I will have to leave my current job at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.

If you know of any opportunities in the San Antonio area, let me know!