Saw this pretty sunset during my walk tonight, decided to have some fun with the photo.

Makes a perfect album cover for a terrible emo band.

During my run tonight there was a pretty sunset. I can always go for a pretty sunset.

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 landscape where I run is very pretty, get rid of the big tanks in the back ground, and this place would be heaven.

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!

Tonight some storms came in to town, and I decided to grab my camera and run outside of town to see the sunset.

About two miles outside of town, I decided to turn down a dirt road, looking for the perfect spot to sit and wait.

I started taking some pictures of this pump while I was waiting, and this shot I really liked. I wanted my shot for tonight to sum up West Texas, and I think this does a pretty good job.

While I was shooting this, the wind picked up on me, and I got hit by a fast gust of wind. Unfortunately, I was not on the best footing when I was shooting, so down I went.

According to the weather, during this storm we were getting wind speeds up to 60 mph. and I felt it.

On my way to dinner with my roommate, I saw that the sun was setting and decided to grab a quick picture of it.

West Texas has some of the best sunsets I have ever seen, not sure why I have not posted more of them.

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