100 Things I learned in 2008
The smallest piece of foil from gum can set off the metal detectors at airports.
A clean pig can be a very good looking animal.
An upset pig’s squeal can be one of the worst sounds imaginable.
I do not want to be a vampire, pirate, or race petrolhead.
Hearing a gasp when you walk out of a changing room is a great feeling.
Mom mistakes “Mike Hittie” for “Hello Kitty.” She now thinks the Kitty is partly vegetarian.
Don’t try to pour Mt. Dew during turbulence.
This is blacked out because it's a secret!!!!
My ankle has a funny bone.
There are people who stand up to wipe.
I don’t hold back in my lists…
First semester was a lot more fun than second semester my freshman year.
Quit trying to peek!!!
Never ask Blake if he wants any help carrying a canoe.
I can beat Jordan in Super Smash Bros 64!
If you want to know what these actually are...
Send me an email. Depnding on who you are, I'll probably tell you.
Febreze does not sting the eyes!
There are people who don’t like regular original bubble gum.
A “Dioder” at IKEA is not a regular light, but instead, a drawer light.
Drawer lights are not what I intended to buy!
The more you wake up early, the easier it gets.
That doesn’t mean that I like waking up early… get that straight.
Few words put a fear into me quite the way the words “Stage Check” does.
I never knew I was claustrophobic until I moved into my new dorm room.
That same dorm room was not designed with “Global Warming” in mind.
You can fit 8 people into a 2 person truck.
My physical mail box does not have a spam filter. Google should work on that…
Hats shrink when you wash them.
Everybody knows hats shrink except me.
I regret things I didn’t do more than things I did.
If naps had a physical weight, they would be worth their weight in gold.
Ditto for a good GPA.
One of the biggest job requirements for the RA job is… being able to color.
The second requirement is being skilled with tape loops.
Even some of the most experienced aviators can have fatal accidents.
People who talk during movies really make me angry.
Really make me angry
LIKE REALLY MAKE ME ANGRY
Drunk people can be very mischievous.
The lecture about Blood Borne Pathogens was very hard to stay awake during.
Ditto for the fire safety lecture
And gambling.
Hula Hoops can cause fights. Big Flights.
There are hula hoops that have water in them.
Blake doesn’t want the cone.
Air Traffic Control is very stressful, but a lot of fun!
The idea that a few specific people I know are going to control airplanes scares me.
It is very possible to have a crush on a couple.
Don’t ask if two people are still dating.
I get goose bumps when I think about Mars.
The last statement proves that I am a geek.
After you try a grilled cheese sandwich with bacon, you will never go back.
I like the idea of flying much more than being a pilot.
It’s not necessarily the things you forgot to bring that you miss the most.
An airplane can be very well behaved until you can’t see outside anymore.
Then the airplane just doesn’t want to cooperate.
A pilot without an instrument rating who flies into a cloud has a life expectancy of about 90 seconds.
That’s how long it takes for the pilot to find something to run into.
Pay attention while working toward an instrument rating. Fly Safe!!
The handle is for holding.
So is the rail.
I cannot draw a bottle of glue with my eyes closed.
Working in the dish room of the Wilkerson Dining Center is worse than eating there.
It really doesn’t matter how long I sleep… my 9, 10 and 11 o’clock classes are hard.
Almost hitting an eagle while flying is one of the scariest things I’ve ever done.
After you get your pilots license, everybody assumes you are flying yourself whenever you go somewhere.
When in doubt, do it. You should have, you big dummy!
The koala’s are dual purpose, and don’t recycle birds.
I cannot speak English when I don’t get enough sleep.
Carpe Diem.
I really am not a morning person.
I’m also not an early afternoon person.
2/3 of all college students don’t know what a bike lane is.
The kitten now named “Boots” is very cute!
Boots is also capable of destroying a hand very easily.
Even if you don’t do anything, you are still not safe.
It’s hard to get an internship with a company that isn’t in business anymore…
It’s hard to take a class that isn’t offered anymore…
It’s hard to find parts for a truck that isn’t produced anymore…
The Goodyear Blimp is even bigger when you’re touching it.
48” florescent black lights break in a most spectacular fashion.
Trinitite is a rock that was created when the world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated above the Trinity test site. The heat melted the deserts sand and turned into a green glass like rock.
It is completely possible to fall in love with a city.
It’s 475 miles straight line, but 598 miles by roads…
Riding in the dryers is very fun.
My truck is my baby.
It will decide to break down just as the cold weather hits…
When it’s broken down, it’s going to be a horrible couple of days.
Snow falling makes me really happy.
Word choice and placement is VERY important.
Due Dates SUCK!
It is possible to play too much Super Smash Bros.
Never sing “hit me with your best shot” by Pat Benatar around Robert Lee.
Standing outside in front of a big thermometer in your boxers when the temperature is -9 with a -39 wind chill during a North Dakota blizzard with your best buddies is one of the funest things you can do.
It’s one of the coldest as well.
The rejection hotline is an amazing tool
Don’t pass a snowplow… if certain conditions exist.
Everybody thinks my truck is unreliable
AND THAT REALLY BUGS ME