You know you're from...
Waaaaay too long, but I had to do it. Stolen from mjules. Instructions:
1) Search for "You know you're from (your city) when"
2) Copy 'n' paste.
3) Bold the ones that are true for you.
- You say Santa Barbara with a silent T
- You get ocean views from the mountains.
- Fiesta eggs!
- Santa Barbara hates San Marcos, San Marcos hates Santa Barbara. They both hate Dos Pueblos and Bishop is completely forgotten about. (I didn't even know there was a Bishop. Huh.)
- You know which theater to sneak into.. duhhhh stadium seating!
- Two words... Lazy Acres.
- You know the pit, the wall, hams, the cove, conch, r beach and everywhere in between.
- When you've seen the van with the mirrors, tiles and stuff all over it.
- There's rain on fiesta friday.
- Knowing a "mission" with your friends, isn't visiting the SB Mission.
- You've seen State Street's snake people and that old black guy with the lap bongo! He's so cool!
- You see a million people you know just driving around town.
- You go to mansion house parties. (Past tense, thanks.)
- Frescos. Flourless chocolate cupcakes. MMM.
- NATURAL CAFE!
- You drive up to the snow that one week of the year.
- You have snuck into Bacara and Biltmore.
- You've been to secret bonfire locations and the non-secret spots too.
- You've walked the journey to R beach in the dark.
- You know everyone in SB through somebody else.
- You see whole families wearing rainbow sandals.
- You know the music academy's password to avoid traffic.
- Finding sea glass at Hope Ranch Beach.
- You've attended the Hope Ranch Beach campout.
- Volleyball at East Beach. (Watched, not played.)
- You've visited Circle Bar n B.
- You leave to try and make enough money only so you can move back.
- You miss Mason B. Mason (Aw, Mason. Sadface.)
- You know the EXACT time it takes to get from Montecito to the other side of town.
- You know who "Jesus" is, and also know that he has the best weed.
- State street is so overrated, and you drive to Ventura to get some quality shopping done. (Past tense. Oh god.)
- You graduated high school and yet you come home and still see everyone you know.
- Being star-struck is not cool.
- The cars in the high school parking lot are worth more than the school itself.
- Hangover breakfasts at Mesa Cafe are a must.
- Goleta is soo not the same. (Ever since it became a real city it's just gone downhill...)
- You flash your brights at people parked at the sunset lookout/makeout point near the Pit.
- You go to the beach every day in summer, and almost every day the rest of the year.
- Summertime means having to take APS everywhere.
- You know where the best (and cheapest) Mexican food place is in town.
- You feel really cool when you hang out on the wall and get to talk to all the sleaze balls that graduated a million years before you did.
- You go to In N' Out after every single SM vs. SB game in hopes of watching a fight.
- You don't look twice at the Picasso hanging on the wall of your friend's mansion.
- You know where Super Cucas #1, #2, and #3 are, and love going to #2 because Hector works there.
- Ice blocking and glow bowling is something you do when you're bored on a Wednesday night.
- You wore your rocket dogs and Juicy jumpsuit to Zelos on Sundays.
- Homeless people and Bentley's can live together in harmony. (I wouldn't say harmony exactly...)
- You can point out a tourist in a millisecond.
- You see 10 year olds wearing Juicy.
- You think the SB vs. SM game is the biggest thing of the year.
- Alll your friends from out of town love IV and you're OVER IT.
- You took prom pics at the Mission rose garden.
- You've hiked at Cold Springs and 7 falls.
- You miss the crooked neck giraffe...RIP :( (Aw, I didn't even know it died! Bummer.)
- No one understands why you laugh out loud at the San Marcos Pass scenes in "The Graduate" and "Austin Powers 2."
- You know what "El Nino" is and what it did to Santa Barbara.
- You've seen Oprah walking around in her sweats in Montecito and Britney on State just cruisin.
- You can order at Cajun without looking at the menu.
- You get off and then back on the freeway at Garden and Milpas to avoid the bottleneck.
- When you were younger, Kid's World was the greatest thing on earth. And your handprint is still there. (You know it.)
- You know how many times the cow has been painted. (Yes, but it's more along the lines of "one, two, lots...")
- You don't necessarily recognize the people on the front page, but you know their siblings.
- Living in a non beach town just doesnt cut it, you always come back. (HA HA HA.)
- You hate Chipotle and Jamba Juice because you have Freebirds and Blenders. (This is why I REALLY moved away, I prefer Jamba to Blenders.)
- It drizzles and the 101 backs up.
- You search high and low for a Rusty's in other cities but then realize that only in SB will you find such a treasure. (It's not even that good pizza.)
- You get pulled over and searched in IV because "your headlight is out" when you know for a fact it isn't.
- Your run down shack goes for over a million easily.
- You've seen what happens to the dolphin fountain when you put soap in it.
- You've walked up and down the La Playa stadium steps to workout in the morning.
- You've been at a sports field and heard/seen the homeless spectators heckling the players.
- You're pissed about Santa's new location in the ghetto of Oxnard. (DAMN RIGHT I AM.)
- You remember eating at Fresh Choice on State Street.
- You know that Hope Ranch is great to drive through at two in the morning, because the police pretty much never go there.
- You know where to find a Farmers' Market almost any day of the week.
- A winter wardrobe consists of jean skirts and Uggs. (HATE HATE HATE.)
- You know where Periwinkle Lane is and what you can find there.
- You remember when the 101 had a stop-light to cross State Street.
- No one from the other states know where your city is but everyone in France knows exactly and laughs when you try to explain that it's close to LA.
- The football jocks have 4.0's and are accepted to most ivy league schools. (And probably were professional violinists too.)
- You remember Orchid Bowl, Powell Skate Park, and the Living Room.
- You abbreviate the shit out of everything....whatev.
- You spent most of your childhood in the huge wave in Be Bop Burgers.
- You know about the crazy house that seems to be made out of marble and the dog on Garden that is dressed up for every damn holiday.
- You know who really decorates that big tree in off San Ysidro every year in the middle of the night.
- Your city concert bowl has quiet hours at 10:30 pm. (Even better is sitting on the porch and listening to it free.)
- Forget Zodos, it was all about the Old San Marcos Bowl.
- You have been in the Hope Ranch newspaper for doing something stupid.
- You dressed as a freak for Summer Solstice. (I was 5, but yeah.)
- You and your house almost get blown away during winter break.
- You've tipped the guy who makes the sand sculptures by the wharf.
- You've tried to take a picture of that same guy, and got yelled at.
- You meet your friends in front of CPK but never go in.
- You know who the guy with the lip piercing that works in the shoe section of Nordstroms is.
- You've seen the whale skeleton, the giant squid on ceiling, the wave simulator and that topless Chumash woman diorama. (And I still think they're cool, too.)
- Seeing Mission creek when it's full after rains.
- Rocky Nook Park.
- The old BMX jumps they used to have down in the gully next to the mission lawn.
- It's 85 degrees on Valentines Day.
- There are more than 10 stores in town that sell jeans for more than $250.
- Your Halloween isnt just one night, its a whole weekend.
- Everyone thinks Carp is the ghetto.
- Everyone thinks the East Side is the ghetto.
- There are more private schools than public schools. (Don't forget the charter schools...)
- Everyone knows who the "back flip for a dollar guys" are.
- You've laughed at the weird bellydancer on State.
- You've never stayed in a hotel in SB, but you sure have swam in their pools.
- You've kissed someone on "the wall."
- You remember the earthling. (I really freaking miss The Earthling.)
- You've eaten at main squeeze.
- At one point of your life you've waited out in front of CPK to be picked up.
- You make fun of all the junior high kids congregated at Camino... but remember doing it yourself.
- Your friends had birthday parties at Skating Plus and you thought it took forever to get there.
- You always thought your house was kind of small until you realized that you have mountain and ocean views and it's worth over a million. (Technically untrue [the house is not small and I don't think it's worth over a million...] but sometimes it feels like my entire adulthood is a process of realizing how ritzy SB is.)
- You complain that SB is getting more like L.A. everyday, but never want to leave and still want to raise your family here. (HA. HA HA HA.)
- You can honestly say that your parents burnt down the Bank of America in IV during the summmer of ’69. (Friends of my parents count? I actually just got in a conversation about this with some random dude here the other day. Weird.)
- You go to a party in Hope Ranch and Montecito (the kind of places people dream about) in the same night. (I don't think I technically ever did this on the same night.)
- The parties are broken up usually by 9:30.
- 5 cops cars show up to one high school party.
- Your idea of bad traffic is a 10 minute wait at Milpas.
- You drive around the Milpas round-about at 1 AM at least 6 times going over 50 mph.
- You drive down Haley after 10 to awkwardly look at the hookers.
- John Cleese has almost run you over at least once. (Well, okay, technically not exactly, but he he did buy me pizza. I figure that counts.)
Really, this is more of a "You know you're from Santa Barbara and left the second you turned 18 when" list.
1) Search for "You know you're from (your city) when"
2) Copy 'n' paste.
3) Bold the ones that are true for you.
- You say Santa Barbara with a silent T
- You get ocean views from the mountains.
- Fiesta eggs!
- Santa Barbara hates San Marcos, San Marcos hates Santa Barbara. They both hate Dos Pueblos and Bishop is completely forgotten about. (I didn't even know there was a Bishop. Huh.)
- You know which theater to sneak into.. duhhhh stadium seating!
- Two words... Lazy Acres.
- You know the pit, the wall, hams, the cove, conch, r beach and everywhere in between.
- When you've seen the van with the mirrors, tiles and stuff all over it.
- There's rain on fiesta friday.
- Knowing a "mission" with your friends, isn't visiting the SB Mission.
- You've seen State Street's snake people and that old black guy with the lap bongo! He's so cool!
- You see a million people you know just driving around town.
- You go to mansion house parties. (Past tense, thanks.)
- Frescos. Flourless chocolate cupcakes. MMM.
- NATURAL CAFE!
- You drive up to the snow that one week of the year.
- You have snuck into Bacara and Biltmore.
- You've been to secret bonfire locations and the non-secret spots too.
- You've walked the journey to R beach in the dark.
- You know everyone in SB through somebody else.
- You see whole families wearing rainbow sandals.
- You know the music academy's password to avoid traffic.
- Finding sea glass at Hope Ranch Beach.
- You've attended the Hope Ranch Beach campout.
- Volleyball at East Beach. (Watched, not played.)
- You've visited Circle Bar n B.
- You leave to try and make enough money only so you can move back.
- You miss Mason B. Mason (Aw, Mason. Sadface.)
- You know the EXACT time it takes to get from Montecito to the other side of town.
- You know who "Jesus" is, and also know that he has the best weed.
- State street is so overrated, and you drive to Ventura to get some quality shopping done. (Past tense. Oh god.)
- You graduated high school and yet you come home and still see everyone you know.
- Being star-struck is not cool.
- The cars in the high school parking lot are worth more than the school itself.
- Hangover breakfasts at Mesa Cafe are a must.
- Goleta is soo not the same. (Ever since it became a real city it's just gone downhill...)
- You flash your brights at people parked at the sunset lookout/makeout point near the Pit.
- You go to the beach every day in summer, and almost every day the rest of the year.
- Summertime means having to take APS everywhere.
- You know where the best (and cheapest) Mexican food place is in town.
- You feel really cool when you hang out on the wall and get to talk to all the sleaze balls that graduated a million years before you did.
- You go to In N' Out after every single SM vs. SB game in hopes of watching a fight.
- You don't look twice at the Picasso hanging on the wall of your friend's mansion.
- You know where Super Cucas #1, #2, and #3 are, and love going to #2 because Hector works there.
- Ice blocking and glow bowling is something you do when you're bored on a Wednesday night.
- You wore your rocket dogs and Juicy jumpsuit to Zelos on Sundays.
- Homeless people and Bentley's can live together in harmony. (I wouldn't say harmony exactly...)
- You can point out a tourist in a millisecond.
- You see 10 year olds wearing Juicy.
- You think the SB vs. SM game is the biggest thing of the year.
- Alll your friends from out of town love IV and you're OVER IT.
- You took prom pics at the Mission rose garden.
- You've hiked at Cold Springs and 7 falls.
- You miss the crooked neck giraffe...RIP :( (Aw, I didn't even know it died! Bummer.)
- No one understands why you laugh out loud at the San Marcos Pass scenes in "The Graduate" and "Austin Powers 2."
- You know what "El Nino" is and what it did to Santa Barbara.
- You've seen Oprah walking around in her sweats in Montecito and Britney on State just cruisin.
- You can order at Cajun without looking at the menu.
- You get off and then back on the freeway at Garden and Milpas to avoid the bottleneck.
- When you were younger, Kid's World was the greatest thing on earth. And your handprint is still there. (You know it.)
- You know how many times the cow has been painted. (Yes, but it's more along the lines of "one, two, lots...")
- You don't necessarily recognize the people on the front page, but you know their siblings.
- Living in a non beach town just doesnt cut it, you always come back. (HA HA HA.)
- You hate Chipotle and Jamba Juice because you have Freebirds and Blenders. (This is why I REALLY moved away, I prefer Jamba to Blenders.)
- It drizzles and the 101 backs up.
- You search high and low for a Rusty's in other cities but then realize that only in SB will you find such a treasure. (It's not even that good pizza.)
- You get pulled over and searched in IV because "your headlight is out" when you know for a fact it isn't.
- Your run down shack goes for over a million easily.
- You've seen what happens to the dolphin fountain when you put soap in it.
- You've walked up and down the La Playa stadium steps to workout in the morning.
- You've been at a sports field and heard/seen the homeless spectators heckling the players.
- You're pissed about Santa's new location in the ghetto of Oxnard. (DAMN RIGHT I AM.)
- You remember eating at Fresh Choice on State Street.
- You know that Hope Ranch is great to drive through at two in the morning, because the police pretty much never go there.
- You know where to find a Farmers' Market almost any day of the week.
- A winter wardrobe consists of jean skirts and Uggs. (HATE HATE HATE.)
- You know where Periwinkle Lane is and what you can find there.
- You remember when the 101 had a stop-light to cross State Street.
- No one from the other states know where your city is but everyone in France knows exactly and laughs when you try to explain that it's close to LA.
- The football jocks have 4.0's and are accepted to most ivy league schools. (And probably were professional violinists too.)
- You remember Orchid Bowl, Powell Skate Park, and the Living Room.
- You abbreviate the shit out of everything....whatev.
- You spent most of your childhood in the huge wave in Be Bop Burgers.
- You know about the crazy house that seems to be made out of marble and the dog on Garden that is dressed up for every damn holiday.
- You know who really decorates that big tree in off San Ysidro every year in the middle of the night.
- Your city concert bowl has quiet hours at 10:30 pm. (Even better is sitting on the porch and listening to it free.)
- Forget Zodos, it was all about the Old San Marcos Bowl.
- You have been in the Hope Ranch newspaper for doing something stupid.
- You dressed as a freak for Summer Solstice. (I was 5, but yeah.)
- You and your house almost get blown away during winter break.
- You've tipped the guy who makes the sand sculptures by the wharf.
- You've tried to take a picture of that same guy, and got yelled at.
- You meet your friends in front of CPK but never go in.
- You know who the guy with the lip piercing that works in the shoe section of Nordstroms is.
- You've seen the whale skeleton, the giant squid on ceiling, the wave simulator and that topless Chumash woman diorama. (And I still think they're cool, too.)
- Seeing Mission creek when it's full after rains.
- Rocky Nook Park.
- The old BMX jumps they used to have down in the gully next to the mission lawn.
- It's 85 degrees on Valentines Day.
- There are more than 10 stores in town that sell jeans for more than $250.
- Your Halloween isnt just one night, its a whole weekend.
- Everyone thinks Carp is the ghetto.
- Everyone thinks the East Side is the ghetto.
- There are more private schools than public schools. (Don't forget the charter schools...)
- Everyone knows who the "back flip for a dollar guys" are.
- You've laughed at the weird bellydancer on State.
- You've never stayed in a hotel in SB, but you sure have swam in their pools.
- You've kissed someone on "the wall."
- You remember the earthling. (I really freaking miss The Earthling.)
- You've eaten at main squeeze.
- At one point of your life you've waited out in front of CPK to be picked up.
- You make fun of all the junior high kids congregated at Camino... but remember doing it yourself.
- Your friends had birthday parties at Skating Plus and you thought it took forever to get there.
- You always thought your house was kind of small until you realized that you have mountain and ocean views and it's worth over a million. (Technically untrue [the house is not small and I don't think it's worth over a million...] but sometimes it feels like my entire adulthood is a process of realizing how ritzy SB is.)
- You complain that SB is getting more like L.A. everyday, but never want to leave and still want to raise your family here. (HA. HA HA HA.)
- You can honestly say that your parents burnt down the Bank of America in IV during the summmer of ’69. (Friends of my parents count? I actually just got in a conversation about this with some random dude here the other day. Weird.)
- You go to a party in Hope Ranch and Montecito (the kind of places people dream about) in the same night. (I don't think I technically ever did this on the same night.)
- The parties are broken up usually by 9:30.
- 5 cops cars show up to one high school party.
- Your idea of bad traffic is a 10 minute wait at Milpas.
- You drive around the Milpas round-about at 1 AM at least 6 times going over 50 mph.
- You drive down Haley after 10 to awkwardly look at the hookers.
- John Cleese has almost run you over at least once. (Well, okay, technically not exactly, but he he did buy me pizza. I figure that counts.)
Really, this is more of a "You know you're from Santa Barbara and left the second you turned 18 when" list.