If you\u2019re not from Lubbock, it can be hard to understand what we mean when we say we\u2019re \u201cdoing something fun.\u201d That\u2019s okay. This is not for you.<\/p>\n
Because in Lubbock, fun is less about activities and more about vibes, convenience, and stubborn loyalty. And once we decide something is fun, we will defend it like we do our favorite Mexican restaurant after they fail a health safety test.<\/p>\n
For example,\u00a0parking lot hangs. Nothing planned. No destination. Just standing around vehicles, talking about nothing important, slowly freezing or overheating, refusing to leave because the conversation is \u201calmost done.\u201d It\u2019s free. It\u2019s casual. It\u2019s sacred.<\/p>\n
Photo by Rosalind Chang<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Then there\u2019s gas station food, which outsiders underestimate at their own risk. Burritos the size of your forearm. Snacks are chosen emotionally. Drinks you didn\u2019t need but absolutely earned. This is not a pit stop, it\u2019s the event.<\/p>\n Photo by Mehluli Hikwa<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Another favorite is driving around for no reason. Not to go anywhere. Just to be in the car. Windows up, music loud, thoughts quiet. Sometimes you don\u2019t even get out. You just loop and go home refreshed.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0How United Tortilla Chips Became Lubbock’s Game Day Staple<\/a><\/p>\n Photo by Alexandra Slo<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n We also consider standing outside an activity. Not participating, just hovering nearby. Watching people arrive. Deciding if we\u2019ll go in. Leaving without explanation. A perfect evening.<\/p>\n Photo by Priscilla Du Preez \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n And let\u2019s not forget complaining together. About the wind. The weather. The traffic lasted three minutes. Power bills. This is community bonding, and we will not stop.<\/p>\n Photo by Vitaly Gariev<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Is any of this impressive? No. Is it fun? Absolutely. And if you suggest we \u201cdo something else,\u201d we will become deeply defensive, because we already are.<\/p>\n If you get it, you get it. And if you don\u2019t, that\u2019s fine. We\u2019re probably busy standing in a parking lot anyway.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling for more Lubbock fun in the galleries below…<\/p>\n The Five Stages of Living in Lubbock: From Denial to Acceptance<\/p>\n If you think you’ve never been through this, you’re lying to yourself.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n Why Lubbock’s 34th Street Is A Culinary Trip Around the World<\/p>\n Want to dine around the world without leaving Lubbock? Try 34th Street, which is full of delicious, high-quality options from across the globe. <\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re not from Lubbock, it can be hard to understand what we mean when we say we\u2019re…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-150682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}