There\u2019s a moment before leaving the house in Lubbock where optimism briefly takes control. You\u2019re standing there, keys in hand, looking outside, convincing yourself that this time will be different. It never is. But we keep lying anyway.<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t be gone long,\u201d is the most common lie. This usually means you\u2019re running one quick errand that will somehow involve traffic, an unexpected conversation, and at least one stop you didn\u2019t plan on. You will return home hours later, slightly annoyed and hungry.<\/p>\n
Photo by Ocean Ng<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not that windy,\u201d is another classic. You say this while actively watching the trees lean at an angle that feels threatening. Five minutes later, you\u2019re being exfoliated by dirt and reconsidering all your life choices.<\/p>\n Photo by Oliver Hihn<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t need a jacket,\u201d is said year-round. In the winter, this is a delusion. In the summer, you\u2019re forgetting that some buildings in Lubbock believe air conditioning is a competitive sport.<\/p>\n Photo by Mia Anderson<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0Lubbock Listeners Share Their Funniest Public Mishaps<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll just run inside real quick,\u201d is usually said before entering a store where someone you know works. This turns into a 20-minute conversation you didn\u2019t emotionally prepare for, followed by awkwardly trying to escape without being rude.<\/p>\n Photo by James Michael Vallado<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll remember to grab everything I need,\u201d is bold, considering you\u2019ve already forgotten something important and won\u2019t realize it until you\u2019re halfway there. Turning around feels like admitting defeat, so you\u2019ll just suffer.<\/p>\n Photo by Jim Wilson<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n And finally, \u201cThis outfit is fine.\u201d It\u2019s not. The wind will humble you. The weather will shift. The situation will change. Lubbock will make sure of it.<\/p>\n Photo by Alejo Reinoso<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Yet somehow, tomorrow, we\u2019ll stand by the door again. Keys in hand. Hope intact. Ready to lie to ourselves one more time.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling for more Lubbock-based news in the galleries below…<\/p>\n The Seven Deadly Sins of a Lubbock Tailgate Party<\/p>\n If you want to get into heaven, you have to follow this tailgating code in Lubbock. I’m sorry. I don’t make the rules, but your salvation depends on them. <\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n What Your Favorite Lubbock Snack Says About Your Personality<\/p>\n Scroll the gallery and find your favorite snack to see what it says about you…<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a moment before leaving the house in Lubbock where optimism briefly takes control. You\u2019re standing there, keys…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-171983","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\/171983","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=171983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}