while driving across the country there is not enough room in the car. period. west texas is more humid than colorado no matter what they say about "dry heat" the alamo is actually kinda boring. if you bad talk the car it will stall in rush hour traffic in some strange city you know nothing about. if you cross your fingers it will start working again normally for no apparent reason. gasoline is expensive. spanish moss is not moss. it's not spanish. it's some freakish form of pineapple. driving 2200 miles across the country takes a long time. when you are supposed to reverse the pattern while you are knitting a lace repeat. actually reverse it if not you'll be ripping out later. movers lie and do not arrive when they are supposed to. air mattresses are not as comfortable as they appear to be on commercials. cheap chinese buffet food gets really old really fast. 1200 sq ft apartments are not cool without furniture. boyfriends think it's crazy to buy houseplant...