- Andy [Y site director] says only two type of people come out here: 1) people who are crazy and 2) people who are chasing their lovers. I guess I fall under the first category, but that's ok, because that means that Andy is crazy too.
- Storms on the plains are breathtakingly beautiful. You can see the lightning for miles and it flashes across the sky. I spent a late night just laying in my bed and staring out the window.
- "Stingy" is the worst insult you can get from a Lakota kid.
- "Snagging" is slang out here for dating. No, it doesn't mean what you think it does (I almost had a heart attack when I first heard it too).
- "Geee" is also a common word. It's used as a space filler or exclamation.
- Piercings give you street cred with the kids--especially cartilage piercings. Tattoos are even better.
- The rez is still stuck in the 90s. Everyone still has land lines, basketball is huge, and the latest fad is dying your hair crazy colors.