God's Social Network

On my horrible commute home this evening, a huge monster truck cut in front of me without signaling. I was kind of mad (because i was running late to my first Texas Rangers game) until I saw a huge sticker of the following URL on the back window: www.godssocialnetwork.com.

I just checked it out, and it is a Myspace/Facebook/LinkedIn for super devout Christians! The site encourages you to join God's network, but you can't actually invite God to be your friend. I think the site is trying to build traffic, and they've even created a widget for Facebook.

Hummer count: 3

Not an instant connection

You know how sometimes you go somewhere and you think "OMG, i could totally live here!" even though you've only walked down the street, or had a really good sandwich or something like that? So I don't feel that way about Dallas, and it's been 2 weeks.

I feel like there is potential, however, so I'm going to remain optimistic.

So today was a day of firsts.
1. I got Texas plates today (!!!!), and i put them on my car MYSELF. this is the first time i've ever done this.
2. I took my bike for my first ride around town. The first 10 minutes was really cool, but i thought my wheels were kind of flat. On the ride home, my seat started twisting and turning and it kind of freaked me out. It was totally what i thought would happen - my bike would just fall apart as I was riding down the street. I was DYING to get home so i could readjust, but I'll try again tomorrow.
3. I went to my first independent coffee shop! True to Dallas, the A/C was blazing. It was still cute, and I got some reading done.
4. Hummer count - zero!

I've also noticed that I have been tearing up a lot during reality TV shows. I shed some tears watching Made on MTV. A teen performed a hip hop dance at her talent show, and i don't know what came over me. I've totally become a Carebear.

my very first post...please be nice

I just moved to Dallas -aka "The Big D"- and because it is soooooo different from anywhere I've ever lived, I thought I would chronicle some of my (mis)adventures, observations, and general thoughts.

I googled "Dallas stereotypes" and this is what I found: big boobied cheerleaders, big cars, cowboys, blond teased hair, ladies who lunch, the sitcom "Dallas", George Bush (both of them) and JFK.

Based on the 1.5 weeks that I've been here so far, I'm going to say "yes". Here are some other observations I've made so far:

• 100+ degree weather EVERY SINGLE day. Although there are sidewalks galore, the only pedestrians you'll see are homeless people and...me. And I'll have heat rash.
• Hummers EVERYWHERE. Gross, especially when they only get 8 MPG.
• There is actually an abundance of public transportation here. It's not super convenient, but it's on time, comfortable, and inexpensive. There is even a McKinney trolley in my area that is FREE! People actually stare when they see me standing at a bus stop.
• The yogis here are HARD CORE. They have amazing bodies, are super spiritual, and have great taste in music.
• Alcohol is served at movie theaters! Well, at least the independent theaters, which is awesome. The Magnolia is just a block away, and has a very nice lounge, and the Angelika is one DART stop from Cityplace station.
• Dallas does not recycle. My building doesn't recycle. I think I found a recycling station near me, but not sure how often the recycling is collected.

ok, enough rambling for now. I'll have more dedicated posts in the future.

Today's Hummer count: 3