Not too eventful a day but fun. Went to work 5 hours, then drove to Sugarland, TX to meet the companies insurance agent. He will be my "JR from Dallas" cowboy I've been wanting to meet. big tall boistrous and an accent thick as a mint julip on a cold night, I tell you what! Okay he rubbed off on me. Now lll really fit in.

After that I went to the big fancy Galleria mall. Claim to fame: ice rink. Was cooler than expected, some brave male figure skater out there showboating hard... that's him mid flying twirl in 1 pic.

The mall itself kind of sucks. Expensive, boring... ice rink is its only draw. And naturally the texas souviener shop.. At least for me.

I'm a loser. I came here, then went to look at tattoo shops downtown. Nice, but 1 was busy the other one the guy mumbled so I didn't like him. So then I got lost downtown for about 30 mins. Since the freeway literally forms a loop around downtown, I drove tilll I hit it. I then went back to the gym. Its a wild life I tell you, down here, in the dirty south I reckon.

I spent my first day working in almost 10 months, and had So Much Fun. Jacob hooked up the USB fishtank to entertain me through the hours of Microsoft installation, and I got to witness Jen adding t-shirts to the backend at warp speed. Thanks to everybody whose recommendations and encouragement made me go for my dream employer. Remind me that it's my dream the second week of December. ;)

I worked. Love the H town office. Big, new... big office for me to use. View of the 610 freeway. Had mexican for lunch with one of the PM's (project managers). Worked until 6:30 unlike everyone else who left at 4pm..... no comment. went to sbux today... spilled it on my rental car seat, continuing my destruction of rental cars. Now at whatburger for supper. Plan on hitting the gym then maybe a tattoo shop... maybe the other way around. I'm pretty tired but only have 4 evenings incl today, like to get the most out of my trip.

I meant zoo!

We saw a few animals, but most Sophia, Paola and I walked around looking for food. Then we played Uno!

Found another SK2 user this morning when were still at school. And on the bus ride there Paola drew Sophia as we played Ouendan (Sophia) and Elite Beat Agents (Me).

Its been a fun week!

-- Teehee

My girl took me to The Chessefactory for my birthday dinner on Sunday. They gave me this B-day ice cream, whipped cream and not-so-hot fudge concoction that wasn't really that good (I dislike whipped cream and fudge to highest degree). But it was the thought that counted. At least they sang that I was 21 and not 34. --Larry

My digs in houston. Much nicer than my seattle office.

You don't see these everyday.

The guy standing beside the car is the 2nd owner, just to give you some sort of comparison the is 5' 10".

Enjoy your Monday nation! --paul1859

Here's what I'm sporting to blend in as a local. Esp the "country boy"

After the board walk we went on a tour of mansions. Turns out there's a lot of bonafide mansions along the water. Even ZZ Top, one member, has a mansion here. Stopped in a tattoo shop that was time transported out of the 70s. Quickly turned any enthusiasm about a tattoo away. We also went shopping, got myself some good olde Texas tshirts. Also a visit to Frys, which is completely Nasa themed. Then to the mall for more souvieniers and general site seeing. After the mall we drove by the real Nasa which was a delight. Then to a true texmex restaurant. From there it was time to part ways after a busy day. I hope to visit League City area again tueday for one last blast. Special thanks to Sami the fellow sidekicker for taking pity on me and offering to hang out and play tour guide. Made the trip might fine, I reckon.