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Big D, little a, double L -a-s
Dec. 17th, 2002 12:29 amTo while away my trip to the apartment complex’s “Clothes Care Center”. I thought I’d write down some thoughts about my weekend.
I visited my sister, Laura and her boyfriend Ed in Dallas. Dallas in a way is home for me, it’s familiar, mainly due to the fact that my family is from there, and I’ve visited several times. I know the town and can get around well there. Still, I call Houston home, not Dallas. There’s a big difference between the two.
( Dallas and Houston )
My sister is an architect. She still has to take her boards, and that’s coming up soon, but she’s in the practice, and has been for almost 5 years now. Mostly, she works on hospitals for a Dallas firm. As of late, she has been doing a lot of oversight and project management. She has done much better than I in really being able to find your career doing something you love. She’s lived on her own for a few years now, and since she’s in Dallas while I’m here in Houston, and my parent’s are in the suburbs, she has had to take care of many of the family issues. As my grandmothers passed away, she was often there late nights, when the rest of us couldn’t. It was a big toll on her, and possible put her behind in getting her AIA license.
Her boyfriend, Ed is a nice guy. He tries too hard sometimes. It’s all right Ed, people like you. (I’m pretty sure he’ll read this. Calm down and be yourself. I believe he loves my sister, and that’s great. I think he treats her very well. Ed has a job that he doesn’t like – which isn’t too far from what I do for a living. He evaluates people’s quality in a phone center environment. It’s nothing to build a career on, and he knows it. He’s working on getting back to school at UT – Arlington, but finances aren’t there to do it. I can give all of the advice in the world (and I’m quite known to try too), but you need to find your path, either into another job, or back to school. Yes, if you go back, you’ll still have to work, but it’s the positive motion that’s important. It doesn’t matter how long it takes to get your degree. Hell, it took me 10 years!
I enjoyed my visit, though I didn’t get to see Star Trek, and since I had laundry, couldn’t do it tonight either. Perhaps I’ll get to try tomorrow. The theater’s pretty close – but like any good Houstonian, I’ll drive there.
I visited my sister, Laura and her boyfriend Ed in Dallas. Dallas in a way is home for me, it’s familiar, mainly due to the fact that my family is from there, and I’ve visited several times. I know the town and can get around well there. Still, I call Houston home, not Dallas. There’s a big difference between the two.
( Dallas and Houston )
My sister is an architect. She still has to take her boards, and that’s coming up soon, but she’s in the practice, and has been for almost 5 years now. Mostly, she works on hospitals for a Dallas firm. As of late, she has been doing a lot of oversight and project management. She has done much better than I in really being able to find your career doing something you love. She’s lived on her own for a few years now, and since she’s in Dallas while I’m here in Houston, and my parent’s are in the suburbs, she has had to take care of many of the family issues. As my grandmothers passed away, she was often there late nights, when the rest of us couldn’t. It was a big toll on her, and possible put her behind in getting her AIA license.
Her boyfriend, Ed is a nice guy. He tries too hard sometimes. It’s all right Ed, people like you. (I’m pretty sure he’ll read this. Calm down and be yourself. I believe he loves my sister, and that’s great. I think he treats her very well. Ed has a job that he doesn’t like – which isn’t too far from what I do for a living. He evaluates people’s quality in a phone center environment. It’s nothing to build a career on, and he knows it. He’s working on getting back to school at UT – Arlington, but finances aren’t there to do it. I can give all of the advice in the world (and I’m quite known to try too), but you need to find your path, either into another job, or back to school. Yes, if you go back, you’ll still have to work, but it’s the positive motion that’s important. It doesn’t matter how long it takes to get your degree. Hell, it took me 10 years!
I enjoyed my visit, though I didn’t get to see Star Trek, and since I had laundry, couldn’t do it tonight either. Perhaps I’ll get to try tomorrow. The theater’s pretty close – but like any good Houstonian, I’ll drive there.
