Houston Options

[Testm0nkey]

first thing im going to do when i move back is become a full member of the MFA and join the art guild and the "cool kids" club - the 20's-30's young professionals.

i also want to join the Jung society and eventually live in midtown

[impala454]

I can't wait to drop some weight and join up w/some of my buds in the massive amount of softball leagues that are around.

[Testm0nkey]

kevin and i will be hanging out with the people at Domy Books and help bring interest and exhibitions from all the cool lowbrow underground artists and then and then and then!!!

i will also befriend a rapper. goal number 2 in life

[False Dude]

haha

[Testm0nkey]

kevin you probably have dreams like that!

[GOB]

i went to houston for the first time about a month ago and was really impressed. there's groups of cool stuff to do every 5 miles, probably because it takes an hour to drive that far.

san antonio is worse than mexico. everything hartman said about houston. it's dirty.
the people are the dumbest in the entire world, but don't know it.
ridiculous drivers in slow breaking down vehicles.
it's worse than detroit. or juarez.

i'll take san antonio's mexicans over houston's blacks any day of the week. the traffic is a hell of a lot better than dallas or houston, with an equal number of beater cars.

the only thing this city is missing is shit to do outdoors (the riverwalk doesn't count). the entire city has like 7 parks, and the only one of a decent size is the usaa campus

[Hartmann]

kevin and i will be hanging out with the people at Domy Books and help bring interest and exhibitions from all the cool lowbrow underground artists and then and then and then!!!

i will also befriend a rapper. goal number 2 in life

I would like to clarify, I don't think you were attacking me, it probably came off as me attacking. We do have different tastes, and Houston fulfills some of my interests but as far as lifestyle, it suffers.

I have no interest in meeting a rapper or looking at paint spatter on a canvas (it's art, but not the kind I appreciate).

[Billy]

I personally love houston. But I think everyone has different experiences. Also, I grew up in a small town, and I don't think I'll ever go back.

It is very easy to find something fun to do here. Though I'm always open to suggestions.

My personal experiences in houston: I think this city is cleaner than lubbock. Downtown and the galleria area are absolutely beautiful and awe inspiring. I love the trees. Culturally, Houston seems to have it all. From German restaurants (with authentic old german band) to Indian movie theaters (that play movies from India!), it is crazy the stuff you find by 'getting lost'. There are some areas people tend to speed through, as do I. But I think every city has that. Traffic isn't an issue for me usually, as I live only 5 minutes from work. Traffic typically is only bad from my short experience from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. elsewhere in Houston. However, every time I've ventured down town, traffic wasn't really that unbearable. It seemed to flow pretty well for the number of people on the streets. The Rice area is my favorite hang out spot at the moment, as traffic seems to be light, and the bars and eateries are numerous. I haven't been to any shows yet, or really explored the artsy part of Houston, but hope to eventually (I really regret missing Blue Man Group, but now I know to keep an eye on ticketmaster and toyotacenter.com).

The city I wanted to end up at was New York City. But Houston has been a good subsitute.

[impala454]

well there's more art than "paint spatter on a canvas". houston's museum of fine arts is like the 3rd largest art museum in the country or something.

[Hartmann]

At it's core, I do prefer the "eclectic" downtown lifestyle, though I hate that word. All of Boston proper (even some of the suburbs) is "downtown" and everything is accessible through a 15-20 minute train ride, from Fenway, to the art museum, to the airport (all for $50 a month).

My cousin lives on the same row as a good restaurant, 1 block from a "gastropub" where the bartender knows his name, 1 block from groceries, 5 blocks from a farmer's market, and has fresh produce delivered to his house on a bi-weekly schedule. I like that. I don't mind picking up groceries every few days when I walk home from work. Oh, and he lives next door to one of the first prisons in the U.S. which is now a museum, the Philadelphia MoMA is about a 10 minute walk away, the Constitution center is a 5 minute bus ride, etc. His 3 bedroom row house was $350,000 and has a comparable amount of space to what you would in find in Houston (plus year round decent weather).

I just find the block after block of strip malls and the same 'ole, same 'ole gets really old after a while, that's all. I know that a lot of people prefer to shop at Wal-Mart and the "comfort" stores where we know where everything is, I just prefer not to shop there. I have nothing against Wal-Mart, it just is not for me.

I personally do not like sitting in traffic. If people do not believe that traffic is bad down in my area (or my girlfriend's, Eldridge and Memorial), come hang out with me for a weekend.

For me to live in an area in Houston that comes close to other big cities, it's really, really expensive, Impala even pointed this out.

Oh, and I like real seasons.

well there's more art than "paint spatter on a canvas". houston's museum of fine arts is like the 3rd largest art museum in the country or something.

I know that, I was being general, like most of the posts in this thread.

[Melanie]

the only thing this city is missing is shit to do outdoors (the riverwalk doesn't count). the entire city has like 7 parks, and the only one of a decent size is the usaa campus

Yeah, I kinda feel ya on the outdoors thing. We have Brackenridge, but if you don't like Beaners, you're screwed at that park. We have a fantastic hiking place by Six Flags. Eh, I guess I'm lucky because my parents moved to a ranch and there's tons to do outside there.

[Hartmann]

Culturally, Houston seems to have it all. From German restaurants (with authentic old german band) to Indian movie theaters (that play movies from India!), it is crazy the stuff you find by 'getting lost'.

What German restaurant? Hoffbrauhaus?

[GOB]

Yeah, I kinda feel ya on the outdoors thing. We have Brackenridge, but if you don't like Beaners, you're screwed at that park. We have a fantastic hiking place by Six Flags. Eh, I guess I'm lucky because my parents moved to a ranch and there's tons to do outside there.

yeah, once you get out past 1604 it's all open. along i-10 between SA and junction is a great area.


also, my favorite city of all time is on that drive: welfare, tx

[Melanie]

yeah, once you get out past 1604 it's all open. along i-10 between SA and junction is a great area.
also, my favorite city of all time is on that drive: welfare, tx

South of 35 outside of 1604 is a lot of beautiful ranch land and rivers.

OMG Welfare! I remember that town when I would drive from SA to Lubbock. That was my favorite town too.

[Billy]

What German restaurant? Hoffbrauhaus?

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