Boston and New York City

Since on my vacay to Boston and NYC with Marie, I have noticed a few key things about life in a big city... but more specifically, life in the Northeast.

1. People are RUDE. Seriously, no one says excuse me or exchanges pleasantries, and almost everyone walks around in a foul mood ready to snap at the first person who does something to set them off.

2. You take public transportation everywhere. This is nice for some of the trips downtown where parking is scarce or expensive, or traffic is too frustrating to bother with, but for the most part, public transportation means unnecessary contact with strangers... and yea...i mean physical contact.

3. Summer here means mid 80's. This has probably been my favorite part of the trip :) the weather has been absolutely beautiful. But, from what I hear, it rains more than shines here in Boston. I'm just glad we've had good weather so far. Our first full day here was like 75 degrees with sunshine and a light breeze (aka PERFECT).

4. Generally speaking it is a lot more liberal here. Example: gay couples and anti-Jesus bumper-stickers are a LOT more common.

5. It is a lot healthier to live here than it is in cozy little Cypress. You walk everywhere (when you aren't taking "the T"), there are hardly any fast food restaurants, and people seem genuinely more concerned with their health.

6. EVERYONE here smokes. I know this completely contradicts my last point, but seriously, it's ridiculous. New York was the worst! You couldn't walk half a block without being immersed in someone else's cigarette smoke. Yuck.

7. Everything is really fast-paced and the people are really high-stressed. It seems like everyone is in their own world... a world that will collapse if they don't make it to their destination in time.

8. People in Boston don't use the letter "r" except for in words that end in "a"... then one magically appears at the end. It is kinda ridiculous. Example: the harbor= "habah" and idea= "idear".

9. Baseball is life. It is as close as a lot of people here come to religion. And it's not any baseball team. If you live in Boston, you live and breathe the Red Sox's. If you live in New York, you live and breathe the Yankee's.

10. Everything is super crowded. Whether it is the train station or just walking through downtown, you officially have no personal space once you arrive in NYC (or Boston for that matter).

Fall Sched.

I know many of you are DYING to hear what I'm taking next semester and what my class schedule looks like, so I won't keep you waiting any longer... Careful, it's pretty exciting ;)

Monday:
8-9: GREEK
12-1: HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
2-4:30: INTRO TO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Tuesday:
2-3:15: STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES

Wednesday:
8-9: GREEK
12-1: HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
1-2: GREEK LAB

Thursday:
2-3:15: STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES

Friday:
8-9: GREEK
12-1: HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

I'm also going to try to squeeze in an online English from Lonestar and a mini-mester or two! That plus 30 hours of work a week should keep me pretty stinkin busy. Wish me luck!

A Danielle Moment

Lately, I've realized I'm a little bit crazy (and by "a little bit", I mean "a LOTTA bit"). For some reason, whenever I'm trying to explain something or argue a point, I have trouble getting an entire thought out before I contradict myself or argue against myself. I tend to just say what I'm thinking... but sometimes my thoughts are moving too quick for my mouth and I end up saying things out of order, or moving on to another thought before I finish explaining the first one. Make sense?! Yea, I don't get it either.

Here's an example of something other people might hear me say:

I would really struggle if God told me to cut off my hair.
But even if I did it I'm sure God could...
BUT THAT'S NOT MY POINT!
I don't have to do it because it doesn't define me!


When in reality, I was thinking this:

I would really struggle if God told me to cut off my hair;
1) because I can be pretty vain
2) I'm ridiculous about my hair
3) I love red hair
4) there aren't enough red heads in the world
5) girls shouldn't have to cut off their hair if long hair is their "glory"
But at the same time I'm sure God could teach me something and grow me from that experience...oh wait, everyone has that glazed over look in their eyes...wrap it up Danielle! Make this point make sense! Quote Leviticus, yell something, anything! Red hair doesn't define me! Yea... go with that. Wait, why does everyone look so confused?


So next time I say something that doesn't make sense, just nodd and smile...because chances are I don't know what I said either.