Danielle

After I graduated college, I moved to Houston as fast as I could. I was working for a company in the galleria area. My only coworker was Daniele. At the time, Daniele seemed like a middle aged spinster. Looking back on it, she was probably 30. Daniele was great to go out with. She would strike up a conversation with anyone, and since she was kind of different, they would promptly turn their attention to me. What Daniele was not good at was social cues. Daniele would always assume that any male that was around was always interested in her. Daniele also liked to go out dancing a lot. She would come in the office and say "I went out last night and met a guy and we exchanged numbers. He said he would call and since he hasn't, I've called him four times and left messages." All I could think is "This is how girls get a bad rap and are considered crazy". Daniele was always good for a laugh. Her accent and outlook made her great entertainment for my work day. Here's to you Daniele...

(names have been changed for my protection)

Ode to Houston

As many of you know I am getting ready to move out of Houston. As I start this transition I have realized that I grew up here. No, I didn't ACTUALLY grow up here but I moved here right after college and have lived my adult life in this city. I've been getting a little nostalgic about the places I've been and people I've known, so I thought I'd post a couple of tributes to different things I have loved or possibly just experienced in Houston.

The very first time I moved to Houston, I was still in college. I came down for an internship at an oil production company. I LOVED that summer. I loved hanging out with my brother all the time. And I loved the crazy people I worked with. This is the summer that I came to love Texas Music and realize that there are some crazy people in the workforce. I worked with a guy named Jimmy who fell out of his chair and collected text books. It was exciting. So here's to you, summer of 2001! I loved it all!!