Also sometimes guitar center sells used kits

I was also confused about what Microsoft has to do with women being seen in their homes 🤣

I recently learned that even a lot of middle-high end interior designers will buy IKEA products (particularly their customizable built ins), and then modify/paint them for a more bespoke look. So possible that they will have clients there as well.

Closest real movie I can come up with is Shanghai Noon. It’s not samurai, but it does have eastern martial arts in an old west setting.

Do you guys ever go to the Texas Theater for Tuesday Night Trash? I went to the last one and it was a lot of fun. It happens the first Tuesday of every month and they screen a different B movie each time. The movie is free, and they do have drinks and food available for purchase.

Thank you for the warm welcome! 🤠

I am planning on driving down my car, I’m just looking for walkable neighborhoods because I enjoy walking around if I have the time in the evenings. I’m also chonky and can use the exercise. I love spicy food, so that’s only a good thing for me haha. I assumed most apartment buildings offered parking for tenants. Is that not something I should assume as a default?

Also I did consider the politics thing. While it’ll be annoying dealing with the 5, I’m hoping to make friends among the 4 that can turn frustrating encounters into laughs. And I’m hoping it won’t affect me much on a day to day basis, but I guess I’ll find out :)

I’ll be at UTSW. I was thinking of either staying near the hospitals, or in Oak Lawn since it’s a short drive from the hospitals and I read somewhere that its a walkable neighborhood for groceries, coffee, etc. Is that true?

I’ll be at UTSW so Dallas proper (afaik). I do not have a place to live yet (I don’t start until later in June and still have to finish things up here till early May)

For better or worse, I come from an area where I already rely on a car for everything, and bike lanes only exist in name. So I figure Dallas can only be a little better than where I am in the burbs.

I’m not sure what you consider to be people on the ground, but one would argue the people publishing peer reviewed research in the field have dedicated a significant part of their lives to that topic and are as “on the ground” as possible when it comes to their area of expertise.

“Moral idiocy” is a great way to sum it up