Giving it Up

Below in the post titled "Floating around the Earth," I wonder to myself what it will be like to live in Texas. Well, I been here for a little over 1 month so I think I can now answer that question.

I was certainly right about one thing - it's HOT! Although it isn't a type of HOT that I've never felt before, it is a constant HOT that just doesn't seem to go away. For instance, in the Bay Area we can get a streak of warm weather in the 90's. But once nighttime rolls around, it usually cools down enough to where you can wear a light jacket or long sleeves and be comfortable. Here, it is just constantly warm, and there will be NO jackets worn by me! I did however wear a button-up long sleeve shirt to the Shack. And my shirt was damp when I left haha. Fortunately I am getting used to the weather. I will never be comfortable with it, I just expect it nowadays, so it's not much of a surprise. To get an idea of just how it is, pay attention to this..

On Fridays when we had days off, I would spend about 3 hours in the Library completing some work for my Medical Terminology course. It typically went like this; go eat around 12:30p since the cafeteria closes at 1pm, and head directly to the library. So by the time I left the library, the time was usually around 3pm. Keep in mind, EVERY buildiing has A/C. If not individual units, there is central cooling. On this particular Friday, I walked out of the library and was just swarmed by warm, moist, humid air! Like, have you ever taken out the garbage in the middle of the night when it's cold, and walk pass the front of a car that was recently parked - and the reason you can tell it was just on, is because you can sort of feel the warmth from the engine as you pass by? But immediately as you pass, you no longer feel the warmth from the engine, obviously, because you're no longer standing in front of it. Imagine that warmth that you felt for that split second as you walked by the front of that car, and imagine not just feeling it for a split second, but rather, ALWAYS!!! That is how it gets here in East Texas. Like a blowdryer is constantly in your face. And at night, it's no better.

Enough about the weather. I knew it was hot before I came here, so I can't complain about it too much. I don't really complain about it because everyone else here knows it's hot, too! What are they gonna say? "Oh, it's not that hot?" WHatever -- I try to tell myself that I wouldn't have expectations of this place before moving here. I did. I think it is a little better than what I expected. The town of Nacogdoches is okay. I mean, I can't fairly compare it to Oakland, or San Francisco, or any place in the Bay Area. Not saying that California is waaaaayy better than Texas, it's just that I am so familiar with home, and I've only been here 1.5 month. One thing I can compare, though, is the people. I'm not one to judge, but I thought I would down here with quite a few Bush supporters and closed-minded people. Not even. Just my personal opinion, only "stupid" people support Bush, and I am not surrounded by "stupid" people. Afterall, I am in a University environment, which doesn't automatically meann everyone is smart, but it does weed out the "lower" end of intelligence. I suppose. Anyway, I don't want to get too political because people's feelings get hurt too easily. Blah.

The people are really nice. One girl described it as "Southern Charm," and I think she's right. I don't think there is much difference between assholes and bullshit, wherever region you visit, because BS is BS. Here in Nac, though, people can be bitch-asses the same way they can be bitch-asses in California. Fortunately I haven't met any of those, although I have come close - once! I think being from the Bay Area plays a HUGE role in my easiness. For example, I will never hear the music I like in the nightspots here. Never! I'd have to go to some of the bigger places like Houston or Dallas to get some Dwele. Thank goodness for Imeem.

Overall, I am content with the type of lifestyle most people live here. I almost feel like if everybody thinks this is fun, wait until you see what it's like in the Bay Area!!! Haha, yeah right...most folks from this area would probably not have fun in the Yay haha...it's okay because that's how life is. I'm looking forward to more observations of the folks here. I've gotten some slack about being from Cali haha, but it's just innocent stuff. Everyone always ask, "How did I end up here?"