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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)

Your work location should drive your selection of living arrangement.

Psychiatry residency: I'll guess Baylor, UT Southwestern, or Parkland. Those are all closer to downtown Dallas than anything in the suburbs, so any neighborhood or apartment complex (safe, convienent, affordable - pick two) north of I-30 and south of 635, west of 75 and east of I-35 will be tolerable.

DART is great, it is clean and efficient; but it's usefulness depends entirely on your starting point and your destination. It does not offer a comprehensive means of moving around the area in a timely manner. (I used it for four years to commute. That was possible because I had an apartment a short walk away from the station, and the job was likewise a short walk from the station on the other end.)

Public transportation is not a viable means of transport in DFW. Look at me: Public transportation is not a viable means of transport in DFW. You will need a car.

No snow. We get ice more regularly than accumulation of snow, so we have limited equipment or facilities to clear streets. Winter precipitation = armageddon.

End of April until end of September it's hotter than a two-dollar pistol, so outdoor activities are very limited.

Tex-Mex is distinct from Mexican food. Both are good, but it's not the same thing.

Liquor stores are closed on Sunday (and New Year's day too, I think).

Entertainment districts are spread out:

  • Deep Elum
  • Lower Greenville
  • Addison
  • Plano Legacy
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I'm on board! IWNDWYT!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let me guess: This choad thinks that "before all this bullshit started happening to us" is any time before April 12, 1861.

 

For me, when I fee like drinking, either out of habit or out of FOMO, the Buddhist teachings help me to step back and observe that thought, feel that feeling, and recognize those are just waves on the ocean.

That allows me to focus on being the ocean. The wave will pass.

Giving in to the tempatation or desire to drink will merely prolong the feeling of discomfort and dissatisfaciton.

Letting the desire subside puts me in a better place to remain grounded and centered and clear-headed.

Then there are the many practical benefits of this as well: no hangover, no regrets for drunken escapades, money stays in my pocket, etc, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've been on Yggdrasil Linux since 1993. Now, get off my lawn, you punks!

 

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