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I'm still in Nashville until the 7th Wish I could be hanging out with you guys.
Army - I am bringing 3, and im sure alot of others will just have 1 or 2 there.
We should all do something this wknd if yall are free. Maybe a sports bar or bowling. I dont care just something cheap (Loans havent comin yet!).
It's the most fun you can have getting really mad...how was golf?
haha
did any of you have to choose your own electric & internet provider? if so, who did you go with?
Gexa is very reliable, I have them now. The only issue is you can't view/pay online (or if you can, there is a fee) so I've always had to mail my payment in, kind of annoying. Reliant, TXU, Direct Energy, Green Mountain (I know someone that works for them) have all been around for a long time. I know people who have had Stream, Ambit, and Texas Power- no issues. The others I have never heard of.I'm on powertochoose, I just didn't know if any are more reliable or less shady than orders. I was thinking of going with Gexa or Texas Power.
thanks for the info
scratch that, they do have free online bill pay via paypalGood info about Gexa not having online pay... that's a deal breaker for me.
ah, cool. I'd probably hook up that autopay, and it looks like that's free.scratch that, they do have free online bill pay via paypal
http://www.gexaenergy.com/ResidentialPages/ResidentialPayment.aspx
i just never did it because it was kind of a hassle to transfer the money to PP. but i guess its just as much of a hassle as mailing a payment.
We should all do something this wknd if yall are free. Maybe a sports bar or bowling. I dont care just something cheap (Loans havent comin yet!).
haha
did any of you have to choose your own electric & internet provider? if so, who did you go with?
Gexa is at like 10.6. doubt it will make a huge difference monthly, though.I'm signed up with AT&T for cable/internet, and went with Green Mountain Energy for electric. They have a 100% green plan (marginally important) and 11.7 c/kwh (much more important). When I called Reliant and TXU they were both much more expensive.
Gexa is at like 10.6. doubt it will make a huge difference monthly, though.
you should have said something about wanting a roommate at Archstone, we could have worked something outRandom, but is anyone else in houston already? I'm just bored out of my mind. I moved here a bit too early it seems and i just wanna do something with someone. Also, does anyone else live in Archstone?
I was set on living in Archstone, but people kept getting the cheaper ones. I found a condo at One Montreal Place (just down El Paseo) for a bit cheaper than a one-bed at Archstone would have been.Army, You living in Archstone?
I actually have a 2 bedroom, but i want to meet my roommate before i get one. i have done pot luck before and decided against it in medical school, so hopefully i can get one by January or so.
Dunno. We should start crashing them, though.Wow, moving in is a bitch. Just got one more load of quasi-unnecessary stuff and I'm finally in.
What's the deal with Thursday's interview social? Anyone have details?
where you been? it's been a whileAnyone know what they're building on the fannin side of the school?
where you been? it's been a while
Dunno. We should start crashing them, though.
I wonder if they ever have them at the Flying Saucer. I have 140 more beers to go.
doesn't the light rail go right by it?i think they don't have them there because downtown is crazy and parking is hard....not that parking is easy in rice village....though flying saucer would be AWESOME!! We stopped by there at my bachelorette party
Anyone know what they're building on the fannin side of the school?
doesn't the light rail go right by it?
do you know if visiting interviewees can take the UT shuttle if they stay with a student the night before?
Construction in front of the Medical School building continues as workers complete the last FEMA project resulting from Tropical Storm Allison destruction in 2001.
A one-story vault to house CenterPoint Energy equipment is being constructed to modernize and restore the electrical reliability of the Medical School building.
Access to the Fannin entrance of the Medical School should be granted in October, and the electrical equipment is scheduled to come online in January, according to Perry Graham, Project Management and Engineering Services.
"This is a delayed project, which is funded on a cost-sharing basis with FEMA," Graham said. "When the Medical School building was originally constructed, this equipment was located in the basement."
As a result of basement flooding in 2001, the electrical equipment was returned to the basement, then moved outside. The new building is being constructed above the 500-year floodplain, a FEMA requirement.
The temporary facility on the west side of the Learning Resource Center will be removed in February, restoring the window visibility.
No window offices are expected to be impacted by the construction of the vault. The berm stairs in front of the Fannin entrance to the building are being narrowed somewhat to accommodate the new building.
A construction worker attaches a support to a column in front of the Medical School Tuesday, June 23. A new building, scheduled to be completed later this year, will house a generator for the school's power plant.
As the first phase of the 5KV generator comes to a close, there will be two additional electrical interruptions at the Medical School Building...
I haven't. I'm meeting my MS2 buddy on Sunday and she said she had a lot of stuff to give me, so I'm holding off to see if that includes books.
In other news, I'm finally posting from my place in Houston. Got in about an hour ago.
I'm in a condo at One Montreal Place (2120 El Paseo)Good deal Army. You'll have to come out with us at some point. Where did you say you were living again?
Anyone come up with any other good costumes for retreat?
Anyone come up with any other good costumes for retreat?
I was thinking about "Dr. Strangelove," but wrote it off when I couldn't find a wheelchair.
working? when do you quit?I'm at work all day today and tomorrow. I'm gonna watch the UFC fight tonight.
what's everyone up to tonight/this weekend?
I think the wife and I were considering a movie (after margaritas at Pappasitos)
I know!!!!!!! I was on 610 earlier and and everything was fine until....WTF.holy crap, don't go near Reliant.
We showed up at the Pappasitos only to hear there was a 2 hour wait! Then we went to one down Kirby which was also packed...I know!!!!!!! I was on 610 earlier and and everything was fine until....WTF.
Then I remembered that George Strait is in town.
Hope everyone's move to Houston is going well!
Oooh yeah. Pappasitos and Pappadeux on Kirby are packed on the weekends. PACKED. I tried to go to Pappasitos the other month on a Saturday night. Bad idea. I went across the street to Pappadeux and that was also a bad idea.We showed up at the Pappasitos only to hear there was a 2 hour wait! Then we went to one down Kirby which was also packed...
Pretty crazy. The traffic on 610 on the way back was ridiculous.
Oooh yeah. Pappasitos and Pappadeux on Kirby are packed on the weekends. PACKED. I tried to go to Pappasitos the other month on a Saturday night. Bad idea. I went across the street to Pappadeux and that was also a bad idea.
I settled for Pappas BBQ.
How's the condo?
We were surprised because we tried to get there ~3:30, figuring we'd miss the lunch crowd and beat the dinner crowd, but it was packed. Everyone was in country garb, so I assume they were concert-goers.Oooh yeah. Pappasitos and Pappadeux on Kirby are packed on the weekends. PACKED. I tried to go to Pappasitos the other month on a Saturday night. Bad idea. I went across the street to Pappadeux and that was also a bad idea.
I settled for Pappas BBQ.
How's the condo?
Which one is that? Is it on Richmond? The one we went to last night was also having a deal on fajitas (and margaritas). May have been the same one?I hit up the original Pappasitos the other night. They have a great special going - fajitas for 2, half off. It winds up being about 16 bucks for two meals for two people (4 meals for us).
I also hit Pappas BBQ today, even witnessed a pretty good fender bender in the parking lot.