shiitake

Sorry for the late reply - I hope your travel was safe!

I'm not sure what kind of food/drink places you guys like but there are a lot of options nearby.

High end Food: $75-100/couple(minus alcohol)

Steel (indo-chine) - http://www.steeldallas.com/

Trulucks (steak) - http://trulucks.com/

Bob'sSteak & Chop Shop (steak) - http://www.bobs-steakandchop.com/

Taco Diner - (mex) - http://www.mcrowd.com/tacodiner.html

Midrange but interesting: $35-60/couple(minus alcohol)

Breadwinners (misc/american) - http://www.breadwinnerscafe.com/index.php

Dream Cafe (organic) - http://www.thedreamcafe.com/

Cafe Madrid (spanish tapas) - http://www.cafemadrid-dallas.com/

Chuy's (mexican) - http://www.chuys.com/

A pretty interesting day activity would be the Dallas World Aquarium which is very close to you and pretty fun. http://www.dwazoo.com/d/

Belmont Hotel has a very cool bar and restaurant that's close to downtown. Very hip area - http://www.belmontdallas.com/

Downtown is a very cool restaurant/bar/venue called City Tavern. Great place to grab a drink and see folks. Also there are other restaurants on that street within walking distance if you wanted to explore.

http://citytaverndowntown.com/

PM if you have more specific stuff you're interested in.

-Shannon

per last.fm:

The Cool Kids – 882 (2 hours ago)

The Flaming Lips – Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell (2 hours ago)

The Mountain Goats – Azo Tle Nelli in Tlalticpac? (2 hours ago)

The Wrens – This Boy Is Exhausted (Yesterday 6:55am)

Belle and Sebastian – You Made Me Forget My Dreams (20 Apr 3:33pm)

Hayden – Lonely Security Guard (20 Apr 3:33pm)

Alias – M.G. Jack full track (Yesterday 6:50am)

Cold War Kids – Passing the Hat (Yesterday 6:47am)

Jel – To Buy A Car (Yesterday 6:44am)

Restiform Bodies – Black Friday (20 Apr 7:17am)

super new in these parts but digging it so far.

Anyone from Dallas on the forums?

my current company

microsoft

apple

gamestop

wholefoods

of all time? sheesh. ff7 and some other classics are a lot of fun but i think SSX 3 is probably the one game I can almost always go back to and have fun playing.

The game is starting, everyone is here

I got my snacks, my friends and a beer

Just two normal guys hanging out, having fun

Right Guy #2? Yeah Guy #1

E to the S to the P to the N

Is all I watch cuz I'm the man

If my team loses, I'll be mean all night

If you tell me to relax, we'll get in a fight

“When you’re younger, you think a little irony is all you need. You think it’ll get you to the grave, but it won’t. Loss always seeps through. You do need to deal with it.â€â€”Douglas Coupland

cut copy - in ghost colours

silver apples - silver apples

lady sovereign - puzzles

the ting tings - we started nothing

morrissey - years of refusal

1. keep my job

2. finish/release EP and LP with my band

3. record an EP worth of new material in my home studio

4. have at least $10,000 saved

5. lose 10-15 lbs