The lively Dallas

I think I might have found the part of Dallas where people actually live and hang out. Since I got a few maps from the reception at the hotel, I've been interested in seeing a part of town called "Up Town". It's marked as a shopping area, so I thought I might be able to find something a bit more interesting than the mall.

The weather was really great on Sunday, probably 13-15 degrees, so I found the small tram/trolley/streetcar that runs from downtown to Up Town. The one I got on was actually from 1920, but had been restored quite nicely, and it got me to Up Town in a fun and relaxing way. Once I got there, I fairly quickly realized that this was a place where people actually live and would hang out on a regular Sunday. The stores wasn't all open when I got there, but I think all of them opened a bit later during the day. The best thing of all though was that Borders was open, and there was a blockbuster close by.

Having walked around a bit, making sure that I've covered the whole area, I went to blockbuster and got a few pre-viewed DVDs and to Borders for a few interesting books. I found one on commodity trading, which will probably come in handy trying to learn this new industry, and one on stock analysis. Probably sounds boring, but they both look very interesting :)

Monday was a tough day though. We started at 8, and sped through inventory, processing and scheduling. I felt a combination of having been run over by a truck and having my head stuffed to the brim :) So much information in such a short day will make everyone feel overwhelmed...

Today is a bit easier, with an overview of Crystal Report XI. Not that different from other types of programs that enables you to specify a certain layout of something.

Better get back to work...I'll upload new pictures from Up Town later...