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Hellraiser97

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  1. My plan is possibly to leave my truck at long term parking (not sure how much that is these days) or even at the office and take an uber there. I won't be traveling with anything more than a backpack, so I'm not lugging anything around. I don't think the bus is an option on Wednesdays, but for Sundays going up, that's 4 hours and 15 minutes I can be doing something. I've only flown between AUS and DFW a handful of times, but my experience flying has been that it's not much faster overall when you factor in security, getting to the flight before take off, getting on the flight, flight time, taxing, getting off the plane, exiting the terminal, and the only real time do do anything is most, but not all, of that 50 minutes in the air. I appreciate the input, but I think at least for Sunday, it's somewhat feasible (and a lot cheaper than flying)
  2. RedCoach drops off at DFW airport. Coppell
  3. I used to ride the light rail every day to work about 20 years ago. I see the quality and speed has not improved! Really, anything to do with LUV would be in a situation where I just can't make anything else work for that specific trip. So it would suck for sure, but it would be a last resort.
  4. In Austin, I'm working from home. My kids are in Austin and short of a massively expensive court fight, which I may not win, my proposed schedule of Weds/Thurs and every other Fri-Sun time with them requires me to be in Austin (my ex is amicable to reorganizing from our current week on week off). I'm not willing to reduce my custody to less than 50% nor make them travel. My dad and I are fine. He's an ornery old bastard, but frankly I'll barely see him. I'll get in late Sundays, work all day Mon-Tues, go to the gym after work, get home, go to sleep, and wednesday work all day then head back to Austin. Also, my girlfriend lives in San Marcos, so as long as that continues, even my off weekends with the kids I'd be coming back.
  5. Yeah, I've been checking that out. Probably do a test run in the next week or two.
  6. The office is literally 5 minutes north of DFW airport. I live in South Austin.
  7. No mileage reimbursement, this is going to be solely on me. I'm not a fan of all that goes into getting to the flight, but like I said, I'd rather not drive. I'll probably end up driving it at least once a month for various reason, but I'd like to keep it to a minimum. Appreciate all the responses!
  8. I have driven that drive more times than I can count! I generally don't mind it, but doing it 8 times a month I think would start to suck real quick. Especially if I can sit on a bus and watch video, play games, read or sleep.
  9. yeah the go Dallas downtown, Richardson, then DFW. Doesn't make a difference. The place I'd be working is 5 min north of DFW and I'm going to be staying with my Dad that is another 20 minutes NW of that. I looked at getting off downtown and taking the light rail over to to DFW, but it would actually take longer. That is looking the most likely scenario. There are some Sundays I wouldn't be able to make the RedCoach bus and I'd either need to to Vonlane or fly.
  10. It's looking so that I may be spending about 3 days a week ( leave Sun nigjht - return Weds night) in Dallas and 4 days (Thurs - Sun)a week in Austin for the foreseeable future. So, I'm exploring how to make this travel in the most cost and time effecient way possible. So far, here's what I've found: Driving - doable, but I'll have a vehicle in Dallas, so I don't need to bring or rent one. Really don't want to spend 6-7 hours a week driving back and forth though for both the wear and tear on my car and my mind. Trains - Funk that. Wish it was an option but I've heard nothing but horror stories about Amtrak in this part of the country. Buses - I've checked out 2 options - RedCoach and Vonlane. RedCoach is definitely the cheaper option, both claim to have business class style seats and lots of amenities. RedCoach drops off both in downtown Dallas and DFW. DFW is closer to where I need to be, so that's a plus. Going up on Sunday nights, RedCoach is definitely an option, but the last bus leaves on Wednesday before I'll be available to leave, to it's not an option for coming home. Vonlane stops at Love Field, not ideal, but there's a light rail between LUV and DFW, so it's do able. A lot more options on Vonlane, but also a lot more expensive. Flights - AA has flights on the hour practically every hour between AUS and DFW while SWA has similar to LUV. I see nothing but horror stories at AUS concerning security lately. DFW and LUV, not so much. It seems if I book far enough out, I can get flights for about $100 or so each way. I have Clear and TSA-Precheck, so maybe that will help some with AUS. Parking - I'll have to determine if it's cheaper to uber or park at each airport based on the days I'll be gone. I remember DFW had some really cheap long term parking, but I'm sure the cost has gone up. Any other bus companies or flight options I might not be thinking of?
  11. Just went back to finishing the Hyperion quadrilogy based on Hornian's recommendation. I'm about halfway through book 3. I often dislike books where they pick up far in the future and the main characters from the previous books are all gone, but I'm enjoying this one. I also listened to We are Legion (We are Bob) and it's sequel, We are Many. I was expecting a really comical Sci-Fi series and had held off listening to it. While it does have a good amount of humor, there's plenty of serious stuff going on and I'm enjoying the series. I took a pause on the Stormlight Archive. I listened to the first 3 books and the novella Edge Dancer. Honestly, if I didn't know there would be more novels, as I finished book three, it seemed like he was tying things up. They are SOOOOOO long though, needed a break before I finish out the remaining two books and novellas. Looks like there is a new Expeditionary Force novel out, I had thought the series was wrapped up. Have to check that out. And another Undying Mercanaries is coming soon.
  12. They announced yesterday that it will start streaming on May 24th. And while I can't stand a crowded theater, when I saw it yesterday, there were only three other people there. It was practically like having my own theater!
  13. Photojournalism major here as well and had the same thought about the child and vulture photo. Like others, it was not what I expected, but I really enjoyed it. I'm glad they didn't get into the politics driving all this and I liked the idea that California and Texas, despite vastly different political leanings would unit to fight a facist regime.
  14. Been considering picking this up. I'm finally just about done with Pillars of Eternity. I tend not to like turn based combat though, so not sure I'm going to like BG3 despite being a huge fan of the originals.
  15. In addition to what I wrote on the SciFi Thread (Second book of the Stormlight Series), which is all on Audible, I've been reading through How to Become a Rainmaker and Atomic Habits and trying to put those lessons into practice in my day to day life.
  16. The Murderbot Diaries is a science fiction series by American author Martha Wells, published by Tor Books. The series is about a part robot, part human construct designed as a Security Unit (SecUnit). The SecUnit manages to override its governor module, thus enabling it to develop independence, which it primarily uses to watch soap operas. Yeah, I'm going to have toa dd that to the queue! Thanks!
  17. I loved To Kill a Mockingbird. I hated it at first because, and this was in high school, we were forced to read it and I primarily read SciFi/Fantasy. But after a short bit I realized it was really good! I hated the Great Gasby. I went through a phase in the early 2000's trying to read some of the 'classics' I'd missed. That was one. Just absolutely hated it. I understand the nihlism of the day, but I just didn't enjoy a book where basically nothing matters and when you die no one is going to care or go to your funeral.
  18. Forgot to add those. I only read the first two. Loved them. Forgot the are two more books, I might have to add those! Thanks Yeah, got that one mixed up. I mainly do audio books as I spend a ridiculous amount of time in the car. I'm currently on The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I'm about 35 hours into it (it's 42 hours long). He does an amazing job of world building but damn I feel like everything so far has just been build up and I still have basically no idea what's going on.
  19. I've been blowing through series in recent years. Series I have finished: The Silo Saga, Hugh Howy - 3 books, enjoyed all of them The Final Architecture, Adrian Tchaikovsky - 3 books, loved them all Children of Time Novels, Adrian Tchaikovsky - 3 Books, they are exceptionally well done, but I can't say I really enjoy them. They frankly make me feel sad Undying Mercenaries, BV Larson - 19 books so far. They're light, fun military Sci-Fi. As long as you don't take it too serious, they're a blast. Steamborn Series, Eric Asher - 7 books so far. I love the setting of steampunk, but have never reallyr ead much in it. This came on some amazon recommendation and I've enjoyed it so far. Expeditionary Force, RC Bray - 15 books. Much like Undying Mercenaries, it's light, fun military Sci-fi and absolutely hilarious. Loved it. Frontlines, Eric Dove - 8 books. I think this series is finished. More serious military Sci-fi, but not too deep. Enjoyed it as a light read. The Long Winter, AG Riddle - 3 books. Loved the first one, kind of liked the second, really didn't care for the third one. The Interdependency, John Scalzi - 3 books. I read the first one back in 2015 and completely forgot about it. Picked up the last two last year and while it wasn't bad, definitely not his best work either. Academy, Jack McDevitt - 8 books. I read these on and off for years. Loved the early ones but really felt the last few fizzled out. Stand along books: The Doors of Eden, Adrian Tchaikovsky - He's a really smart author. This book was a little difficult at the beginning, but I really liked it overall. Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir - Not as good as the Martian, better than Artemis
  20. Section 30, Row 59, 4 seats together. I'll throw in the parking pass once they arrive as well. $800 per ticket
  21. NVM figured it out
  22. Saw this earlier
  23. Pros:. Two tickets available at face Cons: You have to sit next to me and Aus-97Horn
  24. It's on the list, of course, I have such a backlog, POE 1 & 2 are too!
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