Random things.

I'm back in New York but am really still in Texas. It's partly because the trip was so fun and partly because the end of it was a little surreal that it's still on my mind.

Jessica and I spent our last night in Dallas at some sort of house music/sushi bar with two guys who are launching a online conservative 'tv' station this week. At 3am, the four of us ended up at Wal-mart snapping photos with a disposable camera and playing with soccer balls and talking Care Bears. Our flight was supposed to leave the next day at 5am but we called (from the Wal-mart, actually) and got it changed to a noon one.

On the flight back to NY, we were randomly upgraded to First Class by a nice lady at the check-in desk. We have no idea why she did it other than her admiring comment about the case of Shiner Bock we were carrying. Maybe she took pity on fellow Bock-lovers? We don't know. I missed all the perks of First Class (whatever they may be) because I slept the whole flight in the big, leather seat you get up front.

We had a layover in Detroit and there was this gorgeous fountain in the middle of our terminal that had leaping water. While waiting for our flight to NYC, Jessica and I see this really good-looking priest. We comment on his attractiveness to each other. And, of course, we end up sitting right next to him. He's this young guy (I don't know his exact age but he said he was in high school when Kurt Cobain died) with a great sense of humor. We were completely fascinated and asked him all kinds of questions about how he chose to go into that line of work. He was pretty inspiring and Jessica commented later that he had made her feel bad about not being more religious. While I didn't feel guilty, I am thinking of going to High Holy Day services this year. I haven't gone since I was in my early teens and have been feeling that I'd like to start going to synagogue. The new year seems like as good time.