Houston Day Three December 3 2009

Not in the best of moods as I write this because I am catching a cold and feel like crap. The weather here is cold; in the fifties during the day and in the forties at night. It also poured here yesterday. To give you an idea of what they are expecting, there could be snow here by Friday. I said it: SNOW. Not what a So Cal boy is used to.

I'm frustrated because I have to take a test where they administer an iodine contrast and I am allergic to iodine. I have to take steroids to counteract the effect and steroids have their own side effects. I have no choice but to do it; if I don't my treatment won't happen. So, that's that.

My impressions of Houston so far: Houston is like Los Angeles with no soul. It consists of strip malls, freeways (tollways) and office buildings that spring from the ground like weeds. One can see why George Bush made this home: a souless perversion of the American Dream, where the car exhaust from freeways replaces the smell of flowers and office buildings are trees. This is what America would be like if Republicans ran everything.

Sorry, I'm not feeling too well. More of an upbeat post tomorrow.