Texas 2013 Forum

[entrechatsix]

So, last night I watched my Mavericks demolish (hahaha, OK, lets be realistic here...) the Spurs, and I had a thought. I've been told that Austin is a rather large Spurs hub, I'm not going to be beaten up for wearing my Mavs shirt to class now am I? And, more importantly, sports bars?? I'm not an in-your-face super obnoxious sports fan (and I'll be the first to tell you that that the Mavericks are not even that great), but I support all of my Dallas teams with quite a bit of DFW pride.

This is serious!

i for one will not even notice/know what your shirt means

[bigred82]

I think as long as you don't wear anything in crimson, you will probably be safe.

[catharsis]

So, last night I watched my Mavericks demolish (hahaha, OK, lets be realistic here...) the Spurs, and I had a thought. I've been told that Austin is a rather large Spurs hub, I'm not going to be beaten up for wearing my Mavs shirt to class now am I? And, more importantly, sports bars?? I'm not an in-your-face super obnoxious sports fan (and I'll be the first to tell you that that the Mavericks are not even that great), but I support all of my Dallas teams with quite a bit of DFW pride.

This is serious!

lol do you think the Mavs will take the series? i had so much belief in the Mavs that i put down money with the Mavs when they were down 2 games to 1

since Austin doesnt have an NBA team i figured it would be split between the Spurs, Mavs, and Rockets. watch for my team (the Rockets) next year. with Yao healthy and our super young squad we're gunna be a force!

[mcflooter06]

So, last night I watched my Mavericks demolish (hahaha, OK, lets be realistic here...) the Spurs, and I had a thought. I've been told that Austin is a rather large Spurs hub, I'm not going to be beaten up for wearing my Mavs shirt to class now am I? And, more importantly, sports bars?? I'm not an in-your-face super obnoxious sports fan (and I'll be the first to tell you that that the Mavericks are not even that great), but I support all of my Dallas teams with quite a bit of DFW pride.

This is serious!

lol do you think the Mavs will take the series? i had so much belief in the Mavs that i put down money with the Mavs when they were down 2 games to 1

since Austin doesnt have an NBA team i figured it would be split between the Spurs, Mavs, and Rockets. watch for my team (the Rockets) next year. with Yao healthy and our super young squad we're gunna be a force!

Well, given games 2,3, and 4... I'm not so sure. If they play like they did last night, they can definitely do it, but I'm not really counting on it too much. I just hate the Spurs, grrrrrrr.

I'm more of a football and hockey fan, anyway.

[yournamehere]

i would say there are more spurs fans than anything else, but there are definitely fans of all three TX teams here. I don't really follow the NBA, but I haven't heard any shouting matches, and I'm sure any taunting is done in good fun.

[M_F_F_L]

So, last night I watched my Mavericks demolish (hahaha, OK, lets be realistic here...) the Spurs, and I had a thought. I've been told that Austin is a rather large Spurs hub, I'm not going to be beaten up for wearing my Mavs shirt to class now am I? And, more importantly, sports bars?? I'm not an in-your-face super obnoxious sports fan (and I'll be the first to tell you that that the Mavericks are not even that great), but I support all of my Dallas teams with quite a bit of DFW pride.

This is serious!

Shut your dirty mouth!!! The Mavs are a great team, and they will win this series. After their performance last night, the Spurs are too demoralized to win another game. I'm really hoping Najara commits another flagrant. Each one of the Spurs deserve it - especially Gi-nose-bleed. He's such a flopper.

P.S. Sorry to deviate from the topic of this thread. I'm just really fired up after last night. This will be my last regarding the NBA.

[philosoraptor]

In general, Mark Cuban's antics amuse me. I would not be sad if he won a title.

[mcflooter06]

So, last night I watched my Mavericks demolish (hahaha, OK, lets be realistic here...) the Spurs, and I had a thought. I've been told that Austin is a rather large Spurs hub, I'm not going to be beaten up for wearing my Mavs shirt to class now am I? And, more importantly, sports bars?? I'm not an in-your-face super obnoxious sports fan (and I'll be the first to tell you that that the Mavericks are not even that great), but I support all of my Dallas teams with quite a bit of DFW pride.

This is serious!

Shut your dirty mouth!!! The Mavs are a great team, and they will win this series. After their performance last night, the Spurs are too demoralized to win another game. I'm really hoping Najara commits another flagrant. Each one of the Spurs deserve it - especially Gi-nose-bleed. He's such a flopper.

P.S. Sorry to deviate from the topic of this thread. I'm just really fired up after last night. This will be my last regarding the NBA.

Whoa whoa whoa!! I said I was a Mavs supporter, no need to get angry. I have a lot of pride for all of my Dallas teams, but the Mavs probably rank the lowest on my sports-love list, lol. They ARE a great team, I wasn't disagreeing, I meant to say that they're not the BEST, haha, is that better? Geez, I was just attempting to be diplomatic! If they play like they did last night tomorrow, they may very well win this series.

And I agree with you about those stupid Spurs... grrrrrrrrr.

At least now I know I won't be the only Mavs-shirt wearer at UT Law, lol.

[mcflooter06]

In general, Mark Cuban's antics amuse me. I would not be sad if he won a title.

Hahaha the stuff with the SEC is quite intriguing..

[M_F_F_L]

So, last night I watched my Mavericks demolish (hahaha, OK, lets be realistic here...) the Spurs, and I had a thought. I've been told that Austin is a rather large Spurs hub, I'm not going to be beaten up for wearing my Mavs shirt to class now am I? And, more importantly, sports bars?? I'm not an in-your-face super obnoxious sports fan (and I'll be the first to tell you that that the Mavericks are not even that great), but I support all of my Dallas teams with quite a bit of DFW pride.

This is serious!

Shut your dirty mouth!!! The Mavs are a great team, and they will win this series. After their performance last night, the Spurs are too demoralized to win another game. I'm really hoping Najara commits another flagrant. Each one of the Spurs deserve it - especially Gi-nose-bleed. He's such a flopper.

P.S. Sorry to deviate from the topic of this thread. I'm just really fired up after last night. This will be my last regarding the NBA.

Whoa whoa whoa!! I said I was a Mavs supporter, no need to get angry. I have a lot of pride for all of my Dallas teams, but the Mavs probably rank the lowest on my sports-love list, lol. They ARE a great team, I wasn't disagreeing, I meant to say that they're not the BEST, haha, is that better? Geez, I was just attempting to be diplomatic! If they play like they did last night tomorrow, they may very well win this series.

And I agree with you about those stupid Spurs... grrrrrrrrr.

At least now I know I won't be the only Mavs-shirt wearer at UT Law, lol.

Nope, I'll be wearing more blue than orange. Is that bad?

[mcflooter06]

Nope, I'll be wearing more blue than orange. Is that bad?

hahaha it makes me so happy that I will be among Texas sports fans in law school.

If its any consolation, my boyfriend is a HUGE Mavs fan, so he makes up for my lackluster support. Its quite ridiculous, really. It gets me lots of free games, though.

edit: quote fail... and idiot me JUST NOW understood your username. *sigh*

[Pearalegal]

The first perk I've ever gotten as a paralegal. They put me on a flight to Asia with 6 hours warning for a week, but now I'm in the first class lounge waiting to fly home!

And have no one to talk to! Hi! On my first flight, one of my associates took my window seat because he likes the window seats but couldn't get one.

...I like the window seats...

[JordynAsh]

The first perk I've ever gotten as a paralegal. They put me on a flight to Asia with 6 hours warning for a week, but now I'm in the first class lounge waiting to fly home!

And have no one to talk to! Hi! On my first flight, one of my associates took my window seat because he likes the window seats but couldn't get one.

...I like the window seats...

What a toolish move! I hope you get a window seat on the flight home!

[dancinginseptember]

So, last night I watched my Mavericks demolish (hahaha, OK, lets be realistic here...) the Spurs, and I had a thought. I've been told that Austin is a rather large Spurs hub, I'm not going to be beaten up for wearing my Mavs shirt to class now am I? And, more importantly, sports bars?? I'm not an in-your-face super obnoxious sports fan (and I'll be the first to tell you that that the Mavericks are not even that great), but I support all of my Dallas teams with quite a bit of DFW pride.

This is serious!

Shut your dirty mouth!!! The Mavs are a great team, and they will win this series. After their performance last night, the Spurs are too demoralized to win another game. I'm really hoping Najara commits another flagrant. Each one of the Spurs deserve it - especially Gi-nose-bleed. He's such a flopper.

P.S. Sorry to deviate from the topic of this thread. I'm just really fired up after last night. This will be my last regarding the NBA.

Whoa whoa whoa!! I said I was a Mavs supporter, no need to get angry. I have a lot of pride for all of my Dallas teams, but the Mavs probably rank the lowest on my sports-love list, lol. They ARE a great team, I wasn't disagreeing, I meant to say that they're not the BEST, haha, is that better? Geez, I was just attempting to be diplomatic! If they play like they did last night tomorrow, they may very well win this series.

And I agree with you about those stupid Spurs... grrrrrrrrr.

At least now I know I won't be the only Mavs-shirt wearer at UT Law, lol.

Nope, I'll be wearing more blue than orange. Is that bad?

<3 mavs. but i gotta wear the orange during football season

i'll root for the cowboys too when they play and i watch. right now i'm up here in eagles territory where they HATEhatehate the cowboys. lol any other environment will be a welcome change. any other fans of the boys?

[mcflooter06]

<3 mavs. but i gotta wear the orange during football season

i'll root for the cowboys too when they play and i watch. right now i'm up here in eagles territory where they HATEhatehate the cowboys. lol any other environment will be a welcome change. any other fans of the boys?

Meeeeee!! And I cannot tell you how much I HAAAATE the Eagles. I lived in PA for a while when I was little, and I have come to loathe anything to do with the state, agggh.

Jason Witten came into my place of employment the other day, tehehe.

Edit: And I love EWF, I think we're gonna get along very well!

[catharsis]

for those who came out to the ASD dinner at Stubbs i went to HEB today to do some shopping and came across this.



i didn't know they sold their sauce in stores and i've never seen such a beautiful thing before.. much less on sale.. so of course i had to buy it. it was the best $2.88 i ever spent.

*sorry for the large pic. took it with my webcam and couldn't figure out how to resize it hehe.

[bigred82]

Makes me hungry for brisket, fried okra, and macaroni and cheese!

In fact, I think I know what I'm going to have for dinner tonight.

[Applicant2010]

I knew Stubbs as a BBQ sauce before I knew Stubbs, the restaurant...It's impossible to describe how much better that sauce is than anything else sold in big grocery stores. Just used it to cook some oven baked ribs, amazing.

[Jericwithers]

Totally Austin:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... t-a-home/1

[dancinginseptember]

<3 mavs. but i gotta wear the orange during football season

i'll root for the cowboys too when they play and i watch. right now i'm up here in eagles territory where they HATEhatehate the cowboys. lol any other environment will be a welcome change. any other fans of the boys?

Meeeeee!! And I cannot tell you how much I HAAAATE the Eagles. I lived in PA for a while when I was little, and I have come to loathe anything to do with the state, agggh.

Jason Witten came into my place of employment the other day, tehehe.

Edit: And I love EWF, I think we're gonna get along very well!

AWESOME!! hahaha that is so good to hear. all of it. cowboys viewing parties followed by EWF dancing parties . i like it. great ways to unwind as law students, yes?

[mcflooter06]

<3 mavs. but i gotta wear the orange during football season

i'll root for the cowboys too when they play and i watch. right now i'm up here in eagles territory where they HATEhatehate the cowboys. lol any other environment will be a welcome change. any other fans of the boys?

Meeeeee!! And I cannot tell you how much I HAAAATE the Eagles. I lived in PA for a while when I was little, and I have come to loathe anything to do with the state, agggh.

Jason Witten came into my place of employment the other day, tehehe.

Edit: And I love EWF, I think we're gonna get along very well!

AWESOME!! hahaha that is so good to hear. all of it. cowboys viewing parties followed by EWF dancing parties . i like it. great ways to unwind as law students, yes?

haha agreed. can't wait!

[macunaima]

Also FYI, in case it helps anyone: I'm new to this loans thing, but Linda in the financial aid office told me the best strategy is to estimate costs conservatively instead of taking out too much too soon. She says it's easy to increase later if need be (just fwiw).

Why should that be the case? As long as we're talking about subsidized loans, I would've thought that the best strategy is to take out as many loans as you are eligible for. Whatever you don't use, put it in an interest-bearing account and you earn money for nothing (like on MTV).

What am I missing?


Oh, by the way. This is my first post in this thread. I'm riding a couple of waitlists on the east coast, but I'm mostly likely coming to Austin in the fall. Hi y'all.

[philosoraptor]

Also FYI, in case it helps anyone: I'm new to this loans thing, but Linda in the financial aid office told me the best strategy is to estimate costs conservatively instead of taking out too much too soon. She says it's easy to increase later if need be (just fwiw).

Why should that be the case? As long as we're talking about subsidized loans, I would've thought that the best strategy is to take out as many loans as you are eligible for. Whatever you don't use, put it in an interest-bearing account and you earn money for nothing (like on MTV).

What am I missing?

Oh, by the way. This is my first post in this thread. I'm riding a couple of waitlists on the east coast, but I'm mostly likely coming to Austin in the fall. Hi y'all.

Problem is, only ~$8K a year is subsidized. The rest starts racking up interest the second it hits your account, so I guess that's why it makes sense not to take out any more than you know you'll need. I dunno. It's tough to budget for an area I've never lived in. I probably requested more than I needed on the EFAN. I'll just pay it back, or at least stay ahead of the interest on it, if I don't need it.

Welcome, btw.

[macunaima]

Problem is, only ~$8K a year is subsidized. The rest starts racking up interest the second it hits your account, so I guess that's why it makes sense not to take out any more than you know you'll need. I dunno. It's tough to budget for an area I've never lived in. I probably requested more than I needed on the EFAN. I'll just pay it back, or at least stay ahead of the interest on it, if I don't need it.

Welcome, btw.

Ah. I didn't know that. Thanks.

[Esc]

Also FYI, in case it helps anyone: I'm new to this loans thing, but Linda in the financial aid office told me the best strategy is to estimate costs conservatively instead of taking out too much too soon. She says it's easy to increase later if need be (just fwiw).

Why should that be the case? As long as we're talking about subsidized loans, I would've thought that the best strategy is to take out as many loans as you are eligible for. Whatever you don't use, put it in an interest-bearing account and you earn money for nothing (like on MTV).

What am I missing?

Oh, by the way. This is my first post in this thread. I'm riding a couple of waitlists on the east coast, but I'm mostly likely coming to Austin in the fall. Hi y'all.

Problem is, only ~$8K a year is subsidized. The rest starts racking up interest the second it hits your account, so I guess that's why it makes sense not to take out any more than you know you'll need. I dunno. It's tough to budget for an area I've never lived in. I probably requested more than I needed on the EFAN. I'll just pay it back, or at least stay ahead of the interest on it, if I don't need it.

Welcome, btw.

You'd be surprised how much money you run through. Incidental expenses really rack up. $30 to join a student group, or $20 for new printer cartridge, and etc., add up really quickly. And don't forget, for those of you who don't already have a wardrobe from previous work or whatever, will need to purchase a decent suit, shirts, shoes, etc. That's a chunk right there.

And probably worst of all, in the last few weeks of the semester you pretty much run a tab at your favorite coffeeshop or whatever. that is $$$