Entering the city from Illinois yesterday:

• BRICK BRICK BRICK BRICK everything is brick. So much brick.
• ARCH WOW ARCH IS HUUUUUGE
• Much industrial vibe
• OMG IS THAT ARCH HUGE
• Budweiser here, Budweiser there...Budweiser everywhere?
• IKEA WOOOOOOOO
• Wow this place is bigger than I expected. It just keeps going
• These roads...need some TLC.
• I can see my new workplace from here!!!
• HILLS, it's so HILLY, how do I drive on hills???

Misc. other thoughts over the course of yesterday and today:

• This Walmart is HUGE and every store I could want is SO close!
• Wow, everyone is so friendly! Really nice people
• Wow, multiple lanes for one stop sign? That's a thing? Wow chaotic
• Wow so many people have already sent me messages on OKCupid and they actually look like decent matches, unlike in Florida
• I've seen like five people holding babies over the last 24 hours. That's like several times more than I would have seen in geriatric Florida
• These thrift stores have FURNITURE at AMAZING PRICES WOW

Idk if this was entertaining to anyone, I just wanted to share.

Overall impression: I think I'm going to REALLY like it here.