Allen's a great place. I hope you work on the North side of Dallas; that commute down Central Expressway is a bear.
635 and 75 -- about a 20 mile commute for me. If its the same as the 110 here in LA, I can deal. If its not as bad, than that is gravy.
Please keep me posted on any local events, if you'd be so kind.
I used to work at the phone company office off of Pipeline in Hurst. I was raised on the west side of Fort Worth.