in ap lang we had an assignment where we read past exam essays and guessed what they scored and this one became a biblical text in my friend group for years
"Skyrim is 15 years old" is already a crazy stat, but if you want it even more put into perspective I encountered an 8th grader named after a Daedric Prince at work today.
For the first time yesterday, I experienced the new @alamodrafthouse QR code ordering system and I can tell you it’s truly awful. Rather than making ordering food and drink more efficient, it actually adds steps to the process AND if you want to order additional items during the film you HAVE to open your phone. No, your cute reference to that irony in your How To Alamo video doesn’t negate how ridiculous this is. Please don’t cut corners with your staff and revert back to physical menus and order cards.
Big Bend border wall protest this morning in Terlingua, Texas, population 138. Rural Texas is not going to let this administration come lock their river behind a wall of steel.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
Border walls are closing in on Big Bend National Park — threatening to block access to the Rio Grande, destroy historic hot springs, and permanently alter the most sacred place in Texas.
@sammiecarrots reports from the border:
I’ve spent a significant amount of time in the Big Bend region.
The most striking thing about the border wall debate is the bi-partisan uproar against it.
Locals are befuddled by the lack of warning and law enforcement are adamant that it’s an unnecessary expense.
As Terrell County Sheriff @SheriffThad put it, the terrain itself is a God-given barrier.
Spend any time there at all and you’ll understand why. It’s an unforgiving, desolate, yet remarkably beautiful region.
The numbers don’t pencil out for a need and the wall is a solution in search of a problem.
Let’s not destroy one of the most beautiful parks unnecessarily. Let’s not destroy a local tourism economy. Let’s treat Big Bend like the sacred land it is.
My colleague @Forrest4Trees covered the backlash to the plan here: https://t.co/yUypk4c4UO
A move completely antithetical to the ethos of the Alamo and to those who love the theatrical experience they provide. This is a profound and upsetting mistake @alamodrafthouse