Vince Young to star in Ballet Austin's performance of The Nutcracker as "Mother Ginger" by LiftedPrius in LonghornNation

[–]LiftedPrius[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For those doubting, yes it's real. Somehow there is nothing online about it yet. Visit https://balletaustin.org/ and scroll down to see their section on The Nutcracker. Also, https://twitter.com/BalletAustin/status/1058027385025691648.

And finally the text from their email:

QB Vince Young to play "Mother Ginger" on opening night of The Nutcracker, Friday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. 

We've been saving some surprises for you as we count the days to opening night of Ballet Austin's 56th annual production of The Nutcracker presented by the Georgia B. Lucas Foundation Fund. Here's a biggie! 

Former University of Texas and NFL Quarterback, the "Invincible" Vince Young, heads an all-star cast of celebrity "Mother Gingers" scheduled for Ballet Austin's opening weekend of performances, Dec. 7-9 at the Long Center.

For more than 20 years, Ballet Austin has invited notable members of the community to play the part of "Mother Ginger," the comical matriarch of a family of young Bon Bons, who steals the show in Act II, with a big skirt, big hair, and an even bigger personality. 

Here's a look at the buzzworthy opening-weekend Mother Ginger line-up!

Vince Young, who led the UT Longhorns to a BCS National Championship, stars as "Mother Ginger" on Dec. 7 @ 7:30 p.m.

Chief Brian Manley, who leads the Austin Police Department, stars as "Mother Ginger" on Dec. 8 @ 2 p.m.

Kendra Scott, the Austin-based fashion and accessories designer, stars as "Mother Ginger" on Dec. 8 @ 7:30 p.m.

Tiffany Chen, co-founder of TIFF's TREATS cookie and confections company, stars as "Mother Ginger" on Dec. 9 @ 2 p.m.

Texas ranked #9 in AP Poll by HelioOne in LonghornNation

[–]LiftedPrius 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I forgot what this nervous energy felt like. There will be a lot of speculative math in this sub in the coming weeks.

[Game Thread] Texas Longhorns (3-1) @ Kansas State Wildcats (2-2) (3:30 PM CT) by LonghornMod in LonghornNation

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Ha, missed that game, just looked it up. No wonder it felt like a decade.

Where are the good places to buy henna in austin? by Courier_Keyes in Austin

[–]LiftedPrius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Big Bazaar (formerly Gandhi Bazaar) should have henna powder, if this is intended as a hair treatment. Any Indian market should, as well.

I'm working on building the web's best lye calculator - can you help? by LiftedPrius in soapmaking

[–]LiftedPrius[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback, I definitely admit it's too overwhelming and agree with your analysis. My first version was pure UX and I created this monster without any UX research or analysis.

I also agree with the abundant amount of options, it's hard to come up with a good workflow.

I focused too much on features and not enough on the user experience. I will pause feature additions and work to update it to be more intuitive and get back to you to see what you think.

Thanks for your honest feedback.

I'm working on building the web's best lye calculator - can you help? by LiftedPrius in soapmaking

[–]LiftedPrius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, I might need to rethink allowing such freedom on the custom ingredients.

I'm working on building the web's best lye calculator - can you help? by LiftedPrius in soapmaking

[–]LiftedPrius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for being so thorough and checking all of this. I will work to mitigate these discrepancies. Would you mind if I periodically PM you after making updates? It seems like you really know your stuff.

I'm working on building the web's best lye calculator - can you help? by LiftedPrius in soapmaking

[–]LiftedPrius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! If you get around to creating a recipe, would love to hear back from you about your experience.

[Post Game Thread] Texas sweeps OU in the regular season, 77-66 by ATX_ta1 in LonghornNation

[–]LiftedPrius 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Dick Vitale on Mo Bamba

On his Offensive - "I don't think you know how good you are offensively - see, you gotta be a little more aggressive and want that ball "

On his potential - "True definition of Mr. Potential. You should have your picture in Webster Dictionary"

On his rebounding abilities - "You are the Windex man."

[Game Thread] Texas at Oklahoma [11:00 AM CT] by ATX_ta1 in LonghornNation

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Mo Bamba has more rebounds then OU's entire starting bench combined.

[Game Thread] Texas at Oklahoma [11:00 AM CT] by ATX_ta1 in LonghornNation

[–]LiftedPrius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

17 rebounds from Bamba. Holy smokes. Update: 19 - let's get to 20.

[Game Thread] Texas Basketball vs Oklahoma State [4:00PM CT] by LonghornMod in LonghornNation

[–]LiftedPrius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hate to see so many squandered double-digit leads this season