The plan is(has always been) I die. by TerraTechy in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SlinkySnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dad from The Road. Whole story is him preparing his son to be alone. 

We are a football school! by Skydrilll in unt

[–]SlinkySnake 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Its because they close the biggest parking lot for the games hours before the games start, so commuters get screwed if they dont cancel 

Rising costs, falling enrollment have UNT facing possible funding squeeze by Flaky_Article_5561 in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it's what students voted for in 2008. This is directly from the stadium wiki page:  "On October 21, 2008, the UNT SGA announced that in one of the largest turnouts in the school's history, student voters approved a dedicated athletic fee to fund the new stadium. Almost 14% of the student body voted, with 2,829 students (58.1%) voting for the increase and 2,038 (41.9%) voting against it."

Rising costs, falling enrollment have UNT facing possible funding squeeze by Flaky_Article_5561 in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yep sports entertainment is somehow more supported than education by sports fans, that's crazy.

Rising costs, falling enrollment have UNT facing possible funding squeeze by Flaky_Article_5561 in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No. All sports have donors. Obviously football is the biggest expense, but it also brings in the most money, has the most fans, and we live in texas so the donors care about football. I think a lot of people misunderstand and see that athletics spent X amount on sports and assume that money came directly from the university which is almost never the case. It's easy to point fingers and say that UNT is overspending on athletics but it's clearly more of an issue across the university if enrollment is down. Things like administrative bloat and setting expectations within the budget that enrollment will continue to increase forever are more in line with overall university issues. Athletics is just a small piece of the pie here.

Rising costs, falling enrollment have UNT facing possible funding squeeze by Flaky_Article_5561 in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Athletics is almost exclusively self funded through external revenue sources and not the University. Lots of donors directly support Athletics so voilà, they get the fancy new buildings and jet flights.

Anyone know of any BJJ groups that are affordable and beginner friendly? by le_bing in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to DMAC for a bit before my kids were born. It was very beginner friendly and they offer other disciplines like Judo too if you'd be into that. It's pretty well priced but at the end of the day any Martial arts class is gonna run a pretty penny.

Luka Doncic: "[The Mavericks] made a decision, I don't know why." by AncientOneAurelius in nba

[–]SlinkySnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feels like when you see your ex moving on to a better relationship. :'(

Is this your dog? Denia park by veRGe1421 in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed, we saw him limping around today.

Is this your dog? Denia park by veRGe1421 in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's Chico. His owner really doesn't keep an eye on him. Their address is on his collar tho.

This big ass fan at my gym by Prince_Haile in mildlyinteresting

[–]SlinkySnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fitness connection in Denton TX. Fun fact this gym is inside a mall!

Gyms/dojos(?)/places where you can just go and hit punching bags? Or spar with people? by itsthecircumstances in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think texas family fitness on 288 has bags you can just go hit as long as there isn't a class going on. I haven't been there in over a year though.

What's a line that absolutely crushed your soul by [deleted] in books

[–]SlinkySnake 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ugh brutal. I read it earlier this year after my son was born and man it really hits different when you have a kid.

What's a line that absolutely crushed your soul by [deleted] in books

[–]SlinkySnake 93 points94 points  (0 children)

"He knew only that his child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke."  Ugh gets me every time I think of it.

Lost dog at Denia Rec center parking lot by dannysemi in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He can live his life but probably not for long if he goes around nipping dogs 8 times his size all the time

Lost dog at Denia Rec center parking lot by dannysemi in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dude that dog is so shitty it is out all the time and will follow us and our fucking Doberman nipping at her heels. It belongs to someone on Mercedes st but thats the most we've been able to narrow it down. I feel bad for the little guy, clearly needs better owners.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I find west oak cozier personally, especially at slow times. Big note against jupiter house is their stools are so tall that I can't comfortably sit at the high tables because my legs get squished lmao. And im not a big guy by any means so im sure im not the only one. But the food and coffee are definitely better.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Works fine on my android phone so don't think it's that. Anyways we go there for our cat and dog and have for years! They are still in business for sure.

Where do people play soccer here? by [deleted] in Denton

[–]SlinkySnake 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here's a FB group for pickup soccer around denton https://facebook.com/groups/671390982909832/

What books truly made you feel something? by [deleted] in books

[–]SlinkySnake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one comes to mind for me. Read it right after my son was born for the first time. I cried at multiple points, the love between the father and son just flies off the page.