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Very deliberately lacking a blue check. I write programs for the television. Staff me!
Dec 18, 2021 85 tweets 17 min read
Good morning. Today I am going to Disney’s California Adventure and letting Genie, Disney’s free in-app itinerary planning service, tell me what to do. I think it will go MUCH BETTER than when I tried this at Disneyland. Folks, I am excited. One of the reasons I think Genie will work out better at DCA today is that this time I am selecting all 9 of my Top Attraction priorities instead of just a few (I’m not sure why I counted 8 attractions before, it allows you to single out up to 9).
Dec 12, 2021 108 tweets 26 min read
Good morning. Today I am going to Disneyland and letting Genie, Disney’s free in-app itinerary planning service, tell me what to do. I will do everything it tells me to up until midday or so. Folks, I am excited. Genie allows you to select a mere 8 attractions out of 60+ to prioritize. In theory, Genie will try to work in your priorities at the best times while offering options it deems similar. I gave it 5 attractions, which should be easy enough to fit into a morning.
Dec 11, 2021 24 tweets 5 min read
Free Genie is recommending I get pneumonia on Splash Mountain first thing on this crisp and chilly December morning. Genie is recommending lunch at Bengal Barbecue and dinner at Alien Pizza Planet. Why this? “Because you’re interested in Quick Service” Hmm, am I?
Dec 10, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
We need to get something clear. Food is not art, and we need to stomp on this absurd concept before we get more of this. If you are trying to communicate profound human insights with food, you’re a failed artist. Food should be well-prepared and taste good. That’s it. Yes, food can look aesthetically pleasing. That’s fine. Forcing people to slurp foam out of a mold of your gross mouth is not aesthetically pleasing and is not saying anything other than you’re a narcissist who wouldn’t recognize art if it swam up your ass and made a mold of it.