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[26 Oct 2009|06:52am] |
You Should Carve a Classic Pumpkin Face
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You are calm, collected, and together. You are good at following rules and instructions.
You tend to celebrate Halloween in the same way every year. You have a routine down that you like.
You look forward to your favorite decorations, candy, and costumes. You might even carve the same pumpkin face each year.
You love the Halloween classics like little kids in costumes, spooky movies, and candy corn. Why mess with a good thing?
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[26 Oct 2009|03:53am] |
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Talk about rip off. My box of Cracker Jacks didn't have a prize in it. :o
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[26 Oct 2009|03:34am] |
Silliness from my friend, Joan.....
Family Tree of Vincent Van Gogh:
His dizzy aunt---------------------------------------VertiGogh.
The brother who ate prunes--------------------------Gotta Gogh.
The brother who worked at a convenience store------Stop N Gogh.
The grandfather from Yugoslavia-------------------------U Gogh.
His magician uncle----------------------------Where-diddy Gogh.
His Mexican cousin----------------------------------A Mee Gogh.
The Mexican cousin's American half-brother----------Gring Gogh.
The nephew who drove a stage coach--------------Wells-far Gogh.
The constipated uncle-------------------------------Can't Gogh.
The ballroom dancing aunt----------------------------Tang Gogh.
The bird lover uncle-------------------------------Flamin Gogh.
The fruit-loving cousin ------------------------------Man Gogh.
An aunt who taught positive thinking---------------Way-to-Gogh.
The little bouncy nephew------------------------------Poe Gogh.
A sister who loved disco-------------------------------Go Gogh.
His niece who travels the country in an RV-----Winnie Bay Gogh.
I saw you smiling--------------------------------There ya Gogh.
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| September 28-30.......... |
[25 Oct 2009|05:54am] |
So is everybody getting sick of my tardy updates from vacation? :p
The morning of the 28th I packed my things up and left Disney World. :( It was depressing sitting there waiting for the bus to pick me up.
I took the Disney bus to the airport where I caught the shuttle to the Hertz car rental. I got talked into an up grade on my rental car. I was scheduled to have a Ford Fusion, but instead left with a Ford Mustang. No not a convertible. :p The up grade and tank of gas on return was another $172 on top of the $272 already paid. Still cheaper than if I hadn't gone through Priceline, but ouch. lol...
I left earlier than my last time and didn't stop to see the ocean this time, so I actually got to my brother's place in Evans, Georgia just around dusk. Last time it was closer to 9 pm. Their eldest, Mary, warmed up to me quickly and we were playing right away. Their little one, Kristen, was a little slower to come around. Of course she was only 9 months old. lol...
We just hung around for the evening. My brother and I went over to Applebees for some take out. The waitress gave me a free large lemonade. Super nice of her.
The next day I went with my brother to the mall. He had an appointment to get his eyes checked. Then we just cruised the mall. Did a lot of window shopping. We ate in the food court and wondered around for awhile more. I got an ornament at the Hallmark store and a magazine in Barnes & Noble. Galen got some "books" for Mary. Counting and that sort of thing. From there we stopped at the daycare place and picked up the kids. Took them home and we played, had some supper and chilled in front of the tv.
My last day there, my brother and I took Mary to the Columbia, SC zoo. It was a really nice zoo for basically being an urban zoo. Mary was pretty good until towards the end of the day. She threw a fit when she couldn't have something in the gift shop. We got out on the highway and she was fast asleep. lol... It took Mary a little while after we got home to get over her grouchiness, but she eventually did. We spent the evening at home playing with the kids and watching tv.
Time was too short. I don't get to see my brother and his family very often. :(
The next day, it's back on the road and off to see Mary and her family in Milton, Fl.
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| My Brother's Place....... |
[25 Oct 2009|05:54am] |
My rental car. The interior was really nice, but the paint job was in tough shape for only having 15,000 miles on it.
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[23 Oct 2009|09:56pm] |
I like's 'em nutty. :p
You Are Kooky and Crazy
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You're the type of person to wear a laugh out loud hilarious costume, even if it's a bit embarrassing to be seen in.
You are a total nut every day of the year, and Halloween gives you an excuse to be extra nutty.
Your favorite Halloween celebration is full of twists, turns, and surprises. The night isn't complete until you get scared out of your mind.
You may not be the most superstitious person, but you do think that all the freaks come out on Halloween... and you love it!
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| Diet Update.... |
[22 Oct 2009|09:19am] |
Time to kick my ass in gear.
I knew it was going to be another gain this week. I simply haven't tried to lose weight.
Once you fall off the bandwagon it's hard to get back on. Especially with all the holidays coming now.
So the news is not good this week.
Today's Weight: XXX.X lbs
Lost or Gained This Week: +2.2 lbs
Total Lost or Gained: - 22.4 lbs
Ugh, that takes me back to where I was clear back in May.
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[19 Oct 2009|07:58pm] |
Me thinks that sounds like me. :p Thanks Mr. Owl...
You See Halloween as Scary
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You are an outgoing person who's a bit of a showoff. It's likely that you dress up for Halloween every year.
You like to think of yourself as naughty. But compared to most people, you're actually quite mild.
Your inner child is open minded, playful, and adventurous.
You fear people taking advantage for you. You are always worried about protecting your own interests.
You're prone to be quite emotional and over dramatic. Deep down, you enjoy being scared out of your mind... even if you don't admit it.
You are a traditionalist with most aspects of your life. You like your Halloween costume to be basic, well made, and conventional enough to wear another year.
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[19 Oct 2009|05:42am] |
I saw the show, The 101 Dalmations Musical last night.
It was a cute little show. Nothing spectacular over the hill, but it was a lot of fun to watch and listen too.
I first wanted to see it out of curiousity of how they were going to pull it off. I thought maybe they were going to use kids to play the dogs, but then I saw an ad in the paper that said they were going to have really live dogs in the show. Wow, gutsy. Then I saw a small article in the People magazine talking about the dogs. It said they had a small part in each of the two acts of the show. So I figured they must not be having the dogs in much of the story.
So imagine my surprise when they started the show and a guy came out in a suit decorated like a dalmation. It ended up being that they had adults and kids playing the dogs, and for the people in the show they had people walking on stilts. Some of them looked more comfortable on the stilts than others did.
It was all done with bright colors and simple designs.
I had assumed that this was a Disney show, but after watching it, I don't think it was. Disney was not mentioned in the title. That was the first clue. Next were some fairly liberal and not so subtle side notes in the story. Aka, there was a NannyCook and a NannyButler that cared deeply for each other, but for certain reasons they could not share a room, "But that's another story".
The guys playing the Badden Brothers, Horace and Jasper, were a riot. Goofy badguy sidekicks are great roles.
Rachel York, who played Cruella had a great voice.
Minneapolis to my understanding is the first stop on the national tour. That was a little obvious at the souvenier counter. They didn't even have programs. They had one "tour" tshirt and two others. A hat, a coffee mug, a magnet, and a few items I think were things from Rachel York, or somebody in the cast.
My thoughts...
If the show happens to come through your town and you have the free time and some money, it would be a fun night out.
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| Disney's Hollywood Studios and the Magic Kingdom..... |
[18 Oct 2009|02:20am] |
The High School Musical 3 show performs in front of the big Mickey's Sorcerer's Hat
( Final Day at Disney )
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| September 27th...... |
[18 Oct 2009|12:42am] |
I suppose I should get on with the story.
I woke up, showered and finished up a couple of postcards.
I got out to the buses and decided I would go back to Disney's Hollywood Studios for awhile this morning. I headed for the Tower of Terror and there was a 50 minute wait, so I broke down and got my first Fast Pass ticket. I went back and went through the Animation Building. They had a lot of things from thier next animated movie, The Princess and the Frog. It's a return to 2 dementional hand drawn animation. YAY..............
Call me a traditionalist. :p
At the end of the tour they had some meet and greet areas for some characters. Mickey was there in his Sorcerer costume and the guys from the movie Up. I got in line to get my picture with Mickey. :) As I was waiting this little, as in about 2 years old, boy went up to Mickey. Mickey kneeled down and they hugged. The little boy leaned back a little bit and looked up at Mickey and then just went back into a hug. It was so cute. Mickey just kneeled and hugged him and patted his head. A couple of times you could see one of the "handlers" motioning if Mickey needed to move things along and Mickey just waved them off and continued to hug the little boy. It was the sweetest thing ever.
( Sorry, This One Got Long, But Funny Stories )
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| Diet Update.... |
[15 Oct 2009|08:15am] |
Well, it was time to get back on the scale.
It has been a month since I last weighed in, and I knew there was going to be a weight gain. It was just a matter of how bad was that weight gain going to be.
I think I lucked out fairly well in that department.
Today's Weight: XXX. X lbs
Lost or Gain This Month: + 6.6 lbs
Total Lost or Gained: - 24.6 lbs
Now come the tricky part of getting back into be a good eater and exerciser. The weather is not cooperating for getting out doors. At least for me. I don't like to walk outside in the cold/snow. Lol… I will have to get my butt over to the mall and get some walking in there.
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| Downtown Disney, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Pop Century..... |
[13 Oct 2009|08:18pm] |
400 feet in the air looking over at at Epcot center, on the Flights of Character balloon ride at Downtown Disney.
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| September 26th....... |
[12 Oct 2009|09:50pm] |
Up and showered. Then I had to decide what I was going to do today. Today was kind of my do anything day.
I decided to go to Downtown Disney first.
I did a lot of window shopping, which is what you have to do when you know you don't have a lot of luggage space, and don't realize that they will ship anything home for you. lol... There is a really big Christmas store there that has a lot of beautiful things. I could go crazy in that store. So could my mom. lol... There is also a Disney Art store there. Beautiful, beautiful things. Unfortunately, really nice price tags that go with it. :p
I went through the Pooh Corners store too. Gotta love the Pooh.
There is also a big trading pin store there. I did go a little crazy there. They are small and don't take up a lot of room. But not cheap either.
They also have what is billed as the world's largest Disney Store. You can pretty much get anything Disney there.
They have some non Disney types of stores. I went through a sunglasses store. To show you how expensive they are, they have a stand that has sunglasses that are UNDER $100. Yikes.....
There use to be a Virgin Records store, but they must have left.
Then I road on the new attraction they have there. The Characters of Flight balloon ride. It's the world's largest tethered gas balloon, and rises to 400 feet about the ground. It can hold 29 guests and a pilot. At the highest point you can see a 10 mile radius. You can see Epcot's Spaceship Earth, Disney's Hollywood Studios Tower of Terror, The Contemporary Hotel. Surprisinly, my fear of heights didn't bother me while I was up there.
Then I went back over to Disney's Animal Kingdom. I rode the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride again. Then I decided to take the plunge, so to speak, and rode the Kali River Rapids ride. I was one of the lucky ones to get soaked. lol....... After that I decided to go ride Expedition Everest. So I walked over there only to find out that it was shut down for problems. So I decided to head out and go back over to Epcot. As I was walking out of the park I saw that It's Tough to Be a Bug was shut down too. Not a good day at Animal Kingdom.
I hoped the bus over to Epcot and was going to ride Test Track, but when I entered the park they were handing out flyers for the Food and Wine tasting event, so I decided to check that out too.
First I rode the Universe of Energy ride. Ellen DeGeneras is so funny. Then I went over to the World Showcase to check out the food and wine tasting event. Just a wee bit busy. :p I got brave and tried a few things. A grilled pork skewer with farofa from Rio, grilled chicken with cumin and taditional Northwestern chicken spices from Shanghai, Paprika beef stew and bacon dumpling from Vienna, Sukiyaki beef roll from Tokyo. I would have tried more, but it wasn't a cheap tasting. Everything was around $4 for the little samples. OUCH...
I stopped into the Japan Pavilion and bought a couple of oysters. They sell the oysters and open then up for you and you get the pearl inside. One was 7mm and the other was 7 1/4 mm. One of gold tinted and the other white. :)
Some walking around and then I sat and watched most of a Big Bad Voodoo Daddies concert. They were really good.
After that I decided to go back and catch the Test Track ride. It was sprinkling a little on my way over. The same thing happened on my last time at Disney. They delayed the ride until the rain stopped. I thought, here we go again. :p Well, this time it didn't happen. After standing in line for awhile, it was reported that it was really raining outside. Eventually they shut down the ride and escorted us out. We got down to the entrance and it was raining so hard it was forming puddles all over. No umbrella and no slicker, so I decided to just head out. I was going to try and go back to Downtown Disney and do some shopping. I thought I would take the monorail to the nearest hotel to catch a bus. By the time I got to the monorail, I was literally soaked. Then the monorail takes us to the transit stop and we had to go back out in the rain to catch another monorail. Finally got to the Polynesian Hotel. By then it had pretty much stopped raining. I caught a bus that took forever to get to Downtown Disney. I bought some things at the Christmas store. I should have waited and come back in the morning. The staff working that night weren't the best. :p After stopping in another store, I went to leave and it started to rain again.
This night could not get over soon enough. :p
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| Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party..... |
[11 Oct 2009|05:01am] |
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| Disney's Animal Kingdom..... |
[11 Oct 2009|04:31am] |
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| September 25th..... |
[11 Oct 2009|04:30am] |
Up and showered this morning.
Today is Disney's Animal Kingdom day. Partly because it normally closes the earliest of the parks and I have a ticket to go to the Halloween party. Of course they have to throw in Extra Night hours at Animal Kingdom today. :p Normally Animal Kingdom would close at 5 pm. Today it's closing at 8 pm. The Halloween party is at Magic Kingdom and starts at 7 pm. So decisions have to be made. lol...
Off to Animal Kingdom. First I stopped and rode the Dinosaur ride. Gotta love scary dinosaurs coming out of the dark at you. :) Then I headed down to Expedition Everest. I rode it twice while the lines were still relatively short. Next I took the Maharajah Jungle Trek. It's a walking trail that let's you see various animals. Next I boarded the Kilimanjaro Safaris. I lucked out and got an outside seat on the bus. After the safaris, I walked the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail. One of the best parts of the trail is a section with different birds that are right out in the open. They are not tame or anything like that but they are not in cages either. Nexted I stopped in to watch It's Tough To Be A Bug. It's a 3D movie/show based on the Bug's Life characters. There is also smell-o-vision and things poke you from under the bench seats. It's very funny, until the little kids start getting scared by things poking at them. :p Next I got in a long line to ride the Wildlife Express Train over to Rafiki's Planet Watch, which is a conservation area. They have some of their vetranarian work there. Also a small betting area. A quick train ride back and I wondered around a bit and then stopped to watch the parade. A lot of the parade units remind me of the stage show The Lion King if you have seen it.
I stayed at Animal Kingdom until around 6 pm or so, then I headed back to the hotel to rest a bit and get changed for the Halloween party over at the Magic Kingdom. My cosutme was a red and white striped nightshirt and stocking cap with teddy bear slippers and a teddy bear dressed in his own nightshirt and cap.
If I do have to say so myself, my costume was a big success. I got lots of good comments. A lot of people commented that I came prepared for the night/bed. lol... I was walking through the main intersection in front of Cinderella's Castle and this young couple came walking up and the guy asked if he could take a picture of me. :) I also saw a few other people takikng pictures.
As you entered the park they put braclets on you to show you were there for the Halloween party and they also gave you bags for trick or treating. They are had several areas set up where you could walk through and they were handing out candy. :)
I first headed over to the Haunted Mansion. What better place to start a Halloween Party? I got a picture taken next to the hearse which I later found out they super imposed a ghost sitting in the driver's seat. lol... Then I went through the Mansion. They had an actress sitting in the lawn talking to people as they went through the line and she was fantastic. Ad libing with the guests.
I found a place to stand and watch the parade. A lady and her little boy stood next to me and then another lady came and stood next to us. She was a Disney worker on her night off.
After the parade I went over and rode Big Thunder Moutain Railroad and the Pirates of the Caribbean a couple of times. Then I heard a firework go off so I QUICKLY made my way over to an area where I could see and record them. I walked around some more and got my picture taken with Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore. :) Then I rode It's a Small World. You have to, right? After that I watched the Villain's Stage show. I wondered around some more and eventually went back and went through the Haunted Mansion again. Begin the night and end it there.
The music that was getting played in the park that night was a lot of fun. It was different versions of their movies villain's songs. So on my way out of the Park I stopped into a store to see if they had the music available on cd. Sure enough it was, so I had to pick up a copy. :) I haven't listened to it yet, so I am hoping it's as good.
On the way out I saw this group of people that I had seen earlier. They were dressed up as the Harry Potter gang. I had to stop and get thier picture.
Then it was down to the bus stop and wait in line for a bus. Finally got back to the room and briefly watched some TV to unwind and went to be.
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| Disney's Hollywood Studios |
[10 Oct 2009|06:27pm] |
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| September 24th...... |
[10 Oct 2009|06:21pm] |
I woke up, showered, and headed for Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Home to my FAVORITE Disney World ride, The Tower of Terror.
I got to the park and made a bee line for the Tower. I rode it twice in a row and it was great being on it again. :) Then I went over and rode the Rock 'n Rollercoaster twice. Second time through the line I had to listen to some parents completely lie to a terrified little boy. They were telling him it did go upside down or in the dark. Once inside I made it a mission to not get seated near them. From there I set off for the Muppets 3D show. Gotta love the Muppets. :)
They have some wondering actors that roam around the park stopping and performing little skits. They are a riot to watch. They all involve something to do with Hollywood. Actors,actresses, directors. That sort of thing.
I found a place to watch the parade the parade and ended up talking with some people from just across the border in Iowa. I went through some more rides and then got in line for the Back Lot Tour. The next thing I know some guy is coming up to me and asking if I would be interested in doing a little acting. He took me back stage and introduced me to the Disney workers and the other "actors" and they got me dressed for the role. We were going to be on a military boat that comes under fire. I was the deck hand that "panics". LOL... With the exploding torpedo I got a little wet, but I wasn't complaining with the heat. :p After our performance they show it on TV screens but dubbed with a soundtrack. It was too funny. On some rides like Tower of Terror and Splash Mountain they take pictures of you plunging and then you can buy them, I would have gladly paid for a copy of the little show we did. Disney, you are missing a money making opportunity. :( The workers did joke that I should watch youtube because sometimes they will post them there. I won't hold my breath, but I will have to go check. lol...
So technically, I acted for Disney. :)
I just went to youtube and went through a few pages and there was actually a video from the day I was there, but it wasn't me. :(
I went back and rode Tower of Terror again, then I bought way too many souveniers. lol... I slowly made my way out of the park. Stopping to look through stores on the way out. That's tough when you know you don't have a lot of luggage space for more stuff. :p
I hoped the bus and got back to my hotel. I stopped into the gift shop and bought some postcards. Then I wondered through the cafeteria to see what I might have for supper. Pizza looked tempting.
I went back to my room and wrote some postcards and watched some TV and relaxed. After awhile, I went back down and got myself a pizza for a late supper. Came back to my room and stuffed myself.
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