DDC XIII - Zerphonics spoken here!

[cj9200]

Steve, glad things went well. Hope they gave you some happy pills to get you through the next couple of days.

Originally Posted by jbschafer

Oh sweet lord of all that is good and peanut buttery (and I mean that in the literal way)...

I just discovered a GIANT bag of candy bars - Whoppers, Almond Joy and REESES PEANUT BUTTER CUPS - that my wife apparently hid back around Halloween and then forgot about. I'm trying to decide what the statute of limitations is on this one.

If I start eating them is that theft given that they are "illegal" in the first place? Will she even be able to acknowledge if she notices they are gone? Do I steal them one at a time or just rehide the bag myself?

Illegal? No. Hide the bag? Yes. I discovered multiple giant bags of candy bars this afternoon when I was shopping for snacks at Publix. A bag each of Rollos, Nestle Crunch and Heath bars jumped in the shopping cart. Didn't have the heart to tell them they couldn't come home with me.

Trip prep update: Need to add a Dis Dad T to the bag along with a couple of other shirts. Snacks and drinks are placed near the door, batteries are charged and are in the holding area along with cash, tickets, keys, cameras and Dis event credentials. Can you tell i am ready to get out of here?

[IamTrike]

We spent some time in the Disney Gallery tonight. Here are a couple of quick pics.

Model of Sleeping Beauty Castle.


View into Carsland from Mickey's Fun Wheel

[stopher1]

Originally Posted by IamTrike

We spent some time in the Disney Gallery tonight. Here are a couple of quick pics.

Model of Sleeping Beauty Castle.


View into Carsland from Mickey's Fun Wheel

Carsland = 12 acres of fun. Radiator Springs Racers = 6 acres by itself. That mountain range they built is very, very impressive. I cannot wait to be able to ride RSR!

[stopher1]

Originally Posted by twokids0204

Chance meeting huh?

What was Christopher - a multiple DVC owner doing at Pop? Hmmmm....

Very cool though.

Not staying there on this trip, though I have stayed there on solo trips in the past. I was there for other reasons today. As I told Aaron, while we were chatting, our family did stay there many moons ago when my daughter was still small enough to be in the playyard thingy - but not since. #1 - our family doesn't fit - #2 my DW doesn't like it.

I wasn't actually planning on going by there at all, but then I thought twice and ended up going afterall. Partly to walk across the Generation Gap Bridge (wonder what they'll rename that) in order to see what I could of the progress on the new Art of Animation resort. And after a while of walking around, taking pictures, etc, I ended up over at the '90's section, and decided to go up to the 4th floor of the "Roger Rabbit" building (where my family stayed on that trip when DD was in the playyard), and passed a guy getting on the elevator as I was passing it from taking the stairs... who happened to look familiar to me. When he got off the elevator at the bottom, I called down - "Aaron?" He looked around, and then finally up when I asked if he was Aaron, and said I was stopher. So yeah - very much a chance meeting.

Here's a picture that I took while there...

[stopher1]

And here's a picture with Eric (DEA) at the Magic Kingdom this evening...



This one wasn't really by chance - Eric and I were kind of stalking each other on FB (not really). He posted a pic from the Grand Flo, I had just recently been at the Grand Flo but was over at the Contemporary at that time. He asked if anyone was going on the MK monorail, I said I was headed to the MK... and so we ended up meeting up on Main Street.

[baseballmickey]

Originally Posted by cj9200

Just found on the DVC Board that they announced the Grand Floridian DVC resort. Scheduled to open in 2013. DD is going to love that news.

Originally Posted by twokids0204

Wooo Hooo....

I say he celebrates with some Rock Climbing.

maybe a trip to Boulder, CO.

Originally Posted by GoHerd1028

Hey Guys!!!! Thanks so much for the prayers and well wishes an good thoughts today!!! It must have worked because as Chris told you all went well!! I appreciate Chris letting you know!!! Thanks Nemesis!!! I feel releived to just have it over withand not have to have stents, lithotripsy, or as Scott put it...roto rooter ! Now, to move on and enjoy the holidays!!! Glad to have such a good group of guys to be friends with!!

Glad to hear it was a success!

Originally Posted by jbschafer

Not quite what you have in mind probably but I liked this one.

My sister and her husband bought a moderate sized Disney puzzle (100 pieces maybe) then built it, turned it over, and wrote an announcement about the trip on the back. They then took it apart and put all the pieces in a bowl. The kids earned pieces for doing good things that were then transferred to another bowl. After a while they started catching on to the lettering on the back and knew something was up but still didn't guess until they had earned enough pieces to put the puzzle together and flip it over to see the message.

Very interesting... I think you can get custom puzzles made so you're announcement could be on the front side if you wanted. And maybe you hold back those "key pieces" to make sure they're the last ones.

Originally Posted by jbschafer

Oh sweet lord of all that is good and peanut buttery (and I mean that in the literal way)...

I just discovered a GIANT bag of candy bars - Whoppers, Almond Joy and REESES PEANUT BUTTER CUPS - that my wife apparently hid back around Halloween and then forgot about. I'm trying to decide what the statute of limitations is on this one.

If I start eating them is that theft given that they are "illegal" in the first place? Will she even be able to acknowledge if she notices they are gone? Do I steal them one at a time or just rehide the bag myself?

I'll trade the box of christmas decorations and the bag of clothes I found yesterday for your bag of candy!!

We had an extra bag of candy from Halloween that we didn't ipen. I spent a week looking for it because I thought DW hid it from me somewhere. Eventually I gave up and casually worked it into a conversation one day... turns out she took it to work and donated it!!

[theduck619]

Good morning guys

Originally Posted by afwdwfan

Dave theduck, forgot to say anything but I'm at the JW Marriott until non Saturday for a conference. If you come through this part of town tomorrow, let me know

I will be at my office for a little while which is downtown. I'll text if I get close.

Originally Posted by AirGoofy

Grimm had the pied piper on tonite. Good episode.

I started to watch one of those and my daughter was a little freaked out. Are they on Hulu?

Originally Posted by stopher1

Not staying there on this trip, though I have stayed there on solo trips in the past. I was there for other reasons today. As I told Aaron, while we were chatting, our family did stay there many moons ago when my daughter was still small enough to be in the playyard thingy - but not since. #1 - our family doesn't fit - #2 my DW doesn't like it.

I wasn't actually planning on going by there at all, but then I thought twice and ended up going afterall. Partly to walk across the Generation Gap Bridge (wonder what they'll rename that) in order to see what I could of the progress on the new Art of Animation resort. And after a while of walking around, taking pictures, etc, I ended up over at the '90's section, and decided to go up to the 4th floor of the "Roger Rabbit" building (where my family stayed on that trip when DD was in the playyard), and passed a guy getting on the elevator as I was passing it from taking the stairs... who happened to look familiar to me. When he got off the elevator at the bottom, I called down - "Aaron?" He looked around, and then finally up when I asked if he was Aaron, and said I was stopher. So yeah - very much a chance meeting.

Here's a picture that I took while there...

Epic

Originally Posted by stopher1

And here's a picture with Eric (DEA) at the Magic Kingdom this evening...



This one wasn't really by chance - Eric and I were kind of stalking each other on FB (not really). He posted a pic from the Grand Flo, I had just recently been at the Grand Flo but was over at the Contemporary at that time. He asked if anyone was going on the MK monorail, I said I was headed to the MK... and so we ended up meeting up on Main Street.

Very nice.....he looks very familiar

[theduck619]

Norm, thanks for the Vero picks. Do you have any on of the room or inside the main buildings?

[cj9200]

Morning guys,

Will be dropping Crash off at school and then my better daughter at the vet. T-Minus 5 hours 36 minutes. Will check in before I leave.

Have a good day.

[twokids0204]

Originally Posted by stopher1

Not staying there on this trip, though I have stayed there on solo trips in the past. I was there for other reasons today. As I told Aaron, while we were chatting, our family did stay there many moons ago when my daughter was still small enough to be in the playyard thingy - but not since. #1 - our family doesn't fit - #2 my DW doesn't like it.

I wasn't actually planning on going by there at all, but then I thought twice and ended up going afterall. Partly to walk across the Generation Gap Bridge (wonder what they'll rename that) in order to see what I could of the progress on the new Art of Animation resort. And after a while of walking around, taking pictures, etc, I ended up over at the '90's section, and decided to go up to the 4th floor of the "Roger Rabbit" building (where my family stayed on that trip when DD was in the playyard), and passed a guy getting on the elevator as I was passing it from taking the stairs... who happened to look familiar to me. When he got off the elevator at the bottom, I called down - "Aaron?" He looked around, and then finally up when I asked if he was Aaron, and said I was stopher. So yeah - very much a chance meeting.

Here's a picture that I took while there...

Very cool....

Oh, and I was just teasing.... I believe ya 'bout the chance meeting.

[twokids0204]

Originally Posted by stopher1

And here's a picture with Eric (DEA) at the Magic Kingdom this evening...



This one wasn't really by chance - Eric and I were kind of stalking each other on FB (not really). He posted a pic from the Grand Flo, I had just recently been at the Grand Flo but was over at the Contemporary at that time. He asked if anyone was going on the MK monorail, I said I was headed to the MK... and so we ended up meeting up on Main Street.

Also very cool...

[scott2997]

Morning' guys!

Stopher - awesome story and great pics! It's unbelievable how fate works!

CJ -have a great time. We're all counting on you!

[scott2997]

You know it's going to be a great day off when you turn on the tv and "Dude, where's my car?" is on!

[jbschafer]

Originally Posted by cj9200

Steve, glad things went well. Hope they gave you some happy pills to get you through the next couple of days.



Illegal? No. Hide the bag? Yes. I discovered multiple giant bags of candy bars this afternoon when I was shopping for snacks at Publix. A bag each of Rollos, Nestle Crunch and Heath bars jumped in the shopping cart. Didn't have the heart to tell them they couldn't come home with me.

Trip prep update: Need to add a Dis Dad T to the bag along with a couple of other shirts. Snacks and drinks are placed near the door, batteries are charged and are in the holding area along with cash, tickets, keys, cameras and Dis event credentials. Can you tell i am ready to get out of here?

Hmmm. It never dawned on me that she might have hidden this for the trip to the World next week. That's not her style though.

Oh, well, if they were for the trip we are about a dozen candy bars lighter now...

[DisDadDoc]

Originally Posted by rescuetink

[SIZE="3"]
So I got an email from D23 today since their selling gift memberships for CHRISTmas!! I looked at this briefly a long, long time ago and had no interest in joining then!! Looking again I see the price for the gold membership is now $74.99 and the silver is $34.99. The only difference between the two is that the gold gives you FOUR issues of the Disney twenty-three quarterly magazine!! $30.00 for four magazines seems a bit much to me!! However, at $34.99 the watch itself seems a bit appealing!!

So my question is are any of you D23 members, and if so is it worth it for either membership? I see mixed reviews, with some just being Disney fanatics and can't see past the fact that it's Disney!! Other's don't seem to feel that it has any real value and is just an expensive fan club with not a lot of perks!!

Your thoughts or recommendations???

Thanks Guys!!!

I got this for Christmas last year. The magazines are nice and really high quality (more like a paperback book), but IMO not worth it.

Originally Posted by jbschafer

Not quite what you have in mind probably but I liked this one.

My sister and her husband bought a moderate sized Disney puzzle (100 pieces maybe) then built it, turned it over, and wrote an announcement about the trip on the back. They then took it apart and put all the pieces in a bowl. The kids earned pieces for doing good things that were then transferred to another bowl. After a while they started catching on to the lettering on the back and knew something was up but still didn't guess until they had earned enough pieces to put the puzzle together and flip it over to see the message.

Ben, I love this idea, too! And I would start eating the candy and not admitting that you found it. Chances are your DW has been snacking and will wonder where the extra is going, but since she was sneaking it too, she'll never mention it! Ah, marriage!

Originally Posted by stopher1

Not staying there on this trip, though I have stayed there on solo trips in the past. I was there for other reasons today. As I told Aaron, while we were chatting, our family did stay there many moons ago when my daughter was still small enough to be in the playyard thingy - but not since. #1 - our family doesn't fit - #2 my DW doesn't like it.

I wasn't actually planning on going by there at all, but then I thought twice and ended up going afterall. Partly to walk across the Generation Gap Bridge (wonder what they'll rename that) in order to see what I could of the progress on the new Art of Animation resort. And after a while of walking around, taking pictures, etc, I ended up over at the '90's section, and decided to go up to the 4th floor of the "Roger Rabbit" building (where my family stayed on that trip when DD was in the playyard), and passed a guy getting on the elevator as I was passing it from taking the stairs... who happened to look familiar to me. When he got off the elevator at the bottom, I called down - "Aaron?" He looked around, and then finally up when I asked if he was Aaron, and said I was stopher. So yeah - very much a chance meeting.

Very cool! Wish my work didn't block the pics. Guess I should be glad they don't block the site anymore...

Originally Posted by cj9200

Morning guys,

Will be dropping Crash off at school and then my better daughter at the vet. T-Minus 5 hours 36 minutes. Will check in before I leave.

Have a good day.

You, too! Have an awesome trip!

Originally Posted by theduck619

Good morning guys

Morning, David!