12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 10

[klineyqueen]

Twenty Eight pages . . . .

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh . . .

John1

Welcome home!!!!!

 

[elaineteresa]

Andy caught me on the goulash thing - somehow neither way looks quite right. thanks Andy!!

 

[klineyqueen]

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Giona does this too - I keep asking if he has to go to the bathroom - but he says it's fun Can't argue with that logic. I guess a responsible parent would have one of those "privacy of your own room discussions" - who me?

elaine

At least my son isn't the only one!

 

[brack]

I have spent the last hour downloading mp3 files from one of the threads. It is an incredible wealth of music and sound files!

 

[klineyqueen]

I need to get downstairs. We have more clean up for the party on Saturday. I guess this is good night...

 

[brack]

Goodnight Brandi

 

[Jhalkias]

Thats funny. Really, I was walking one time and saw this woman in a hammock and I said...oh wait. Ruht Roh.

I think we need a pirate flag to stake out areas...and a big sign that says, Dead Man Get no Hammock !

Good idea Andy!

We should transfer pirate flags to the beach to stake out our territory!

Any non-lime green pirates messin with our land beware!

John1

 

[Jhalkias]

I seriously can not name one school that has a water polo team in our area. I wonder if that is a western thing...

We have water polo here, but it is a club sport - no varsity. Along with ice hockey, bowling (will be varsity next year), and lacrosse.

John1

 

[Jhalkias]

They will probably just think something like this:

There goes those crazy lime green people again. Really what is wrong with these people? Did you see them sprint to the beach wearing numbers on their backs? Oh, and can you believe their behavior at dinner last night? Shouting across the dining room something about Taking Back or Never Giving Bananas. Not only that but I think some of them were wearing bedazzled jeans on formal night. How geeky! What are they some kind of cult?

Look out if any of them offer you Kool-Aid on CC!

John1

 

[Jhalkias]

Okay ladies... I found another shirt that would be great for us and it comes in lime!!!

http://www.spanx.com/pls/enetrixp/!stmenu_template.main?complex_id_in=477024.479038.489059.758403.page

How come the ones in the pictures look like they need spanx like I need another Ho Ho?

John1

 

[TanaL]

Angie, here's a possible suit for Aaron, but still maybe too dressy for other events: http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-Pinstripe...0QQihZ005QQcategoryZ15607QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Jhalkias]

QUESTION (for the techies):

I have a Canon Elura camcorder and I can hook it up to my laptop (as soon as I get a firewire cable).

Do I need special software or should Windows (I have media edition) be able to copy it to my computer like it does with photos?

Any recommendations on editing software?

Sorry, no Windows . . . would work fine on a Mac with iMovie though . . .

John1

 

[Jhalkias]

I can only go by the reviews for this camera. It will be hard to go really bad buying almost any point&shoot digital with good reviews.

I concur.

Consumer Reports usually does pretty good reviews.

Make sure you go to a store where you can handle it and feel comfortable with it before you buy.

John1

 

[brack]

I might get a few posts in tomorrow morning but then I leave for camp where there is no internet connection at all (much less high speed!). I won't be back until Sunday evening so I'll miss chat AND be behind by 1,000's of posts.

Good night!

 

[Jhalkias]

is anyone near Williamsberg, VA or Charlottesville VA? We'll be in those two places the week of Thanksgiving... I am so jealous of you East coasters who get together all the time it seems! Maybe I'll just drive down to... Kansas? Missouri? I think that's the closest anyone is to us here in MN.

Remember how there was a glaring lack of midwesterners in the Dis geeks map? I think it's cuz people here just don't get the concept. I don't know why, but all our friends think we're totally nuts to go on a Disney cruise. Personally, I think it's insane not to go on one, LOL. But I don't know if we ever would have done it if my parents, who live in VA, hadn't arranged it last year. Now we're hooked.

Our friends just go to "the cabin" usually for vacation, or visit rellies. I need a vacation *after* I do either of those!

Well Tana,

Amy's sister does live in Williamsburg. Just show up at her door.

Hi, I'm Tana from Minnesotta, and I was supposed to meet up with your sister in St. Paul, but we just played phone tag, so I thought I would stop here and see you instead while I am in the neighborhood. Yes we met on the internet.



John1

 

[Jhalkias]

OK, I'll bite....part of HER costume?

Maybe . . .

But probably not one that WE are going to see . . .

John1

 

[lbgraves]

My brother and BIL both drink the lagar. My DH always drank premium. Now he is more of a Corona kind of guy. He only drinks one or 2 beers like every month. He hardly drinks at all...but when he does it is almost always Corona.

There is a degree with my DH. He only drinks Corona around here.

 

[Jhalkias]

OK all you CC sprinters, would anyone be willing to adopt my dh and show him where to go? Last year on our first CC day we didn't go out until later, we were lucky to get a few chairs together in the back. The second day my Dad went out and got some chairs closer to the front, but still not fabulous and nowhere near a hammock. The only hammock I saw was really far from the water. Really we were just in awe of the whole place and happy to be anywhere on the beach!! It doesn't seem like it should be so difficult to find The Perfect Spot, but I guess there isn't much time to mess around if you are a *serious* beach spot finder. Just so you know, dh is very very punctual, always early for appointments, and he can run fast, he won't slow you down! He'll even carry your beach bag ladies <hint hint Angie>.

Now me and the chilluns are just too slow to get going in the morning, we won't even try to be out with the sprinters.

He can tag along with me Tana . . . I will be the one following the back of Andy's head.

Seriously . . . all of us going to the family beach (and leaving early) should stake out a "DIS" section for as many of us as we can. We can post pirate flags around. One of the tricks is to go pretty far down the family beach - many people stop as soon as they see water. Further down also = closer to Cookies!

John1

 

[Jhalkias]

It is a strange world out there but they have bananas too. I don't think they really know what to do with them though.

You really have to know how to use that banana!

Believe me, it makes a difference!

John1

 

[lbgraves]

I've checked our Walmarts and they don't have any suits. Wonder if it is a Christmas thing. I will check again this weekend.

They have them here year round. Is your store a super store? Have you checked online? I wouldn't mind picking one up for you if you would like.