12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 5

[pyramid2000]

Yeah, no transcripts of those 8 hours because most of us kept refreshing chat instead of DCL's site. I am probably most thankful for that. I think that I surprised a couple of you this time.

I so wanted to go back and read from 2:55 on!! All I know is I was hysterically lauging and hoping I would remember what to do!

 

[tynkerbell]

Vanessa, have you tried to do a print screen save then put it on another document to save it & print it out?

That's what I have to do. I wish the DCL website weren't so buggy.

 

[Bella2000]

When are you going to let your SOs have non DIS time?

My husband thanks you!

okay I am shutting down the screen now and will not read further...okay I'll try not to peak again until later this afternoon

 

[lbgraves]

I was working 2nd shift back then (we were still in PA). I had dropped DD off at school around 8 and returned home. For some reason i never turned on the TV that morning. I was doing housework (laundry, vacumming, and was washing dishes.) My DH called me from his job and said guess what's happening... I was kidding and said "The world is ending and the sky is falling.." He answered "sort of...Turn on the TV". I turned on the TV and it was maybe 10 minutes later when the first tower fell.

They still made us go in to work but what a horrible day. I remember hearing about the crash of the plane in PA while i drove in to work. Everyone at work had MSN and MSNBC up on the internet as our only source of news while at work. (we worked in a call center; but we could flick over to the internet between calls.)

Back in 1989 or 1990 I worked at the HFC preforclosure collection center. My region was part of NY & half of NJ. I remember something happening that a couple of the people I talked to one morning relayed information about a bombing or attack. We didn't have the internet and I can't remember what it was but most of that day was spent talking to people who called in to make payments and finding out all the information we could.

 

[pyramid2000]

Was that message to self dear?

And, you got a

I think I am beginning to know what a crack addict feels like. I need a 12 step program . . .

Add that to the definition Caroline.

John1

Listed at DIS Dictionary:

John, (jon) v,1. to John or talk to oneself because no one is around
2. to pick on people's misspellings
3. to claim wife doesn't keep house properly

n. 1. a safehouse
2. one who claims they have hard work days, but actually posts all day on a message board
3. one who feels like a crack addict without actually being one

 

[lillygator]

ok - I must get to working now before I get canned!

 

[pyramid2000]

And, you got a

So much for our "competitiveness." We hardly notice these things anymore except when they are BIG!!

 

[pyramid2000]

Ok, I had promised myself to get off by 11, now 11:10 or so. Gotta go!!
But first, how about we stop posting til Brandi catches up??

 

[lbgraves]

Why is John1 on the boards, he is supposed to be working. I no longer will believe him when he tells me how hard his day is. I now see what he does all day!!

 

[lbgraves]

NOT going to touch this (sp) - I have to live with this one . . .

John1

Good choice, John! I was a bit surprised since it is one of Amy's pet peeves.

 

[Jhalkias]

I so wanted to go back and read from 2:55 on!! All I know is I was hysterically lauging and hoping I would remember what to do!

"lauging"????

Caroline, are you beginning to do this on purpose?

John1

 

[lbgraves]

I so wanted to go back and read from 2:55 on!! All I know is I was hysterically lauging and hoping I would remember what to do!

UGH! That's true! I didn't think about missing 10-15 minutes while I was battling the darn system.

 

[lbgraves]

Listed at DIS Dictionary:

John, (jon) v,1. to John or talk to oneself because no one is around
2. to pick on people's misspellings
3. to claim wife doesn't keep house properly

n. 1. a safehouse
2. one who claims they have hard work days, but actually posts all day on a message board
3. one who feels like a crack addict without actually being one

 

[lbgraves]

Ok, I had promised myself to get off by 11, now 11:10 or so. Gotta go!!
But first, how about we stop posting til Brandi catches up??

Oh like THAT would ever happen!

 

[becka]

You guys are too funny this morning! Can't wait to see more of the DIS dictionary.

I am going to my first WW at Work meeting here in a few minutes. I really need to get serious about all of this. Hopefully the extra accountability here will help me some. I know the program works if I follow it but I just have no will power.

 

[goofyforlife]

I am going to my first WW at Work meeting here in a few minutes. I know the program works if I follow it but I just have no will power.

The WW program isn't too bad. i did ok on it a couple years ago. What drove me to insanity was the incessant counting of points. I could do well all day but when i'd get home i'd only have a certain amt of points left and i didn't always have something readily availble for that amt of pts. I drove DH nuts because he never knew what he could cook for dinner that we could all eat.

It's like telling an alcoholic he can drink but he has to keep a log and he can only have a certain amt to ration and he has to measure and account for each drop.

 

[virginiamama]

She is a HUGE Doodlebop fan - it's me. Have you SEEN the hands on the female Doodlebop. That's scary. I mean clowns can kill you and stuff. I know I know it's just a clown but they just creep me out.

I'm afraid of clowns too! People at work pick on me for that. My best friend had an entertainer at her DD's last b-day, and he said he could be a clown or a magician. Of course she went with magician for me!

 

[lbgraves]

Virginiamama, did you ever check the first post to find out how to be added to our group site? Here is the information.

*** Please note, participation in the cruise website is completely voluntary. Some activities will be based solely on the list of those who have participated, such as the goodie exchange and other items that DISers are having made for the group. ***

This site is only for the DISers who are posting to this thread. Please have an adult in each group send your complete information & I will add it to the site. I will send you the link once the site has been updated. I will add your email to the group list so that you will be notified when the site has been updated with more info as well as be included in the group's newsletter that is being handled by PJ.

DIS ID: If you don't include this info, we wont know who you are.
Family name:
Individual names of family members (please include just the children' ages at the time of the cruise so that I can put them in the right club grouping)
Birthdates: so that we can add them to our cruise list
Celebration:
Stateroom:
Dining:
Hometown:
Pre/Post Cruise Plans: (Date arriving in FL & where you will be staying Friday night & if you plan to stay at WDW after the cruise. This info allowed some of us to arrange meets prior to the cruise.)

A short note with where you work & what activities you like to do.

Please send a picture of your family to be included.

For those with children, please send an individual picture pf each child to be put on the DIS Kids page by age group so that the kids can get to know each other a little better. Let the kids tell the others their age, grade in school, favorite thing to eat on the ship, favorite Disney character, & their favorite activity on the ship...whatever they want to write about.

We will have also have a page to list Palo resie times & excursions to help make plans.

My email is mandlgraves@cox.net

Lisa (lbgraves)

 

[lbgraves]

OK, I just went thru the dining stuff again and added Diana's people to the list. I was off on the count on the site and the spreadsheet so I went thru and checked each one. Vanessa's dad wasn't on the site and Carla's DH must have gotten to my spread sheet. Everything is current now.

We have 139 people linked for dining with the DIS group!!!!! Some are completely unaware of what they will be going thru. Some facts....
86 people in early dining - 5 full stations - 15 tables
53 people in late dining - 3 full stations - 9 tables

This is going to be fun!!!

 

[lbgraves]

OMG! Kim, I didn't see your Medusa moving last night. I DL it so that I could use it as we get closer to cruise time & when I got the props to post the last smilie I saw it move. WHOA!!!