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Just assuming this counts as an update since it has been so long since the last one.
City, Sand, and Savanna - Link to new trip report
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Awww adorable smoochy photos Glenn!
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Exactly. Only thing is, I thought that my crunch time was going to be a couple of months ago...it was, but it hasn't let up much since.
Throw in meetings, training, trying to close out some scouting stuff and school being back in season with Drew's Cross Country meets, and by the time I get home in the evening I just feel like sitting down and trying to unwind so I can get up the next day and do it all again! And don't even throw in life in general with the day to day stuff..........
Yup, ditto!
And when the outage starts it will be rotating 12 hour shifts!!!
Ouch.
I feel like I am so far behind I can't possibly catch up, especially as fast as some posters on here keep their TRs moving! I'm glad you sound like you are as busy as me. At least for now I can keep up here......well sometimes!!!
I know I'm waaay behind on bunches of TRs. Maybe someday I'll be able to have a reading marathon.
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Just assuming this counts as an update since it has been so long since the last one.
Yeah, right.
even with the lack of a title to make it an official post, i say you should get the points for it
Now you sound like Marv...jumping in, acting all "rules committee".
Aw, thanks Cherie! Good to see you on here more.
Hi Cherie !!!
Nice try, but no top-of-page.
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I was probably too critical of the Photopass Photographer in the last chapter, and I should have been more grateful for the veritable photo session he gave us, so let me correct that now...'thank you' Mr. Photopass Photographer! You took so many pictures and gave us so many poses to choose from that we felt like celebrities.
And what a coincidence, because just after we finished our photo shoot we walked a few steps and I saw a person I recognized from TV.
I nudged Judy and said, "It's John Stamos!"
"Who?", she said.
"You know...Uncle so-and-so from 'Full House', and Blackie from 'General Hospital', and who knows what else."
"Oh yeah, you’re right." She said. (As you can see, living with me all of these years, Judy is only mildly impressed by other celebrities.)
I have to say that I probably would've noticed him anyway, but one thing that drew my attention was the Disney cast member that was guiding them. They're not very inconspicuous that way. Anyway, we were so close, and I didn't know if I could discretely take a picture, but I knew that I had to get a picture for my trip report, that was an absolute must.
So much for being discrete...he caught me. Then, he made the coolest rockstar move ever: he flashed me a peace sign. It conveyed so much. Like:
"Dude, I see you, seeing me. Thanks for keeping your distance."
And...
"You are keeping your distance, right?"
Then Judy said to me, "Do you want your picture with him?", and oh that was a tough one. In the second that I thought it over, I went back and forth several times.
I thought:
"Oh, how great would that be for the trip report?!!"
"But he's with his family -- young girls, his mother (I assume) in a wheelchair."
"But oh, how great would that be for the trip report?!!"
"There's that Disney cast member with a walkie-talkie, ready to call Security at a moment’s notice."
"But do you realize how awesome it would be to put a picture of me with Uncle what's-his-name in my trip report?!"
And finally, the thought that decided it for me was, "The poor guy is on vacation, having family time. Let him enjoy it."
I decided to let my paparazzi-style picture be the one I'd use in the trip report. No shot of me and my brush with a celebrity.
Unfortunately for John, some other people saw me taking a picture of him and I think I drew some additional attention to him. They apparently weren't as concerned for his privacy as I was.
But hey, she's obviously his fan, in every sense of the word!
He certainly doesn't look like he minded taking a picture with them, and that kind of made me feel like a schmuck for not asking myself, but I still think it was the right thing to do.
Celebrity-sighting over, onward we went. To China. Look at the kid trying on a mask on the right side of this picture.
We just looked around in the gift shop at the end of the street and then moved on.
The mariachi band was out as we went through Mexico.
We quickly went through these countries (as quickly as we could) because we had one attraction on Gram's "must do" list: Journey into Imagination. I know what you're thinking -- "Journey into Unimagination? Seriously?" Yes, seriously.
<cue flashback music>
Waaay back, over Christmas 1983, we took a family trip to WDW and this was my mom's favorite attraction. It was closed for renovations in 2001, the last time she was here, so we definitely had to get her there this time. It was so hot out though, walking through those last couple of countries in the World Showcase, and then into Future World. I wanted to hurry in order to get out of the heat sooner, but my troops could only go so fast. We eventually made it, (the A/C felt wonderful!) and we had almost no wait for the ride.
(Oh, you should've stopped playing that funky flashback music in your head about halfway through that last paragraph. I hope you did.)
I kept waiting for a good picture opportunity to present itself, but this is basically it. For all you Monty Python fans!
From there, we went over to Club Cool, the best place to get some free (free, I tell ya!) refreshment and of course -- an opportunity to foist the deliciousness of Beverly upon a couple of unsuspecting victims.
Poppy, checking out the offerings.
Gram tries a non-Beverly taste.
Beverly dispensed, here we go.
Mmm-hmm.
Whattaya think?
No reaction really. I was so bummed.
We decided to head to Living with the Land next, so we left Club Cool through the doors on that side of the building. Then I found a hallway that I'd never really noticed before and since it was so hot out we decided to take it in order to stay in air conditioning for as long as possible. Here's a shot back toward the doors that we entered.
Looking ahead, it ends where you come out from the Epcot Character Spot.
I filed that away for future reference, to use that hallway in times when it's raining or super-hot, like today was.
continued in next post
And what a coincidence, because just after we finished our photo shoot we walked a few steps and I saw a person I recognized from TV.
I nudged Judy and said, "It's John Stamos!"
"Who?", she said.
"You know...Uncle so-and-so from 'Full House', and Blackie from 'General Hospital', and who knows what else."
"Oh yeah, you’re right." She said. (As you can see, living with me all of these years, Judy is only mildly impressed by other celebrities.)
I have to say that I probably would've noticed him anyway, but one thing that drew my attention was the Disney cast member that was guiding them. They're not very inconspicuous that way. Anyway, we were so close, and I didn't know if I could discretely take a picture, but I knew that I had to get a picture for my trip report, that was an absolute must.
So much for being discrete...he caught me. Then, he made the coolest rockstar move ever: he flashed me a peace sign. It conveyed so much. Like:
"Dude, I see you, seeing me. Thanks for keeping your distance."
And...
"You are keeping your distance, right?"
Then Judy said to me, "Do you want your picture with him?", and oh that was a tough one. In the second that I thought it over, I went back and forth several times.
I thought:
"Oh, how great would that be for the trip report?!!"
"But he's with his family -- young girls, his mother (I assume) in a wheelchair."
"But oh, how great would that be for the trip report?!!"
"There's that Disney cast member with a walkie-talkie, ready to call Security at a moment’s notice."
"But do you realize how awesome it would be to put a picture of me with Uncle what's-his-name in my trip report?!"
And finally, the thought that decided it for me was, "The poor guy is on vacation, having family time. Let him enjoy it."
I decided to let my paparazzi-style picture be the one I'd use in the trip report. No shot of me and my brush with a celebrity.
Unfortunately for John, some other people saw me taking a picture of him and I think I drew some additional attention to him. They apparently weren't as concerned for his privacy as I was.
But hey, she's obviously his fan, in every sense of the word!
He certainly doesn't look like he minded taking a picture with them, and that kind of made me feel like a schmuck for not asking myself, but I still think it was the right thing to do.
Celebrity-sighting over, onward we went. To China. Look at the kid trying on a mask on the right side of this picture.
We just looked around in the gift shop at the end of the street and then moved on.
The mariachi band was out as we went through Mexico.
We quickly went through these countries (as quickly as we could) because we had one attraction on Gram's "must do" list: Journey into Imagination. I know what you're thinking -- "Journey into Unimagination? Seriously?" Yes, seriously.
<cue flashback music>
Waaay back, over Christmas 1983, we took a family trip to WDW and this was my mom's favorite attraction. It was closed for renovations in 2001, the last time she was here, so we definitely had to get her there this time. It was so hot out though, walking through those last couple of countries in the World Showcase, and then into Future World. I wanted to hurry in order to get out of the heat sooner, but my troops could only go so fast. We eventually made it, (the A/C felt wonderful!) and we had almost no wait for the ride.
(Oh, you should've stopped playing that funky flashback music in your head about halfway through that last paragraph. I hope you did.)
I kept waiting for a good picture opportunity to present itself, but this is basically it. For all you Monty Python fans!
From there, we went over to Club Cool, the best place to get some free (free, I tell ya!) refreshment and of course -- an opportunity to foist the deliciousness of Beverly upon a couple of unsuspecting victims.
Poppy, checking out the offerings.
Gram tries a non-Beverly taste.
Beverly dispensed, here we go.
Mmm-hmm.
Whattaya think?
No reaction really. I was so bummed.
We decided to head to Living with the Land next, so we left Club Cool through the doors on that side of the building. Then I found a hallway that I'd never really noticed before and since it was so hot out we decided to take it in order to stay in air conditioning for as long as possible. Here's a shot back toward the doors that we entered.
Looking ahead, it ends where you come out from the Epcot Character Spot.
I filed that away for future reference, to use that hallway in times when it's raining or super-hot, like today was.
continued in next post
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continued from previous post
I knew that my parents would like Living with the Land because they're big gardeners. My dad grew up on a farm and they still grow a pretty big garden every year. (On that same plot of land where he grew up, no less.) And who knew, maybe they'd be inspired to start farming with hydroponics!
And we're off. That soil looks mighty sandy.
I'm glad they had a sign on this one; otherwise I would've thought that it was the biggest starfruit that I'd ever seen.
She was great on "Gilligan’s Island", but I was always more of a Mary Ann guy.
Hmm, I'm having trouble finding a pummelo smilie.
I've seen lots of trip reports with Nine Pound Lemons much bigger than these. I think these have a ways to go.
I almost missed getting a picture of this not-so-hidden Mickey.
I had trouble making out what this leaf design said, but decided that it reads "Welcome Glennbo family. We think you're #1! Enjoy your visit to Disney's Epcot theme park." Then after our tram went by a bunch of cast members ran out to change it to "John Stamos family".
What's that you say? It's just the Epcot logo? Well that's ridiculous.
Speaking of ridiculous, these two (count 'em two) tomato plants are ridiculously awesome! Wouldn't it be cool to have them on your deck to provide shade and the occasional jar of salsa?
This next picture proves that cacti and and brussel sprouts can in fact, live together in perfect harmony.
Whoa, another hidden mickey that I almost missed.
Hey, it's been such a long time since the last update, let's keep rolling.
continued in next post
I knew that my parents would like Living with the Land because they're big gardeners. My dad grew up on a farm and they still grow a pretty big garden every year. (On that same plot of land where he grew up, no less.) And who knew, maybe they'd be inspired to start farming with hydroponics!
And we're off. That soil looks mighty sandy.
I'm glad they had a sign on this one; otherwise I would've thought that it was the biggest starfruit that I'd ever seen.
She was great on "Gilligan’s Island", but I was always more of a Mary Ann guy.
Hmm, I'm having trouble finding a pummelo smilie.
I've seen lots of trip reports with Nine Pound Lemons much bigger than these. I think these have a ways to go.
I almost missed getting a picture of this not-so-hidden Mickey.
I had trouble making out what this leaf design said, but decided that it reads "Welcome Glennbo family. We think you're #1! Enjoy your visit to Disney's Epcot theme park." Then after our tram went by a bunch of cast members ran out to change it to "John Stamos family".
What's that you say? It's just the Epcot logo? Well that's ridiculous.
Speaking of ridiculous, these two (count 'em two) tomato plants are ridiculously awesome! Wouldn't it be cool to have them on your deck to provide shade and the occasional jar of salsa?
This next picture proves that cacti and and brussel sprouts can in fact, live together in perfect harmony.
Whoa, another hidden mickey that I almost missed.
Hey, it's been such a long time since the last update, let's keep rolling.
continued in next post
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By this time it was going on 6 o'clock and we were all getting pretty tired. We decided to head for the exit, but hit Spaceship Earth on the way out.
I'm not very happy with my pictures inside Spaceship Earth. I can't remember if I switched to my 50mm lens, but most of them are still too blurry. I'll give you just the halfway-decent ones.
Can you believe how smug this guy is? He must think he’s the emperor or something. And is that a young Shelly Winters on the right?
Michelangelo was sooo tempted to put a hidden mickey on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. True story.
Everybody's favorite: the go-go boots-wearing scientist woman.
And the least photographed mannequin in Spaceship Earth, the guy being upstaged by go-go boots woman.
It's so cool that they've added the beginning of the personal computing age to Spaceship Earth. Hat's off to you Steve Wozniak. And if you're reading this, could you come over and take a look at my PC?
My future
Judy and I absolutely howled in laughter at My Future. Even though we'd been on this ride before and seen the little My Future segment, we've never laughed as hard as we did this time. My picture was perfect for it, because every day I wake up just like this:
Judy is good about exercising.
Everybody conga!
I filled out the e-mail information to send My Future to myself and it arrived this time (we never received the one from our last trip), but I was disappointed to see that they had switched my and Judy's characters. I don't know why, but it wasn’t nearly as funny the other way around.
Video
Glenn and Judy's Future Movie
Gram had trouble entering her e-mail information so we had it sent to my e-mail address also.
Video
Poppy and Gram's Future Movie
Aw, let's expand this to one more post and make it a monster chapter!
continued in next post
By this time it was going on 6 o'clock and we were all getting pretty tired. We decided to head for the exit, but hit Spaceship Earth on the way out.
I'm not very happy with my pictures inside Spaceship Earth. I can't remember if I switched to my 50mm lens, but most of them are still too blurry. I'll give you just the halfway-decent ones.
Can you believe how smug this guy is? He must think he’s the emperor or something. And is that a young Shelly Winters on the right?
Michelangelo was sooo tempted to put a hidden mickey on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. True story.
Everybody's favorite: the go-go boots-wearing scientist woman.
And the least photographed mannequin in Spaceship Earth, the guy being upstaged by go-go boots woman.
It's so cool that they've added the beginning of the personal computing age to Spaceship Earth. Hat's off to you Steve Wozniak. And if you're reading this, could you come over and take a look at my PC?
My future
Judy and I absolutely howled in laughter at My Future. Even though we'd been on this ride before and seen the little My Future segment, we've never laughed as hard as we did this time. My picture was perfect for it, because every day I wake up just like this:
Judy is good about exercising.
Everybody conga!
I filled out the e-mail information to send My Future to myself and it arrived this time (we never received the one from our last trip), but I was disappointed to see that they had switched my and Judy's characters. I don't know why, but it wasn’t nearly as funny the other way around.
Video
Glenn and Judy's Future Movie
Gram had trouble entering her e-mail information so we had it sent to my e-mail address also.
Video
Poppy and Gram's Future Movie
Aw, let's expand this to one more post and make it a monster chapter!
continued in next post
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continued from previous post
Before the ride I had texted Lauren that we were going to do Spaceship Earth and then head back to Kidani.
She replied, "can we stay for longer?"
I said, "What about fireworks tonight? Dont you want to come back and get something to eat before heading back out?"
"okay heading back now"
It was great that the kids were having so much fun on their own, but we had fireworks plans for the evening and I didn't want them to completely wear themselves out.
As we were just about to leave the park the kids saw us and ran up to us. Talk about great timing!
At some point I must've had Lauren tell me what they did that afternoon. Here's what I listed in my Notes app on my iPhone: Went to Morocco, bought a genie lamp (I still have never seen this, by the way), tried calling people; Japan, walked around, Italy, saw making masks, tested perfumes (in France, I believe); went to China, saw the movie, liked it, but made them dizzy, more narration than France; got Photopass pictures (see below), Club Cool had China watermelon flavor; Mission Space orange side, got right on, then found us.
As mentioned above, the kids had gotten some Photopass pictures taken while they were off on their own. They were really excited about the poses and couldn't wait for us to see them, especially the jumping one. They thought that was so cool.
Since they'd found us on the way out and we were all together, we thought we'd get one last group Photopass picture (or three or four) before leaving.
This next one makes me think of how they used to sign-off at the end of "The Dating Game".
As we neared the buses, we saw a cast member doing some sidewalk art with water and a broom. He quickly recruited Marlene to help him.
I think he got it to the "paint by numbers" stage and just had her do some filling-in.
What technique! (I think she's trying not to step on Mickey.)
She got the colors all wrong, but at least stayed within the lines.
Ready for framing.
Up next: Those long-awaited fireworks
Link to next chapter
Before the ride I had texted Lauren that we were going to do Spaceship Earth and then head back to Kidani.
She replied, "can we stay for longer?"
I said, "What about fireworks tonight? Dont you want to come back and get something to eat before heading back out?"
"okay heading back now"
It was great that the kids were having so much fun on their own, but we had fireworks plans for the evening and I didn't want them to completely wear themselves out.
As we were just about to leave the park the kids saw us and ran up to us. Talk about great timing!
At some point I must've had Lauren tell me what they did that afternoon. Here's what I listed in my Notes app on my iPhone: Went to Morocco, bought a genie lamp (I still have never seen this, by the way), tried calling people; Japan, walked around, Italy, saw making masks, tested perfumes (in France, I believe); went to China, saw the movie, liked it, but made them dizzy, more narration than France; got Photopass pictures (see below), Club Cool had China watermelon flavor; Mission Space orange side, got right on, then found us.
As mentioned above, the kids had gotten some Photopass pictures taken while they were off on their own. They were really excited about the poses and couldn't wait for us to see them, especially the jumping one. They thought that was so cool.
Since they'd found us on the way out and we were all together, we thought we'd get one last group Photopass picture (or three or four) before leaving.
This next one makes me think of how they used to sign-off at the end of "The Dating Game".
As we neared the buses, we saw a cast member doing some sidewalk art with water and a broom. He quickly recruited Marlene to help him.
I think he got it to the "paint by numbers" stage and just had her do some filling-in.
What technique! (I think she's trying not to step on Mickey.)
She got the colors all wrong
, but at least stayed within the lines.
Ready for framing.
Up next: Those long-awaited fireworks
Link to next chapter
glennbo123
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Get all the posts Dee!
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Sorry about commando posting before you were done- I'm quoting myself so it doesn't look like I am cheating.
First post: 2 Judys, Club Cool Machine and Hallway
Second Post: 1 Judy LWTL
Third Post: 6 Judys in future
Fourth Post: 8 Judys (number 4,5,6,7,8, 10,11,12)
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I've really enjoyed reading about your trip report and decided to join in on the fun and join the Judy hunt. 19 Judys
Part 1 - 2 Judys (8, 14)
Part 2 - 2 Judys (1...corner of Judy's sleeve, 4)
Part 3 - 7 Judys (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, video)
Part 4 - 8 Judys (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
Part 1 - 2 Judys (8, 14)
Part 2 - 2 Judys (1...corner of Judy's sleeve, 4)
Part 3 - 7 Judys (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, video)
Part 4 - 8 Judys (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
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I think you did the right thing not bugging the famous person.....I think they are better observed from afar...through a zoom lens...it's what they're used to.
I had a famous person sighting once in D.C. at the Smithsonian....can't think of the word but it has a ton of plants..
..... it was Laura Bush when she was 1st Lady. Of course I whipped out my camera and started snapping away....and then she walked over to me and asked if I wanted to have my picture taken with her. So I have a picture with Laura Bush , me and my sister in law...which ended up on the front page of my local paper.....that's how small of a town I live in.
but back to you....your postcard from space was hilarious! I've never seen one where the head looks like it actually goes with the body! But, if I were Judy and you did wake up every morning looking that happy to be awake, your mornings would also start with you getting smacked upside the head with my pillow.
I had a famous person sighting once in D.C. at the Smithsonian....can't think of the word but it has a ton of plants..
..... it was Laura Bush when she was 1st Lady. Of course I whipped out my camera and started snapping away....and then she walked over to me and asked if I wanted to have my picture taken with her. So I have a picture with Laura Bush , me and my sister in law...which ended up on the front page of my local paper.....that's how small of a town I live in.but back to you....your postcard from space was hilarious! I've never seen one where the head looks like it actually goes with the body!
But, if I were Judy and you did wake up every morning looking that happy to be awake, your mornings would also start with you getting smacked upside the head with my pillow.
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commando posting....does that involve no undies?
I'll never tell!!!
Actually maybe it was Ninja posting.
No undies but with a mask.
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So you were posting wearing only a mask?
Okay, after careful consideration, revising my answer to something slightly different than cmaee:
2 Judy's
2 Judy's
8 Judy's
8 Judy's
In the third update, the 19th picture (the one right before your emailed version that they reversed the two of you) on the right hand side, that is Judy's "hand" you are holding in the conga line, and more importantly, a small piece of her hair all by itself level with your face just in the edge of the picture............
So a total of 20 Judy's!
2 Judy's
2 Judy's
8 Judy's
8 Judy's
In the third update, the 19th picture (the one right before your emailed version that they reversed the two of you) on the right hand side, that is Judy's "hand" you are holding in the conga line, and more importantly, a small piece of her hair all by itself level with your face just in the edge of the picture............
So a total of 20 Judy's!
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