CMO TOP 10 Announced

[Marshay]

forgot to say -- cool castle!!

 

[tothesea]

Anyway, I certainly don't want to bore you, but the process has been pretty exciting for only being 5 days along. I actually got 'recognized' at a local pizza place on Tuesday when I was standing at the buffet trying to decide between the salad and the meatballs (went with the salad, by the way!). A gentleman walked up, shook my hand, and said "I think I just voted for you right before I came to lunch today." It was pretty surreal!

And so it begins!!!
You're famous Justin! You must be sky high right now! Congratulations! Next you'll have to worry about the paparazzi

 

[DISgeeksfromDC]

Super-cool, Kenny!

"Compare and despair...":
I think I'm going to hide your snow-castle photo from my DD5. (As it is, it took her a long time to forgive me for the puny snowman we made during one of our few half-decent snowfalls this Winter. Who can blame me? The kids' mittens were wet, and our hands were getting cold! )

 

[DISgeeksfromDC]

Let's hear it for the U.S. Mail! Those things made it to Iowa, Oklahoma and Northern Virginia in two days! That's pretty good.

Add Maryland to the list! (I just received my package today, too!) Thanks! I love the pins and photos! (You have one good looking family, btw! )

Well it definitely holds it's own alongside all those sponsor pins! They really are pretty sleek and official looking and I love the special packaging and bonus inserts!

Agreed!

 

[tothesea]

Super-cool, Kenny!

"Compare and despair...":
I think I'm going to hide your snow-castle photo from my DD5. (As it is, it took her a long time to forgive me for the puny snowman we made during one of our few half-decent snowfalls this Winter. Who can blame me? The kids' mittens were wet, and our hands were getting cold! )

Ok DISgeeks, I can't believe that it was nearly as bad as you give yourself credit for! Sounds to me like you're a very fun mom to get out in the snow and play with your daughter!

 

[kennythepirate]

Here's an update on the Castle. It's 10 PM and I'm cold and wet, so I'm stopping for the night. I'll be back at it tomorrow. I took an hour break tonight and everything began to freeze to ice. My 4 year old calls it "My castle" and wanted to know why it wasn't finished. She told me to "get back out there and get it finished." It was funny. I promised her that she could have a photo with it in her princess dress. Here's an updated photo...

 

[DISgeeksfromDC]

Hey DISgeeks! My wife and I ran the Neptune 8K in 2006, I believe. We had a lot of fun.

I've never participated in the Neptune 8K. (I did have a friend in high school, who was part of King Neptune's Royal Court, though. She was a Neptune Princess... Not the same thing, I realize! )

We'd definitely need to train for a half... 8k (aka 5miles) is easy, as long as we're not trying to win.

I hear ya! Believe me, my goal has never been to win the race -- just to finish it at a respectable pace. (In fact, during the Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon, my brother-in-law's father [my sister's father-in-law] declared that our goal was to finish the race without any injuries! I'm happy to say that we succeeded. This is not the first time that I'd signed up for the race, but it was the first time that I actually made it to the Start Line. I've been sidelined by injuries in the past, so I was a bit nervous during race day. Everything went better than expected, though. All of the live music and cheering spectators provided a real adrenaline rush. Plus, the weather was perfect to boot! I hope it's as easy this year -- when the novelty has worn off a bit!

One funny story: I'd skipped church to participate, and a few miles into the race, we passed a band that was performing a cover of the Van Halen song "Running with the Devil"! I had to laugh!

Have you ever considered running the Virginia Beach Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon -- since it's local?

We'd have a blast running in WDW! That would be amazing!

I totally agree! It would be so cool to run through Epcot and the Magic Kingdom. (Apparently, a photographer is available to take your snapshot while running through Cinderella's Castle.) And, I'd be stopping along the way for high-fives and photo ops with "Our Sponsor's" characters! Fun!

 

[DISgeeksfromDC]

Ok DISgeeks, I can't believe that it was nearly as bad as you give yourself credit for! Sounds to me like you're a very fun mom to get out in the snow and play with your daughter!

Ahhh! You're very kind, tothesea!

My kids and I do manage to have a lot of fun! (... just a little bit of self-deprecating humor on my part. I roll that way! )

I will say this, though: There is a shred of truth to my story. For several days afterwards (anytime we drove past our sorry little snowman ), my precocious DD would ask me why we had to make such a small one. I had to keep reminding her that -- if she hadn't dragged her hands through the snow during our "toboggan" ride around the 'hood -- then we could have stayed outside longer... It's not like I hadn't warned her! (How quickly kids forget -- especially when playing the sympathy "card"! Poor little neglected child! )

 

[DISgeeksfromDC]

My 4 year old calls it "My castle" and wanted to know why it wasn't finished. She told me to "get back out there and get it finished." It was funny. I promised her that she could have a photo with it in her princess dress. Here's an updated photo...

Wow! Way to crack the whip! "Little Miss Future Upper-Management!"

 

[tothesea]

Ahhh! You're very kind, tothesea!

My kids and I do manage to have a lot of fun! (... just a little bit of self-deprecating humor on my part. I roll that way! )

I will say this, though: There is a shred of truth to my story. For several days afterwards (anytime we drove past our sorry little snowman ), my precocious DD would ask me why we had to make such a small one. I had to keep reminding her that -- if she hadn't dragged her hands through the snow during our "toboggan" ride around the 'hood -- then we could have stayed outside longer... It's not like I hadn't warned her! (How quickly kids forget -- especially when playing the sympathy "card"! Poor little neglected child! )

So maybe your snowman was kinda like Charlie Brown's Christmas bush!

Wow! Way to crack the whip! "Little Miss Future Upper-Management!"

or, future "Pirate KING"!



Looking great Kenny! Your kids are something else! A great family!

 

[DISgeeksfromDC]

Honestly, right now I'm not really concerned about the number of votes, I'm concerned about all of the relationships, friendships, moments of laughter, funny stories, and such that have developed. My local community and all of my friends from high school, college, church, and elsewhere have been so unbelievably supportive. That is what is making this such a neat experience for me.

Very cool, Justin!

 

[DISgeeksfromDC]

So maybe your snowman was kinda like Charlie Brown's Christmas bush!

YES! Exactly! (As a matter of fact, I like the way you "spun" that! )

 

[meggin]

Meggin, out of curiousity, how does one occasionally have access to some wdw tickets?????

When I hit 70 lbs lost (9.5 lbs away), my husband has offered a Disney World trip as an incentive to reach the goal.....initially my 'reason' for losing weight was to make sure I fit on all rides, immature, yes, but very, very real. So, I will be back in 9.5 lbs!!!

Anyhooooooooooo, any chance other DISers could score on these tickets too?

WOW, you are an absolute inspiration!! One of my best friend's mothers recently lost quite a bit of weight, and one of the "rewards" she reaped was a trip to WDW to ride all of the thrill rides that she hadn't been able to ride before. She's pretty wonderful, and she was VERY happy to scream along with everyone else on the ride

As far as the tickets go, I have quite a few good friends in the entertainment department at Walt Disney World. Sometimes they have extra tickets from the holidays, or they'll let people in with their ids (on non-blackout dates).

Congrats again on your achievement! I look forward to seeing you at WDW soon

 

[meggin]

swwake, welcome! i'm a newcomer to the disboards, myself--big at reading, only recently better at posting.

eric and ann, THANK YOU!! the super-fantastic pins made it to florida!! i'm going to keep it with me as a good luck charm--they look AWESOME!! i love the community magic organization tag. brilliant--i wish i'd thought of it

justin--we will TOTALLY get together and find a way to make some magic for everyone on this forum. i have some ideas, too. we need to confer

kenny--how the heck do you do it? the castle is awesome! p.s. i'm serious about getting you a couple of wdw tickets, but i would need some advance notice to secure them.

tripp--i'd love to see you this weekend if you have a free minute! the corndog is on me

 

[DISgeeksfromDC]

Cato.... I just noticed your new avator. I LOVE it!!!!

Thanks - I figured since I wasn't going to be Andy-mated, I'd get cat-o-mated.

Hey, Cat, I thought you might appreciate this: I was paging through this thread to show my DH a few funny posts from the other day. He made me stop when he spotted your new avatar. He then laughed out loud and said, "That's freaking awesome!"

 

[Mrs. Fleagle]

Some brief anecdotal reports I've heard include:

- A business teacher at a high school in southern NY used my video and the entire contest this week in her lesson plans as she taught her business classes about advertising.

- A high school librarian was at one point requiring a 20-vote minimum for all students wishing to use the computers during Study Hall

- I got an email from a friend of a friends, friends, husband (something like that) who was voting on his iPhone in the back of a cab in Manhattan.

- My fifth grade teacher (who is now living in Palm Springs) has had her entire Retirement Village voting

- The church at which I work also has a preschool with about 400 families. The preschool director printed up flyers to go home with every family and when I showed up to my office on Monday she had the secretaries and the entire staff wearing "Vote for Justin" stickers

- In another thread here on the DISboards I met a dad who is a real estate agent in my home town. His kids have my mom as one of their teachers in school and he was pumped to hear about the contest. He wrote a blurb about it in his e-newsletter that goes out to over 500 of his clients in our town.

Great! That's the kind of stuff we like to hear! It makes us feel a bit more involved...and when we feel more involved who knows what magic might happen.

Have a great day all.....off to buy more Kleenex!

-Amy

 

[AnnDisneyFan]

Ann, what do you think of the Disney half marathon that got brought up today? I've NEVER done anything like that, but I've been thinking all day about how awesome it would be! It's not till Jan. 09, so we've got time! And like DISgeeks said, how cool would it be if some of us from here got to do it?!! You're on the way to it already, with a great head start!

I watched some stuff on youtube about it, and you get to finish up on Main Street and go through the castle!

Tothesea,

How about I have the water ready for you?

...as I stand in front of the Bakery on Main Street

...counting up my calories and deciding how much of the 'big as your head' cinnamon roll I can eat and still lose

...of course, all while rooting on my friends, running a race!

(just not a runner....now, if there were an elliptical race down Main Street... )

 

[catotigger]

Hey, Cat, I thought you might appreciate this: I was paging through this thread to show my DH a few funny posts from the other day. He made me stop when he spotted your new avatar. He then laughed out loud and said, "That's freaking awesome!"

Wow! Not only is DISgeeks a fan, now Mr. DISgeeks? or is DISgeeks the family name (since it's plural?)

Anyway, tell him thank you, and anytime he wants HIS own cat-o-tar, I'll be happy to get out my crayons!

Cat

 

[Justin M]

Wow! Not only is DISgeeks a fan, now Mr. DISgeeks? or is DISgeeks the family name (since it's plural?)

Anyway, tell him thank you, and anytime he wants HIS own cat-o-tar, I'll be happy to get out my crayons!

Cat

Oh Cat, if you are offering hand drawn avatars like yours, I might have to seriously take you up on that . . . what's your price?

 

[DISgeeksfromDC]

Wow! Not only is DISgeeks a fan, now Mr. DISgeeks? or is DISgeeks the family name (since it's plural?)

You got it right! We picked the name with the family in mind. (We're all crazy-geeky about DIS[ney]!) I'm the charter member, of course...

Anyway, tell him thank you, and anytime he wants HIS own cat-o-tar, I'll be happy to get out my crayons!

Will do! And, EXCELLENT! ... Better be careful what you promise!