DIS Dads DDC XV - We put the "FUN" in dysfunctional! Christopher's thread...

[IamTrike]

Nope...and now he's taunting me with pictures and everything.

Yeah but tonight you'll be home with your family and he'll be in an empty hotel room. In a way I think you should feel sorry for him. Unless your in a hotel room by yourself in Atlanta and then all you got is traffic and roads named Peachtree and it's hard to make people jealous with that.

 

[AirGoofy]

I just have shotguns. I am a good shot, but it's even better when you don't have to aim that close.

I am happy to report that I did finally get in touch with the man in charge at the new job, and got the location and started work tonight! This gig is perfect for my schedule, and all indications are that it is very low stress, which is a plus!

Awesome. If you are looking for a highly paid assistant with no qualifications and can work from home, give me call.

Just a few shots, and then I need to hit the sheets. LONG day. Exhausted boy. Full day tomorrow awaits...

At the airport

Upon arrival in Ko Olina

Inside the Lobby - looking west, out to Waikolohe Valley and the Pacific Ocean beyond

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One last one... looking west

Thanks for the pics.

 

[scott2997]

Nemisis is at Aulani...ummm I've got nothing.

I'm in north Atlanta...nope...working.

CURSE YOU STOPHER THE NEMISIS!!!!

But don't you have your EVIL Volcano-INATOR set to go off?!?!

 

[middlepat]

I've heard that Monsanto is growing seed corn on ground at the Dole Plantation to ensure there is enough seed for this spring after the short crop from last year left them with inadequate supplies. Can you confirm or deny this information???

I was wondering the exact same thing....

I bet that is like the #2 asked quoestion during the tours

What would be asked more frequently than that?

Well, American Farm Bureau just had their national conference in Hawaii about 2 weeks ago. I didn't attend due to lack of vacation time/vacation funds and the fact that if I go to Hawaii, I would prefer it to not be for a convention.

Anyway, a few of the people who went came back and told me this and they said that they no longer grow pineapples at the Dole Plantation. I'm calling BS on this, but just wanted to see what Stopher finds.

Besides you got to come to Chicago for a conference. In winter. On a Sunday. Sorry, where was I going with this?

 

[alanapapa]

First, I want to say I'm attempting to channel my job mojo over to alannapapa. Good Luck!! Hope you find something soon!

Thanks, I will take all the help I can get. Thanks to everyone else too. I am sure I will get something, sometime. Even if it is just part-time driving the shuttle vans at Seatac Airport.

 

[Turkey Lurkey]

I am happy to report that I did finally get in touch with the man in charge at the new job, and got the location and started work tonight! This gig is perfect for my schedule, and all indications are that it is very low stress, which is a plus!

I am now working for CCTV America. CCTV is a big Chinese Broadcasting company and they are launching a network here. I'm the Director/Technical Director for the NY studio component of an hour-long financial news show which originates mostly from Washington, DC. Our segments are shot inside the Nasdaq Marketsite studio in Times Square (CNBC's Fast Money uses this same studio).

Another plus is that my new boss didn't seem at all concerned when I told him I wouldn't be available for 2 whole weeks over the summer because of our planned WDW vacation.

Thank you all again for your good wishes and prayers and putting up with my ranting over the past few months. It's been tough and I am very relieved to have found this job (even if I have to work for China).

You know things are bad when China outsources work to the U.S.!


But seriously, congrats on the new gig! Glad to have another fellow broadcaster among us here, even if it's in an inferior medium like television.


TL

 

[IamTrike]

Besides you got to come to Chicago for a conference. In winter. On a Sunday. Sorry, where was I going with this?

I'm pretty sure that's the universal indicator for having somehow wronged the universe.

 

[chillcoupons]

Nope...and now he's taunting me with pictures and everything.

He taunts us all with his fancy pictures and his tales of Hawaiian glory. (Can't wait to get to wdw and taunt the group myself)

Yeah but tonight you'll be home with your family and he'll be in an empty hotel room. In a way I think you should feel sorry for him. Unless your in a hotel room by yourself in Atlanta and then all you got is traffic and roads named Peachtree and it's hard to make people jealous with that.

Sad, very sad.

 

[afwdwfan]

Besides you got to come to Chicago for a conference. In winter. On a Sunday. Sorry, where was I going with this?

...and I get to go to a conference in Indianapolis this Friday and Saturday. It just keeps getting better!

 

[RodBelding]

Did you wind up shifting your trip so that you'll be able to do wine and dine?

No. We liked the week we originally picked for a few reasons, so we stuck with it. DW was really excited to run the W&D half, but might do the ToT 10 miler instead. She's a bit bummed out about it, but seeing as our last 3 big WDW trips have centered around running events, it might be nice to not do one while we're there.

 

[IamTrike]

No. We liked the week we originally picked for a few reasons, so we stuck with it. DW was really excited to run the W&D half, but might do the ToT 10 miler instead. She's a bit bummed out about it, but seeing as our last 3 big WDW trips have centered around running events, it might be nice to not do one while we're there.

At least the ToT race is a night-time race so in the event that she decides to do it, she won't have to get up at 2:45 to make it in time.

 

[theduck619]

DAVE, HI DAVE.

HI Dave

What would be asked more frequently than that?

Andy said corn so I used our bathroom code #2. Corn = poop. Where is Barry, he can explain what I was trying to do with this joke.

 

[theduck619]

...and I get to go to a conference in Indianapolis this Friday and Saturday. It just keeps getting better!

Where?

 

[DEA]

Oh yeah - there were some great looks tonight. I started off with the video - just your basic planning video - and there were tears streaming down a couple of the faces as they watched. The brochures, maps, discussion - oh yeah... I pretty much had them at "hello." It was awesome.

And they wanted it all - and then some.

Excellent. You've got what I believe they call in the business, "a live one".

Belichick is great, but I think having Tom Brady as his QB helps an awful lot.

maybe a litte bit...

Come on, he was a 6th round pick, how good could he be?

I tried that when I was stationed in Charleston, going home to visit the family for Christmas. He didnt even hesitate to write out the tickets.

Matt

Well.... it didn't ALWAYS work

Going fast to visit the family is clearly less understandable than going fast to visit a girlfriend.

Rule #1 of parenting: DENY! DENY! DENY!

Wait until she grows up to say, oh I don't know, 7, and she can read the speed limit signs and the speedometer. And loves to remind you that you're speeding. Finally, I said - or would hypothetically say, I mean - "If you want to remind me that I'm speeding, that's fine. But you need to do the subtraction and tell be by how much I'm speeding. I still get reminded, but at least she gets math practice.


Negotiating children are relentless. It's like playing tennis vs. a wall.

I like the math practice angle. Given the legends regarding your minivan, that means she's dealing with a lot of subtracting two-digit numbers from three-digit numbers.

It's 77 degrees and I'm going fishing after work....how's y'all's weather today??

Fed, that was pretty mean...

Greetings gents from Aulani! Aloha!

...but not as bad as THAT guy...

I am happy to report that I did finally get in touch with the man in charge at the new job, and got the location and started work tonight! This gig is perfect for my schedule, and all indications are that it is very low stress, which is a plus!

I am now working for CCTV America. CCTV is a big Chinese Broadcasting company and they are launching a network here. I'm the Director/Technical Director for the NY studio component of an hour-long financial news show which originates mostly from Washington, DC. Our segments are shot inside the Nasdaq Marketsite studio in Times Square (CNBC's Fast Money uses this same studio).

Another plus is that my new boss didn't seem at all concerned when I told him I wouldn't be available for 2 whole weeks over the summer because of our planned WDW vacation.

Thank you all again for your good wishes and prayers and putting up with my ranting over the past few months. It's been tough and I am very relieved to have found this job (even if I have to work for China).

Congratulations on the job, and no worries about working for China. I mean, they're hiring...

In a gun fight, you always cheat--if you plan to win

And the snipers laugh at the idea of a gun "fight". It's not really a fight if the other guy doesn't even know you're there, right?

 

[DisneyFed]

Fed, that was pretty mean...




And the snipers laugh at the idea of a gun "fight". It's not really a fight if the other guy doesn't even know you're there, right?

Yeah, well they asked for it

And yeah...snipers are whole 'nother topic

 

[afwdwfan]

Where?

Marriott East

 

[baseballmickey]

woke up this morning feeling sick. I think I have the flu. I was praying to the porcelain goddess, and I've been achy and feverish all day. Can't really call in sick the second day of work, so i'm popping pain killers, hydrating myself, and hoping to tough it out.

DS is down for a nap, so a quick shower and a nap might help.

ETA: darn boards are slow... i submitted this post a couple of hours ago.

 

[IamTrike]

woke up this morning feeling sick. I think I have the flu. I was praying to the porcelain goddess, and I've been achy and feverish all day. Can't really call in sick the second day of work, so i'm popping pain killers, hydrating myself, and hoping to tough it out.

DS is down for a nap, so a quick shower and a nap might help.

ETA: darn boards are slow... i submitted this post a couple of hours ago.

I think I remember reading this earlier this morning. So either there is a glitch in the Matrix or it went through earlier. I hope you are feeling better.

 

[theduck619]

Marriott East

Off of 465 East?

 

[afwdwfan]

Off of 465 East?

I think so.