Gay-friendly Thread!

[True North]

Wow! Away one week and this thread is going crazy! New people, exciting stories! I want to play here more, but sadly, I was informed by DH that maybe writing my essays for law school is a little more important then "planning" a disney trip that is almost a year away. Oh well... He is asleep and I am having a glass of wine, and sneaking onto the DIS. Yay me!

 

[True North]

My dear partner just made me a black russian - much better! but still not a martini

Viki! My partner is fast asleep, and your is making you black russians!?!? Lets trade right now. I'm out of wine, and haning out with the matriarch of the homothread sounds like a good time to me!

 

[nordkin]

If they were smart they would set up a buffet in one of the clubs and show it live on TV! Guess I'll have to figure out how to run the VCR! LOL

One other funny cruise thing, last time we sailed on Carnival, they had a "Friends of Dorothy" meeting the first night. Right there in the Plan of the Day! "Friends of Dorothy.....8:00 Main Bar"

We went and yes it was a gay meet! Too cool to meet freinds the first night!

I have been trying to set up a Friends of Dorothy Meet for the September 17, 2006 Disney cruise and so far we only have two other couples. Maybe the closer we get to the cruise the more takers. It is a thread on the cruise meets board. We have always been very successful at meeting other gay couples on board because my partner is so outgoing she just goes up, intorduces herself, and then introduces me as her partner. That sure leaves the door open for any number of responses and we have met some wonderful people we still keep in touch with years later.

 

[Viki]

Viki! My partner is fast asleep, and your is making you black russians!?!? Lets trade right now. I'm out of wine, and haning out with the matriarch of the homothread sounds like a good time to me!

Woo-hoo, I am "straight-sober" right now - I mean, it IS the next morning - but that's just too funny - "matriarch of the homothread." I could add that to my business card... congregations would love it!

As it happens, my partner - after making me black russians and then - thank God - switching me back to a real drink (a dirty martini), passed out on the sofa with one of our border collies, leaving me to watch a special on Saturday Night Live in the 80s - "acting" "genious!" After that I woke them both up, put everyone to bed, and finished watching - REALLY - "The Wizard of OZ." Really, complete with "Surrender Dorothy" writ large across the heavens. After that, things devolved into something to do with hobbits and wizards and now I am up and having to work - a lot - all week. Sigh.

Well, things could be worse. I could be writing essays for law school!

Have a good one guys.

 

[OrlandoMike]

You really want to trip out? Make an adult beverage, a pretty strong one helps a lot! Put in the Wizzard of Oz video or DVD. Put Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon CD in the CD player. When the MGM lion roars for the third time start the CD and turn down the volume on the TV. WHEW! Like being back in the 70's all over agian!

 

[T&KHayes]

I have been trying to set up a Friends of Dorothy Meet for the September 17, 2006 Disney cruise and so far we only have two other couples. Maybe the closer we get to the cruise the more takers. It is a thread on the cruise meets board. We have always been very successful at meeting other gay couples on board because my partner is so outgoing she just goes up, intorduces herself, and then introduces me as her partner. That sure leaves the door open for any number of responses and we have met some wonderful people we still keep in touch with years later.

Good for her & you! We went on our first cruise this last month and we went with some friends. They are all straight, not that it matters to us. But it would have been nice to meet other lesbian/gay couples while on board. We aren't planning to go back till sept. or Oct. of 2007. But I would be thrilled to participate on oue next cruise. Guess we will have to wait and see! We are very out...but it seemed to me that other couples that I noticed on the ship did not seem so. That always makes me feel a little uncomfortable to approach. I'm sure you will get more interest closer to the sail date!

 

[nordkin]

We are also very out. My partner is on the Executive GLBT task force for IBM and I am on the task force for my company, a major utility in Virginia, so it is easy for us to approach others. On the August Repo cruise we met several other couples and we all decided to do the Sept 17, 2006 11 day together. Our kids got along very well with all of them. As a matter of fact our 20 year old daughter was giving advice to the adults on how to help their children and referred them to COLAGE and Family Week in P'town. She and her two brothers have been great about our relationship. We adopted them 13 years ago and we have been together for 18. Boy how time flies.

 

[chell]

We are also very out. My partner is on the Executive GLBT task force for IBM and I am on the task force for my company, a major utility in Virginia, so it is easy for us to approach others.

Just want to say yay to both of you. Recently I was reading one of my sister's magazines (I can't remember which one) that was listing the top GLBT companies. Those are the companies I want to go out of my way to support. It is so great that they support all of their employees and make them all feel comfortable. Too bad there aren't more of those around.

 

[joanjett1976]

Cute family pic T&K Hayes

4:01PM, at my desk, the first Montreal snow is imminent. Which may explain why I have been sleeping like a bear recently (the animal, not the large hairy men!).

45 left to go until we leave for WDW. Since I was, ahem, forced to extend our vacation by a day, I need to make two more ADR's. Probably lunch at le Cellier and dinner at Wolfgang Puck (upstairs dining room) as well as adjust our magical express information.

I think this thread needs more photos Let us see you!

 

[Viki]

I think this thread needs more photos Let us see you!

You're right, Gen. My partner just bought a new digital camera in aniticipation of our upcoming WDW trip (17 days and counting!), so I promise lots of photos of food, people, and the World!

Hey, Angela, are you and your friend back yet?

 

[True North]

4:01PM, at my desk, the first Montreal snow is imminent.

Update: 5:30 and according to my weather report it is actually getting warmer in Montreal! Hurray!

Viki, yeah.... ummm.... clearly I didn't notice your post was from hours earlier. Let's just say, I might have been a little happy when I started posting last night.

Friends shouldn't let friends drink and DIS.

 

[mickeem]

Friends shouldn't let friends drink and DIS.

Lol.. that is too funny.. as I sit here with my american Molson Candian, watching spongebob (how many hours of this is too much??), surfing the DIS....

Trying to get every last new bit of info in my head before our trip!!

Viki- I just bought a new Digital also, waiting for it to arrive, to practice, practice, practice.... How many pictures are too many??



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Traci

 

[T&KHayes]

Thanx JoanJett...back at ya! That's awesome nordkin! I work for Starbuck's and one of the main reasons I took the job is because they have partner benefits. Living in a small (mostly Republican) city, finding any job that will acknowledge us and then also extend the same benefits is hard to come by. It's so nice to be me and be embraced in the workplace! I agree more pics ! Here's another of us from our Oct. DCL trip!

 

[Viki]

Viki- I just bought a new Digital also, waiting for it to arrive, to practice, practice, practice.... How many pictures are too many??

Indeed! My partner, sitting here playing with her new digital as we "speak," tells me I'm gonna have to bring my laptop with us if I have any hope of taking the number of photos I want to. Apparently these little wonders have limits. Who knew??????

And, yes, I find the the combo of drinks and Dis intoxicating!


Unfortuantely, this evening, I am all business!

 

[joanjett1976]

TrueNorth you lied to me
It is snowing this morning!

Digital cameras are wonderful! I usually bring with me a few high capacity memory cards (256MB) and end up taking about 600 pics during the week!

T&KHayes: Yakima! Never visited but I did go to school in Olympia in the late 90's. I really do miss Seattle and would live there again. And eat a lot of incredible fatty foods at the Puyallup Fair...

Urbanation, are you back?

 

[Saxton]

Viki - definitely get another card for your digital camera ... it's much easier than hauling a laptop around. I had to take a laptop with me on my last trip for work and I'm going to try to go without it this time. Memory cards are pretty cheap now and you'll be happy with the additional storage space in the long term.

OK, tonight is my turn to drink and DIS! I'm supposed to be clearing out my cupboards since I'm getting my kitchen remodeled but after about 1 hour I lost interest ... so now I'm enjoying a glass of cab and planning my next trip (less than 3 weeks!!).

Yeah Urban - where are you? You didn't come back from vacation and immediately start to work overtime at The News, did you?? We've heard rumors about you going crazy and we want the details!

 

[True North]

TrueNorth you lied to me
It is snowing this morning!

Okay, it was getting warmer last night! I was sad too to see the snow. And it wasn't even snow. You can play is snow! This was a slushy white mess. I hid Mark from the window all day so he wouldn't want to go play in it. I might have to go join the "bad parent" thread...

Urban must come back soon! After hearing he runs and dances to Kelly Clarkson makes me want to be his best friend.

Viki, I have to agree go get a big memmory card. They will save your life when you go on a trip. I guess enough people have said it, but I just remember my first outing with my digital. After 1/2 an hour at the zoo, I realized I could never live with that 32mb card.

 

[Viki]

OK!!!! My partner just flashed me her 525 mb memory card, but with my urgings, backed by your insistence, she's going to bite the big one and purchase 1 GB's worth of memory card.

Enough?

 

[chell]

OK!!!! My partner just flashed me her 525 mb memory card, but with my urgings, backed by your insistence, she's going to bite the big one and purchase 1 GB's worth of memory card.

Enough?

If you can try to get one next Friday at Best Buy. They are supposed to have a 1GB card for $39.99. That is probably after rebates. Still what an amazing deal!

 

[Viki]

If you can try to get one next Friday at Best Buy. They are supposed to have a 1GB card for $39.99. That is probably after rebates. Still what an amazing deal!

Oooh, thanks Michelle, I'll pass that on - right now DP is passed out on the sofa as I surf the net while watching Boston Legal. I had to work late tonight, so it's taking me awhile to come down. Still, it's another work day tomorrow, so it's to bed.

So... anyone going to be down when we are, 12/2-12/11?