halloween cruise/ Magic: October 28th-nov..4th 2006

[GoofyDrivesACar]

OMG IDID IT!!!!

Cameron

What did you end up having to do to reduce the size??? Great pics btw!

 

[Princess Olivia]

I did what you guys said It just resized this time. Blond moment? Maybe. Good result? absolutely! Thanks.

See.... blond . Poor Craig

Missy- WOW $44 dollars is an incredible deal. I think Tampa is about an hour and a half away from Orlando. Not bad. I hope you can score as good a deal home!

 

[awoltoday]

Princess Olivia,
That's great. But, I have a 22" monitor and those pictures are a little too small

Sometimes when you resize the pictures, it appears that it doesn't work because your web browser will cache the file and display the picture from before you've resized it. Usually hitting F5 or Ctrl-F5 will force the browser to reload the picture - or you can right-click on the picture and select "reload image".

Awol - you beat me to it again, I have to work on my typing skills

 

[Princess Olivia]

Awol,
Thank you again for the help. I will try it again soon. 22" monitor, very cool. We are getting a new desk and we've been talking about replacing the monitor so it doesn't look lost. Any suggestions?

Also, anyone know if there is a camcorder that records directly to regular size dvd and can go right from camera to dvd player? If there isn't one yet, why?

 

[buckifan]

Yeah Jen! The pix are great!

We just bought a new dvd camcorder that records right to dvd's that go directly into the dvd player. They are the smaller size dvd's, though. But, that helps keep the size of the camera very small. It is no bigger that our digital camera in fact. We will be bringing it with us on the cruise.

We just returned from my sister's house, and what is usually a 20 min trip home took us 90 min! They had the expressway closed down because the president is in town for a fundraiser. So all of the main roads were blocked off. UGH! I hate traffic.

Does everyone have their flags out? Happy 4th!

 

[Princess Olivia]

D -He must have gone directly to Ohio from Graceland where he took Elvis's "#1 fan" Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for a visit. Did you see that on the news tonight?

How much time does the smaller dvd allow you to record? I'd really like to get one before the cruise. How are the kids? Any big plans for the fourth? We live about 20 minutes away from Plymouth (Mayflower, rock, pilgrims). They always have a huge independence day celebration. The kids love it....... O.K. I'm a sucker for a parade. Nothing beats a disney parade!

 

[kritter]

Hi all,

Today I got out for the first time in a long time ...and got to go to the mall...WOW!!! Dh had better watch out....
I got some cute stuff for our trip to Washington..

Anyone have any great plans for this weekend?? We are just going to try and get some rest and hang by the pool....

DH has the next ten days off so we are going to hope fro great weather and then we can go to the beach...

Crash, We can not wait to see the t-shirts....

 

[missyoh8]

So, how are you getting from Tampa to Orlando? How long does it take? And since you're flying southwest, you are obviously going to refuse to go home - like me! Well, at least until southworst releases their schedule past 10/27...

We rent a 15 passenger van from airport to port. We will just drive from Tampa to the port. We actually just did from Sarasota-Orlando-Cape Canaveral last week and I believe total it took about 2 hours and 15 minutes. Due to hurricane Jeanne (2004) we have extensive knowledge of the Florida interstate system and we are not afraid to use it!

Yes AWOL I have vacation issues so I figure we will just not come home if the dates are never released! Think work will understand that? I am certain they already have enough to say about my scheduled vacations. We did just purchase the one way fare and are waiting for the other. Hope they do come out because that 15 passenger van is only fun for so long you know!

Hope everyone has a great holiday.

Missy

 

[buckifan]

Jen,
The discs record for 20min on extra fine, 30min on fine, 60min on standard. We haven't even used it yet, so I'll let you know what the quality is like on each when we try it out.

 

[buckifan]

Okay, these are fun.....I always get these question/answer emails from my friends, and I thought it would be fun to post one here. No time limit on this!

1. Favorite season?
2. Favorite sport?
3. Favorite type of food?
4. Favorite beverage?
5. Favorite scent?
6. Favorite actor/actress?
7. Chocolate or Vanilla?
8. Hugs or Kisses?
9. Do you sing along to the radio, or just listen?
10. Do you dance, or just watch?
11. Last concert you attended?
12. Last movie you saw at a theatre?
13. What kind of car do you drive?
14. What inspires you?

 

[buckifan]

Okay, these are fun.....I always get these question/answer emails from my friends, and I thought it would be fun to post one here. No time limit on this!

1. Favorite season?
2. Favorite sport?
3. Favorite type of food?
4. Favorite beverage?
5. Favorite scent?
6. Favorite actor/actress?
7. Chocolate or Vanilla?
8. Hugs or Kisses?
9. Do you sing along to the radio, or just listen?
10. Do you dance, or just watch?
11. Last concert you attended?
12. Last movie you saw at a theatre?
13. What kind of car do you drive?
14. What inspires you?

I will go first...

1. Fall
2. Ohio State Football! GO BUCKS!
3. Tie- Mexican & Italian
4. Diet Dr. Pepper
5. Kylie's blanket....smells like her, although she thinks it smells like me
6. Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson
7. Vanilla (w/ hot fudge sauce!)
8. Hugs!
9. Oh I SING...much to my ds's dismay
10. Oh I DANCE....much to my ds's dismay
11. Josh Groban....all I can say is WOW!
12. Click....don't care what the critics say, we loved it!
13. Buick Rendevous
14. My kids....corny but TRUE!

 

[GoofyDrivesACar]

Okay, these are fun.....I always get these question/answer emails from my friends, and I thought it would be fun to post one here. No time limit on this!

1. Favorite season?
2. Favorite sport?
3. Favorite type of food?
4. Favorite beverage?
5. Favorite scent?
6. Favorite actor/actress?
7. Chocolate or Vanilla?
8. Hugs or Kisses?
9. Do you sing along to the radio, or just listen?
10. Do you dance, or just watch?
11. Last concert you attended?
12. Last movie you saw at a theatre?
13. What kind of car do you drive?
14. What inspires you?

Okay, I will give it a shot
1. Summer
2. Golden Gopher Football, especially when they beat Ohio State (which doesn't happen very often). No, I am just kidding. I do like Gopher football, but not as much as the Vikings.
3. Beef
4. Non-alcoholic would be diet cherry coke, otherwise beer.
5. Beef
6. John Cusak
7. I will also go with Vanilla/Hot Fudge
8. Hugs
9. I have been accused in the past of being tone deaf, so I only listen to the radio
10. Seeing how I don't want to scare Women or children, I usually just watch
11. Gear Daddies - Summer of 89
12. Either Winn Dixie or Ice Princess, I can't remember which of those block busters came first
13. Chrysler T&C
14. I will have to get back to you on this.

 

[captaincrash]

Okay, these are fun.....I always get these question/answer emails from my friends, and I thought it would be fun to post one here. No time limit on this!

1. Favorite season?
2. Favorite sport?
3. Favorite type of food?
4. Favorite beverage?
5. Favorite scent?
6. Favorite actor/actress?
7. Chocolate or Vanilla?
8. Hugs or Kisses?
9. Do you sing along to the radio, or just listen?
10. Do you dance, or just watch?
11. Last concert you attended?
12. Last movie you saw at a theatre?
13. What kind of car do you drive?
14. What inspires you?

1) Spring ... but in SoCal we really don't see much seasonal variation
2) As a player: Golf (though I'm a hack)
3) I'll say Vanilla Fudge marble Root Beer floats
4) Rasberry Iced tea - the kind you get from Costco with a Hot Polish Dog
5) Freshly baked Chcolate Chip cookies
6) Harrison Ford/Jeri Ryan
7) Chocolate
8) Hugs
9) Sing (no karaoke, just privately in the car for the most part)
10) depends... so I'll say dance (under the right circumstances-photo attached below)
11) Catalina Island Jazz Trax Festival (you could say we subscribe)
12) Over the Hedge (actually - I saw "A Good Year" in a advance private sneak preview - does this count?)
13) Lexus
14) tough to say... I usually don't seriously think in terms of "quotations" being memorably inspiring... so, off hand I'll offer ... "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away..."

And... I'd like to tack on a 15th question....

What is your favorite hobby / passion / pastime?

My answer would be "photograph the kids and family"

 

[kritter]

Originally Posted by buckifan
Okay, these are fun.....I always get these question/answer emails from my friends, and I thought it would be fun to post one here. No time limit on this!

1. Favorite season?
2. Favorite sport?
3. Favorite type of food?
4. Favorite beverage?
5. Favorite scent?
6. Favorite actor/actress?
7. Chocolate or Vanilla?
8. Hugs or Kisses?
9. Do you sing along to the radio, or just listen?
10. Do you dance, or just watch?
11. Last concert you attended?
12. Last movie you saw at a theatre?
13. What kind of car do you drive?
14. What inspires you?

Summer for sure!!
College basketball
seafood
do not really have one--I guess a frozen drink..
my kids hair or their blankets--just like Deena!! or my husband when he is dressed up!!
Julia Roberts
Chocolate
Both-hugs and kisses
sing along although I am terrible
Dance-but we make Dh watch..
So long ago I can not remeber
Cars
Ok I am embarrassed to say a MINI VAN
My kids inspire me...and so does my DH!!!

 

[awoltoday]

Awol,
Thank you again for the help. I will try it again soon. 22" monitor, very cool. We are getting a new desk and we've been talking about replacing the monitor so it doesn't look lost. Any suggestions?

Also, anyone know if there is a camcorder that records directly to regular size dvd and can go right from camera to dvd player? If there isn't one yet, why?

You are welcome. Well, actually it's 2 22" monitors and one 20" widescreen at work. And it's really cool. I'm sorry I don't really have a good handle on monitors at the moment. Things change SOOO fast and it's very difficult to keep up and still have a life left! At work, we have all sorts of stuff. I liked the Planar flat panels we were getting, but the new widescreen Dell ones we have are really cool. However, the 20" widescreen Dell I have at work isn't quite as sharp as I would like. You're best bet is to go to a store and look at the monitors and buy the one that looks the best and fits your budget.

The camcorder conversation cracks me up. I lugged my old 8mm down to the school to record DD's summer school play (Little Mermaid) - Choc_marg was in Orlando. I felt like I was toting a big rock tablet and chisel. It's probably about time for us to upgrade, too.

We rent a 15 passenger van from airport to port. We will just drive from Tampa to the port. We actually just did from Sarasota-Orlando-Cape Canaveral last week and I believe total it took about 2 hours and 15 minutes. Due to hurricane Jeanne (2004) we have extensive knowledge of the Florida interstate system and we are not afraid to use it!

Yes AWOL I have vacation issues so I figure we will just not come home if the dates are never released! Think work will understand that? I am certain they already have enough to say about my scheduled vacations. We did just purchase the one way fare and are waiting for the other. Hope they do come out because that 15 passenger van is only fun for so long you know!

Hope everyone has a great holiday.

Missy

Well, you can always park that van down by the river. Just watch out for gators! I'm sure the fares will be out in the next week or two and we'll be forced to schedule a trip back home

 

[Big15Foot]

1) Spring ... but in SoCal we really don't see much seasonal variation
2) As a player: Golf (though I'm a hack)
3) I'll say Vanilla Fudge marble Root Beer floats
4) Rasberry Iced tea - the kind you get from Costco with a Hot Polish Dog
5) Freshly baked Chcolate Chip cookies
6) Harrison Ford/Jeri Ryan
7) Chocolate
8) Hugs
9) Sing (no karaoke, just privately in the car for the most part)
10) depends... so I'll say dance (under the right circumstances-photo attached below)
11) Catalina Island Jazz Trax Festival (you could say we subscribe)
12) Over the Hedge (actually - I saw "A Good Year" in a advance private sneak preview - does this count?)
13) Lexus
14) tough to say... I usually don't seriously think in terms of "quotations" being memorably inspiring... so, off hand I'll offer ... "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away..."

And... I'd like to tack on a 15th question....

What is your favorite hobby / passion / pastime?

My answer would be "photograph the kids and family"

1. Fall
2. Golf
3. Hot
4. Frosty Glass of Milk
5. Cinnamon
6. anyone but Tom Cruise
7. Chocolate
8. Hugs
9. Listen
10.Watch
11. Johnny Cash @ Gitmo Bay Cuba in 1986
12."Return of the King" in 2003
13. 2004 Grand Marquis
14. Mother Nature
15.Photography / Steam Trains
========================
Big15foot

 

[awoltoday]

Okay, these are fun.....I always get these question/answer emails from my friends, and I thought it would be fun to post one here. No time limit on this!

1. Favorite season?
2. Favorite sport?
3. Favorite type of food?
4. Favorite beverage?
5. Favorite scent?
6. Favorite actor/actress?
7. Chocolate or Vanilla?
8. Hugs or Kisses?
9. Do you sing along to the radio, or just listen?
10. Do you dance, or just watch?
11. Last concert you attended?
12. Last movie you saw at a theatre?
13. What kind of car do you drive?
14. What inspires you?

1. Favorite season? Value
2. Favorite sport? hunting/fishing
3. Favorite type of food? Meat
4. Favorite beverage? Beer
5. Favorite scent? Meat
6. Favorite actor/actress? My DD
7. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla
8. Hugs or Kisses? Hugs!
9. Do you sing along to the radio, or just listen? If it's really loud, I sing.
10. Do you dance, or just watch? Watch
11. Last concert you attended? George Strait
12. Last movie you saw at a theatre? Over the Hedge (but on our way to Cars)
13. What kind of car do you drive? 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty or 72 Ford Bronco
14. What inspires you? Goofy Drives a Car

 

[buckifan]

Great answers so far! You guys are cracking me up......nothin' like the smell of meat! LOL

Bigfoot....I totally agree with your choice of actors! He is so out of his mind now!

And to answer question # 15- My favorite hobby/past time is shopping!! It's a girl thing, I know.

 

[missyoh8]

1. Favorite season? Summer (no work!)
2. Favorite sport? Watching my kids play anything......
3. Favorite type of food? Whatever someone else makes.
4. Favorite beverage? Diet Coke (with or without Captain Morgan Silver)
5. Favorite scent? Fireplace (real wood)
6. Favorite actor/actress? ?
7. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate
8. Hugs or Kisses? Hugs
9. Do you sing along to the radio, or just listen? sing.....sing.....sing
10. Do you dance, or just watch? a little of both
11. Last concert you attended? (UGH) Aaron Carter
12. Last movie you saw at a theatre? RV (very good)
13. What kind of car do you drive? Toyota Avalon (and when necessary Toyota Sienna)
14. What inspires you? Kids.......

15. I have a vacation planning passion.

 

[kritter]

Answer to question fifteen...

I would have to say shopping.....After the damage I did yesterday I have to say shopping.......