May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves...May 2008 Repo Thread...Part 7

[lillygator]

AI is on....

 

[lillygator]

ok so Paula has extensions!!


Jim Carey in the audience as HORTON!

 

[MrsMork]

I think we really need to meet up on deck 10, port side with the size group we have, unless we have bad weather. Above the Goofy Pool, midship seems to work really well at that time and then we disburse for lifeboat drill and then those that don't want to be on deck 9 for sailaway go up to deck 10 midship so we can wave goodbye to everyone on the way out as they are jealous that we are going to California on the Magic.

What does everyone else think?

Soundsgood to me. We have found this to be the best place also, unless the weather is bad.

 

[MrsMork]

good luck with that!! Round these parts you probably have better luck at being tagged by Secret Mickey than the Tag Fairy....I had over 5k before she snuck up on me....now almost 22k and no new tags!
But I do have to say - several people got tagged from posting in my old trip reports....that made me feel good!

No tags here either. Lots of posts, but I guess I never say anything noteworthy.

 

[MrsMork]

I think I have to agree with Jackie. I remember the Dis Meet on the 11 night. It was windy and a little spread out. I think it would be easier to spot everyone in the lounge and get things passed out. Then we definitely should gather on Deck 10 for the sailaway. Need to wave goodbye with my Mickey gloves.

Carol

Folks get pretty spread out for the sailaway. Lots of people with kids (and some of us big kids) like to be on deck 9 in the midst of it.

 

[ssnyder]

Remember, one of the challenges was we didn't come into port until daylight (even though there was little fan fare) and so luggage didn't start coming off the ship until after we pulled into port and there was a good two weeks worth of luggage for each person along with all that extra stuff we bought!

It was slower going through customs, but the luggage was the biggest hang up for people in the terminal who got off the ship, but apparently, their luggage hadn't!

Linda - you did have a few DISers out there to greet you and we tried to make as much of a ruckus as we could - honking horns, balloons, etc. I guess there just wasn't enough of us. The captain did sound the horn for us though.

We were on the cruise leaving that day and the luggage problem extended into delayed boarding for us. However, by the end of our cruise they had figured out how to speed it up. So hopefully they will still remember what they learned and everything will go smoothly this time around.

 

[ssnyder]

Yes, the only changes that occur once we are on board is if you get kicked out of your room for flooding or if you happen to get a magical upgrade at the port. Susie will keep track of those and the hall monitor would have those changes listed outside their door.

Also, when our room got changed (i.e. flooding)(not really) since no one was staying in that room because of a mechanical problem, we just put a sign on the door itself saying that "Seaulater and family have moved to stateroom #____. Please deliver all mail and fish gifts to the new stateroom."

Everything showed up okay. Plus I walked by the old room once a day to make sure there was nothing in my fish mail.

You might also want to tell your original stateroom host. While making the whiteboard rounds one day (doing an update), a stateroom host stopped me and mentioned that there were things being left for people that had moved. I asked him the room numbers, checked my list and figured out who they were and we managed to fix things.

 

[HollyTyler]

Good afternoon everyone! So, the report back on my day AFTER fitness boot camp..... Well, my legs feel ok and my arms for the most part do too. BUT what really hurts are my pec muscles, all the way up my neck, my shoulders, my sides, waist and abdomen. OMG! I feel muscles I didn't even know I had. Tomorrow is my next class, and believe it or not, I'm actually looking forward to it!

GREAT JOB! That's so awesome! Keep up the good work.

 

[HollyTyler]

Well, after about a month without any TV at all, I couldn't stand it anymore! So I broke down and bought a $20 TV from Goodwill today on our way to karate class. It's tiny, only a 19-inch I think and we had 27-inch before, so it will take some getting used to, but a tiny TV that works is better than a bigger one that doesn't work! So now I won't have to wait until Friday to watch Survivor & Lost online, I'll be able to watch when they're actually on! I just might be sitting on the floor 2 feet away from the TV so I can SEE IT, but that's OK!

 

[lillygator]

Hellllooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

[lillygator]

Holly waht's up with your tv? I didn't realize you didn't have one?

 

[lillygator]

work has been so crazy...we went from fixed rate bonds to auction and now back to fixed rate. It;s also a hassle to present to a board who are non financial at all....it really has been like year end almost.

 

[iankh]

I graduated HS in 1974 so you're about a year older than me. The Red Parrot days were probably 1977-80 sometime around there.....I think it became Emerald City afterwards. Of course, I remember Studio 54 too.....but never got in there. How about the Limelight.....it was a church converted into a dance club. Wild. I got in there on halloween one time with my DH so that was years later. Oh how about the Paladium, I've been there too.....that was kind of inbetween the earlier and the later dates. The good old days clubbing in NYC.

Then we did the first and second avenue bar hopping. I lived on 82nd and first and we used to go to a place all the time on the corner called the Mad Hatter. Then on the west side, near a friends house was the Museum Cafe right across the street from The Museum of Natural History......old memories filled with cobb webs now. Anything sound familiar to you. Where did you used to go out in NYC at the time?

Of course I remember the Limelight. I was trying to think of that place earlier today.

I wasn't much of a club person at the time though.

I was more into punk and poetry. I remember Patti Smith, before she was singing, but when she was reading on the poetry circuit.

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[Tigger1221]

Maybe some folks can PM you with some good DIS gift ideas that they're not using for their group!

Can we update the info in the front page about fish teams and anything esle that needs to be. Our leader seems to have disappered but we have a new member. Ssynder is going to help us out. I am so happy as that is another mind we have now and pair or hands to deliver things.

Ok other good new. If all goes well I graduate May 2 I have 2 more classes to pass so I had better study for my test tomarrow. Good night all.

 

[lillygator]

I was born in 74!

anyway, V PSA ------ rose petals live at least a month in the fridge.



The day before V day I bought a bucket of rose petals....planning on that romantic dinner with scattered petals on the table leading to the bedroom...etc....they are still much alive and gorgeous on the second shelf of my fridge.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Of course I remember the Limelight. I was trying to think of that place earlier today.

I wasn't much of a club person at the time though.

I was more into punk and poetry. I remember Patti Smith, before she was singing, but when she was reading on the poetry circuit.

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Not too sure about the punk and poetry......CBGB's is the only thing that comes to mind......and I'm not even sure it fits. Don't you just love the village. That's the best part of the city to me. I took night classes at NYU and loved the neighborhood.

 

[HollyTyler]

About the Hershey Bliss party, I applied for that one yesterday when I saw the link posted on the Freebie thread. I hope I get selected! FREE CHOCOLATE! Of course I'll have my jewelry out too when everybody comes......chocolate and jewelry. Great combination!

 

[HollyTyler]

Holly waht's up with your tv? I didn't realize you didn't have one?

It just quit working about a month ago.

 

[HollyTyler]

Off to sleep. Can't keep my eyes open any longer. Wednesdays are awful with all the driving back and forth (to Tyler's school, to my work, back to his school, to OT appt, back to his school, back to my work, back to his school, to karate, then to his dad's). Tomorrow is the stupid psych appt (me, Tyler's dad & stepmom). I hate those weekly appts. Every single one has been about them talking about problems they have with Tyler and the psych asking me how I handle whatever their issue is (because I don't have any of the issues they do....I just do things differently) and the psych suggests they might try using some of my ideas. Good grief. Tomorrow I'm supposed to bring something to the table that I'm having trouble with Tyler about. Can't think of anything. About once a month he might need a time out but then he's back in line again. Nothing like the daily battles they have with him.

I'm not saying I'm a better parent, I just parent differently. Since I'm not having the issues they have, and he's not giving me the trouble he does them, it sounds like they need family counseling....leave me out of it! It's awkward hearing about their issues because it usually leads into discussions about their relationship issues. AWKWARD!

 

[cquick]

We would have 2 Patrick's then.
Could be confusing.
Mine's 53, 6 feet tall, not much hair.

What about yours?

Mine is short-ish, 30 years old and also bald! I doubt it would be that confusing, we'd have chuck and mike to help us stay straight!