surfcruiser
Man has a dream and that's the start...
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Okay, so I have read and pondered several posts today by people who are afflicted with a disease that could be titled (among other things) VMK-aholism -- or whatever play on words you prefer to describe the inevitable outcome of another brilliant marketing ploy from the greatest money gathering entertainment corporation in the history of the known universe.
Then I have to face the reality that many of us do when we look in the mirror everyday and say "yup, that's me, a total and complete Disney nut."
So, the masterminds of Disney have built something that the Corporate Judges have deemed as one the "best marketing efforts ever" when they that are them created the Virtual Magic Kingdom.
And we, drawn to the siren's song, longing to be in the Real MK, end up in a place everyday where we can be with and talk to other people who are just as much of a Mickey Ear crazed, Disneyana hunting, Jungle Book memorizing, trip planning compulsive, and Walt loving Disney-tech-geek as you are.
No wonder! We like our friends. And we like people who are like us... unfortunately, my co-workers, my church people, my biker friends, even my family members, all lovingly tolerate their Disney loving friend/husband/dad when I sit for hours deciding the best exact time to schedule a dinner at the Rose and Crown to catch the after dinner show on the water without having to run up a $500 bar tab while waiting.
And yet they (your real life people) never quite get it. I don't say that to be condescending, it just illustrates a difference in people types: those who are bitten by the Disney bug, and those who are not.
So tonight we gather, once again, in a virtual world where our imaginations can take us away to a place where everybody understands our speak and our disease, and as much as we want to say "I can quit anytime," our Walt-inspired morals keep us from being able to lie to ourselves without some guilt.
I just thought I would ramble a bit... hope you've enjoyed it.
Then I have to face the reality that many of us do when we look in the mirror everyday and say "yup, that's me, a total and complete Disney nut."
So, the masterminds of Disney have built something that the Corporate Judges have deemed as one the "best marketing efforts ever" when they that are them created the Virtual Magic Kingdom.
And we, drawn to the siren's song, longing to be in the Real MK, end up in a place everyday where we can be with and talk to other people who are just as much of a Mickey Ear crazed, Disneyana hunting, Jungle Book memorizing, trip planning compulsive, and Walt loving Disney-tech-geek as you are.
No wonder! We like our friends. And we like people who are like us... unfortunately, my co-workers, my church people, my biker friends, even my family members, all lovingly tolerate their Disney loving friend/husband/dad when I sit for hours deciding the best exact time to schedule a dinner at the Rose and Crown to catch the after dinner show on the water without having to run up a $500 bar tab while waiting.
And yet they (your real life people) never quite get it. I don't say that to be condescending, it just illustrates a difference in people types: those who are bitten by the Disney bug, and those who are not.
So tonight we gather, once again, in a virtual world where our imaginations can take us away to a place where everybody understands our speak and our disease, and as much as we want to say "I can quit anytime," our Walt-inspired morals keep us from being able to lie to ourselves without some guilt.
I just thought I would ramble a bit... hope you've enjoyed it.
And thank goodness for my dis/vmk friends!
ude you going out to the bar with us tonight...
