Sept 17 2005 Magic - am i alone on the ship?

[ksumom]

Some people are like Slinkies. They're not good for anything, but they still
bring a smile to your face if you push them down the stairs.



I hope you all have a twisted sense of humor like me! I had a friend send that to me yesterday.

 

[ksumom]

How do you handle "Post Cruise Tramatic Stress Syndrome" aka PCTSS... I've kinda been fearing that... all this planning... it's going to fly by, and then boom... is it hard to deal with? Or just re-book and start over again??

 

[ChrizJen]

OK, I'm back...but only to tell you about this cool signature thing...and I URGE you all to do it!!!

All you do is go to sloganizer . net, and in the key word, type "Flip Flops" and then make a signature out of it, and paste it in your signature! It changes the slogan every 30 seconds!! Cool huh? (I have to give credit to someone on the main DCL board, but I thought "Flip-Flops" sould work really well as a "slogan!!)

Try it!!

 

[TeaforWendy]

Susan, you got it, immediately start planning you next vacation. Altho I must admit some guilt, I read yesterday that "most people spend more time planning their vacations than they do their lives"... Oooops.

Missy, you have mentioned HIM before so I must assume you are speaking of the Captain. If so, I have a few things for you. So, is it his new Silver rum you speak so highly of? Parrot Bay is Captain's stuff you know...oh, of course you know.

Christal -- I know what you mean abt work. I must get back to it! I must! I must!

 

[missyoh8]

Missy, you have mentioned HIM before so I must assume you are speaking of the Captain. If so, I have a few things for you. So, is it his new Silver rum you speak so highly of? Parrot Bay is Captain's stuff you know...oh, of course you know.

you know you have to go the Silver route Wendy......once you go silver you will never go back, that's what they say (I guess that's what I say). lol

Parrot Bay, it's ok. Drank the rest of a bottle I had festering last weekend. Just not the love I get from HIM!! You know HE never has to get the last word in either and HE listens to everything I say! Only when HE'S sporting silver though!

Don't care about the H******** just get me on that boat and take me somewhere tropical!

Off to class,
Missy

 

[ksumom]

Susan, you got it, immediately start planning you next vacation. Altho I must admit some guilt, I read yesterday that "most people spend more time planning their vacations than they do their lives"... Oooops.

That's not true!! Life is a VACATION isn't it????

 

[Trisha's_DH_Steve]

Sweet Sue, You mentioned that we could have a party at your place if the cruise goes out of Port Everglades and you would only have 15 minutes to drive to the port. Then I got to thinking that if you drive there and get on and then we return to Port Canaveral you will be without your car and 3 hours from home.... Of course there is always a rental car.

Ksumom, The slinky quote was incredibly funny, I guess I must have a twisted sense of humor like you.


(((((( )))))) thought I would throw in some parentheses for Christal...

I wonder if the cabin attendents can make a towel spider


"Common sense is not so common"

 

[donaldsgal]

Well, since one of you (CHristal) has FINALLY recognized my genius, I have decided to impart to you some wisdom. There ARE levels of reality TV addiction:

Stage 1) Avoidance - you avoid shows that have actual plots, people who assume the role of a character with a name different than their own, sets,

Stage 2) Abuse - you abuse family members who wonder why we can't watch something else by glaring at them and exclaiming, "But ______ (insert show name here) is on!?!?!?" Additionally, you abuse the remote control by flipping between TWO reality shows that are simultaneously aired (#*$&^@@ networks!)

Stage 3) Dependence - you plan your days, evenings, and nights around when shows will air. You leave family reunions early so as not to miss a single second of your favorite show. While in attendance at said event, you ask every person around you, "Are you watching _____ (insert show name here)? NO? Well, here's basically the jist of the show...." YOu continue with said explanation despite clear indications that the listener has just slipped into a bordeom-induced comatose state, only to be revived by your shutting your mouth (which won't happen since another family member just indicated she had seen a preview, which to you signifies enough familiarity on that second family member's part to actually care enough to listen about what happened "last week") or death. You find yourself wondering what is happening to Drake or Johnny or Clahnyis (they all have weird names) and start to engage in debates with other people forced to watch with you about the merits of their decisions - or, in reality show speak - strategy.

Stage 4) Withdrawal - when a reality show ends, you immediately find a new one with which to replace it. If you leave the home for an errand or even an evening out and realize you forgot to set your TiVo or VCR, you exclaim with fright and terror, "I FORGOT to set the VCRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!" You then turn your car around to return home to set the VCR. You scream at the television when a twist in the game throws you for a loop. You eat Ben and Jerry's for a week when your favorite housemate/castaway/roommate/racer/contestant/performer is evicted/voted off/had the tribe speak/sent home. At this point, the only remedy is complete desctruction of your life so you can rebuild - this time without cable installed in your home.

Sorry to be so blunt, Christal, but the prognosis for successful treatment of reality show addiction is poor.

Susan, don't get me STARTED on PCTSS - another unfortunate and debilitating condition.



Susan, hilarious quote. I have this bad habit of finding it incredibly funny when someone falls down stairs - I can't stop laughing long enough to ask if they're okay. Even now - three times come to mind - and I'm giggling.....

 

[ChrizJen]

All I can really say is "

 

[jennat]

Susan, Very funny....I too find sick humor funny.

Jenny, I watch regularly The Amazing Race, Survivor, American Idol, Apprentice, Stars dancing (whatever), Bachelor, I have watched on occasion, Joe Millionaire, Average Joe.....so people in glass houses....shouldn't throw stones.

I am quite optimistic that our cruise will not be affected but i have to say...I have been western four years in a row and I want to go Eastern (this is a tantrum smilie) I am sooooo looking forward to the excursions (tantrum again). Either way I refuse to be caught off gaurd this time and end up in COsta Maya without doing my homework......what a hot h**l hole. I know I know, you liked it...I need to do more homework and have a plan.....must have a plan....

 

[sweetsue]

I saw the Wonder today! It was beautiful (and big). Christina has finally decided that she wants to go an a cruise - NOW! She cried as we drove away. I had to tell her the ship was dirty and we would go in a week when it was clean.

On another note, I was having a bit of a hard day and thought things were going rough. Then I saw a sight that made me realize life wasn't so rough today. On the side of the Florida turnpike was a broken down bus. A Disney Cruise Line bus. And there were about 50+ people standing around dressed in shorts looking really hot. These poor people had travelled to Port Canaveral only to be bussed at the last minute down to Ft. Lauderdale just to have their bus break down within minutes of the port. Not THAT's a rough day!

I'm hoping our cruise goes much smoother!

Sweet Sue

 

[TeaforWendy]

So explain what's so great abt Captain Silver? Isn't it the same as regular Captain without the color? If I had known it was so good, I would have accosted the Captain when I last saw him on my Mother/Daughter weekend. (At Lake of the Ozarks, Diageo (the company who sells/markets the Captain) has a big RED cruiser called the Captain Morgan along with a fleet of scantily clad girls and some poor fellow in full Captain Morgan regalia, velvet coat, long wig, fancy hat, etc. They go from restaurant/bar to restuarant/bar on the Lake promoting the CAPTAIN.) My DD threw herself at him, calling him Captain Mike or something. She thought he was a Disney character, I think. I just ignored the whole troupe, but I guess I shouldn't have...)

Do you think they will have the Silver in St. Maarten or should I get some before I leave?

And will we have time to hit the liquor stores after Lord Sheffield?

 

[TeaforWendy]

And Christal, I love the Sloganizer!

 

[TeaforWendy]

Update on DCL's website, they are telling Sat's Magic cruisers to check back tomorrow afternoon regarding WHERE they will board. Port Canaveral or Port Everglades. I have to say, right now, I'm glad we aren't sailing for a week. Hope I'm still saying that next week!

 

[sweetsue]

If the medium Golf Shirt is not spoken for, we will take it. I ordered DH the golf shirt and DS(15) the t-shirt becasue DS said he did not want the golf shirt. After they came in the mail nad DS saw DH's golf shirt...DS said 'I wanted a golf shirt'...I could have strangled him Anyways, the medium would fit him...so let me know if you still have it

YES! I still have it. I'll be carrying them up to the pool deck on Saturday (assuming I have room in my carry-ons), so if you're meeting the group - I'll see you then!

Sweet Sue

 

[ChrizJen]

Jenny---Oh yeah! I forgot about Apprentice...sheesh. So, as Jen says: People in glass houses...et al. It is remotely possible that my sickness is closer to yours after all...

And to all of you rum gals...I have to say that I currently work for a liquor distributor here in STL, and HE is not one of my products. So by principle, I do not enjoy HIM...Or I shouldn't, anyway. You know, the whole paycheck thing. But I occasionally cross the boundaries. I cannot live without my Bud Light. And that is also not one of our products.

Wendy, thanks for the update. I'm beginning to think that I may want to bring my laptop afterall to get up to the minute info from here and the DCL website. I was trying to avoid lugging it because it's so heavy to carry around the first day...

But anyway, have a good evening. I have some errands to run.
Talk to you later!
-Christal

 

[sweetsue]

Jenny - I have to pass on a bit of advice I gave my mother today when I told her about the broken down bus. I said your vacation is all in the attitude you choose to take. Thinking of the people stranded, I said you could either be:
a) the person that is glaring at everyone about how STUPID this vacation was and it was so-and-so's idea and so-and-so was too cheap to book another time and look at what has happened now! THIS SUCKS - I HATE YOU ....blah, blah, blah
OR
b) WOW - What an opportunity! To actually MEET and CHAT with people BEFORE we even get on the boat! HI!!! What's your name? You grew up in my hometown? NO WAY!

SOOOOOO - JUST Hop right on out of that funk you're in and think about what an ADVENTURE this could turn out to be. And how much FUN you'll have with all of us! And how much more fun we'll have with YOU!!!! After all, what is more important? A Lord Sheffield excursion or ..... the SWEET SUE SUITE BIRTHDAY SELEBRATION????????? And it is GOING to be held wherever we may find ourselves.

Okay - how was that for a novice at advice? Did it help? Maybe just a teeny little bit? Okay, so I won't quit my day job to become an advice columnist.

Just remember - WE ARE THE FLIP FLOPPIN CASTAWAYS and we're gonna have FUN!

Sweet Sue

 

[shmora]

Hi Everyone! We go soon, we go soon, we go soon. Yippie!!!! One more week and I will be on my way to Philadelphia to stay over night to get on the plane in the early morning. I can't believe it is almost here, my belly is doing tumbles. I just don't like the ride to Port Everglades. Last year we had a rental car and we parked at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and a bus took us down to the Port and the bus brought us back to the Lodge after the cruise. We didn't have to pay any charges to have a Disney transfer. But just remember we lost almost two days of our cruise last year because they took a shorter cruise so we don't want no hurricanes. And I am very excited to do the excursions so I do care where we go. Sorry but I don't do well with changes. Well, I need to go get ready for our cruise.

Lorra

 

[lindahope]

We finally got our docs today. Yeah!!!! I was starting to get anxious.

 

[jennat]

Yeah Linda!!!!

I guarantee you I will have a good time. With you guys there is always a silver lining I absolutely will be disappointed for the second I find out and then I will go in search of more laughter and smiles (gag) We actually had a great time last year on marco island waiting out the storm but I am soooo been there done that. Time for something new. I actually am thinking that this storm is high enough that we should be able to take off out of Ft Lauderdale no problem (as long as it doesn't pull a fast one) The problem with last year is it was coming straight up the coast and on a weekend. IT is what it is, right!

i am sooooooo excited. my mom just had to sit through a showing of all the stuff I have bought. I think she may have slipped into a coma about 1/3 of the way through. To bad, I am EXCITED!


Sometimes whne the sun goes down
Shadows fall across this little town
And I close my eyes and I drift away
to another place in another time
When the world was ours and she was mine
I dream of holdin her again someday

On the coast of somewhere beautiful
Trade winds blowin through her hair
Sunlight dancin on the water
And I wish I was there
Dont know how i'm gonna find her
All I know so far
Shes on a coast somewhere beautiful
Runnin with my heart