Singles Social Club: It's Always 5 o'clock here!

[Sfmarine]

Welcome, you are right this Is where all the cool people hang out.

haha..sounds good to me! It looks like you and the DS enjoyed the Crystal Palace..

So I take it a bunch of you are all heading down to the World @ the same time? When is this happening?

to the SSC! We always love having more people join us, and it's also good to have another PA guy join the crew. (You hear that ladies? If you want a SSC Guy, your best odds come from a trip to PA. )

Thanks for the welcome. Yeah..PA is a beautiful state. We’ve got Hershey Park, Dorney & Knobles, but Disney is truly the greatest place on earth.

 

[bluedevilinaz]

Woohooo! Headed to Fontana for the NASCAR race today courtesy of a friend of mine! Britt didn't want to come so it's just me and my friend's. Gonna be awesome to finally see my first live race! Hope everyone has a great weekend and look for your friendly bartender on TV in the stands! XD

 

[karice2]

Just wanted to check in and say hi to my singles. The past few months have been the most awful I have ever experienced in my life. My dad had a heart attack on Christmas eve and just as he was on the road to recovery, he had a stroke three weeks later. He has been living with me and I have been taking care of him but it is the most stressful thing I have ever done.

I won't even be able to make my NE Diva trip in May because of his recovery. The only thing I have to really look forward to is a trip in September to say Thanks to my mom. She has been amazing during this whole process.

They have been divorced for over 25 years and she is here with me trying to help him get better. She deserves to have an amazing birthday and so I am planning my surprise trip for her in September.

Hope all is well with the group. I could use a drink or two or three right now.

 

[TheBigE]

You better make it! We want our bartender!

Get the premier pass. consider it an investment and reason to make it to Florida.



i'm always up for a tall adult beverage... but sadly I doubt I'm going to get the chance to have one tonight. the parts for my new PC arrived today so I'll likely be building my new computer tonight when I get home.

How did the computer build go? I ended up building an RC Helicopter over the weekend (rather repairing one).

Speaking of Bartending and such, I have booked the vacation time with work for The DIS Meet in October and was ready to book a ticket back to MCO this weekend. However, I am not sure if I will be living in Switzerland or Germany at that time (long story) Tickets are cheap from either location. I am definately in for the party.

I am going to rent DVC at the Boardwalk for Thurs - Monday, and plan on opening my room and bartending skills on Friday afternoon/evening for some pre-event driniks and social hour (s) No commitment required, stop by if you are in the area and I am flexible and can work within the schedule of events. More details along with drink and food list to follow as we get closer to October.

Hope everyone has a great monday

Later!

 

[pooh06]

Just wanted to check in and say hi to my singles. The past few months have been the most awful I have ever experienced in my life. My dad had a heart attack on Christmas eve and just as he was on the road to recovery, he had a stroke three weeks later. He has been living with me and I have been taking care of him but it is the most stressful thing I have ever done.

I won't even be able to make my NE Diva trip in May because of his recovery. The only thing I have to really look forward to is a trip in September to say Thanks to my mom. She has been amazing during this whole process.

They have been divorced for over 25 years and she is here with me trying to help him get better. She deserves to have an amazing birthday and so I am planning my surprise trip for her in September.

Hope all is well with the group. I could use a drink or two or three right now.

Wow!! That is a tough one!! My dad had heart attack two years ago. Thank God there was no stroke. I took care of him and my mom for 6 months. It was very, very stressful but I would do it all again!

I am sorry you will have to miss your trip in May, but at least you have September to look forward to. You and your mom will have a great time!!

Sending love to you!

 

[DCTooTall]

Uh, I just showed up to welcome all newbies. I can say that the Pyrate probably started the shoe conversation. As for the October trip, me and my SO will probably still be in town. Looking forward to meeting some new peeps.

You better still be there. We need the Tune Inn Hook-up.

Did someone mention Flip Flops?. . .I have a few (dozen) pair. . .

Sadly, they don't make flip flops in my size. my heels are always hanging off the back.

CA, Shoe love will get you everywhere. . .lol.

I remember the shoes conversation. I actually bought the most fantastic spring shoes.

Well... since Shoes seem to once again be a topic of conversation, Any thoughts or opinions on this?

http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/853/what-your-shoes-say-to-guys/

And to give us a Disney tie in....

... The shoes the girls at the beginning of the Not So Scary parade. (picture taken after the Diva mentioned she liked the shoes.)

A headcount on those even anticipating on coming would be good. That will help decide on who needs to book rooms. I am willing but I will be living on the gulf coast and need time to plan.

Oh and welcome to the newbies who have shown up as of late. . .We have meet planned for the middle of October. Please feel free to join up. We welcome all those wanting to meet new people. Oh and my BF can help with Starwood room discounts if anyone is interested.

The Singles Social Club and Travel Discount planning.

My US/IOA passport is burning a hole in my pocket. . .need friends willing to go. My BF is not into it. I go when I can but prefer to not do solo. Hopefully, some of the DISmeet crowd will want a day trip.

I'm definitely going while down there.... I don't know who all will want to go with, but I also know I'll be doing HHN at least one night while down there. (Maybe 2.)

Man I would need to win the lotto or Britt would have to get a REALLY great paying job. haha. I don't see either of those happening so unless someone want's to volunteer to bankroll the trip as a wedding gift we won't be down until December 2012 or sometime next year.

Can't bankroll an entire trip.... but what if we found someone willing to offer up crash space?

Welcome, you are right this Is where all the cool people hang out.

And a few not-so-cool people. I think they keep me around out of pity.

Darcy, good news that you can make it. A trip to WDW isn't the same without meeting you for a drink or two.

Not to mention, We need the pre-trip review of which drinks and food items we MUST have during F&W.

As for the meet, I am looking forward to meeting everyone. It's going to be a blast. Hope everyone has a great weekend. What does everyone have planned?
I have a bit to do around my house, then help DS plan his birthday party. Tonight will be spent enjoying some wine. I might even open the bottle I brought back from my vacation last weekend. Hope everyone has a great day.

My weekend I ended up building my new computer, and running by the Disney Store up in Hershey to grab my pre-ordered Muppet's Bluray.... Beyond that, being on call sucks since I can't do a whole lot. Thankfully I'm now free of that duty for another 3 months.

So I take it a bunch of you are all heading down to the World @ the same time? When is this happening?

Mid October.... The official date is Oct 13th, but it's highly likely that people will be getting together other days during the weekend/week since I doubt the majority of us are just going to be there for a single day. You are more than welcome to join us. We always love hanging out with fellow Disney Fans.

(And with me, you never know what you are going to get.... )

....and we're walking... and walking......


DISAPPEAR!! DISAPPEAR!!

(Seriously... Maelstrom while tipsy/drunk is a blast! )

Thanks for the welcome. Yeah..PA is a beautiful state. We’ve got Hershey Park, Dorney & Knobles, but Disney is truly the greatest place on earth.

I'll admit PA is a great place to look at.... Now if only I could look without having to smell.

Just wanted to check in and say hi to my singles. The past few months have been the most awful I have ever experienced in my life. My dad had a heart attack on Christmas eve and just as he was on the road to recovery, he had a stroke three weeks later. He has been living with me and I have been taking care of him but it is the most stressful thing I have ever done.

I won't even be able to make my NE Diva trip in May because of his recovery. The only thing I have to really look forward to is a trip in September to say Thanks to my mom. She has been amazing during this whole process.

They have been divorced for over 25 years and she is here with me trying to help him get better. She deserves to have an amazing birthday and so I am planning my surprise trip for her in September.

Hope all is well with the group. I could use a drink or two or three right now.

You are always welcome to hop in here with us and join us for some escape/relaxation.

And since it looks like LaLa mentioned also not being able to make it in May for the Diva meet, maybe the Diva's should try and do a quick meet a little more local. Baltimore and NJ aren't that far apart, so I'm sure Ya'll could find something to do and someplace to get into trouble without the $$ or time commitment that the Disney meet would require.

How did the computer build go? I ended up building an RC Helicopter over the weekend (rather repairing one).

It's up and running. Had an issue loading the OS since I had planned to load Mint (A Linux flavor/distro) from a USB flash drive.... only to discover that my MB has a known issue with booting off a USB Device. bleh.

so the next day I had someone burn the ISO to a DVD and loaded it that night when I got home..... Then the sound wasn't working for some unknown reason. Oh! and I killed my old computer (as in, won't even power) while attempting to FTP down my files to the new system.....

So another reload and finally everything is working nicely and I've had a chance to start playing around with it. I had to run out and get an external USB HDD enclosure so I could pull the old PATA IDE drives out of the old system to copy them directly onto the new machine.

Now I'm just wiping the old HDD's so that i can give them away. And when i get home I'll start loading some games onto the machine via WINE. (Yup! Even my nice MINT-y computer loves it's WINE. )

i'm such a geek.

Speaking of Bartending and such, I have booked the vacation time with work for The DIS Meet in October and was ready to book a ticket back to MCO this weekend. However, I am not sure if I will be living in Switzerland or Germany at that time (long story) Tickets are cheap from either location. I am definately in for the party.

Great! We'd love to have you join us.... and i'm sure the Princesses of the group wouldn't mind having another guy around either.

Hope everyone has a great monday

Later!

Great Monday? isn't that an oxymoron?

 

[bluedevilinaz]

Can't bankroll an entire trip.... but what if we found someone willing to offer up crash space?

I wish man. We just plain cannot afford the airfare with Britt not working still. *sigh* Oh well. We're having to put off our honeymoon until next fall/winter due to that as well.

 

[DIS_MERI]

This place looks vaguely familiar, as does some of the cast of characters

Sorry for the extended MIA, life is still at least moderately insane. Bought a new car last month, studying for my insurance licensing exam, all the regular crazy. Postponed our planned June trip until early November, I think. The girls want to see Christmas decorations. Oh, and Thursday I am going on my first date in longer than I care to think of

 

[DCTooTall]

This place looks vaguely familiar, as does some of the cast of characters

Sorry for the extended MIA, life is still at least moderately insane. Bought a new car last month, studying for my insurance licensing exam, all the regular crazy. Postponed our planned June trip until early November, I think. The girls want to see Christmas decorations. Oh, and Thursday I am going on my first date in longer than I care to think of

back! We missed you.

You should move your November trip into mid-October. No Christmas Decorations, but you would get to hang out with the SSC crowd. I think we would be more fun anyways.

 

[Sfmarine]

This place looks vaguely familiar, as does some of the cast of characters

Sorry for the extended MIA, life is still at least moderately insane. Bought a new car last month, studying for my insurance licensing exam, all the regular crazy. Postponed our planned June trip until early November, I think. The girls want to see Christmas decorations. Oh, and Thursday I am going on my first date in longer than I care to think of

Welcome back! I'm new to DIS and so far everyone has been very welcoming. What kind of car did you end up with? Good luck with the date...

 

[MICKEY88]

Now I'm just wiping the old HDD's so that i can give them away. And when i get home I'll start loading some games onto the machine via WINE. (Yup! Even my nice MINT-y computer loves it's WINE. )
i'm such a geek.

are you doing a military wipe

 

[DIS_MERI]

back! We missed you.

You should move your November trip into mid-October. No Christmas Decorations, but you would get to hang out with the SSC crowd. I think we would be more fun anyways.

Welcome back! I'm new to DIS and so far everyone has been very welcoming. What kind of car did you end up with? Good luck with the date...

Thanks for the welcome back

The girls are pretty set on November since that is when their birthdays are, and I will still get to hit the tail end of F&W, but I can ask the bosses as we get closer I do already have a reservation with DVC for November, though....

I got a 2008 Kia Rondo, which I absolutely love. It is a huge step up from the 1996 Subaru Legacy wagon I was driving before

 

[Sfmarine]

Yeah...I completely understand. I recently purchased a new vehicle as well. I do not miss my old '98 Accord at all.

 

[nurse.darcy]

You better still be there. We need the Tune Inn Hook-up.

Sadly, they don't make flip flops in my size. my heels are always hanging off the back.

The Singles Social Club and Travel Discount planning.

I'm definitely going while down there.... I don't know who all will want to go with, but I also know I'll be doing HHN at least one night while down there. (Maybe 2.)

Not to mention, We need the pre-trip review of which drinks and food items we MUST have during F&W.

Okay, I can still do Tune Inn Hook Up but I am on the wagon these days. Working on getting these extra pounds off this 5'5" frame. As for the Discount. If you want to stay at the Swan or Dolphin, let me know. He works for Starwood and can hook up with a great rate. . .Usually around $69 per night - which is awesome in the Disney area. If you want to do off site it can be a bit cheaper. The Starwood brands are available for look see at starwoodhotels dot com. It includes Sheraton and Westin plus a host of other properties. I want to do HHN since I "accidentally" renewed my Premier Passport for US/IOA. I look forward to spending time there again. Food and wine review this year will include pretty much only food reviews. Since I am not drinking at the present I doubt I will start up again just to do reviews. We shall see. . .I can only go sooooo long without a glass of wine. . .

 

[nurse.darcy]

Yeah...I completely understand. I recently purchased a new vehicle as well. I do not miss my old '98 Accord at all.

We went from a "no car payment" family to a two car payment family. Then I got layed off. Not so good, but since I found a new position right away no biggie. . .starting work Monday. Plus my extra money payout from PTO time really helped. No real loss of income for us.

 

[DCTooTall]

are you doing a military wipe

Na.... Only doing a single pass of Zeros. The single pass is good enough to discourage most people, and since I don't have national secrets on my harddrives the effort/payout ratio just isn't there for anyone to really invest the time, effort, or money needed to recover the data at this point.

The larger drive I also know the person I'm giving it too, so It'll start getting overwritten soon enough anyways. the smaller drive I still am not entirely sure what I'm gonna do with it.

Thanks for the welcome back

The girls are pretty set on November since that is when their birthdays are, and I will still get to hit the tail end of F&W, but I can ask the bosses as we get closer I do already have a reservation with DVC for November, though....

I got a 2008 Kia Rondo, which I absolutely love. It is a huge step up from the 1996 Subaru Legacy wagon I was driving before

Well it also looks from a couple posts already that there may be extra crash space available if you want and can swing a quicky trip in October before you bring the girls down for November.

Yeah...I completely understand. I recently purchased a new vehicle as well. I do not miss my old '98 Accord at all.

I do not miss my ole' PoS truck at all.... especcially with Gas hitting the prices it currently it hitting.

True, my current vehicle takes premium fuel, but the HUGE improvement in mileage still makes it cheaper to run.

Okay, I can still do Tune Inn Hook Up but I am on the wagon these days. Working on getting these extra pounds off this 5'5" frame. As for the Discount. If you want to stay at the Swan or Dolphin, let me know. He works for Starwood and can hook up with a great rate. . .Usually around $69 per night - which is awesome in the Disney area. If you want to do off site it can be a bit cheaper. The Starwood brands are available for look see at starwoodhotels dot com. It includes Sheraton and Westin plus a host of other properties. I want to do HHN since I "accidentally" renewed my Premier Passport for US/IOA. I look forward to spending time there again. Food and wine review this year will include pretty much only food reviews. Since I am not drinking at the present I doubt I will start up again just to do reviews. We shall see. . .I can only go sooooo long without a glass of wine. . .

Heh... Considering from what I was told the payment plan renewal rate is now locked for life, I plan on keeping mine for quite awhile. At the rate prices are increasing it won't be long before I'm paying less for my AP than if I renewed via the lump-sum.

And the trick is to behave the rest of the year, so that you can go nuts during food and wine. We want our drink reviews. What's this year's orgasmic colada concoction?

http://www.mainstgazette.com/2011/10/drink-line-up.html

We went from a "no car payment" family to a two car payment family. Then I got layed off. Not so good, but since I found a new position right away no biggie. . .starting work Monday. Plus my extra money payout from PTO time really helped. No real loss of income for us.

Boo to the lay-off. YAY to to starting back so soon!

 

[MICKEY88]

Na.... Only doing a single pass of Zeros. The single pass is good enough to discourage most people, and since I don't have national secrets on my harddrives the effort/payout ratio just isn't there for anyone to really invest the time, effort, or money needed to recover the data at this point.

The larger drive I also know the person I'm giving it too, so It'll start getting overwritten soon enough anyways. the smaller drive I still am not entirely sure what I'm gonna do with it.

why not keep the small one for photo storage ?

 

[DCTooTall]

why not keep the small one for photo storage ?

It's a possibility... but considering I just installed a 1.5TB (1500Gig) HD in the new machine, I don't really expect to run out of space for awhile. My old machine between the 2 drives gave me 240Gig of storage space, and out of that a good chunk of it was spent on old things I didn't need to bring over. (such as duplicated operating system, my entire Windows partition since I no longer need a dual-boot setup.... and my "wasted" Fat partition which was used simply to move things between my WinXP NTFS partition in windows and my Linux ext3 partition which I primarily used... so figure maybe 150-180gig of stuff actually moved over.

Add in my new OS, new software I've installed, etc... and i still have over 1.1TB free to do with as I please. I don't think a 80Gig IDE drive is going to do me much good. I've still got a ton of space to throw in another couple SATA drives in the machine if I need them, and I finally have a DVD burner if I want to back things up.


In other news.... I finally booked my resort for October yesterday (Oct 7th-16)... and I'm starting to make some plans to book the Autotrain to get down there. (For various reasons I don't think I'm gonna be in the mood to drive straight thru.... and the fact I won't have to deal with airport BS is a NICE perk.)

 

[MICKEY88]

It's a possibility... but considering I just installed a 1.5TB (1500Gig) HD in the new machine, I don't really expect to run out of space for awhile. My old machine between the 2 drives gave me 240Gig of storage space, and out of that a good chunk of it was spent on old things I didn't need to bring over. (such as duplicated operating system, my entire Windows partition since I no longer need a dual-boot setup.... and my "wasted" Fat partition which was used simply to move things between my WinXP NTFS partition in windows and my Linux ext3 partition which I primarily used... so figure maybe 150-180gig of stuff actually moved over.

Add in my new OS, new software I've installed, etc... and i still have over 1.1TB free to do with as I please. I don't think a 80Gig IDE drive is going to do me much good. I've still got a ton of space to throw in another couple SATA drives in the machine if I need them, and I finally have a DVD burner if I want to back things up.


In other news.... I finally booked my resort for October yesterday (Oct 7th-16)... and I'm starting to make some plans to book the Autotrain to get down there. (For various reasons I don't think I'm gonna be in the mood to drive straight thru.... and the fact I won't have to deal with airport BS is a NICE perk.)

playing around over the weekend I ran a recovery on a 320 gig drive that had been formatted, I recovered 31,000 photos.. going to go thru them next weekend and copy over to other drives..., , probably going to do a military wipe on that drive, then use it to transport to and from work, overkill I know, just want to be able to say I did it..LOL

 

[CamoMama]

I'm a horrible person. I'm supposed to be studying for my incredibly boring and redundant science class, but instead I'm browsing the DIS. This will be my 3rd science class for a BS in criminal justice, which yes, I know is a science, but... BORING! I can do the work in my sleep, but because I can, I don't want to sit down and actually do it. I think I may have to change my major, this is killing me.