Singles Social Club: It's Still 5 o'clock somewhere!

[MICKEY88]

But you gotta admit... the sexy blue box is so much nicer and better pimped out than my ugly red truck.

but the ugly red truck has you in it

 

[DCTooTall]

I agree 100% although I think kryptonite is wayyyyyyyyyyy better than Disney

We already know you are crazy, so that doesn't say much.

 

[nurse.darcy]

Why am I not surprised that the day you meet up with Darcy is the day you go to MGM??

Plan to spend a good amount of time at the Tune Inn.

Well, first of all. . .it was Patty's birthday yesterday and we decided to do DHS for her birthday. . .go figure. And the funny thing was we went on more rides yesterday at DHS than I have done in years. . .lol. And of course, we did spend a fair amount of time in Tune Inn.

 

[nurse.darcy]

Hello all. . .

Had a blast at Hollywood Studios yesterday. Met up with ctnurse and her adorable son. She is a whole lot of fun and totally fits in with all of us crazy DISpeeps (at least the ones I have met. . .). After Tune Inn, dismem98 and I went to Big River Grille for chicken nachos and a beer because we hadn't eaten yet and my guy needed a nap (I probably should have taken the hint and taken a nap too, but it was Patty's birthday and we were having fun). After that we went to Kimonos for karaoke and sushi. Because my guy is well known there at the Swan (he has worked there for a long time) we got some rather hefty pours on our drinks and paid a whole lot less for the tab than we would have had we just used our standard discount. Of course, my guy is a generous tipper so the waitstaff made out well. . .lol.

Today is recovery day and I gotta do stuff around the house to get ready for the arrival of my son on Wednesday. He will be here for most of the fall and winter so I am very excited to have him. Cannot wait.

 

[nurse.darcy]

We already know you are crazy, so that doesn't say much.

Hey DC, when are we doing HHN? I can't remember what night we decided and I gotta remind a certain someone to take the night off work.

 

[TheBigE]

Back in states, Indy to be exact Heading west shortly.

 

[DCTooTall]

Well, first of all. . .it was Patty's birthday yesterday and we decided to do DHS for her birthday. . .go figure. And the funny thing was we went on more rides yesterday at DHS than I have done in years. . .lol. And of course, we did spend a fair amount of time in Tune Inn.

There are more rides than when I was down? Ok... I guess we didn't ride Star Tours...since it was closed for refurb.... or the Backlot tour.... But I'm pretty sure we rode everything else there.

Hello all. . .

Had a blast at Hollywood Studios yesterday. Met up with ctnurse and her adorable son. She is a whole lot of fun and totally fits in with all of us crazy DISpeeps (at least the ones I have met. . .). After Tune Inn, dismem98 and I went to Big River Grille for chicken nachos and a beer because we hadn't eaten yet and my guy needed a nap (I probably should have taken the hint and taken a nap too, but it was Patty's birthday and we were having fun). After that we went to Kimonos for karaoke and sushi. Because my guy is well known there at the Swan (he has worked there for a long time) we got some rather hefty pours on our drinks and paid a whole lot less for the tab than we would have had we just used our standard discount. Of course, my guy is a generous tipper so the waitstaff made out well. . .lol.

Today is recovery day and I gotta do stuff around the house to get ready for the arrival of my son on Wednesday. He will be here for most of the fall and winter so I am very excited to have him. Cannot wait.

Sounds like you had a blast. Sadly, It's not looking like I'm going to get to party as much as I had originally planned in October. I just ended up buying a new car, so $$ is going to be a bit tighter than I had planned.

(I'll link to some of the pictures later once I have them online.)

Hey DC, when are we doing HHN? I can't remember what night we decided and I gotta remind a certain someone to take the night off work.

Um.... I want to say September 29th. The Thursday night. Assuming I can swing it, I'm going to get the HHN express since I've heard that some of the house lines can sometimes get up to about 2hrs long so the Express is VERY much worth the money.

Oh... and if your certain someone doesn't have a Universal AP, you can either buy them a HHN ticket with your AP at the AP rate, or they can get the stay and scream ticket add on at Guest Relations if they have a regular universal ticket.

(I'm planning on hitting the stay and scream since it gives you about an hour head start on the houses before they open the front gates to those outside.)

 

[DCTooTall]

Ok... Sorry for the large images. Here are pics of the new car I just picked up. (well...technically... used.)

A 2005 Acura TL.

 

[wdwgirl03]

I'm jealous. I just got a picture of the Magical Express bus from my sister. She and my parents are there because she starts the CP Monday. Wish I was there but atleast the weather in WI is better than it is in FL (no humidity here!).

 

[taramoz]

Ok... Sorry for the large images. Here are pics of the new car I just picked up. (well...technically... used.)

A 2005 Acura TL.

Very nice, congrats on the new car! I like it

 

[DCTooTall]

Very nice, congrats on the new car! I like it

Thanks!

Getting a bit screwed on the loan, but since I don't really have a lot of credit history I was kinda planning on that.

What really worries me though is that because of the loan issues, I may run short on $$$ on my sept/oct trip. i'm hoping I can finagle something.

Besides the whole "The truck is a POS that needs to go!" bit... one of the other nice selling points for me is that it means I can drive up to CT for Thanksgiving instead of having to catch a flight. That in turn means that I can actually work thanksgiving eve, saving me the time off work. So I'm hoping that the $$$ savings there (both flight, and the time off which I'd be able to cash out later in the year) will help me deal with the sting of this initial purchase.

 

[BGK]

Hello all. . .

Had a blast at Hollywood Studios yesterday. Met up with ctnurse and her adorable son. She is a whole lot of fun and totally fits in with all of us crazy DISpeeps (at least the ones I have met. . .). After Tune Inn, dismem98 and I went to Big River Grille for chicken nachos and a beer because we hadn't eaten yet and my guy needed a nap (I probably should have taken the hint and taken a nap too, but it was Patty's birthday and we were having fun). After that we went to Kimonos for karaoke and sushi. Because my guy is well known there at the Swan (he has worked there for a long time) we got some rather hefty pours on our drinks and paid a whole lot less for the tab than we would have had we just used our standard discount. Of course, my guy is a generous tipper so the waitstaff made out well. . .lol.

Sniff...you're making me a little misty. Or maybe I'm just more in the bag than I expected to be tonight. (+5)

I've heard some good word-of-mouth about the sushi at Kimono's. What's your opinion? My current favorite, to the point that I've stupidly driven six hours round-trip just to eat their yellowtail and toro, is Sushi Tomi on John Young near Sand Lake. Have you ever been there?

Some of the rolls I shared with a friend there one time:

 

[CoasterAddict]

Ok... Sorry for the large images. Here are pics of the new car I just picked up. (well...technically... used.)

A 2005 Acura TL.

Ok, now it will be even harder to follow you on the freeway!

 

[TexasDisneyBelle]

Ok... Sorry for the large images. Here are pics of the new car I just picked up. (well...technically... used.)

A 2005 Acura TL.

 

[DCTooTall]

Ok, now it will be even harder to follow you on the freeway!

I'm not THAT hard to follow....when I'm not trying to intentionally lose a tail.

Seriously... I may drive faster than some, but I keep my eyes behind me to make sure I don't lose the person following me. You didn't seem to have TOO much trouble keeping up.

 

[ahoff]

Ok... Sorry for the large images. Here are pics of the new car I just picked up. (well...technically... used.)

A 2005 Acura TL.

Nice car! (but what happened to the GTI?)

Went to a cool car show yesterday, nothing newer than maybe mid 60's, most pre 50's. Lots of rat rods and open pipes. A gear heads wet dream! Will post a pic when I get them downloaded.

 

[DCTooTall]

Nice car! (but what happened to the GTI?)

Went to a cool car show yesterday, nothing newer than maybe mid 60's, most pre 50's. Lots of rat rods and open pipes. A gear heads wet dream! Will post a pic when I get them downloaded.

Well.... I wasn't really planning on buying a car this soon, but ran across the TL and the numbers worked out. (sorta...long term, i'm good. Short term, I'm figuring out how to work the down payment into my Disney trips budgets.. lol).

As for the GTI, my two requirements were leather and a stick. (Lol, dealer when I first showed up. "So what kinda cars you like? Chevys? Toyotas?" "I just want leather and a stick." "Oh. You are one of those." ) They actually had this car on the lot, so i figured GTI == New... can't get until after the new year. TL == Used. 10k cheaper. Already taken the initial drive-off the lot value hit. AND.... it would give me a car that I could make the drive to CT over the Thanksgiving holiday instead of having to deal with the hassle (and expense) of catching a flight. That alone would save me some money, AND would save me a day of time off work (that I can cash out later next year) since I can just leave after work instead of taking the whole day off to deal with pre-holiday airport chaos.

Hmmm.... plus, this is a nice road trip car. Might have to consider either driving to Orlando next summer, or taking the auto-train. I have to admit, I've always wanted to take the train....

 

[nurse.darcy]

There are more rides than when I was down? Ok... I guess we didn't ride Star Tours...since it was closed for refurb.... or the Backlot tour.... But I'm pretty sure we rode everything else there.


Sounds like you had a blast. Sadly, It's not looking like I'm going to get to party as much as I had originally planned in October. I just ended up buying a new car, so $$ is going to be a bit tighter than I had planned.

(I'll link to some of the pictures later once I have them online.)


Um.... I want to say September 29th. The Thursday night. Assuming I can swing it, I'm going to get the HHN express since I've heard that some of the house lines can sometimes get up to about 2hrs long so the Express is VERY much worth the money.

Oh... and if your certain someone doesn't have a Universal AP, you can either buy them a HHN ticket with your AP at the AP rate, or they can get the stay and scream ticket add on at Guest Relations if they have a regular universal ticket.

(I'm planning on hitting the stay and scream since it gives you about an hour head start on the houses before they open the front gates to those outside.)

Okay. . .

1. Exactly, we rode backlot tour and star tours as well as the rest of the stuff. It was a good day.

2. I am kinda partied out at this point. Its ridiculously crazy that I don't want to even see a drink for a while. Friday was fun but I am so done.

3. He will have an AP by then (probably the one I purchased) and get the free pass, so we will pay for the upgrade as well and the stay and scream sounds good. My son will be here also and will also want to go so there is another ticket. . .I am going to have to up my budget for parks. . .lol.

 

[nurse.darcy]

Sniff...you're making me a little misty. Or maybe I'm just more in the bag than I expected to be tonight. (+5)

I've heard some good word-of-mouth about the sushi at Kimono's. What's your opinion? My current favorite, to the point that I've stupidly driven six hours round-trip just to eat their yellowtail and toro, is Sushi Tomi on John Young near Sand Lake. Have you ever been there?

Some of the rolls I shared with a friend there one time:

Haven't been to Sushi Tomi yet but heard it was very good. That plate looks awesome. Kimono's is really good but a bit overpriced. We did have a great time.

 

[NJDiva]

Ok... Sorry for the large images. Here are pics of the new car I just picked up. (well...technically... used.)

A 2005 Acura TL.

nice car....but you realize that you now have to do all the driving to FL in Feb because I can't drive stick
I can keep you awake because I do have the gift of gab

so since I had the weekend off, I thought I would do some sight-seeing...except it rained so I had a new plan....SHOPPING!
I ended up in this town called West Branch and while shopping at the scrapbook store I ended up talking to the owner Michele and long story short, she took me to my very first county fair! I got to pet all kinds of livestock, ate an elephant ear overall, compared to my week, had an awesome time and met a new friend.
so now I'm off to find someplace to do laundry but I'll be spending the day in my hotel getting some paperwork done when I return.