Something About Nothing..........#11

[macraven]

marcie, you are irregular?
i was gonna tease you about metamucil but decided you might not even know what that is..............

 

[rowan555]

Oh man, I can't even laugh at that joke - I had a 24 hour stomach bug yesterday - and let me just say it was a darned good thing that wasn't our travel day!!!

 

[marciemi]

Eh, I'm not THAT much younger than you Mac!

rowan - what exactly IS Fun Spot? We saw a lot of signs for it while we were down there last weekend. Are you doing both parks at Universal?

 

[keishashadow]

Turns out I'm a magician ala Harry Potter...I can make money materialize out of thin air - flippendo! jr decided he wants to take three college classes this summer to add another major; bonus points = the classes start in less than two weeks. maybe I can win it back on the slots? lol

Oh, man, I didn't mean that to come off sounding that way - my apologies! I just don't post often here and know there's a tight knit group of regulars, so I almost hated to jump in with a random post.

are you kidding? over on the dark side we enjoy fresh meat, um new blood, no scratch that...whatever

enjoy your trip, tell the workers to get gringotts open before I hit U the end of the month please.

Welcome rowan!! And hope you have a great trip!!!

I'm more of an "irregular" but I'm hoping the move to Orlando changes that some - please let us know about your trip as I'm excited to be going to Universal again for the first time since 2007 (which was when/why I joined this group in the first place).

I dub thee...

AbbyNormal

let me be the 1st to call u chicken re HHN lol. You'll love MNSSHP, it's our 1st year in gosh, forever, since we haven't done the party but needed to work in a quickie cruise in a week and sacrifices had to be made.

Good luck on the move, it sounds daunting...just thinking of the logistics involved scares me a lot more than HHN

will be sure to check out the TR, always lots of pictures

marcie, you are irregular?
i was gonna tease you about metamucil but decided you might not even know what that is..............

nwahaha the orange flavor is the best

 

[marciemi]

I dub thee...

AbbyNormal

let me be the 1st to call u chicken re HHN lol. You'll love MNSSHP, it's our 1st year in gosh, forever, since we haven't done the party but needed to work in a quickie cruise in a week and sacrifices had to be made.

You have no idea. I actually did a few "Scare Zones" at Cedar Point last fall but that's about the closest I've come to a haunted house (or equivalent) since I was, oh, maybe a teenager. Just not my thing - sorry!

And I just posted the first real day (after my intro) on my TR. Guess no one wanted to comment on it so you can be the first!

 

[rowan555]

Eh, I'm not THAT much younger than you Mac!

rowan - what exactly IS Fun Spot? We saw a lot of signs for it while we were down there last weekend. Are you doing both parks at Universal?

Fun Spot has two locations - it's a family owned amusement park with multi-level go kart tracks, carnival rides, and a few small but fun coasters. We had an amazing day/night there in August despite lots of rain, and everyone there was so friendly. The park in Orlando was recently totally renovated and has a really fun wooden coaster that we must have ridden two dozen times. My daughter loves go karts, and we don't have any nearby, so she made the most of that as well. It's around $35 for an all day ticket and they're open until midnight. I hear the Kissimmee location is a bit run down - but the Orlando one is blocks from Universal. We drove a few blocks away for lunch at Sweet Tomatoes which was so good and I wish we had one here in New Orleans!

Our plan is to get to Orlando by 6 PM Saturday and head right to Universal for the three hours until it closes, then we'll check into a hotel for the night. Checking into RPR bright and early Sunday morning and spending all day at Uni/IoA Sunday and Monday. Heading to Extended Stay Monday night to stay there for four nights. Aquatica Tuesday, Fun Spot Wednesday, and back to Universal/IoA Thursday before heading home Friday morning. My daughter wants to hit the outlet malls too - YUCK!!!

 

[Bluer101]

Oh, man, I didn't mean that to come off sounding that way - my apologies! I just don't post often here and know there's a tight knit group of regulars, so I almost hated to jump in with a random post.

Just jump in anywhere, it's something about nothing or SAN's thread.

We all at some point come and go depending on what's happening in our lives like Mac said.

This thread reminds me as a big family dinner table with all types of conversations happen. Don't take offense if someone does not respond to a post as this thread can move fast sometimes.

Turns out I'm a magician ala Harry Potter...I can make money materialize out of thin air - flippendo! jr decided he wants to take three college classes this summer to add another major; bonus points = the classes start in less than two weeks. maybe I can win it back on the slots? lol

That is too funny.

 

[macraven]

this place always closes up at 9:00pm lately.



where are my card playing partners when i have insomnia.....?

 

[RAPstar]

I'm just home from work. Picking up my new glasses tomorrow. Hope to post a pic before I fly oot of here. Gah, I can't believe it's finally here! And now only 4 more months till HHN, lol.

 

[Bluer101]

this place always closes up at 9:00pm lately. where are my card playing partners when i have insomnia.....?

Sorry 5:30-6:00am comes early.

 

[Lynne G]

IT'S FRIDAY!!!

Raining and misty today. But Mother's Day is to be 80 degrees. Mother Nature is certainly turning the heat on all the sudden. It's 51 today.


My kids really liked the Fun Spot near Universal. We rode those go carts for at least an hour one morning. It was a fun place to spend a few hours out. Kids also liked the free old arcade games on the second floor. We like the Sweet Tomatoes near there too.

 

[keishashadow]

Sorry 5:30-6:00am comes early.

yep, I greet the dawn several times a week too

have tix to pirate game tomorrow, supposed to shower all day

out for mother's day brunch & suessical the musical on Sunday

two consecutive days in the big city, ain't I grand? lol

Have a great weekend all, especially the Muthas among us...wish we were all in Universal to do Disaster

 

[macraven]

yea, but are you a happy homie when you greet the morning before dawn?

 

[rowan555]

yea, but are you a happy homie when you greet the morning before dawn?

I'll be getting up before the sun rises to get on the road to Orlando tomorrow. I don't think I'll "greet" the morning so much as flip it off. I am NOT a morning person, and it is only my abiding love of roller coasters that will get me out of bed and on the road at an ungodly hour. I plan on going to sleep in my clothes so all I have to do is brush my teeth, grab the kid, and get in the car. I'll be on autopilot until we get 3 states over and my body decides it's time to wake up, so if you see a neon green Scion xB, steer clear, lmao!

 

[RAPstar]

New glasses! They're Ernest Hemmingway frames

 

[tink1957]

Hi

Love the new specs Robbie

Wow..a lot of our homies are traveling this week...bon voyage to all of youse.


Just enjoying my day off today...not doing much...only laundry since I'm going to be working all weekend cause I may have jury duty next week

Hope everyone has a great weekend and Happy Mother's day

 

[marciemi]

Fun Spot has two locations - it's a family owned amusement park with multi-level go kart tracks, carnival rides, and a few small but fun coasters. We had an amazing day/night there in August despite lots of rain, and everyone there was so friendly. The park in Orlando was recently totally renovated and has a really fun wooden coaster that we must have ridden two dozen times. My daughter loves go karts, and we don't have any nearby, so she made the most of that as well. It's around $35 for an all day ticket and they're open until midnight. I hear the Kissimmee location is a bit run down - but the Orlando one is blocks from Universal. We drove a few blocks away for lunch at Sweet Tomatoes which was so good and I wish we had one here in New Orleans!

Our plan is to get to Orlando by 6 PM Saturday and head right to Universal for the three hours until it closes, then we'll check into a hotel for the night. Checking into RPR bright and early Sunday morning and spending all day at Uni/IoA Sunday and Monday. Heading to Extended Stay Monday night to stay there for four nights. Aquatica Tuesday, Fun Spot Wednesday, and back to Universal/IoA Thursday before heading home Friday morning. My daughter wants to hit the outlet malls too - YUCK!!!

Wishing you a great trip!!

We ate at Sweet Tomatoes (for the first time) on our way from AK to the airport on Monday and I looked up to see if there were any around where I'd lived in the past. Think I saw them in Colorado visiting my son but otherwise no. We enjoyed it as well although I can see myself consistently overeating there.

Are the outlet malls that great of a deal in Orlando or are they just typical outlet malls? I read recently that a great percentage of the reason for all the Brazilian visitors to Orlando was to buy at these malls and was wondering if I'd been missing something all these years?

 

[Lynne G]

marciemi, I don't think the outlet malls are that interesting. They seem to be just like the ones near where I live. I don't usually shop there for clothes, as where I live, clothes are not taxable. I think in Brazil, many American clothing lines and other items are really expensive to buy at home, hence, they will happily drop mega money to buy jeans, shoes, electronics, etc.

For all those traveling today and this week-end, safe travels and a great time on vacation.

I'm also a morning person. I've been at work before the sunrise for many years. Guess that's why I am a morning person!

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

Happy Mother's Day this weekend to the mommies out there! I am ready for my vacation, somehow this month seems to be dragging!

 

[keishashadow]

yea, but are you a happy homie when you greet the morning before dawn?

I'm always happy...

bet you're laughing now too

6:30 - 7:00 seems to be my internal clock wakie time...even if I stay up to 3 - 4 am, I can't sleep past 8:30 am or so.

ok, confess up homies...

how long would you sleep everyday if you could get away with it?

I'll be getting up before the sun rises to get on the road to Orlando tomorrow. I don't think I'll "greet" the morning so much as flip it off. I am NOT a morning person, and it is only my abiding love of roller coasters that will get me out of bed and on the road at an ungodly hour. I plan on going to sleep in my clothes so all I have to do is brush my teeth, grab the kid, and get in the car. I'll be on autopilot until we get 3 states over and my body decides it's time to wake up, so if you see a neon green Scion xB, steer clear, lmao!

we are nothing but inclusive here, however you choose to greet the dawn is up to you lol.

Robbie u r looking mighty dapper