The Maelstromers... a FASTPASS!

[MOMOFMNM]

WHO is talking about HOT without me present??

LOU??

JW???

HEEELLLO????

ZZUB love Tim and Faith seeing them in July!!

too bad (since we all seem to love country around here)
Maelstrom could not be in mexico...thats another ride....
or we could sing
"what happens down in Maelstrom stays in Mexico..." but Norway just doesn't have that "swing" that "vibe"

what about air supply?? I love them...is that 80's enough??

how bout NKOTB?? I love them too!!

"oh oh o she's my cover girl..."

or

"hangin tough.... are you tough enough"

dangit I love Joey McIntyre...love him love him love him....
blondes with blue eyes....love them

I bet buzzton has a thick head of hair parallel to Justin Timberlake....and blue eyes like Joey Mac....
I bet he's good on his toes too....

I thought that last pic of lou was quite the "Brad Pitt-o-The Maelstrom..."
pre breastfeeding and weird facial bruises of course...and with a bit more facial hair...
cute non the less....real cute...

thanks pooh!

 

[MOMOFMNM]

java mom

sooorrrry about your critters!!! ick!!!

get the raid fellas....I hear it doubles as Aqua Net... (good 80's reference eh???)

 

[MOMOFMNM]

Jen dear, Since I live in Nashville when I am not at the Poly, I thought I'd let you know that Keith and Nicole hang out at the Starbucks and Borders 500 yards from my house. Now, I have not actually seen them, but my neighbors, friends, barristas, and booksellers tell me they show up in a Hummer and are so nice! One of my friends sat right next to Nicole (your enemy, I presume?) in a Wild Oats and watched her skinny self eat a muffin. She said she was so thin you could see through her. My HairMaster sees them together early in the morning at the gym, too, and says they are regular treadmillers. When I see Keith, I'll give him your love. He is a fine piece of man!


Mel!! Welcome back. We didn't talk about you too much while you were away but if you get caught up, you will see that horsegirl has a little secret she has been keeping from you. She, and the rest of us, missed you!

OMG I either hate you or want to marry you...
my family lives in Nashville too!!

Do you know where fairview is?? my uncle is the vice mayor and that is where my family actually resides but I LOVE THE SOUTH....Love TEN and that is where I was born...yeeeehaaawww!!!

Nicoles got no melons on me....
who needs millions when you have melons anyway??

I bet Keith would LOVE the Polynesian...and the monorail access....he'd probably just wanna put me up in the suite.and keep me there for him...ahhhh...
I love how greasy he is...I bet his grease smells like peaches. Yummy...peaches......
keith.
urban.
is.
hot.

I am so bored you guys...

OHHH wouldn't it be fun to dress him up as the beast and I could be Belle and we'd duet together??

ahhhh....a girl can dream

jamal if you see him get his auto for me and I will be your slave for life!!!

you can be my master...I will owe you my first, second and third born


MMMM I love starbucks

tall nf sf vanilla latte with whip (guess I am not as good as sheridac with the sugar thing...)

gawd I am babbling tonight...
sorreee

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

Hi there, just htought i would chime in, i'm a country music fan over here going ot the Soul2Soul tour on April 30th!!! woohoo!! DH and i are soooo excited!! just gotta find someone to watch the kiddos!

 

[Chapter 11]

Busy little Maelstromers tonight, with the 80s music and getting your groove on. Hayley, this is for you (hope this posts right).

 

[FSUMARCHIEF]

Evenin' strommers! Or should I say mornin'?

Been with the same family again tonight. This is a tough woman y'all! Anyway, it's 2 AM, I've just gotten home from helping a family with their dying mother. and I am wide awake! Thought I'd check out the Dis.

Also thought I'd toss a little 80's at you - and in honor of the fact that Mel has returned - at least briefly...


Picture it - driving down the road with the windows down late at night and the stereo cranked as loud as the speakers would handle...

It's all the same. Only the names will change
Every day it seems, we're wasting away.
Another place where the faces are so cold
I'd drive all night just to get back home.

I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride, and I'm wanted (wanted)
Dead or alive...

Though I couldn't care less about his looks, I too am a Bon Jovi fan.

Shot through the heart, and your to blame, darling you give love a bad name!

Blessings!
MarkyMark

 

[LaLa]

Hey Mark,

I just love wakin' up to Bon Jovi lyrics!

To continue the Bon Jovi theme, how bout the one that started it all:



On the street where you live girls talk about their social lives
They’re made of lipstick, plastic and paint, a touch of sable in their eyes
All your life all you’ve asked when’s your daddy gonna talk to you
You were living in another world tryin’ to get your message through.

No one heard a single word you said.
They should have seen it in your eyes
What was going around your heart.

Oooooooh, she’s a little runaway.
Daddy’s girl learned fast
All those things he couldn’t say.
Ooooooooh, she’s a little runaway.



I remember watching that video on MTV and getting my best friend to record it on her BETA VCR. We didn't have one of those new fangled VCRs at that point. Or a microwave.

But we had Jon Bon Jovi. And that was all a girl needed. I memorized every move he made on that video. I remember watching it and thinking 'this guy's really got something...' And the funny thing is that nobody else I knew liked him at that point. Yeah, they jumped on the bandwagon a couple of albums later (remember, they were still albums back then) but Runaway for me was the start of my love affair with the long haired rockin JBJ. And whoda thought he'd still look just as good with short hair?

 

[GeorgiaAristocat]

LaLa - Well thank goodness someone else is awake! I'm beginning to think I am the only morning person around here.

So, here's what my husband did to me last night. There I was, quietly minding my own business and starting a movie for my daughter - Disney, of course - so it started with Tink and the magic wand thing.

She yells "TINK!" like she does at the beginning of EVERY movie (since it's always so different, right?) and my husband pipes up . . .

"Audrey, guess what . . . Mommy knows where Tinkerbell lives in Walt Disney World and how you can wake her up in the morning! Do you want to wake Tink up when we go to Disney World?"

Naturally, the Princess' response was "Really! I want to wake up Tinkerbell! Yay! I get to wake up Tinkerbell!"

Which is proof that a little knowledge is dangerous.

He only knew that this could happen, not how difficult it was to make it happen. Like he didn't understand why I was excited when I got CRT breakfast on our last trip, or have secured a Le Cell ADR for my preferred time on my preferred night.

I am slightly encouraged by this in that he is apparently retaining some of the interesting facts that I am imparting. However, I had not planned on actually trying to wake Tink up since I value my life and the safety of my children. And she never forgets anything.

NicoleMarie - and if this doesn't prove you belong over here, nothing will! WELCOME!

Because even though it's hot outside, I feel the need to put on legwarmers...

 

[edcrbnsoul]

Morning Maelstrom.
Sorry my 80's were'nt taken up by pop music I was banging my head with the windows open to Ratt, Quiet Riot, Van Halen and the like.

So cum on feel the noize
Girls rock your boys
We get wild, wild, wild,
We get wild, wild, wild,
So cum on feel the noize
Girls rock your boys
We get wild, wild, wild,

 

[GeorgiaAristocat]

Ed - Oasis baby!

How about this one-hit wonder?

You take my breath away
Love thinks it's here to stay
There's still so much for me to do
And I can't stop loving you
Oh can this be true
If you could see what I have seen
(The) broken hearts and broken dreams
Then I wake up and you're not there
Pain finds me everywhere
Oh! but you don't care

 

[MommyPoppins]

I exercised again!

Tonight we're meeting with a banker to discuss our options for building our house. Our other funding fell through. Which left us homeless and hopeless. See, it's expensive to live here. Only DH works, he's an electrician. Right now he's doing piece work, making 2 times as much as makes hourly. Which means, money isn't an issue, we could build a house( a modest one). But when there aren't houses lined up for him to wire, then he gets paid hourly, which is only 17 an hour. We qualified for $164,000 to build our house. We sold our old home, had to because we had to buy our land first. After buying land($53,000 for 1/2 acre and putting the rest away for lot prep and dirt, at least $15,000, and closing costs and some money for a savings account) we didn't have any cash left over, so we had to really work to make the 164,000 happen. We found a builder who was going to work with us(DH has done some work for him in the past) and let us do a lot of the work, AC, plumbing, electric, painting, flooring, cabinets...so we could build the house for that price. It's not a really big house, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living dining, laundry, breakfast nook, 1700 sq. ft. under air, and a 1 car garage. Which bring it to 2000 sq feet. VERY small compared to all the other houses in this area. So anyway, we had our funding, the only catch was we couldn't start building until the appraisal cap was raised, which they told us would happen(100%) in Feb. It's a government program where they base your payment on how much you make and how many kids you have. So you pay less than your actual payment is, then when your mortgage term ends you have to pay the money back before you can have the deed. Anyway, the cap was set at 189000, and a 4, 2 on a half acre here wouldn't appraise for less than 240,000. So, a few weeks ago, DH called them again, because it still hadn't raised and they told him that it wasn't going to until maybe next year, and basically, "screw you, we don't care." Even though they advised us to go ahead and sign the contract to sell our house because this for sure would happen in Feb. So anyway, without that help, we couldn't make a payment on 164,000 making 17 an hour. So, we were stuck. But our builder said we would make it happen. That with us doing all the work except, block work, framing and drywall we would try and build for 140,000. Plus he came up with an idea to save on dirt. We're going to do a stem wall, with a wood floor, instead of building the house up with dirt and having a cement pad. They'll build the house up with block, do a wood floor instead of a cement pad and save 5000-6000 on dirt. Which would be 5000 more we can put down on the house. So we're meeting with a banker today...plus the builder has a banker friend who we're talking with. See where we can get a better deal. It's so frustrating. Since we bought our land prices have gone down, which means we probably wouldn't be able to sell for what we bought it for right now...plus there is just SO much land on the market it could take forever. When we checked into just buying a house already done all you can get for what we can afford(no more than 225000) is a 3, 2 about 1400 sq ft. and there were only a couple. So, that's really not much of an option. The friend we are living with is okay with us being here for now, so hopefully that stays that way. We are torn between staying here where we can save more money, or renting, which would be around 1200 a month, just for a duplex. So anyway, if you read all that thanks for letting me get it out.

Kaleb's fever seems to be gone, but he is super cranky. I hope he gets in a better mood before Sat. (beach) I love the beach. We drive about an hour away to a beach in Venice, fl. It's a really beautiful quiet beach with free parking, bathrooms and showers. Plus down the beach a little ways is a restaurant that has the best crab legs. But the best thing about beaches in Venice is you can find sharks teeth EVERYWHERE! We always leave with at least 20, some real big ones, most med size-small. It's awesome!I wonder if Lillygator has been there, she lives not to far.

Well, I'm done, I'm off to lurk on the theme park attractions and strategies board.

Second off, you're gonna learn to discipline your image. Do you think I got where I am today because I dress like Peter Pan here? Take a look at what I'm wearing, people. Do you think anybody wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm wearin' these bad boys? Forget about it.

 

[LaLa]

little[/I] knowledge is dangerous.

He only knew that this could happen, not how difficult it was to make it happen. Like he didn't understand why I was excited when I got CRT breakfast on our last trip, or have secured a Le Cell ADR for my preferred time on my preferred night.

I am slightly encouraged by this in that he is apparently retaining some of the interesting facts that I am imparting. However, I had not planned on actually trying to wake Tink up since I value my life and the safety of my children. And she never forgets anything.

GeorgiaA, nothin' like a little pressure to make it happen, right? Maybe she'll forget by October. Maybe not. Maybe I'll see you in the mad dash to Tinkerbell's Treasures. Maybe I won't. If I do though, I won't pull a Perma Scowl on ya. I promise.

 

[pongoperdigirl]

I love NKOTB!!! I was a Jordan and Joey girl.....

they had "the right stuff"

 

[GADISNEYGIRL]

I love NKOTB!!! I was a Jordan and Joey girl.....

they had "the right stuff"

Busy, busy week for me. Well, for us. But I see Mark has still been posting occasionally!

Okay, don't tell anyone, but I liked Jonathan. And I was a SENIOR in high school!!! Took my 5th grade sister to one of their concerts, and I was hooked.

Alright, confession time, who liked Debbie Gibson?

I also liked Bon Jovi and Van Halen, so I wasn't ALL soft rock...

 

[pongoperdigirl]

Electric youth!!!

Out of the Blue!

Loved Debbie Gibson. I admit I also had a Tiffany album...

Didn't Debbie Gibson have a perfume as well????

Ok I am so close to getting a NKOTB ringtone for my phone, I got the phone that plays mp3's and stuff so it's the real song, they have a ton of NKOTB and Debbie Gibson songs available...it's hilarious

 

[pongoperdigirl]

Ok, I got a great one....

Who liked Nelson... I know I sure did. I had their tape.
They had that beautiful bleach blond hair down their back....ahhh those were the days...
After the rain, washes away your tears and all your pain...

 

[GeorgiaAristocat]

Alright, confession time, who liked Debbie Gibson?

I did. Shhhhhh . . .

Bigger confession - I went to a Richard Marx concert - how sad is that? I can't stand his music now.

 

[GADISNEYGIRL]

I did. Shhhhhh . . .

Bigger confession - I went to a Richard Marx concert - how sad is that? I can't stand his music now.

WHAT?! How can you not like "Right Here Waiting"??

Nelson was performing in the American Gardens Theatre (or whatever it's called) one of the times we were at Epcot in the last couple of years.

We have a very large collection of 80s CDs. A LOT of embarrassing stuff in there!!!

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

...ok, sad but true,we're be flying home when you all be meeting! dwats!
but i'm very hopeful we'll be able to "spot" some of you "hanging?" out by
the maelstrom pavilion...why? i now envision mae west is beyond me!!
gotta be something to see!!! if this keeps up & word gets out, you all
will transform this into disney # 1 [male] attraction...

ok? do most of you get the triple a booklets?..that's where i learn fastpass
has it own symbol....i think if disney "captures" you all hangin "two" in those
cutie but scanti tees that would change..in a flash! wants know a secret?
triple a rated malestromer under "mild but wild". ok,which of you ladies are
working at triple a?

every morning it is squeak,squeak for me..but for all the wrong reasons!
my advise on getting older..don't!

ha! older songs..you sang "you're the magnet & i'm the steel?"...it
is so funny how many outlaw songs had true meanings behind them?
music...whatever u want it to be..i just can't imagine my life without it.

soory bout your house plannning..you'll get it done,one way or another..
as we already built 2 ..and my wife already got the floor plans for our
retirment one...that's what we doing now is "lookin" for land.

late but it bothered me to hear bout maxie's mother having so much
trouble getting help...whether we like it or not..we all are part of he
human race...some need to "act" like it!! eventually that will come home.

poor 1000th happy haunt..she hasn't been on here since her in-laws
visited? that kind tells how that went, huh? my little one is keeping a
diary..i just happend to find opened --talking how tough she has it
..having 2 older brothers ..being the baby of the family..how much
she cares bout them and her parents..why she she likes going to disney.
so cute..then my wife made me re-locked it! it's her lil world from her
eyes...including "cute" boys. which i disdains..i done told her she
going to be a "daddy" girl..only! she used to lay on my chest to
snuggle/ all cute and prefect/ & i whispering ..never grow up...that
was just yesterday.

i love going out and seeing a yelllow butterfly [pretty yellow] and black
stipes flying around. all the trees bloomin and ..it's warm enough for no
coats! you'll hav lil trouble recognizing us this fall...we're like baby birds
in the nest...all yaking for eating... and i'll be lil squeaking-ssqueak? well
you don't think? i won't be rollin my "man bag" [friends/joey]? and i'm
sure with all the noise..you'll hear.."what we going to do today?!'. oh,
boy! thats bambi! /

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Someone please tell me. I can't go back and catch up now. I'm a busy little bee for the next two weeks. Please tel Mel. Please.

Wow. I missed all of you so much. I just read the posts since I last posted yesterday and I had to laugh. A lot. You guys crack me up.

Except for ZZUBie.

What the h-e-double hockey sticks is up with that lawyer???? I'm so frustrated I want to shoot him in the face. Heh, heh. I mean he is, apparently, ADMITTING to wearing acid wash in the '80's. AND... I'm betting that he was so "fashionable" then that he also had the whole acid wash suit. You know, the acid washed denim jacket to go with said jeans. And a thin black leather tie. Minus the piano pattern. Ok. That's WAY worse than my Day Glo Festivus. Much. WAY. WAY WAY worse. I'd rather see a cat in pants, again, than ZZUB in his whole acid wash freakin' shebang. Really.

AND... he's "suffering through Epcot". ARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!

AND... he's got a little motorcycle head guy happening. AND... he's gonna eat at the Yachtsman!!!!! It sucks, ZZUB!!! SUCKS!!!! OH... MI...GOD! I'm so freakin' frustrated. I have to fill you in on the Yachtman when I come back. I'm going running now. And... I see you've gained three pounds. But don't worry I have two really gross vomit stories when I return later today. But, in the meantime, why don't you haul yourself off your decrepit butt and go for a jog too???? 'Cause I've lost 7 pounds in the last month, and have a butt you could crack an egg on... thanks to my current Motivational Bikini Running Schedule. Give up the cheesesteaks and move, Man!!!!

Hi Marky Marky Mark Mark. Hi Poly Me-looon. I love ya, La La!!!!! Pongo! Loubon! Mrs. Marky Markle. Java. Shelby. Mommy. GeorgiaA. Chapter! And on and on. AND ON!!! Missed you all.

Oh... The General is my Mommy. Not you, MommyP. My big 'ol mean lovable Mommy. Who lives at West Point. My old house. Where I grew up.

So... I'll be back with the Vomit Stories for ZZUB. But, I'll leave you with this to warm up with:

So... while eating this past weekend, my old "Crazy For You" friend Chris and I were remembering this old prof we had. Her name was Dr. Campbell and she was a tiny old puppet lady. Her neck was fused... or something... and she couldn't turn her head at all and when she talked only her bottom jaw would move. Nothing else on her face. She was expressionless. But strangely passionate about Greek History. It was the most unbelievably boring class we ever took. And to stay awake I would have to be constantly moving. Bouncing in my chair, tapping my fingers on the desk, shuffling my feet. It was mind-numbingly boring. SHE was SO BORING. After about two weeks Chris and I figured out that the only way to survive Dr. Campbell and Ancient Greek History was to yell things out in class. To amuse ourselves and stay awake. So we started yelling things like: "Hypathia of Alexandria!", "The Battle of Pharsalus!" and "The Byzantines!". Yada. WELL! Dr. Campbell thought we loved her and her class. That we were her freakin' cheerleaders or something. So we could do no wrong. And got great marks in that class. She never got mad when we yelled. Even though the class would crack up and all concentration would be shattered. And... everyone else would wake up too. So... I had a mouthful and Chris says " Mel! Remember that time you screamed 'Pelaponnisia!' TEN times in one class?????!!!!!! " And we both started laughing SO HARD that I blew tomato juice mixed with carrot chunks out my NOSE!!!! I mean... I sprayed that beautiful, wacky chewed food combo EVERYWHERE in a twelve inch radius. Like a power washer. Of sorts. Heh, heh. Have a nice lunch. Back with the vomit stories. Later, Mel.