Originally Posted By tinkerbell1962 Oh yeah, drag. No drugs involved. Now, don't ask when he was 18 and I occasionally let his friends hang out at my place. They thought they were so "cool" drinking a Bartles & James wine cooler!
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin I get a sort-of look when I say I'm going, and a "Really? Again?". And I don't even go that often. I think the look from my parents is not as bad as it could be because they think of me as the baby and so they humor my "childish" desire. My friends in vet school think that my few pieces of disney clothing make me a "disney freak". This is an exact quote. I just think, I'd rather have a great time at DL and feel the magic than be cycnical and have an okay day! (Cannot imagine DL just okay!)
Originally Posted By Disneyland55 My dad and Step-mom give me the "look" and the "again?!" They have, however, gotten better over the years. They used to get really annoyed, and now they just think it is funny/strange. They even ask about our trip when we get back now. My mom and step-dad are just as bad as my wife and I! They join us on most of our trips.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I just had a close friend who had never been to Disneyland before tell me that she was going to DL today. A Saturday in early August. My first advice was that she shouldn't go. But she insisted, so I wrote her a five page manuel on what to do, where to go and when. I gave her a summary of how Fastpass works, and I included Darkbeer' s terrific article on how the system works. My motivation was to try to convince my friend that I wasn't crazy going to DL three or four times a year. I really wonder what some people think. I was returning into DL on a Saturday on my last visit, it was five p.m. and a large family that was visiting for the first time was entering the Park. That's just nuts, and they'll be DL haters for the rest of their lives. Oh well, less people in line for me.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I wish I knew how to spell. Funny how all my engineering documents and submissions are spelled correctly by me, but when it comes to LP, I think we all get tigirlitis. (sorry Beth, but heck, you TOCK!!)
Originally Posted By llanatoye Oh Schmitty, I've done the same thing with horrible results. I try so hard to make it easier on a newbie but you know, sometimes they just don't pay attention ;~) Everyone at work believes I'm slightly over the edge as far as Disneyland goes but it's like I tell them, hey, it keeps me off the street. and by the way, on the spelling issue, you probably get paid to spell correctly, along with everything else you turn in so it's kind of nice to hang loose on LP and spell it wrong. tigirlitis is a good thing.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove ^^LOL! (Perhaps that is what we are to all of those unbelievers out there...re-sluts, slave to the Disney marketing machine) <<My family always gives me "the look" when I tell them we are going to Disneyland yet again.>> Oh, Tinkeroon, et tu? And, iamsally, my heartfelt thanks to your {{{Marine son}}} and his buddies who have served. We need to get to know you better...I had no idea. DH happily wrote an email to his 72 year old mom the other day about our latest venture to DL and his conversion to LP, etc. She chewed his behind out royally for "wasting our money" and blowing our retirement prospects. My own mother thinks we're strange. Most of our adult children love DL, but also disapprove of our spending our money on our trips. All I can do is shake my head in wonder. We earn our money. Can we not spend it? We're getting old, yeah...we need to save for retirement, yeah...but this is about the only vice we have. We don't smoke. So we save there. We don't drink. So we save there. True, I do have the chocolate addiction....and DH is probably solely supporting the In-N-Out corporation on his own. But, that's it. We work, we go home. We work, we go home. And once in a blue moon (to me) we go to Disneyland. SO SUE US! And, add on a Steve Martin-worthy Excuuuuuuuse me! And, for the cherry on top, read the lyrics to "Disneyland" from the musical "Smile" sometime. Put that in your cd player and smoke it, unbelievers! (Sorry, the above rant should probably be moved to the cry baby whiny butt thread, or whatever it's called) xoxo
Originally Posted By llanatoye Resluts, now thats funny! is that a good girl gone bad? Or a retired slut coming out of retirement. Oh my.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove ^^LOL! And, for our re-slut anthem, I humbly submit the shortened lyrics from "Disneyland" (Marvin Hamlisch/Howard Ashman) Disneyland Magic kingdom Disneyland Close my eyes real tight Wishing hard I might, wishing hard I may Find my way to Disneyland Gotta get to Disneyland On a western breeze, magic carpet please Carry me away Oh I know you're gonna say the trees are paper mache It's done with mirrors, the magic there Each little bird's full of springs, you press a button it sings Recorded music in the air They've had the mountain refaced, it's only plywood and paste Go on say it! I'll turn around and tell you I don't care! I don't care... I will live in Disneyland Gotta get to Disneyland Maybe it's all fake That's a chance I'll take It's perfectly okay! Make my home in Disneyland Take me there to Disneyland And when I get to Disneyland I'll stay! (go to You Tube and you can hear Jodi Benson sing it from the original Broadway cast)
Originally Posted By llanatoye Doesn't it feel good to rant though STIL? I completely support your decision to enjoy Disneyland at any given opportunity and you should not have to give excuses to anyone, not even Mom. I justify my addiction to Disneyland much as you do and God protect anyone that gives me a hard time about it. Not very many of my friends (except those on LP) or family make me feel the happiness I feel while at Disneyland, thinking about Disneyland, dreaming about Disneyland, well you get the picture. Rant on STIL! and I'll join you
Originally Posted By llanatoye I'm laughing so hard!!!!! >>>re-sluts untie! Yeah, you dang re-sluts, untie! {{{{SoThisIsLove}}}}
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove LOL! True story: DD32 and her then-fiance made their own gorgeous wedding invitations. Simply beautiful. DH took the picture, they did it in a sepia tone...just lovely. Two problems: DD has dyslexia and they didn't get anyone to proof-read. The darling and touching results? "Forever untied" So, when we made them a wedding quilt for their marriage, guess what it said? Their names, forever untied. They loved it. xoxo So, yeah. I do believe you will have to sponsor the 1st Official "Re-sluts, untie!" at an attraction of your choice during one of the big meets next year (July or December)
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove (And ask Disneyland55 to co-sponsor, since it IS his misspelling, after all!
Originally Posted By llanatoye Sounds like a fun meet, which ride do you think will be the sluttiest? Any ideas Disneyland55? anyone? Oh, I'm already getting ideas for things to hand out, may have to go to LP Beach and Tennis Club for help. Thank goodness for a sense of humor, many people would take that little spelling mistake personally but to embrace it the way they did is wonderful.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Hmmm...sluttiest ride....well...I do have an idea, but it was a ride that TinksGuy and I wanted to use for a meet someday. But, with your theme, it could SO work! LOL! I'll have to check with him to see if he wants to give up the coveted spot....
Originally Posted By llanatoye Maybe we could co-host, hmmm, might work, let me know. I'm not too sure of my hosting abilities.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo SoThisIs Love - thanks for showing me we still have years of ragging ahead of us. My mom smokes like a chimney, is an online shop aholic, and changes her furnature every 5 years or so, and yet she lectures me on how I am letting my family down by taking them on Disney trips all the time (ya, real let down). I go to work at 6am and get home about 9:30 pm Mon-Fri. So I think vacations are essential for bonding.
Originally Posted By iamsally ^^You got that right Dave. Bonding with your *natural* family and your cyber-family. >>>>>All I can do is shake my head in wonder. We earn our money. Can we not spend it? We're getting old, yeah...we need to save for retirement, yeah...but this is about the only vice we have. We don't smoke. So we save there. We don't drink. So we save there<<<<<<< We never smoked and barely drink. Maybe if we did our kids could focus on THAT. Or if we had beaten or abused or neglected them. Instead I got..... This is true: When we were in a counselor's office after the *Easter of '08 Fiasco* my daughter actually said, "If you can afford 5 trips to Disneyland a year you can afford high-speed internet! ! ! " (She was referring to our inability to web cam with her kids.) Where does anyone get off telling any other adults how or where to spend their money?!? My name is iamsally and I am proud to be a Disneyland reslut.
