GC's California Visit - 9/3 to 9/10 - Page 13

Gemini Cricket · 09-13-2006, 09:15 AM

Posting quick from work...

Had a great time. Loved loved my vacation. It was great seeing everyone.

I'll post more tonight...

B

Snowflake · 09-13-2006, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Posting quick from work...

Had a great time. Loved loved my vacation. It was great seeing everyone.

I'll post more tonight...

B

Welcome back! Missed you here on the LoT, but know you were having a great time!

Gemini Cricket · 09-13-2006, 06:51 PM

What a great vacation I had. It was wonderful.

I spent three days in SF and helped coordinate my friend Julie’s wedding. It was lots of fun. The Carnelian Room is where the ceremony and reception took place. It’s on the 52 floor of a tall bldg in SF with a 360 view of the city. From there we could see the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and the Bay Bridge and the whole city. It was beautiful. The reception took place at sunset and we got to see the changing view and the city at night. Lots of lights. It was a great time. The bride was very happy.

Off to LA from there. My first stop was to see Ralphie’s sister and her husband. We had a great time eating at their favorite Mexican restaurant and dessert place. I wish I could remember the names…

Next was Coaster Matt day at Universal. I had a great time at Universal. I hadn’t been there since Jurassic Park opened and was thrilled to see the changes. ET was gone but a pretty cool coaster was in its place. The Mummy was good but a little too short for me. One of the AAs was really awesome. I also enjoyed the mummy hands coming down from the ceiling… My favorite attraction was T2. Loved the cinemascope 3D. Nice touch. Everything else was fun. Back to the Future is a little dated and needs to be replaced imho.
I enjoyed talking with Coaster Matt after his shift was over. We talked about life and coasters. It was cool. He also clued me in to an uncrowded section of the park that the public can get to but only if they are observant.
We met Mrs. Coaster Matt for only a few seconds. She was busy with line management at the Mummy coaster.
After some shopping at CityWalk, I bid Matt a farewell and headed off to Hotel Swank.

Chris and Lisa were, of course, awesome hosts. I also got reintroduced to the kitties. My favorite is Charlie. He and I bonded. Scoundrel wanted to eat my feet, Jack wanted me to pay attention to him and not Charlie, Buster was the phantom cat appearing only once or twice and Dexter loves Lisa most so he wanted little to do with me or anyone else. My cat allergies disappeared while I was there thanks to Flonase, Clartin D 24 and Advair. Drugged up I was…

I had great fun at Disneyland. Four days worth of it. It was a blast. Some of the highlights:
- Getting to pilot the Mark Twain and getting a certificate to boot.
- Great eats at the Jazz Kitchen. I got served by some cuties there. No pun intended…
- Riding Space Mountain with innerSpaceman’s rainbow glasses. Very cool.
- Shopping shopping shopping. I bought a cool patriotic Donald figurine on Main Street and a cool pirates shirt that says ‘The beatings will continue until morale improves.’ Love that shirt.
- I rode rides I have never been on before: Astro-Orbiter, Mullholland Madness and the Sun Wheel. (I will never ride the Sun Wheel again. The rocking cars freaked me out.)
- I also rode Monsters Inc (loved it) and Pirates (I like Johnny) and the Haunted Mansion (hate the bride’s voice, love the rest of the changes).
The meet was wonderful and got to see a mess of LoTters and MiceChatters. It was nice getting to put faces to the names. Katiesue and SubLaGoon to name a couple…

I had so much fun. I also helped Lisa walk doggies.

Lisa and I also went to the Long Beach Aquarium and I got Lorikeet poop on my brand new shoes. We also watched a sloth like animal bite one of the husbandry people. We also saw sea snakes, stingrays and leafy sea dragons just to name a few…

The Little Mermaid was cool. Watching Alan Menken play the piano was memorable.

Another highlight was watching ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls’ with Lisa and Chris while feasting on L&L Drive Inn food. That was awesome.

Thank you to Katiesue, Debra, SubLaGoon, SzcerbiakManiac, NirvanaMan, Babette, BarTopDancer and Dolores, Not Afraid, Euromeinke, innerSpaceman, zapppop, Gn2Dlnd, GD, CP, Dustysage, Fishbulb, Grumpy4, Witches of Morva, LSPE, Tom, CoasterMatt and Mrs. CoasterMatt, AlexStroup, Fred MacMurray, Roy Disney, Donald Duck and Hercules and anyone I forgot for making my trip memorable. I had the best time ever and as you could probably tell, I had a hard time leaving y’all.

There are pictures but those may take me awhile. I am typing on my new laptop and that’s about the only thing I know how to do on it at the moment. I hope to post pics someday…

I had the bestest bestest time.

I’m sure I missed out on some primo stuff, but I’ll add it as my memory allows.

CoasterMatt · 09-13-2006, 08:18 PM

It was wonderful seeing you in our neck of the woods, GC

Not Afraid · 09-13-2006, 08:57 PM

You must've done some Charles spoiling while you were here, because he's been sort of a needy PITA lately. Damn he cute, so it's ok.....mostly.

Gemini Cricket · 09-14-2006, 06:27 AM

I'm a dork. I forgot Bornieo. How do you forget someone who is that tall? Sorry, man.

Sub la Goon · 09-14-2006, 06:44 AM

That was a great re-cap and it was very cool to meet you (and several others too)!

The rocking Sun Wheel thing is funny. I got to go on the Wonder Wheel in Coney Island once. It has the swinging cars and has the extra advantage of being OLD, RICKETY, and DECREPIT (like myself). That was the scariest ride I have ever been on. Excluding my first marriage.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 09-14-2006, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I'm a dork. I forgot Bornieo. How do you forget someone who is that tall? Sorry, man.

It's easy, just look down.

Good seeing you!

Gemini Cricket · 09-15-2006, 09:20 AM

CoasterMatt's thread reminded me of something I forgot to mention. When I was at Universal, I wanted to do everything I could. So I went into the Van Helsing Castle. The problem was was that I thought it was a stage show with a very elaborate queue. So when monsters were jumping out at me, I thought, 'Huh, they had a budget for their queue. Neat.' So I just shrugged the monsters off. 'Ooh, good one, buddy.' 'Nice. Ya got me.' 'Ha ha.' At one point, the CM pointed me towards a set of stairs that looked like risers to a seating area. So I'm all, 'Great. Here's the auditorium.' But there was no auditorium. I kept going and going. Then a huge Van Helsing werewolf jumped out at me and then I realized I was now back outside in the sun. There was no show. It was a haunted house. I hadn't known that going in. I was expecting a show like the 'Conan' or 'Frankenstein' shows from long ago. No dice.
I spoke to a CM after and said, 'Oh, it's a haunted house. Not a show.'
He replied, 'Yeah, we get that a lot.'

One of the Universal leads that Matt introduced me to asked me if I actually read the map I was given. I said, 'No.' But he too said that that was a complaint he got from time to time.

Gemini Cricket · 09-14-2006, 06:51 AM

My bucket on the Sun Wheel was the only one rocking like an out of control pendulum. It was embarassing.

At a couple of points, the sides of my bucket were parallel with the ground. It was frightening to see straight to the ground through the side windows. AND there are no seatbelts nor rails to hold on to. I clung to the metal grating like a cat.

I also must mention that I'm officially old. California Screamin' made me nauseous...

09-13-2006, 09:15 AM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Posting quick from work... Had a great time. Loved loved my vacation. It was great seeing everyone. I'll post more tonight... B
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09-13-2006, 06:51 PM	#3
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	What a great vacation I had. It was wonderful. I spent three days in SF and helped coordinate my friend Julie’s wedding. It was lots of fun. The Carnelian Room is where the ceremony and reception took place. It’s on the 52 floor of a tall bldg in SF with a 360 view of the city. From there we could see the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and the Bay Bridge and the whole city. It was beautiful. The reception took place at sunset and we got to see the changing view and the city at night. Lots of lights. It was a great time. The bride was very happy. Off to LA from there. My first stop was to see Ralphie’s sister and her husband. We had a great time eating at their favorite Mexican restaurant and dessert place. I wish I could remember the names… Next was Coaster Matt day at Universal. I had a great time at Universal. I hadn’t been there since Jurassic Park opened and was thrilled to see the changes. ET was gone but a pretty cool coaster was in its place. The Mummy was good but a little too short for me. One of the AAs was really awesome. I also enjoyed the mummy hands coming down from the ceiling… My favorite attraction was T2. Loved the cinemascope 3D. Nice touch. Everything else was fun. Back to the Future is a little dated and needs to be replaced imho. I enjoyed talking with Coaster Matt after his shift was over. We talked about life and coasters. It was cool. He also clued me in to an uncrowded section of the park that the public can get to but only if they are observant. We met Mrs. Coaster Matt for only a few seconds. She was busy with line management at the Mummy coaster. After some shopping at CityWalk, I bid Matt a farewell and headed off to Hotel Swank. Chris and Lisa were, of course, awesome hosts. I also got reintroduced to the kitties. My favorite is Charlie. He and I bonded. Scoundrel wanted to eat my feet, Jack wanted me to pay attention to him and not Charlie, Buster was the phantom cat appearing only once or twice and Dexter loves Lisa most so he wanted little to do with me or anyone else. My cat allergies disappeared while I was there thanks to Flonase, Clartin D 24 and Advair. Drugged up I was… I had great fun at Disneyland. Four days worth of it. It was a blast. Some of the highlights: - Getting to pilot the Mark Twain and getting a certificate to boot. - Great eats at the Jazz Kitchen. I got served by some cuties there. No pun intended… - Riding Space Mountain with innerSpaceman’s rainbow glasses. Very cool. - Shopping shopping shopping. I bought a cool patriotic Donald figurine on Main Street and a cool pirates shirt that says ‘The beatings will continue until morale improves.’ Love that shirt. - I rode rides I have never been on before: Astro-Orbiter, Mullholland Madness and the Sun Wheel. (I will never ride the Sun Wheel again. The rocking cars freaked me out.) - I also rode Monsters Inc (loved it) and Pirates (I like Johnny) and the Haunted Mansion (hate the bride’s voice, love the rest of the changes). The meet was wonderful and got to see a mess of LoTters and MiceChatters. It was nice getting to put faces to the names. Katiesue and SubLaGoon to name a couple… I had so much fun. I also helped Lisa walk doggies. Lisa and I also went to the Long Beach Aquarium and I got Lorikeet poop on my brand new shoes. We also watched a sloth like animal bite one of the husbandry people. We also saw sea snakes, stingrays and leafy sea dragons just to name a few… The Little Mermaid was cool. Watching Alan Menken play the piano was memorable. Another highlight was watching ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls’ with Lisa and Chris while feasting on L&L Drive Inn food. That was awesome. Thank you to Katiesue, Debra, SubLaGoon, SzcerbiakManiac, NirvanaMan, Babette, BarTopDancer and Dolores, Not Afraid, Euromeinke, innerSpaceman, zapppop, Gn2Dlnd, GD, CP, Dustysage, Fishbulb, Grumpy4, Witches of Morva, LSPE, Tom, CoasterMatt and Mrs. CoasterMatt, AlexStroup, Fred MacMurray, Roy Disney, Donald Duck and Hercules and anyone I forgot for making my trip memorable. I had the best time ever and as you could probably tell, I had a hard time leaving y’all. There are pictures but those may take me awhile. I am typing on my new laptop and that’s about the only thing I know how to do on it at the moment. I hope to post pics someday… I had the bestest bestest time. I’m sure I missed out on some primo stuff, but I’ll add it as my memory allows.
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09-13-2006, 08:18 PM	#4
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	It was wonderful seeing you in our neck of the woods, GC __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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09-13-2006, 08:57 PM	#5
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	You must've done some Charles spoiling while you were here, because he's been sort of a needy PITA lately. Damn he cute, so it's ok.....mostly.
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09-14-2006, 06:27 AM	#6
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I'm a dork. I forgot Bornieo. How do you forget someone who is that tall? Sorry, man.
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09-14-2006, 06:44 AM	#7
Sub la Goon Ride me! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The line forms here... Posts: 326	That was a great re-cap and it was very cool to meet you (and several others too)! The rocking Sun Wheel thing is funny. I got to go on the Wonder Wheel in Coney Island once. It has the swinging cars and has the extra advantage of being OLD, RICKETY, and DECREPIT (like myself). That was the scariest ride I have ever been on. Excluding my first marriage. __________________ You roll the dice, you move your mice.
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09-15-2006, 09:20 AM	#9
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	CoasterMatt's thread reminded me of something I forgot to mention. When I was at Universal, I wanted to do everything I could. So I went into the Van Helsing Castle. The problem was was that I thought it was a stage show with a very elaborate queue. So when monsters were jumping out at me, I thought, 'Huh, they had a budget for their queue. Neat.' So I just shrugged the monsters off. 'Ooh, good one, buddy.' 'Nice. Ya got me.' 'Ha ha.' At one point, the CM pointed me towards a set of stairs that looked like risers to a seating area. So I'm all, 'Great. Here's the auditorium.' But there was no auditorium. I kept going and going. Then a huge Van Helsing werewolf jumped out at me and then I realized I was now back outside in the sun. There was no show. It was a haunted house. I hadn't known that going in. I was expecting a show like the 'Conan' or 'Frankenstein' shows from long ago. No dice. I spoke to a CM after and said, 'Oh, it's a haunted house. Not a show.' He replied, 'Yeah, we get that a lot.' One of the Universal leads that Matt introduced me to asked me if I actually read the map I was given. I said, 'No.' But he too said that that was a complaint he got from time to time.
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09-14-2006, 06:51 AM	#10
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	My bucket on the Sun Wheel was the only one rocking like an out of control pendulum. It was embarassing. At a couple of points, the sides of my bucket were parallel with the ground. It was frightening to see straight to the ground through the side windows. AND there are no seatbelts nor rails to hold on to. I clung to the metal grating like a cat. I also must mention that I'm officially old. California Screamin' made me nauseous...
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