Sun Feb 27
0600 wake up
0700 leave home
0715 stop at work for Win98SE cd
0735 arrive at airport
0740 check bags
0745 BCS at security
0745 queue for boarding pass
0750 get #93 & #94
0810 board plane (only 6 people behind us in line, no seats together)
0820 Captain announces: We're full so we're leaving 15 minutes
early)
continue reading "Faster" by James Gleick (already
in progress(tm))
1120 we land 20 minutes early
1130 meet Bob at baggage claim
1200 TGIFriday's
1205 they're out of potstickers
1210 Summer Cyclist, Herb grilled chicken, breadsticks
1320 check in at Di$ney Institute(tm)
1340 arrive at treehouse #407 (just like the area code)
1345 claim downstairs bedroom, accessed via circular staircase
1400 walk to golf course
1430 walk to Downtown Di$ney(tm)
1520 walk to Di$ney Institute(tm)
1530 check out spa, Andy signs up
1600 rent boat
1615 cruise past our tree house
1700 return boat
1800 walk back to tree house
1900 drive to Coronado Springs(tm)
1910 dine at the Pepper Market(tm): prime rib, french bread, grapefruit
juice, ice cream
2000 walk to Inca Temple(tm)
2030 walk back to car
2040 drive to Blizzard Beach(tm) WinterSummerfest(tm) minigolf
2120 Bob wins by 1
2140 return to tree house
2230 lights out
continue reading "Faster"
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Mon Feb 28
0800 wake up to sound of renovation in #408
go to driving range
oops, I'm not wearing a collared shirt
get bucket of balls and cart, promise to drive past room and get
collared shirt
get collared shirt, cart back to range, scare egrets with my long
drives into pond
lunch at rainforest cafe: ribs, fries, sprite
walk past Ghiradelli's, no line, must order: hot fudge sundae
drive to I-Drive for old-time's sake.
use local pool
finish "faster"
dinner at "Seasons" restaurant. Stuffy menu.
Order tenderloin, lobster tail and summer breeze.
Summer breeze is: OJ, Strawberry juice and Ginger ale.
Strawberry juice is denser than OJ, cool effect.
Order second Summer breeze.
return to treehouse
read email from Jack requesting code change
read "The Simpsons forever" 'til unconscious.
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Tue Feb 29
Observe Rossini's 50th birthday.
0830 wake up
change mac.c to AssUMe more than one packet may be ready when I
get RINT.
email new hex file to Jack.
Apply sunscreen to legs.
Andy drops me off at Blizzard Beach.
Rent locker away from thundering herds.
Ride "Runoff rapids"
.b
"Lots of fun"
.endb
float in endless river
Ride "Downhill Double Dip"
more fun
Ride "Toboggan Racers"
still undefeated
return to endless river
get out near locker
dry hands
get lunch: two dogs, sprite
return to locker
pack up
exit to parking lot
first bus in line says "Di$ney Institute"
3 minutes later bus leaves, I'm the only passenger.
At first turn driver stops bus and gets out.
She returns a minutes later and says "The bus behind me will get
there faster,
I'm going to Di$ney Animal Kingdom first"
I get out and board next bus, I'm never going to Animal Kingdom
again.
Start reading "Psychlone" by Greg Bear
return to room
Email from Jack: It works.
guess I should do more work from here.
drive to Di$ney's Boardwalk
dinner at Flying Fish
Baked salmon, lots of bread, sprite and 2 Coney Island Coasters
(Cobalt sweetened with OJ)
walked next door to Ice Cream parlor, hot fudge sundae on choc
chip ice cream
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Wed Mar 1
0730 wake up
walk to golf course
pay for golf
get cart
drive it to tree house to pick up Andy
return to golf course
starter pairs us with father and son: Fran and Andres, both have
German accents
hit house from fourth fairway
survived island green hole
parred #16, par 3 157 yards. put tee shot on green.
after tee shot, I asked Fran "What part of Europe are you from?"
I had to repeat the question.
$20 prize for first person to submit correct answer, one try per
person.
(feel free to email for a list of incorrect guesses)
Mike - South Africa
Rebecca - Brazil
Eric - Iceland
Phil - Argentina
17th tee, hit roof of someone else's tree house
17th fairway hit roof of yet someone else's tree house
17th green 3 putted for a 10.
after #18, drove cart to tree house, dropped off clubs, put on
sneakers
returned cart to club house
went to Season's Cafe for lunch
Hamburger, fries, VSD, sprite
return to tree house
walked to pool with Bob
return to tree house
dine at Yachtman's Steak house
Prime Rib, fries, sprite
drive to downtown Di$ney
walk to Ghiradelli
hot fudge sundae on coffee ice cream
begin " " by Greg Bear
begin "The ape who guards the balance" by Elizabeth Peters
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Thu Mar 2
0730 wake up
0900 Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure $146.28
0910 head straight for Seussland.
0915 ride Caro-Seuss-el
0925 ride One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
0930 shirts+ at "Cats, Hats & Things" $133.56
0940 shirts+ at "Dr Seuss' All the books you can read" $55.12
0959 stuck in traffic at Zax bypass
1000 go to Incredible Hulk Coaster
1001 0 minute wait
1002 enter queue
1047 Andy boards coaster, I take photo
1049 Andy returns, we exit
1053 meet Bill Gates
1100 visit "Green Eggs and Ham(tm) Cafe" $9.00
green eggs and ham, fries, sprite
I would eat them anywhere
but I'm glad the story wasn't called "Green
Ham and Eggs"
1130 shirts+ "Mulberry St. Store" $65.72
1140 watch Andy ride Dueling Dragons
1150 deposit Andy at Dudley Do-right's Rip-Saw Rapids
1200 go to WossaMotta U, it's closed
1202 go to Gasoline Alley
buy tshirts+ 82.68
1230 wait for Andy
1235 buy Strawberry Sundae $3
1240 wait for Andy
1245 spot Andy at end of ride
1320 dine at Comic Strip Cafe $21.89
1420 walk to exit
1430 try to pick up packages purchased earlier
1445 last package arrives and is handed over
1500 return to Tree house
1530 walk to pool with Bob
1600 return to tree house
1700 drive to Goodings and back, $23.15
1800 Character Buffet at Grand Floridian
prime rib, ham, roll, rigatoni, sprite
2000 return to tree house
2030 Pirate's Cove, Bob won
2100 Gooding's for Applesauce and Puffs
continue "The ape who guards the balance"
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Fri Mar 3
0700 wake up
shower
0815 tee off at Osprey Ridge with Charles and Kevin
first par 5 I shot 9
second par 5 I shot 10
third par 5 I shot 5
1300 return to tree house
shower
1330 Lunch at Season's Cafe (pokey)
Hamburger, Fries, VSD, sprite
1430 use pool at club house (5 degrees cooler than at tree house)
1500 walk to tree house pool
use pool at tree house
1530 walk to tree house
shower
continue reading "The ape who guards the balance"
1930 Fridays
They've got a computerized waiting list with display
"15 RUSSEL 3N"
15 minutes later
"1 RUSSEL 3N"
Potstickers, breadsticks, Summer Cyclist, sprite, ribs and
shrimp
2100 return to tree house
Andy watched Lifetime!
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Sat Mar 4
0800 wake up and finish "The ape who guards the balance"
lunch
buy postcard stamps at Info Booth
preform security analysis at Info Booth
Fail!
watched SnowDay
dinner at Fulton Crab House: King Crab Claws, VSD
begin "Slant" by Greg Bear
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Sun Mar 5
Breakfast at Season's: strawberry waffle, grapefruit half, OJ
Lunch at TGIFriday’s: Monte Cristo French Toast, Summer Cyclist,
Potstickers
rent boats at Polynesian Hut
Cirque de Soliel, awesome as always
Dinner with Ned & Dyan at The Original Olive Garden, Orlando:
breadsticks, chicken parm, sprite
continue "Slant" by Greg Bear
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Mon Mar 6
0500 wake up
0530 drive Bob to Airport
0615 return to treehouse and wake up Andy
0707 tee time at The International, with Rudy and Larry
1140 finish with 52+55=107
1200 return to treehouse and hose off
1300 KFC, 'nuf said
1400 Fantasia 2000 at Omni theatre. Boring.
1600 return to treehouse
1830 go to Dixie Landings for "Feeding time at the zoo": ribs,
rice, jello, pecan pie
continue "Slant" by Greg Bear
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Tue Mar 7
0600 wake up and read
0930 leave for Busch Gardens
1040 arrive Busch Gardens
ride:
"Tidal Wave"
"Python"
"Ubanga banga bumper cars"
"Scorpion"
lunch at Festhaus: Turkey Sandwich, jello, lemonade, breadstick
ride:
"Congo River Rapids"
"Stanley Falls"
"Sky ride"
"Montu"
"Shuttle back to car"
I'd have named the other end after him.
1620 arrive back at treehouse
go for swim
1915 dinner at Yachtman's Steak House: the usual
finish "Slant"
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Wed Mar 8
0900 Character breakfast at Olivia's cafe: eggs, waffle, home fries,
bacon, OJ
1030 UPS 26 pounds of clothes (and 6 books) to office
1100 rent boats at Fort Wilderness Marina
1102 exchange boat for one with motor
1159 return boats
1200 return to cabin
begin "Otherness" by David Brin
1330 goto to lunch at Captain Cook's in the Polynesian
1340 guard says "You can't get in without a reservation"
russell says "Guide book says you cant get reservations"
guard says "You can't get in without a reservation"
endless loop narrowly averted when Andy says, "OK we'll leave"
1400 go to The Contemporary
1410 hot dogs
1530 go Parasailing
My view from parasail
Andy
1630 return to treehouse
1730 AMC Theater: Drowning Mona - pretty funny
1950 McDonalds: burger, fries
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Thu Mar 9
0715 wake up
0815 Tee time at Eagle Creek
1200 47-56=103
1300 Fridays: French Dip, Pot stickers, Summer cyclist, sprite
1400 back to room to sleep off headache
1630 walk to cinema
1645 "What planet are you from?", very funny
1845 walk to tree house
1900 drive to "Pepper market": prime rib, fries, grapefruit juice.
2000 return to tree house
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Fri Mar 10
0730 wake up
0830 check out
0900 breakfast at Season’s: French toast, sausage, Summer Breeze
1000 airport, return convertible
1005 hire sky cap to lug bags
1010 queue for check in
1025 check in
1040 queue for boarding pass
1110 get passes 17 & 18
1200 board, seats 10C & 10D
1210 launch
145445 land
1500 deplane
1501 don Cat In The Hat hat
150105 start getting stares
1505 spotted by John
1600 arrive at Cameraland, leave film
1620 arrive home
1630 leave home for work
1645 don hat, surprise Erin
1650 show off tan
1710 leave work
1720 don hat, re-enter Cameraland, get pictures
1730 arrive at John’s for dinner.