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Wordless Wednesday 2023 WK 43
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Good and Meh 2023 Week 42
Good Things: Good food, good adventures, good weather, and even with the attitudes present by many of the guests (I call it "Toxic YOLO") I had the same magical time I always have. <3 Meh Things: On my last day at WDW (yesterday) I felt a twinge in my knee. And then my knee started to feel very thick and soft and unstable, as if my knee was replaced with a marshmallow. There wasn't a lot of pain but it became more and more difficult to walk. Unfortunately, all I did yesterday was ...
Wordless Wednesday 2023 WK 39
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Good and Meh: Week 34
Hey, not every blog post is a substack-quality work of art, okay? Good things: Monday: I went to the Phillies game with Mom & John and they won 10-4. Not only did they win, but we saw Bryce Harper hit an inside-the-park home run! I really enjoy going to baseball games but wish the tickets were less expensive.Thursday: I went to the office and had lunch with my best work friend. Friday: Spent some time ambling around Haddonfield with WM.Sunday: WM and I made to the last day of the ...
The Up model house
Even if you're a gigantic loser like me who bailed out of the movie Up after the first harrowing 10 minutes, you're probably familiar with the image of Carl and Ellie's house being lifted from the ground by a bunch of balloons coming from the chimney. For Christmas, the lovely Kristen gifted us a wooden model of Carl & Ellie's house. With a little wood glue applied via a syringe and a LOT of patience (and some swearing) I assembled the house back in March. This was the finished ...
I could have fixed Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser
Hi. I'm Kim. I'm an adult who likes Disney, but not a Disney Adult, which is why we never even entertained the thought of spending $5,000 on two meager nights in Disney's Star Wars themed hotel with 100 windowless rooms. After only being open a year, Disney announced a few days ago that the last "voyage" of the Starcruiser will be Sept 28-30. The reviews (many by comped Disney influencers) were good, but the hotel was rarely full and an immersive experience like that costs a lot of money ...
Friday 5: 子供の日 (Children’s Day)
Happy Friday, which also happens to be National Hoagie Day, National Astronaut AND National Space Day (jumping on the Star Wars May 4th frenzy, I see) and of course, Cinco De Mayo. This week Mom, J&K, and Nephews A&B went to Walt Disney World and I got to live vicariously through them. It wasn't a good week for House Russell to go on vacation so we stayed home. Or maybe it would have been a good week because the weather here has been in the 40s and 50s and dreary as heck. Work has ...
Catching up
Hey Kim! What's been going on? Personally: In July I joined a gym, which announced its closing 6 weeks later. Then I joined another gym, which is still open. I go in 2-3 times a week and do a mix of cardio and strength training. It's very humbling. However, I can very reluctantly admit that walking almost every day since March and working out even occasionally is improving how I feel. I'm not in this to lose weight, but to build strength and stamina for the long haul. In September I ...
WDW 2022 trip: What we did not like
There are 3 kinds of Disney Parks fans. The first group will never criticize a thing. The second group hates everything that has been added since 1980. The third group, the more centrist group, can love many things and still dislike some things. Hate the sin, love the sinner. That's me. And since Disney is not paying me to post glowing accounts of my trips, here's a list of the things we didn't like. HOWEVER if you are from Disney and wish to comp my trips in the future, I will be the best ...
WDW 2022 trip: what we liked
We indeed made it to Walt Disney World and ooo what a balm to the soul it was, even with weird (and mostly justified) Covid-19 protocols. And most of the thrill was likely of the 'holy crap we're HERE!' variety, because we really didn't think we'd make it. Even at the airport we were waiting for the plane to be cancelled. I'm breaking up the trip into two posts: what we liked, and what we didn't like. Here's what we liked! The schedule was: Day 1 - Magic Kingdom, Day 2 - Studios & ...
Friday 5: After ‘Im
Happy Friday! This time last week I was at Walt Disney World. Look at this magic! The fireworks started just as we came to the front of the line to have our picture taken. Gorgeous. SIGH. We left last Thursday and came home on Monday. It was amazeballs. We stayted at Port Orleans: French Quarter which is my new favorite resort that is not my beloved Polynesian. I have more photos to share but WM has to download them from Disney's website. I only have watermarked ...
