Amusing photo I found. Turns out there really was a captain hampton.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tandnmca/civilwar/hampton2.jpg

Cya.

Back from WDW. I'm so very tired right now, and I haven't been on my computer in a week so my fingers are going "whoa, what the freakmo is this thing..."

Twas a fun trip. I am completely devoid of all energy, but that's just fine with me. I figured I wouldn't be going back there in a long time, so I pretty much beat myself into submission over the course of the week. I'm not getting into the trip right now, but I am going to write a trip report as soon as I find some energy. C-ya.

Well this weekend is officially over, and in 5 hours from now I'll be waking up and then leaving for disneyworld (yes, 4am wakeup call). Ok, here's how my weekend went down:
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Friday: half day of school, so i had an extended friday evening. i ate lunch with neal and kyle at the taco bell, then we went and got ted and went down to derek's "plantation" (they have a very wealthy family) in escondido to practice a few Christmas tunes in a brass choir. Afterwards, ted came over for a little bit so i could show him the progress on "lobsters" and listen to the homestar runner cd. ted went home, i went out with neal, kristin and laura. neal was having car problems so we picked them up late. we had to drive around in his little red bug that made loud noises and was all jerky... i sang the space mountain theme song because i thought it was appropriate. everyone else didnt...
we ate at toms burgers. i haven't the slightest idea why. afterwards, we went to my house and watched minority report. im not sure if laura or kristin enjoyed the movie very much, but i think they enjoyed themselves in general. took them home, drove around for a little while with neal. then went home.
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Saturday: i woke i late, so i didnt have a chance to go christmas shopping like id hoped. i went over to dereks at 3, warmed up a bit, and then went out brass caroling with brass choir. the families loved the surprise. went back to dereks at around 4:30 for his christmas party. a lot of old band alumni showed up. it was great to talk to such people. brillo came down from davis and brought his girlfriend. she is a very nice/pretty girl and they seem very happy. im happy for them. everyone talked around the bonfire for a while, ate for a while, talked in the jacuzi for a while, and then talked in the living room for a while. my kinda party- no energy required. went home at 2 am. fun stuff.
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Sunday: again, crapped out on christmas shopping. no negative consequences though. i went down to the house o' hawley at 1 for jonathans christmas party. there were more than just bandgeeks there, so that was neat. i saw mary austin, an old friend i hadn't seen or talked to in a while. that was a pleasant surprise. the party itself was very fun. we played a very exhuberant game of cranium, and afterwards i spent most of the time talking with people. laura and kristin were there, so we somehow managed to work out another movie night for after the party. got together with neal. we were going to go eat pizza. somehow...we ended up at a strange mcdonalds... in oceanside...that had gamecubes in it. again...i haven't the slightest idea how we ended up there. we drover around oceanside...i started ranting and raving about disneyland socialism and the corruption in the annual passholder system...i kinda freaked out at one point...scaring everyone....not my proudest moment. we went to my house, watched pirates of the carribbean. they enjoyed it more than minority report i believe. we also watched the "Potter Puppet Pals", some online flash cartoons, very funny. ill put the links at the bottom. took them home after that, then i went to 7-11 with neal proceeding our usualy random drive around town. i went into 7-11 wearing no shoes. dont ask. i left 7-11 covered in cherry slurpee. dont ask.
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TODAY: ok then...well im leaving tomorrow so even though today wasn't the weekend, i can get rid of every last lurking detail. today was weird day. i finally did my christmas shopping. first i took my dad to the bank, which was conveniently located next the the mall, providing all sorts of traffic mayhem. i was stressed and hungry, so i went to in n out as soon as my dad was finished at the bank. i saw scott there, it was nice, i havent talked to him much recently so it was a cool surprise. he was very busy thogh, there were for some reason hordes of customers. more than id ever seen there at one time. i ate my 3 x 3 and fries, became instantly tired, but continued my day to fry's electronics. bought my sisters video games for christmas. they always like that. i went to sav-on and bought 6 disposable cameras for my trip. i went home, wrapped presents, and then realized i needed a present for my mom. i ended up at target, and saw neal and kyle there. and tanya shannon. and catherine circo. ::weirded out:: anyway. bought her a cd. went back home. we ate some pizza and then had our pseudo-christmas morning and opened presents. it was fun. later, i had two very pleasant phone conversations. one was from lona, calling from disneyworld. it was really cool. she had a fun trip. shes going home when im leaving home. funny how that works. the other conversation was with laura. if you want to know how that conversation went, ask me.
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I think that covers just about everything. I've got everything packed, I've got a clear head, I'm ready to go. I'll be adding a trip report to my "random stuff" section of the site when I return. Fravit Monk over and out.

Something I found at one of my geeky disney sites the other day- as you may know, Disney is constructing The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride at California Adventure, the same ride from Disney-MGM studios in Florida. This version will have a few changes, inside and out, and a columnist from Mouseinfo.com put together a flash presentation of what the on ride experience would be like, based on info from imagineering. If you don't want to spoil the surprise, dont click this link.
DCA Tower of Terror Preview

Site news: Still working on Lobsters From Space. This is a really fun project, I think you'll enjoy it. You might even have a cameo too ;)

Life news: in the middle of a stuff filled weekend. I'll write about it when it's over.

Phase I of "Lobsters From Space" is complete.

BEGINNING.....PHASE.......II... !!!!!!!!!

(that's my favorite phase...)

My weekend-

Friday: kristin, neal, laura and i ventured to the delmar lightfest. listened to nightmare before christmas while doing so. stopped at krispy kreme, neal got dinner, i got a hat. my hat broke. i tried to take lauras hat. she got angry. i wore my broken hat into 7-11 after we dropped off laura and kristin.
Saturday: helped finish christmas lights. got a haircut. bought my band social stuff. got stuck in traffic. worked on lobsters from space. lookin good. went to the band social in the evening. they played captain hampton, people got into it. i danced with laura. i had a really good time. then i went to ihop with john, lona and ted. ate food. got sick.
Sunday: slept in. washed/vacuumed my carwhile the us captured saddam. then it rained. silly me. talked online for a while. fun. went out to dinner for my dad's birthday at red lobster. did some hw. then watched the survivor finale. the puerto rican won. makes me happy.

Tonight my mom randomly decided that she wanted to go to the movies (randomly fleeing this house has been a common trend as of late), so I went with my mom and sister to see Haunted Mansion. I pretty much agreed with the critics POV towards the movie; a nice movie, but nothing all too special. Visually, the film was amazing. I spent half the movie freaking out as they wandered the mansion, because of the MANY visual references to the ride (me being the disney geek that I am). Certain hallways, room, portraits, and such are recognizable even to those who aren't that familiar with the ride but have been on it. There were also the details that only tards like me would appreciate, and I was greatful for such detail. Things from both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World versions of the ride were present, and even the design of the exterior looked as if they took the two building and smashed them together.

My main problem with the movie was in the story. Looks like the screenwriters didn't do enough of their homework. The story centers around a bride and groom who eventually die in horrible ways, as does the ride's story, but that's about all it has in common. The backstory is really much darker than what was shown in the movie. They've also reduced Madame Leota from a jealous gypsie and mistress out seeking revenge on the world, to a comic relief who is trotted around like an 8-ball, who occasionally throws out a witty comment that not only breaks the mood of the scene, but isn't funny. If you'd like to know the REAL story behind the ride, check this page out: http://doombuggies.com/myths.htm

And I'm out...

"Where mah lazers at? All the people try to show me where mah lazers at...
and your mother tried to show me all the lazers crabs..."

Vista Parade today. Something a heard from a spectator:
"Wow, Vista and RBV... they're marching and not fighting"
Very amusing indeed.
After the parade, Ted and the Capn' came over... interesting time. Soundboarding is now our new favorite hobby. Ask me if you'd like to know. Afterwards, went to Tanya Shannon's bday party at roundtable... just like old days at roundtable, minus the upperclassmen. More interesting times, but all in all, it was good fun.

Went to see The Last Samurai with laura and kristin and neal tonight. A pretty swell movie if you ask me. Better than I expected, it being a samurai movie starring tom cruise and all. Tomorrow is the vista holiday parade, first time we're combining bands with vista high. I think its a social experiment. Kinda like survivor, or big brother. But not paradise hotel...

The cartoons are back up. Don't wet yourself.
That was painless...

Flash movies are goin' down... I'm switching servers so they'll be offline for a bit. I'll update again when they are back up.
"Don't fake the funk on a nasty dog" -Homsar