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All the Disney talk of late has got me doing a good deal of toob surfing on the subject. As a Native who has been to Disney a *few* times, there aren't too many things there that I *haven't* seen or done. I remembered a TV show that showed the secret suite in the Cinderella's Castle that was originally created for Walt Disney and his family and was wondering if they did tours that showed it. Apparently, a few years ago, it was completely redone and lucky winners got to actually stay overnight. You can read all about it and scroll through the pics here.
Another thing that I did not realize existed is the Cinderella's Royal Table dining experience in the castle. For one thing, it is a *bit* pricey and my parents would have 1) never been so thoughtful or generous enough with me when I was little to shell out that kind of money so I could dine in the castle and meet the princesses and 2) well, lets face it, they were too cheap and I was lucky to just be taken to Disney. And even if they were to spring for it, my mother would have ruined it for me by complaining incessantly about the price and criticizing the food and the whole experience. Sigh.
ANYhoo.
Here's the deal. This is going to happen come hell or high water(assuming that Arekino agrees to it ;P ). I am taking Arekino to Disney. I am booking a meal at the castle. I don't give a shit about the price. They address you as Lord this and Lady that. I will be wearing Great Xul regalia. Arekino can wear whatever he likes. I don't care. I'm going to have my fantasy experience, dammit! ;P
And sorta related...
A few weeks ago in Walmart I came across a Regina/Evil Queen t-shirt! Unfortunately, they did not have it in my size. It was okay looking but it could have been better. The picture of Regina wasn't that clear and it had some lame saying on it that I don't remember at the moment. I *do* remember thinking that it would have been better if it had the saying 'Being good is overrated' like another shirt that I have. ;P
Also...
I watched a program last weekend about Iceland. There was a segment about a fashion designer named Steinunn Sigurd who I had never heard of before(but whose clothes are totally awesome) and another dude who designed fur coats(that totally ruled). And then there was a restaurant featured which had really awesome decor like an all black leather and wood wing-back chair and a CHAIN MAIL curtain/room divider. Apparently, the Great Xul needs to hire Icelandic designers for her kingdom.
And this future Disney trip...it's gonna have to be in the winter so I can dress awesomely and not sweat my arse off!
posted by Xul at 12:12 AM
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Which one?
"Øren", English title "The Eagle".
This is going to happen come hell or high water(assuming that Arekino agrees to it ;P ). I am taking Arekino to Disney.
Well, it may... someday... happen. I'm not ruling anything out. I'm still a person who suffers from an Avoidant Personality Disorder, remember? I'm still a neurotic screw up. Just thinking about it makes alarm bells go off in my head.
I'm still a person who suffers from an Avoidant Personality Disorder, remember?
Ah, come on! Ya don't have to suffer with it forever...you could always make others suffer! ;P ;D
I'm still a neurotic screw up.
I'm not usually one to tell others what to do, but you should stop telling yourself that. Just what is so bad about you anyway? Do you know what kinds of assholes I have/had to put up with on a daily basis? You don't seem to be a patch on any of their asses by any stretch. You need to tell yourself that your a good guy and that the most awesome person in all of Florida(that would be me ;P) likes you so you can't be as hopeless as you believe yourself to be.
Anyway, if Disney is a problem then you'll just have to take me to Efteling. ;P ;D
Just thinking about it makes alarm bells go off in my head.
Which alarm bells? The ones that say *Danger, Will Robinson! Xul is a nut!*? Or the ones that say *You need to freak out NOW!!! Trips to Florida are scary shit! Abort! Abort! Abort!*?
I used to be Avoidant too, ya know. Past tense. You don't have to be that way forever.
You need to tell yourself that your a good guy
I'm not saying that I'm a bad guy. I've mostly only screwed up my own life. I think I've disappointed people in subtle and not so subtle ways though.
*You need to freak out NOW!!! Trips to Florida are scary shit! Abort! Abort! Abort!*?
Mostly those (I think I trust you about 90% :P ). It's hard to explain. For most people it would be easy to go on such a trip but for me there are thousands of steps to it and any of them could go horribly wrong and haunt me for the rest of my life. There are many tiny and big things from the past 45 years that do that to me almost every day. It's like getting hit in the head with a brick (but without all the skull breakage and the bleeding :) ).
Ya know, I wish I could remember where I read it, but a few weeks ago I read an article about introverts and techniques to ease social situations. Basically, it was becoming an actor and presenting yourself as a character to others. Then through repetition, you sort of integrate the confidence etc into your real self.
I just had to sit back and feel really smug and satisfied with myself, because basically that was what I did to get over my Avoidant issues. (not *100%* there ATM) I presented my 'Xul' persona in real life.(Xul being "The GREAT Xul", this fabulous and grandiose persona, that there are *NONE* like the Great Xul! ;P ) I just walked around having an inner dialog telling myself that I'm great and awesome and these mere mortals haven't a clue who they are dealing with.
Also, getting out of my comfort zone and dressing in more fashionable clothing that I was *not* used to dressing in. The clothing was awkward at first and took a while to get used to, but now when I look back on what I used to dress like, I just shake my head. :/
Anyway, it felt kinda weird doing it at first, but eventually it becomes a habit. I've read enough about brain science to know that after a while you rewire your brain. The habits you have now are hardwired through certain neuro-pathways. When you start doing something different, it's kinda like cutting a new path through a grassy field. The old well-worn path is still there and it would be easy to just take it. But the more you take the new path, eventually you start wearing down that into a well marked path and the old path starts grassing over until it's a thing of memory.
^Hopefully that makes sense.
I've mostly only screwed up my own life.
You don't have to keep doing that. You're not dead yet. :)
I think I've disappointed people in subtle and not so subtle ways though.
You're not responsible for what others think or feel. That's on them. You are only responsible for yourself. If *you* don't like something about yourself, then change it. If someone else doesn't like something about you? Too bad. That's their problem.
For most people it would be easy to go on such a trip
Well, if it makes you feel any better, the thought of flying solo to EU makes my stomach get in knots. But I'm sure I could calm myself down enough to do it. The benefits are greater than the fear. I'd be missing out if I didn't do it.
And when I took that trip to visit my friend up in the Sticks? I was a nervous wreck and my heart was in my throat for most of the way up there. I'm surprised I didn't have an a heart attack in the process. But it was something I needed to do. It's like lifting weights in a sense. After a while it gets easier and you work your way up to harder ones. :)
There are many tiny and big things from the past 45 years
From one ruminant to another, ;P you need to stop beating yourself up over things that happened in the past. You can't change the past. I lived that way for far too long. Trust me, you don't have to keep doing that. My emotional/mental well-being is so much better than it used to be. You won't change overnight, but once you make a decision to be better, stick with it. Baby steps. Don't beat yourself up if you meet a setback. You'll thank yourself for taking the first step and then continuing.
Sorry I took so long responding--the old woman had me held hostage most of the day yesterday and she's being a pin in the ass today as well. :/
^Hopefully that makes sense.
I appreciate your advice. And it's not like I'm not changing for the better. But I think I have to do this in my own tempo.
If *you* don't like something about yourself, then change it.
I'm pretty sure that's what my brain is trying to do to me but it's got rather demanding standards in mind.
I'd be missing out if I didn't do it.
But I assume you need someone else to do it with?
Don't beat yourself up if you meet a setback.
Most of my brain agrees with you except for the fundamentalist neurons that have hijacked my fear centre. :P
And it's not like I'm not changing for the better.
Good to hear. :)
But I think I have to do this in my own tempo.
That is as it should be and only natural. :)
But I assume you need someone else to do it with?
If you mean a certain local tour guide, I wouldn't mind that at all. :) ;P
I had been looking for a *certain thing* and those darn Belgians are just very evil and roll out all the temptations. They are worse than the French--asshole-ish but with a country full of gastronomic delights and charming buildings. :/
fundamentalist neurons
Sounds like they need a *reformation*. LOL
I meant to mention it earlier--Florida is becoming a very intimidating place what with all the weirdos in the news all the time. I guess I'm used to it to a degree. It *would* be a scary thing to come here by oneself. :(
I had been looking for a *certain thing*
What? what??? Tell meeeeee... I wanna knoooooowwww... :P
what with all the weirdos in the news all the time.
It would be nice to hear more about the good people in Florida.
What? what??? Tell meeeeee... I wanna knoooooowwww... :P
Jeeeez! :O
Okay, if you must know... ;P Since they do not rent out the Cinderella suite in the Cinderella castle at Disney, I figured there has to be some castle somewhere that rents out rooms. And it would be a *real* castle and not a pretend one.
Well...there just happens to be one called Kasteel ten Berghe just outside of Brugge and it is super cute! Kills two birds with one stone as I'd get to stay in a castle AND get to see Brugge, because I'm all about the medieval shit! ;P And it is within biking distance to all the Hieronymus Bosch paintings and other cool shit in Brugge. And it's like 150 euros per night for two peeps, which isn't that bad for a stay in a genuine castle. Breakfast and a fridge full of ale is included in the price IIRC.
Soooo Arekino...have you been out and about recently? Is the weather still cool and to your liking? Any excursions planned?
have you been out and about recently?
Just to the shops. I bought some muesli, some sugar tablets and shaving cream.
Is the weather still cool and to your liking?
Yeah, it's nice. Still a bit too warm for my liking.
Is the weather still cool and to your liking?
Just some regular excursions to the local water closet. :P
Have you heard from the poop villain?
PS: That book that I mentioned "For Your Own Good, The Roots Of Violence In Child-rearing" by Alice Miller does mention "Schwarze Pädagogik" which is a collection of excerpts from books on child-rearing by Katharina Rutschky published in Germany in 1977.
Have you heard from the poop villain?
Not since I cut all the trees in the front yard. I'm sure whoever it is will be back.
In other news, I've had to deal with Ma Nature since Friday. She's being excessively bitchy this visit and also making me have very erotic dreams and thoughts. It's driving me nuts! No one to unleash all this energy on and I couldn't anyway with her here. Aaaarrrgh!!!
Also...seems Walmart is selling OUAT t-shirts in the teen girls section. I found a couple other ones in addition to the Regina one. Too cutesy for my tastes, though. 'Cept the one with Snow White was kinda nice if ya like that sort of thing--it said, "Don't take apples from strangers." LOL
OMG...so much energy!!! I think I'm going to have to go take the palm stump out with an ax or something. :/
What about you? You ever get this way? (aside from the thing that only females get ;P)
^Hey! Ya must've been typing the same time as me!
Reminds me, I was reading at a blog and someone commented this:
Bob W****** August 06, 2013 3:33 PM
"the Rod not spared?"
I don't know if you mean to hit children with the rod, but Biblically it means to guide children with a rod the way a shepherd guides his sheep.
I guess I'm not the only one who knows what that really refers to. It's validating. :)
What about you? You ever get this way?
Sometimes, when I get inspired to write a program or try out a new recipe. But it's not really physical energy.
I guess I'm not the only one who knows what that really refers to.
So where did you get it from?
But it's not really physical energy.
I guess it's just what happens to women when we get of a certain age. ;P
So where did you get it from?
I think I originally heard it from someone who was from the Mediterranean area who was doing a Biblical teaching. It was an "A-ha!" moment. Everything in the Bible has to be viewed in the original context of the times it was written in. The agrarian society of the time would know exactly what the parables and teachings meant. People of the modern era might not know what certain things mean taking them at face value, but when you look at it through the proper context, things become clear.
The same thing with the parable of the vines and branches. Firstly, I think there was a mistranslation in there when it talks about being "cut off". If you know about vineyards and grape growing, you'd know that the "branches" would be way too valuable to be cut off. I'm pretty sure in the original Greek it should translate to something like "raise up" or "support" or something like that.
Okay, enough of the Bible lessons. :)
Hey, I was being nosy...I see that your overnight temperatures are in the 50'sF. Niiiiiice! That is good sleeping weather!
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