Keebles World

First up, Happy Halloween everybody! Today is my favorite holiday (although I don't really do anything to celebrate it), so I hope everyone has a fantastic day! It's time to get on the negative train, but I'll try not to be too much of a downer. Although I did enjoy Disneyland, there were a lot of issues that I couldn't just let go. Haunted Mansion Holiday ruined the Haunted Mansion for me. I LOVE The Nightmare Before Christmas, don't get me wrong, but I felt more like the Haunted Mansion was being abused more than "plus-ed". I did ride it twice, but the second time was almost forced and it was more of a "maybe I'm being overly critical and I should give it one more chance" ride than an actual "ride to see it one more time" kind of thing. In the end, I decided I wasn't being overly critical and I didn't like it at all, even if they left the Hatbox Ghost alone. When it came to rides, the lack of a queue area was ki...

So, I'm back from my first trip to California and Disneyland. Granted, the Post Disney Depression is still pretty high, so much so that I still can't even look at the pictures in detail yet, but I'll get around to them eventually. But I did promise a trip report, so here we go, in all it's good and bad glory! I've decided to divide this into three sections, the good, the bad, and the ugly. First up, the Good: As much as I dread dealing with airport security, I have never really had any problems with it. I work myself up into a frenzy in my mind, and it always ends up being just fine or with minimal upset. This was one of my best flying experiences ever and the views from the plane were amazing! I did get some really good pictures from the window (or at least I hope I did) of places I've always wanted to visit...mountains, deserts, plains, just general terra gorgeousness! I did briefly fall asleep during the period while we were too high in the clouds t...

I would probably recommend you check out Kate's and Tiff's for this topic...this isn't going to be a good one for me. I know I've told this story a hundred times, but there is a sequel to it, so I must retell it yet again for the finale. When I was ten years old, my parents decided I was an adult and took all my toys away and gave them to my younger sister. Yes, I subsequently destroyed as many of them as I could, so I got my revenge, but there was more to the story. Anything child-like, like cartoon watching, kiddie book reading, and child events were also thrown out the window, hence Halloween was gone for me. My only job at Halloween was to take my sister out trick-or-treating...she got to dress up, I was the "adult" who chaperoned her. What I actually did was let her collect the candy, get about a block from the house, and then threaten her life, took what I wanted, and left her with the bad candy. I never claimed to be a nice kid (nor do I clai...

Disney is over with for another year and, as per usual, Disney Depression has set in ten-fold. There were good parts and bad parts, but right now, I just need time with my little monster who missed his mommy terribly before I'm ready to post a trip update. I've already written tomorrow's Top 10 post, and I haven't had a chance to read your comments from last week's post either, but I will get around to them as soon as I can, hopefully by the end of the week or by the weekend. I'm also back to work tomorrow, so normalcy is hitting a bit sooner than usual, which I'm hoping will help with PDD, but I'm kind of expecting the "real world" to make it worse. I've never wanted to be alone so much in my entire life, but I've made this bed and now I have to lie in it, so wish me luck! At least I can start stitching again!

Don't forget to visit both Kate's and Tiff's Blogs for their challenge posts of these. Horror has many varied sub-genres and I'm curious to see where they lie on the horror subject, but it is absolutely my all-time favorite movie genre, so I'm excited about this list, for sure! For me, I work in a path lab, so gore doesn't affect me in the least. I know what a dead body looks like or what guts look like, so what is portrayed in movies is just plain ridiculous, even with today's technology. Jump scares are good for the moment, but once they are over, they are pretty much forgotten. I much prefer the type of movie that is a subtle scare, the kind that you don't realize is scary until the lights are off and your mind starts wandering back to the movie and you can't get it out of your head. This time of year I spend a lot of time watching horror movies and I've been hitting Netflix hard the past couple of months, but I don't think my ...

It's that time, Top 10 Tuesday time! Make sure to check out Kate and Tiff's Blogs to see their take on this week's topic, they are WAY better at this than I am! I am horribly wordy and I'm not sure why. I don't speak much in my day to day, so that might be why, I've got a lot of built up words just dying to get out. But this time I did include pictures, so you can skip the long and boring reasons why these are on my list! This week's topic is Top Halloween/Autumn-Themed Charts, and since my craftyness extends only to cross stitch, this is going to be a very cross stitch-centric list. I decided not to scour the internet looking for great charts...it's too close to Disney and I don't need to spend any extra money right now (those damned control issues!), but instead I've decided to only pick from my existing stash. It also feels kind of weird doing a stitch-themed list during a time when I'm not stitching, especially since my stitch ...

It's Tuesday time again which means Top 10 time! Be sure to check out Kate and Tiff's Blogs as well to see their take on this week's theme, Top 10 Things I Love/Hate About Autumn. Since this is my absolute favorite time of year, this is mainly going to be a "love" list, but as with everything, there's always a negative touch, so let's get started. #1: DISNEY Is it possible to turn every list into a Disney list? I'm not sure, but I'm willing to try or at the very least include it somehow...it just so happens that the autumn is a very important Disney time for me. I've been to Disney World at different times of the year, but the fall is my absolute favorite time to go. Not only does the Magic Kingdom have Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party and Epcot has the Food & Wine Festival, but, for the past several years, Disney have also been offering free dining as well (and does it get any better than free food, I mean, seriously?...

It's official....my world is ending. Just when I think life can't kick me any harder, it stomps me flat out. Sure, there's the whole brain tumor thing and the whole vision problem, then, of course, I've got the whole Asperger's/OCD/Social Anxiety Disorder mess I deal with on a daily basis, so I'm already underdogged out, but I deal with all that OK (or avoid it really good, depending on your point of view). But come on, seriously, what cardinal sin did I commit in the womb to be punished so?!?!? For those that have no clue what I am talking about, I have one guilty Disney pleasure (that's a lie, I have dozens, but still, let's focus on the matter at hand), and that's my beloved Taco Salad at Pecos Bill's Tall Tale Inn and Cafe at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. I have at least one every single trip, sometimes more than one, sometimes quite a few, but alas, I will never have one again because they changed their menu and it's not on...