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^I hit a teacher when she pinched me with I was little. "I'm not irish." Didn't get in trouble though. I was a crazy, bad a$$ed kid on honor roll. Did you know you can start a fight, beat up a kid then act like they started it and they get suspended just because you were on honor roll? Teachers and the Principal always believed the nerdy kid on honor roll... he would never do anything like that! I used to wear those crocodile tears out! Take that, popular kids! Anyway, our mascot was a comet, though I never really saw it. We just had it on our notebooks, shirts and jackets. There were a few idiots in high school I would have loved to set on fire and have them run around the gymnasium in school spirit. Terry

^That doesn't work in Miami; any time there is a merge involved traffic is backed up because they don't either know how to let people over or get over. You're better off just getting over before you can't or it becomes dangerous. The drivers aren't courteous here so you just need to be in the right lane and look out for the other drivers that will force their way over then hit the brakes. Terry

I work as an underpaid web programmer for a non-profit company owned by stupid owner that installs spyware on my machine and looks at the department through the security cameras like I'm not doing anything and generally gets on my nerves. Oh the spyware destroyed my PC and I had to reinstall everything, losing work. They also accused me abusing instant messenger and leaving the window open... I got nothing to hide... it was conversations from my coworkers and the consultant that works for us! (This is all in the last three weeks). You know they had the nerve to say I COULD have been employee of the month? I said I SHOULD have been it three times already as hard as I work and the amount of hours of work I put in to get things done, so don't go there with me. I get back from the Midwest Trip and they've lost their mind. Time to help them find it. My new job duties now include telling off the bosses and letting them know that I'm the ONLY person that knows the systems and I am now in the position to walk out the door at anytime... my BMW is paid for, my stuff is now in storage and i don't have a lease. I removed the spyware and dared them to try to put it back on and told them to steer clear of me and don't bring me any more bad news or I'm out the door and they'll never hear from me again. Their new job duties now include kissing my a$$ now that they know something is up. Could it be me starting to take my things to the car the last few days? Last friday the owner told everyone in the meeting to thank the IT department because they do a thankless job. He needs to be ashamed. Too little, way too late. I got job interviews lined up this week. Terry "Don't mess with me" Weaver

Shamaria, Xamaria, Tamaria. Some mom needs her butt kicked. Anyway, there's not much that I would have rode either, being a person that can't ride anything that spins... but then I would have to find my fun in other ways; that is after finding a beer! Terry

^Darn you Robb! Coffee just went through my nose! Will Mr Young Sweden even be able to see your lovely post? Or is it some page that said "Good luck seeing the site now, Son." You can put that lovely pic of you with the wings from the japan trip on it too (if I've gave you the inspiration to do so). Looks like I have to be more care drinking beverages and reading your posts! Terry "the results of IPBan are truly blissful" Weaver EDIT: This pic works too!

^"zip merge"? I hope that isn't the same as darting in front of someone at the last minute at the closure point. That's how accidents happen. The sign is there so you have enough time to safely get over; otherwise there would be no need to even put the sign there. In Miami, you have so many driving cultures on the road at the same time; you literally have people from all over the world driving. You HAVE to be paying attention at the road because they sure aren't. I read that Miami has the worse drivers: people that don't properly change lanes, hit the brakes for no reason or recklessly drive in rush hour traffic. And trust me I've seen people jump multiple lanes at the last minute to make an exit, drive slower than everyone then get in front of you for no reason and then hit the brakes, or dart in your lane at 100mph and it's jammed pack on the road. Yesterday, someone sped in front of me, hit the brakes when there was no one in front of him (which pissed me off) drove slow then got back over to make an exit then decided he didn't want to get off the highway then tried to get back over almost hitting my car, then slammed on the brakes and almost hit the sand barrel barrier at the exit. And I knew he was going to do all that so I was trying to get away from him when he almost hit me. That's what you have to deal with in Miami. So it helps to pay attention to the signs posted, because you don't want to deal with that and the bad drivers at the same time. Terry

^You betta preach David! I've been telling people to start with loving and accepting themselves before anyone else will. If you don't, you're in for a hard life. For a while I was running a lot with the "IN" crowd and noticed that so many of them don't really love themselves, so they fall into a lot of drugs and sex to mask that fact. It was really shocking to see. One was so bad that he thought if someone cuddled you, that person was being special! I told him "Anyone off the street can do that. A person that calls you during the day just because they were thinking about you is being special. A person that sends you a card or flowers is being special. You have to learn the difference." He had serious codependency issues that stemmed from his childhood and not really accepting himself. I told him he really needs to talk to someone about it before he really self destructs. So you really have to learn to look in the mirror and like what you see; use your early years to get to that point else it gets harder as time goes by. Terry "If you aren't paying my bills, you have no say in my life" Weaver

^Uh uh. If it's got spots, I've gotta pass. Terry "Eww, what the hell is that?" Weaver

Wow! We're getting to the end of my adventure. Only one more park to work on . Today's episode is Kennywood. After Cedar Point quite of few of us had our batteries depleted. I cut my day short at Cedar Point, after I rode all the coasters to get some rest for tomorrow's bus trip. Some people decided to make it a late night and a few, especially one in particular paid the price... we'll see that later in todays photo TPR.... Well we're done with Kennywood! Join me next time for Kings Island... In the meantime, "Time flies..." Spidey joins us for the next leg of the trip! Remember when I said one paid the price for not going to bed? Well I got my Andrew credit while he got a few winks in! Straight guys should NOT sleep like this! He's just looking like it ain't his "first time at the rodeo!" Work the skills 'Drew! Now while I'm wearing Spidey out, no one seems to be paying the slightest attention to me. I'm just mistreating Spiderman and Robb just walks by! Something is very wrong with me. Of course I had to have my way with Spiderman! The ride is called "Garfield's Nightmare" but it was really ours! We got stuck on the ride several times and had to push the boat by hand because it bottomed out! Then when we finally got to the picture taking part, he all tried to pose and the boat almost tips over! Of course as we are screaming, the camera goes off! This captures my second crazy expression (see Robb's Mini-update at Kennywood for the first one). Laffin Sal credit! Yep, I'm back to "Let's make this trashcan a credit"... Going through the kiddie section always is good for picking up more credits. These pigtails are wearing me out! Ding! Ding! Ding! A third! Oooh! Pirate #2! Can we get a third? While Alli is filling out the claim form for her glass, I get my statue credits in... the pirate was nearby. Kim asks "Where is guest services?" She turns red as Dave points behind her. (Bless her heart) Getting my Phantom's Revenge Credit in... Had to do something while that long line kept getting longer waiting for the ride to open! Alas, the phantom did get his revenge by stealing poor Alli's glasses on the bunny hill! Help!!! More drama pics. This is a game!?! I'll pass, thank you very much. I'll refer you to a few stars in the "biz"... Whenever I see these barrels I just wanna give the goofiest pose. "Whatcha looking for Robb?" "Brokedown Mountain" Hey cowboy! How's tricks? Tony Credit! Yep, our statue credits have been expanded to TPR members, especially those in compromising positions! Now how is Tony sleeping? I would find that very uncomfortable. Oh well...

Exactly. I posted something like this a while back where a lighted sign over the highway said "right lane closed 1500 feet" and people were still in that lane. I got over, then moved an extra lane to avoid the last minute changers. There where about 10-13 cars stuck in the right lane and couldn't get over because no one would slow down to allow them to change lanes. If you see the sign that says move over, do it. It helps to keep the traffic moving. Terry

^Parents are homophobic until you're out on your own and can support yourself... then it hits close to home. If you live with them, they can give you hell. It's only when they get older and remember that you may have to eventually take care of them, is that they change that tune. Terry "Show out on the diva mom and it's off to the home with you" Weaver

^Well make that a statue credit. If you haven't seen my statue credit hunt on the midwest trip you really need to! (shameless plug) http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37998&start=0 so much better than the run-of-the-mill coaster shots you've seen hundreds of times before! Terry "no statue is safe around me" Weaver

Happy monday!!! Well before I start my day, let me put up part 2 of Cedar point! The second day was much better, now that the rain had left the area, although I thought it was going to rain that morning due to some lingering rain in the area. Luckily it stopped long enough to get our ERT in! Well that's it for this installment of statue hunt... next we're off to Kennywood. In the meantime remember... Egads! It's statue overload! (And I love it) HALLP!!! (Snoopy gets his revenge... and my porn star friends are looking at these pics and saying how crazy I am... and planning a trip to Orlando for a statue hunt!) The statues are fighting back! Oh no! It's the red baron! Mommy wow! I'm a big kid now.... (maturity just went into the crapper) Ahhh!!! Lot's of stuff to pose with here... Can this be a drink? Two queens, on the rocks... Mwahh ha haa!!! Too much statue fun! Meanwhile... "Let's go outside, in the sunshine" "I know you want to, but you can't say yes..." Can you tell I'm going to be 40 next year? Wheeee!!! I'm messing with the Great Pumpkin!! Lucy's playing hard to get. But she really likes it... She's getting some good grief too, really good grief. Doing it "Snoopy-Style"... "Let me nibble on your ear boo" (The parents started clearing out at this point) Ohh YEAH!!! I'm giving Charlie some "good grief"... Warning: If you want to keep your pleasant childhood thoughts of the Peanuts Gang.. Turn back now!! Otherwise, this is the part you've been waiting for: Assault on the Snoopy store! A little monkey sight seeing on the way to dinner... It was a nice day to be on the beach, if I didn't already have a beach in Miami... Several beers + monkey hat = a big mess coming up! Eeep! Eeep! It just helps the imagination more! First the bath house at Indiana Beach, now this? Isn't this a lesbian bar? I couldn't have said it better... Hmmm... Dave's REALLY excited to finally be riding coasters! Oh my! More out of place theming... A Mardi Gras tree in the Mantis queue? Here chick chick chick! I was going to bother the animals, but I've done enough outfit changes for this leg of the trip! Fellow TPR members getting their eats on! This was as close as we got to that thing. I was in a good mood and riding that thing would have gave me a Mean Streak. It certainly looks better than it rides! So a picture is all I'm going to devote to it; and that's more that it deserves! Tear it down already! I'm ready for the wild west! In my mind, that is! We managed to get ERT on MF done first and then stood in the longer maverick line. So instead of boring you with the same coaster shots of those coasters, how many people had taken pictures in Maverick's gift shop? Here, I'm testing the sturdiness of the rocking horse... I didn't have to go to far to get my charater credit of the day; I just finished eating breakfast!

^That's coming up in today's update. Terry "should have posted earlier but had champagne with dinner" Weaver

^Scooby is ruined for life! "Shaggy!! Halp!! This isn't a Scooby Snack!" (Scooby is force feed the leche bong) "Gurgle! Halp!! Gurgle" Terry "imagination running too wild at 9:10am" Weaver

^After another week of hell, including the bosses spyware to monitor my every keypress (and I'm the b*tch that does all the work) destroying my PC and losing weeks of work... I got the next update for you: Cedar Point!!! Besides getting rained out the first day, I did manage to scrape up quite a few statue credits, and a few beers to boot. Also this is the only park where I had to do multiple outfit changes due to being soaked to the bone in downpours! Well let's get on with the show! And we end our first day of freakish weather with a remnant... demon rabbit! Don't get to close! Day 2 coming up and the assault on precinct Snoopy! Finally! A ride credit! I think we got about 3-4 coasters in this day! So this is a two in one! Yay me! Not you two! Hanging around a bad influence will always bring you down! Accessories to the crime. Although Gary manages to pull a Houdini on the stocks! Stay in character for a minute longer boo! Locked up for statue molesting. No tomatoes please! Stand back! It's gonna blow! What happens when the blacksmiths don't mind the shop... Tee Hee Hee! It tickles! All this walking is killing my precious feet! I need a ride! Hope it's gassed up! Snoopy gets the honor of being the first credit of the day. This pretty much ended our maverick quest for today; and caused my first outfit change.

^^Tell me about the diet-unfriendly food. I was expanding during the trip and it's captured on film! It took a month (and a bottle of fat cutting pills) to get the belly back down! Still enjoyed the trip though and that's what vacation is all about. Tip #6: Wear bigger shirts towards the end of the trip. You'll know what I mean when you look into the mirror! Terry

The trains are on a base that is only 4"x11". Not too big. Get more shelves! LOL. We don't DO shelves in Miami. Besides it would take away from the flat screen TV I need to put up! Terry "still love the trains though, but can't let the geekiness show to prospective boyfriends" Weaver

^Yeah, you should have seen us walking through the park with those capes! One guy kept staring at me, so I blew him a kiss.... He stopped. That's what you get for staring! Terry

^^ I Live!!! I must have been in my own little world wearing that cape to forget taking that pic. Flexing with that cape on! A mess! You can guess what I'm putting back on for halloween. Terry P.S. Scott: that "Breast Explosion" was too much for words. I mean we all stopped and stared at that girl, waiting for it to happen... and she delivered.

After the two weeks of hell, I'm back! And I have the next update from my TPR: Great America! Let's gets started! I caught this last credit racing for the bus! Next stop... Cedar Point! After drinking another beer, I got my catus credit using my Wonder Woman powers. I told you I'd win my cape! Don't I look precious? I wasn't the only one, although it took Gary two tries to win... and the bell was only a foot off of the ground! Luckily the lady took pity on him! I haven't forgot you ladies either! Had to get Dave into the update! Gotcha Yogi! Where's Boo-boo? "Shaggy! Shaggy!!! HALP!!!" Another statue credit! (But I got splinters) Work the leftovers, kids! Elmer, you were too busy looking for Bugs and forgot to watch your back! Statue Credit! Do you think it is in my size? Yippie! I am the statue king! Gotcha! Mike credit achieved! I think his shirt gives the proper response... Yep... the real joker. I had to do a little closer inspection... Just to show you that I'm not the only one feeling up Supes... Ready for some head banging? Stretch! (sigh) Well at least you know what I was reaching for! I need a new cameraman! I'm not ready! Hey Mike! I'm not done with you yet! A real excited bunch. "Your boyfriend complained that he hasn't seen you in any updates. C'mere, statue credit!" (You see he didn't even attempt to put up much of a fight. At least look horrified!) Let's get the obligatory "Theme park area" shot out of the way. I saw a cape I wanted on the way to Raging Bull, but the game wasn't open yet! Oh well, I'll get you soon!

I'm hoping to get most of the money for this trip done by the end of this year. Really hoping. And with the airfare as much as it is, I'm planning on staying more than two weeks over there; maybe a month. Most likely I will be turning in my resignation at whatever job I'm working at to do it, unless I find an consulting gig. My job has gotten on my last nerve; so if they've gotta go by that time. So my goal is to do two weeks of sight seeing and then the coaster tour. That way I can get my coasters and partying out of the way, then come back to states, unless I decide to move to europe. That's part of my european goal too. Terry

You know I'd have to pass on the women's only floor for obvious reasons. Besides, I can't even watch that stuff when my friends get paid to do it on film! Have I said too much?

That's the second time that day that expression was captured on film! I was trying to do the handslap and we hit a bump and I had to yank that hand in! Terry "Always with a crazy look on his face" Weaver

Wow, some of you 15-16 year olds are brave to tell your parents that you're gay! I think it's better to at least be in a position of independence before dropping that bombshell. I remember,years ago, these drag queens took in a 16 year old kid because his parents threw him out of the street! I would think that's a little young to turn your world upside down! Of course, he is a complete mess the last time I saw him; he was self destructing pretty bad. That's why I tell young people to take their time and work on establishing other parts of their lives before opening this door! That way if you're own your own and tell your parents, if they stop talking to you or "disown" you, it's their loss and you're not on the street scrambling about what to do. Those mean streets will eat you alive and there's lots of people waiting to exploit you. Frankly I'm tired of seeing down here 18+ year olds shacked up with 55 year old men doing who-knows-what because they got nowhere to go... only to be used up and replaced by a younger person once they "lose their looks". Terry