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All the pictures are awesome! I really need to learn photoshop. Can't wait to see more.

^It hould be able to handle it, but it will depend on how big your projects are, and the quality (1080 v. 720) Also, since Mac doesn't support Blu-Ray, to actually get HD quality you will have to get a program like Toast and a burner. While they are not too expensive, you can get some hangups. But still not nearly as often or bad as my Windows computers. My laptop can handle it as well, but it does run a little slow. When I am traveling I do my HD videos on my laptop, and burn them on my Mac Pro when I get home. Here's my laptops hardware profile (closest to the imac): Processor Name: Intel Core i7 Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB L3 Cache: 4 MB Memory: 8 GB Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s And my video card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M: Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M Type: GPU Bus: PCIe PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 512 MB Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de) Device ID: 0x0a29 Revision ID: 0x00a2 ROM Revision: 3560 gMux Version: 1.9.21 I don't do a ton of video though, so Robb would definitely be the best to ask.

I hate running in the heat. It absolutely kills me. You did really good though! Congratulations.

Sounds a little similar to the Kingdom Keepers series of Books (those things made up of tons of pieces paper and have funny little symbols in them that don't move). Those would also make a good movie.

The new entrance looks way to much like DHS to me (I know I shouldn't judge it till I've seen it), but it even has the gas station (on the other side)!

Too bad. Pepsi is terrible. But I guess I will have to brave it at least once.

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^With a person he's never met.

The more they speak, the more stupid and idiotic they come off. I don't know what everyone is talking about. Walmart and Nut Case Inc., seem to be EXTREMELY similar to me Revenue: Walmart - $419,000,000,000 vs. DIPperSH#@S - $350 Employees: Walmart - 2,100,000 vs. 2 Locations: Walmart 8,500 vs. 1 (3 if you count their home computers) With his response he has got to be a Congressman, and he's just using an alias.

We didn't even notice it until the next morning. When the front door opened up it completely covered the entrance to the spare room. In the morning I saw it and thought it was a closet until I went in. Would have been the couch for me if I wasn't with my wife and only saw the one bed

Just saw a traveling version of Beauty and the Beast. They cut out a few parts which kinda sucked, but it was still a good musical. Next up is Legally Blond in January. Should be interesting.

1. Japanese Musk Melon 2. Muscat Grapes 3. These really small purple grapes from Japan 4. Pineapple 5. Strawberries 6. Watermelon 7. Peaches 8. Cherries 9. Bananas 10. Lychee

The best pizza of all-time for me was at CGA many years ago. They have since gotten rid of it Best pizza still available would be Gardaland. Worst pizza ever - Dukes of Hazard pizza at Movieland Studios, and all those horrible Papa John's.

A TPR Bag of Crap.

Awesome update! The pictures of the food, especially the cinnamon bread, made me want to cry That was such a fun trip. I was wondering if you had gotten a picture of your near death experience with the bee ! Can't wait for the rest!

Thanks for the video link, I can't wait for it to open! Looks like a good ride. I just hope it's not rough like the other Eurofighters.

Spookslut at Efteling. The whole experience was very random, but awesome!

Great pictures as always! I really miss that trip.

Awesome Game! I was always too late in playing. Finals week really really sucks. I was always a day behind, and by the time I was able to 'play' everyone had already stalked the answers! I can't wait for the next game so I can actually play Glad you guys had fun!!!

Today we started at Europa Park for the morning, and then it was off the the highlight of the trip the WURZBURG-Octoberfest-style-FAIR! We started off doing a behind the scenes tour of Silver Star, a great coaster, but with way too much braking We also did a couple of farewell laps on Euro Mir and Euro Sat, and then it was off to the fair! The fair was 1000 times better than any carnivals we have in the states. Olympia Looping was awesome, and we had a ton of free rides on it. The food was absolutely incredible, except for the 'sausage' (see the pictures below), and the fair was absolutely the best part of the trip. They even had non-alcoholic beer for us non-drinkers! They had this half non-alcoholic beer, half sprite that was pretty good stuff. The fair had a ton of warped rides, and drunk Piers was awesome! After an extremely tiring, and for many, drunk time, it was off to Phantasialand! Back to Europa Park on the Disneyland Monorail, but these ones have air conditioning. Yet another vehicle trying to run us over! I wan't kidding when I said there were a ton of vehicles in all of the parks. The first and last Farts of the day are posted for your convenience. Inside the Golf Ball called Euro Sat. It looks nice and smooth, but looks can be very deceiving. The standard TPR lift hill resting position. Amy approves of Euro Sat! The Back Door entrance is very familiar to many TPR trips......and members Behind the scenes of a TPR video! Dancing up the hill on our farewell ride on Euro Mir! One final look up the best lift hill in the world. Erik is trying to keep his composure and not cry on his Euro Mir farewell ride. Till next time Euro Mir!! We have conquered Europa Park! Thanks for an incredible time! Picture time on the bus with Kid Tums! Piers posed for many Kid Tums pictures. Next up is Wurzburg. The massacres of Jews took place in 1147, 1298, and early WWII, but payback was accomplished by the British, who destroyed 90% of the city in only 17 minutes! Morgan gave us a TPR Trip Rap! Video to follow! I see it! Absolutely beautiful! Nice helix. Atreyu! All nice and shiny for TPR ERT! Another nice picture of the glorious Olympia Looping But remember, not boxing on the ride. I do not want to know where the meat comes from for the Hitler sausage, but I have an idea ;| First train of the day! We couldn't keep our eyes off of the pretty colors. Stand back. Professionals at work. Are you ready for Olympia Looping?!?! Must. Not. Move. The. Camera. This guy was walking around greasing the track as the ride was running!! Ready for our ride, but the sun was really bright! The shoulder restraints were more like 'guidelines' than actual restraints. From the top looking down. I sure hope those are strong enough and not rusted too much! Another nice shot. After a few rides some people gave up on the awesomeness that is Olympia Looping. Through the loop! Yes. Olympia Looping is that awesome. Rob(b) and Derek get exclusive access for some incredible shots! Heading for the loop. First drop fun times. Nice loop shot. Amy is giving us a unique view of Olympia Looping. I never did figure out what these items were other than some sort of fish. There was sooooo much food I was never able to try them all, but I sure did try! I'm sure they paid Disney to be able to use Snow White. Time for the Beer Tent! What really happened to Wilbur after the fair. The world famous Robb Alvey is interviewed for German radio. Morgan was the guest interpreter. Raise your hand if you would like some beer! I couldn't believe how strong the Juggy Waitress was. *Tom, you need to post your picture! Just a little glass please. Piers only opens his mouth for two things. One of which is alcohol. Derek is a very, very, happy man! Yay for having non-alcoholic beer! These massive pretzels looked overcooked and hard, but they were so soft and perfect! And the hot girl delivering them was a nice bonus! We'll just assume it's non-alcoholic Uh Oh, empty glasses! Quick, refills! Time for some food!!!! One of the many terribly small sample platters. Spaetzle, chicken, and balls! This was not what I was expecting when I ordered the sausage sampler. Clear Jello with meat chunks was not appetizing. At least there could have been some cool whip with the jello! The Schnitzel was the best i've ever had! Delicious! This was the 'looks can be deceiving' desert. Looks good, but nothing special, but it was the most amazing, to die for, apple strudel!!!! Yay for the German Polka music band! The local mayor is on hand to do the tapping of the festival beer! How fancy! Derek enjoys the special mayor tapped and man handled festival beer! Speaking of man handling, these two couldn't believe the quality of the 'meat' in the area Oh you were so wonderful to us. We miss you. I think someone has reached their limit! Hmm, I wonder whose plate this is? They had a wooden pole that you could try and climb to ring the bell. The drunkeness of everywhere sure helped the entertainment of it! Doug did good, but didn't make it Nope, didn't make it either. Elissa gets a TSA pat down before being harnessed. Elissa did an awesome job and was so incredibly close to making it! What, you didn't notice her in the back? I can't understand why. This drunk guy was having fun walking on the tables entertaining everyone. More drunk fun. New delicious soda credit! Another soda credit, and a delicious donut-like desert! Unappetizing fish anyone? Absolutely no safety gates/restraints. The cars would bump right where they are standing. Kids were running all around here, but unlike the US, they are taught not to run into a ride. Another Disney 'borrowed' theming ride. Notice the responsible mother holding her child's hand instead of being stuck in a ECV with a churro in one hand and popcorn in the other as her kid runs around annoying the crap out of everyone, getting killed by running into the ride, and making the entire park close down. These were the tickets for the dark rides. They were made out of plastic and were really cool. (Yes, we are easily amused.) They have a waterfall at the very end of the ride..... ...but it shuts off at the last second and it was fun to just watch people's reactions. You know those glazed almonds and pecans that some parks have? Yeah, it's that, but with about 15 different kinds and flavors!!!!! Piers showed us his incredible dart game skills by popping 5 out of 5! He also let us hear his very deep man voice/growl as he shouted out each pop! Yay, I won a f@*&ing prize! Yay, I'm so proud of my shooting skills. The Flip Fly was an incredible triple spinning death machine that lasted forever! This was the absolute biggest test for my motion sickness patch, and it completely passed! I didn't get sick at all! Yay TPR members! Only a seasoned TPR member could pull off a video on this crazy of a ride. Can't wait to see the video, hint, hint. The fair was the absolute highlight of the trip, and we had the most incredible time! Piers, wake up! We've arrived at Phantasialand! This was the hidden extra bed that some people missed because it was soooo late when we arrived. This was a very nice hotel! The nicest bathroom of the trip! The hotel was incredible, thanks Elissa!!!!!!!!!

I have never been on NCL or Carnival so I have no first hand experience, but a vast majority of people I have talked to (co-workers, family, trip boards) said that NCL is way better than Carnival, and that Carnival is almost entirely a booze cruise. I have also heard that Carnival is on the lower end of the quality scale. Again, this is just what I've heard so hopefully some actual cruises will respond and either tell me I am correct, or that I'm a complete idiot If it were me, I would pick NCL. My two cents.

^I think I will finally have to brave the commies and head to China! Looks like an great coaster! I've heard that China has a great space spinning ride as well !

^Definitely! Just make sure you get a full check-up before you head out

I think the reason why SFMM 'can' be worse is that SFMM it is much easier for the employees to 'hide' from management. For example, Revolution is pretty hidden and unless you walk up there, you can't really see what the ops are doing. A lot of the rides are pretty enclosed or raised, so just walking by, the management staff can't really see what's going on. SFDK is pretty open, so you can see all the employees from a distance (when I worked there we would use this to our advantage to catch the slacker employees). SFMM, along with most of the larger parks, have a hard time being able to keep their eyes on the employees and keep things running smoothly. I'm sure they walk around a lot and do check on the employees, but with a park that size it is pretty hard to keep things going smoothly all of the time especially with a very limited employee budget. Can they do better? Of course, and I'm sure if they knew about or saw the employees things would have been dealt with. I have had some incredibly horrible dispatches at SFMM, but there are a lot of worse parks out there *cough*Indiana Beach*Cough*Knotts(Perilous Plunge especially)*Cough*

I will check to see if they have anything. My grandpa died a while back and he was a mini-horder, but my grandma threw a ton of it away, but hopefully there is something left. I will definitely have to check out Playland-Not-at-the-beach. I do still go to Fisherman's Wharf for the Musee Mechanique. It's one of the best places there and not a lot of people see it when they are walking around. My favorite restaurant is right next door and they have killer lunch deals so we always eat at it (Fisherman's Grotto No. 9) and then play all the games!