dandaman Posted April 10, 2010 Posted April 10, 2010 Helloooooooo, TPR! As I sit here wearing my awesome Club TPR lanyard (plausible) and writing this TR by hand with my new Club TPR pen (less plausible), I look back to about five years ago when I first signed up for this online madness and don't even know where to start to thank all the awesome, equal-minded (see: clinically insane) people I've met since then. Then, because I'm old, I immediately forget everything before 2008 and become very confused. Also, I yell at kids to get off my dorm room lawn, somehow. That having been said, here's some pictures -- I think -- of my recent Easter Saturday trip to Universal Orlando. Read it. Love it. Buy the home version. "So Easter's tomorrow. Wanna celebrate Mardi Gras with the Beach Boys tonight?" "Sure. Might as well work in some last bits of sin before church." Quota met. Thank you, and good night. So, as is clearly shown, the crowds were rather... crowded the day before Easter. Combined with the Beach Boys concert later that night, I was surprised the lines weren't even longer. Largest wait time I saw was 110 minutes for Rockit. Speaking of which, I might as well get these outta the way. The empty seats and the timestamp remind me that the party I was with entered the park around 11am, and Rockit was testing until just about 3pm. Was this taken outside of the park? YES! Do I not care in the slightest? YES! Stainless steel? YES! [/appliancedirect] So I heard that Freestyle Music Park is finally building that 500-footer everyone wants. "Welcome to a magical journey through my mouth." I actually prefer this over BTTF (yes, you heard that right) just because it's so damned hilarious. Even the non-Simpsons fans in the group were laughing the whole time. So between my summer visit to Chicago and my friend's love for Jake and Elwood, I've become a big fan of the Blues Brothers over the past year or so. Which was good, 'cause I'd totally forgotten they had the show here until I stumbled upon it. Go Aretha/Ray! "And we would especially like to welcome all the representatives of Illinois's law enforcement community that have chosen to join us here in the Palace Hotel Ballroom at this time..." All right. So the Bluesmobile is nice 'n all, but for certain people like myself, it fails to compare to... THIS. Cue the Delorean jokes; I still want one. Looks a little beaten up, though. It's still good, it's still good! "They see me rollin', they hatin'..." "If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits Happy Hour... you're gonna see some serious sh*t." Oh, also... bike with flux capacitor? Slightly less awesome as the car, but awesome all the same. Highly impractical, but still... well, you know. This high-quality upskirt pornography can only mean one thing... ...That my group only bought a one-park pass and that I went to take advantage of my free-Universal-Express-after-4-pm perk included in the Premium Pass over at IoA and take some pictures of Pottersville in the process. Yep. And again, while we're at it... Hulk ANGRY! Hulk SMASH! Hulk MONTAGE! SKLOOSH! (And yet, is still a Dan-approved water interaction.) Mess O' Track Half O' Loop Sunset O' Awesome TUNNEL O' TAKING JJ Intamin credit Sounds like he got seconds. Since you've seen these all before ad nauseam, the following Wizarding World captions will contain failed Harry Potter pickup lines. No. 1: Have you been using the Petrificus Totalus spell? Because you've made me stiff. No. 2: I may be a Gryffindor, but I'd sure love to Slytherin you. No. 3: Have you been using the Accio charm? 'Cause I've been coming to you every night. No. 4: I'm not wearing an invisibility cloak, but do you think I could still visit your restricted section tonight? No. 5: I must have had some Felix Felicis, because I think I'm about to get lucky. No. 6: Interested in making some magic together? My wand is at the ready. No. 7: This chimney should've taken advice from No. 1. ...OK, I'll end the alienating of the non-fans here, because a thought occurs: With Jurassic Park now adjacent to Hogwarts, this squares the great presence of John Williams within IoA. Time for a great and completely accurate lesson in Canabian history! Fun Fact: All houses in Canabia are painted blue, except the explosive ones. FREEBIRD! "I heartily endorse this event or product." Godspeed, Wimpy. Godspeed. It's time for DOOOOOOOM. Also, it's about 6:20. Ladies and gentlemen... the backside of Phallic Lighthouse. OK, so skipping ahead about an hour, we find ourselves after the surprisingly great Mardi Gras parade and about to watch the Beach Boys take the stage. Technically this was my first-ever live concert (which, considering the band, makes me feel even older, I guess). They did quite awesome, and featured John Stamos on drums, which was cool too, I guess. And, what the hell, some evening Rockit pics to round out the set. Special cameo appearance by the... well, I might as well just type it out, the ringy dingy ding-a-ling dings. And that's all from Universal Orlando, the place where dreams come true! Wait... crap. Once again, thanks for reading. You may now retrieve the sanity you left with a non-rider. Please exit all the way through the exit.
Mr. Starr Posted April 10, 2010 Posted April 10, 2010 Those were some nice shots of Hulk! Oh, and I want to get my basilisk into your chamber of secrets. EDIT: More, because, why not? I've been whomping my willow thinking about you. You know Platform 9 and 3/4? Well I know something else with the same exact measurements. A couple nights with me and Moaning Myrtle will have to get a new nickname. I can be your house elf. I'll do whatever you want and I don't need any clothes. Did you say "Wingardium Leviosa"? Cause you've got me rising, baby. I think that's enough for now
dandaman Posted April 10, 2010 Author Posted April 10, 2010 I was debating which ones to use, and for the most part, the sexual ones seemed to fit the TPR mindset. (And I'd never heard the house elf one before, LOL!)
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