The ABC's of a BSN Celebration! Trip Wrap up; Final Thoughts (7/11)

[Steppesister]

Hah! Maybe your 2021 self would love it.

Possibly, but it'd be WAYYYYY down on the I-Might-Watch-It list.

 

[Steppesister]

I did as well and also don't remember much aside from thinking, as you said, she's a hottie. Had a huge crush on her when I was a kid.

LOL!! I"m pretty sure most every guy on the planet did! ... the female equivalent of Sean Cassidy.

 

[suse66]

And yet the allure of rich and tasty delicacies were no substitute for the comforts of home and hearth, family and loved ones. Steppe was longing for the end of her journey more than ever and was about to give up hope of every being able to find her way out of this unique place she’d found herself in. However, just when despair was setting in, the sky changed from glass-enclosed to a dark tunnel with images of whom she could only assume were the inhabitants of this Wonderland. They had all shades of skin, all shapes of eyes and faces; all were smiling and obviously united in the one common goal of raising food for their people and living harmoniously in their shared space. Lost in her reverie, the boat bumped against another she hadn’t seen until the sudden motion forced her heels to click together 3 times. With a blinding flash and loud bang, Steppe found herself docking at the harbor amid the smiles and waves of the Harbormaster who welcomed her home and pointed with 2 fingers towards the office where her goods would be declared (and taxed at 55% - except the Agave juice which would be confiscated altogether), her 2-week quarantine would begin immediately, and the tabloids would begin their incessant hounding.



Steppe can still be found there 9 years later.



Still in quarantine.

This is the most brilliant rendition of the Land that I have had the pleasure of reading. Well done!

LOL!! I"m pretty sure most every guy on the planet did! ... the female equivalent of Sean Cassidy.

My question to you is.....how many pics of Sean Cassidy did you rip out from Tiger/Teen Beat and paper your bedroom walls with??

 

[Steppesister]

This is the most brilliant rendition of the Land that I have had the pleasure of reading. Well done!

I sure had fun with this one. Gets my mind off of some stressful things I am going through right now. I love that Disney inspries creative imagination still!

My question to you is.....how many pics of Sean Cassidy did you rip out from Tiger/Teen Beat and paper your bedroom walls with??

LOL!! Um, er... maybe a few.

 

[suse66]

LOL!! Um, er... maybe a few.

Let's just say that one entire wall of my childhood bedroom was devoted to such images.......

 

[Steppesister]

Let's just say that one entire wall of my childhood bedroom was devoted to such images.......

This somehow does not surprise me one iota! I mean, you seem like a normal, well-adapted lady who probably went through all the normal phases of hearthrobs during the formative years.

 

[Wood Nymph]

That was a fun remembrance of your journey in The Land. The blazing white sand in a geodesic dome does make you feel like you are on a strange planet.

 

[Steppesister]

That was a fun remembrance of your journey in The Land. The blazing white sand in a geodesic dome does make you feel like you are on a strange planet.

Why thanks! I have such great memories of this ride/attraction from our very first visit in 2000. Loved it more with the actual guided tour, but oh well. All in the name of cost cutting.

 

[glennbo123]

Just found this and will have to read at a later date. But...is your name misspelled on your diploma?

 

[Steppesister]

Just found this and will have to read at a later date. But...is your name misspelled on your diploma?

No, no. That’s the legal spelling. I never changed it legally so that’s what I’m stuck with on stuff like dmv stuff, diplomas and anywhere else those places sell my info too.

 

[pkondz]

Not so long ago, and yet what seems like quite a while

Okay, make up your mind, lady. Which is it? Yesterday? Or last century?

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Never noticed... but it looks like a camera nestled in the "h". Odd place for it when they can put them virtually anywhere.

she steeled her mind and constitution for what would be at times a harrowing endeavor into the great unknown.

Steppe... never to be seen again.

Steppe cursed as a package of neatly wrapped hardtack tumbled overboard.

Which now makes it soggytack.

hove off.

Hey! Hove off yourself! sheesh.

Steppe began her Journey down the mighty Rivers of Epcotopia

Steppe rowed her boat ashore

hallelujah

One lad showed Steppe his pencil sketches of a mouse he called Mortimer. “Awww, that kid’s sure a go-getter. Maybe he’ll venture out and do great things.”, she mused.

Nah. I doubt it. Can't see some kid making anything much out of a few mouse sketches. Never happen.

The family fed her well with oddities of pineapple-flavored ice cream, soft warm pretzels, and the most giant roasted leg of a bird.

Okay, now you're just making me miss MK way too much!

She kept meticulous journals just as her explorer-predecessors once did, sketching the flora and fauna along the way.

I believe your explorer-predecessors used their phones...

Steppe discovered she'd left her last few pages of her hard work behind. It would prove difficult for her to recreate what she'd so painstakingly documented.

You lost your phone again, didn't you.

(Not a question)

It was in the quiet moments of solitude that she also realized that she’d forgotten to pack her socks. At least this time it wasn’t her underwear like she did on that trip a few years back.

The sky was perpetually obscured by a geodesic-like enclosure and the "soil" was a strange white sandy substance instead of the earthy loam she was used to.

Simple explanation. Abducted by aliens and placed in a zoo.

You're welcome.

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I actually did laugh out loud when I saw the pirogue. And kept looking for it in all the other suitable photos.

Steppe pulled her boat ashore in a great forest of a new species she named the Peanut Butter Tree.

mmmm... I'd plant one of those. Of course in my climate, they'd be sure to die the firs winter.

she spread the delicious butter-like food with a distinct peanut flavor onto some of her remaining hardtack making excellent sandwiches

How did this suddenly become a @Captain_Oblivious report???

She was sad that crazy dancing isn't wise for a moving vehicle of any kind at any time.

Tragic.

For one never knows when the urge to break out in interpretive dancing may strike.

I've seen you do just that, actually.

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Another one that I LOL'd at.

Perhaps people from her hometown would enjoy a specimen in their homes and public bathrooms someday.

Well, the bathroom is normally where you go when asked to provide a specimen.

Following the marker that the elusive inhabitants placed as a navigation beacon

mmmm.... bacon...

Wait. "beacon"...
I prefer bacon, thanks.

As she rounded a deep bend on the Steppe River (of course she named it after herself!)

To the discoverer goes the spoils?

By the time she sat down at this lovely table, a few of the residents joined her and happy chatter ensued. She was so relieved that they weren't there to chop off her head!

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One character, an odd fellow who wore a tall, highly decorated tophat encouraged Steppe to follow her dreams and press on being herself no matter what others may say. She was dare I say, oddly attracted to him and she hoped they'd meet again soon. A cat briefly appeared but he seemed to be an apparition coming and going as he pleased.

Yet another guest, a rabbit-like creature raved endlessly about being on time for something or rather and honestly started to get on Steppe’s nerves

As she glanced back, there was woman all dressed in black and red with a short, squat man dressed in a loin cloth standing beside her shouting, "A bargain today!! Two heads in exchange for one of yours! Come back!!"

Methinks you're mixing your tales!

She came across yet another image of this tri-circle design and pondered what it’s meaning could be. Object of worship? Symbol of ownership? Sign of identification? Warning….?!?

warning.
Basically says "Caution. This sign indicates that your wallet is in danger."
Usually by the time you see it, it's too late.

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Okay... I had no idea what you were talking about until I saw that.
I was thinking "ants on a log"... I was close.

and watching 55% of her income be swallowed alive every two weeks.

(the side of the boat where all the most wonderful things seem to happen except sightings of the elusive Baobob Tree)

Hi, Kelly!

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Now I want access to that!

the sudden motion forced her heels to click together 3 times. With a blinding flash and loud bang, Steppe found herself docking at the harbor

Mixing those tales again.

(works, though. Just gotta keep up.)

her goods would be declared (and taxed at 55% - except the Agave juice which would be confiscated altogether),

her 2-week quarantine would begin immediately, and the tabloids would begin their incessant hounding.



Steppe can still be found there 9 years later.



Still in quarantine.

Eep!!

Thanks for a fun read!

 

[Steppesister]

Okay, make up your mind, lady. Which is it? Yesterday? Or last century?

Hey! Creative License and all that. I can time warp any way I choose.

Never noticed... but it looks like a camera nestled in the "h". Odd place for it when they can put them virtually anywhere.

I 100% noticed that too. I thought at first it was a mounting device, screw or anchor of some sort, but I came to the same conclusion.... camera.

Steppe... never to be seen again.

Why would I come back? Agave juice, Mad Hatter, no taxes.....

Which now makes it soggytack.

It's for the elderly. Like me.

hallelujah

I was SOOOOO hoping someone would see that and do something with it.

Nah. I doubt it. Can't see some kid making anything much out of a few mouse sketches. Never happen.

Reminds me of the line in COP about Charles Lindberg.

Okay, now you're just making me miss MK way too much!

OH dear!! I'm sorry!!! I was hoping these chapters could fill in the gap before you can get back down.

I believe your explorer-predecessors used their phones...

Maybe. They might have even held onto them for more than 3 hours.

You lost your phone again, didn't you.

(Not a question)

Shut up.

Simple explanation. Abducted by aliens and placed in a zoo.

Wait... so Area 51 was translocated to Epcotopia?

I actually did laugh out loud when I saw the pirogue. And kept looking for it in all the other suitable photos.

I wonder how many others saw them!

mmmm... I'd plant one of those. Of course in my climate, they'd be sure to die the firs winter.

Sadly, you are probably right.

How did this suddenly become a @Captain_Oblivious report???

I gotta keep up with the better writers like yourself and him around here.
Never hurts to throw in a PB&J.

Tragic.

You caught the reference.

I've seen you do just that, actually.

I can't help myself.

Another one that I LOL'd at.

I'm glad I'm making you smile.

Well, the bathroom is normally where you go when asked to provide a specimen.

Touche!

mmmm.... bacon...

Wait. "beacon"...
I prefer bacon, thanks.

Mmmm, bacon.

To the discoverer goes the spoils?

Well... YEAH!!

Methinks you're mixing your tales!

NO WAY. It absolutely happened just like I told it! I was there ya know.

warning.
Basically says "Caution. This sign indicates that your wallet is in danger."
Usually by the time you see it, it's too late.

Okay... I had no idea what you were talking about until I saw that.
I was thinking "ants on a log"... I was close.

Same concept. Peanut butter and celery playfood.

Now I want access to that!

Mmm, fish and chips!

Mixing those tales again.

(works, though. Just gotta keep up.)

Epcotopia- where your imagination can run wild!

Thanks for a fun read!

You're most welcome!

 

[pkondz]

Hey! Creative License and all that. I can time warp any way I choose.

I 100% noticed that too. I thought at first it was a mounting device, screw or anchor of some sort, but I came to the same conclusion.... camera.

If it was a mount... that better be one heck of a mount!

Why would I come back? Agave juice, Mad Hatter, no taxes.....

Valid point.

It's for the elderly. Like me.

Eh? What's that? Type louder.

I was SOOOOO hoping someone would see that and do something with it.

Reminds me of the line in COP about Charles Lindberg.

Yes!

OH dear!! I'm sorry!!! I was hoping these chapters could fill in the gap before you can get back down.

To steal a line from Jaws...
I think I'm gonna need a bigger boat to sail across that gap.

Maybe. They might have even held onto them for more than 3 hours.

Shut up.

Wait... so Area 51 was translocated to Epcotopia?

Makes as much sense as any other theory.

I gotta keep up with the better writers like yourself and him around here.
Never hurts to throw in a PB&J.

PB&J for the win.

You caught the reference.

I did!

NO WAY. It absolutely happened just like I told it! I was there ya know.

Okay. I gotta give you that one.

Same concept. Peanut butter and celery playfood.

Epcotopia- where your imagination can run wild!

If only they had some kind of imagination place in Epcotopia!

 

[Steppesister]

Friends,

If you are the praying type, I could use a bit right now. I have an appt this morning with the dermatologist and will be having a spot biopsied. Normally I wouldn't be too concerned, but this happens to be on my face near my eyebrow. Not very happy about a potential chunk being carved off right there.

Thanks to whoever see this.

 

[pkondz]

Friends,

If you are the praying type, I could use a bit right now. I have an appt this morning with the dermatologist and will be having a spot biopsied. Normally I wouldn't be too concerned, but this happens to be on my face near my eyebrow. Not very happy about a potential chunk being carved off right there.

Thanks to whoever see this.

Praying for you.
Hope everything will be okay.

 

[DLo]

On it !

 

[vamassey1]

The Land is one of our favorite family rides. Very interesting journey you took on the ride. Lots of great photos too.

Praying everything goes well for your procedure.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

I've created Alphabetical Scavenger Hunts for myself using a variety of themes over the years. Past hunts have included PLACES or AREAS, Drinking Through the ABCs, and THINGS or ITEMS. Trust me, it's getting harder and harder to come up with an original topic to hunt for each time.

I can imagine! I would have run out of ideas a long time ago.

Xanadu. Look it up. I swear it is true!

Huh. I would have bet against it!

Zomp was the last of the colors I found,

Ok, now you're just making stuff up.

With Lewis and Clark as her inspirational guides and galvanizing motivation, urging her on in the spirit of adventure and survival, she gathered her supplies and embarked on a journey across… The Land.

Hopefully yours took less time.

The family fed her well with oddities of pineapple-flavored ice cream, soft warm pretzels, and the most giant roasted leg of a bird.

Odd diet, but it would totally work!

It was in the quiet moments of solitude that she also realized that she’d forgotten to pack her socks. At least this time it wasn’t her underwear like she did on that trip a few years back.

Sooner or later, you're going to have a week-long trip with only one outfit.

For her safety, of course. She was sad that crazy dancing isn't wise for a moving vehicle of any kind at any time.

Boo.

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That would make road trips so much easier!

It wasn’t too much farther that our fearless guide came upon what surely must have been the shrine of worship for the indigenous peoples there. A tri-circle shape embellished with fuchsia-colored flowers perhaps placed as tokens of repentance or offering.

Hmm.. Probably a pagan symbol of some sort. Best to steer clear.

Finding adequate sustenance in the hardtack, peanut butter tree spread, and agave juice,

Attagirl!

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That looks more like sushi to me.

Steppe can still be found there 9 years later.



Still in quarantine.

Well, that turned dark in a hurry!

How did this suddenly become a @Captain_Oblivious report???

Needs more exploding helicopters.

Friends,

If you are the praying type, I could use a bit right now. I have an appt this morning with the dermatologist and will be having a spot biopsied. Normally I wouldn't be too concerned, but this happens to be on my face near my eyebrow. Not very happy about a potential chunk being carved off right there.

Yikes! Praying it is nothing to worry about.

 

[pkondz]

Needs more exploding helicopters.

Okay, I'll give you that one.

 

[disneyAndi14]

Lovely rendition of one of my favorite attractions.
Ahh can’t wait to enjoy it again, maybe with you!