Canadian Buffoon's Sweet 16 Celebration - Update 01/28 - The End

[Steppesister]

1st page??

 

[Tracy161]

You could say I have a slight...
fondness for Ariel.

Yeah... only a slight one...

She's a good kid,
but sometimes gets in the way
when dad is trying to hit on
aquatic women.

I mean really!

The nerve!

I'm heading out to the Canadian
west coast day after tomorrow
and will be gone for about a week.

Have a fabulous time!!!

 

[Steppesister]

For reals? I missed by one post?

(LOL! Obviously STILL can't count, eh @Captain_Oblivious ?)

Was busy getting everything set for the collection of our Care Kits going with us to Sierra Leone, Africa. So exciting to see folks coming together to be a real and tangible blessing to a hurting world! If any of your readers want details, send them to me!

Yes, I will be back to read and comment on Monday. Have to... I invented this concept of giraffes and exploding helicopters. (I should be receiving royalties, you know. )

 

[orangecats2]

I'm here! Let the party start!

I turn 45 in December. Will you take me to WDW?

 

[pkondz]

Replies later folks!
Have to pack!

See you in a week!

 

[Pluto0809]

I'm here. Not even going to try the contest because I can't ever seem to keep up and will probably miss answering half the questions.

 

[mustinjourney]

And for bonus points...
How many of you had to Google
"Sauve qui peut"???

I did -- and I don't think google translate did a good job. "Save which can." Typing into google it says every man for himself. I guess google translate doesn't get idioms.

1. What time do we leave?

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.

1. Presumably you do an early flight. I'd bet if you were by yourself, you'd go for the 6 am flight -- but with a teenager, you opt for the 8 am flight. So you leave your house around 6 am?

2. Fly to phoenix. Drive to LA? Looks to be a 5 to 6 hour drive.

3. Are you still constipated?

4. thin mints are a must eat

5. cute waiter

6. ice cream.

7. Ghost in the shell (I wanted to go with BATB -- but I'm guessing you opted for the D-box seats...and BATB wouldn't add much value with D-box).

8. all of the above. The new seat set ups at the theaters are nice. If all of the above is not an option, then I'll guess D-box since that is probably something you can't get in Canada. hahaha

 

[Steppesister]

Aaaaannndd...
right about now you're
throwing your hands up
in despair and saying
"Please make it stop! When will it end?"

Why yes, yes I am saying that this very moment. But it has nothing to do with your report.

That's me. On the right.

I'm so glad you clarified that. I'd have worried.

Exploding helicopters.
With giraffes.

What all good TRs should have,
naturally.

Of course. Ask me how I know.

Tanya! (@mom3sonstt ) STAT! His giraffes need parachutes!!

And for bonus points...
How many of you had to Google
"Sauve qui peut"???

Moi!

C'était difficile!!

The winner gets...
Canadian chocolate.

Can the winner request dark chocolate?

1. What time do we leave?

6:55 AM

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?

Fly

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)

Are you constipated??

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.

Savannah Smiles

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.

the cute waiter

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.

Ice cream

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

BatB

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.

reclining seats

 

[irene_dsc]

I'm here! Not sure I'm going to try for the whole contest, but...

3. Are you constipated?

Save yourselves while you can!

 

[Curiouser&curiouser!]

(*Hint: This is where you can get off.
Sauve qui peut!)


And for bonus points...
How many of you had to Google
"Sauve qui peut"???

Yup. Totally had to google it. And thought about joining . . . but . . .

The winner gets...
Canadian chocolate.

Of course if you live in Canada...
Then all you get is... chocolate.

I will put up with a lot of ridiculousness for the chance to eat some chocolate. Yes, I could probably buy my own chocolate to eat for much less hassle, but FREE chocolate tastes the BEST.

Contest!!
1. What time do we leave?

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.

Good luck!


I'm heading out to the Canadian
west coast day after tomorrow
and will be gone for about a week.

That should give y'all plenty of time
to get up to mischief
and get your contest answers in.

See ya when I get back!

Oh, no. This is where the failure begins . . .

1. I don't think Kay does early. But I don't think you do late. I am going to go with 8am. She might be more amicable since it is the start of the trip.

2. BOTH!

3. Oooh. Apparently I haven't been around as long as I thought- or I skim more than I thought, because I have no idea!?!

4. By Girl Guide, I am assuming you mean Girl Scout? Is it called Girl Guide somewhere? You get Thin Mints and only Thin Mints because those are the only ones worth eating. (Oh wait, that might be MY opinion and not what you did!)

5. I don't picture Kay as the kind of girl that moons over a cute boy, so I am going to go with her favorite dish!

6. Ice Cream!

7. Beauty and the Beast

8. All of the above?!?

 

[irene_dsc]

4. By Girl Guide, I am assuming you mean Girl Scout? Is it called Girl Guide somewhere? You get Thin Mints and only Thin Mints because those are the only ones worth eating. (Oh wait, that might be MY opinion and not what you did!)

Actually, they are called Girl Guides everywhere except the US, I believe! (Well, not sure what they call them in non-English speaking countries). Thin Mints are my favorite, but there are definitely others worth eating, imnsho!

 

[franandaj]

Welcome to the TR!
My eighth!!

Wow! I have no idea of how many TRs that I've done. Good for you for keeping count!

She's a good kid,
but sometimes gets in the way
when dad is trying to hit on
aquatic women.

I mean really!

I'd say that she plays quite well into the whole hitting on aquatic women.

This will be a very.... fragmented TR.
The first few days....
Notes! Copious notes!
I've got notes about my notes!

Sure....right....

And then we get to Disneyland...

Nary a note as far as the eye can see.

I would offer to help, but I only know what happened when I was there, which was actually not a lot of the time....

So... be prepared for details....
Loooots of details.
For the first half of this TR.
The second half?

Yeah... not so much.

You can make it up.

Exploding helicopters.
With giraffes.

Really???? You went there?

I mentioned that Kay is my younger daughter.
When her older sister turned sixteen,
we threw a big party for her.

But Kay isn't a "big party" kinda girl.
And we had no idea what she might like.
So one day I said to her,
"Would you like to go on a trip somewhere?"

Wow! All my parents did for me on my sweet sixteen was gave me a handed down Mazda station wagon, (that barely made it to my 18th birthday) and said, drive yourself to morning swim practice!

But then we found an even
better place.... in Phoenix.
You could pet the capybaras there.

I'm sure that wasn't the only reason....

And hence, a trip was born.

Care to follow along*?

Sure!

And for bonus points...
How many of you had to Google
"Sauve qui peut"???

ME!

The winner gets...
Canadian chocolate.

1. What time do we leave?

5:30AM

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?

You fly to Phoenix and drive to the Capybaras

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)

Are you constipated?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.

Are those the Canadian version of Girl Scouts? I would say Thin Mints, but you don't have a freezer to put them in.

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.

Her favorite dish.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.

Pie. Because pie.

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

Beauty and the Beast

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.

Can I say all three? If not I'll go with D-Box

 

[Curiouser&curiouser!]

Actually, they are called Girl Guides everywhere except the US, I believe! (Well, not sure what they call them in non-English speaking countries). Thin Mints are my favorite, but there are definitely others worth eating, imnsho!

Oooohhh. Interesting. I didn't know that!!

And yes, most people like multiple flavors, but it is all thin mints for me!

 

[Canadian Harmony]

Oh FUN! I'm on the We(s)t Coast too! We don't tan here, we rust!

1. What time do we leave? 0645

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither? You fly to Phoenix then drive to Cali

3. What one specific question am I asked by the US border guard?
I'm not a long-time reader, but I'll guess it's something along the lines of if you're a supporter of the current president?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind? Tagalongs because we don't have them here.

5. We go out for dinner of course. What gets Kay excited? When I was 16, it would have been the cute waiter, so no matter what she told YOU, Dad, it was the waiter.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later? Ice cream (Timmy's donuts are the only 'real' donut)

7. We go see a movie that night. Which? BatB

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited? RECLINING SEATS!! WooT!

I look forward to reading the rest.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Texas as well? I'm in houston.

I am in San Antonio. Turns out we ended up fine. How are you doing? I am praying for all of you. Let us know what you need.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Welcome to the TR!
My eighth!!

Well gheeezz…
I get busy for a week or two and you go off and start up a whole new side show.
I should have known form all the commotion, panic and the sound of ambulances heading off in this direction, but nooooo…

Instead, I’m thinking to myself that it must not be anything more than a natural disaster and nothing I need be worrying about. Had I stopped to realize that this much wailing and gnashing of teeth could only have been the result of a man-made catastrophe in the making, I’d have been here earlier.

Well better late than never, I suppose.
Let the mayhem commence!

How did this happen?

You were involved…
Explanation enough, don’t you think?

Well... there's a reason.
And that reason is you.

Oh sure…
Shift the blame.

But then again, this is just proof of the inhumanity that always surfaces when we turn a blind eye to the actions of those around us.

Aaaaannndd...
right about now you're
throwing your hands up
in despair and saying
"Please make it stop! When will it end?"

It’s way too late for that now…
The best we can do from here on is brace for the storm and shelter from the elements.

I better get started on that underground bunker.

That's me. On the right.

See!
We haven’t even gotten past the intro and civil discourse has already been run roughshod over…

You could say I have a slight...
fondness for Ariel.
Which is cool, because
she obviously returns my affection.

Oh wait…
Hummmm, this actually does seem to check out.
Attributable to delusions? Probably so, but it does make a modicum of sense.

(Evidence her smitten expression of adoration.)

Yeah…
Delusions explains it.

The other person in the above photo
is my younger daughter, Kay.

Oh good.
We’d hate to think you were being abusive to a random stranger.
No one would question what we do to our kids though.

I mean, just consider what would become of the entire psychoanalytical profession if we were all even marginally competent parents?

She's a good kid,
but sometimes gets in the way
when dad is trying to hit on
aquatic women.

She should just stick to saving you form the terrestrial ones, right?

There are some things
that I should make clear
right from the get go.

Make clear?
In one of your TRs?

Clear?


Wait I’m still trying to process that non sequitur…


Nope, still not working it out.
Just continue on for now and we’ll see how it goes.

I'll be relying on my memory there.
And since I can't remember yesterday....
And this trip was in March.......

So… fiction, then?

Fantasy, perhaps?

But there is one thing you can count on.

Ahhhh… Action Misadventure.

But now we know what all those first-responder vehicles were first responding to.


Of course, we’ll be demanding that you follow through on that promise.

But Kay isn't a "big party" kinda girl.

And I’m with her on that one.

A few days later, Kay comes to me and says.
"Dad? I want to do this."
And shows me this exact photo:

She wanted to interact with the freakishly large rodents, or…
She wanted to feed dad to the freakishly large rodents?

I told her we could do that.

Sans the being feed to them part of it I’m assuming here, right?

"And can we go to Universal?"
"Sure!"
"And maybe Disney for a day?"
"Sure!"

Because, those are just icing on the cake when combined with massive gnawing beasts.

Very fine icing indeed, but still…

But then we found an even
better place.... in Phoenix.
You could pet the capybaras there.

Uh huh…
There’s more to that story.
She is a girl willing to stand up for her convictions.

And good that you were able to allow her that freedom and still make a trip out of it.

"How about after Phoenix,
we pop over to Universal
and Disney... California?"

"Yay!!!"

And all was right with the world…

Care to follow along*?

(*Hint: This is where you can get off.
Sauve qui peut!)

Naaaaa…
We’ve done gone over the edge of the waterfall getting to this point.
There’s no turning back now.

And for bonus points...
How many of you had to Google
"Sauve qui peut"???

My French is limited at best, so yeah, I had to translate that one.
It meant pretty much what I suspected it meant.

Why yes, Virginia.
There is a Santa Pkondz.

Any relation to the Santa Bot?

Similar distribution methods, per chance?

Contest!!

Oh good…
Something else I can lose at.

1. What time do we leave?

In the morning…

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?

Both

3. What one specific question am I asked by the US border guard?

Constipated again, are we?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.

you should’a got all of ‘em, but…
I’ll go with the Thin Mints.

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.

The food.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.

I’m going with pie.
No clue what Kay wanted, but I’ll have the pie.

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

Never heard of the other two, so I’ll go with the Disney rehash.

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.

The recliners
That seems to be a new trend in theaters.
Took me by surprise the first time I encountered them.

Good luck!

But just remember…
If you or any member of your IM-Team are captured or killed, the Secretary of State will disavow any knowledge of your actions.


This TR will self destruct in five seconds....

 

[Mrs T 2009]

1. 7am

2. Both?

3. Constipated again?

4.Tagalongs: which I constantly call peanut butter patties lol

5. her favourite dish.

6. pie.

7. Beauty and the Beast

8. both : reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating

I had to google Sauve qui peut, even though it meant what I was assuming it did.

*Can't wait to hear about this trip!!!

** Also, I see you're heading to WDW in November? What are your dates? Mine are 11-14 (sat-tues)

 

[vamassey1]

Wow, I'm actually here for the beginning! I'm so excited.

First... intros.

Classic picture, love it!

This will be a very.... fragmented TR.
The first few days....
Notes! Copious notes!
I've got notes about my notes!

And then we get to Disneyland...

Nary a note as far as the eye can see.

This is what always happens to me. The first 2 or 3 days great notes and lots of pictures and then no notes and few pictures.

"How about after Phoenix,
we pop over to Universal
and Disney... California?"

"Yay!!!"

I took that as a 'yes'.

And hence, a trip was born.

I like they way you did that. You took a trip to Phoenix and made it a Disney trip. Very sneaky, but I like it.

And for bonus points...
How many of you had to Google
"Sauve qui peut"???

I did!

The winner gets...
Canadian chocolate.

I've never had Canadian chocolate. Do I get bonus points for being deprived?

1. What time do we leave?

4:30 am

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?

both

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)

He asks you for directions

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.

I'm going to be different and say Tagalongs.

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.

Her favorite dish.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.

Pie, because you love pie.

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

Beauty and the Beast

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.

reclining seats with foot-rests

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

You kept telling me to write.
And when I wrote,
you kept telling me to
write some more.

Wait, what?? Who keeps saying that?!

Still a classic.

She's a good kid,
but sometimes gets in the way
when dad is trying to hit on
aquatic women.

Kids these days.

Because while the first part of the trip
was all new to me,
the Disneyland/California part was...

Well... new too... but I wanted to
play tourist more than I wanted
to play Trip Reporter.

Well, I certainly can't blame you there. You want to make sure you experience it fully.

Exploding helicopters.
With giraffes.

What all good TRs should have,
naturally.

Truer words were never spoken! I could tell you about my mundane vacation, but I'm sure you'd rather read about exploding helicopters.

But Kay isn't a "big party" kinda girl.
And we had no idea what she might like.
So one day I said to her,
"Would you like to go on a trip somewhere?"
She said. "Yes! Japan!"
I said. "Think... less distant... less $$$$$$"

Hey, how about Fargo? I know a good restaurant there.

I like her ambition, though.

A few days later, Kay comes to me and says.
"Dad? I want to do this."
And shows me this exact photo:

Surprised? If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.

And it wasn't ridiculously expensive.
Located at the Palm Beach zoo in Florida,
the cost was $35/person.
(Plus $20/person zoo admission.)

That's really not terrible at all. But then again, I can't imagine there's a huge demand for capybara feedings.

(*Hint: This is where you can get off.
Sauve qui peut!)

Gesundheit!

And for bonus points...
How many of you had to Google
"Sauve qui peut"???

I thought you were cussing me out for a second there.

There is a Santa Pkondz.

That's really hard to say, though.

The winner gets...
Canadian chocolate.

Of course if you live in Canada...
Then all you get is... chocolate.

(The things I do to keep people reading... )

Shameless.

But hey, it works.

1. What time do we leave?

7:30 a.m.

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?

Well, you at least have to drive to the airport, right? I'll say both are involved.

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)

Are you constipated?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.

I'm a sucker for the thin mints, so I'll go with that.

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.

The decor. Just throwing a dart here.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.

Pie. Because pie.

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

She seems like a Logan type of girl to me. I think. Maybe.

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.

Reclining seats with foot rests! Even if the movie's bad, you can take a nice nap.

I'm heading out to the Canadian
west coast day after tomorrow
and will be gone for about a week.

Hope you had a great time!

 

[Jaina]

Sounds like a super fun time! (other than Phoenix any time except like November - March. I live here, and it's too hot for habitation, or even visiting. Especially for people from cold climates with thicker blood!)

1. What time do we leave? 8:30 AM

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither? Both! Fly to Phoenix, and it's not far to Anaheim.

3. What one specific question am I asked by the US border guard?
If you have any fruit with you?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind? Chocolatey mint cookies, because that's what they call what look like thin mints?

5. We go out for dinner of course. What gets Kay excited? Another vote for a cute waiter, but free ice cream would be a close second.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later? Donuts!

7. We go see a movie that night. Which? Logan

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited? Inexpensive popcorn? More likely reclining seats...

(edited because I'm a little slow and missed the multiple choice options...)