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[snapdragen]

I've been to Disneyland a number of times, I love it. The rides, the parades, the whole fantasy. I took my nephew when he turned 5, then my niece for her 5th birthday. There is nothing better than Disneyland through the eyes of a 5 year old. Even if niece made me go through "It's a Small World" at least 10 times

Disney movies are another story -- they bore me to tears.

[OakLeaf]

Disney movies are another story -- they bore me to tears.

Even Pixar movies? I loved Up. Loved Ratatouille. Loved Toy Story. Loved Finding Nemo. Missed Wall-E, but it got nothing but rave reviews.

I've got to find some kids to take to the movies...

We spent a day at Universal Studios this year and had a good time. First time I'd been to a theme park since Disneyland when I was 12. Disney World seemed more oriented toward the little kids.

[Selkie]

Having grown up relatively "deprived," my parents never took us to theme parks. Instead, we went to amusement parks---mostly local, Kennywood & Idylwild---and once, we went on a three day vacation to Cedar Point and SeaWorld (Sandusky, OH)!

As an adult, I don't really find them appealing but then again, my three kids have four paws and big fluffy tails.

I TDYed to Orlando for training a few years ago and saw all that madness from a distance. That was more than enough for me!!!

[Aggie_Ama]

I love Disneyworld! We went just a couple years ago in a slow week after Thanksgiving with my parents. The youngest of the 4 of us was 26! We had a great time but I guess we are simple folk. There was Christmas decorations, my favorite holiday and short lines. Because my favorite ride as a child was Dumbo, we all rode it! I also love the zoo, the aquarium, museums, historical sites, outdoor sculpture gradens and parks. I usually get Pixar movies from my MIL, I love them.

My Mammaw still calls it an icebox, why correct a 92 year old woman? She has the best stories to tell about real ice boxes and an amazing vinyl collection put complains the record player broke.

[Crankin]

I like the zoo, historical sites, and botanical gardens, also. But, they are *real* places, not some corporate entity's idea of what my *fantasy* is. I don't like rides, my DH and one of my kids have motion sickness, and yes, I've been called a fun hater. My DH took my kids to Sea World when they were young, while my mom and I went on a shopping spree and out to lunch (they live in San Diego). And Epcot is just a recreation of what Disney thinks those places really are. I got a really bad feeling when I was there, like this is America's view point of the rest of the world? I can't really explain it. Theme parks are not an American phenomena, but it is just hard for to understand the intrigue they hold for anyone.
The best example of all of this I can give is that on that trip we took to Orlando in the 90's, my husband and I went out for a nice dinner at a Cuban restaurant that had been recommended by the hotel. It was in that planned community that Disney built... I can't remember the name of it. Anyway, after dinner, we went out and walked along the "main street." We both got this terrible, sickening feeling, and we left pretty quickly. It was like they tried to recreate a real town, with a real town center; in the word's of the promotional literature we had read it said something like "this is the way life used to be, when people knew their neighbors, shopped at local stores, etc, etc." At the same time both DH and I said, "it's like they tried to recreate Concord center (or really many other New England towns) with this fake stuff." And I am sure there are plenty of other places where this still exists, for real.
Just my opinion, but it was a scary feeling.

[crazycanuck]

My family went to disneyland wayyyyyyy back in the late 70's. I don't like theme parks, rides & will def never go back to disneyland etc. Then again, I don't like disney films as they're booooring & the social aspect of disney bothers me....I'm not interested in big budget animation films & certainly don't want to watch a film by a company selling " happy world" stories..

I would much rather watch a foriegn film (hopefully this year's Perth film fest has an Iranian film as they're so cool!).

I do enjoy museums, galleries & beaches.

[snapdragen]

Even Pixar movies? I loved Up. Loved Ratatouille. Loved Toy Story. Loved Finding Nemo. Missed Wall-E, but it got nothing but rave reviews.

I've got to find some kids to take to the movies...

We spent a day at Universal Studios this year and had a good time. First time I'd been to a theme park since Disneyland when I was 12. Disney World seemed more oriented toward the little kids.

I did love Ratatouille, Toy Story was OK. Much to my best friend's dismay, I couldn't make it through the first ten minutes of Finding Nemo.

[crazycanuck]

My co-worker showed up at work this morning.. drunk . I'm glad I rang head office as she was swaying etc & thought..this doesn't look good on our Co image! The director was quite happy that I rang as it would be baaaad news if they lost a particular client..

*shakes head*

[Zen]

thought..this doesn't look good on our Co image!

Well...that may not have been my first thought. This person needs help.Hopefully a leave of absence and treatment is in order instead of a firing which would only make things worse for said person.

[crazycanuck]

Well, I have no idea how many times this has happened as i'm covering at the particular building.. The Co director came & spoke to her but am unsure what happens next.

Coming to work drunk on a MOnday???

[katluvr]

I mean I do DREAD Monday's...returning to work and all. But I think showing up drunk is just not the best way to handle it.
I just crank up the java and hope for an easy transition back into work.
Wow!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

It's a leftover/continued drunk from Sunday night, perhaps with maintenance 'booster shots'.
not uncommon at all for an alcoholic to still be drunk monday morning. Very sad. She needs to want to get herself some help.

[bmccasland]

Yesterday at a picnic, a massage therapist friend of mine, who owns her own spa, was grumbling that she had to send one of her employees home to bathe and put on clean clothes - and this isn't the first time she's had to do this with the gal. Employee is putting new meaning to "roll out of bed, go to work," with absolutely nothing else in the middle! My friend would love to fire some of her employees for poor work habits, but when she posts ads (paper, Craig's List, on-line lists, schools), she gets very little results.

[Zen]

Coming to work drunk on a MOnday???

Is there an acceptable day?

[Duck on Wheels]

You did the right thing by reporting her. Yes, she needs help. She won't get it if all her colleagues play the enabler role by pretending not to notice. Now it's her boss's responsibility to offer her the help she needs and pressure her to take the offer. As a fellow employee you would have no authority to do either of those things, so alerting the boss is the right thing to do, also for your troubled colleague's sake.