The Great Facebook Experiment

Speaking of trips...whoa, facebook is a total trip! When Tammy talked about "getting with the times" and signing up on facebook, I'll admit - there was a twinge of "I'm not 18, so I'm not signing up!" in the back of my mind. After a series of interesting turns over a number of months, however, I found myself logging on and building a profile. Then the deluge began and the trip got funky.

Friend Requests - by the end of day 3, I was up to 20 or so friends, about 80% of them being relatives of mine. I have added a couple of friends that I literally have no idea who they are. Their profiles say we went to high school together, they're friends with people I know, but I cannot figure them out?!?!? I've hit the Ignore button on a couple of them 3-4 times, but they keep sending requests. Finally, I caved and just added them so I could see their profile and try to figure it out. No luck.

On the bright side, I have since reconnected with my old college roommate from BSU (Beer Slammin' University), multiple childhood friends, and even the world famous Ducka! Sorry to report he has hit some tough times recently, but things are looking up. We actually had coffee last Saturday and caught up a bit - had a great time. You can look for a new Ducka post soon, especially since he reminded me of a couple stories I'd forgotten!

Anyway, sorry for the hiatus from the Wildman Blog, but fb is addicting! That being said, I'm back, baby! I'm back! (think George Costanza style...see the below clip @ 3:36)

Pulse check.

Wow, it's been a while since I've been on here to bore you with my droning on about life here in MN, hockey, and the joys of working for the government's latest bailout project. Fear not! I am back, and will commence droning!

Last time I left off we were packing to head to Dizzy-Me World. What a whirlwind vacation that proved to be! Here's the report card:

Flights To/Fro: A
Weather: A+
Hotel: B+ (could've used a coffee maker!)
Epcot: A (street performers and Soarin' were personal favs)
Magic Kingdom: A+ (could've used another day here - favs were Space & Splash Mtn)
Animal Kingdom: A- (Everest Roller Coaster ROCKED!)
Hollywood Studios: A (Tower of Terror is a MUST, esp for Twilight Zone fans. Nightly Light Show too.)
Overall Food Rating: A-
Kids' attitudes: A+
My untanned legs in shorts: D-
Overall Disney Experience: A+

High points of the trip:
* Kids' first plane ride
* Ms. Wildgirl Jr. learning to love roller coasters (previously HATED them)
* Mr. Wildman Jr. going ballistic in the Lego Land Store (his eyes rolled back in his head - I swear!)

Low points of the trip:
* Riding the Star Wars ride at Hollywood Studios immediately after inhaling another pile of Italian Food and a couple beers
* Leaving the hotel at 4am to come home...

I would put up some pics, but we were usually too busy having fun to take pictures. I did take some fun video, however, and may try posting some. The best video is the first ride on Space Mtn. Ms Wildgirl Jr. screamed the whole way through it, and it's all on video (in the dark, duh).

Anyway, we had a blast...and I'm back at it again. My reader (yes, singular) should be happy again for a month or so.