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| misterwoe |
Posted - 05/24/2009 : 23:38:25
Does anybody have experience with this? It is more intense than the time I went skydiving...
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| trobrianders |
Posted - 06/02/2009 : 23:31:54
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Originally posted by danjersey
I would imagine more than a few theater actors wind up there. To pay the bills..
I got talking to a few working the rides at Florida Disney too. At first I was surprised Disney would hire people that made jokes about Disney but after I'd tried out a couple of rides I realised it was all scripted. Strange world that Disney.
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| danjersey |
Posted - 05/31/2009 : 10:13:14
I would imagine more than a few theater actors wind up there. To pay the bills.. |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 05/31/2009 : 05:47:16
It is. I believe it was shot in the NJ one.
I was there once for my cousin's birthday - we were far too old to be there. But we had a great time being goofy.
- Brian |
| misterwoe |
Posted - 05/30/2009 : 22:31:43
Is this the same place that appeared in the Cable Guy, with Jim Carrey?
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| danjersey |
Posted - 05/30/2009 : 07:50:38
I've been there. Not to your house of course, the other place.
It was sold out! I had no idea it was so popular. Not that there's anything wrong with it. |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 05/30/2009 : 01:50:18
Or you could come to NJ - there's one 30 minutes from my house.
- Brian |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/29/2009 : 09:37:27
Hahaha, yup. It's settled. We're going to Toronto. What sayeth thee?
 "Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you." |
| misterwoe |
Posted - 05/28/2009 : 23:24:15
quote:
Originally posted by danjersey
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Well, I'm working on a bachelor party for a friend of mine so this is all very interesting...
this way my Liege..
http://www.medievaltimes.com/findcastles/toronto/
My first laugh of the day! Thanks
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| danjersey |
Posted - 05/28/2009 : 16:09:55
quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Well, I'm working on a bachelor party for a friend of mine so this is all very interesting...
this way my Liege..
http://www.medievaltimes.com/findcastles/toronto/
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/28/2009 : 08:47:08
Well, I'm working on a bachelor party for a friend of mine so this is all very interesting...
"Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you." |
| floop |
Posted - 05/28/2009 : 07:29:29
i can definitely see the appeal of having a more wholesome bachelor party that's just about spending time with your friends - like camping or fishing or whatever - but i can't help but feel it would somehow be wrong to have a bachelor party that didn't include gambling and naked stripper breasts. that almost seems unwholesome to me |
| misterwoe |
Posted - 05/28/2009 : 03:11:39
i think that's true, Brian. i agree that it's better to get to know one woman, than to briefly know dozens. there's no truth or substance to be found on the latter path.
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 05/28/2009 : 02:51:29
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Originally posted by misterwoe
thanks for sharing that daisy girl.
hmmm the bachelor party .... well, i guess i ought to scratch the cocaine binge off the list. albanian prostitues may also be an imprudent idea, and i don't know enough greek to hire those midget dancers i'd envisioned, although we have our share of midgets here in Greece. one time i even saw a wizard.
seriously, i'll probably just go out for a few drinks with my grandfather, step-dad, and my father-in-law and few friends, maybe imbibe on the single malt scotch. i don't want any shenanigans, no strippers or anything. at the end of the night i might share a joint with myself (what???) while listening to Frank Black b-sides, Led Zeppelin and Moby.
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My bachelor party was perfect - my friends literally kidnapped me - let themselves into my house wearing masks, threw a hood over my head and dumped me in the back of a car where they played a CD of instructions and then blasted 45 minutes of music i hate - when they pulled the hood off we were at Shea Stadium for a Mets game with my brother, father, cousin, father in law, brothers in law and some friends. After the game, the hood went back on and it was pulled off in a camp ground where they rented a cabin, filled the fridge with beer and had a stereo and some food. The next day, we all drunkenly went to a diner. I had specifically asked for no strippers or anything of the sort, and my friends obliged. It was in the Top 5 days of my life.
However, my wedding was the best day of my life. I know that it can be scary, and i had a few jitters at various times, but the day of, i was totally relaxed. I know that some here can share horror stories and/or cautionary tales, but in my personal experience, getting married was the best decision i ever made. I'm much happier, healthier and better off married than i was single. Everything you do in life is a gamble, and most of those things are not as well-though out as a marriage (or let me rephrase that - as well thought out as a marriage SHOULD be) - i know i took my current job without thinking about it as much as i did when i was going to propose. You obviously care about your soon to be wife a great deal, and you want to do right by her, which may account for some of the jitters, like your mother said. But there is also that "oh my - this is it - one person forever" thing that i think many guys (and probably gals) get and really, i think its sorta bullshit. Maybe i'm just speaking for the perspective of a guy who wasn't exactly a Don Juan in his single days, but the idea that a variety of partners trumps a great, committed relationship is certainly not true for me.
- Brian |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 12:35:53
my stag was very mellow also. my friends took me river rafting in the day and then we camped, just 5 guys in the wilderness around a campfire drinking beer and shooting things with a paintball gun.
i'm really enjoying the "aberlour" single malt. if you like smoky, "talisker" is really nice too, too smoky for my taste though.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 12:32:57
i know, his friends were probably so high, the "snoring" they heard was him "snorting" more coke and dying. retards should be held accountable.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| misterwoe |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 01:12:37
by the way, how the hell does one sleep after a coke binge? i guess he must have came around full circle.
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| misterwoe |
Posted - 05/27/2009 : 01:11:15
thanks for sharing that daisy girl.
hmmm the bachelor party .... well, i guess i ought to scratch the cocaine binge off the list. albanian prostitues may also be an imprudent idea, and i don't know enough greek to hire those midget dancers i'd envisioned, although we have our share of midgets here in Greece. one time i even saw a wizard.
seriously, i'll probably just go out for a few drinks with my grandfather, step-dad, and my father-in-law and few friends, maybe imbibe on the single malt scotch. i don't want any shenanigans, no strippers or anything. at the end of the night i might share a joint with myself (what???) while listening to Frank Black b-sides, Led Zeppelin and Moby.
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 17:49:25
hi, misterwoe. early congrats on the wedding! I agree with shine.
also, now that I think about it, there were other times after that checking account freak out where I had jitters. I am just saying that so if they pass this time and then come up again that those are normal, too. I know the rehearsal was tough it really sunk in on me then. I found out after everything was all said and done that my mom and maid of honor were half joking to each other when they discussed if I might become a run away bride. I seriously would have spit if it were someone else. (I just was so scared of commitment, being in the center of attention and what I thought might be loosing my independence.)
I even had post wedding jitters where I was like ok, I am loosing my independence and there were times that I was really freaked out by everything. By that time, I could talk with my husband about it and we would just work through my feelings. But those freak outs really passed after the first year or so. It's an adjustment. It just took time, trust and reminding myself why I love my husband to begin with. The funny thing is that I recently had a freak out moment last month when I hadn't had one for years. It was because I was sharing a suitcase on a trip with him. He loves huge suitcases and I got him a new one for his birthday in February. It's so big that one of us could probably fit in it. Me and my independence streak stepped when he wanted combine suitcases in but my senses got a hold of me when he pointed out that we would save $15 by sharing the suitcase. Gosh, some things never change, lol. But I don't think I would have shared a suitcase with ANYONE else either. :)
So back do shine's imporatnt question, any big plans for the bachelor party? |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 16:29:57
some dude in surrey, bc died over the week-end on an apparent coke binge the night before his wedding. his friends said he was sound asleep snoring at 4:30am then the 26 year-old never woke up.
don't go on a coke binge the night before your wedding misterwoe, or ever for that matter, please.
did you have your stag party yet?
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 09:16:01
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Originally posted by floop
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Originally posted by trobrianders
I married an Indian woman. Jitters to me, I remember... frantically combing the streets of a bustling Indian town an hour before the ceremony trying impossibly to find a flower seller (it's customary for the groom to shower the honeymmon suite with rose petals). It all worked out, I found an improbable roadside-seller in time though my companions in the car tried to convince me I wouldn't.
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did you have a traditional Indian wedding tro? a good friend of mine is Indian. went to her wedding and it was quite a treat. the most colorful wedding i've been to, with the best food and best music
200 guests and ours was considered small! There were no painted elephants (which I guess I'm relieved about) but much other hoop-la. I was pretty much in BLT-groom mode throughout. But you're right, guests can have a blast.
I think I understand better why they make a production of out it - it's an extraordinary bonding experience for couples that survive it.
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| coastline |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 07:42:29
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Originally posted by misterwoe
nobody ever really prepares you for the rollercoaster, you just have to buy the ticket and take the ride.
From my experience, that's marriage in a nutshell: two crazy kids taking a leap of faith, not knowing exactly why.
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| speedy_m |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 06:18:19
You do all that over thinking and examining with your brain.
I don't think love comes from your brain.
THIS IS NOT MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE
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| misterwoe |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 05:26:23
awesome comments, guys. it's good to know i can confide with fellow frank black fans.
in response to what some of you have shared with your own experiences, my mother recently told me that this anxiety is simply a sign of how serious i'm taking marriage, which is true. i have a tendency to overthink everything, examine from all possible angles, which is something Bukowksi warned against.
yeah, i love this woman. and i've learned how weird and crazy and good and surprising love is. nobody ever really prepares you for the rollercoaster, you just have to buy the ticket and take the ride. i suppose it's especially dramatic for me because i changed continents for this relationship, which has added on additional stressors, and at times has made it difficult for me to remember how much i love her.
i think i'm starting to calm down, though.
the wedding is on july 5.
the david byrne concert: july 6!!!!
"...well, how did i get here?"
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| trobrianders |
Posted - 05/26/2009 : 03:02:25
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Originally posted by coastline
quote:
Originally posted by trobrianders
I married an Indian woman.
What ever happened with this?
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs.
Pre-divorce jitters? Yes. Some.
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| coastline |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 17:29:06
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Originally posted by trobrianders
I married an Indian woman.
What ever happened with this?
Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 15:54:30
shiner, I'd happily start that thread! But first we should start a bachelor party thread for mister w!
I remember sitting in a basement listening to Fields of Marigold until I passed out.
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 15:09:31
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Originally posted by kathryn
tro, that's the three loveliest sentences I read in a long time.
mr. wo, to answer your question: I didn't have a single jitter, no fear, 100 and 10 percent sure, and, years later, I ended up divorcing him. I know plenty of people who were terrified and years later have solid marriages. Just do it. What's the worst that can happen?
I remember sitting in a basement listening to Fields of Marigold until I passed out.
ditto, k. no jitters....marriage lasted less than 3 years. now where is that D-I-V-O-R-C-E thread?
woe, good luck. i loved being married, hope to do it again someday!
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 14:05:47
when's the wedding misterwoe? |
| floop |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 13:39:36
quote:
Originally posted by trobrianders
I married an Indian woman. Jitters to me, I remember... frantically combing the streets of a bustling Indian town an hour before the ceremony trying impossibly to find a flower seller (it's customary for the groom to shower the honeymmon suite with rose petals). It all worked out, I found an improbable roadside-seller in time though my companions in the car tried to convince me I wouldn't.
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Ed is the hoo hoo
did you have a traditional Indian wedding tro? a good friend of mine is Indian. went to her wedding and it was quite a treat. the most colorful wedding i've been to, with the best food and best music |
| kathryn |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 12:24:32
tro, that's the three loveliest sentences I read in a long time.
mr. wo, to answer your question: I didn't have a single jitter, no fear, 100 and 10 percent sure, and, years later, I ended up divorcing him. I know plenty of people who were terrified and years later have solid marriages. Just do it. What's the worst that can happen?
I remember sitting in a basement listening to Fields of Marigold until I passed out.
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| BLT |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 11:19:42
In 3/4 of my wedding photos, I look like the proverbial deer in the headlights. I'm afraid I can't offer any useful advice.
The lowest forms of socializing:
3) Message boards
2) Mustard gas
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| trobrianders |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 07:12:08
I married an Indian woman. Jitters to me, I remember... frantically combing the streets of a bustling Indian town an hour before the ceremony trying impossibly to find a flower seller (it's customary for the groom to shower the honeymmon suite with rose petals). It all worked out, I found an improbable roadside-seller in time though my companions in the car tried to convince me I wouldn't.
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| darwin |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 06:03:49
Or a very quick fall. |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 05:49:30
well, I had pre-pre wedding jitters. it came when we had to open a joint checking account. I was very scared because to me it was a symbol of loosing my independence. The funny thing is, that after 5 1/2 years I haven't lost any independence. I remember at the time reading at the time that pre-wedding jitters are very normal. From posting here, I know that you are head over heels for your fiancee. To use your skydiving metaphor, take the plunge. You have a life of happiness ahead of you! |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/25/2009 : 00:33:41
I can only imagine...
"Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you." |
