The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[MOXOMUMD]

All this proves is that James Cameron deserves all the credit for Frozen because he envisioned it. Jack is frozen and Rose let's go. Hmmmm.

Rose and Jack could have been in Avatar. In that Frozen water they turn blue.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

You are the best!

I try.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

 

[MOXOMUMD]

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Remember that turkey we saw a couple of weeks ago in a residential area? He still is there yesterday we saw him on the roof.

That...is...hilarious!

 

[Gabe1]

THEY are antiquated and simple.
Its a moderate resort!
All moderates are like that imho.

Hence why I fell in love with the black marble style of the Kidani Village at AKL

Really? The bathtub at Kidani Village is Black Marble? Wooba. I've stayed in Jumbo but don't recall any marble tubs.

 

[Gabe1]

Birthday dinner.

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Birthday dinner.

Happy Birthday!

 

[Gabe1]

Happy Birthday!

Thank you

 

[MOXOMUMD]

A few little spring flowers have sprung up at my house.
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I have these scattered through my front yard.

 

[unkadug]

Thank you

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For some odd reason, everyone of your pictures have an odd yellow tint to them as if there were almost aged on purpose or sepia tinted.

Perhaps your white balance is off on your camera?

What kind of camera are you using?

 

[Gabe1]

I thought I was the only weirdo who was up and functioning at this hour! Glad to see I'm not alone. Have a great weekend. I may get back on! Most of the snow banks are gone so time to start cleaning outside. Not to mention getting my youngest to the library, and food shopping!

You were up before me, I was up at 545. I fell so far behind in my laundry. I had ten loads. I can't wait until the clothes get smaller, jeans and sweatshirts take up so much room. Need summer. I took it all to the laundromat when they opened at 7am and was home with everything but the whites folded and sorted. Done.

Then I celebrated my Birthday the rest of the day.

 

[Gabe1]

My grandmother grew up in Ireland. They did a lot of their cooking the old fashioned way--they'd often use their fireplaces for cooking. She said they'd take the potatoes and put a nail in them, and then put them in the hot coals to cook. She said the nail made them cook faster inside.

It does we have put shish kabob thingies through baked potatoes when we are BBQing. They the cook from the outside and inside out. Much quicker, never used nails though.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I'm thinking of reading Anne of Green Gables again. I have all of the books. Might take one or two to Hawaii with me.

I was thinking of rereading them too, but that means digging them out of the boxes they are in which are somewhere in the basement. It might be easier to just watch the movies, those are good too. Where are you going in Hawaii? It is so beautiful there.

 

[Cesar R M]

I remember when these guys installed a lot of musical stairs next to the automatic ones.
It increased the number of people using the normal stairs by like 30X times.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

That show was a scream! I recall the hilarious episode you mentioned, and I also recalled another favorite that @Goofyernmost mentioned about the turkeys! I laughed so hard watching some of those episodes.

Yep, a WKRP fan here too.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

That's a great stance to take. I applaud you for it.

I've only ever had one teacher tell us straight out what her political party was (which was none; she was not registered to vote). Other times, it seems that teachers make their beliefs clear. Freshman year I had this professor who gave us controversial topics to write about. I hated it because I'm not registered to vote and share my political opinions with no one except my mother. So having to share made me really uncomfortable. And then most of what I had to say he disagreed with, so he would shoot it down rather than looking at it from all sides of the issue.

Conversely, my high school chorus teacher never shared his views. He stuck to music, and I could never tell you his political opinions either way. After graduation, he friended all of his former students on Facebook. I came to find out that he was extremely political and extremely vocal about it outside of the classroom. Even though I don't agree with most of what he has to say, I respect him far more for keeping his political opinions completely out of the classroom. I had a teacher for three years, and she wrote my letters of recommendation for college. By the time the third year rolled around, I had a pretty good idea of her political standing, but only because I got to know her so well. She kept her ideals hidden from the majority of students. Far more respect, especially since in Journalism, you have to discuss controversial topics, and she kept opinions to herself.

Thanks, I really believe any teachers' job is to help students learn to think for themselves and to make informed decisions. Teachers need to be impartial in the classroom, sounds like your chorus teacher did a good job at doing this.

 

[Cesar R M]

View attachment 89609 Our first port on the cruise was Grand Turk. This is where John Glenn splashed down in 1962 and we were to tour the memoral and then visit Margaritaville and swimming which is right at the end of the pier. We woke up at 7 and turned on the room's tv. On one channel is the current weather and a map so you can see the track of the ship, another channel shows the main pool area and another is a camera mounted on the front of the ship. This one is always facing forward towards the ocean. Seeing on that channel we hadn't pulled into port yet (thinking the cruise was running behind schedule), we headed over to the breakfast buffet. (Our room was located on the Lido deck--pools, quick restaurants and buffet were all a short walk away. )

We got a window seat and could see the island, blue skies, brilliant sunshine, white choppy water plus a Princess cruise ship not far away. No sooner had I started digging into my bacon (I told you this is a recurring theme here )then over the P.A. the Captain says it was a beautiful day and welcome to Grand Turk. "Everyone wave hi to the island." (which we did ) Then he went on to announce that due to rough waters, and two unsuccessful attempts, it was too hazardous to pull into the port. The ship would be in danger of being pushed against the dock. (The Princess ship's captain had decided they would also not be pulling into port.)

We would be heading on to the Dominican Republic. Surprisingly everyone was taking it in stride (I mean honestly what could you do) and the staff really worked hard at adding extra activites since a majority of us were supposed to be off on shore excursions. We spent most of the day lounging and swimming in the two pools and hot tubs.

In late afternoon we learned dance parties aren't only held at Magic Kingdom. During our afternoon swim, Cruise Director Matt and the nightclub dj started the music to teach line dances at the pool. At first it was fun since they did Electric Slide and ChaCha Slide but it soon worked my nerves and it was time to find lunch. Welcome to the Blue Iguana! In the morning they serve breakfast burritos but the remainder of the time it's unlimited tacos, tacos, tacos--chicken, pork and shrimp. Plus a salsa bar. Ohhh salsa bar.....how I miss you! The best flavor combo was fresh watermelon/jicama which was sweet but added a little heat with the added spices.

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Tummies full we headed for a NAP. Maybe it was all the fresh air or gentle motion of the ship or maybe for once in a very long time I felt unstressed and relaxed, but I napped a little every day of the trip.

I always wonder if this happens constantly (aka rough waters)

I remember reading a few DCL trip reports that the Fantasy nor the Dream could dock at the Castaway due of very strong currents.
They were then forced to just float around or go elsewhere.

 

[Cesar R M]

Okay, I did say "discuss", not discourse; but here you go - Son #1's take on "Did Rose change?"

The question of whether or not Rose "changed" as a person is more complicated than it seems, because in this case "changed" is not tantamount to "developed as a character". Character development refers to a marked shift in a character's motivation or behaviour that has a clear and identifiable catalyst within the narrative. Rose's motivation and behaviour, however, did not undergo a shift so much as simply become externalized. And even then, while Rose seems to romanticize herself after the fact as having been "trapped" and forced to be at all times the picture of elegance, composure and restraint, this is at odds with scenes as early as her first lunch aboard the Titanic, in which she mocks Bruce Ismay and blows smoke in her mother's face. In fact, she has almost no interactions with her mother in which she is not insubordinate or downright rude, which kind of robs "Oh, mother, SHUT UP!" of some of its bite. Still, it's hard to argue that Rose is not repressed by her environment; being an intelligent, perceptive and ambitious woman would do little for her in the 1910s, and her mother outright admits that she's being married off to Cal because it's economically advantageous and that she feels they have no other "cards left to play". In any case, it's clear that deep-down Rose always was the adventurous, career-driven woman she became later in life.

But the fact is, many people have unrealized potential, or dreams and ambitions that are never acted upon or even addressed. Rose was in an arranged marriage that, if she'd gone through with it, surely would've robbed her of the opportunity to fully realize her autonomy. The question of whether not Jack Dawson was the catalyst for her becoming a more assertive person and escaping her fate is an important one. Rose takes to Jack immediately because he lives a carefree live of travel and adventure. More than that, he treats her with respect, expresses interest in her ideas and opinions, and challenges her perception of the world and her role in it. Jack's function within the narrative is to help Rose break her metaphorical chains, and this is difficult to dispute. Saving Jack is the motivator for many of her boldest actions (which are also her most violent actions, but that's another debate), and in their last conversation, he encourages her to live a long, fulfilling life, with or without him. However, that's not where the scene ends. Jack dies, and Rose, seeing the lifeboat that has come to save her rowing away, jumps into the water, swims a short distance, takes a whistle from a corpse and blows it repeatedly to alert the lifeboat of her presence, despite being nearly dead from hypothermia. Before doing this, she physically "lets Jack go", and we are treated to an extended shot of him slowly sinking into the water.

Now, consider for a minute who wrote and directed the movie. James Cameron doesn't have a subtle bone in his body (we've all see Avatar), but chose to begin Rose's most empowering moment with her "letting go" of Jack. For all Jack did for her, saving her live ultimately came down to her and only her. Despite the litany of factors working for and against her, Rose's defining moment came at the one brief point in the narrative in which she was completely and utterly alone. Like many of Cameron's other iconic heroines, Rose found the strength to save herself when she had no other options or allies, and there can be no doubt that she would've found this strength whether or not she'd ever met Jack Dawson.


P.S. - This was all typed on his iPhone and sent to me as a text.

Yikes, did your son suddenly became a PhD in Rose Studies?

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

View attachment 89609 Our first port on the cruise was Grand Turk. This is where John Glenn splashed down in 1962 and we were to tour the memoral and then visit Margaritaville and swimming which is right at the end of the pier. We woke up at 7 and turned on the room's tv. On one channel is the current weather and a map so you can see the track of the ship, another channel shows the main pool area and another is a camera mounted on the front of the ship. This one is always facing forward towards the ocean. Seeing on that channel we hadn't pulled into port yet (thinking the cruise was running behind schedule), we headed over to the breakfast buffet. (Our room was located on the Lido deck--pools, quick restaurants and buffet were all a short walk away. )

We got a window seat and could see the island, blue skies, brilliant sunshine, white choppy water plus a Princess cruise ship not far away. No sooner had I started digging into my bacon (I told you this is a recurring theme here )then over the P.A. the Captain says it was a beautiful day and welcome to Grand Turk. "Everyone wave hi to the island." (which we did ) Then he went on to announce that due to rough waters, and two unsuccessful attempts, it was too hazardous to pull into the port. The ship would be in danger of being pushed against the dock. (The Princess ship's captain had decided they would also not be pulling into port.)

We would be heading on to the Dominican Republic. Surprisingly everyone was taking it in stride (I mean honestly what could you do) and the staff really worked hard at adding extra activites since a majority of us were supposed to be off on shore excursions. We spent most of the day lounging and swimming in the two pools and hot tubs.

In late afternoon we learned dance parties aren't only held at Magic Kingdom. During our afternoon swim, Cruise Director Matt and the nightclub dj started the music to teach line dances at the pool. At first it was fun since they did Electric Slide and ChaCha Slide but it soon worked my nerves and it was time to find lunch. Welcome to the Blue Iguana! In the morning they serve breakfast burritos but the remainder of the time it's unlimited tacos, tacos, tacos--chicken, pork and shrimp. Plus a salsa bar. Ohhh salsa bar.....how I miss you! The best flavor combo was fresh watermelon/jicama which was sweet but added a little heat with the added spices.

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Tummies full we headed for a NAP. Maybe it was all the fresh air or gentle motion of the ship or maybe for once in a very long time I felt unstressed and relaxed, but I napped a little every day of the trip.

Too bad you couldn't go into the first port, especially since you were to go to Margaritaville! I'm a big Jimmy Buffett fan so that would have been a stop for me too. Sounds like you took it in stride though. The taco bar sounds great. What cruise line and ship did you cruise on?

 

[Cesar R M]

Really? The bathtub at Kidani Village is Black Marble? Wooba. I've stayed in Jumbo but don't recall any marble tubs.

ohh no, I mean the bathroom sink area and the borders of the tub.
They were dark black blueish marble.

the toilet was also white/cream colored. very contrasty compared to the floor tiles.