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Aloha Friday: Apocalypse-Mas

December 21, 2012 TechyDad Aloha Friday, Holidays

Today’s the big day. The day the world’s supposed to end. Of course, by "supposed to", I mean not supposed to at all. The whole Mayan world-ending apocalypse is based off a gross-misreading of the Mayan calendar. Short explanation: The "ending" is the same as your 2012 calendar ending on December 31st. Your calendar ending doesn’t mean that the world is ending. It just means that it is time to get a new calendar. (For a longer explanation, visit Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy site.)

Of course, the other world-ending event that is coming soon is Christmas. Ok, this one is only world-ending if you haven’t purchased all of the gifts you need to buy and must visit the mall. After fighting for a parking spot for a half hour or more, you might start wishing the Mayan Apocalypse were real.

My Aloha Friday question for today is: Have you gotten all of your holiday shopping done or will you be braving the Apocalypse that is the mall at Christmas-time?

As a bonus, here’s JibJab’s Year In Review, aka 2012, The End Is Here!

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Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #169

Aloha Friday: Test Track Power vs. Fuel Efficiency

December 14, 2012 TechyDad Aloha Friday, Disney

On the new version of Test Track at Disney World’s Epcot, you get to design your own car from the ground up and then see how it handles the testing course. In building your car, you need to balance four factors: Capability, Efficiency, Responsiveness, and Power. As you choose items, you might increase one section but decrease another.

When I built my car, I wound up pushing up the power section above all else. Plasma engine? Sure. Side and rear rocket boosters? Yes, please. Top electrical box that sort of reminded me of a flux capacitor? Ok, that one wasn’t for the power as much as the geek factor.

In the end, I came up with this vehicle:

My car wound up coming in first in all of the Test Track courses. Except for the environmental test. It came dead last there.

My Aloha Friday question for today is: Would you design your Test Track car for Capability, Efficiency, Responsiveness, or Power?

Disclosure: I was invited to the New Fantasyland media event December 5th through 7th. Disney paid for my travel, our park tickets, room, and a few other items. I was able to take B along as my guest, but we paid for her own travel as well as an extra night in the resort. The opinions expressed above are my own.

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Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #168

Aloha Friday: New Fantasyland and Test Track

December 7, 2012 TechyDad Aloha Friday, Disney, NewFantasyland

Over the past two days, I’ve gotten to experience the magical New Fantasyland and the exhilaration of the completely redesigned Test Track. I’m going to devote a few (read: many) blog posts on them, but for now here are two videos.

First up, is the official grand opening of New Fantasyland, starring a star from Once Upon a Time and the song stylings of Jordin Sparks. I’ll admit, parts of it had me in tears.

Next, is the video of the redesigned Test Track. You get to design your own car and then see how it handles the Test Track course. It was so incredible that we rode it twice. The second time, I tried to get a video of the experience. It’s very dark and shaky, but it’s the best I was able to do. Apparently, the lady in the row in front of us was told that it only went about 30 mph. She was quite – um, "surprised" – when the car went 66mph.

My Aloha Friday question for today is: Would you rather see New Fantasyland or design your own car and ride on the new Test Track?

P.S. If you haven’t already, try out my Twitter applications: FollowerHQ and Rout.

Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #167

Aloha Friday: Disney World #Fantasyland Bound

November 30, 2012 TechyDad Aloha Friday, Disney, Travel

On my Wordless Wednesday: Disney World Trips Through The Years post, I revealed that we’ll be going to Disney World. More specifically, Disney is flying me down to cover the official grand opening of the new Fantasyland. B’s coming with me, but the kids will remain at home with B’s parents.

While there, we might see the Beast’s castle (where you can eat in the Be Our Guest restaurant), Gaston’s tavern (with antlers in all of his decorating), Journey Under The Sea with The Little Mermaid, the storybook circus area with the twin Dumbo rides, and more. We should also get to see the re-opening of Test Track in Epcot.

Of course, I’ll be taking plenty of photos and videos. Some will be immediately tweeted, but others will be saved for blog posts.

My Aloha Friday question for today is: What part of the new Fantasyland would you most like to see?

P.S. If you haven’t already, try out my Twitter applications: FollowerHQ and Rout.

Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #166

Aloha Friday: Stuffed With Stuffing

November 16, 2012 TechyDad Aloha Friday, Food, Holidays

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Getting together with family. Remembering what you’re thankful for. And food. All of the food.

I love eating turkey with gravy, sweet potato pie (with melted marshmallows on top, of course), and stuffing. In fact, I like the latter two so much, I’ll often load my plate up with stuffing and sweet potatoes and skip the turkey. I’ll also often eat a little more of those wonderful dishes when I really should realize that I’m full.

My Aloha Friday question for today is: What Thanksgiving dishes do you stuff yourself with?

P.S. If you haven’t already, try out my Twitter applications: FollowerHQ and Rout.

Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #165

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