Within moments of us arriving,
a gentleman came up offering
curb side check in.
Four people left the line to follow him.
I looked at Kay, she looked at me,
we shrugged and followed the man.
He led our group outside onto the curb
where he took our bags
and checked us in.
We were done in less than five minutes.
Well... that was easy!
Wait, what?? This is a thing!? How easy was that?!
"What if that was just some
random guy who just stole
our suitcases?"
"Nope." Kay replied.
"He had a nice hat. So he's legit."
Kay knows what's up!!
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"My hips and thighs are sore."
She replied.
I was stumped for a second.
But only a second.
I started to grin.
"Rode any horses lately?" I asked.
Oh my gosh!! I can remember those days, after not riding for a long time, and then you go for a ride and wake up the next morning...and suddenly discover muscles you forgot you had...uggh. Poor Kay! ...but also...
She started up again but quite soon,
stopped once more and:
"You have to sit down.
The plane can't take off if you're standing."
Some people are too stupid to fly.
This deserves a #facepalm
Uggh.
I'm sure they're also the same folks who try to get their carryons down when taxiing back to the airport after the flight.
uh..... now I lost my train of thought.
Yup... there goes the caboose.
I was searching for a GIF for the "train of thought" from Pixar's Inside Out to post here, but when I search it this was one of the first things that came up, and I thought it was WAY better, so...you're welcome:
Then again, this is LA, baby!
It probably
never closes.
And I was right!
It's open Sundays.
But
not on Mondays.
I'm oh for two here.
Wait...what?!??? NO!! JUST NO!! I refuse to believe this!!
We arrived at the beach
a few minutes after
yet another failed attempt
to procure a poker chip.
Yes. Still traumatized.
I can't believe this is a thing.
When she was born, she wasn't like that.
But when she became a teenager,
she had corrective surgery
to attach her phone to her hand.
It's been there ever since.
What a sad case. Maybe you should start a crowd-funding campaign for her ongoing treatment. It's devastating how many teenagers are afflicted.
I was disappointed to not see
Jaws appear and devour one.
Surfers? No shark attacks? Boring!!
(Get the connection?
Bonus points if you tell me if you do or not.)
I don't. Probably because I'm a wee babe.
Kay has been in love with Wolverine for a while now.
I offered to take her picture with him,
but she was just happy snapping
this one surreptitiously.
Personally, I think it's a shame
how he's been reduced
to carving the cracks
in the sidewalks.
But whatever pays the bills, I guess.
Omg cool! Kay must have been so psyched!!
Unfortunate that Wolverine's true capacity and talent isn't being utilized.
Please note the mass of teenagers,
entering juuuuust in front of us.
Kay looks less than impressed.
Ugh. Teenagers. Worst lot imaginable!
Okay, lady.
Your guy is getting jealous.
Stop looking at me and pay
attention to him.
I get that a lot.
I'm sure! Must be hard to be such a chick magnet.
Right?
Am I right?
Tell me whatcha think.
Bonus points.
Same blank expression, different haircut.
I dunno....
I saw this picture in her phone
and it looks like she's pretty taken with him.
Unfortunately, I think he misheard.
He thought I said "Be the bowel."
And his game's gone to crap ever since.
This is one of your best (worst?) dad jokes yet. *applauds*
"Dad!" She called out.
"The Hollywood sign!"
I glanced up just in time
to see it disappear behind
another building.
Kay was disappointed.
It was on her list of things
she wanted to see/do this trip.
"Not to worry." I confidently stated.
"We'll see it again any second now."
And we never did.
It's like it was removed
right after we spotted it.
Poor Kay! Poor you!
Weird.
Our hotel was only about
ten minutes away.
We arrived at the
Hilton LA/Universal City hotel
and checked in.
Sorry, no exterior shots.
But aren't you
excited about seeing
yet another photo of a couple of beds
and a bathtub?
Say yes.
Bonus points....
YES!!
Nice digs.
I mean, those paintbrushes!
Just perfect!
I wanted to bring them home.
Of course in my house they'd look stupid...
But I still wanted them.
Not if you take the rest of the stuff, too. Then you can redecorate the whole house and they'll look right at home there.
Completely stuffed, we waddled
back out into CityWalk.
The place is really pretty at night.
Oooh pretty! Almost rivals WDW's Tomorrowland at night...
And for those of you who
had trouble "seeing it":
Oooh! I think I get it now! Ok, I'll have to attempt this, too.
MeghanEmily - 4:30, fast, delayed, chip & shirt, Venice, Wolverine, shake, seconds, Chinese, books, bo - 140 points. (It's like you were there!)
...maybe I was.
Suddenly I'm a much creepier friend than you expected!!
Questions next round:
1. We do actually go to Universal.
Do we:
a. purchase ($70 each)
Front of the Line passes?
b. Or do we do rope drop?
c. Or both?
2. What's our first ride?
a. Flight of the Hippogriff
b. Forbidden Journey
c. Shrek 4D
d. The Simpsons Ride
3. What happens on the ride?
a. Drink spills on Kay.
b. Kid throws up.
c. Ride breaks down.
d. Lose my hat.
3. Which (if any) of the following
do we see? (Pick up to 3)
a. Studio Tour
b. Special Effects Show
c. WaterWorld
d. Animal Actors.
e. Walking Dead Attraction
(Hint: there wasn't a Special Effects Show
at the time, and WaterWorld was being refurbed.)
Deductions for every wrong answer.
4. What souvenir does Kay buy?
It's a fairly obvious one,
so no clues... except that one.
Okay... and it's more than $20.
But that's it!
5. Which one of the following
do we not ride?
a. Flight of the Hippogriff
b. King Kong 360 3-D
c. Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
d. Fast and Furious - Supercharged.
6. Of the following, which is Kay's fave?
a. Jurassic Park - The Ride
b. Transformers - The Ride-3D
c. Revenge of the Mummy - The Ride
7. Butter Beer.
Yeah, we try it.
It comes in frozen and non.
Which do we try?
a. Frozen
b. Not frozen
c. Both
8. Which ride do I refuse to go on.
a. Transformers - The Ride-3D
b. The Simpsons Ride
c. Flight of the Hippogriff
d. Shrek 4D
9. Ya gotta eat. Where?
a. Suds McDuff’s Hot Dogs
b. Jurassic Café
c. Plaza Grill
d. Krusty Burger
10. Are you sick of this contest yet?
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. Yes. But I'm too polite to say.
d. No. But I lie a lot.
1. b
2. b
3. c
3. (the second #3??) None. I'm scared of deductions.
4. Obvious?? You're over-estimating my abilities here! Ok...um...Universal sweatshirt. Or Harry Potter robes. Or Harry Potter sweatshirt? Or Universal robes? ...uh, I'll just go with sweatshirt.
5. c
6. c
7. c
8. d
9. d
10. b (Because I'm doing so well! Which never happens with these kinds of things! ...and now I've jinxed myself, so my answer is about to change...)