In the distance, a single door remains ajar...

I spent the majority of the morning tossing and turning, not wanting to get out of bed. I slept last night, really good in fact, from about 3:30 AM till about 8AM. My Future-Ex-Wife (FEW for short) informed me she was going out, so I figured I'd take the quiet alone time and use it to my advantage. I don't recall dreaming last night, it was a real deep sleep, perhaps I just needed it.

So I may have a friend down for the Fourth of July weekend. Her plans suddenly changed, and so she might head to Orlando. I don't know for sure if she's coming, but I figured I better start thinking about what we'd do if she did. So here it is in no particular order:

• Epcot Center: She likes Disney, Technology, History, Interesting Foods, Beer and Travel - some of my favorites as well. I think this is the perfect destination for a full day of exploration. Epcot is not all thrill rides and cheese like most theme parks. It was actually designed to be an experimental self sufficient city of the future... What it became though is so much more intriguing. Side note: Disney did eventually make their own self sufficient city of the future - it's called Celebration. Its more like Stepford wives than a futuristic utopia. Epcot is a collection of technology based rides and attractions which take you through the past, present and future of technology. Theres the (world famous?) AT&T Communications Sphere which takes you through the history of communication from the dawn of man to the space age, Test Track: which takes you through a simulation of all the tests a new car must undergo before it reaches production (including crash tests, and high speed driving of course), Mission Space: which is the most realistic trip into space you are likely to take in your lifetime, and much more. Aside from the technology side, there is also a World Travel side. The World Travel side has buildings containing attractions which showcase the food, alcohols, and histories of 20 or so countries. The people working the attractions are actually from the countries the buildings represent. We might go to Norway for Lunch, and then the UK for some beer, or Mexico for some magarities (on the rocks if I remember right). Theres also an Aquarium inside this place. The night can be topped off with a fireworks / laser show which they will most likely have given the weekend.

• Sushi Dinner: Theres two places I go for Sushi, which I would choose I am not certain yet. Bayridge is a small traditiional place with a $20 all you can eat special. They have fancy Sushi, but their specialty by far is simple traditional sushi. Amura's is an ultra contemporary restraunt that has every type of Sushi known to man, but it is probably more like $40 a plate for dinner. They're both REALLY good, but I'd probably choose Bayride - they have awesome Unagi there.

• Pac-Man Cafe: I've never spent any time here, but it seems like a lot of fun. Essentially, its an all you can play video game place with a special Pac-Man attraction. You pay a certain amount per hour if I remember, and play all you want from over 100 selections.

• Other possibilities: It normally takes people about 1095 days to get completely sick of me, but it has happened sooner! Here are some other places, some which might require a short (2 hourish) roadtrip: Salvadore Dali museum, Ghost Tour of St Petersburg, The Beach, The movies, other disney parks (MGM studios - a movie like place), Universal Studios (a lot of fun, movie themed), Islands of Adventure (more thrill rides then you can shake a stick at!). Theres a hundred other places too if none of those sound appealing.
  

Just had one of those music induced memories... I figure I'll write about it while I'm thinking about it. I hate the fragemented nature of my thinking sometimes, but I think its probably a GOOD thing on some level. Whenever I hear Jane's Addiction, especially the slower songs, I'm brought back to my short time in Ontario California. We were near LA, but never got to go, I think we might have passed it once or twice, but I dunno. Specifically, the song Three Days reminds me of this party we had ontop of a small mountain, overlooking who knows what city. It reminded me of a scene from a movie, we had a 30 minute hike in the dark, and I think there may have been a fire up there and we all sat there talking. The view of the city was surreal, all the twinkling lights. There was very little light pollution. We got hungry and went down the mountain and a short car drive later arrived at "In and Out" (I think) and I had something called an Animal Burger I think... It was one of the best fast food hamburgers I remember.

posted by Corporate Prisoner @ 8:43 AM