I found myself once again in the Sunshine state, but not as a result of actually flying the plane myself. No, that distinction goes to exotic places like Bemidji, Minnesota. In Florida, I was ensuring that I could make it to a dentist appointment that had been scheduled many months earlier. Some say this is crazy to be going to the dentist across the country, but why? Do you know how hard it is to find a good dentist? I went to a dentist in LA once and over the course of five minutes, I received conflicting information about a so-called "trouble tooth." At one point, the trouble tooth somehow switched sides of my mouth. I vowed never to return. It would be silly to go all the way to Florida just for the dentist, so I made good use of my time by paying another visit to the local rat.
In my latest tradition of sampling ethnic food in unusual places, I sampled Florida Chinese food. As a matter of fact, this was located between a place serving German food and another serving Norwegian cuisine. Yes, I was at Epcot again. And while I was there, we decided to go into the big ball. While waiting in line, a girl of high-school age tapped me on the shoulder and yelled, "Happy Birthday, Brian!!!" I was so taken aback by this that for a moment I thought maybe it was my birthday and wasn't sure how to respond. Her friends then said, "Gaaah, not that guy. Someone else. Gaaaaawd." They then returned to texting. Those familiar with the ride will remember that a picture is taken at the beginning of the ride and becomes part of an animated short at its completion. I posed accordingly, but my mom believed that this was my default face. Hmmm. What must my passengers think...We didn't spend too much time at Epcot. I don't fancy the crowds or lines, or really anything that one normally associates with theme parks. That being said, we walked from one theme park to the next because I wanted to check out Star Tours at Hollywood Studios. I wasn't aware that they had changed the ride slightly to reflect the upcoming release of episode VII. It was pretty solid. I saw BB-8, our craft struck Jar Jar Binks, and we flew around with the Millennium Falcon. It was a good day for this nerd. We also looked at overpriced Star Wars merchandise and called it a day.
After leaving the parks, I attempted to organize some things from my youth that are now in boxes in a storage room. This led to me building a Lego space shuttle. Funny how these things happen. I think I was able to build it quicker when I was 11. That launch tower took a considerable amount of time, and I want to be recognized for it. So feast your eyes on my masterpiece below and tell all your friends about how impressed you are.
