The Raven's Roost

We got to Disney on Wednesday but that's just a set-up day. We typically visit with Fox's parents, then get to Fort Wilderness and set up the camper, and we don't do much else to speak of. We mainly don't want to set up the camper in the dark if we can help it. Thursday was a blackout day for our passes, so we noodled around other places.

We got our awning and stuff up that morning and I'll get some pics later. We've changed how we use the inside of the camper, too, so it's less cluttered and crowded. It's an ongoing learning process. Anyway, we're right at the bus stop which is going to be nice for race morning. I thought it would be more annoying here, with the bathrooms next door, too, but I haven't noticed.

Yesterday we went to Disney Springs for pizza and then decided to go look for a Publix to buy some camp food - namely a bag of the fancy sauerkraut we like, since I haven't been making my own as much lately. We ended up in Celebration, which is Disney's planned community. It's a really attractive little area, but I imagine their HOA is on steroids and I would not want to deal with it. Especially since as soon as someone tells me shit like, "You need to mow your grass more frequently, it's too long, and your mailbox isn't painted an acceptable color" I go full Contrarian and will do any and everything in my power to NOT comply. I was probably a fun child to raise.

Anyway the upshot of all this is this.


Yeah, that's an electrical pylon shaped like Mickey Mouse! Fox has been meaning to show me this thing for years, but they built a freeway flyover lane and it blocks the normal view he was used to. But as we were exploring the Celebration area and found this "retro 50's" looking Publix, we pulled around behind the store and ... there it was. If you're curious about it, here's an article from Atlas Obscura.

I'm trying to actually add descriptions to my pics for folks using screen readers, so if my text is confusing or my descriptions are bad please don't hesitate to comment and let me know.

Kind of a slow morning. I bought a Humble Bundle of graphics software and it's all downloading and installing as I type - these are massive files and once they're downloaded, the software wants to install more stuff. I've been at this for about an hour now but it'll be worth it once it's all finished. I'm not going to be replacing Clip Studio with Corel. I picked CSP for its manga capabilities and will still be using it to do my comics, but these other programs will let me paint and draw, fiddle with photos, make logos and such. Hey, now I can start editing the fucking tourists out of my Disney photos :D (seriously, I have a great shot of Spaceship Earth just after an evening thunderstorm but there are all these goddamn people wandering around)

Speaking of art, I need some for my studio. Kitty had this poster from a Mesa Verde event in 2004, but I don't really have any connection to the Southwest or the Native Americans there and I'd like to replace it with something else. I have some Florida Space Coast posters that are done in old-school travel poster style that I might get frames for. They'd look pretty cool in here.

I'm excited to use my new software but man, downloading and installing is boring, LOL. I think I'm going to make more coffee and put some music on. I haven't been much in a music mood lately, I'm enjoying silence more and not needing the distraction of sound.