Much ado is made in the runDisney community about Panic Crafting. This fine art is the practice of at the very least creating but possibly even conceiving of your runDisney race costume within 48 hours or less of the race date. Judging by the number of Panic Crafting posts that pop up on socials, it is almost a badge...
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Does Universal Studios categorize its resorts in official tiers after the fashion of Disney? I don’t think it does – I think you just kinda deduce how fancy each hotel is through pricing comparison. UNIVERSAL RESORT MATCHUP: WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU? Were you to apply a Disney-style tier overlay to Universal’s resorts, however, Aventura and Cabana Bay would...
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After the success of my collection of EVERY Walt Disney World resort’s background music loop, I am very pleased to present my holiday version of the very same… er, kind of. WHY COLLECT BACKGROUND MUSIC? I dive deeper into my ethos in this post, but a here’s a quick summary for those who might be new. I like to...
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I’m going to tell you a secret. You keep secrets, right? Good, because I do not want people to start flocking to Bar 17 Bistro. WHAT IS BAR 17 BISTRO? Bar 17 Bistro is an open air rooftop restaurant that crowns Universal Studios’ Aventura Hotel, one of the lower tier resorts on property – if you’re a Disney person,...
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I swear I’m not a soft touch for Instagram advertising! But dang it, Constantly Varied Gear FINALLY got me. This post is unsponsored. I purchased my Constantly Varied Gear items with my own money and have not been in contact with the brand in advance of publication. All experiences and opinions are my own. WHAT IS CONSTANTLY VARIED GEAR?...
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There’s only one way to open a Halloween post: TRICK OR TREAT! Metaphorically speaking, of course. Although if you come to my house I’ll give you a chocolate peanut butter pumpkin. Offer good while supplies last! For those of us who can only grasp hands through the magic of the internet, however, I offer you an alternative. Behold: a...
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Hey, you know how last week I said there are more reasons to run a marathon than just for time? Well, I decided to run the fiftieth annual Marine Corps Marathon for the mile markers. AN ALTERNATIVE MARATHON GOAL Thanks to recurrent minor injuries, I wasn’t quite able to knock out the training cycle I might have otherwise liked...
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I’ve been getting a lot of traffic on my 2024 Marine Corps Marathon race recap over the last couple weeks. Is it because of the sparkling wit and personality that weaves its way into every word I type? Possibly! But more probably it’s the title, which, to refresh your memory, was “How Slow Can I Go? Marine Corps Marathon...
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Friends, I have two choices before me. I could weep, for I only enjoyed one day of Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival 2025. On the other hand, I could rejoice, for I enjoyed one day at Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival 2025! FETE THE FESTIVAL Given that we planned this trip like 6 weeks in advance, I choose to...
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Do you wish you could attend Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights event, but fear you are too chicken? Well, let me be the first to tell you: you can, because you aren’t. You’re very brave, actually. And you’d love it! OKAY, I ADMIT IT: HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS ISN’T FOR EVERYONE All right, yes, there’s a major caveat here: if...
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