March 27, 2006

Down and Out in Kentucky

I finally finished Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom during my trip to Kentucky for the DFA training. I started the novel over a year ago, before we had our trip to Disneyworld. I have to say, it was much more fun reading the story after I'd been on all of the rides mentioned in the book.

I mentioned already that there's a grown-up fun about Disneyland. A creepiness to it all, like a veneer of wholesome fun over something old and—if not menacing—then indifferent to you. So you read DAOITMK and though it takes place in the park and it's all about the park... it's not really about the park. It's about everything under that veneer; the gears, the history, the murder. It's a fun post-visit story.

Except that, at the training, I used the word whuffie in an offhand comment in one of my presentations and the entire training ground to a halt as the group stopped me to ask what I meant. I take for granted, living with Dave, that my listeners are tech and scifi geeks. Whelp, there are now 30 Kentuckians who have—as part of their DFA training notes—to go buy Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom.

Just doing my part.

By Tara @ 05:28 PM

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