AlexMouse
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2009
Hello all! Well, it’s been a long time. It’s been a very long time since I have posted anything on the Dis Boards, my "What Disneyland Means to Me" post being back in 2009! I’m not really a post-on-the-internet kind of guy these days, but sometimes one just feels compelled to share a story… or in this case, the next chapter of one!
When I wrote those original posts back in 2009, things had already started to go way downhill for me. By the end of 2010 I had lost everything I had… all of my savings, my retirement, all my worldly possessions, and eventually the roof over my head. I ended up homeless for a short period of time. That was a lot of no fun, I can tell you.
By the time I was finally employed again I literally had nothing except a broken laptop and some clothes. Still, through it all, I kept thinking… I will get back to Disney some day and when I do I’ll know that everything’s gonna be OK. (If one can afford a Disney vacation these days, one is doing all right!)
I kept listening to The Dis Unplugged, just as I’d been doing for years. Even though I had no idea when I might return to Disney, I knew I would some day, so I kept listening. It’s funny how comforting listening to Pete and company really became – a bright ray of familiarity and normalcy in an otherwise personal time of darkness.
Suffice it to say things got better for me over the last 8 years. I’ve worked my you-know-what off to regain some stability.
Thinking about all of this and realizing how far I’ve come from having absolutely nothing to being able to take 3 club-level vacations to the World this year really made me jump at the chance to further increase my contributions to Give Kids the World, via Pete’s First Giving page to celebrate the 1000th episode of The Dis Unplugged. I feel like I’ve got so much out of The Dis Unplugged, way beyond just simply having something to listen to once in a while, that giving back as much as possible only seemed right. It isn’t the first time I’ve donated to Give Kids the World, but this time felt even more special. It’s a celebration of all that is great about The Dis, but in some ways a personal celebration as well.
Congratulations, Pete and Company on 1000 episodes! I couldn’t be more thrilled for you all!
If you are reading this and haven’t donated yet, please contribute to the fundraiser if you can!
When I wrote those original posts back in 2009, things had already started to go way downhill for me. By the end of 2010 I had lost everything I had… all of my savings, my retirement, all my worldly possessions, and eventually the roof over my head. I ended up homeless for a short period of time. That was a lot of no fun, I can tell you.
By the time I was finally employed again I literally had nothing except a broken laptop and some clothes. Still, through it all, I kept thinking… I will get back to Disney some day and when I do I’ll know that everything’s gonna be OK. (If one can afford a Disney vacation these days, one is doing all right!)
I kept listening to The Dis Unplugged, just as I’d been doing for years. Even though I had no idea when I might return to Disney, I knew I would some day, so I kept listening. It’s funny how comforting listening to Pete and company really became – a bright ray of familiarity and normalcy in an otherwise personal time of darkness.
Suffice it to say things got better for me over the last 8 years. I’ve worked my you-know-what off to regain some stability.
Thinking about all of this and realizing how far I’ve come from having absolutely nothing to being able to take 3 club-level vacations to the World this year really made me jump at the chance to further increase my contributions to Give Kids the World, via Pete’s First Giving page to celebrate the 1000th episode of The Dis Unplugged. I feel like I’ve got so much out of The Dis Unplugged, way beyond just simply having something to listen to once in a while, that giving back as much as possible only seemed right. It isn’t the first time I’ve donated to Give Kids the World, but this time felt even more special. It’s a celebration of all that is great about The Dis, but in some ways a personal celebration as well.
Congratulations, Pete and Company on 1000 episodes! I couldn’t be more thrilled for you all!
If you are reading this and haven’t donated yet, please contribute to the fundraiser if you can!
) continue to come your way!
