Greetings from the OC! (don't call it that)

I made it!

If I can offer advice to anyone, it would be "Don't plan a 6:40am flight on the first day of your vacation." What a dumb idea! Waking up at 3am was not fun. But, driving to JFK at 4am was a breeze, as was parking. The security checkin? Not so much. That took longer than it should. A bright spot that I found was that I was standing in line behind to passengers (mid-50's businessmen) who were business/first-class passengers. Due to construction, there was no separate line for them. One of them started to complain to a security supervisor, who in so many words said "blow it out your ear." That made my morning. We're all on line pal, deal with it.

I dozed for the most part the entire flight out here, which was nice. A lot of Hesidic Jews were on the flight, which was interesting. I felt bad for them when they walked out into the sunny California air with their black overcoats and hats.

The car rental was uneventful, as was the drive to Anaheim. Triptik got a little confusing around the 101 and 5 merge, but I figured it out.

After getting to Anaheim, I drove around a bit to get my bearings, and saw Honda Center for the first time. It's a pretty building. When I came back through, I passed it from behind, where it looks like it's situated on barren wasteland. It really looked like the model home from Arrested Development.

Around 2pm pt I drove over to Disneyland and spent the day there. It was my first trip there, and I found myself comparing it to Disney World too much. It was a fun day. I really enjoyed Pirates of the Carribean and the Haunted Mansion. I also got a tip on a little after-park-hours shindig that I'm gonna go check out. Shhh...

I'm a little tired - as one might imagine, and I think I'll take a quick nap before heading back to the park.

I'll try to write more later!