You don't want to be Todd Martens

Writes some stuff for the LAT. Seeks board game partners. Cubs fan. Beer geek. Adores Chicago. In favor of dilly-dallying. Some personal stories may be exaggerated. I exaggerate. This isn't work.

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As someone who (stubbornly) believes in tradition, I have not missed a December trip to Disneyland (or World) since 1987, even if I must do so alone, as I am doing today and have done for the last couple years. Disneyland solo generally inspires lots of questions, but as I have lived in a girlfriend-less world for quite some time, I am pretty accustomed to such activities. These days, instead of being self-conscious I generally just overhear conversations I am glad to not be a part of. Anyway, I just spent about $100 on toys and am sitting on the Main Street sidewalk opening them. Pretty stoked about this lil’ retired Horizons (Epcot) guy.

As someone who (stubbornly) believes in tradition, I have not missed a December trip to Disneyland (or World) since 1987, even if I must do so alone, as I am doing today and have done for the last couple years.

Disneyland solo generally inspires lots of questions, but as I have lived in a girlfriend-less world for quite some time, I am pretty accustomed to such activities. These days, instead of being self-conscious I generally just overhear conversations I am glad to not be a part of.

Anyway, I just spent about $100 on toys and am sitting on the Main Street sidewalk opening them. Pretty stoked about this lil’ retired Horizons (Epcot) guy.