Day Off

It was so nice to have today off. I needed it. I went over to Sun Trust and opened a bank account. They had one for Disney Employees that gave me all the benefits I need and more for free, much better than Vista Credit Union. I also got checks with Cinderella Castle on them. So that's pretty cool. I went grocery shopping to stock myself for the next week, since I only get out once a week, it's such a long drive I wouldn't want to have to go more often. I did some laundry and picked up my room. I would have liked to have gotten a little cleaning in, but the place isn't really that bad. I also got my main gate pass. That means I can now let friends/family in for free (lots of restrictions apply) so you can all come visit now.

I watched the movies I'd picked up at the Learning Center. An Extremely Goofy Movie and Aladdin and the King of Thieves. Neither were that good, but were entertaining enough to keep my mind of life for a while. That's all I was really looking for. I emailed my manager finally to ask about cross training at the other attractions, merchandise, or taking extra classes that could help further my career. We'll see how it takes for him to respond.

I talked to Joe for a little bit today. I had gotten a few messages online from him and they were really nice. My day was going pretty well and then it got really bad when I got those and then talked to him. It's not bad, it just made me homesick you know. He reminded me of the good times and we had a few laughs. I just miss that, you know, how easy that was. I am having such a hard time with people here and then to have conversation just flow and not have the silences feel awkward, it makes me miss it so much. Why can't it be that easy with everyone else. Or even just someone else. To feel like you can say anything and you wont be judged and you can be yourself without having to worry what others will think of you. I just makes me wonder why I can't have that all the time, or even some of the time down here. It would be nice to meet more people like me who have the same interests and morals. I feel like I'm so different from everyone else in the world. I've always felt like and outsider, but being down here and trying to make friends makes it even worse. People used to like my differences, I don't think that's the case, which puts pressure on me to conform and there's nothing I despise more than that.

Well, we'll see how people treat me tomorrow when I go back to work. If it's the same as before, or if I've become a true outsider. Cross your fingers for me. I have a long day ahead of me. I have a 6 hour shift at Nemo, which isn't too bad, but it means I don't get a lunch break, so I have to eat my lunch on a 15. Then I have an hour break and it's back to crowd control for the Bee gees tribute for another 5 hours. So I work 11 hours, which would normally mean I get a lunch break, but because they're separate and don't figure in each others hours, I only get 3 15 minute breaks. So we'll see how I handle that one. I'm just hoping my feet aren't killing me by the end of the day. Maybe I should bring some Advil along just in case.

Today's Trivia Question: How many "mountains" have imagineers built worldwide?