Today was kind of a low key day. I started at 8:30, which I thought meant I was going to go to our morning meeting. Nope, I got area cleaning. Which meant I had to walk around with a picker and a bucket and pick up garbage. Not exactly fun. But I did get to see the bunnies, who are very used to people so they let you get pretty close. Then I finally got a ride through! Yeah, I always wanted to get that task. After I did that for 15 minutes, I picked up the 2nd wheelchair assistance position. It was really early to pick it up, especially since there were so few guests let alone wheelchairs. But, I got to talk to TJ for a while. TJ used to work at the Seas and is now on the Epcot Dream Squad. So I was talking to him about that. I am so jealous!!!
The coordinator came over and asked if anyone wanted ER (Early Release). I obviously didn't, I've been trying to pick up more hours. Because we were overstaffed. I went to Kidcot for a short time, and then we had two people who were on modified duty who came to help out, so they dropped me and had me go over to Turtle Talk. I did all the positions outside, but didn't get to go in. I only got one show in all day. But I've never laughed harder than I did. We had a little boy that Crush asked if he had a question and this is what the boy said, "My question is, you said you were a hundred and fifty. But the thing is the oldest turtle on record was a hundred and fifty. And he's dead." My mouth just dropped, there was a gasp in the audience. And Crush gave the best face, swam over to the hydrophone and said, "Security. Yeah, is this thing on. We've got one of those kids." It was great.
It was only a six hour day and I got 45 minutes worth of tasking which made it go by pretty quick. I went over to MK (Magic Kingdom) costuming on my way home. I had picked up the fireworks shifts and so I needed to get the costumes. They were so nice in there. It was set up so much nicer and neater than ours at Epcot. They had signs in every aisle that said what was in the aisle as well as a mannequin on the end that showed exactly how the costume should look. I had an older gentleman point out where mine were and he chatted with me for a while about his career and Epcot. He was very nice. The Fantasyland costume is super comfy. It's breathable fabric, unlike the stuff we wear at the seas, and it's soft. I took a short nap when I got home and then got ready.
I was really nervous to go over for the shift because I didn't really know what was going on. When I got there, I made my way to the deployment base like my instructions had told me. There was a lady who helped me out. Apparently they don't meet in the deployment base like they tell you, I don't know why they don't change it on the sheet. But they told me where to wait and who I was waiting for. The coordinator was really nice and helpful. They had lanyards you wore that listed all the duties of your position which was really helpful. I also got the radio which saved my butt a couple of times. The people seemed really nice and were very welcoming.
I got the position in front of the castle on one of the ramps. All I had to do was rope off the ramp and prevent anyone from going up. Seems easy right. Big white rope, the Disney sign for do not enter here, surely the guests will know that and obey. Of course not, they all tried to jump the rope, walk under, some even wanted to hop the fence and cut through the grass. There is apparently a whole different breed of people who come to Disney in the summer. They are rude and have short tempers and think they can get away with anything. I had quite a few guests come up and yell at me because they couldn't get through the crowd like I'm going to wave my hands and the crowd will magically part like the red sea just for them. What did you expect with 10 minutes until the parade, you should know better. I don't know what they wanted me to do. I even had one guy who was standing at the base of the castle try to pass his child up over the railing onto the ramp. I asked him to get down and the guy freaked out. "Well he has to 'tete' are you going to come down here and get us through the crowd then so he can 'tete?'" Then he just sat back down, so I doubt he really had to go.
I did have a really nice family who kept saying what a hard job I had. They chatted with me and ended up staying the whole night. The mom was really helpful, she would stop people from jumping the rope and let me know when someone climbed on a trash can. They were such pleasant people. Although she was very technically minded and so she wanted to know all the "secrets". She asked me things like how many Cinderellas are there? What is that line coming out of the castle. I was so excited to hear that last question because I finally got to use my favorite response ever: "It's a magical line of pixie dust so that Tinkerbell can find her way home in the dark." Then I just got to watch the fireworks. That was pretty much all there was. I really enjoyed it, it was a lot of fun, I can't wait to do it again.
I also have to say that the people at MK are so much nicer. At Epcot nobody, I mean nobody will smile back at me. It's really frusterating, plus a lot of the people are just downright rude. And I don't think they have chilvary in any of the other Epcot countries because the boys are jerks cutting in front of you in line. At MK everyone smiled at me and some even said hi. It was such a change of pace and I loved it. I talked with some of the girls about what they do, they usually run the attractions in Fantasyland, so we were discussing the differences between our rides. It was fun, I enjoyed myself.
Answer to Yesterdays Trivia: How many Mickey Bars are sold at WDW each year?
3 million
Today's Trivia Question: How many happy haunts reside at the Haunted Mansion?
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Sleepy Sunday
Yeah. I slept in until 10:00. I had breakfast, some Cheerios and bananas which was really good. Then I went back to sleep until 1:00. I got ready and headed to work. It was a pretty short day. Only a 6 hour shift. Since I didn't have a dinner break I didn't bring any food so I just had a slim fast on one of my 15's. I did a lot of wheelchairs again, go figure. I only got to do 1 Turtle Talk show, but it was fun. I spent some time outside of Turtle Talk, which I enjoy a lot.
It was the day of stupid guests though. The other people said it's just cause it's later in the day, that people get tired and cranky and don't listen anymore. I had to yell at people all day, they would not listen to me, wouldn't control their kids, would push my arm out of the way to walk on to the ride even though I had told them not to. It's just so rude. In turtle talk the children are allowed to sit on the floor in front so they can get a better view of Crush and he can get a better view of them. Well, I had and adult who decided to sit on the floor as well. Sometimes I'll let one adult slide if it's a small show. But I turned around and the whole back half of the carpet was adults. So I said sorry, children only on the floor. Most of them got up and moved, but I had two women who wouldn't listen, and wouldn't make eye contact. I asked them three times before I had to single them out and finally they got up. It's just so stupid, I asked you to move nicely, why don't people listen. It's not like if you don't look at me you become invisible, I can still see you, and you're still breaking the rules.
When I finished I walked over to Japan to get some Yakitori since I hadn't eaten dinner and that's one of the few things that has sounded good to me. Then I got on the bus behind the American Adventure and headed back to cast services. I chatted with a guy who hangs out in the learning center for a while. Then I called mom on my way home.
Tomorrow is a relatively short day hours wise, I only work 9 hours. However, I start at 8:30, get off at 2:45. Then I have a break for a while, and it's over to MK to do crowd control for the fireworks at 8:00, until 10:45 or so. I'm a little nervous about that, just because I don't know where I'm going or what I'm doing. Once I figure that out I'll be fine. I have fireworks 3 days this week. M-W. Then Thursday is my 12 hour day. So I should probably get some sleep while I still can.
Today's Trivia Question: How many Mickey Bars are sold a year at WDW?
It was the day of stupid guests though. The other people said it's just cause it's later in the day, that people get tired and cranky and don't listen anymore. I had to yell at people all day, they would not listen to me, wouldn't control their kids, would push my arm out of the way to walk on to the ride even though I had told them not to. It's just so rude. In turtle talk the children are allowed to sit on the floor in front so they can get a better view of Crush and he can get a better view of them. Well, I had and adult who decided to sit on the floor as well. Sometimes I'll let one adult slide if it's a small show. But I turned around and the whole back half of the carpet was adults. So I said sorry, children only on the floor. Most of them got up and moved, but I had two women who wouldn't listen, and wouldn't make eye contact. I asked them three times before I had to single them out and finally they got up. It's just so stupid, I asked you to move nicely, why don't people listen. It's not like if you don't look at me you become invisible, I can still see you, and you're still breaking the rules.
When I finished I walked over to Japan to get some Yakitori since I hadn't eaten dinner and that's one of the few things that has sounded good to me. Then I got on the bus behind the American Adventure and headed back to cast services. I chatted with a guy who hangs out in the learning center for a while. Then I called mom on my way home.
Tomorrow is a relatively short day hours wise, I only work 9 hours. However, I start at 8:30, get off at 2:45. Then I have a break for a while, and it's over to MK to do crowd control for the fireworks at 8:00, until 10:45 or so. I'm a little nervous about that, just because I don't know where I'm going or what I'm doing. Once I figure that out I'll be fine. I have fireworks 3 days this week. M-W. Then Thursday is my 12 hour day. So I should probably get some sleep while I still can.
Today's Trivia Question: How many Mickey Bars are sold a year at WDW?
Long Day, But Fun Day
So today was long. I worked 11 hours. The problem was I only got 15 minute breaks. Grrr... Which meant that I didn't have any real time to eat lunch. Plus, my breaks came so early I wasn't hungry. So I ate my sandwich and some cheese and that was it. I got to do a few Turtle Talk shows. When I had just finished one a turtle came down and said, "About that last show..." I thought I had done something horribly wrong and was so nervous. But he told me I was the best new host they had. I was shocked, he said I am really good at getting to the kids and I'm so fast at it that he can't believe it. He also said that my opening spiel is really good, it's right on target, my timing is perfect, and he understands everything I say. I said thank you like a million times, I was just not expecting it and it was so nice. Of course it helps that it's one of my favorite turtles to work with.
I did a lot of wheelchairs again, I don't know what it is about me and wheelchairs, but we spend a lot of time together. I finished work and stayed for a little bit after since Justin's trainee wanted to practice his spiels in front of people. Then I ran off to Cast Services because I had a lot to get done in an hour. I headed to Company D to get my free pin. Then to costuming to drop off my old costumes. Then I went to the learning center to return my two movies and get two more. While I was there, the lady told me to go check the shelf again and let her know if there's anything interesting on it. There was a card with Lilo (from Lilo and Stitch) and it said to bring it to the desk. Well, it turns out I won the Wishes contest at the learning center. I got a little sign with my name on it, and they're displaying one in the learning center. I also got a $5 gift card to Aramark, the company that owns our cast cafeterias. So that was pretty cool. But it took so long to get that taken care of that I was rushing through costuming to pick up what I needed.
While I was walking through the aisles a Moroccan guy came up to me and asked me if I was new here. I thought it was an odd question, but I said yes. Then he asked if we could keep in touch. I realized he was hitting on me, so I said no. Then he wanted to know why. I just said no. Finally he gave up and walked away. It was really awkward. Well I put the costume on and must have grabbed the wrong size because I was swimming in the shorts, so I had to run back and get another pair. And the costuming people aren't fast or accommodating. So by the time I finished that I was running late. I drank a slim fast so that I'd have something in me. I just missed the bus, so I decided to hoof it over to the American Adventure. I did it in less than 5 minutes, which is crazy fast. And showed up on time. Of course, nobody else was there. Only 2 other coworkers and no manager.
They talked to us for a little bit and then sent us on break for half an hour. Then we took positions, I ended up at the back of the theatre greeting guests, and stopping strollers. I had the section that was usually two people so I had to chase down a few strollers. I had one that decided to stop just past the ropes and stand in the shade. She didn't want to take the kids out and since it wasn't a fire hazard I thought it was fine. Well the coordinator came over and yelled at me and sent the lady away. It was kinda rude how she handled it. There are just some people who are good with others, and some people who are not. The concerts went by pretty fast, my feet definitely hurt, but it wasn't unbearable. I just kept moving.
When I got out I had a message from Kim inviting me out to Karaoke. I called her back and got directions. It was a little, very smoky bar. It was Kim, Julie, Ryan (Kims friend), and Ryans roommate Frankie. We chatted for a while and sang along with people. There were some pretty good singers there. Ryan and Frankies roommate showed up with her boyfriend for a while. Then Omarr came with his sister who was in town for the week. I got along really well with his sister and we talked for a while, then Omarr cut in the conversation for a while. Kim and Ryan did Waterfalls by TLC and it was hilarious!! Kim is such a riot. I did Redneck Woman, because it's my jam. And that went pretty well. There was apparently some guy who wanted to buy me a drink that Kim told I wasn't interested. Well he went up and performed later. He was a very white guy who decided to sing Fergalicious. And he knew every word by heart. It was sad. Then he came over after he sang and some lady asked him if he was gay, he said very loudly "I am heterosexual, I am a heterosexual, though you wouldn't have guessed it from that." Then he walked over to me and asked me to "slow dance". That's officially the funniest, most awkward moment I've had. I said no, obviously and Omarr told him I was his girlfriend to make him stay away.
I stayed until it pretty much closed. I've never been in a bar for last call before. I think I wound up going to bed around 3:30-ish. So it was a really long day. But so much fun. I got along with everyone, and I laughed a lot. I hope to do it again soon.
Answer to Yesterday's Trivia: How many "mountains" have imagineers built worldwide?
There are 8 mountains.
I did a lot of wheelchairs again, I don't know what it is about me and wheelchairs, but we spend a lot of time together. I finished work and stayed for a little bit after since Justin's trainee wanted to practice his spiels in front of people. Then I ran off to Cast Services because I had a lot to get done in an hour. I headed to Company D to get my free pin. Then to costuming to drop off my old costumes. Then I went to the learning center to return my two movies and get two more. While I was there, the lady told me to go check the shelf again and let her know if there's anything interesting on it. There was a card with Lilo (from Lilo and Stitch) and it said to bring it to the desk. Well, it turns out I won the Wishes contest at the learning center. I got a little sign with my name on it, and they're displaying one in the learning center. I also got a $5 gift card to Aramark, the company that owns our cast cafeterias. So that was pretty cool. But it took so long to get that taken care of that I was rushing through costuming to pick up what I needed.
While I was walking through the aisles a Moroccan guy came up to me and asked me if I was new here. I thought it was an odd question, but I said yes. Then he asked if we could keep in touch. I realized he was hitting on me, so I said no. Then he wanted to know why. I just said no. Finally he gave up and walked away. It was really awkward. Well I put the costume on and must have grabbed the wrong size because I was swimming in the shorts, so I had to run back and get another pair. And the costuming people aren't fast or accommodating. So by the time I finished that I was running late. I drank a slim fast so that I'd have something in me. I just missed the bus, so I decided to hoof it over to the American Adventure. I did it in less than 5 minutes, which is crazy fast. And showed up on time. Of course, nobody else was there. Only 2 other coworkers and no manager.
They talked to us for a little bit and then sent us on break for half an hour. Then we took positions, I ended up at the back of the theatre greeting guests, and stopping strollers. I had the section that was usually two people so I had to chase down a few strollers. I had one that decided to stop just past the ropes and stand in the shade. She didn't want to take the kids out and since it wasn't a fire hazard I thought it was fine. Well the coordinator came over and yelled at me and sent the lady away. It was kinda rude how she handled it. There are just some people who are good with others, and some people who are not. The concerts went by pretty fast, my feet definitely hurt, but it wasn't unbearable. I just kept moving.
When I got out I had a message from Kim inviting me out to Karaoke. I called her back and got directions. It was a little, very smoky bar. It was Kim, Julie, Ryan (Kims friend), and Ryans roommate Frankie. We chatted for a while and sang along with people. There were some pretty good singers there. Ryan and Frankies roommate showed up with her boyfriend for a while. Then Omarr came with his sister who was in town for the week. I got along really well with his sister and we talked for a while, then Omarr cut in the conversation for a while. Kim and Ryan did Waterfalls by TLC and it was hilarious!! Kim is such a riot. I did Redneck Woman, because it's my jam. And that went pretty well. There was apparently some guy who wanted to buy me a drink that Kim told I wasn't interested. Well he went up and performed later. He was a very white guy who decided to sing Fergalicious. And he knew every word by heart. It was sad. Then he came over after he sang and some lady asked him if he was gay, he said very loudly "I am heterosexual, I am a heterosexual, though you wouldn't have guessed it from that." Then he walked over to me and asked me to "slow dance". That's officially the funniest, most awkward moment I've had. I said no, obviously and Omarr told him I was his girlfriend to make him stay away.
I stayed until it pretty much closed. I've never been in a bar for last call before. I think I wound up going to bed around 3:30-ish. So it was a really long day. But so much fun. I got along with everyone, and I laughed a lot. I hope to do it again soon.
Answer to Yesterday's Trivia: How many "mountains" have imagineers built worldwide?
There are 8 mountains.
Friday, June 22, 2007
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?
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?
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Loneliness??
I went over to AK this morning to meet Justin, Melissa (another trainer also works at Imag), Wendy (one of our coordinators), and Travis (works at the Land). We headed right to Everest to get fastpasses. Then they wanted to go on Kali River Rapids. Now, I've never been on this ride, simply because of the rapids part. I don't want to get wet, because I hate being uncomfortable and wet is one of the worst kinds of uncomfortable. But I wasn't about to be the party pooper, so we got in line and I kept my freaking out to myself. The real problem was that I had to work later and didn't want to look like a drowned rat. As we got closer and I saw people getting off the ride completely soaked I must have gotten really big eyes because Justin picked up on it. He said, you didn't want to get wet today did you? I was like no. But I was going to do it anyway. It was fun, I ended up being the driest of everyone, but it was still too wet for me. I was trying to be a good sport though.
Then we headed over to Primeval Whirl. We'd done the wash cycle, now we needed the dry cycle. That was fun, I like that ride a lot. It is pretty jerky though. I'm used to riding it by myself, with another person you slam into each other because it whips you so hard, not exactly comfortable. We got some fast passes for Dinosaur and then waited the 40 minutes for it to come up. Justin hates lines, I don't how you work at Disney and hate lines as much as he does, but I guess it works for him. So we did everything in as short of a line as possible.
The waiting part was probably the hardest, it made me realize just how different I am than the other people. Well, people in general. We sat and talked, well they talked I just listened. It was hard to get a word in with this group, so I didn't really. Plus, I'm pretty shy especially when it's a group of people I don't know, so I hung back and kind of observed. I like to feel people out before I really open up, so I know how much I want to open up and how fast, things like that. Well the conversation turned a little rated R for my tastes. Of course, modest little me over here has no idea how to deal with things like that, so I just didn't say anything. The more time I spend with others the more it becomes clear that I am so not the norm. I think I need to meet more people at church, they're a little more my speed. It just felt very ackward and uncomfortable to me and I was trying so hard not to show that.
Dinosaur was not too bad. Although the building smelled really bad and made me want to throw up. We did Everest, which I was scared of. I was in the front this time, which meant the drop wasn't so bad, it still felt icky though. All my ride pictures turned out the worst faces, Justin seemed to get a kick out of them, but I was definitely feeling some anxiety in the photo.
We headed over to Epcot to go to the cast picnic. It was pirate themed, all the managers were around speaking pirate and dressed up. They had some info booths in the front, nothing too exciting. Then the food, which didn't look or smell very good to me so I just had some bread and a Mickey bar. Yep, I got a free Mickey bar. It was amazing. They were doing a culinary challenege with the restaurants in Epcot. Sort of like Top Chef, they all created a dish. Judges picked a winner and the cast got to sample them and pick a winner as well. I didn't eat any of those. We had pirate Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald, and Jack Sparrow around for photo ops. I'm not very into the whole pirate thing, so I wasn't totally thrilled with it. It was definitely cool, but not exactly up my alley. They also had the merchandise shop with deeply discounted "booty". Up to 75% off, so there were some really good deals. There was nothing that caught my eye, and I didn't want to spend money anyway, so I didn't look to hard.
The day was a lot of fun, I had a good time with everyone. But for some reason I felt more lonely when I was with the group than when I was just with myself. I don't know how that works. If it was just me and one other person or even two, it was fine. But the whole group was kind of overwhelming and I felt very left out. I knew it would happen, it always does. It's just that I didn't feel comfortable forcing myself into the conversation. And then some of the topics made me feel very isolated in my opinion, one that I didn't feel I could share. So that part of the day wasn't fun. I'm just not very assertive, so I don't really know how to address things like that.
I had to do crowd control tonight at the American Adventure, so I ditched out early from the group, they were going to MK to hang out and catch Wishes. I got my costume and had to mess around with sizes for a while. Then I went to get on the bus, which was late, so I was also late, but I'd already clocked in, so it was no biggy. We got to spend the first hour over at the picnic. I looked a little harder at the merchandise, nothing that I really wanted to buy, but this time I didn't look all that hard because I had nowhere to store it. The job was pretty simple: No strollers, you can't block the aisle, count the people who come in. That's about it. I just enjoyed the concert. It did get pretty hard to stand towards the end of the night, the last hour was so unbearable. I'm glad I'm finally off of them.
When I got home, Julie and Kim said they were going to PI (Pleasure Island). I was so exausted and in pain I was just not in the mood to do anything but lay down and sleep. I feel so bad saying no. I want to go, it's just that I need a little notice to plan ahead. I look like crap, and I wasn't about to go out that way. Hopefully something'll come up soon that I can do with them. I want to hang out, the timing jut never works. Now I work pretty much every night next week, I picked up some shifts doing Wishes, we'll see how that goes.
Then we headed over to Primeval Whirl. We'd done the wash cycle, now we needed the dry cycle. That was fun, I like that ride a lot. It is pretty jerky though. I'm used to riding it by myself, with another person you slam into each other because it whips you so hard, not exactly comfortable. We got some fast passes for Dinosaur and then waited the 40 minutes for it to come up. Justin hates lines, I don't how you work at Disney and hate lines as much as he does, but I guess it works for him. So we did everything in as short of a line as possible.
The waiting part was probably the hardest, it made me realize just how different I am than the other people. Well, people in general. We sat and talked, well they talked I just listened. It was hard to get a word in with this group, so I didn't really. Plus, I'm pretty shy especially when it's a group of people I don't know, so I hung back and kind of observed. I like to feel people out before I really open up, so I know how much I want to open up and how fast, things like that. Well the conversation turned a little rated R for my tastes. Of course, modest little me over here has no idea how to deal with things like that, so I just didn't say anything. The more time I spend with others the more it becomes clear that I am so not the norm. I think I need to meet more people at church, they're a little more my speed. It just felt very ackward and uncomfortable to me and I was trying so hard not to show that.
Dinosaur was not too bad. Although the building smelled really bad and made me want to throw up. We did Everest, which I was scared of. I was in the front this time, which meant the drop wasn't so bad, it still felt icky though. All my ride pictures turned out the worst faces, Justin seemed to get a kick out of them, but I was definitely feeling some anxiety in the photo.
We headed over to Epcot to go to the cast picnic. It was pirate themed, all the managers were around speaking pirate and dressed up. They had some info booths in the front, nothing too exciting. Then the food, which didn't look or smell very good to me so I just had some bread and a Mickey bar. Yep, I got a free Mickey bar. It was amazing. They were doing a culinary challenege with the restaurants in Epcot. Sort of like Top Chef, they all created a dish. Judges picked a winner and the cast got to sample them and pick a winner as well. I didn't eat any of those. We had pirate Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald, and Jack Sparrow around for photo ops. I'm not very into the whole pirate thing, so I wasn't totally thrilled with it. It was definitely cool, but not exactly up my alley. They also had the merchandise shop with deeply discounted "booty". Up to 75% off, so there were some really good deals. There was nothing that caught my eye, and I didn't want to spend money anyway, so I didn't look to hard.
The day was a lot of fun, I had a good time with everyone. But for some reason I felt more lonely when I was with the group than when I was just with myself. I don't know how that works. If it was just me and one other person or even two, it was fine. But the whole group was kind of overwhelming and I felt very left out. I knew it would happen, it always does. It's just that I didn't feel comfortable forcing myself into the conversation. And then some of the topics made me feel very isolated in my opinion, one that I didn't feel I could share. So that part of the day wasn't fun. I'm just not very assertive, so I don't really know how to address things like that.
I had to do crowd control tonight at the American Adventure, so I ditched out early from the group, they were going to MK to hang out and catch Wishes. I got my costume and had to mess around with sizes for a while. Then I went to get on the bus, which was late, so I was also late, but I'd already clocked in, so it was no biggy. We got to spend the first hour over at the picnic. I looked a little harder at the merchandise, nothing that I really wanted to buy, but this time I didn't look all that hard because I had nowhere to store it. The job was pretty simple: No strollers, you can't block the aisle, count the people who come in. That's about it. I just enjoyed the concert. It did get pretty hard to stand towards the end of the night, the last hour was so unbearable. I'm glad I'm finally off of them.
When I got home, Julie and Kim said they were going to PI (Pleasure Island). I was so exausted and in pain I was just not in the mood to do anything but lay down and sleep. I feel so bad saying no. I want to go, it's just that I need a little notice to plan ahead. I look like crap, and I wasn't about to go out that way. Hopefully something'll come up soon that I can do with them. I want to hang out, the timing jut never works. Now I work pretty much every night next week, I picked up some shifts doing Wishes, we'll see how that goes.
Wonderful Wednesday
Yep, today was wonderful! Why, I'm not totally sure. There wasn't that much difference. I got to spend about 2 hours in Turtle Talk hosting. That was a lot of fun. I spent another 3 hours assisting wheelchairs in Nemo. That was pretty fun actually, I got to hang out with PJ who was a riot. I love watching how different people interact with guests and pass the time in their positions. PJ is definitely a jokester and he loves to have fun at work. I smiled a lot during that time. He has a background in theatre, he said he studied musical theatre, so it'd be cool to chat with him about that sometime.
I had a couple little girls today just come up and give me hugs. That's so nice. The one I had chatted with for a bit, but the other I'd only said hi. I think a hug from a child can turn a whole week around, and I got two of them. I had one little girl who came to see Turtle Talk 3 times. She was super animated and really into the show, but Crush didn't pick her out to talk to. She was my little helper, she came over and would tell me before the show that people were taking pictures which wasn't allowed. It was so cute. I could just see her getting more upset every time. On the third show he finally picked her and she grinned ear to ear the whole time. When the show was over I went over and gave her a high five and asked her about her day. She said it was her favorite part of the day. Her dad said thanks, because he didn't think she would leave until she got to talk to Crush. That was a lot of fun.
I went over to MK when I finished work to catch the fireworks. I got Rock star parking and came into the park just as the Cinderella float was passing by. I watched the end of the parade and then headed to Casey's to have a hot dog. I waited at the end of Main Street for the fireworks to start. I was pretty bored, so I was texting Justin. The guy who was standing by me asked if I was sending a book, he just laughed at how fast I was going. Justin invited me to go to AK (Animal Kingdom) tomorrow and then to the cast picnic at Epcot with some people. So I was game, I had the day off and it sounded like fun. I watched the fireworks, which I love so very much. It's much more relevant with the music.
Then I headed over to Thunder Mountain. I proceeded to ride that 5 times in a row. Then I had to leave since they were closing the ride for the night. Boo. I strolled my way through the park and made it the back way to Main Street since the second parade was coming through. I went through the Emporium and got out the other side with perfect timing as the parade had just finished the last float, so I headed right over to the Monorail. I only had to wait for one train and was on the very next one. Since I'd parked so close, I also didn't have to wait for the tram, I just walked to the car. It was a great night.
Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: How many seconds are between clams on The Seas with Nemo and Friends? 3.2 Seconds, now you know how much time I spend with the guests.
I had a couple little girls today just come up and give me hugs. That's so nice. The one I had chatted with for a bit, but the other I'd only said hi. I think a hug from a child can turn a whole week around, and I got two of them. I had one little girl who came to see Turtle Talk 3 times. She was super animated and really into the show, but Crush didn't pick her out to talk to. She was my little helper, she came over and would tell me before the show that people were taking pictures which wasn't allowed. It was so cute. I could just see her getting more upset every time. On the third show he finally picked her and she grinned ear to ear the whole time. When the show was over I went over and gave her a high five and asked her about her day. She said it was her favorite part of the day. Her dad said thanks, because he didn't think she would leave until she got to talk to Crush. That was a lot of fun.
I went over to MK when I finished work to catch the fireworks. I got Rock star parking and came into the park just as the Cinderella float was passing by. I watched the end of the parade and then headed to Casey's to have a hot dog. I waited at the end of Main Street for the fireworks to start. I was pretty bored, so I was texting Justin. The guy who was standing by me asked if I was sending a book, he just laughed at how fast I was going. Justin invited me to go to AK (Animal Kingdom) tomorrow and then to the cast picnic at Epcot with some people. So I was game, I had the day off and it sounded like fun. I watched the fireworks, which I love so very much. It's much more relevant with the music.
Then I headed over to Thunder Mountain. I proceeded to ride that 5 times in a row. Then I had to leave since they were closing the ride for the night. Boo. I strolled my way through the park and made it the back way to Main Street since the second parade was coming through. I went through the Emporium and got out the other side with perfect timing as the parade had just finished the last float, so I headed right over to the Monorail. I only had to wait for one train and was on the very next one. Since I'd parked so close, I also didn't have to wait for the tram, I just walked to the car. It was a great night.
Answer to Yesterday's Trivia Question: How many seconds are between clams on The Seas with Nemo and Friends? 3.2 Seconds, now you know how much time I spend with the guests.
Terrible Tuesday
Yes, that's right. It was a horrible day. Why, I'm not totally sure. Nothing significantly bad happened. It was a pretty normal day, I started out at Kidcot coloring and chatting with kids. Spent a few shows at Turtle Talk and then did some Nemo. I tried to extend my shift, but they didn't accept my request. So I only worked a 6 hour day. I don't like those, I would much rather work 8 hours, you get an extra 45 minute break. It's unpaid, but still. I need more hours, so anything helps. Just for whatever reason I wasn't feeling well. I've been kind of sick, my horrible stress stomach that doesn't like when I eat is back. I don't think I've eaten dinner in a couple weeks. Which means all I eat is my oatmeal for breakfast, then my PB& Honey sandwich and chips for lunch. Not a whole lot of food, but it hasn't bothered me. At least not the lack of food part. It's when I have to eat that causes the problem, it's pretty painful and sometimes I have to force food down. I've also got this sinus thing going on so that doesn't help.
I don't know it was just one of those days I felt really lonely and homesick. I called mom and talked to her for a while. That helped a little, but sometimes it makes it worse. I spent the night in my room. I sang for a while, just until my roommates came home. I played a little keyoard and did a little karaoke. So it gave me some variety. That made me feel a little better, but it was tough since my throat's been bugging me, so there was a lot I couldn't sing. I was in the belting mood, but I can't belt right now. Boo.
Then I watched Atlantis 2. It was ok, not as good as the first (are they ever?), but not too bad. I love the idea of Atlantis, and then seeing someone create the whole city was very cool. I was hoping that they would explore the city and go into more detail for me, but instead the whole movie took place outside Atlantis. Oh well.
I don't know it was just one of those days I felt really lonely and homesick. I called mom and talked to her for a while. That helped a little, but sometimes it makes it worse. I spent the night in my room. I sang for a while, just until my roommates came home. I played a little keyoard and did a little karaoke. So it gave me some variety. That made me feel a little better, but it was tough since my throat's been bugging me, so there was a lot I couldn't sing. I was in the belting mood, but I can't belt right now. Boo.
Then I watched Atlantis 2. It was ok, not as good as the first (are they ever?), but not too bad. I love the idea of Atlantis, and then seeing someone create the whole city was very cool. I was hoping that they would explore the city and go into more detail for me, but instead the whole movie took place outside Atlantis. Oh well.
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