Wow... I have the worst luck in the world.
Day 17 - June 11th
The start of a 10 day work week. Wooo. Woke up feeling crummy still. Basically went to work, came home and slept. On the way home I did stop at the Clubhouse with Carol and we borrowed to movies. I wanted to get High School Musical. It’s so popular, and I’d never really heard of it until I came here.
Day 18 - June 12th
Spent most of the day sitting, trying to get better, and resting up. Had to work 530 - 2 am due to extra magic hours. Except two hours in my shift I was ringing through a guest at a register, and I started coughing and couldn’t stop! So I quickly finished off, and then stepped away to see if I could stop coughing. Still no. So I step backstage, and eventually go upstairs to get some water. After about 10 minutes I finally manage to stop coughing up a lung, but it was so bad I had water streaming down my face like I was bawling my eyes out. Horrible! Everyone was wondering if I was alright. I had a few issues breathing once I stopped coughing, but I thought I’d be alright. So I go downstairs and am about to go onstage, but not being able to breathe had me worried. So I decided it might be best if I go home.
I go back upstairs and talk to the managers (I have about 10 managers lol), and explained to them what happened. They were kind enough to let me bump out early and go home.
So I catch the bus home, and vedge on the couch. Called my parents to let them know, and they told me that it wasn’t that serious. My mom said that I just couldn’t breathe because of my lungs doing this silly thing from the coughing. So I just needed to take it easy.
Day 19 - June 13th
Did a Walgreens run since I had run out of cough syrup. Bought some more Propel too. That stuff is good, way better than the Arizona iced tea that I’ve been drinking since I can’t get anything better in the way of iced tea down here (it’s gross). Finally watched High School Musical. It wasn’t bad, but nothing I would write home about. The music was pretty good though.
Went to work, and survived it (thank goodness!!!). Worked until midnight, so came home and slept after that.
Carol in her Innoventions gear.
Day 20 - June 14th
Still feeling under the weather. Had to get up early to go to the Social Security office (grumble). They load us all onto 2 buses, and take us to Kissimmee at 830 in the morning. We wait, and wait, and wait as people get processed from the first bus, since I was on the second one. Carol and I were beginning to get impatient since we both had to work later. So at 11 we get off the bus and wander over to the building. The lady says that all we can do is wait, it usually takes a long time. So we decide to just wait there.
Eventually we make it into the building, are given numbers. Eventually we get called up. When that’s done I’m heading out, and the lady says “Congrats, you made the first bus back.” I was confused, but boarded the first bus anyway. Carol wasn’t there, even though she was called into the offices before me. The bus heads on back to Vista finally at about 1230. Get back at 1245.
Kelsey had the dayoff, so she and I go to Seven 11 to get slushies and Virgin Mobile top up cards, since Walgreens has been out of them. Get some Wendy’s on the way back. Found out that Paul go the Jedi Mickey that I sent him when I was at MGM. Yay! Then I head off to work since I needed to stop in at costuming and get some clean costumes and drop my dirty ones off. Also picked up my first paycheck! It wasn’t as low as I thought it was going to be because they took off 2 weeks rent from this one.
Go in for this meeting for the ICPs and CPs. Only a 4 hour shift, which was a nice change. When we’re all done the meeting, all of us went down to CDS to get our next assignments. It was funny having about 15 Mouse Gear people all crowded around one end of the register banks trying to log into CDS. However, it wouldn’t give us assignments! Tomas, one of the managers, had to try to sort it out. So I did putbacks for a while, and then Steph and I had to organize Mr Potato Head (So by the way, if you decide to play around in the Build your Own Potato Head section, please please please be kind to us Cast Members and put your pieces back where you got them when you’re done!!). Went on break, and then came back and did main bank register for a while. Then it was time to go!
We back to Cast Services and changed, then went back out to Epcot. Met Kelsey infront of the Fountain of Nations. We then wandered over to Mexico, and looked around at the inside. Tried on one of the big sombreros. Then we went back outside and met up with a fellow character attendant of Kelsey’s, Ryan.
Went to American Adventure for dinner, then watched Illuminations infront of Mexico. Such an amazing show, I could watch that every night if I could get there.
We then met up with more character attendants, and then caught the Monorail over to the Magic Kingdom, where we watched Wishes from infront of the Castle. So spectacular (though Illuminations is better ;) ).
The Castle right before Wishes.
Ryan, myself, Crystal, and Duncan on Splash Mountain. Notice how the girls have their hands in the air and the guys are screaming for their lives?
The park was emptying out, but we rushed over to the Jungle Cruise for only a 5 minute wait. It’s so much cooler at night! Definitely give it a try if you have only done it in the daytime before. Then we jumped onto Pirates of the Caribbean. Still not impressed with the new version, but it’s still fun. After that it was a quick hop over to Frontierland and onto Splash Mountain. We were one of the last boats to be loaded for the night. It was a lot of fun! 3 rides in only 45 minutes ;)
There was a second showing of Spectromagic, so we went to Liberty Square and watched it go past. After that the park was closed, so we caught the Monorail back to Epcot so I could get my spare costumes from my locker. Then we came home.
Day 21 - June 15th
Still sick. This is getting annoying. Had to work early, so didn’t do much in the morning but sleep in. Then went off to work.
Was on Main bank registers most of the day, but it was fun because I’m starting to know my fellow Mouse Gear engineers better. There was a rogue String Thing out of the box, so we were goofing off with it.
I also got to do my second magical moment, which was another Pixie Dust Pin!! =D This time I gave it to a girl about 12. It’s always so much fun to give those out!
And I love pin trading, by the way. It’s so cute when a little kid comes up to see the pins. Sometimes you get rude people about it, but that’s typical with anything. Also starting doing the mystery pin, which lots of people seem to like!
Was told today I was "sweet and stuff". Hehehehe. Oh, and someone else also said that I speak English very properly.
Carol, Michelle, and I caught the bus home together. Carol, Kelsey, Karen and I decided we wanted to order Chinese food. It was sooooooooooooo good to have a full meal, with fresh veggies (veggies are tough to find here, we have to take a 40 minute bus to WalMart, and their vegetables are gross…I would love to go to Publix one day to get good produce).
Day 22 - June 16th
Worked the evening shift today, not a lot exciting except the usual being sickly and all that. My throat decided it wanted to hurt even more, so when I got home from work I walked over to Walgreens to get more cough syrup. That was interesting, it was so late!
Day 23 - June 17th
Worked at 10, which was a bit of a change.Got to do 3 Magical Moments today as well. Did the Share the Magic, where guests get to fill out postcards to family or friends back home and we'll mail it off for them. Also did Mouse Gear Matchup, which is where guests (kids) get to play the game memory. We had this one little girl, she would get so excited when she matched the cards up! She would start clapping and jumping up and down. It was so cute! The last Magical Moment I got to do was Mr Potato Head races, where kids race to build a Mr Potato Head. Had a lot of cleaning involved, but it was just as good!
Came home and hunted through the cabinets to see what I needed for food and suchness. Nothing all that exciting, just curled up infront of my computer. I need this cold to go away!!!
Day 24 - June 18th
Worked at 845 this morning. It was so much fun, we got to do Rope Drop! Mouse Gear people put on the Mickey gloves, stand in the East Breezeway and wave to all the guests as they enter the park. I love it! You get to wave, and high five them, and I so totally want to do it again!
Came home and had good chatting with Grace, Emma, and Karen. It was good to get to know Grace and Emma, as they don't often stick around the apartment.
Couldn't barely sleep though! I ate something funny, and the resultant was food poisoning! This is the 3rd time I've gotten it here, but this time it was really bad. Why do I have such miserable luck? :(
Day 25 - June 19th
Got up at 415am so I could catch the bus to work. Still wasn't feeling very well, and even took a bag with me incase... well, just incase. Sat in the Cast East breakroom for 45 minutes waiting for my shift to start.
530 AM shifts are pretty cool! John, a CP, and myself helped out David (another manager) change around some displays. I really wasn't feeling that great, and the crouching and lifting wasn't helping. Luckily David was nice enough to let me ER (leave early) because I was so sick.
And so now here I am sitting on the couch. Carol is being super sweet and gone to Walgreens to get me some soda crackers to settle my stomach. I'm progressively getting better, I can now get water into me without troubles. So here's hoping I'll get through this.
On the upside, I think my cold is gone... heh.
Photobucket isn't cooperating right now, so photos will come soon. I hope.
The start of a 10 day work week. Wooo. Woke up feeling crummy still. Basically went to work, came home and slept. On the way home I did stop at the Clubhouse with Carol and we borrowed to movies. I wanted to get High School Musical. It’s so popular, and I’d never really heard of it until I came here.
Day 18 - June 12th
Spent most of the day sitting, trying to get better, and resting up. Had to work 530 - 2 am due to extra magic hours. Except two hours in my shift I was ringing through a guest at a register, and I started coughing and couldn’t stop! So I quickly finished off, and then stepped away to see if I could stop coughing. Still no. So I step backstage, and eventually go upstairs to get some water. After about 10 minutes I finally manage to stop coughing up a lung, but it was so bad I had water streaming down my face like I was bawling my eyes out. Horrible! Everyone was wondering if I was alright. I had a few issues breathing once I stopped coughing, but I thought I’d be alright. So I go downstairs and am about to go onstage, but not being able to breathe had me worried. So I decided it might be best if I go home.
I go back upstairs and talk to the managers (I have about 10 managers lol), and explained to them what happened. They were kind enough to let me bump out early and go home.
So I catch the bus home, and vedge on the couch. Called my parents to let them know, and they told me that it wasn’t that serious. My mom said that I just couldn’t breathe because of my lungs doing this silly thing from the coughing. So I just needed to take it easy.
Day 19 - June 13th
Did a Walgreens run since I had run out of cough syrup. Bought some more Propel too. That stuff is good, way better than the Arizona iced tea that I’ve been drinking since I can’t get anything better in the way of iced tea down here (it’s gross). Finally watched High School Musical. It wasn’t bad, but nothing I would write home about. The music was pretty good though.
Went to work, and survived it (thank goodness!!!). Worked until midnight, so came home and slept after that.
Carol in her Innoventions gear.
Day 20 - June 14th
Still feeling under the weather. Had to get up early to go to the Social Security office (grumble). They load us all onto 2 buses, and take us to Kissimmee at 830 in the morning. We wait, and wait, and wait as people get processed from the first bus, since I was on the second one. Carol and I were beginning to get impatient since we both had to work later. So at 11 we get off the bus and wander over to the building. The lady says that all we can do is wait, it usually takes a long time. So we decide to just wait there.
Eventually we make it into the building, are given numbers. Eventually we get called up. When that’s done I’m heading out, and the lady says “Congrats, you made the first bus back.” I was confused, but boarded the first bus anyway. Carol wasn’t there, even though she was called into the offices before me. The bus heads on back to Vista finally at about 1230. Get back at 1245.
Kelsey had the dayoff, so she and I go to Seven 11 to get slushies and Virgin Mobile top up cards, since Walgreens has been out of them. Get some Wendy’s on the way back. Found out that Paul go the Jedi Mickey that I sent him when I was at MGM. Yay! Then I head off to work since I needed to stop in at costuming and get some clean costumes and drop my dirty ones off. Also picked up my first paycheck! It wasn’t as low as I thought it was going to be because they took off 2 weeks rent from this one.
Go in for this meeting for the ICPs and CPs. Only a 4 hour shift, which was a nice change. When we’re all done the meeting, all of us went down to CDS to get our next assignments. It was funny having about 15 Mouse Gear people all crowded around one end of the register banks trying to log into CDS. However, it wouldn’t give us assignments! Tomas, one of the managers, had to try to sort it out. So I did putbacks for a while, and then Steph and I had to organize Mr Potato Head (So by the way, if you decide to play around in the Build your Own Potato Head section, please please please be kind to us Cast Members and put your pieces back where you got them when you’re done!!). Went on break, and then came back and did main bank register for a while. Then it was time to go!
We back to Cast Services and changed, then went back out to Epcot. Met Kelsey infront of the Fountain of Nations. We then wandered over to Mexico, and looked around at the inside. Tried on one of the big sombreros. Then we went back outside and met up with a fellow character attendant of Kelsey’s, Ryan.
Went to American Adventure for dinner, then watched Illuminations infront of Mexico. Such an amazing show, I could watch that every night if I could get there.
We then met up with more character attendants, and then caught the Monorail over to the Magic Kingdom, where we watched Wishes from infront of the Castle. So spectacular (though Illuminations is better ;) ).
The Castle right before Wishes.
Ryan, myself, Crystal, and Duncan on Splash Mountain. Notice how the girls have their hands in the air and the guys are screaming for their lives?
The park was emptying out, but we rushed over to the Jungle Cruise for only a 5 minute wait. It’s so much cooler at night! Definitely give it a try if you have only done it in the daytime before. Then we jumped onto Pirates of the Caribbean. Still not impressed with the new version, but it’s still fun. After that it was a quick hop over to Frontierland and onto Splash Mountain. We were one of the last boats to be loaded for the night. It was a lot of fun! 3 rides in only 45 minutes ;)
There was a second showing of Spectromagic, so we went to Liberty Square and watched it go past. After that the park was closed, so we caught the Monorail back to Epcot so I could get my spare costumes from my locker. Then we came home.
Day 21 - June 15th
Still sick. This is getting annoying. Had to work early, so didn’t do much in the morning but sleep in. Then went off to work.
Was on Main bank registers most of the day, but it was fun because I’m starting to know my fellow Mouse Gear engineers better. There was a rogue String Thing out of the box, so we were goofing off with it.
I also got to do my second magical moment, which was another Pixie Dust Pin!! =D This time I gave it to a girl about 12. It’s always so much fun to give those out!
And I love pin trading, by the way. It’s so cute when a little kid comes up to see the pins. Sometimes you get rude people about it, but that’s typical with anything. Also starting doing the mystery pin, which lots of people seem to like!
Was told today I was "sweet and stuff". Hehehehe. Oh, and someone else also said that I speak English very properly.
Carol, Michelle, and I caught the bus home together. Carol, Kelsey, Karen and I decided we wanted to order Chinese food. It was sooooooooooooo good to have a full meal, with fresh veggies (veggies are tough to find here, we have to take a 40 minute bus to WalMart, and their vegetables are gross…I would love to go to Publix one day to get good produce).
Day 22 - June 16th
Worked the evening shift today, not a lot exciting except the usual being sickly and all that. My throat decided it wanted to hurt even more, so when I got home from work I walked over to Walgreens to get more cough syrup. That was interesting, it was so late!
Day 23 - June 17th
Worked at 10, which was a bit of a change.Got to do 3 Magical Moments today as well. Did the Share the Magic, where guests get to fill out postcards to family or friends back home and we'll mail it off for them. Also did Mouse Gear Matchup, which is where guests (kids) get to play the game memory. We had this one little girl, she would get so excited when she matched the cards up! She would start clapping and jumping up and down. It was so cute! The last Magical Moment I got to do was Mr Potato Head races, where kids race to build a Mr Potato Head. Had a lot of cleaning involved, but it was just as good!
Came home and hunted through the cabinets to see what I needed for food and suchness. Nothing all that exciting, just curled up infront of my computer. I need this cold to go away!!!
Day 24 - June 18th
Worked at 845 this morning. It was so much fun, we got to do Rope Drop! Mouse Gear people put on the Mickey gloves, stand in the East Breezeway and wave to all the guests as they enter the park. I love it! You get to wave, and high five them, and I so totally want to do it again!
Came home and had good chatting with Grace, Emma, and Karen. It was good to get to know Grace and Emma, as they don't often stick around the apartment.
Couldn't barely sleep though! I ate something funny, and the resultant was food poisoning! This is the 3rd time I've gotten it here, but this time it was really bad. Why do I have such miserable luck? :(
Day 25 - June 19th
Got up at 415am so I could catch the bus to work. Still wasn't feeling very well, and even took a bag with me incase... well, just incase. Sat in the Cast East breakroom for 45 minutes waiting for my shift to start.
530 AM shifts are pretty cool! John, a CP, and myself helped out David (another manager) change around some displays. I really wasn't feeling that great, and the crouching and lifting wasn't helping. Luckily David was nice enough to let me ER (leave early) because I was so sick.
And so now here I am sitting on the couch. Carol is being super sweet and gone to Walgreens to get me some soda crackers to settle my stomach. I'm progressively getting better, I can now get water into me without troubles. So here's hoping I'll get through this.
On the upside, I think my cold is gone... heh.
Photobucket isn't cooperating right now, so photos will come soon. I hope.