Work Was Hell!

I fucking hate closing! I fucking hate it with an undying passion that burns with the intensities of a thousand suns on the distant Planet of Naboo...that's right that's how awful it was today...

I mean normally I like working outside but it was hell because of all of the crap I had to deal with not to mention every fucking time I swept up one area I had to do it at least 20 times then I had to run back and do more crap with the tables which annoyed me no end...damn do people even clean up after themselves anymore?!

It did get better after lunch for an hour because these two guys were being all helpful and even said "We'll help a pretty lady." so that made me smile because they were being all chivalrous and I was like Chivalry is not dead! Of course my devil of a coordinator asked me to return outside rather than stay at my assigned post because he claimed it was a mess outside because of the person who was assigned to do it...however of course I ran outside with my cleaning gear to clean but of course I saw it was neat...

My coordinator is an ass! >.< He sent me outside for no reason and the only thing that calmed me down was watching the Jedi Training Academy at night which is awesome cause of the glowing lights, and Darth Vader's armor lighting up. So it was bad ass.

However I got bored because i had nothing to do, the whole place was dead around 7PM and I was walking around without much to do. So then while I was squeeing over the third showing of the Jedi Training Academy, there was a worker from another part of the park who struck up a conversation with me and we chatted.

Now me being the type to not notice it but he was flirting with me...that's right being real friendly and I had to stop him because I was like "I have a boyfriend." Which of course made him a little sad but he said it was nice to have a friend and he said he'd come to see me more often whenever I am at work. 

Anyway around my time to clock out...my coordinator was an ass and made me work overtime...til 9PM! I am like WTF man!? I have to go home because I am in pain, I need a bath (lots of trash, icky stuff, and other things had stained my costume and soaked through the fabric to my skin and my poor hair was sticky too.) So I am like you know what I'll get through it...but I ended up snapping once out of there.

I screamed out "I FUCKING HATE MY FUCKING JOB!" 

So yeah...and to add the icing on the cake to add to my pissed off mood the bus was an hour late and it had a lot of people on it...I got a seat but they acted like idiots while we were boarding. It pissed me off so much because I swear had someone pushed me I would've started swinging and hanging at least two of them from Sorcerer Mickey's hat in the center of the park. 

Yeah basically I felt a lot better when I got to my dorm and I went to Youtube and turned on a song from Avenue Q...which is called It Sucks To Be Me. So I am laughing right now and I am slowly feeling better not to mention I got to have a bubble bath with Epson salt and my special Cherry Blossom Bubble Bath. 

So I feel better but I am not looking forward to work tomorrow. If it turns out to be bad I am gonna just throw up my hands and say "Fuck It!" 

I am really calm right now. ^^ A bubbly bath, music, and my warm bed is all I need right now.

Oh well 7 more weeks and I can go back home! 

Workin' It At The Backlot

My work day was...well a littl interesting today, What happened to make it interesting?

Well when I got there and clocked in, well I entered the building of my work location with my Ipod headphones blaring Flo Rida Sugar which is one of my fave songs and of course I was having fun singing along with it and you know getting in the zone so I can be prepared for my day.

Anyway when I clocked in and saw where I was working Counter Jedi Side 1 which is my fave position I ended up going into my epic cast member mode and being all friendly and having a blast.

Then of course I went to the kitchen as they needed me to make the salads and I was having a fun and making 10 salads at once like a boss. It was majorly fun and best of all I ended up having a partner who was like doing the second type of salad and we were the best team because we didn't take a whole hour to make em as other people do.

So then I was called out work the counter again and well...let's just say I set foot out there and nearly screamed. I am like uh...what the fuck man?! Where the hell did these people come from?

All I heard were the dreaded two words i thought I'd never hear...Tour Group...That's right a fricken tour group of 100 people came to our restaurant...they fricken invaded us like aliens. You know me being me was pretty much just get this done and don't worry about how many people it is.

However they weren't rude or impatient...No...it was the Americans...that's right the American guests were rude as fuck...I mean WTF?! Do you know how many times I had to run and grab a manager because I was so close to you know snapping and telling them off. This one dude was a pain in the ass because I soo wanted to kick his ass...I mean he was so impatient like a child or something...My only one time it would've been a snap fest in Hollywood Studios...So you know my managers are my saving grace because they know that if I need their help I'd run and grab em because I happen to have no control over my mouth half the time if I get annoyed.

Oh and the tour group had a second wave of people...I was busy grabbing cups for the beverages and well...there were over 20 smashed cups because of how freaked out I got... I mean I was like "If more people show up I am gonna scream!"

I did of course scream when I got to the break room because it was overwhelming.

However Thank God for Pixar's Countdown to Fun Parade at 3:00PM. I was so happy to see the parade because it meant the tourists would leave and go watch it and we'd have the chance to re-cooperate from the battle.

So I went back to my post after lunch and started working again, I began to snap into my happy go lucky yet flirty castmember mode when I play around while doing orders.

There was this one dude who was just so funny, cause he and I were chatting and when his order was ready and I bought it over to him, he had a colored tray a.k.a. the Magic Tray where you get a free dessert.

So you know the convo went like this

Me:Yo dude you got a magic tray!
Guy: Awesome! *he's about to leave*
Me: You get a free dessert.
Guy: Awesome!
Me: Pound it!
Guy: *fist pounds with me*
Me: So you have your choice of desserts, Cheesecake, Strawberry Shortcake, Chocolate Mousse, or a cupcake
Guy: Chessecake
Me: You sure? If I catch you back up here trying to exchange for a cupcake...
Guy: *laughs* you know me so well! I'll take the cupcake
Me: Good choice.

 Yeah basically I was having fun with my job today, I put my entertainment skills to good use and made it fun. Whether it be calling out for people get their swag on in the kitchen or chatting up with the guests making them laugh. It was a lot of fun for me.

Oh good news! my feet are A-ok and used to working this job!  So it makes me happy!

A day that went from worse to good

A day that went from worse to good, 

Today's work day started off badly because the bus that takes all cast members to the park was an hour late and well I got assigned to a job I really detest on certain days but today was ok since I happen to have made it more fun because of the fact I was armed with Mickey Stickers and celebration buttons.

Anyway today was fun I handed out a lot of celebration buttons that were for the very first visit to Disney World. And I was like ok today won't be so bad as I can give out buttons that signify a once in a lifetime opportunity that many children won't get to experience. 

Today was a good day because I did something to brighten the day of so many people.

However around 2:57PM I was walking outside taking care of my duties when I saw a little kid fall off this high stool he was sitting on, and immediately I rushed over and helped him up.

I was like "Are you alright?" and of course he told me he was ok and sat back down waiting for the Pixar Party Parade to start. So I began striking up a conversation with him and his family which made them all laugh and smile. It started out with me noting he was wearing a Lightening McQueen Shirt (whom is my second fave Cars character aside from Mater.) and I began telling him of the fact that me and Lightening McQueen drive around together a lot and we are good buddies.

Of course it was fun because he laughed and began asking me all kinds of questions like "Were you driving in the Stunt Action Show with him?" Of course I had to say no which made him giggle.

Then I began telling him and his sister this fun little backstory (every cast member has a backstory for their roles they can use when interacting with guests as long as it follows Disney's guidelines.) about how I was the Princess of Neverland and how I fought Captain Hook to earn a Hook pin (which was on the lanyard I was wearing today) and how I helped Peter Pan all the time fight Pirates along with appointing Jake The Neverland pirate to helping out to protect the kingdom.

their eyes lit up as I told then the story and they asked me questions about why I was out in the open rather than hiding and why I had to fight Captain Hook when I was a "Princess". So I told them that I was blending in with regular people to escape life inside the palace and that I liked sword fighting and fighting pirates.

It was so fun because when the parade began I of course told them to say hello to my Pixar Pals. 

So yeah I had a bad day earlier but it was brightened because I made some kids smile and because that's my job as a cast member even if I have a bad day I leave it outside the gates at Disney World and put on my A-game.

Best Day EVER!

Anyway sorry for the super late update, I was talking with my roommate today about crazy stuff and laughing at things that we noticed while watching the Super Bowl. (If you want to know please note me what the thing is because I cannot repeat it here as it's a bit in bad taste.)

My work day was pretty pleasant today as we didn't get many people to come in for eats today. It was really slow but fun as myself and my co-workers were being all bad ass and standing behind the counters like some bosses.

But my day began in the most wonderful way! I woke up early for once had the chance to take my time to ensure that everything was ready for today's tasks including collecting my costumes to be taken to to costuming so I could get more costumes and a jacket (It gets cold in the evenings.) and also because of the fact that I like the blue aprons, they're much more nicer colors than red.

Anyway when I clocked in I had no idea what position I had to take til I asked the coordinator and he wasn't sure either but of course I asked for to work the counter again (second day in a row) and he granted it to me. ^^ I am happy because it's a blast and things get done a lot faster with more people working the counter even though the kitchen people are slow on certain days but it's all good.

Anyway there were a lot of people who had birthdays and one anniversary in which we got the chance to use the phone lines reserved for these events.

So afterwards it was a slow day, you know not that many people came in and I saw an elderly couple who were having trouble reading the large menu board. The people who were supposed to give out miniature versions of the menus weren't paying attention, I took it upon myself to go around the counter and hand them a smaller menu.

It helped them a lot and the second coordinator today told me that I was doing a great job with the guests and keeping them entertained. So it made me smile and apparently I got to clock out early because it was so slow so I had the chance to really take my time to go take care of some things i needed to do.

Anyway as I was leaving I was called into the manager's office and one of the managers told me I had did something that no one in all their time working at Disney has ever done at the restaurant...
To leave my assigned position to help a guest by handing them a menu so they could see it better.

And I got a special award for it, sort of following the 4 keys of Disney Castmemberness (Is that even a real word? If not oh well!) And that made my day.

I will tell you, all you people who wish to partake in working for Disney World or Disneyland, please take it upon yourself to go to that extra mile to help or make someone's day magical.

^^ It was nice today! The Best Day EVER!