Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Throw In & Lots of Pictures

Hey Everyonee!!

Okay, so i'm super, super tired and well lots of other things that i can't mention on here, so i'm going to make it quick. The time is flying by like crazy. It was about 2 weeks ago when i thought i was seriously dieing.. but things are going a lot better now, and i'm partying quite a bit more. I'm meeting some great people down here and they're all slowly becoming my family! We had a throw in tonight at my apartment, which was a lot of fun. There were 3 new arrivals. Barry, Rachel, and i can't remember the other girls name, i really wanna say Irene. Anyways, they seem really cool and i'm excited to get to know them a little bit more in the coming months. It's crazy to say that i've been here almost 3.5 months!! I look around and i'm starting to be one of the older ones, which is just so crazy to me. I'm not an offical trainer yet, but they have me down for two training shifts next week, so it should be exciting. I also talked to Jeff tonight to ask for a culinary day. So i'll get that done so i can get into service. I'm starting to do nothing my learn/study and practice my menu. I'm excited to make some serious cash!
So i'm going to leave you now because i work at 1:30pm and i want to get SOME sleep. =)
Here's some pictures from the past month or so!!
Have a great night!!!
Sam
xox

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=278648&id=647590552&l=9b5849311f
EPCOT on July 5th 2009
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=279245&id=647590552&l=42ff764a0a
Magic Kingdom - July 6th 2009
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=281336&id=647590552&l=99413a1b6b
So, i bought a new camera
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=281611&id=647590552&l=4d8131c525
Illuminations from Japan
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=283015&id=647590552&l=df7351bab1
You didn't drive us home, so we went to Magic Kingdom
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=287746&id=647590552&l=7797d600fc
Christmas part in JULY
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=288857&id=647590552&l=2aa6c38e4d
Spectro Magic Parade
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=278929&id=647590552&l=7ad3868ab9
Random Moments of July
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=289602&id=647590552&l=f0354edc72
Canadian Throw In - July 29th 2009

Monday, July 27, 2009

Schedule

So i'm going to post my schedule up here every Monday, but it will always have the week that week and following one on it.

SUNDAY 26: OFF
MONDAY 27: OFF
TUESDAY 28: 3:30-11:30pm (popcorn)
WEDNESDAY 29: 2:00-9:00pm (restraunt stocker)
THURSDAY 30: 11:30-6:30pm (seater)
FRIDAY 31: 4:30-10:30pm (popcorn)
SATURDAY 1: 11:00-6:30pm (popcorn)


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SUNDAY 2: OFF
MONDAY 3: OFF
TUESDAY 4: 2:00-10:00pm (popcorn)
WEDNESDAY 5: 11:00-5:00pm (seater)
THURSDAY 6: 11:30-6:30pm (seater)
FRIDAY 7: 2:30-10:30pm (training on popcorn)
SATURDAY 8: 11:30-5:30pm (seater)

Favorite Memory

Hey Everyonee!
I was just lying in bed, yes...it's 1:30pm, and i'm still in bed. lol

I'm not sleeping, i'm just thinking about things and reflecting on my time here so far, and i was thinking about my favorite memory. I have a couple, but the one that stands out the most happened in the beginning on my journey. It was a week or so after i arrived and we had traditions and then so many training days where we had to dress nicely and i had nothing to wear, so even though we only had one more fancy day left i went out and bought something. I think the gang (AJ, David, Edd, Sophie, Graeme, Alex and I) were all at McDonalds or something and were walking back through the Outlet Mall and i said i was going to stay back and look for something to wear to Discovery Day the following day. David ended up staying because he didn't want me to walk through the car park by myself.. so Edd and Graeme ended up staying. It was so much fun. We went around trying to find something for me to wear. And i just remember being at Tommy Hilfigure and i went up to Graeme and Edd and said what do you think? And i think it was a really bright yellow shirt and they both at the exact same time put their sunglasses on and maintained a straight face. It was hilarious. We also went to Banana Republic and got into a really great conversation with one of the sales associates, but of course David and Graeme were playing it up.
I don't know, that thought just caught my attention and i wanted to share it with everyone. Of course i have lots of great memories,

one of them isn't so much a memory as just a time.. whenever Edd and I go to Magic Kingdom at night time. We have this routine, and not even Michelle can keep up to it. We rarley watch Wishes together because we're rushing so much to just get a good spot. We go around 8pm ish.. and we try ti hit Big Thunder Mountain (Rocky Mountain), the laugh floor, phillar magic, splash mountain (soak mountain), so reason always get stuck somewhere seeing the annoying FISH/MERMAID part of Spectro Magic, go on aladdin's magic carpet ride and occasionally do the Jungle Cruise, get fast passes for BIg Thunder, run over and watch Wishes, go on Thunder Mountain, come over just in time to see Spectro Magic and buy popcorn from the slow asian guy, (i'll usually storm off because there's ignorant people standing in line and i don't want to miss the beginning on Spectro with those fully doll people with the horns. lmao.. but then i'll come back and Edd will hold my spot), we'll watch it.. getting key points, Peter Pan, Gig Bad Wolf (where i'll pull his hand because he keeps playing games with me), watching Edd mimick one of the three pigs!, seeing Mickey Mouse with the globe, watching the flimingos fight on the float, laughing hysterically at the FISH part of the parade and then seeing Minnie Mouse at the end and giving Pluto a big high five!! Then we race over and and get on Thunder before everyone else gets there.. request the very back seat, flirt with some of the cast members *JOKING*.. but not really. getting off and using our fast passes and going on it again, and keep going on it until 12am or park close, then saunter down to main street. Eat a hotdog at Casey's corner.. and loiter around. The we head into EMPORIUM the big store on main street and just brouse(sp?) around until we're the last ones in the store finally after i've spent like an hour deciding whether or not to get something. Then we leave the store and this is after the park has been closed for like an hour. We sit in the big cirlce and make fun of all the managers and disney security trying to poiltly get everyone out of the park. There's usually like 3 guests left and then us. We try to stay until we're the last one, leave.. and catch the monorail to the ticket trans centre and then wait forever to catch the A bus home. Then we crash and do it all over again. lol

I've had some good times so far. Loved it!
That's it for now. Going to go get ready to go out. Might go to Hollywood Studios tonight.

Talk to you laterr

Sam

xox

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Hardest week of my life

Hey Everyonee!

So yes, as the title explains it, this past week and a half has been one of the hardest in my life. I lost my voice, which has never happened before, i woke up every morning and just cried and cried and cried until i went to work. I felt scared to be living in the United States. I'm not sure what was going on with me. All i wanted to do was just be home. (Canada)
I'm getting a lot better, and finally have my voice back. And the homesickness isn't as bad as it was. Things are going a little better here, but not perfect obviously.
But they're moving along and i'm just constantly thinking about when my family comes to visit. Which is in 59 days! They're coming for a week, and then a week later i'm going home for a visit, so those are the only things that are pretty much on my mind.
I finally went to the clinic yesterday, and they said i didn't really need antibiotics anymore, but do just keep being cautious and take care of myself, which i'm doing. Drinking lots of apple juice everyday, probable not eating the way i should.. getting a decent amount of sleep and not using my voice an incredible amount.
I was supposed to go to Miami this weekend with Jo, but i think she pretty much backed out. I didn't hear from her, and then saw that she had plans today, so i was like whatever.. i'll just stay in the boring commons all weekend. Blahh i hate the commons. I really wanna move to Patterson! But i think it costs $100 + the $50.00 i still havn't paid for my first move.
The Commons is jsut too gross. I swear i'm going to get some disease from them. Patterson is so much nicer and cleaner and there's no one living there, so it's not as busy, not as many parties. =)
So i have 4 days off. I'm on day 2, and bored as hell. There's a Christmas party in July i'm going to tonight, which i'm excited for. That should be fun. And then games night is on Monday. So i just have to think of some other things to do. I'm trying to go to the parks more often.
I went to Epcot in the morning and afternoon yesterday. Went on Sorin and did the Canada movie, said Hi to some people. It was fun, i enjoyed it. I don't have many plans for today. I woke up around 9am.. went out on the couch and tried to sleep until 11ish... watched some tv and poked around online for a bit.. and i've just kinda done that since. I have nothing to do, and it's boring going to the parks by yourself. Although i may go see the 3:00 parade tomorrow at Magic Kingdom, because i havn't seen it yet, and i'm dieing too! It's just sooo hot out! lol
I am having a hard time with everything though. I'm crazy, crazy homesick!
I should get going though. I was thinking of running to Publix and buying some shampoo & conditioner with what little money i have left. The clinic sucked most of it out. Can't believe it costs someone who has insurance $60.00 to see a bloody doctor.
I will chat to you all later.
Have a good day!!
Sam
xox

Ohh.. and again if you need/want my schedule its as follows:

SUNDAY 26: OFF
MONDAY 27: OFF
TUESDAY 28: 3:30-11:30pm (popcorn)
WEDNESDAY 29: 2:00-9:00pm (restraunt stocker)
THURSDAY 30: 11:30-6:30pm (seater)
FRIDAY 31: 4:30-10:30pm (popcorn)
SATURDAY 1: 11:00-6:30pm (popcorn)

Not my favorite kind of week.. ohh well. I'll make do.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Sick, again.

Hey Everyonee!!

So I'm sorry it's been forever since i've really updated. The internet has been annoying due to the storms we keep getting. The lighting constantly strikes and causes the internet to crash. Anyways, i'm hooked up via internet cable, so all is well again.
So of course, guess what?? I'm sick as a dog again. I have no clue what i have, other then a cold. I called in sick twice at the beginning of the week, but managed to pick up a shift for today to make up for some of it. =) I have a bad cough, pretty much lost my voice at work. Lol, i went up to Kaydee and Robyn and honestly couldn't talk to save my life. But i managed to get it back in time to seat the next table. My paycheque next week is going to be crap, but ohh well. There's not much more i can do. lol Things are going betterish here. I don't really know. Michelle, my new roommate and i fight all the time, which is getting tiring and i'm pretty sick of avoiding her.
Hmm.. ohh yeah, my family is coming to visit on September 21st!!! I'm really excited about that, because i'm dying to see some people i actually know. I keep think i'm seeing people, which i know it's all in my head. Another good thing is, i'm planning on spieling next week, so that's exciting! It's weird, all of a sudden all the managers and some of the servers are treating me differently. I don't know if it's because i've been here for 3 months now and i've crossed some barrier, but it's nice. It's almost like i've earned their respect or something.
Anyways, that's really it for now. So i'm going to lye on the couch for an hour and relax and then studying the menu some more.

P.s - My schedule is as follows:

SUNDAY 19: 11:00-6:30pm (Popcorn)
MONDAY 20: 4:00-1:00am (Popcorn)
TURSDAY 21: 1:30-9:00pm (Popcorn)
WEDNESDAY 22: 4:15-10:15pm (Greeter)
THURSDAY 23: 4:30-12:00am (Popcorn)
FRIDAY 24: OFF
SATURDAY 25: OFF

Take Caree
Sam
xox

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Monorail Accident

Hey Everyone!!

So i know this is a little late in posting, but a week ago there was a fatal monorail accident in Disneyworld at the Trans Ticket Centre. There was a collison between monorail pink and monorail purple. The accident occured at approximatly 2:00am on July 5th, 2009. There has been several articles about it in the paper, online and on the news. It's been the talk of Disneyworld for a week now, and they're slowly pulling pieces of the puzzle and putting them all in place. I believe it was released that the pink train was going offline, which means taking it off the main tracks for the night but there was a technical malfunction and it didn't work..it kept going on the same one, where monorail purple was. (p.s.. could have the colors mixed up) The cast member driving the purple monorail who i think now is on a suspension leave with pay should have been looking out of his mirrors and would have noticed it didn't work and shut the entire system down, but didn't. Normally the monorials can only go a certain distance between each other and if they get too close it will shit down or slow down or something.. but the pilot had to override it to switch it off the tracks.. so that was also a problem. Also, the managers who were supposed to be in the control room and could have prevented this terrible accident were allegedly at Denny's while the accident happened.
So all the managers are on suspensions and Austin Wuennberg (sp?) the driver died. He was the only person in the front cabin, and there were six guests aboard the monorail at the time. The driver of monorail pink was fine, but taken to hospital just in case.
An article and video right here in more detail.
Opps haha i gotta jet.. apparently i'm going to EPCOT.
Chat more later
xox
Sam

Saturday, July 4, 2009

America, America, America!

Hey Everyone!!
Haha.. sorry.. just had so many American's shove their patriotic nissim in my face all day. I actually had a lot of fun today! Janice worked me like a dog by constantly changing our huge kegs. They kept blowing, and then i'd go fetch a new one for her to tap. It was hot, humid, and rained several times. And the fireworks were amazing. It was all worth it for them. They still did Illuminations as planned at 10:00pm, but after they had a special July 4th one. It was soo good. I didn't know what many fireworks could be in the sky at once. I'm going to have to find a video of it. Haha - i can't believe there's videos up on youtube already from like 4 hours ago. Crazy people. So this is the end of Illuminations and the July 4th celebration fireworks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxq-A0vtCoY&NR=1 - ENJOY!
So, i'm listening to my favorite song in the whole world, Loch Lomand by none other then OFF KILTER. Not sure what it is about it that i like. I'm a tad obsessed with Off Kilter. I just love the bagpipe, so anything with that in it is just plain awesome.
Hmm.. what else??
Ohh yeah, so when i got home from a very tiring shift at work, Courtney insisted we switch roooms then and there. lol I had asked her yesterday if we could switch rooms because she's never home and sleeps over at Francis' every night.. and the reason why i moved into this apartment was to lve and bunk with Michelle. So she agreed, but for some reason wanted to change then and there. haha
Oh yeah, i should probably say that getting on the C bus home tonight from EPCOT back to The Commons was just ridicilous. It was soooo busyy!! I nearly was trampeled on. I wish i had a video of how ridicilous these people are when they get on the bus after work. They shove the hell out of you, and it's worse then a mosh pit. I was shoved into the side of the door of the bus, which was quite painful, and they ended up slamming my nose into it, which hurt like hell. It was terrible, needless to say and i'm going to put a word into Disney securty, because someone is going to get hurt or killed someday.
Anyways, this is it for me. It's nearly 3:30AM.. and i'm sleepy.
Goodnight


Sam
xox

*You take the high road and i'll take the low road, i'll be in scotland before you.. for me and my true love will never meet again on the bonny bonny banks of loch lomand*

Friday, July 3, 2009

Pictures

This is David, Heather and myself on the popcorn cart on Canada Day
This is myself showing off the beautiful British Columbia flag. =)

This is a picture Julie took of me signing her Canadian flag because i sold her a beer from Epcot.
It actually went through and onto the counter. Shhh.. don't tell Janice. ;)


So i obviously don't have a camera, but some people took some cute pictures on Canada Day and thought i'd post them up here.







Happy Canada Day & Independence Day!!

Hey Everyone!!

So, obviously the first one is the best. haha - just kidding. So we had a fantasic Canada Day and tomorrow or i guess i should say today, is the American's Independence Day. It's going to be soo busy at work. We normally have 2 or 3 people on popcorn during the day, tomorrow we're having 10 cast members. It's going to be absolutly crazy! I'm actually pretty excited about it, to be honest. Canada Day was a lot of fun. I didn't do much, other then work. I worked until 6:30pm and then went to a movie with Ali. We saw The Proposal. It was sooo funny!! haha.. then when she was driving me home i saw Edd and Michelle, so she dropped me off and i ended up seeing a movie with them. We saw Public Enemy, with Johnny Depp in it. It was good, but we saw a midnight showing, so we didn't get out until liek 3am. So my Canada Day consisted of work, and two different movies. I don't have too much to report on. My new apartment is going pretty well. Ohh, we passed our inspection, believe it or not. I don't know how we did.. but we did.
Ohh my god. So i'm in love with Off Kilter! =) I know i've already mentioned this, but i can't get enough of them. I have two of their CD's. Anyways, so i don't have much else to say.. ohh wait. So Michelle was really nice and bought tickets to see Britney Spears live in Orlando on Sept 1st. I'm sooo excited! haha There's a first time for everything. And my camera is still broken, so i'm going to go look at some at Walmart on Sunday on my day off. Might buy one, but not too sure.
Anyways,
That's it for now.
Talk to you soon..


Sam
xox