I still haven’t heard back from Disney, but I’m loving my job at Universal and I’m trying my best to enjoy the present instead of always looking to the future. When I lost my seasonal status two days after moving back to Florida, I felt like my life was over. Now I’m realizing that there are amazing opportunities for me everywhere and I just need to be open to new possibilities. Life doesn’t always go according to the plans I make for myself, but that’s okay.
January was kind of a terrible month for me, but a bunch of amazing things have happened over the last two days and I have a super good feeling about February.
- My old roommate Kylie happened to be in Orlando so we got to catch up and lay by the pool in 80 degree weather and hit the town later that night.
- I borrowed a pair of her jeans when we went out and I fit into her size 6 skinny jeans. I wore a 7 in high school and a 10 in college, so it was a really awesome, tangible example that showed me just how much my body shape has changed since I started running even though I weigh roughly the same amount.
- I finally have a job!! I interviewed with Universal today and was hired on the spot. This is such a relief, even though I’ll only have part-time hours. And I’ll be working at the Revenge of the Mummy ride, which is based on The Mummy remake, which is one of my favorite movies. I am so excited I could burst!
- In even more fantastic news, I went to puppeteer auditions for Disney yesterday and made it through all the rounds without being cut! The entire process lasted eight hours, and went from ~100 people down to 25 or so. I’m super excited and hopeful and I really hope I hear from them soon.
- My apartment complex called me yesterday and said our three-bedroom apartment will be ready to move into sometime this week! Which means the three of us will no longer be on top of each other in the temporary two-bedroom we’ve been in for the past month, and I’ll be able to bring the rest of my stuff/furniture down soon. I’m so ready to sleep on a bed again instead of an air mattress.
The great mystery…
Why is Goofy’s vest black or maroon in all Disney merchandise, but the meet and greet Goofy wears a yellow vest?
I know the answer! Goofy’s vest is yellow when you meet him because the photographers told him that his yellow vest looks better in photographs than his black and maroon vests do.
Pretty excited about my cast-exclusive tote bag #freestuff! #represent (Taken with Instagram)
This week is non-stop Work, Disney, and Olympics. I love it.
(Shout out to the Fab Five for bringing home the gold as a personal birthday present to me.)
Life Update:
- I accepted the Nashville internship.
- I have to call Atlanta on Monday and un-accept that internship.
- I’m going to see The Dark Knight Rises tonight!
- After a week of avoiding spoilers of any kind, I had something ruined for me via a 10 Things I Hate About You .gif + commentary (It’s okay Alex, I know I was pissed on twitter last night but I’m over it).
- I’m driving down to Disney World tomorrow!
- I have 44+ hours, including a day of MJJP stilts and brush-up rehearsals for Float Patrol! (Also, I’m a dork who gets a HUGE kick out of doing FP so I’m stoked that it won’t drop off my skills list)
- I’m not scheduled on my birthday!
- I’m turning 23, which is not a fun number at all.
- Hours-wise, I’m good to go at Disney until after I graduate in December so I don’t have to worry about working again until I move to Orlando.
- I get to eat Earl’s and Twistee Treat next week!
- I probably won’t be on tumblr next week.
- I still don’t have a place to live in Nashville and Craigslist has a lot of creepy people on it.
- That’s about it.
It’s Walk on Stilts Day!
In my Interview today:
| Interviewer: | What would you say was the worst part about working at Disney World? |
| Me: | Well, I don't really like kids... |
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TJ Miller!! For the second time!
Everyone at Disney wears a costume, whether it’s the people working attractions, the custodians, the character attendants, or whoever. When I first started working at Disney in 2009, every single article had a bar code and you would have to have each individual piece scanned out by a costuming member. About a year ago (maybe more?), they started adding sensors to each piece of clothing, so now you don’t have to scan everything. You grab what you need, scan your ID card, and walk through this big machine that looks kind of like airport security. Everything with a sensor in it is automatically added to your record card, so you don’t have to spend five minutes fumbling to find all the bar codes and waiting in line for a costumer to check you out. As someone who started out as a costumer (and now works in a department where I need 15+ pieces each day), I think it’s awesome!
