The Adventures of Super Brynna
So I'm trying out Superhero names. I'm not sure Super Brynna is the best but if you have any suggestions let me know. I figure I need an alter ego, it might be fun. A good way to blow off steam.No that I'm done with the general silliness I regale the latest tale in the Super Brynna Saga.
So last night Charlotte and I headed down to the West Side of Downtown Disney and caught a film, The Lake House. It was fabulous. Both Charlotte and I loved it! People may make fun of Keanu but I like him. He's very pretty and I think he can act. I don't care if you don't. Sandra Bullock was in fine form as well. We shared a giant popcorn and I bought a ridiculously expensive bottle of water. Next time I will not forget to bring my own snacks. After the movie we bussed it home and I went straight to bed.
This morning I was up at 6a.m. I know, what a horrible hour eh? When my alarm went off I was so disoriented, I had no idea why it was going off. It's never done that before you see, gone off so early. When I finally remembered I had somewhere to be I got up and started going about the business of going ready. I wore my lovely pink top that I bought in like January at Old Navy. It was the first time I wore it and could be the last. Between January and now I've lost far too much weight for this shirt. I shall only wear it if I want to world to witness my bra...and then some. Perhaps a pin would help.
After I'd perfected my look to the best of my ability I hightailed it out the door only to discover the sprinklers were on and my normal path to the busses would require getting soaked. A few quick jumps and maneuvers and I was on the road and away from the offending jets of water. I walked quickly, paranoid the bus would leave without me. I was early, though, and I did not miss it. So I got on and headed off to Disney-MGM Studios where my future (well the next two months) awaited me. We were there about half an hour early so we sat in the break room and watched Playhouse Disney. I got to watch The Wiggles and that clown girl, I forget her name.
At 7:15 our two group leaders showed up and handed out costuming forms for us to fill out or sizes so when we came back after the tour and class we'd have things to try on. I looked at the top of the form and under type of costume there was my job title........Now if you've talked to me recently or perhaps I mentioned it in this blog, I don't know...I found out last week that I was working on Sunset Boulevard in the Studios, and I'm on attractions. That left serveral options. Tower of Terror, Rockin Roller Coaster, Parade, Fantasmic and Theatre of the Stars with Beauty and the Beast. Now, the night I found that out and I was MSNing with a girl who is here who had the same job description and she's working Parade Control/Fantasmic. She told me it was almost definite I would be doing the same thing as her as they really needed people. I wouldn't be Tower of Terror as you need a hearing test and Rockin' Roller Coaster was apparently full she said. So I'd resigned myself to that job. Not that it's bad or anything, I was just worried about being in the sun during the Parade.
So I get my form and I'm expecting the Parade/Fantasmic job when I look down and see....COASTER as my costume type!!! Rockin' Roller Coaster people! You have no idea how excited I was. For months and months I've been saying how Rockin' Roller Coaster is my number one choice. I have no idea why, I just got it in my head that I really really wanted it. That or Tower of Terror or the Safari. I never thought I'd get any of my first choices. I mean, what are the odds, this place is huge. I could have been placed anywhere. So I was on a general high for the rest of the morning.
After we filled out or little forms we went on a walking tour of the park. It was pretty empty as it wasn't even open yet, so that was cool. I got to see a lot of the backstage area, although I have no idea how to find anything back there. After our walk through we went to the staff cafeteria for breakfast or lunch depending on your mood. It was only 10a.m. but we'd been up so long it was time for a meal. I had breakfast. Some lovely french toast with a hashbrown patty and a sausage patty. It was yummy. Especially since I've been mostly consuming frozen meals this past week.
After breakfast we went to the learning centre and did a couple of online 'classes'. Very simple and didn't take to long. Bout half way through our Training Co-ordinators showed up and took us aside. I got my training schedule. I was horrified. I have two days off then my training starts. on Wednesday it's not so bad, I start at 10:15a.m. But it just goes downhill from there. I start at 6:30a.m. on Thursday, then a horrible 6:00 a.m. start on Friday. Then 7:00 a.m. on Saturday. Then thankfully I've three days off before my last day of training on the 28th. I start at 6:00p.m. that day. The next day I start at 10:00a.m. and get my assessment. So you can see how terrifying this is. Even worse. The first bus to MGM doesn't even get here til 6:02a.m. which leaves me screwed on Friday. I'll have to figure out something.
After we finished our computer classes we walked over to costuming to get our costumes. I may like my ride but I hate the costumer. It's horrible! Even worse, nothing fits properly. Disney sizing is just wrong. If you ever find yourself suffering from high self esteem just get a job at Disney and watch it plummet the minute you step into your uniform, 3 or 4 sizes higher than your normal size. I'm not joking. I'm not even going to tell you what size the pants are, only that it made me want to cry. And they fit really badly too. The problem is they have such a high waist that the waists are really small, but the rest of them balloon out. So they fit in my waist and then there's room for me to stuff a couple of children around my thighs and stomach. The shorts are just as bad. They just look like a wired skirt cause they flare out. I may eventually post a pic for you to see, but I'm not ready to share my shame yet.
It took over an hour to finally find a costume that fit marginally, by that time I was so hot and sweating so much I wanted to pass out. Those costumes won't breathe, I can tell. Then I had to lug FIVE of them home. That's five shirts, five vests and five pants or shorts. Plus a belt. It wasn't easy. As I left the building I saw my bus in the distance but could not run for the weight of the costumes. Just as I hit the road it took off I had to wait another thirty minutes for the next one. I sat on the same bench as the other night, no bug this time though, thank god!
So now I'm back home. No idea what I'll do tonight or for my next two days. Hopefully I'll have fun. I'll let you know later.
Brynna