tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24418401886363690422012-02-16T08:56:07.186-08:00Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-30573164458187696362012-02-15T14:17:00.000-08:002012-02-15T14:17:43.223-08:00

This is what my paper looks like after a few hours on phones.  It's hard to remember a lot of the info that's thrown at me.  Sometimes it's people needing shift changes or breaks adjusted.  Sometimes it's call ins.  Sometimes it's leaders wanting me to change positions in their workloads or whatever.  Sometimes I have to transfer people to random extensions.  And the blacked out part?  Those are

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New changes to safaris.  I can't even express how excited I am for this!  I hope they still let me drive the trucks!  Chances are lookin' a little slim, though, since I'm going to China and all. ZEBRAS!!!!!! I can't WAIT!!!

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Every once in a while I get one of those "OhmigoshIcan'tbelieveIworkatDisneyWorld" moments.  Those times when I step out of myself and wonder what the me five years ago would have thought of the me today.  That happened today.  Every day Janee and I go upstairs as part of our lunch break and play in the park (we get an hour, so we eat really fast and then play).  Today, we were trying to figure

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We started phones this week which has been awesome.  I already feel perfectly comfortable with them.  Except for the fact that I paged a call-in to the wrong manager this morning. Oops! In other news we fixed our toilet.  From the day I moved in here I noticed that it ran constantly.  Fortunately, toilets are extremely easy contraptions to deal with.  At least, any problem I've ever had with a

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-83670258539350931772012-02-01T09:39:00.000-08:002012-02-01T09:39:12.555-08:00

I picked up another Safaris shift yesterday.  I really miss that place.  The people, the trucks, the animals, the trucks, the long breaks and the trucks.  I love it all! Well, as I made my five minute walk down to my car, these guys in a golf cart came speeding around the corner.  I kind of jumped out of the way and they noticed me at the last second and slammed the brakes.  Then, the guy

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-83226720411722012882012-01-24T20:32:00.001-08:002012-02-15T17:18:41.547-08:00

Our training leaders invited us to an event through our Disney emails.  We have those, ya know.  They told us it wasn't required but was "highly recommended" that we all go.  Just the twelve PIs that is.  What was this event?  They told us we'd be playing in Hollywood Studios and then having dinner at Applebee's.  Well, they didn't lie.  But we figured out pretty quick that they didn't give us

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I still remember the first day I worked at Disney in 2009.  I was scared to death, because the Dianna in me was freaking out, as usual.  The first guest I ever dealt with as a cast member came to my register.  It was register 2 at the Imagination Pavilion.  My trainer was standing next to me and I froze for a second, scared to death thinking about what was going to happen next, entirely unsure of

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There's a stuffed Nemo toy we sell who, when you squeeze his fin, says "First day of school!  First day of school!  I really LOVE the first day of school!" That's how I felt this morning getting ready.  Except I'm not in school.  And I'm not four years old.  And I'm not a clownfish. That said, my job rocks!  It's all I thought it was and more, which is super awesome.  We met this morning and

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Driving back to Florida the other day I was thinking about my life.  Cuz, ya know.  Ten hours in a car... you get a lot of time to think. And I started thinking. "I'm going to Disney World." Wait... "I'm going to Disney World!?" "I'm going to DISNEY WORLD!" And that's when I realized I haven't played in Disney for like a month.  Which seems like forever.  Which is awesome.

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I never got around to a New Year's post.  Or really a post about my final days on my final College Program.  I began posts on each, but due to many random reasons I elected against it. So to sum up, my last day of Safaris was absolutely awesome, amazing, incredible, great, spectacular all jumbled into one.  I was sad to leave, but excited to begin the next chapter of my life. I was delighted to

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-44602790534093455202011-12-25T17:53:00.000-08:002011-12-25T17:53:54.047-08:00

This has been the best Christmas, probably in years. It all started last night when my roommate and I baked gingerbread cookies.  And they came out perfectly.  All soft and chewy and all gingerbread-y.  So delicious!  Then we each opened a present.  My roommate bought me a little radio control Safari truck.  It's a little smaller than I'm used to driving, but will do nicely. Excuse this

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-5947764596798705482011-12-23T18:29:00.000-08:002011-12-23T18:29:30.027-08:00

I see animals doing really silly things on the safari.  Believe it or not, an animal pooping is not the most interesting thing out there.  It's sad that, when I think the animals are being adorable, the guests hardly even notice. For example, where the okapi is, there's a giant log on the ground.  The other day I drove through and the log was covered in maybe fifteen vultures lined up on it. 

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Gotta love the Holidays at Disney World.  Cuh-razy! It blows my mind sometimes when I re-realize just how many people are in this world.  Literally, I just stand there and watch as they drop the rope and this sea of people just comes straight towards us.  It's kind of overwhelming to see that many people walking towards you at once.  Okay, so that's why we don't actually "drop the rope."  Two

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-76847111816781831242011-12-10T17:01:00.000-08:002011-12-10T17:01:30.238-08:00

I've done so many safaris I don't even remember them anymore.  In fact, I love going back through this blog and reading what I wrote because, to be honest, I don't remember some of that stuff ever happening.  And it even happened just in the past few months! Today, the lion was not only walking around in a perfect view of both the male and female, but he also started roaring.  He actually roared

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-16528055407386049312011-12-02T18:06:00.000-08:002011-12-02T18:06:50.792-08:00

Often during my job there are times when I feel like I'm in a movie.  For example, this morning I opened the Cheers dock, which is the exit basically.  So I was literally waiting for like 45 minutes for guests to come.  So boring.  By the time the first truck came, I felt exactly like in Madagascar when the animals of the zoo are waiting for people in the morning and start yelling, "Yay!  The

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-73962010578040069152011-12-01T16:24:00.000-08:002011-12-01T16:24:39.782-08:00

I've been kind of grumpy lately.  I had a bad encounter with a guest that made me angry at all guests for a while.  Then I went home early on Tuesday because I wasn't feeling well (and I was still mad).  But I'd had the past two days off, and it's been wonderful.  And I've been thinking more and more about things I love about life rather than... negatives.  So, here's to happiness! Today I

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-82416081657398473552011-11-26T17:42:00.000-08:002011-11-26T17:42:16.244-08:00

I haven't written much about the Make a Wish kids on here.  In fact, I'm not sure I've ever mentioned them.  However, they do have a pretty big impact.  The Make a Wish foundation brings children who have been diagnosed with life threatening illnesses or only have months, sometimes weeks to live, to Orlando to have one "last" family vacation.  It is extremely sad.  These kids are distinguished

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I'm constantly asked which of my three jobs at Disney was my favorite.  Merchandise in EPCOT vs. Main Entrance in Magic Kingdom vs. Kilimanjaro Safaris in Animal Kingdom.  Honestly, the answer to this question is not just a one word thing.  I loved parts of each one, and I've dreaded other parts.  And as much as I try, I can't weigh in and figure out which one, overall was my favorite.  They were

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-2725060610722355622011-11-22T17:20:00.001-08:002012-02-15T17:25:44.787-08:00

I keep starting posts... and then never finishing them.  One was where I listed things I wish all guests knew here at Disney World.  Like, I wish everyone knew to walk on the right hand side of the roads/paths/streets/anywheres.  I also wish they would all understand the Fastpass system before coming.  It would make their vacations so much better.  Seriously, you wouldn't believe the amount of

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-43163368389664997942011-11-19T15:12:00.000-08:002011-11-19T15:15:15.344-08:00

Our location is doing the DAK PAC Olympics.  Yeah, I think I wrote about it on here before.  Today was the "Ten Foot Hault" event.  Before we took our trucks out to the ride path, we had to see who could get their truck's bumper closest to ten feet away from Tweezly, our giant plastic pet zebra.  (yes, I'm being serious, this really is a true story)  The reason is that out on the ride path when

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-16422780034327127402011-11-16T11:34:00.001-08:002012-02-15T17:06:56.832-08:00

Last Wednesday I received an email from Recruiting asking to set up an interview for a PI.  I set up the interview which took place Thursday.  I learned more about that job, and hung up the phone feeling nervous despite the phone conversation going just fine. Friday I received another email from Recruiting asking me to fill out background check info.  I told them all about my previous life as a

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-36898733754249740302011-11-12T17:40:00.000-08:002011-11-12T17:46:10.093-08:00

As with all things Disney, everything is themed and everything is cheesy.  Really, really cheesy.  I"m just warning you a little about this upcoming post. So my roommate and I decided to do the Coastal Cleanup activity today.  We signed up a while ago, but today was that wonderful day!  I guess I should explain a little about it before moving on. Disney is really big into the whole "service"

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-56865876565266629202011-11-10T13:45:00.000-08:002011-11-10T13:45:31.237-08:00

My Disney Heritage class yesterday was in the Magic Kingdom.  We met there and walked around talking about the history of the park(s) and went on Mickey's Philharmagic and searched for Hidden Mickeys.  Best. Class. Ever.  Disney Heritage should be a major.  Only, then the only job you could ever get with it would be... well... um...  Meh.  Never mind! A kid in my class was wearing this t-shirt.

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-25973098357438805342011-11-08T08:05:00.000-08:002011-11-08T08:05:11.993-08:00

I heard stories from the people I work with about when we got the addax a while back.  They said they just came to work and suddenly there were fact cards and the leaders basically just said, "Here's a new animal.  Memorize it and look for it."  Done. Well, a few days ago they mentioned our "baby Sable Antelope" were coming out on show.  I didn't even know we had baby Sables.  I'd only ever seen

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-38960112977663251122011-11-06T15:20:00.000-08:002011-11-06T15:20:31.931-08:00

America is weird.  Sometimes I feel like we are the only country who does Daylight Savings Time.  (Are we?  I actually don't know..) Anyway.  I worked the Fastpass position today where I check the fastpasses to get on the rides.  All the foreign people kept coming an hour early and I had to keep explaining to them they needed to wait an hour.  And some even got mad, and pull out their watch

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-1272292236580078552011-11-04T18:47:00.000-07:002011-11-04T18:47:36.840-07:00

The cool thing about Disney is that they're good at illusions.  Things don't have to be real for them to be magical.  Something magical about my ride is how it gives the illusion that I'm very knowledgeable about animals... when in reality I simply memorize the three facts on the little card they give me with a picture of an elephant. The other day this old woman in the front asked me about some

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-81225037655082081452011-11-03T05:55:00.000-07:002011-11-03T05:55:30.077-07:00

One of the greatest feelings ever is when I'm driving around in circles and I look up in my rearview mirror to see every single one of my guests with a giant grin on their faces.  Because I'm their driver!  I feel like I've created a Disney-worthy ride experience that people actually like!  (even though I totally didn't create this ride... someone else did and they told me what to say and how to

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-63591374891586606972011-11-02T10:39:00.000-07:002011-11-02T10:39:19.815-07:00

A few weeks ago my roommate and I were on the couch watching a movie.  Suddenly, our phone rang so my roommate got up and answered it.  Apparently, the girl on the other end was yelling and cussing at her about how we were being too loud.  My roommate tried to clarify which apartment the girl was trying to reach because obviously, my roommate and I weren't being loud at all... we weren't even

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-69827510200475131152011-10-31T17:24:00.000-07:002011-10-31T17:24:04.092-07:00

Crystal's comment from last time made me feel bad about not blogging in almost a week (thanks a lot for that!  but I'm glad you like my blog!).  So here we go.  A Halloween post that has (almost) nothing to do with Halloween! Things have been a whirlwind lately.  First of all, everyone's been getting sick.  And it's all been different sicknesses too.  This guy I work with actually caught the

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-84616470483553064962011-10-25T19:23:00.000-07:002011-10-25T19:23:25.155-07:00

Okay, maybe it's not my favorite.  But I found it on facebook and it made me laugh.

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-89876431597890715572011-10-24T13:15:00.000-07:002011-10-24T13:15:26.859-07:00

I can't tell you how much fear runs through my body when I get the hiccups between guests on my ride.  Seriously.  I think about how embarrassing it would be to have the hiccups on the ride and the sheer fear of that gets rid of my hiccups.  Thank goodness! This is me at my friend's Halloween Party Saturday night.  The girls crammed on the couch for this.  I wasn't planning on dressing up at all

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-28545461767930813272011-10-23T13:55:00.000-07:002011-10-23T13:55:17.355-07:00

Yesterday I got to work PAC in Animal Kingdom for the first time ever!  I was actually supposed to work on Thursday, but due to scheduling issues and extensions and such, they ended up taking me (and all other Safari Drivers) off of the PAC team.  I was pretty bummed because I was so excited, but that just meant yesterday I was even more excited. Working PAC in Animal Kingdom is just like I

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-50452164793616551452011-10-21T18:42:00.000-07:002011-10-21T18:42:17.935-07:00

Today was pretty much the longest day ever.  I woke up before the sun rose.  I walked to the bus in the dark and made it to work around 6:30 so I could start at 7am.  Park opened at 8am. Basically my day was spent driving around in circles.  For hours.  And hours.  During one of my breaks I interviewed one of my managers for my leadership class.  And apart from that, I did one thousand safaris

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-40915975851931632312011-10-18T14:24:00.000-07:002011-10-18T14:24:07.047-07:00

I love it when: people applause at the end of my ride! little kids tell me my safari was "wonderful!" little kids cry when they "have" to get off at the end of the ride.  "But it was too much fun!" the gorilla (who looks exactly like Kerchak from Tarzan) is out in the morning or evening and I can go over and watch him for a few seconds. the animals walk in front of the road up ahead and my

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-40750016462392955412011-10-14T13:51:00.000-07:002011-10-14T13:51:25.884-07:00

If you love me, watch this video.  If you've already seen it, watch again.  It gets more hilarious each time. That's my reaction every morning when I go to work.  Well... not quite so dramatic. ;) I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE my job! "It's a monster... I mean Minnie Mouse!"

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-37592005685170620142011-10-14T13:19:00.000-07:002011-10-14T13:19:53.297-07:00

This morning I started work bright and early at 7:15am.  Meaning I opened a truck.  I made sure not to pick 24 this time, from past experiences.  32 seemed like a good number.  I went with it. I went through all the opening procedures (takes about 20 minutes) cleaning, sweeping, checking, double checking things, etc. etc.  Filled out all my paperwork and finally went to drive the truck.  As I

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-1500687150837469682011-10-12T16:16:00.000-07:002011-10-12T16:16:59.830-07:00

Wednesday.  My class day.  I actually got a phone call last night asking if I could come in to work today for a six hour shift because they needed people.  I wanted to, but of course I couldn't because one class is from 8:30 to 12:30 and the other is 4-6. In my morning class it was a girl's birthday.  So the teacher had us sing Happy Birthday to her in each language that was spoken in our

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-74870090664578284122011-10-11T17:36:00.000-07:002011-10-11T17:36:02.124-07:00

I shouldn't do the safari when I'm tired.  That last sentence was my original title of this post actually.  But it's true.  I need to get more sleep.  Here is a list of the stupid things I said on the safari today... during my 8 hour shift of driving in circles talking about animals who randomly jump into the road in front of me. "Flamingos are the lightest pink of all flamingos." ....no. 

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-81657602232617841302011-10-08T16:01:00.000-07:002011-10-08T16:01:45.308-07:00

It's been raining all day long.  All. Day. Long!  Rainy days in FL are great, as long as you get to stay home curled up in a nice warm blanket with a good book and some hot chocolate. Unfortunately, I didn't get that luxury and instead made my way to the bus stop bright and early (actually it wasn't bright... I woke up before the sun did) at 7am in the drizzling rain which was there to ensure

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-69778734386391858462011-10-07T17:03:00.000-07:002011-10-07T17:03:11.790-07:00

I often look in the mirror at my guests as I drive my truck.  Obviously, that's a good thing to do, I make sure the guests are staying seated and sometimes when I tell them there's an animal in a certain direction I like to see how many are listening (or how many actually understand English).  It's also nice to watch in my rearview mirror for the direction people are watching in case they spot an

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-63867681849082347932011-10-06T21:43:00.000-07:002011-10-06T21:43:16.747-07:00

I picked up a PAC shift today!  It was awesome!  I was a little nervous this morning when I first picked it up.  I've been checking the Extra Hours line every day, numerous times a day because I've only been getting 30-32 hours each week.  And there haven't been any shifts I could pick up.  The very, very few there have been have been during the time I'm already working.  And no restaurants in

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-87499561448750350292011-10-03T16:52:00.000-07:002011-10-03T16:52:41.718-07:00

Jabali is the baby elephant.  And he acts exactly like a little kid.  He can't just walk anywhere, he just has to run.  And he's always looking for attention from the adults.  The older elephants just laze around, slowly walking or drinking or whatever.  And then Jabali comes in and runs underneath them or rubs up against their sides or something. Well, the awesome thing about today is that I

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-83713366699124839412011-10-02T03:46:00.000-07:002011-10-02T03:46:25.230-07:00

I cut my thumb on an ECV yesterday.  It wouldn't have mattered at all except I was bleeding everywhere and needed something so the guests didn't see me with a bloody thumb handled all of their wheelchairs.  So I called someone and seconds later someone came with a band aid.  He actually brought three band aids.  And two alcohol wipes.  And some neosporin.  And then asked if I needed to be bumped

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-85184598479886080002011-09-27T19:52:00.000-07:002011-09-27T19:52:55.042-07:00

I had a big group of foreigners on my truck the other day.  In the middle of the savannah, I looked in my rearview mirror to find one of them passing candies out to the others, over three rows of them.  They were all passing the sweets around taking bits here and there.  They were all in the front three rows so I stopped the truck and asked if they could please put the food away. Their response?

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-28802024889386049522011-09-26T06:20:00.000-07:002011-09-26T06:20:53.282-07:00

I got to see a baby pelican yesterday!  I knew the birds were nesting, but I had no idea there were babies so as I pointed out the hippos and noticed a tiny little head peeking out of the nest to ask mommy for food, I kind of got really excited.  "And over there you can see a baby pelican sticking it's head out from the nest!  That is so cool!  I've never seen that before in my life!"  I don't

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-40516529452790857962011-09-24T12:34:00.000-07:002011-09-24T12:34:05.837-07:00

For starters, I always like my 8/8:30am shifts because the time goes by quicker and I finish early.  For example today, I was done by 2:30.  But today's shift was even better because I got to do the Magical Moment on the first safari of the day. Basically, my job this morning was to create magic.  I went up to the front of the park to pick the lucky family.  I walked around, looking specifically

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-59225088616665439702011-09-21T10:06:00.000-07:002011-09-21T10:06:53.636-07:00

I had my first animal stop yesterday.  And by "my" first animal stop I mean I've stopped for animals numerous times, but my truck hadn't been stopped directly by an animal until yesterday. The first one was while I was being show op'd.  So I had to show my evaluator just how I know how to call it in.  I did it all right, even the stopping ten feet away thing, which I hate. I prefer to stop more

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-12302342508306489172011-09-19T02:44:00.000-07:002011-09-19T02:44:40.871-07:00

I'm thinking it's going to be one of "those" days today. After not even six hours of sleep, I'm already very tired.  And I'm going to spend the next eight hours driving around in circles.  Then Walmart.  Then a goodbye dinner for one of my friends. Yeah, so one of my friends is leaving.  She just can't afford to stay with the hours she's getting and the minimum wage pay and another year of

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-9033017374016798962011-09-16T06:42:00.000-07:002011-09-16T06:42:32.084-07:00

I accidentally didn't get into an accident yesterday. I was driving my friend home from Bed, Bath and Beyond where she had to return something.  The store is kind of far away in a part of Orlando I'm not really familiar with.  As we drove home, I accidentally pulled into the left turn lane because I thought I had to turn left at that light.  As I approached it, I realized I was making the turn

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-7025066902625589382011-09-14T18:07:00.000-07:002011-09-14T18:07:20.136-07:00

On Strollers: Stroller parking is one of my many jobs.  It's actually called "Pram Parking."  Because "Prams" are strollers.  Anyway, it's a fun job because it's the only job where you actually get to interact and talk with other cast members as well as guests.  It's also not such a great job because parking strollers and keeping everything looking good and organized is really, really hard.  But

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-48851300492875494342011-09-10T12:37:00.000-07:002011-09-10T12:37:28.771-07:00

When you work at Disney, and someone asks "Hey, what's up?"  or "Hey, how are you?"  The correct response is, "Just living the dream." The good news is I picked up a shift so I got to work Thursday!  More hours!  But the bad news is that means I only got one day off this week.  Which means only one day to catch up on sleep.  And instead of catching up on sleep yesterday (and laundry, and

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-17642821647967951062011-09-08T15:26:00.000-07:002011-09-08T15:26:23.391-07:00

Almost two years ago my grandpa died.  I never wrote about it on here.  Those feelings and such were kept for my private, more personal journal.  (yes, I don't actually put every single detail of my life on here) Anyway, the day my grandpa died, I had to work.  I didn't want to call in, and while I was sad, there was no reason to miss work over it.  But I was kind of out of it and distracted all

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-42417676247094040542011-09-05T07:03:00.000-07:002011-09-05T07:03:33.028-07:00

-When I close any door or gate I have to double and triple check that it is, indeed, entirely secure -I freak out if people get into my car, or out of it, before I had the chance to put it in park and turn on the parking brake -I keep spotting random animals by the side of the road and feel the need to get excited and talk about them. -Speaking of the car, my car seems entirely too tiny, and I

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-67193507387273260132011-09-03T17:53:00.000-07:002011-09-28T20:13:07.132-07:00

The reason for lack of pictures is lack of desire to take pictures of myself after work... because I look like this: But, since you asked, there ya go!  Me in my hot costume.  Literally.. it's hot.  It's covered in sweat, just like my entire body in this picture and my hair is a frizzy mess due to constant sweat and sticking sticky headphones on my head all day.  Blech! Speaking of my costume,

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-49707748975179902542011-08-31T15:32:00.000-07:002011-08-31T15:32:12.432-07:00

You are officially reading the blog of the latest and greatest Kilimanjaro Safari Game Driver! (minus the other CPs that assessed and passed today as well, of course!) Yep. I passed! Thank freaking goodness! I did the driving and spieling this morning, and the rest of the day was lands. I worked every single possible position today, the driving literally only took up about an hour and a

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-19218767144543429502011-08-30T15:16:00.000-07:002011-08-30T15:16:15.663-07:00

I was a little nervous for work this morning after my two day weekend of not going over the script at all. That is, during my conscious hours. It turned out fine, though. The very first thing we did this morning was take a truck out. There was a celebrity in the park today who I didn't drive around, but I'm fairly certain I wouldn't have recognized her even had I driven. As I drove, I

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-46347408615019182612011-08-29T15:43:00.000-07:002011-08-29T15:43:09.105-07:00

Apparently I've been studying for work waaaay too much. Apparently, last night I was sleep talking to my roommate. I was going on and on about some nonsense. And then I "forgot" the word I was looking for. "I'm awake. Because I can't go to sleep because the first one can't go until the second one has the sleep." "Dianna, are you asleep?" "No! I just can't think of the word... it's like...

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-35926304019643987482011-08-27T18:14:00.000-07:002011-08-27T18:14:06.241-07:00

I got to drive the truck today with guests on it! First time ever! And it was so much easier than I thought it would be. I was seriously so nervous before today as to whether or not I was actually going to be able to pull this attraction off. I felt so behind, and like such a pathetic actor. After driving the first day, I realized that the driving part wasn't so bad. And memorizing the

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-22347440546860698532011-08-26T16:43:00.000-07:002011-08-26T16:43:03.094-07:00

My schedule had me starting at 10 something. But because my trainer had a class, and I like my trainer and didn't want a different one for one random day, we both switched our schedules earlier so we started at 7:30. So I had to wake up at 5:45 to catch the bus at 6:30. Meaning I hardly got much sleep last night. Or the past few nights. But it was worth it. Minus the stupid things I've done

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-44524614188158457582011-08-25T18:25:00.000-07:002011-08-25T18:25:42.960-07:00

The past two days I've been training with my "real" trainer, Jeff. Yesterday was kind of boring. We didn't even get to go on the trucks at all except a tiny bit in the morning because we were opening them. Most of yesterday was spent inside with me memorizing random facts. Jeff would give me a stack of flashcards and have me memorize them. Then, when I did that, he'd give me another stack to

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-14791507386778523522011-08-23T14:07:00.000-07:002011-08-23T14:07:38.552-07:00

OJT. On the Job Training. I started at 8:15 this morning. This meant I would have caught the 7am bus. Except that when I woke up at 6am and got dressed, I realized that not only was my belt waaay too big, but they gave me the wrong belt buckle. Unfortunately, DAK is built in a terrible way (which is ironic because you'd think the later the park was built, the smarter they'd build it) because

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-27440532784201388642011-08-20T13:51:00.000-07:002011-08-20T13:51:25.953-07:00

First of all, DAK stands for Disney's Animal Kingdom in Disney speak. Just for all those who may not know. Anyway, today I took the beginning class for DAK called DAKlimation. Now I've officially taken the intro class for each park except Hollywood. That'll have to come later. :) So I woke up at 6 so I could catch the bus at 7 to get there by 8 to start training at 8:30. The bus dropped us

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-39891670924257612022011-08-19T14:18:00.000-07:002011-08-19T14:18:14.948-07:00

Sooooo excited to start my job. I'm having some issues because apparently my background check hasn't gone through yet, and I'm not allowed to work until it does. Also, my bank account that I set up said that with new account, checks are no good for 9 days. So basically I have no money for the next nine days. Except the chunk of cash in my wallet. But it's okay, because I have a full cupboard

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-36089244900349394432011-08-10T09:52:00.000-07:002011-08-10T09:58:57.614-07:00

It occurred to me I never really wrote the story of how I was told I was working at DAK a few weeks ago. Lack of internet really ruins this whole blogging business. Anyway, here's a personal story to keep you entertained and my records of my life up to date. :) It happened on July 23. Saturday. The day after I graduated from college. I was in the car making the three hour drive to our cabin

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-23367311276371804702011-08-09T15:21:00.001-07:002011-08-09T15:21:49.961-07:00

So happy this part of my life is over... :)

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-57939838834495769012011-08-06T19:26:00.000-07:002011-08-06T19:26:32.678-07:00

It's been a loooong time since I updated. In case you hadn't noticed. :) In the past two weeks (and two days) I have felt very accomplished while not really accomplishing much at all. First, I graduated. Graduating doesn't really take much of anything... it's really the work leading up to graduating that is accomplished. Then I spent about a week with my brothers, sister-in-law (almost), and

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-62193426955213999222011-07-16T13:38:00.000-07:002011-07-16T13:41:29.471-07:00

Being my final semester, I decided to take a bunch of easy online classes so I could finish easily. This plan has worked well, and I'm finding myself not in the least bit stressed right before finals week. All I have left for the semester is one exam and one presentation. I'm finished with four of my six classes, with an A in every single one. Thank goodness for online learning! However, as

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-53255466566077257002011-07-13T12:08:00.001-07:002011-07-13T12:08:23.453-07:00

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-26747713049784752392011-07-13T10:30:00.000-07:002011-07-13T10:32:02.369-07:00

Grad Fest was today! It was like a little party thrown for graduates! I got some free stuff... mainly junk, but still. And I got to pick up my gown and TASSEL!!! I've never had a real tassel before! That's kind of the only part I was excited for. That and the free grad cupcake that was packed with almond flavoring. My dad would have loved it. Now I'm sitting in my room staring at the gown

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-30561264203050742812011-07-07T18:12:00.001-07:002011-07-07T18:12:23.981-07:00

My old roommate Ashley made this video of our apartment last semester. I LOVE it!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15k8wseYrsw And I'm actually kind of in this one!

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-11601824145197325182011-07-03T19:56:00.000-07:002011-07-03T19:58:07.467-07:00

Yesterday Stanzie and I went to Sugar City to ride bikes with my friend Kelly. She's lived there her whole life, so she knows this place like the back of her hand. Sugar City is just a tiny bit bigger than my town in Virginia. Kelly borrowed two bikes from neighbors so Stanzie and I could ride. We rode out to the cemetary where Kelly had some friends/relatives buried. It was kind of sad for

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-3942756830439076422011-06-29T10:14:00.000-07:002011-06-29T10:14:18.282-07:00

I call them trips because they're not vacation. Vacations are relaxing cruises with no worries or drama. Vacations are going to Disney World and not having to deal with problems. Vacations involve being free of life. Which is nice sometimes, as long as it doesn't involve pills or a razor blade, because that's not at all what I'm talking about. But trips can be fun and amazing too! So let's

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-57032973952544992152011-06-23T13:58:00.000-07:002011-06-23T14:00:41.998-07:00

I have been dreading taking this class since a year ago since I first enrolled in it and then dropped after being killed by the workload the first week (it was the semester after I took 21 credits, and I didn't feel like pulling that off again). Our group of 6 had a meeting set for yesterday at 3pm. The meeting time had been planned for almost two weeks in advance. It was absolutely vital that

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-68620531363611827102011-06-20T13:14:00.001-07:002011-06-20T13:14:33.846-07:00

If you want to screw up your legs, just go up and down the stairs at a local stadium about a hundred times. No, seriously. Today, instead of the gym, I went to the stadium and went up and down each individual stair at least twice. Which doesn't sound like much, but let me tell you, stadiums are HUGE and have gazillions of stairs. My legs started shaking uncontrollably and they felt a little

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-23411405664349353962011-06-10T13:33:00.001-07:002011-06-10T13:38:07.996-07:00

My old roommate's 18 month old recently put a purple crayon in the dishwasher. (Yes, my roommate is a mom... Weird...) She posted the pictures on Facebook. For the record, it turns your dishwasher purple and creates this weird foam and looks really, really cool! But kinda messy to clean up. Her other mom friends were discussing how to clean up messes their children make.In case you ever need

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-79736130327347673742011-06-07T14:40:00.001-07:002011-06-07T14:46:42.329-07:00

The awesome thing about being a cast member, is that you get to take pictures like these:As opposed to pictures like these:

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-16925722397634781472011-06-06T13:46:00.001-07:002011-06-06T13:54:47.519-07:00

Why is it so easy to write on here, and yet so impossible to write college papers sometimes...I found this while procrastinating writing a college paper--How to write a paper in college/university:1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lit place in front of your computer.2. Log onto Facebook and Gmail. Check your email.3. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-83198217237619192252011-06-02T10:52:00.000-07:002011-06-02T11:21:24.733-07:00

I signed up for two classes yesterday. This was either a very good decision, or a very bad decision.Yes, I'm still set to graduate in July, for all you worriers (even though I'm probably the only one who reads this who's truly freaking out about something coming up making it so I can't).Disney sent me an email reminding me about the classes they offer during the College Program. I took one my

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-69578537525739221632011-05-31T14:55:00.000-07:002011-05-31T15:55:35.043-07:00

Last Thursday, in the middle of the night, Stanzie woke me up. "Hey. Dianna... you awake?" "Wha?" "I know what we should do on Monday. For Memorial Day." "Wha?" "We should rent bikes. And then bike to Idaho Falls." "..........okay. Sure." "It's gonna be awesome!"For the record, Idaho Falls takes about 30 minutes by car on the highway to get to. It's not fair to make me agree to things

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-51451047927927819862011-05-29T20:28:00.000-07:002011-05-29T21:54:09.153-07:00

There is a coat closet on the right just as you enter our front door. It's been packed to the brim since the day I moved in here with boxes and other random junk. Well last night, we decided to clean it out since all four of us were here (Cassie wasn't around, but we knew none of it belonged to her since this is her first semester ever). We found a lot of neat treasures! It was like Christmas

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-66260118143137224452011-05-29T00:38:00.000-07:002011-05-29T00:45:41.246-07:00

Because I still can't figure out how to put movies on my blog, here's the link to the video I made.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V03tD9AQXvIYeah, I even made a Youtube account to go with it! Enjoy! (this is mainly for you, Ashley!)

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-37876437870432877522011-05-27T11:55:00.000-07:002011-05-28T19:18:57.823-07:00

After a cuh-razy week of packing, my roommate moved out Wednesday. She's officially in Texas now. It's kind of sad she's gone. There is waaaay less stuff in our apartment now. I mean, it feels so empty. I kinda like it, to be honest! But still, I miss Natalie.This morning, however, I got a phone call from my old roommate and friend who said she's moving back up here next Wednesday! I'm

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-6114959625812273582011-05-25T10:44:00.000-07:002011-05-25T10:47:01.876-07:00

I got an email from "Graduation" today. It told me there was a "Hold" on my account. I freaked out. Because I'm Dianna.Then I read the email. They said that because I plan to graduate this semester, they're putting registration hold on my account for future semester so I can no longer register for classes.Whew. I guess that's okay, then.Also, I applied for graduation Monday! Hooray!

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-69799817229792891672011-05-13T09:46:00.000-07:002011-05-13T09:51:47.021-07:00

Every week in my Photojournalism class, we have a quiz. Well, every class day but class is only held once a week. Anyway, this last Wednesday I got to class and started asking the students about what we learned last week because, as far as I knew, we didn't learn anything new, really and I was definitely in class. We mainly reviewed what we had already gone over and then went outside and took

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-71420754788683480432011-05-11T18:01:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:27:42.035-07:00

My roommate made moose for us for dinner tonight. She brought it back with her after visiting her family in Alaska a few weeks ago (along with some fresh fish, too). It was ground moose that she made into sloppy joes.Well, I came home from class (which has another story in and of itself) and grabbed myself some of her moose sloppy joes and started to eat. As I was about halfway done, I asked

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-46313845605958897302011-05-03T09:41:00.001-07:002011-05-03T11:30:25.722-07:00

I had to drop my Auto Mechanics class. Sad but true. It required resources I didn't have and money that doesn't exist in my world. BUT I still downloaded some of the Powerpoints and tutorials so I can still learn about cars... hope that's not illegal...Also, I went to Disneyland last week! Here are some more pics of that trip.Easter Sunday. The day we left. Heather M., Me, Heather H., and

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-89040560391982809132011-04-28T20:06:00.001-07:002011-04-28T20:22:09.243-07:00

6 classes to get ahead in. 6 hours spent doing so on Saturday morning.4 Disney fanatic friends.$200 dollars (of my money, I'd say we did a dang good job).1200 miles. 22 hours travel time. 5 stops for gas.3 magical days in Disneyland.6 princesses met.6 hours of sleep each night.5 times we rode California Screamin'.2. The amount of travel hours we lost sitting in traffic Sunday night trying to

Diannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186324204213317883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441840188636369042.post-39519770332366552342011-04-21T08:45:00.000-07:002011-04-21T08:53:26.278-07:00

I'm taking several online classes this semester. This week, being introduction week, has felt very overwhelming. But then again, the first week of school always feels overwhelming because you're introduced to the insane workload that will be posed all semester but it always feels like I need to get everything done right now. Especially since I'm going on a vacation next week.Anyway, most of my

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Sometimes I look back at my time spent on Disney and remember the nastiest people I encountered. I wonder, sometimes, if they realize the impact they had on me and my life. I wonder if people realize how much it hurts to have a stranger scream in your face when you're simply trying to do your job and keep everyone safe. I remember the lady who attacked me and the man who held up his fist

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The first day we got to camp, put our stuff in the rooms, ate some grilled cheese, and then got to work. Our first, and most horrible task was to move these logs. And tons of them. I can't even tell you how exhausted we all were after a while. Hours of moving giant log after giant log. Some were too heavy for me and my whole body went crumbling to the ground. Literally.Despite the fact that

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This past week was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my entire life. My post earlier this week tells literally every single thing that I knew about this. I basically paid these strangers fifty bucks to plan my week break for me, and just went along with the ride. And it was certainly the best ride of my life.28 college students and our school's "Service Committee Guy." I had no idea

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Natalie and I have had the house to ourselves for the past day or so. Tonight, we decided we wanted cake since we're both out of food and we knew we had ingredients to make chocolate cake from scratch. So we tried to make a cake. Except we didn't have three 9 inch round pans. All we had was a square, a circle, and some cupcake pans. Then we wanted to make frosting. But we didn't have any

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Only one final left! In Chemistry. Tomorrow at 7:15pm. What kind of sadistic teacher made up a time like that!?Also, that movie I made? Yeah, I got an A. Not trying to brag, but compared to some of the other students... well, let's just say many of them didn't really try that hard. One video taped himself snowboarding. Another videotaped himself interviewing some judge guy for like ten

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Kudos if you know which one's mine! :)Starting with the one in the 1 o'clock position, going clockwise, I will label them A, B (with the yellow toe), C, D, E, and F.This might help you out a bit.If we did Christmas cards... I'd pick these!Pictures were all taken by Natalie. I only edited them.

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I went to see the movie Unknown with my friend Kelly a few nights ago. For the record, it's extremely intense, but I really liked it a lot. I think it was the most intense movie I've ever seen in terms of action, scariness, thinking (okay, Inception required a lot of thinking and confusion, but too much to the point that I just thought it was stupid and boring), and explosions and car chases.

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The quality won't be as good if I were to upload it here... but if you love me, you will DEFINITELY want to go herhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gife and watch this Youtube video. This was my final project for my Comm 497 class. Yes. I made this. And yes... I'm admitting that.

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Our school cafeteria ("The Crossroads") tried to make a "BBQ Pork Sandwich" the special today. I wanted to get one because I miss having that good ol' country cooking back in Virginia. I LOVE pulled pork! Unfortunately, however, this is Idaho. And they have no clue about any of the major BBQ pork sandwich rules. For those that don't know, here's a list:1. A BBQ pork sandwich much always be

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I went outside today. Without a coat.And I wasn't cold.This is extremely noteworthy.

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I love my roommates. So. Stinkin'. Much.Stanzie, Ashley, and me.Stanz, Monica, and Ashley... looking somewhat seductive... I'm not really sure.Chocolate brownies with chocolate hot fudge with chocolate ice cream. Best. Thing. EVER!We were kind of tired after the movie so we tried to get pictures of our dog pile... Monica's head is MIA.Me, Stanzie, Ashley, and Monica.Me with my room roommate

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Dent in front. Scrape and mini-dent in back.Otherwise... he's soooo beautiful!And yes, I have an appointment to get the license plates on since I had to buy a holder for the front of the car. They said they'd install both at the same time next Tuesday! We had to wait because it's such a rare part they had to order it.

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