beer for breakfast?

yes indeedy, on monday morning at 10.33 breakfast was dry cereal and a bud light. in bed. now thats a breakfast i've never had before!

followed by getting my nails done french manicure style, a subway...which looked even more delicious with my newly made up nails around it and then a mini shopping spree for pool inflatable toys!!!!! Me and Becca got a tyre and lilo and foam tubes :) the tyre has a built in cooler and cup holder, so we kicked back in the sun with more beer yea baby!!!
We then took a very short bus journey to Orlando Alehouse for yummy teriyaki chicken and chocolate brownie. We then rolled ourselves home!!!!

Im still really enjoying work! I got to shadow my supervisor on sunday aswell which was sooooo cool. Deffo helped towards me deciding what i actually want to do with my life!!!!!! It was so much fun just running around and "putting out fires" across the park... I deffo wanna do something like that. Im hoping ill be able to do that kinda thing!!!!!


Felt a lil homesick the other day aswell....just craved mothers cooking and some hugs from my friends and family. Its all good though, i gots my friends here and im enjoying my time here so much aswell!!!!!
I've felt really creative today i wanna do something, like design bikini's or draw something, or do uni work...LOL!!!! yes thats how i feel. strange i know!

I love Shrek :-D

indeed i do,

its brillianto!

so yea, my work hours have changed, when im in work im in open till close, which is making me sooooo tired in the evening, im ready for bed at like 10pm seriously, im pooped! but it means im getting more hours *yipee* cos that means more money obviously!!!!
now if this was turnstiles....as much as i loved turnstiles...it would be awful in the heat aaaaaaaall day with little breaks and moody guests. na-ah! no thank you ma'am!
at shrek :-D im in air con for atleast half the day and i get breaks sooooo often its amazing, everyones so much happier and the guests are happier as well.

you know whats even better....some of you would probably hate this but i love it...

I GET TO SPIEL!!!!! yay! yip spiel infront of 300 people every 15minutes :-) well thats when im in preshow. theatre i get to spiel but its booooooring cos i have to watch the 3d movie over n over n over, but its air con n i normally go there after being outside so its nice to cool down :-D

so i finished training well early, cos im just that good :-) obviously....nothing to do with how good my trainers were just me haha! so im in full rotation which means im trained to do all the jobs as a shrekie :)

the only thing is after ive done spieling i just talk in an american school disco dj accent. i sound ridiculous! ill come out of preshow n speak to guests who ask where the nearest restroom is and im like "weeeeell, heed strrraigh o'er to tha soundstayge an tha restrooms are waaaayyy o'er theyar to yuuuur left" however i do it in a school disco dj way

but its all good y'all, ya'know o'er thurrrr at shrek!!!!!

:-D

i don't really have much to write bout on here atm, cos im so busy with work n stuff nothing else happens.

its really quiet here in twelve oaks with half the english people gone, but it means we gotta get to know the americans better i guess!!!!

it was halloween horror staff preview night last night which was IMMENSE!!!! i've never screamed so much, it was soooo scary, like being in a real life horror movie!!!! i had people chasing me down the street with chainsaws and half their face mauled it was soooo scary! We did nearly all the haunted houses (which are scary ass tent type things all done up n u walk thru the diff rooms with people jumping out n scaring u!! it was hilarious seeing everyone crap themselves but was still scary. my throat was killing me from screaming. poor toms top was reasonably stretched as i hid behind him with my face in his back he's probably got bruised arms too bless him!!! think it woulda been hilarious to have gone with nicola n hear nicola's screams - replay of the bat hahaha!!!!!!!!

anywhooooo bedtime me thinks :-)

sorry i aint put any rants up recently...nothing much to rant about!


GO SHREK!

Shrek training

is actually quite scary and difficult.

im terrified im gonna be late for work cos im in early mornings, and there's a lot of health and safety to remember!

argh!

but i dont half look sexy in my uniform. I will upload photo's as soon as i can, here's something for your imagination...a brown wooly hat, brown boot covers, enchanted oak green felt trousers that are 3 times too big, a large baggy beige top with a shoelace through the v neck and enchanted oak green sleeve and collar with a brown belt to hold it all on...cos its so oversized it wont stay on otherwise!

infact its 10pm now...and im off to bed :)
don't want to be late again!

biscuits

one thing that confuses me here is the difference in meaning between english words and american words.

for example

biscuits. first thing you think of is digestives or rich tea's or a yummy hobnob...(we all love hobnobs)
you associate it with a cuppa tea or glass of milk!

so when i came along KFC and it said on the sign - CHICKEN AND BISCUITS.... i thought....thats a weird choice of desert.....okidoki then ill give it ago...these americans are weird but whatever.

I opened my box...and i discover a scone. a scone. an actual scone....just a plain scone, quite soft in the middle, hard on the outside...whatever....still quite strange...scone and chicken...but y'know these people have croissant sandwhichs with cold meats in it so ok i took it.
Then i started looking for my biscuit.....well i couldn't find it anywhere in the bag...then i realised. Americans call scones biscuits! biscuits! BISCUITS!
and you know cookies....well here all biscuits are cookies, even oreo's are a cookie!
and scones...they're rock cakes...hard inside and out!

strange americans.

oh yea and here chocolate is candy.

chicken and biscuits....PAH!

the world is out to get me!

Nicola is currently wetting herself laughing at me.

Right where do i start!

You know when you go thru a short period of time thats really sucky.
Im in it now.

Guh!

I dont know where to start.

I need a beer.



Right. Flippin eck. what a bad few days. since the greyhound. argh!

So on sunday i was scheduled to work 7.30am-2.30pm. Fair enough, i like working morning, im not complaining. However when i bought my bike i was determined to not buy a bike light cos i refuse to cycle at that time of night where its gonna be dark. I did not put morning shifts into this equation where i will be cycling to work so early that the sun has not risen.
So i got to work, had breakfast and had a ridiculously busy day at work (Labour day weekend) got home and chilled by the pool.
Half of the summer people were leaving on monday so everyone was having a few goodbye drinks, so i showed my face, had one drink and left at midnight as i was scheduled 8.30am and had only 5hrs sleep before, as i wasnt used to sleeping early for early shifts.

So i woke up at 8am. shit. shit shit shit. shitty shit shit shit. within the same 30seconds of me waking up and seeing the time I was out of my pjamas and toothbrush in mouth whilst pulling my shorts on. no lie.
Some people know what my sleeping is like. the world would end around me whilst i slept in my bed, and i would wake up on a pile of rubble and wonder what happened. At uni i have 8 alarms, 5 different songs on my phone, a beepy alarm and a radio alarm, all around my head full blast which would wake the entire house and they would bang on my bedroom door and it still wouldn't wake me up. i swear its a medical condition of some kind, i dont think i sleep at night, i just fall unconcious! seriously!
So after 5 alarms all 3 i slept through, and woke up late, i called work to let them know i might be late whilst riding my bike. this was a suicide attempt, i was trying to ride so fast up that stupid bridge whilst talk on the phone is deffo not recommendable! I abandoned my bike at gate 2 and ran through wardrobe, to get to my work location so i could try and clock in on time.
I was a sweaty horrible mess, i hadnt eaten breakfast or drank any water, i couldn't breath and was virtually hyperventilating to try and get air into my lungs, and seen i clocked in at 8.40. ten minutes late. i tried to find a cup so i could get some water and couldn't find one, then one of my favourite team leaders came in and said oh, there you are! in a nice smily way. I turned around and had an ultimate emotion explosion. Just couldn't control the tears. I was so upset that I'd lost 0.5 point but i didnt want to make a fuss and my poor team leader didn't know what to do with me and tried to hug me....which doesn't help at all, so i whacked my sunglasses on and hid my tears and got to work. I was so dissapointed in myself all day i felt so sad, and i refused to take it out on any guests or plead with supervisors, Im an adult, all grown up, and I have to deal with the consequences. Its my own fault. Even though there's nothing i can do about it. Gah!

I dont remember if i blogged about the other occasion where i lost a full point for being 10 minuets late but I thought i started at 12.30 as me and nicola always have the same shifts, I got to work at 11am, sat down in bistro and had my lunch leisurely, when nicola walked in at 12 and said - dont u start work at 12? and I was like WHAT!!!!! ran to turnstiles, but couldn't do anything about it, even though i was onsite. i was so upset! lost a full point. a full bloody point!

:(

So whilst i was working, and may I say i deserve an award for how hard i tried to get to work on time, and even whilst i was riding my bike i was hoping that a car would run me over so i wouldn't lose the point! and i was serious! ridiculous i know! but i pedalled so hard and i ran and I nearly died and i still bloody lost the half point! And i was excetionally happy with guests that day aswell, i bit my toungue and even when i got the horrible guests that shout at me cos they dont understand how to put a finger on a scanner so blame me, I dealt with them in a friendly manner and just accepted the abuse! someone pat me on the back please!
Then a guest collapsed in my line, i was like AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and loadsa people were surrounding him so i had to get everyone to move, and move my entire line up a few turnstiles just to give the poor man some room and for the medical team to get in. I think i did pretty well in that situation too. And then i stayed in work cos they were busy (this is partly cos i felt bad for being late and was hoping i might not loose the point cos im such a nice person and i had extended 3 or 4 shifts in a row for them!!!!!!)
garh
least ill get paid for it!

although knowing my luck the clock in machine will die this week so ill only be paid what i was scheduled instead of the extra hours ive done. seriously bet that happens!


Anyhoo, so i felt shitty last night and miserable with myself, and then today I found out some shitty news so that put me in a bad mood, and I've just found out where i'm moving to next at work.

Shrek

Shrek.

Shrek...

Yes

I said Shrek.

I dont know wether to laugh or cry. You may think why is this bad but you havn't seen the uniform. I will have to wear a wollen hat. In florida heat. My poor head.
I actually dont know wether to laugh or cry.
Nicola has chosen to laugh.

And there is a big mess with accomodation at the moment, which looks like i may have to move into the smelly boys bedroom with all the bugs. Well im not moving into it until they get rid of the cockroachs. I feel considerably sulky right now.

I think its all due to the previous work stress related stuff, and the stress from back home, and the fact everyone is leaving and we are all moving apartments, and moving jobs and now Nicola moves back to england on sunday and its just a shitty time.

I called this post the world is out to get me, as i said it aloud and thats when nicola started wetting herself laughing. I am so overdramatic sometimes.

ok most of the time.

Normally i try not to be, but currently i dont care that i am being overdramatic, its my only outlet for my frustration so there.

:(

Although i finally have my sisters CD, im gonna try and upload the songs so you can all become fans and together we can make her music famous!

:-)

I'll probably love shrek...i just need to buy brown shoes with the money i don't have.
Argh.

Bloody Shrek.

I bet you're all imagining me in a shrek outfit....yeah thats basically what i will be wearing just without the head.

I'll upload a photo as soon as im in my uniform so you can all point and laugh.

Its gonna be awesome :-D

contact me

im probably missing out on news at home...

possibly...

i wouldn't know though

you know why?

cos nobody is telling me!

im only in USA

If you're reading this, you obv have internet acces!

so wheres my email updates then?

where is everyone?

where are you?

what are you doing?

i dont know cos none of you have bothered to tell me or keep in touch much at all.

shame on u all.

fine, ill just stay here and not even come back if none of you care!

C'MON GUYS!!!!!!

email - catwoman_aly@hotmail.co.uk
cell - 407-451-4566
landline - 407-297-9044
address - collect from a family member of mine please
skype me too!

i like post

i also like you guys, so let me know how you are...you know....if you're alive or anything?

is there anyone left in whitehaven/preston or the UK anywhere, has there been a massive explosion that has wiped out the entire british population, but hasn't reached the USA????

and dont think, its ok, somebody else will email her or get in contact with her....cos as suprising as it is....THEY HAVEN'T!!!!! so YOU pull your finger out and get in touch.

YES YOU!!!!!





mini rant over

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WARNING...... MINI RANT!

Ok, so i've had a lovely meal with Matt, we went to TGI fridays, which btw was GORGOUES! i managed to get a meal that was healthy, tasty, and the perfect size. this is virtually impossible in america, i mean u cant even get a salad in america that doesnt stuff u silly!

So we came back, bought ice cream and coffee, and decided to watch a nice film!
it was 11pm, and green mile was just starting. perfect, i may be a bit late going to sleep when i gotta be up by atleast 10am for work, but its a good film. worth it.

or so i thought.

Im still watching it, and its 2am, and its only just past the half way mark of the film. GAAAAAAAH!

commercials come on every ten minutes or so, and last an average of 3 minutes. seriously. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! i just wanna watch a decent film that doesn't take 7 flippin hours! seriously! what on earth!

and the commercials are ridiculous too, random adverts about orlando woman you can call to make "friends" and a new pill you can take to stop you getting pregnant with a list that lasts 2 minutes long of side effects, a film trailer that is played 3 times in the same set of adverts.

SERIOUSLY!

stupid


now im trying to decide wether to cut my losses and go to bed, which is the sensible thing to do, or see if i can push it till 2.30 or even 3am....

hmmm......

i feel like ive come so far and i do love this film....however ill be nakered at work tomorrow.....

gah!

Take me out to the ballpark...

Take me out to the game...

i went to St Petersburg for a few days and went to watch the boston red sox play the tamp bay rays at tropicana baseball field in st Petes.

My ex-housemate Matt has come to stay with us in orlando for 10days, and is addicted to the baseball, he supports red sox as his sister lives in boston and took him to a game once upon a time. So he requested the company of myself and Nicola to one of 3 baseball games, and he went to one alone.

So we woke up on monday morning very early and caught a taxi to the greyhound bus station, caught a bus to tampa, then a bus from tampa to st pete. We arrived in what i would describe as the ghetto area of st pete, and walked quickly to the tropicana field to pick up our baseball tickets for that evening.

We then took a taxi to our motel/hotel in a lovely place called treasure island, which was virtually on the beach. How lovely....may i say how rainy and crappy this day was, so the gulf of mexico did not look so attractive. Any road, we swam a little in the pool and got some gorgoues food with real chips, not fries, like crinkly oven chips from the hotel restuarant called sloppy joe's. well nice.

Then we took our taxi to the basball field, readily kitted with borrowed boston red sox gear from matt and had a wander round the ground before finding our seats and being told the rules of baseball.

yes indeedy, i now know the rules of baseball, and understand a game. Happily we won 8-4, and it was a pretty good game, we even made some new american friends who joined us later on and hung out on the beach at night.
it was a beautiful view, i love the sky, espeically when its soooooo long you cant take all the sky in with one look, and you have to move your entire head, it was gorgoues, with the lights on the coastline was beautiful truly was.

The next day i got nicely sunburnt and we ate at sloppy joes again, this day the weather was beautiful, with a nice breeze, great tan seriously great!

However our last day, was a journey and a half....laugh or cry seriously!

we started off requesting a free late checkout then ate at sloppy joes, again, and decided as the weather was crap and thers utterly nothing to do in st pete or treasure island without spending a lot of money, that we would see if we could get an earlier bus home, so we took a taxi who was 30mins late pickin us up, to the ghetto greyhound station.
we missed the bus by 5minutes! so we had a lovely 4 hour wait in the ghetto.
Nic n Matt had books...i had minimum credit and battery on my phone, so after 40mins we took a lil walk to a nearby shop to top my phone up n get a lil picnic or crisps.we hurried as we were pretty sure we were gonna be mugged raped or murdered in this drug addicted neighbourhood! SERIOUSLY! and the greyhound buses are used mainly by homeless people i swear its awful, i will never take one again!

So anyway, after waiting 2 hours, and making friends with a strange guy in a cowboy hat, a woman who talked to herself n a guy with no legs, the only woman who worked in this little station waiting room came in from the back guns blazing screamin and shouting at her "crack addict partner" calling him a thief n what not and threatening to kick him out and shoot him in the head. We were terrified, and then thought we were all gonna be shot by her for giggling uncontrollably at our situation!!!!! during her domestic she answered the phone and put them on hold, to continue screaming at her partner, and then began selling a ticket to a new guy in the waiting room, and continued to throw things at her partner.

after 10mins i turned to nicola who was still giggling and asked if that person was still on hold, and then the woman stormed out, er partner running after her, and the guy at the counter said he hoped som1 else wud sell im a ticket. HILARIOUS!!!!
anywho, later on after shed calmed down n got back to the phone, a crack addict customer sat outside would not leave the property, and she asked him to leave and he got up with what looked like a gun and started on her, well we thought we were gonna die, seriously, the guy in the cowboy hat ran outside n pushed him over. turns out the gun was just his hand and he left.

SCARY!

so eventually the bus came and we were like thank goodness for that! We got on, and firstly i put my hand in something. i dont know what but i refused to do anything with my hand until i had hand sanitizer on it! then nicola went to get some tissue from the bus toilet....omg she came back with ehr hand over her mouth and said " under no circumstances, go over there. for no reason whatsoever. u wud rather hav dioherra in ur knickers seriously" well i was wetting myself laughin, and then as the bus set off i discovered my bus window was ready to fall off. I dont think ive laughed so much in my entire life. seriously hilarious. oh yea and then there was a screaming child the entire journey!

wonderful!

we got home eventually, and i was glad! seriously glad!!!!!


never again!

never ever again!