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Saturday, December 20th, 2008
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10:36 pm - The Jordan Elf Dance
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| Friday, March 2nd, 2007
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10:29 am
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Well it's been awhile. Again. It's funny, I read everyone's journals everyday but I don't update mine for months. Anyway...
I've got the most adorable dog in the world. I got a chug...his name is Euripides. He doesn't like people much...well, new people. He's very protective of me. It's cute. I needed something to make me smile.
I don't know why, but I've just been frustrated with everything lately. Work is stressing me out. I finally get entrenched in Blue Horizons and fixing all the paperwork there that needs to change...a huge project...and now they're thinking of moving me again to a different show. I'm pissed about it but I find it funny, that they ask my Blue Horizons partner what he thinks about the decision, but they don't ask me. WTF. Oh well...further supports the fact that I am using this place for money and I will be out of here soon.
I've found art again! I started painting the other day and drawing real people. I drew myself and I must say...it's pretty damn good. I'm very happy about that.
I've also found a theatre for me. Osceola Center for the Arts. It reminds me of Stover sooo much. I went there yesterday to volunteer and I played the meek and timid newbie for awhile...we were airbrushing backdrops and I painted a piano..and then we started moving around softgoods. I kinda took over...oops. But a couple of them didn't know how to fold a drape and then they didn't know that tying off the drape will go faster if you do every other tie with someone behind you. And the TD and the set designer kept going to battle because the set designer is crazy and stressed out and doesn't understand what's going on around her. Their fly system is a sandbag counterweight system though! It's adorable! And it's changing...because the TD just got a 2 MILLION dollar grant...they have a brand new 52 channel sound board and 40 microphones, brand new lighting board (better than ETC and Hog iPC), 12 new moving lights, 3 LED color changer cyc lights, brand new seating...it's just awesome. The sandbag system is going to be converted to motorized rigging too. Woo! I love it. So yeah...I don't have to Stage Manage there...but I'm going to volunteer all the time in the shop. I'm excited. :)
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| Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
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11:47 pm
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So I'm on a softball team. We're the Fighting Ligers. What's a liger? Well, it's pretty much my favorite animal. They're bred for their skills and magic. And that's us...we use our skills and magic...HELL YEAH.
Let's go Ligers!
Use those skills!
Use that magic!
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Let me explain the history of the Fighting Ligers. It's a team of Entertainment folks from SeaWorld. We got together for the first time to play kickball in a SeaWorld sponsored league. We were undefeated! ...but we won every game by forfeit because the other team never had enough girls (picky co-ed rules).
So we decided that we still wanted to play sports of some sort and there's a official softball league at the Osceola County Softball Complex. We joined. The first week was 19-3(our loss), next was 0-13(our loss). The second week was 17-2(our loss) and 1-11(our loss). Not looking good, Liger fans. We finally learned how to play together and where our strengths are and everything...11-14(WIN!) and 15-16(loss...). But we scored more runs this week than we have the entire season so far. We freaking kicked ASS.
I did walk away though with a couple injuries though. During warm up, someone threw me a pop fly that I uhm...caught with my forehead? Yeah...not as comfortable as a glove. And another time when I was running to 3rd, I kinda slid. No, not feet first...not even head first...knees first? I just kinda dropped to my knees and they were trying to get me to run home immediately, but I had time (no one on second) and I banged my knee up...I needed a minute to gather myself. I made a run though! (2 that game though..woohoo!)
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Let's go Ligers!
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| Saturday, January 20th, 2007
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8:01 pm - It's about the little things
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So I finally had 2 days off in a row. It's the first time it has happened since Christmas. I spent yesterday being an overall vegetable. Well...sorta. I'm trying this thing where I'm bettering myself. Maybe I'm not dieting like I should...or exercising...or reading and expanding my mind. But...I'm thinking more health conscious...I'm waking up with my alarm and taking time to do my makeup in the morning. That's it. I'm taking pride in myself. That's my New Year's resolution. So anyway, back to yesterday. I've been wanting to move around my room and make room for a TV...I didn't want to have a TV in my room, but with my roomie still being a student and constantly studying in the living room where the tv is, it's not fair for me to distract her all the time. So I rearranged and totally cleaned my bedroom. Step one. I changed out my sheets with a nice set that I got for Christmas and just gave my room a new look for the new me. I went to my mother's last night for dinner (I was stealing a TV from her) and my uncle was there. My dad was out so it was just the three of us for dinner. I haven't had such a good time with my family in at least a year. My mom and I didn't fight...we joked around like crazy. My uncle was being insane, but funny. So mom and I had a united front...making fun of him :)
So I came home and went to bed. I woke up this morning motivated. The first thing I wanted to do was finish cleaning my house. I cleaned everything. Kitchen, scrubbed floors, dusted everything, vacuumed...Leah pretty much just watched, but whatever. I just didn't care. I even made dinner for myself (a nice meatball crock pot dish). It was awesome. I just feel proud of myself. And I haven't felt proud in a long time. I'm looking forward to work tomorrow. I'm looking forward to getting up in the morning and getting dressed because I know I'm going to look good. I'll still be fat, but I'm going to be dressed to kill. It's awesome. I'm happy.
For the first time in a couple months...almost a year...
I'm happy.
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| Sunday, January 14th, 2007
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12:06 am
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| Sunday, December 31st, 2006
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1:00 pm
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Quick update...but...
I got the best Christmas present. No, it wasn't the box seat Wicked tickets or the clothes or the 7qt slow cooker (lol). It was my full time conversion at SeaWorld. I've been waiting all year to finally be a full time Stage Manager here and my official conversion date was Christmas Day. I have one more week of Stagehands (since they already scheduled me and will be screwed otherwise), but after that I will be at Blue Horizons for a long time. Wee! Well...kinda wee...I wish it was special events, but whatever...it's not Odyssea or Shamu spotlight!
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| Monday, December 18th, 2006
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1:57 am - Quiero
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I want to reach higher.
I want to not settle.
I want to see my dad.
I want to leave Florida.
I want to love.
I want someone to love me.
I want to look better.
I want to not care how I look.
I want to make a difference.
I want to make mom proud
I want my degree to matter.
I want to learn Japanese.
I want to not be the leader.
I want others to not judge me.
I want to stop criticizing others.
I want to work on Broadway.
I want to be able to depend on others.
I want to be more mature.
I want the people around me to be more mature.
I want to trust.
I want to be constricted.
I want to be spontaneous.
I want to not doubt myself.
I want to be anorexic.
I want to not say I’m Sorry.
I want to be creative.
I want to be dependable.
I want to be normal.
I want to sing.
I want to be open with people.
I want people to see me.
I want to visit Japan.
I want to not care if they do.
I want to find that person who will make me feel adequate.
Who will make me feel.
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| Saturday, November 18th, 2006
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1:11 pm
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1. How old will you be in five years?
27
2. Do you think you will be married by then?
No
3. What do you look forward to the most in the next 6 weeks?
Getting the Stage Management job. My Baywave Jazz concert
4. What's the last movie you saw?
Man of the Year
5. Who was the last person you called?
Chris M when in Deland
6. Who was the last person to call you?
Toni...to make sure I was going to get to Deland
7. What was the last text message you received?
Leah bitching about cars in her way
8. Do you prefer to call or text?
Text...I don't like making conversation
9. Do you have any pets?
No aminals...damn roommate
10. What were you doing at 12am last night?
Getting drunk with the WooWoo!
11. Are your parents married/separated/divorced?
Biological dad has past away. Mom and stepdad are married
12. When is the last time you saw your mom?
Last week...?
13. What color are your eyes?
blue
14. What time did you wake up today?
10:30
15. What are you wearing right now?
red pajamas
16. What's your favorite Christmas song?
Carol of the Bells
17. Where is your favorite place to be?
Sitting on the edge of Lake Monroe at night
18. Where is your least favorite place to be?
Sometimes...my own living room.
19. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
Japan
20. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?
On a touring musical show in another state
21. Do you tan or burn?
burn burn burn
22. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
I remember having a bad dream of snakes in my room...I don't think I ever had the monster under the bed thing
23. What was the last thing that made you laugh?
McCoy when reminiscing about past shows
24. How many TVs do you have?
1...soon to be 2
25. How big is your bed?
full
26. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
Both...primary computer is the desktop. the laptop is kinda old and needs reformatting
27. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
With...but I'll shed through the night if necessary
28. What color are your sheets?
green...which I just now realized I don't like. I like blues and purples...these are the sheets from my mom's house
29. How many pillows do you sleep with?
3-5...I like to be padded in :)
30. What is your favorite season?
Fall-Winter
31. What do you like about fall?
It's not as hot anymore, but you can still wear tank tops.
32. What do you like about winter?
It's a family time...just the feeling of a lot of people doing things for other people...not everyone, of course there's still badness around...but everyone tries to be better people
33. What do you like about the summer?
Nothing. It's hot and I work longer hours because there's more shows.
34. What do you like about spring?
Again, not much...I don't think FL really has a spring...
35. How many states have you lived in?
One-Florida.
36. What website do you go to when you are bored?
youtube
37. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
bare feet
38. Are you a social person?
somewhat...I do enjoy my personal space/time too though
39. What was the last thing you ate?
pomegrante seeds
40. What is your favorite restaurant?
Kobe
41. What is your favorite ice cream?
Edys Moose Fudge Tracks
42. What is your favorite dessert?
Something with dark chocolate and moouse...or Cheesecake with nothing on it
43. What is your favorite kind of soup?
Hearty beef stew
44. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
Grape only
45. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average?
1-3
46. What do you drink in the morning?
soda or tea
47. Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone?
with someone
48. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
left side
49. Do you know how to play poker?
not really
50. Do you like to cuddle?
yes
51. Have you ever been to Canada?
no
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| Friday, November 3rd, 2006
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5:04 pm
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So I really should be getting dressed because I have to be at work in an hour...but whatever. I've been wanting to update, so here it goes.
Work has been sucking lately. I'm still a Stagehand after all this time and all of the promises that I'm going to progress in Stage Management. They've finally made a position, pretty much for me, but I have to go through all the formalities first to get it. Still have to interview and then wait for HR blah blah blah. It's going to happen; I'm just impatient. And I'm sick of my fucking lead. She's a goddamned cunt. That's all I'm going to say. But when I'm in the SM section, it won't matter...I won't have to deal with her anymore.
Wow I type fast.
Uhm...Still have a lack of love life. Still getting frustrated with my roommate. She does nothing to clean. And she now doesn't have a full time job...uhm..hello? First and foremost, I wouldn't mind her not having a job since she pays the bills on time. No biggie. But in my mind, you have to be able to pay your bills, pay yourself (SAVINGS) and then pay for the superfluous crap. She skips the paying herself part...and then is going to want to fly off after school. Hey honey...you don't get scholarships and free rides once you've graduated. Oh well. I'm not supposed to judge. I do, but I shouldn't speak about it.
I've been getting frustrated too with my pool of friends. I hang out with the same people all the damn time. All they do is talk about boobs and sex and make out with each other. I'm always the party pooper who doesn't want to participate. Like last night. We all went to the movies...my roomie and I carpool-she's driving...and afterwards(at midnight), they all say--let's go to the bar. I don't really want to go, but I get that look from my roomie because she really wants to go. Now I predicted before we got there what would happen. They'd all get drinks, they'd all smoke a lot, and we wouldn't be able to talk to each other because the music was too loud. So we pretty much sat a table for almost 2 hours looking at each other. Until I pulled out my phone and started playing Tetris. Yeah...that was a lot of fun!!!
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I don't know what I need...I think I need a boyfriend because then I'd have an excuse to run off without them. Right now, I've got nothing except my gaming geeky shit and boy do I hear about that all the time.
Oh well...Warcraft and Final Fantasy keep me happy and it's something that doesn't involve them. Hmph.
Really gtg now. Hey...got 2 tickets to Seaworld left if someone is dying to go. I could possibly scrounge up the VIP tour to certain shows :) Let me know!
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| Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
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10:20 pm
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| Thursday, October 5th, 2006
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1:36 am
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It's 1:30 in the morning. It's my birthday. I'm 22. I'm looking ahead to the day I have in front of me...you know, when I actually wake up. I have work tomorrow. Not just plain old Odyssea shows. No, I have 2 meetings with this damn lead of mine who is out to make my life a living hell. I'm sick of her. Then I get to go home and finish working on my set for my mom's show. The damn thing is due Friday. I'm just not happy right now.
Too much work...I just need a vacation. I need to get away from here. I need to get away from Seaworld. These friends. Everything. On the virge of sounding pity-party-ish, I'm just depressed.
But you know what solves depression? Halloween Horror Nights with Partick and Drew(and a mess of other people...but still, lol)! Wooo! That will actually make my birthday weekend fun. I can't wait :)
I will have a good birthday. Life will go on. In 12 hours, the work shit will be over with. In 25ish hours, the Fab Follies shit will be over with...for now. Friday night, I'll be partying at PI...never been there, so that should be fun.
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| Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
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1:36 pm
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Ah life in the past couple weeks...Hmm. Been really busy. I went out with Tasha the other night...sadly, she has now moved back to PA, never to return to FL again. But we went to Tabu again and had a great time. Evan (remember Evan? from Electra) and Wil (used to be the crazy religious headphones guy on campus) were there...she's kept them close. They've changed a lot...well, Wil has. He's a crazy not-so-religious S&M freak who went home with the bartender's phone number. HAH. I was impressed.
Still dealing with work...don't know about the Nautilus SM position yet and I hope I freaking find out soon because this is my last week as the seasonal SM. Next week I go back to Stagehands and don't want to! Gr! Hopefully I'll know before the end of the week.
I'm still obsessed with Warcraft. That's kind of why I'm updating...the servers are down due to maintenance and I have nothing else to do now...lol. It's been fun. I've started a character on my bro-in-law and nephew's server, so once I level up a bit more, I'll be able to play with them which will be fun.
I've been going to rehearsals like crazy for Fab Follies. OMG. Such drama. So, this one woman, NolaRae, thinks she is the ultimate DIVA. She was given the solo of Cabaret but it isn't the full 5 minute version of the song. It's been chopped down to 1m30s. Take what you can get right? She's in all the dance numbers(a big deal in this group) and she has ANOTHER solo in the first act. Well, as we all know, when a actress is given a solo, she still must adhere to the directions of the DIRECTOR or Choreographer. Well, she's already pissed off that her song was cut in half..."how can I tell the story of Elsie in the song if I can't have the entire thing?! Liza Minelli got to sing the whole thing!" You're not fucking Liza Minelli...get over it. So, the director told her that to sing her song, she needs to enter on from SL, so that she can get the mic from the previous soloist who just exited that way. She's been told this multiple times but she wants to enter from CS. Not possible given everything else that's going on in the scene. Just not possible. Well, she entered CS again despite direction and the director/choreographer stopped her and said "NolaRae, you are to enter from SL!" NolaRae freaked out and stormed offstage screaming "I don't get to do anything I fucking want to do with this song! Just give me that one thing! It's not a problem for me to enter CS, and I want to!" She slammed down the mic that she was using and just planted her ass in a chair offstage and fumed. I was working the CD player and the director just calmly said, "This will not interupt our rehearsal. Next song please...Debra." And I started the next song. Well, she has now been issued a letter that says "NolaRae, you actions will not be tolerated. I expect a full spoken apologize to myself and the entire company at Tuesday's rehearsal or else we will be reevaluating your position here." So, today is that rehearsal...we'll see if she apologizes. I don't know...
The bigger problem with this..well, not problem...good riddenance...is that her husband is the main tech guy. I'm assuming that if she walks or is kicked out, he's gone too. I don't mind, I'm doing everything anyway and he's a fucking moron. Ex Sgt Major Stu. Heh. I hope he leaves...but it leaves us a little short backstage. Anyone willing to help out? First performance Oct 27-29. The 27 is a tech rehearsal and if you can't make it to that(it's a Friday), I have perfect confidence that any one of you could take direction from me on the fly (heh...I think I've SMed over just about everyone of you reading this...haha) :) Let me know...please...I'm a little desperate. You'll definitely get free food out of it..lol
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| Friday, August 18th, 2006
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4:32 am
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I'm sick of roommates. I know she's fucking shitfaced...it's her birthday, she's allowed I suppose. But our friend "G" (so to be anonomous) showed up and she pretty much molested him the entire evening. Somehow, after he left (he left because he felt that she was really going to cross a line that she'd regret), we somehow started talking about work. I somehow mentioned the new Nautilus SM position that I'm applying for. It's going to be a bitch of a job because the crew chiefs there are going to hate us, as are the stagehands, etc etc. So she makes a mention of "Deb, I know you're going for this position...but I'll admit, I'm probably not going to make it as easy as I should for you...it's fucking stupid for them to have a stage manager there..." etc etc. Wouldn't you think a friend would give a shit...help pave the way? Why fight the damn position...I'm not going in there to fuck with the stagehands...not my intent...I'm just sick of her attitude. I can't room with someone that I'm SMing over. It just doesn't work. I hope she quits or gets let go at the end of the season or something so that our friendship can be saved. Otherwise, this is about to get much uglier really fast.
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| Saturday, August 5th, 2006
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1:14 am
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Grrr. So I'm falling into it again. The loneliness thing where I get sad and annoyed and angry that I'm fucking single. I want a relationship where I can let down my guard every once and awhile...not always be on my toes to be strong. Dammit. Life sucks sometimes. *kicks something*
On another note, I was productive with my set today. My sewing machine is all fixed and it works perfectly now (it helps when you have the right bobbin size). I'm working on my New York skyline drop...it should be interesting, that's for sure. I can't wait until everything comes together. I'll have full pictures around the 26th cause that's when everything's due. Weee.
Went out clubbing last night...Yes, I had sex with my clothes on with many guys. (That's what I call club dancing...just think about it.) Unfortunately, I wasn't attracted to one of them because they were all a little creepy. I went with Natashja who whenever a guy came up that we didn't want around, she'd start grinding on me and saying we were together. I was amused. The last time we went out, I made the mistake of using our real names, so this time we came up with names for each other for when a guy asked for it. I was Esmeralda and she was Jezebel. I was amused.
It's late, I'm ranting for no damn reason and I'm going to bed. I'm in that not so happy place and I'm trying to pretend I'm not. Sigh.
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| Friday, August 4th, 2006
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3:36 am
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I realize I'm a little behind in the Broadway world...I knew it was coming, but I didn't know details. Lestat the Musical has opened and closed after 39 or something performances. They have every song on YouTube, and I want the music, but the cast recording hasn't been released and there's rumor it won't be (wow that was a long run on sentence). The music though..it's interesting...it's Elton John music. Typical Elton John sound but for really dark and brooding vampires. I'm intrigued. There are definitely some songs better than others...Claudia's song where she blames Lestat and Louis for her bloodlust is really good(I Want More, #12). The actress is amazing at that role.
They did make Lestat weaker and more fragile than he ever was. His charm in the book was that he was the brat prince...so proud and noble and accepting of the evil that he just exuded confidence. Not to say he didn't regret his past at times, but I could never imagine him crying to audience "I'm sorry mother, Claudia...I'm evil...I'm sorry..." like he did in the finale. Even when he was hurt and shamed, he found a way to act proud still...It's weird. I feel like they just wanted to make a villian who you love to love...you can't hate Lestat...and make him the tragic villian with a story that makes you feel bad. It very intriguing.
"01. From The Dead - Lestat: The Musical" Search for that on Amazon and then you can find all the others from there if you're interested.
Mmm...and Lestat was played by Hugh Panaro...Hot Broadway actor for those who have no idea. Mmmmmmm
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| Sunday, July 30th, 2006
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9:55 pm
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Grr. One, I feel bad that I constantly read others journals but I don't update often. So here it is.
I'm sitting here at work, dreading going home because my roommate is a pain. I was at Blue Horizons today, she was at Nautilus. I call Nautilus to talk to their Crew Chief and she answers. I tell her a joke that causes her to hang up on me. Funny ha ha. Then I call back and every other stagehand answers the phone and begins to pass it around like dumbasses. I keep telling them that I'm serious and that I need to talk to the Crew Chief, but they ignore me and just keep making jokes. I get annoyed and hang up the damn phone. Most importantly, I'm in front of my Blue Horizons crew, the ones whose respect I just gained recently, and they're listening to me prattle on like an idiot "Guys, I need to talk to the Crew Chief. I'm serious. Guys, please. Come on." I was so annoyed. Some people need to actually work. Sorry. I appreciate a good joke, but only when everyone involved is having fun and when everyone knows the limits. So I text Leah out of anger saying "You didn't need to be a bitch and pass me around to all of the idiots there." And she responds, "Whatever, get over it. You remember when you used to be able to take a joke. We were just having fun and breaking up the monotony of Nautilus. You know what that's like." Fine. Maybe I was more fun...but ya know what? I'll be as fun as a barrel of monkeys outside of work. Sorry, but I got promoted and with that comes more responsibilities. I can't act like a teenager anymore. Grow up. This is a career move for me, not just some summer job anymore.
Anyway...I think I'm just going to go home and play World of Warcraft. I have to stop at Amscot and get a money order though for my rent, which means that she's probably going to make it home before me. I just want to walk in, leave the money order on the table and close my door. Then she won't bother me. Oh...and World of Warcraft by the way...amazing. I suggest everyone play it. Level 14 Human Female Rogue. It's awesome.
Hmm, killing time. I have to waste 5 more minutes until I can clock out. I did Blue Horizons all by myself again today. That was fun. I really like calling that show and I'm finally to that point where I don't have to depend so much on counting every single beat of the music to get my cues in...it's a lot more natural now. Like second nature. Oh! The other day, I brought my parents and my two nephews to Seaworld and they got the royal treatment. My older nephew was in the Believe show as the child participant. I took them backstage to Shamu where they got to pet a whale named Ike. Then when we went to Blue Horizons, we went backstage and we got to pet macaws and a huge Andian condor (a vulture like bird with a 10 foot wing span) and they got to go onstage and pet two psuedorcas, false killer whales. They learned hand signals for behaviors and they got little keepsakes. It was awesome. I felt like a star! The boys didn't totally appreciate it now...they thought it was cool, but not cool enough to not be mad at me at the end of the day when I wouldn't hike halfway across the park to take them to Wild Arctic again. I took over 90 pictures though and video, so I think they'll get over it one day. And with that, it's time for me to clock out. Bye!
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| Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
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| Saturday, July 15th, 2006
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4:36 pm
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Oh my god. It has been FOREVER! I just like 15 minutes ago finished getting internet at my apartment. Let's review the summary of the last couple months since I've disappeared.
1-Work. Seaworld has been good to me from a managing perspective. Not only do I SM Believe(Shamu), I now also SM Blue Horizons, the dolphin show. It's amazing. I love the job. However, there are a bunch of people at work who hate me now that I've been promoted. It's been a bit awkward and it's definitely been a test for my people skills. I've been winning over those people though battle by battle. Yay! I don't know what's going to happen at the end of the summer though. Technically, Labor Day is the end of my season and I'm supposed to return to being a stagehand and Tech 2. Hm. I'm a pretty valuable Stage Manager now and getting Senior tech pay (a $4 difference). I don't wanna go. You can't make me. More on that as events occur. Oh, and rather random, but I've been noticing big differences between theatre SMing and what I've been calling "corporate SMing." I've actually been wanting to make an addendum to my old senior research. Or at least take notes because I think that I may be on to something for a book...not that I've ever wanted to be an author, but I think other SMs would appreciate it.
2-Apartment. The apartment is nice. I really like living on my own. Mom and I were just butting heads too much...I needed out. But I definitely think I've grown up a bit when it comes to living on my own. I'm more responsible about cleaning and cooking and shopping and all that other domestic crap. However, my roommate is the biggest fucking pain in the ass I've ever met. Don't get me wrong, I used to love her to death. But now...I don't know. She's changed. And she's very much a kid. She pays the bills on time yes, but in terms of taking care of anything around the house, she doesn't. She'd say in her defense that she works all the damn time, which she does...literally 7 days a week at two jobs. But, she doesn't need about $1500 to satisfy her bills and she's completely neglecting her other responsibilities. When you live on your own, you're responsible for everything that entails. Whatever. She's a kid. And I doubt I'll be renewing next year's lease.
3-Family. I'm being adopted. All the strife with my stepdad has finally been overcome. He's going to be my legal dad. I asked why now? I mean...you don't hear about a lot of 21 yr olds getting adopted. But it meant a lot to him and he's footing the bill, lol. :) I don't mind. So my name will be hypenated and I can choose whichever name I want to to go by...until I get married and then both names go out the window.
4-Social. Not too much on the social front. Friends from Seaworld are starting to bug me...it's all about getting drunk and sex. Which was funny for awhile, but when I sit at a party where everyone is drunk and watch two people dry hump each other in the middle of the living room for over 20 minutes...it just gets awkward. No new relationships, which is depressing, but what can I do? I don't go out, so what? Am I going to wait for the cable guy to come to me and hope he's the one? Hah. Deal with it, Deb.
5-Entertainment. Without cable, I've mostly been surviving on TV Box sets and anime. Good thing I downloaded all that anime before I left my parents. I'm currently watching the old XMen cartoons though...haha! They're awesome. I've gone to a couple movies lately...XMen, Superman, Pirates. A little disappointed in all of them to be honest...but ya know. They were sequels(or remakes or tri-quels(?) heh). I've also been noticing YouTube.com (I have limited internet at work now) which proves amusing and entertaining. If you're interested, go find the Spiderman 3 trailer...it'll bring up a bunch of them, but find the one that is just over 2 minutes long. You'll laugh, trust me.
6-Volunteer. I'm still working on the set for the Fab Follies. Heh. I kinda proved to my mom that Stetson did me well because I built 2 trapezoidal step units for her show with no problem and I'm working on some painting followed by some sewing. It's not perfect, but ya know what? It's works. Done is good!
That's about it for right now...I'll update more often from now on. Yay! Ciao!
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| Friday, May 5th, 2006
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I AM A STAGE MANAGER FOR BELIEVE-THE NEW SHAMU SHOW!!!!!
Okay. The other day, my manager pulls me into his office and tells me that I'm getting Part-time status plus a possible tech bump. (part time status just means I get minimal insurance and a ton of other benefits while full time status is full insurance for me and dependants...the number of hours is the same in our department...it's not even an issue. And a tech bump is a monetary thing...I'm currently a Tech 3, so I would be promoted to Tech 2 with a dollar or less raise)
I was kinda bummed because I found out from my lead that I was given the part-time status in order to sway me to stay in stagehands because a temp/seasonal stage MANAGER position was in the works and my manager wants to keep me. Nice to be wanted...butnow that I have some insurance and benefits, I can't give them up and drop back to temp/seasonal.
Well, today, my manager pulls me aside...we're both working on pyro and it's about midnight or so and he says that I'm getting the temp/seasonal Believe Stage Manager position with my current part time status. I'll be working 4 days a week as a Stage Manager and one day as a stagehand(which I assured my fretting lead could be 3 days if they really need me in stagehands...which is inevitable). I'm not getting my tech 2 bump right now because it doesn't matter...I'll be getting a temporary raise to senior tech level($15.50ish/hour) for as long as I'm a temp Stage Manager. When the season is over, I'll return to 5days a week stagehand and back to a Tech 2 (which is still more than I'm currently making).
It's like the best of all worlds. I didn't really want to be stuck at Shamu Stadium for the entire summer and I really didn't want to leave my stagehand group for good, but this works out PERFECT. I am so stoked.
So everyone be proud! I'm a walking talking PROFESSIONAL Stage Manager making over $15 an hour working on a show that is worth over a couple million dollars. And it's only 5 months after I graduated!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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