Anyway, as to the learning curve, we started training the start of the second week we were here, which also happened to be my 23rd birthday! It was long and tiring, but we got to do a tour of Disneyland to look at all the costumes in action, and at the end of it we got to watch the fireworks show. I think the training days felt the longest because we were always walking around and attempting to absorb a flood of information. There were 3 days of training in all, ending with the written assessment and practical assessment - both of which I was way more nervous than I should have been, because they ended up not lasting very long and the person "grading" me was really encouraging.
I'm working in Cast Costuming. Now, Disney has a lot of lingo associated with its employees, starting with the word, "employees." They are not "employees," but are instead referred to as "cast members," and they wear "costumes" rather than "uniforms." So when I say, "I'm working in Cast Costuming," what I really mean is "I'm working in a gigantic warehouse called H-5 where everybody from both theme parks - the waiters, food prep, parking attendants, gift shops, ride operators, security and beyond - find their uniforms and then drops them off to be laundered and repaired and stuff." So, yeah. Just take a second to wrap your mind around how big that warehouse might be...and how many freaking pairs of nearly identical pants there are to keep track of. Essentially, think the giant door room in Monsters Inc., but with pants instead. Aaaaaaaaaand that's where I work, and now have to learn basically where everything lives in there o________o
Now, it's not quite as scary as it sounds. We do have a super nifty computer system nicknamed Wall-e that keeps track of what pieces comprise each costume and what aisle each piece can be found in. Plus, everyone who's been working in there for a while generally knows where everything goes, and they're all SUPER nice and patient with my little newbie self, and are always willing to answer the millions of questions I have :) But still, holy cow that's a lot of pants...
The job doesn't just entail memorizing pants locations, which is good. A lot of it is quality control, making sure things with rips, stains, missing buttons, etc. don't get put back on the rack until they're repaired, and sorting the clothes into the correct laundry bin. There's also a lot of standing and guiding people through the checkout process, which is totally magical. You walk through this portal with big sensor thingies, and all the costume pieces you're checking out blip up onto a little screen. You walk through, and the computer knows what you're wearing! It's the future!!! :O
Overall, it's pretty cool! One thing I enjoy is that there's a lot of basically alone time which makes my introverted side happy, but you also get to see and interact with a ton of people every day and get to help them out and make them feel a little less overwhelmed by the massive warehouse. Plus, my co-workers (at least the ones I've met so far) seem like a pretty goofy and generally fun and down-to-earth bunch.
So yeah! I'm looking forward to just getting out there more and actually being able to answer people's questions when they come up to me :P
Other than working, I haven't really done much. I've read a few Series of Unfortunate Events books, watched some (by "some" I mean "a lot of") Netflix, cleaned my apartment for apartment inspections which started today (the tub was way nasty, but it's better now), rode Space Mountain with the lights ON, taken a couple classes at Anaheim Ballet (WOOOOO!!!!!), gone to the beach a couple times, discovered I can actually eat In 'n Out fries (WOOOOO!!!!!), went antiquing and had boba, and had my friend transform me into a goth for a photoshoot for her new jewelry line. Mega rad!
You know, just chillin' with our bosses.
THE BEAST'S LIBRARY *dies*
I...don't know...
Hey! Hey guys! Look! It's King Triton! :P
I rode a whale on the carousel. So majestic.
DA BEACH!
Sandy feeties.
Cheese.
Our sandcastle: a.k.a. Charlie, Lord of Thunder and Wave, guardian of the kingdom of Disnerdia under the rule of princess Shelley (the tiny shell on Charlie's head), and defender against such evils as Lord Flappy the Seagull and his evil minion, Sir Slithers the Snake. We really thought this one out...
Sir Slithers the Snake
Boba Tea!
Still not sure how I feel about bobas...
Aaaaaand that's all the pictures I have right now because I'm terrible about taking pictures. I'll have a picture of my uniform if I ever think about it, and will be uploading an apartment tour video once it decides to upload...
Toodles!
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