Throw in, Throw out and other fun!

Wow, what a busy couple of weeks! I feel really settled now and i'm getting the hang of the job! We are very short staffed in UK Merch though so I am working really irregular shifts and have one day off a week but it's all good! We had a meeting the other day and the area manager informed us that they have a few people coming over from Tomorrow Land at Magic Kingdom to help out so hopefully I will then have more regular hours and days off.

I am nearly at the end of my first 9 day week and I have to say I am knackered! I am looking forward to saturday and having a day off. I'm not sure whether to go to a park or spend it by the pool though! Decisions, decisions!! Everyone here says that you have moments when you are down that make you remember why you are here and I've already had one last week! I was out on cart one evening last week when the firework display was on. We were still open but no one buys anything while the fireworks are on! It was a really wicked feeling, how many people can say they have a job where they can watch fireworks in a theme park while they're working?!

I went to my first Throw Out which was great fun! A couple of the girls were leaving and a throw out is where they invite you round and pass on any stuff they don't want to take with them back to the UK. You have to shout shotgun if you see something you want and whoever shouts first gets it! It was like being at an auction, it was great! I was quite quiet at first, being a newbie I felt abit rude shouting but I soon got into the swing of things! I came home with quite alot of goodies- a bedside lamp, a pin board and a princess poster among other things! All kinds of stuff is thrown out, everything from TVs and DVD players to cans of food!

I also had my Throw In with the other newbies. It was a very scary experience as we have been waiting to have it since we got here but it wasn't as bad as expected, I am glad it's over though! I can't explain here what happens as it is a closely guarded secret from any new cast members arriving here and if you let out what happens you are thrown in again which is not something I would like! If you are interested in what happened, send me a private message and i'll happily tell you! I will say that Beth and I went first out of the girls and I am very proud that we were game for everything!

I also went to Lasses on Monday, this time it was alot more fun as only one girl was leaving. The theme was GI Joes and Army Hoes so we all dressed up and looked wicked! I will get the photos up on facebook asap! We had to have an initiation here as well but it was nothing like throw in, we just had to introduce ourselves and have an initiation drink. As I don't drink they made me some weird mix of chocolate and sprite, it wasn't too bad lol. We were also taught the Lasses song which we can't share with the lads and it's very funny! After drinks at the apartment we joined the boys at the bar called Best of British, it's a dive but the name fits well and it was good fun! We also got to experience the leaving song at the end of the night too where everyone stands in a circle and sings 'Time of your life' to the person leaving, there were alot of tears! I met loads of new people and I loved the fact how it's all kind of a tradition that is passed down to each new cast member. I'm looking forward to next week, if you go six times in a row you are eligable for a Lasses shirt!

It is very very humid here at the moment and it hasn't rained or stormed for a few days now so it hasn't cooled down at all like it usually does. I was out on cart today for three hours and I was suffering! Thank god for air conditioning!

I have saturday off and also Monday, I am off to the hospital for the first time on Monday and I am looking forward to meeting Dr. Selsky. Fortunately my Uncles ex wife who we are still in contact with is friends with the Doctor and is taking me to my first appointment so it isn't so scary! I'm looking forward to my first experience at the Disney Hospital though!!