First off, I leave the internet for a couple of days, and those Hanson jerk-offs post tour dates, one of which is in Ohio, and NONE of which are in Florida. I hate them so hard right now.

Lucky for them.... I LOVED HP&DH SO EFFING MUCH

And am on an HP high and therefore prevented from doing something drastic. Wow. I mean, wow. DH? Is amazing. Absolutely amazing. Best one yet. Well, ever I suppose. I even loved the ( SPOILER-IFIC )

Ugh. Amazing, amazing, amazing. I can't wait to read it again.

Comment to be added :)


(PS- I know it's nothing wonderful, but I did this myself!)

To see pictures of Audie, Chels, and I meeting the classic Disney characters at Epcot.... go here!


Yay!


ETACancel that. Have to figure out stupid photopass...

FYI, I have the best most thoughtful girlfriend ever. If you didn't know, the front door of our apartment, located conveniently next to my bed squeaks terribly. Or it used to. Until my girl Dizzle sprayed the hinges with cooking spray. I have since devoted my life to her.

So, I've come to the realization that I have no clue what I want to do w/ my life. I don't know what I want for a career. I know I want to use my Spanish, but that's pretty much it. I've taken those career test things, and Music Therapy always comes up, and guidence counselor type jobs come up, especially for international students, but I've gone the Music Therapy route, and it's really just not for me, and I don't feel like guidence counselor/student advisor jobs are either *sigh*

I'm on this Disney College Program, and I would LOVE to continue working for Disney, but I can't be a Vacation Planner all my life, I have to move up. I think my job is great and all, but it's nothing I want to do for years and years. So, I've been looking at the Disney Professional Internship program... which is much more like a 'real' internship, in that you actually do things related to your major. Thing is, they want you to be a communications, business, marketing, or related major to have pretty much any of the jobs. I am not a business related major. Not at all. I'm just Spanish. But I've already changed my major once, and I'm going into my 3rd year of school. I need, like, 6 more Spanish classes to finish my Spanish major, plus a study abroad/internship (let's not get into THAT drama again *sighIhateOUsigh*), and two classes from completing my music minor, and maybe one or two gen eds and I'm done.

Switching to a business major would be really, really rough because I don't have any business related classes, and I don't really know anything about communications, marketing, etc... I don't know if it's something I really want to do just to get an internship w/ Disney, I mean, I don't know if I'd be any good at it, or if I'd even like it.

I'm basically clueless. I think that's part of why I'm dreading starting school, I'm not really dreading going home, but I don't want to go back to school b/c that means I need to make some decisions, and I need to make the STAT.

I think I'd like to get into international recruiting for Disney, it would allow me to use my Spanish skills, probably travel, and work for Disney, and I wouldn't necesarily have to be an on-site cast member (b/c this FL heat is KILLING me). But they want you to be a human resources type of major for the internship, which means for the real job they'll want you to have that kind of experience, and I don't even really know what human resources IS.

I also have this sort of fantasy where I somehow get credit for my spanish internship, learn french, and work at Disneyland Paris b/c then I'd be tri-lingual. How can I go wrong in Europe if I know Spanish, French and English?


And now I'm thinking I should just forget Disney, finish my Spanish major/music minor, go to Flight Attendant school and be a flight attendant for awhile. What kind of money do flight attendants make? I could use my Spanish and travel in that job for sure. Again, it's probably not something I'll want to do for a lifetime, considering at some point I want to be married and have kids, and I'm not sure that being out of the house half the week is really conducive to that kind of lifestyle, but it would be fun for sure.



Oh my goodness. Why is this so stressful?

I need to go to bed, but hopefully writing this out will help me clear my head and I won't be up all night thinking about it.

Courtney is NOT updating her livejournal.... it can't be!

But, it can.

That's right flisty, you're not hallucinating. Obviously you all missed me very much, and are therefore ecstatic to be reading about my FAB-O life, hehe, right? (Right!) [Good answer :P].


ANyway, such a lot has happened that I simply don't think I can communicate all of it right now.

I've basically been working more hours by picking up extra shifts, PAC! and Fantasyland Area Relief!, and spending a lot of time with friends. Nick was here w/ his fam, and that was fun, and then Chels and Audie were here for four days, and that was totally fab! We had the best (although most exhausting) time!

Also.... sad news :(. Candee left the program to go home and 'enjoy being engaged' or whatever ;). She thinks her fiance is more important than apt 3303, but whatev. So I've pretty much been living it up in the parks while I still can b/c a month from now I'll be back in Ohio.

Which, I'm excited about b/c I miss my Melly, and I can't wait to hang out w/ Kelly, and of course Chels and Audie are in Ohio (albeit different parts of Ohio)... but I don't want to go home yet. What am I going to do with myself? I spend all my free time in Disney World, I mean honestly how can I ever have fun again?

Okay, so that's a bit dramatic, but I'm going to miss seeing Mickey :(.

I do have a lot of stuff on my plate for when I go home, a new job (ARA) with a new RD (New to me and OU), and The Lamest Schedule Ever, plus trying to fight for Spanish credit for this internship. PLUS I'm on cabinet for KO, which is so exciting, but is going to be work. I'll be too busy to miss Disney, I gues that's a good thing.

Oh, did I tell you all I got the campus rep position I applied for? It basically means I get to continue w/ the company, and tell people about the Disney College Program, which will also be work, but Disney will make it worth my while :D. Yay!

What else? Oh, I saw Superman, Devil Wears Prada, and of course Pirates (twice), reviews are forthcoming.

I guess that's pretty much it for now, I'm still SOOO tired from all of the craziness of my life right now, so I'm going to go to bed! Much love to you all :)

Damn. I suck.





Why yes, I am made of awesome!



Amy is a wench.




Okay, I just killed myself. Time to stop.

Hey folks.

Here I am in the Magic Kingdom Disney Learning Center. I'm working my first ever Extra Hours shift, and it doesn't start for another half hour. Well, I can clock-in in 15 minutes, and I'll probably go then since I have no idea what I'm doing. I know it involves strollers, and I know it's in Fantasyland, and that it's 4 hours, and that's about it. I'm excited though b/c I get to wear a new costume, and that always fun. I'm going to take a picture of me in my regular costume, and this one, and eventually I'll post pictures of me in all of the costumes I've worn. Woot. Next week I'm planning on working a Vacation Planning shift at the Animal Kingdom, but we'll see. That would eliminate my day off, but it would be overtime hours and that would be awesome. Nick will be here in two weeks, and Autumn and Chels a couple days after that, so that means I need to have $$$, which means I need to work. It's sad but true.

Yesterday I spent most of the day in the Animal Kingdom, I finally did Dinosaur (SO SCARY) and Kali River Rapids (SO WET!), and also Primeval Whirl, for the first time ever, so that was fun... and I also finally saw the Magic Kingdom 3pm parade.... but the MOST exciting thing I did yesterday was meet up with Rav! yay! I have a picture, and will post it later. Exhaustion cut our day a little short, but hopefully before she leaves I'll get to see her again, hehehe.

What else?? Uhm, idk. Becky and I ate at Bennigan's last night, and it was delish, as usual... I'm addicted to the White Chocolate Chill-Out. So yummy. If you like white choccy (which I realize not all of you do) you need to eat this dessert stat, do not pass go, do not collect $200.

Uhm... that's it. I'll probably update again later, and play the dungeon game, heheh

I hate to jinx it... but my phone seems to have stabelized for the time being... so yay for that! It seriously only has to last until Aug. 1st and then I get a new one... so please phone just behave yourself!

PS- Racheal dear this means I'll be calling/texting you on one of my breaks today ;)

Dear Cell Phone:

This is really getting old. I wish you would get your act together. I know that you are old and tired, but I only need you to last until Aug. 1st and then I can replace you. Please stop being crazy. I have important things to do, and you need to work for them to work. I've taken very good care of you over the past two years of our relationship, and I think that I deserve a little gratitude on your part for never dropping you (outright)into the camode or otherwise. Please, please, please sort yourself out. I miss you.

No love right now, you psycho piece of crap...

-Courtney

PS- my only comfort is that maybe my next cell phone will be a little kinder to it's hardworking master.

Today I finally went shopping. Oh yes. It's a beautiful thing. I bought new jean capris, and a jean skirt. Yeah, I said skirt. I tried it on for kicks and giggles, and it was just too adorable to pass up! I tried on a couple pairs of khaki capris, but didn't find any I liked, and didn't find any jean shorts either, but hey I'm not complaining, I got the essentials.

I also bought a black tank for 60+% off, and two 'wife beater' style tanks, one pink and one purple, and a really pretty maroon flowery top/tank, it's super cute, and flowy, and flattering. Anyway, I didn't plan on buying so many tops, but they were on sale, and I need them anyway.

Plus, I went to Torrid, which I've been to before, but I dont' remember finding as many things I liked last time, this time I tried on about a dozen things, and I loved all of them, unfortunately I don't have a credit card my mom pays off for that store, so I settled on one top (it's white and grey striped w/ an empire waist and cap sleeves, and a v-neck) and some underwear b/c it was cheap. Sadly, I think the closest Torrid to where I live is in Cincinatti, which is 2.5 hours away. Boo. I guess that means I'm going to have to visit Kelly a lot more ;)

Also. I spent the day at the Disney-MGM studios w/ my friend Rebekah from work. We had the greatest time! We started out the day by leaving work instead of working b/c they had 4 too many funds funds, so we bit the bullet and volunteered to leave for the sake of the others. Aren't we sweet? Yup. I know we are. We first went tot eh Rockin' Rollercoaster and got fastpasses, and then we rode the Tower of Terror, the Great Movie Ride, the Backlot Tour (I bought the cutest Wizard of Oz pillow! I love it so! We also did Star Tours, and of course the Rockin' Rollercoaster,and then saw Fantasmic, which I love, it makes me cry a little bit, I know that's pathetic but there you go. We ended the evening by riding the Tower of Terror again.

I think I love Fantasmic so much b/c I used to have a lot of bad dreams, and Fantasmic is all about getting rid of them, and conquering them. And it's Cheesetastic, but I love it.

What else? Uhm, I know I had something else to talk about, but I can't think of it now.

Two months from today I will be back at home in Ohio. Two months from tomorrow I will be moving back into school.

I'm not ready to go back yet. I want to see all of my friends, but I'm not ready for school. And I'm having such a great time down here, there are still so many things I want to do! I can't afford to extend my program, and if I have to study abroad in Spanish I don't think I'll ever have time to come back... Boo.

I can't believe how fast time went. I knew that five months would be over in the blink of an eye, but this is still faster than I want!

I don't want to leave my roommates! I love my roommies! Sure, at some point they've probably all driven me crazy... but I love them so much, and I don't want to leave them! That's the other thing, if they weren't here would I be having as much fun? I don't know.

*sigh*

Now I'm a little depressed.

I mean, it's not like I don't want to go home, I miss Athens, and I miss all of my friends. I miss being able to walk places, and man oh man do I miss the Ohio weather! But, I don't want this to end :(

Oh life. Why are you so complicated?


ETA: Here we are in all of our glory!



From L to R: Candee, Dizzle, Melissa, Me, Peggy, and Jenny in the front. We're making fun of her a little bit, hehe.

I watched the live-action version of Peter Pan today, and it is so good, I love it so much! it just makes me so happy.

Seriously, I think I like it more each time I watch it. I'm such a little kid.

"I want always to be a [girl] and have fun"

Yes, you loud neighbors upstairs who resemble a herd of elephants! Why is it impossible for you to reside quietly upstairs? Why must your constant motion keep me awake every single night of my existence? I shake my fist at you so hard I'm about to hit myself.

Boo. I hate not being able to sleep, and I hate loud neighbors.

Also have come to the realization that I live in a little liberal bubble when in Athens, and am spoiled by that... here in Orlando I can't expect people to be like people in Athens, is basically what I'm saying.

A couple of weekends ago was the unofficial (b/c Disney is a family company) Gay weekend here in central FL. Honestly, have never seen more homosexuals in the same place, at least every-other transaction I performed was to a homosexual couple/group. Now, me being the open-minded RA from liberal-city-central (albeit not liberal on all issues, I am on this one) has no problem with this. The people I work with however... are not quite as open minded. It bothers them, for example, that homosexuals participate in public acts of affection (nothing worse than hand holding, or pecks on the mouth) saying things like, "I don't care what they do in private I just dont' want to see it." And I really want to ask them if they'd feel the same way about a heterosexual couple... and I know they wouldn't, but I don't want to get into it at the work place. I did say, in a rather joking way, "C'mon guys, RAVE: Respect Appreciate Value Everyone" To which they replied, "Oh, I respect them, I just don't want to see it"

And that's just dumb. I swear people don't think before they speak (me included) but seriously. How can you possibly claim to respect someone when you say stuff like that? That's so hypocritical. You never hold your girlfriend's hand in public? You've never kissed a girl in public? Right, I have a hard time believing that. It shouldn't be any different.

What's worse, is my dad. He says the dumbest thing. Once he was trying to 're-educate' me about people who are gay, b/c he doesn't like that they don't bother me. No, the idea of two men/two women kissing does not make my skin crawl. Sue me. And get a new perspective, man.

Anyway, he launches into this whole insane theory that if we 'let gay people think what they're doing is okay' then in another 20 or 30 years we'll be saying that 'pedophiles aren't sick/twisted, they're just wired differently. They have a right to behave how they want to sexually'

Which, is just crazy. Honestly, what is the big deal if two men who are old enough to think for themselves want to have sex? Who are they hurting? Absolutely no one. When an adult molests a child, there are definetely people hurt, and that is wrong. I honestly don't see what the big deal is about any of it. I mean, I can sort of see from a religious stand-point, but... I also don't think it's anyone's right to inhibit someone else's rights when they're not hurting anyone. Yeah, I know that in religion you're supposed to evangelize and all of that and turn people away from sin and all of that, but you can't make people do anything. Humans can't control the actions of other humans, and they shouldn't be able to...

Who cares if gay people want to get married? It doesn't affect your marriage at all, or your life at all (unless you have a family member who is gay, but even then it's arguable)

I don't really know what I'm going on about anymore, I think I'm a little delerious right now... I know I can't sleep and that I FREAKING HATE THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS!

And that I don't really care if you're gay.

I really want one of those 'gay? fine by me.' T-shirts... I don't know if I'd ever have the guts to wear it at home, at least not while my dad is paying so many of my bills, but I still want one.

I think I may love you. Okay, I know you have the potential to do a lot of damage, but we really need the rain.... and this really hard rain means that no one who hasn't already planned their vacation wants to go to Disney World, especially not Florida Residents... and that's who we've been selling the majority of our tickets to lately.... and that means that today I GOT SENT HOME EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY!

I love you tropical storm Alberto!

So, I went into work today at 8:15 and the coordinator was all, "You can go home if you want to" and I thought that I didn't, b/c I thought I 'needed' the hours.... but after our little chat w/ the manager I was all, 'Yeah, I wanna go home' and they were all, "OKAY!" and I went home.

Well, I went to cast serices and changed, went to Soarin' and got a fastpass, saw Honey I Shrunk the Audience, rode Livin' w/ the Land, and saw the all the Nemo stuff except Turtle Talk w/ Crush at the Living Seas. Then I rode Soarin' (love it so much!) and I bought a new drawstring bag I've had my eye on that says "Never leave home w/o your crown" to carry when I wear my crown places, and then I tried to do the Universe of Energy, but the line was long and I was all, 'Screw it.' So, I ate lunch at the mexican counter service restaurant and came home!

What a fabulous day! I'm now going to go take a nap, and if the rain slows down any I may go to DTD w/ Katie so she can buy her dad a shirt for his birthday.

And there was some other stuff I was going to talk about, but I forget, and all my roomies are at work, so I'm going to go take a nap!

It seems like lately I've only been writing in this thing when I'm feeling upset abut something... but luckily for you that's not today!!!! So, what's new w/ me?

Well, I've been working more hours, and I still really like my job, so that's always good. The only thing I don't like is the Flower and garden festival, and that's b/c it's boring and pointless.... but I never have to do it again b/c I called in sick today. *coughcough* 'cause I TOTALLY am. Please no one from Disney read this and terminate me!

The other night I went to the movies w/ Dizzle, Katie, Candee, Jenny, and our new roommie Peggy. FYI- Katie isn't one of my roommies, but she's one of our good friends :). Anyway, we saw the Breakup, and it was funny, but it was uhm... kind of un-satisfying. Oh yeah, so there were too many people for Katie's car, and there wasn't enough room on the bus for all of us, so Katie, Candee and I ended up meeting the others at DTD (after a stop over at taco bell), and we got into a little fender bender/hit and run. Yeah, the other car kind of flew away before we could exchange information. No one was hurt and there was minimal damage, and it wasn't katie's fault. We were in the turn/straight lane, and they were in the straight ONLY lane, and they turned in front of us. Yeah, not smart. But the important thing is that no one was hurt. Afterward we went to Steak and Shake and got milkshakes, and hats, and did mad libs and took a bunch of pictures which I will be adding to my Facebook.

Anyone have any suggestions as to where I can put all of my pictures so that non-facebook people can see them? Myspace is too complicated, and I need someplace simple my parents and family can visit... thanks in advance you winners!


Today, I slept in, called in sick, changed my ID b/c we had to get new ones b/c of new arrivals or something, idk... I think it's b/c I'm on a quarter program. Anyway, sometime in the near future Dizzle and I are going to the outlet mall where she is returning a shirt and we're doing a bit of shopping, and then getting starbucks.

Working more hours means I have more money, which is both a good and bad thing, b/c I keep spending it.... but at least I keep making it too. I decided to buy random presents for my roomies and Katie, I got Katie a Sleeping Beauty pillow, b/c that's her favorite, and Candee a Cinderella cosmetic-ish bag b/c she IS Cinderella. I also bought a Princess blanket to give to maybe Peggy, or Dizzle (it was maybe for Jenny, but she already has one!). I'm not sure what to get for Peggy, I don't know her super well yet, but I'll probably get something Pooh for Jenny, and something Snow White for Dizzle, since she's Snow White, Cindy is her favorite though, so it might end up being that, we'll see. So I guess that means Peg will get the blanket, but I might want to keep it for myself it depends on what I find today when we go to the Disney outlet store... which has the same prices and a lot of the same items as property control and I think I get my full 20% discount instead of just 10%, so it's def. worth the trip.

Whew.

I also desperately need some new clothes, so I need to go to the mall, but the bus only goes on days I'm working, and katie and I never have time off at the same time.... I wish I had a car, even though I know I'd be too scared to drive it. The outlet mall doesn't really have any stores for me to shop at, what I need is a Lane Bryant, b/c they have fashionable clothes in my size. I need some shorts hard core, b/c I dont' have any. And a new pair of jean capris, and probably a pair of kakhi capris too... but there's not a lot I can do about it besides pout :(.

so, this was pretty long and pointless. I think Dizzle is ready, so we're going to go now... ttyl flisty!

Also, I'm in love with Teddy Geiger, thanks to my good friend Dizzle (Hilz-Dizzle) AKA Hilary ;)

He's SO my style, a cross b/t John Mayer, Jason Mraz, and HANSON! Yay! Too bad he's only 17, and that makes me creepy and old... anyway, for your enjoyment:




Mmm, Mmm good....!

PS- I like his music too ;)

*sigh*

What is wrong w/ me today?

I am seriously a waste of life today...

I'm going to bed.

So, my parents were here, and that was super fun although super tiring.
( Happiest Weekend on Earth )

And they left yesterday. I worked 9 hours. Is that fair? I think not. Anyway.


Today I spent half the day in bed, and half the day in front of the TV, and half the day in front of the computer... yeah I know that's three halves, deal. And it was fabulous.

I did work today too. Oh yes. I wrote my resume. And my cover letter. So I can apply to be a campus rep. I rock. The OU website was actually useful for once in it's pathetic existance... so yay for that, hehe.

Oh yeah, I forgot. I scheduled for classes last Thursday. You know, I thought that scheduling was supposed to get easier the more quarters you were at school, but it's gotten more difficult for me since I was a freshman. I'm taking French at 8AM. Yeah. Boo. The only other choice was 9AM, which was full by the time I registered. And of course I'm taking a Spanish class... there's only one I can take next quarter, and there are four different sections. One of them is taught by my adviser who I hear is the best teacher in the department, even though he spends half his time in Spain/Mexico w/ the kids who are studying abroad there... two of them are taught by the guy who won't give me credit for my internship, and one of them is taught by the AWFUL teacher I had last quarter. Yeah, at least I didn't get stuck w/ him. That's at 9AM.

I'm also signed up for History of Rock music, and Women's Chorale, since I needed to have 12 hours, but I don't think I'll end up taking it... I'd like to but I don't think the time is going to work... if I have class at 8 and 9, I don't want another class as far away as noon, I want to go home and go back to bed.

Anyway, that's my life at the moment...

;

My parents were here... I've done nothing but go, go, go, go, go... and I'm working a lot of hours for a change this week... so I'm going to crash....