The Life of a CP

Welcome again to the misadventures,

Today is a great day for another small but important reflection. As I look forward to the last 5 months of this program by which I will be glad when they have completed themselves I also think about the entire life of a person on the college program. What do I have to say about it...well I think it is both good and bad, it has both ups and downs...which out numbers which becomes the question. And that really depends on how you look at things.

I do love working in the parks, most of the time. I have so many great people to talk with and hang out with while at work. I also have a number of guests that aren't at all horrible. It is pretty much always a good day, even when I'm stocking in not the stock costume which equals death to the body. Everything is for the most part grand. Just yesterday I had Story Unfolds class which is a small 2 hour training session where you get to walk around your specific area of the park and learn more about it such that you can tell the guests about it when they come in. It was pretty interest, though I will admit some of the information I knew already.

And soon enough I will have to write a detailed comment to the wonderful price management on how depressing their rules system is. The most depressing thing about being a CP doesn't have anything to do with work actually unless I have a horrible day with the guests. The most standard and depressing thing is in fact the housing that I have to deal with. Mainly how it is run and how they want to charge us as adults but treat us as though we were 2. It is a bit of a conundrum if you ask me. Technically we can't have any plastic weapons, which includes lightsabers...which Disney sells...but we can have cooking utensils, chairs, beds, power tools...etc. I'm slightly disturbed by their train of thought, being that there must not be one in the first place but we will see what my comment will cause.

Being a CP is something that not everyone can do, and I'm definitely not part of the everyone that I can do it section. I find way to many things wrong with the program but at the same time...there are an infinite number of opportunities to make people smile and make them happy and that is partially what keeps my days alive. Though I still must admit I have free park hopper passes and no one to use them on...such sadness.

The Wonders of Mammoth Marathon

Hey all,

Welcome to another day in the Life of Robert update system or something to that effect. As you can probably tell from the title that this will be another Disney update not too big and about the general day of course. Not much went on today but there were a number of great guests today. I took a picture with one, now of course I don't have the picture but I'm quite pleased to be apart of that, and all I had to do was let her win a sabretooth from the wonderful game of Mammoth Marathon. Today was a short day but a good one. I started at 8:30 and went to 2:30 so not much to actually do being that the park doesn't open until 9:00 and guests don't start playing games until about 10:30-11. I do love being at games once again because it gives me the best chance possible to make magical moments for my guests. Sure my bosses probably wouldn't enjoy it too much but that is fine because my guests are satisfied and that is what I'm here for.

In other news I did get to play videogames with one of my friends Andres. It was pretty intense and of course I won the most but that is a side point. Good times hanging out is what I enjoy the most.

Enjoy the day all and birthday shout outs again, one to Devin, Toii, and Mollie. Enjoy that birthday until next year indeed!!!

Robert

In this picture you can see Beth in the stock costume, she is also a good buddy of mine. Fun and happy, the person in Mammoth isn't me. I don't know who it is actually....

The Second Story....

As we continue now with this two part update, that was all about Disney for the most part I think. Now then it is time to talk about other things in life.

Let's see I finished Assassin's Creed finally after slowly playing it since Spring Break. It was pretty nice, though the final boss was a complete and utter push over. I am also playing this nice fighter jet game called HAWXS. It is pretty intense I like flying around so it is fun to be in a plane though not when I'm getting shot at. I don't get to play much but when I do it is pretty fun.

In other news I'm on page 69 of the new story that I've been typing. Which isn't much progress at all but it is getting done, last time I think I was on page 58 or so which means some progress has definitely been made. Anyway we are nearing the end of this story as far as the Crab People arc goes. I'm not sure how I will go n with it, though it does seem a bit more rushed to me than the other story but that maybe because I planned on making it shorter and there isn't as much fluff or extensive millions of characters to work with. It is also shorter because of the lack of character to character conflict. Everyone is practically on the same team and if they aren't then they will get beaten by the others I think.... Soon enough we will work on publishing, also I'm going to have to start looking for a school to learn the art of massage from. So much to do and so little money/time/everything to do it in. We will see what happens. Now then enjoy the night my friends.

That One Story....

Howdy all and welcome to part one of a two part update. I was going to put this one backwards, but that just didn't make any sense.

Anyway we will start off this two part update with more of the usual Disney updates. There hasn't been much happening since my last update, for there isn't something stellar every day. Then again I suppose things aren't stellar to me because I work there, had I not maybe I would see the cool things that happen ever day. Oh last week Keyshia Cole was in Dinoland, along with Miss Florida, but who knows who that is. She was in the games area and she played all of the games that we had to offer, which was pretty amazing. Now of course being that I have horrible luck I was at Nemo cart refilling it while she was there playing games. I heard about it after she had left. This is my life, and it is standard. I sure enough didn't even know who Miss Florida was so even if she was there while I was in the games section I wouldn't have known but Keyshia Cole...well that is a more well known person.

So what is the best part of my job? It isn't the guests. As I have already said before, probably, the best part of my job is my co-workers, managers, and coordinators. They are all amazing we have the best break room discussions I have ever had, of course I have never had a break room to go to before so that might be why but nonetheless it is great. One thing that I keep learning over and over again is how difficult it is to actually pull of this Disney level of service to each guest. I'm one with a short fuse for those who don't seem to understand the most basic concepts that I tell them. Let's just say that is about half of the guests that I run into. Life is really great at the parks for the guests, but I have come to the conclusion that once a person goes on vacation they don't bring their ears, the majority of their brains, but they do bring their complaints for us to hear. Now I'm not going to say that I'm the best guest ever, but I have to admit that I have a lot of respect for the other cast members here for being able to take what we have to deal with. Everything seems like smiles and happy moments for the guests, but if they really saw how we get treated by them and what they say then maybe they would think twice about it but that is fine.

I leave work, generally everyday, with a smile on my face and a happy thought in my mind so I can't complain too much at all. Most of the bad stories come from the hotel/resort cast members and the custodial cast members. They seem to get the brunt of it. I just have to repeat myself...a lot.

Summer hours are slowly coming to an end which I'm both pleased with and displeased with. I can't wait to stop working 10 hour days and to have my nights free again, but at the same time I did enjoy having a somewhat decent paycheck now I'm really going to have to try to get some extra hours or something to make enough to go on living with. Also with the end of summer hours comes the loss of most of my good buddies that I have made over this last two months. It is amazing how quickly we make friends, good friends at that and at the same time how quickly they leave. I have already had one leave on me just last week and in about 2 weeks a lot of them will be leaving. On my birthday too...sadness.

Friends and Work!

Hey all,

I hope you have had a splendid time since my last update. I know this one is super late but in my defense I'm lazy, I have little time and I'm overworked slightly. Anyway the life of Robert is slowly becoming the amount of time Robert has before he falls over from too much stocking. This week has been taxing beyond belief but nonetheless this post isn't about my work. It is more about the amazing people that I work with. Below you can see some of the amazing people I work with. I wish I had more pictures of all of them, but I have yet to go to DAK on my day off. They are the ones that keep me going on a daily basis with jokes, witty puns and the usual deal of calling me old. We have a great time even though our job isn't always the best. DAK has been pretty good for the last week aside from stocking work which is a lot harder than any of the other positions that I do. I have also found that supposedly I sound just like Mickey Mouse which is to me strange but I guess it works. If the guest says I sound just like him I must sound just like him.

I know this update isn't big but I promise I'll get you all a new one soon that will be more detailed. I'm sorry for being such a slacker here, even though we have summer hours I really should be able to make time for this. I'll try harder.

Enjoy the day all,

Robert

This is a picture of me stocking and Young one of the ICPs being on apron...I'm not pleased just to let you know. Young is from Korea and he is very cool. I have to say he is definitely good at his job and he knows how to have fun.

This is a picture of Liz on the left and the other two of the three amigos, Rick (Chu Shi Ho) in the center and Andres on the right. I'm the other amigo just to let you know. We three had games training and I must admit I have the most fun at work with both of them. They are great and I'm going to hate to see Rick leave so early, he just got here in June and will be leaving in August. Liz is also leaving in August which is greatly depressing. People say we argue like a married couple, it is quite funny.

We Got Games!

That's right we have all types of games in Chester's and Hester's Dino-Rama. That is where I have been for pretty much the entire week so far. After completing my games training last week I have been on the loud speaker with the microphones giving out my usual chat. Life is good, aside from yesterday when I got bludgeoned with basketballs at Brontoscore. Games is fun and fast, and I do like fun and fast. Today I'm doing more training again this time for Safe D in Motion, because "Safe D begins with me." From what I have heard this is probably going to put me to sleep but we will see. After that I go back on the register hopefully inside the store because I don't want to be outside.

In other news the story is slowly progressing, we have run into a certain Court Jester who is quite mighty and well placed. I think I might be able to finish it by the end of my pregame which is sad, being that I wanted it done about 2 weeks ago. In games I've returned to my God of War II no upgraded blades challenge, I haven't actually upgraded anything yet but I must admit that it is quite difficult to win. I have moved on from the beginning and I'm about half way through the game. We will see how much further I can get.

I got my two ESV study bibles in the mail...they are huge. That is really about it for life with Robert updates for the moment. I'll see you all next week if not sooner hopefully.

-Robert

Making that Dream

Hi again to the public,

I hope you all have had a stellar time since my last visit to the blog an update I suppose. It has been a while and I'm sorry about that, Robert got himself on the schedule of evil way too many days of work and not enough days of downtime to do everything he needs to do. Nonetheless the days here are pretty swell aside from the heat and certain people that have annoyed me to no end. Oh well I say let's look forward...or at least in a review.

This week I began and completed my training on games. I am now fully able to stand in a carnivalish game system and speak on a microphone to all the guests. I must say it is quite a moment, for one who doesn't do public appearances too often. It is quite helpful in that regard as well as fun especially when you get a full line of excited children to play Mammoth Marathon. My spiel is somewhat dull but it works and I can ad lib a bit if I so choose which isn't bad at all. I must admit the new aspect of my merchantainment, namely games, is great.

In other news I was granted an amazing chance to make the difference in someones day here at Disney World. While at games, specifically Mammoth Marathon my favorite one, there was a young man who wanted to play for and win the medium sized prize a Saber tooth plushy which was amazing looking. I want one as well. Anyway first he sat around just waiting for enough players to come by such that he could play for the Saber tooth, which took a good 15 minutes or so out of his trip. He then played for it and didn't get it. Later on his brother came by and played for it again, also not getting it. By then end of this the family had spent over an hour being around the games area at that one table. I looked around and felt compelled to do something to make this young man's day. So before walking out of the booth with the Saber tooth I scoped around for managers. After finding none I went in for the victory delivering the Saber tooth with all amazingness and silence. Later on the father of the young man played the game. He told me that it was the guy's birthday and that me giving him that Saber tooth made his day. Needless to say I was shocked and quite pleased to hear that. I thanked him and smiled big that made my day.

I have found that you have to take the good with the bad, and there is a lot of boosted energy from the good. My job is amazing though the hours are horrible but I love those great guests and my amazing cast members.

I hope you all enjoy your days, and I'll give a special message here. Happy Birthday to my Austin!!! You are great.