Boy I'm miserable. I'm really sick and think it would have been
far less severe if it weren't for this damn cloud of smoke covering
Tampa Bay from all of the brush fires in the area. There's one out in
the swamps somewhere that is burning in the peat and is bellowing
smoke where the flames can't be seen. Yesterday there was smoke at
home when I woke up but none at work. Today it was everywhere! I am
very tolerant of many things, especially severe heat, but I cannot
stand wood smoke! There was a big fire out near Sheldon Road last
night and it was raining ashes all over our house last night. I was
outside with everybody joking that it's snowing and was "trying" to
catch them on my tongue. Cathy helped me catch a few and I concluded
that they are palmetto leaves. This deduction was made at a time when
I though a building was on fire and I was impressed with myself once
I found out it really was a brush fire!
I brought some Nuprin in a Tic Tac cointainer to work today and
took two and felt so much better than on Tuesday. I still kept losing
my voice which really sucked. That used to be the only drugs I would
take but I've started using Tylenol PM after seeing how wonderfully I
slept with a trial packet. Normally I can't sleep worth a damn when I
am sick but are really helpful when I have a full day coming up and
need my sleep. I remember Leigh Anne was surprised when I showed her
my bottle because she always uses them except she uses them to fall
asleep when she's having an emotional breakdown which is pretty
pathetic.
Nilsa let me do a track run and I came out with a dollar and a
half, a camera, and a hat. We have started a new procedure whereas we
have to put these red metal clamps on the control panel and lock them
to prevent anybody from running the ride when we are in the track
area. Nilsa said that was the only key and if I lose it I will be in
big trouble! It felt kind of neat to now that I alone controlled when
the Kumba could open (except for the guy with the bolt cutters!). I
was also the very first person to use the new lock out which was
cool.
I was on boardwalk later with Jimmy who had heard that Mike
Penton and Honeycutt were walking around. I walked up to find him
watching the coaster from the Congo-Kumba bridge and I joined him for
a moment. He said that the boardwalk is beautiful which was an
invitation to watch the coaster with him. He then started saying how
he never realized what a good place that was to watch the coaster. We
were talking all about it and I mentioned the TV show last night
about the building of Drachen Fire in Williamsburg. I then figured I
should get some information about the new coaster from him because he
ought to know what's going on. He said they are no longer going to
build the coaster in Nairobi. We both agreed that it was because it
would scare the animals and ruin Crown Colony's view.
We were both telling each other our ideas about what should
happen and what will. He said that they want to put it up behind the
Crown Colony and Questor by the parking lot and create an entire new
themed area called Little Egypt. That will get a thrill ride in an
area where one doesn't currently exist and spread the guests more
evenly throughout the park. That's cool!
I talked with Shannon today and briefly with Lisa and some of
the guys more than I usually do. I was even talking to Randy for a
while and we both found out that the other was at Chris' party
although we both don't remember the other being there. I also met
this new girl at the photo shop named Yvette who just started four
days ago. She was showing samples to guests by the height stick. She
went to high school in Miami but is now a Junior at USF and is trying
to master in health education to teach in college. She is a young
looking twenty-one. She is really hyper and has no ring on her
finger. I also got to say hi to this other cute girl in the photo
shop whose name I think is Melinda.
I went to lunch up at Crown Colony again and said hi to everyone
I saw. Yesterday this guy came in who I used to know and we joked
around like the good old days. I also saw Ron and some girls from
operations. Today the girls in the food service line were trying to
hook me up with Lucy, some Spanish girl. they started by asking if I
had a girlfriend and how old I am. They were amazed that I am only
nineteen because I look older. It was funny. They then introduced us
and we said hi and made sure each others' names were correct. I then
reminded her that I know her from Christmas and she agreed and said
that I have been gone for a while but then a rush of people came and
she had to go.
I was in the booth today and Kristen's mother called. I was
really nice and explained that Kristen was sent to another area today
and she would get off according to the amount of time that they need
her to work. We were very courteous to each other. I then saw Kristen
leaving in the parking lot and she waved to me and I gestured back.
She then said that she heard that I talked to her mother today. That
was cool because it meat her mother had remembered my name hopefully
because she has mentioned me! I agreed and said that she seemed
really nice and Kristen said she is. She then asked when I work next
and we concluded that we'll get to see each other again this coming
Monday. Cool!
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