Lent 01 - Ash Wednesday

Got up in time to get to Church today. Ash Wednesday, and also Mass since I couldn't go on Sunday. Not feeling well. Felt bad I had to wipe the ashes from my forehead. Church and then off to work. Ate Life cereal, really didn't feel well afterwards. New side of Discovery Island today - Island Mercantile and Creature Comforts. Had no idea where to go backstage. Just went and hoped for the best. Learned a little about painted Ostrich eggs and Vinylmation while waiting to work. Relieved to see Kim and Brian from Buffalo, NY working today too. Brian asked for a ride, even though he got out at 9:00pm and I got done at 9:15pm. Placed on register 13. Found out it's on the pin porch outside. Numbers didn't work. Had to get them reset twice. Turns out, wasn' t in system to work the location. Cold. Windy. Wind kept knocking pins down. Ran out of quarters and called for more, but no one came. Had to fill up a bubble gun. Got more soap on the ground than in the holder. Break. Sat outside, but in screened area. At least out of wind. Back to work and placed on Creature Cart. Card swiper not working. Trainer and trainees leaving. Stocker stayed, helped me figure things out. Called what turned out to be security when trying to reach managers for more change. Out of quarters here too. Cold and windy. Got to see parade. Songs stuck in my head. Called for dimes and pennies too. George (coordinator/manager?) came, gave me a roll of quarters. Came back later, asked my last name, called and said he had a Cast Member out on Creature Cart for way too long. Put my job in for next in queue. Thanks George ^-^ Eventually over to Creature Comforts. Busy and not quite sure where everything was. George came around looking for extentions. Asked if I could stay until 11;15. Not that late, said was feeling under the weather. Offered to stay an hour later until 10:15. Despite extention, no extra break, other than my other half hour. Told Brian I had extended and apologized. Found out after break that Creature closes earlier than other stores on EMH nights. Balzac guy showed me way towards breakroom sorta. Saw and complimented on his Deathnote bag. Thought I'd be put back on pins. Got to stay inside Island. Awarded the task of finding home of plush fairy and plush firefly. Found it when others couldn't. Met guy from DAK Africa helping out for the night. Named Josh. At Creature Comforts with me second time I was there. Now he had a red plastic miner's helmet on. Holding up musical snowglobe attempting to sell it. Must've worked: girl asked me if we sold snow globes. Listened to guy named Timmy tell a Guest all about Disneyana pins, Eisner and his dislike of Dreamfinder and micromanagement techniques. Wonder what hotels we've got planned according to him. Girl came to bump me at 10:08pm, but went to bathroom. Didn't get back until my time to leave. Ah well. Chatted with Toni the Cast gate security guard about stuffed artic fox, 2008 Spectacle of Lights glow mug, her two dogs. Warmed up in car. Was going to make shrimp skillet, but pan was in water. Kid Cuisine instead! Mac and Cheese, followed by coconut rice and a slice of king cake. Also had a hot chocolate. Delicious.