OK so first off i want to give you a geography lesson.
I live in the State of Kentucky, which is the 4th poorest state in the United States.
I live in Clay County Kentucky, Which is the poorest county in the state of Kentucky.
The Per Capita Income for clay country is $9,716. (As of 2000 census) Making it the 18th poorest county in the nation. And the poorest "white" County in the United States, Only being beaten out by country comprised mainly of Swamps and Desert in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
And Most notably 10 of the country's that beat out Clay County are Native American Reservations.
So i am by no means saying that people in Clay County are the poorest people in the world.
Simply this. $9'716 per person is about he same (About $10 less) then what people make in Brazil.
My county is a third world nation. Or if i wanted to use Current Policitcal Language i live in a developing county located inside the borders of a developed county.
I can to the epiphany that i lived in a White Ghetto, in the same place i came across almost all of my epiphany's in life. At Disney.
I was in my last apartment, the one i spent the most time at on my 2nd stay with Disney.
The household was comprised of. (I'm only using first names)
Myself. (From Clay County Kentucky)
Jamal. (From Washington D.C.)
"D" (From Chicago Illinois)
Derrik. (From Sweet Water Texas)
Abdulla. (From New York City)
Juan. (From SauPalo Brazil)
So in this house hold we had, Myself, Three African Americans, And two Latino's One from a family that lived in Texas seance before it was Texas, and another from Brazil)
Now even if we had a very mixed household, we all got along fine.
After some remixing on the rooms, putting myself and Jamal in the same room because Im a quite sleeper, and he's a very light sleeper. And putting Juan and Abdulla in the same room, because Juan got up very early for work, and Abdulla got up very early to pray to Mecca.
Now on to Jamal, he had trouble with rooming with Juan early on, because Juan Snores and gets up early. And Jamal is a VERY light sleeper, so much so that i eventually ask him. To which D answered that he had been in "The joint" And was afraid i would shank him in the night. We laughed and then Jamal answered the question. "Because i live in Anacostia" Now i knew what that meant, Anacostia is a WAR ZONE. He explained that on more then one occasion he actully had to dive to the floor because of stray bullets hitting his families house.
When asked why they didn't move away, he answered "Because they can't afford to" He then told us that he was going to college on scholarship, and wanted to get a good job so he could Move his family away from there. Then we started a conversation about high school.
And we both maid a discovery.
Nearly every one that we both went to high school with, was ether dead on in prison. Most of the males. (All of them with my last name) Have been in Jail with the exception of me.
As we kept talking we both came to the conclusion that i live in a white ghetto.
Now there are differences.
Clay county is not a war zone, but there are dangers, if you wander in to the wrong patch of forest, you can be harmed or killed. Something a census worker found out not to long ago.
And for nearly a century the county was run with the same politics that were used in the 1890's.
Two families owning everything, the same family always being major, corrupt judges, voting fraud. Murder, Drugs and corruption.
Wile Jamal's home was more dangerous, he told me he would never live in a place like clay county, we are poorer and less free, until recently we lived in a kind of feudal system.
The family's at the top doling out the wealth and good jobs in the county to family and people who acted as there lap dogs.
The thing is, That clay county, if you Ignore the people could be one of the most beautiful places i have ever been. And if you know the county you can easily stay away from danger. But if you do your almost living apart from the rest of the people.
And just list Jamal's family most people are just to pore to move away.
The only real jobs in the county are state jobs. In particular working at the state pen.
And soon they will be building a Recycling plant that will give jobs to about 300 people.
But again most of the jobs will go to people from the county's around Clay, and people who are in the "Loop" and it comes to my attention that the county's entire economy is built on handling other people's refuse. Human or otherwise.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/25/census-worker-killed-by-a_n_299725.html
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The link above shows what i mean by, corruption and human waist.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Working at disney part 3. Transportation.
OK so i covered living at Disney and the basic idle of working there.
Now is one of the jewels of the Disney Program.
Transportation.
OK so let me set it up for you.
When you do the program you have three choices for getting to work. (four if you like $30 cab rides)
#1. Have a car. This can be very handy and will really cut down on your commute depending on were you work. But of coarse it cost money, and the guards can... and DO check the car when you come in and out.
#2. Have a friend who has a car. This is slightly less handy because they might or might not have work when you do. But you can make A KILLING as a cheaper then normal cab service on your day off.
#3. Take the bus. Now there are about 1600 CP's at any given time. More if a short group is in. (Large influxes of college program people doing the program for 2-4 mouths in the summer) And remember that means twice a year, because we get allot of Brazilian Summer program people in the fall.
And seance most people work 5 days a week that means on any day there are about 1143 (Rounded up) People going to and from work. And that's not counting the people just going to the park for the day as guests.
That's OVER 9000!!! (More like 3000) People a day being transported on the buses. Buses start leaving at 6:10.AM. (Zombie Bus One) And end at 4:10.AM. (Zombie bus Two)
And run about every 30 minutes.
The buses are name starting at A-Bus, and ending at the K-bus. (that's about 450 bus trips a day)
OK so stuff you should know about the buses.
#1. They are very punctual.
#2. They are very serious about there time chart. If you get there 1 second after they shut the door, you are S.O.L. my friend.
#3. A bus is meant to hold any were between 54 and 80 passengers. And it can hold ALLOT More. I have seen at least 120+ people on a bus before.
#4.Most of the drivers are ether.
A:Not native English speakers. And wile i am very good at understanding people and it is a requirement for them to speak English. Some of them DO NOT.
B:Are retired and working there to have a little extra money.
#5. Time.
Depending on were you work and were you live, your round trim can take between 30 minutes (EPCOT) And 1 Hour and 16 minutes. (Magic Kingdom)
Wile i have never been on a bus that broke down it does happen. And i have never been on a bus that had a accented, but it does happen. I have on the other hand been on a bus that ran over a wild boar. (There all over the place down there) And it did bust the tire. And i was late for work and they don't care why.
You best bet is that you have a really nice manager that will set your time chart back a hour so you don't half to be at work until a little latter.
All bus drivers fall into a couple groups of driving ability.
First you have the Import drivers who cant drive, cant speak understandable English and talk on there cell phones wile driving. (Illegal and against company policy)
Second you have the Import driver who can drive, Can talk Good English and at least use a blue tooth. (Legal but still against Company Policy)
Third you have the guy who is 60+ years old, who can kind of drive, constantly tells the "Kids" on the bus to quite down. (Something we don't have to do and are not going to do)
And then. Theirs Charles.
OK so Charles is the only bus driver i know by name because he is like the Michel Phelps of Bus Driving. Things i know about Charles from talking to / riding with him.
He is from Saint Paul Minnesota.
He is the youngest son of a family with like like.... 80 kids or something.
His family were dirt poor dirt farmers.
He is at least 65.
He can fit a 10 foot wide bus throw a 4 foot opening without damaging anything but the space time continuum.
The reason i know that Charles is at least 65 is that he flew Jets in the Vietnam war as part of Operation Rolling Thunder from day one. The operation started in 1965. And Charles had the job of attacking North Vietnamese Surface to Air Missile Sights. Witch is allot like bull fighting on the crowd is throwing rocks at you at the same time.
Now this is important to say because most people drive a tour bus like it was a boat or ship.
Charles on the other hand drove it like it was a Multi-Million Dollar Jet Fighter. He always drove the same route, the late Magic Kingdom bus.
A bus that never had less the a billion people on it, they gave Charles this job because they new that if Charles was about to have a crash he would simply Slam on the brakes pull up and let the other Vehicle fly under us before destroying it with a air to air missile.
Charles actually dressed up for the Halloween bus, wearing riding pants, a leather jacket, leather skull cap goggles and a big scarf.
Needless to say if you ride the bus and see a sweet little old man, with white hair, and glasses who's name tag that said Charles. Strap in and enjoy the ride, your in good hands.
Now is one of the jewels of the Disney Program.
Transportation.
OK so let me set it up for you.
When you do the program you have three choices for getting to work. (four if you like $30 cab rides)
#1. Have a car. This can be very handy and will really cut down on your commute depending on were you work. But of coarse it cost money, and the guards can... and DO check the car when you come in and out.
#2. Have a friend who has a car. This is slightly less handy because they might or might not have work when you do. But you can make A KILLING as a cheaper then normal cab service on your day off.
#3. Take the bus. Now there are about 1600 CP's at any given time. More if a short group is in. (Large influxes of college program people doing the program for 2-4 mouths in the summer) And remember that means twice a year, because we get allot of Brazilian Summer program people in the fall.
And seance most people work 5 days a week that means on any day there are about 1143 (Rounded up) People going to and from work. And that's not counting the people just going to the park for the day as guests.
That's OVER 9000!!! (More like 3000) People a day being transported on the buses. Buses start leaving at 6:10.AM. (Zombie Bus One) And end at 4:10.AM. (Zombie bus Two)
And run about every 30 minutes.
The buses are name starting at A-Bus, and ending at the K-bus. (that's about 450 bus trips a day)
OK so stuff you should know about the buses.
#1. They are very punctual.
#2. They are very serious about there time chart. If you get there 1 second after they shut the door, you are S.O.L. my friend.
#3. A bus is meant to hold any were between 54 and 80 passengers. And it can hold ALLOT More. I have seen at least 120+ people on a bus before.
#4.Most of the drivers are ether.
A:Not native English speakers. And wile i am very good at understanding people and it is a requirement for them to speak English. Some of them DO NOT.
B:Are retired and working there to have a little extra money.
#5. Time.
Depending on were you work and were you live, your round trim can take between 30 minutes (EPCOT) And 1 Hour and 16 minutes. (Magic Kingdom)
Wile i have never been on a bus that broke down it does happen. And i have never been on a bus that had a accented, but it does happen. I have on the other hand been on a bus that ran over a wild boar. (There all over the place down there) And it did bust the tire. And i was late for work and they don't care why.
You best bet is that you have a really nice manager that will set your time chart back a hour so you don't half to be at work until a little latter.
All bus drivers fall into a couple groups of driving ability.
First you have the Import drivers who cant drive, cant speak understandable English and talk on there cell phones wile driving. (Illegal and against company policy)
Second you have the Import driver who can drive, Can talk Good English and at least use a blue tooth. (Legal but still against Company Policy)
Third you have the guy who is 60+ years old, who can kind of drive, constantly tells the "Kids" on the bus to quite down. (Something we don't have to do and are not going to do)
And then. Theirs Charles.
OK so Charles is the only bus driver i know by name because he is like the Michel Phelps of Bus Driving. Things i know about Charles from talking to / riding with him.
He is from Saint Paul Minnesota.
He is the youngest son of a family with like like.... 80 kids or something.
His family were dirt poor dirt farmers.
He is at least 65.
He can fit a 10 foot wide bus throw a 4 foot opening without damaging anything but the space time continuum.
The reason i know that Charles is at least 65 is that he flew Jets in the Vietnam war as part of Operation Rolling Thunder from day one. The operation started in 1965. And Charles had the job of attacking North Vietnamese Surface to Air Missile Sights. Witch is allot like bull fighting on the crowd is throwing rocks at you at the same time.
Now this is important to say because most people drive a tour bus like it was a boat or ship.
Charles on the other hand drove it like it was a Multi-Million Dollar Jet Fighter. He always drove the same route, the late Magic Kingdom bus.
A bus that never had less the a billion people on it, they gave Charles this job because they new that if Charles was about to have a crash he would simply Slam on the brakes pull up and let the other Vehicle fly under us before destroying it with a air to air missile.
Charles actually dressed up for the Halloween bus, wearing riding pants, a leather jacket, leather skull cap goggles and a big scarf.
Needless to say if you ride the bus and see a sweet little old man, with white hair, and glasses who's name tag that said Charles. Strap in and enjoy the ride, your in good hands.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
So everything that happens, happens for a reason.
OK so i was reading about the Somali Pirates and again was angered by one single fact.
EVERY THING that happens in the world is some one's fault.
And most the time if it happens to a country its there fault.
Now don't get me wrong, I love the U.S.A. It's one of only... four or so nations i would ever want to live in, but the US like most other nations has a good deal of nationalism going on. "Greatest Nation on earth" Being my point.
I might go with One of the Greatest nations on earth.
Also political spin does allot, commercials saying how bad Canadian and British health care for instance. (Dispite the fact that people from both places live longer healthier lives then Americans)
My point being this.
The Somali Pirate thing didn't just start for no reason.
It started as Somali Fishermen attacking Fishing boats from other country's for illegal fishing in Somali waters. This is not a joke, people from other nations were coming into there waters and steeling there lively hood. Like Mexican in the US.... only you know. There Actually Steeling people's lively hood.
Most every problem the US has ever had, was caused at least in part by the US its self.
The American Revolution started as a bunch of rich people wanting to overthrow a bunch of rich people, and they did it by talking the poor people into fighting for them. Now that being said, they did have some valid points, and they did end up doing something really great with it.
World war II. We basically backed the Japanese into a corner that forced them to pick between doing what we told them to do. (Because we wanted to run the Pacific) Or going to war with us. So of COARSE they sneak attacked us. We were the larger power a head on war would have been pointless.
Now again, that doesn't mean we shouldn't have fought back, or that the Japanese weren't going FUCKING nuts in China and killing people. Just that we DID have something to do with it.
Point being, is this.
If you are my generation, or later, FUCKING THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR DOING! it will have Impact on your life and the lives of your children.
And if your from the baby boomer generation. FUCKING SHAME ON YOU! YOU GREEDY SELFISH PRICKS!
EVERY THING that happens in the world is some one's fault.
And most the time if it happens to a country its there fault.
Now don't get me wrong, I love the U.S.A. It's one of only... four or so nations i would ever want to live in, but the US like most other nations has a good deal of nationalism going on. "Greatest Nation on earth" Being my point.
I might go with One of the Greatest nations on earth.
Also political spin does allot, commercials saying how bad Canadian and British health care for instance. (Dispite the fact that people from both places live longer healthier lives then Americans)
My point being this.
The Somali Pirate thing didn't just start for no reason.
It started as Somali Fishermen attacking Fishing boats from other country's for illegal fishing in Somali waters. This is not a joke, people from other nations were coming into there waters and steeling there lively hood. Like Mexican in the US.... only you know. There Actually Steeling people's lively hood.
Most every problem the US has ever had, was caused at least in part by the US its self.
The American Revolution started as a bunch of rich people wanting to overthrow a bunch of rich people, and they did it by talking the poor people into fighting for them. Now that being said, they did have some valid points, and they did end up doing something really great with it.
World war II. We basically backed the Japanese into a corner that forced them to pick between doing what we told them to do. (Because we wanted to run the Pacific) Or going to war with us. So of COARSE they sneak attacked us. We were the larger power a head on war would have been pointless.
Now again, that doesn't mean we shouldn't have fought back, or that the Japanese weren't going FUCKING nuts in China and killing people. Just that we DID have something to do with it.
Point being, is this.
If you are my generation, or later, FUCKING THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR DOING! it will have Impact on your life and the lives of your children.
And if your from the baby boomer generation. FUCKING SHAME ON YOU! YOU GREEDY SELFISH PRICKS!
"God button?" Get the hell out!
OK so I'm sure most people have herd about the "God Botton" Firing.
OK so if you have not.
This is how it goes. A guy in Florida was fired for wearing a button that had a US Flag on it and read "...one nation, under God... Indivisible" OK so before every one freaks out and go's "OH NO IT'S CENSORSHIP!" Not really, home depot, like basically every major and many minor company's around the WORLD, have a damn dress code!
That's the way the world works people, if Home Depot tells you. "You can't were button's on your uniform that we don't provide" That's it, end of story, the law suit this guy is filing, he will end up paying for. (Florida is a loser pays state)
How do i know this. Because people have level law suits like this before and have ALWAYS lost.
If the company police said, you can wear any button you want as long as it doesn't say god on it. Then the man might have a case, but it didn't it just said no buttons of your own.
And not only that, its freaking hypocritical.
People complain that people are infringing on there rights, but then they try to tell a company how to run its self.
The law stats that you cant discriminate against some one on the basis of sex, race, age, or religious views. So if home depot said, NO CHRISTIANS! Or NO BLACKS! then the guy would have a case. (He wasn't black it was just a example)
Going back to my time at Disney.
They have a dress code called "Disney Look" And its VERY strict.
They have been sued over it many times, and never lost. Why?
Because its consistant.
For Instance, with respect to hair.
For males. It stats that.
"Your hair but be cut above the ears, not spiked, above the collar and not obstruct the view of the eyes" Also you can't were hats that the company don't give you.
The best case i have seen some one level at Disney is a Sikh man. If you don't know, Sikh's are from India and as part of there religion can't cut there hair, or beard, but must keep both very neat and clean. (These are the people from India that were turbans)
So the guy couldn't work for Disney because. #1. His hair was to long. #2. He had to were a hat that wasn't Disney issue and #3 he had a beard. (Also against Disney Code)
But he lost the suit because it was based off a hair rules. It didn't say No Sikh's. And just as the Sikh man had the choice and right to say. "I'm not going to shave, cut my hair, or take off my hat" Disney had the right to say. "We are sorry, but you do not portray the clean cut timeless 1950... ish looks.
The Rules are fair. For Instant, "Cornrows" are not against Disney Look, as long as they follow ALL the other rules. (And look much better that way)
OK so I'm done dropping knowledge, Wisdom, Spite and Frustration on you.
Happy Magical GUY OUT! (PEACE!)
OK so if you have not.
This is how it goes. A guy in Florida was fired for wearing a button that had a US Flag on it and read "...one nation, under God... Indivisible" OK so before every one freaks out and go's "OH NO IT'S CENSORSHIP!" Not really, home depot, like basically every major and many minor company's around the WORLD, have a damn dress code!
That's the way the world works people, if Home Depot tells you. "You can't were button's on your uniform that we don't provide" That's it, end of story, the law suit this guy is filing, he will end up paying for. (Florida is a loser pays state)
How do i know this. Because people have level law suits like this before and have ALWAYS lost.
If the company police said, you can wear any button you want as long as it doesn't say god on it. Then the man might have a case, but it didn't it just said no buttons of your own.
And not only that, its freaking hypocritical.
People complain that people are infringing on there rights, but then they try to tell a company how to run its self.
The law stats that you cant discriminate against some one on the basis of sex, race, age, or religious views. So if home depot said, NO CHRISTIANS! Or NO BLACKS! then the guy would have a case. (He wasn't black it was just a example)
Going back to my time at Disney.
They have a dress code called "Disney Look" And its VERY strict.
They have been sued over it many times, and never lost. Why?
Because its consistant.
For Instance, with respect to hair.
For males. It stats that.
"Your hair but be cut above the ears, not spiked, above the collar and not obstruct the view of the eyes" Also you can't were hats that the company don't give you.
The best case i have seen some one level at Disney is a Sikh man. If you don't know, Sikh's are from India and as part of there religion can't cut there hair, or beard, but must keep both very neat and clean. (These are the people from India that were turbans)
So the guy couldn't work for Disney because. #1. His hair was to long. #2. He had to were a hat that wasn't Disney issue and #3 he had a beard. (Also against Disney Code)
But he lost the suit because it was based off a hair rules. It didn't say No Sikh's. And just as the Sikh man had the choice and right to say. "I'm not going to shave, cut my hair, or take off my hat" Disney had the right to say. "We are sorry, but you do not portray the clean cut timeless 1950... ish looks.
The Rules are fair. For Instant, "Cornrows" are not against Disney Look, as long as they follow ALL the other rules. (And look much better that way)
OK so I'm done dropping knowledge, Wisdom, Spite and Frustration on you.
Happy Magical GUY OUT! (PEACE!)
Friday, October 30, 2009
Disney college program. (Or the most magical chain gang on earth! part 2)
OK so i went over the whole getting to Disney Thing.
Now I'm going to start explaining the whole thing to you.
And I'm going to start with housing.
OK so when you get to the program, every one is on one of three programs.
#1. The Disney College Program.
This is for college student's from the U.S.A. And about 70% of the people CP's. (College Programmer's) working are on this program.
#2. Career start Program.
This is for High School Student's who just graduated.
I think this is a great idle, most every one should take a year off after high school before going to college, after all you have been in school seance you were five people. About.... 1-2% of the people doing to program are in this boat, and even if they are Career Start program partisipent's they are still called CP's.
#3. International Program Students.
Again still called CP's. These are student's from other country's who are there to work.
Again about 28%-30% of the student's are ICP's. But they are still called CP's.
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So there are 4 apartments that house CP's. (Three the first time i did the program)
The first and most infamous is Vista Way Apartments. A.K.A. Vista Lay. It made the Top 10 list for penthouses best places to get lucky. (I'm not joking)
Basically think of a dorm with 1600+ people from all around the country / world, were some of them are aloude to drink! It's like a 27/7/364 Frat Party. (Also don't use the hot tub near the bus stop... Just trust me on this one)
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There is also Chattum square and... some other place that are basically much calmer versions of Vista. And then Finally the Commons, The commons houses nothing but International CP's.
I lived in Chattum and Vista wile there. And honestly its a mixed bag, you meet less people and do less stuff at Vista, but then again you get less sleep as Vista as well.
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The first time that i did the program i had nothing but good things to say about my experience. (That is wile talking about housing) First appartment i had went through allot of room mates because of the rotation. I roomed with a French Guy (Who was really nice) A German Guy (Who reinforced my dislike of Germany) And a guy from Wales. (Who got kicked out of the program with hitting another cast member)
But after a while the house was below 51% Occupancy so i was re-located to another apartment, In this apartment it was a gathering of American's i found this far less interesting, not because they were Americans but because they were drunk frat boy Americans. Nice guys just not that Intellectually compelling.
Finally i was moved again, this time i picked were i wanted to go, I moved in with some coworkers who i had become good friends with and this worked great. (Mainly because we all kept the same hours)
The program housing is interesting because it lets you meet people that you normally wouldn't, some times this can be a bad thing, but most the time every one gets along. I mean why not? Your all away from home, some of you for the first time. And you all are trapped (Or at least it feels that way) In this surreal world.
The Disney Program make you feel like you live on this Island Apart from the reast of the Non-Disney World. But not in a lonely way, because what ever your going throw, there are other people Right there going throw it as well.
And i guess the best part is you find out that even if every one in the apartment is from diffrent places, backgrounds and cultures. You can still all get along, and if it taught me anything its that all the problems in the world today that people say are because of Religion, Race, Ethnic Hatred and bad blood between people. And really because of stubbornness and ingrained knowledge that we get from the people before us.
In short, if some one has told you that another group of people are bad or your enemy. You have been lied to. (I have reasoning for not liking Germany, ill get into that latter) But i never really Disliked a Germany Because of that, I disliked or liked them based on other things. (Like being a Douche Nozzle)
Good job people before us, its ALL YOUR DAMN FAULT!
(OK enough story time for today kids, Ill be talking about Transportation next, so stay tuned)
Now I'm going to start explaining the whole thing to you.
And I'm going to start with housing.
OK so when you get to the program, every one is on one of three programs.
#1. The Disney College Program.
This is for college student's from the U.S.A. And about 70% of the people CP's. (College Programmer's) working are on this program.
#2. Career start Program.
This is for High School Student's who just graduated.
I think this is a great idle, most every one should take a year off after high school before going to college, after all you have been in school seance you were five people. About.... 1-2% of the people doing to program are in this boat, and even if they are Career Start program partisipent's they are still called CP's.
#3. International Program Students.
Again still called CP's. These are student's from other country's who are there to work.
Again about 28%-30% of the student's are ICP's. But they are still called CP's.
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So there are 4 apartments that house CP's. (Three the first time i did the program)
The first and most infamous is Vista Way Apartments. A.K.A. Vista Lay. It made the Top 10 list for penthouses best places to get lucky. (I'm not joking)
Basically think of a dorm with 1600+ people from all around the country / world, were some of them are aloude to drink! It's like a 27/7/364 Frat Party. (Also don't use the hot tub near the bus stop... Just trust me on this one)
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There is also Chattum square and... some other place that are basically much calmer versions of Vista. And then Finally the Commons, The commons houses nothing but International CP's.
I lived in Chattum and Vista wile there. And honestly its a mixed bag, you meet less people and do less stuff at Vista, but then again you get less sleep as Vista as well.
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The first time that i did the program i had nothing but good things to say about my experience. (That is wile talking about housing) First appartment i had went through allot of room mates because of the rotation. I roomed with a French Guy (Who was really nice) A German Guy (Who reinforced my dislike of Germany) And a guy from Wales. (Who got kicked out of the program with hitting another cast member)
But after a while the house was below 51% Occupancy so i was re-located to another apartment, In this apartment it was a gathering of American's i found this far less interesting, not because they were Americans but because they were drunk frat boy Americans. Nice guys just not that Intellectually compelling.
Finally i was moved again, this time i picked were i wanted to go, I moved in with some coworkers who i had become good friends with and this worked great. (Mainly because we all kept the same hours)
The program housing is interesting because it lets you meet people that you normally wouldn't, some times this can be a bad thing, but most the time every one gets along. I mean why not? Your all away from home, some of you for the first time. And you all are trapped (Or at least it feels that way) In this surreal world.
The Disney Program make you feel like you live on this Island Apart from the reast of the Non-Disney World. But not in a lonely way, because what ever your going throw, there are other people Right there going throw it as well.
And i guess the best part is you find out that even if every one in the apartment is from diffrent places, backgrounds and cultures. You can still all get along, and if it taught me anything its that all the problems in the world today that people say are because of Religion, Race, Ethnic Hatred and bad blood between people. And really because of stubbornness and ingrained knowledge that we get from the people before us.
In short, if some one has told you that another group of people are bad or your enemy. You have been lied to. (I have reasoning for not liking Germany, ill get into that latter) But i never really Disliked a Germany Because of that, I disliked or liked them based on other things. (Like being a Douche Nozzle)
Good job people before us, its ALL YOUR DAMN FAULT!
(OK enough story time for today kids, Ill be talking about Transportation next, so stay tuned)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Disney college program. (Or the most magical chain gang on earth! part 1.)
OK so let me set the scene for you, Its 2006 I'm a 23 year old college student who has lost basically all motivation to do... pretty much anything. So I am walking to class when i see the poster on campus, 'DISNEY COLLEGE PROGRAM!'
ok so i have nothing to do after class so I decided that it couldn't hurt to go to this thing and see what there angle was. So after a 45 minutes presentation i was sold, I did the paper work and thought nothing of it for another 2 weeks, when to my suprise i got phone interview, and then a offer from disney to work in the program. The offer was to work as a "Custodial Cast member" That's Disney speak for Janitor. (Or so people not working Custodial will tell you)
OK so normally i do my homework. (That is that i study stuff before i undertake anything) In reality i normally over plan stuff. Or at least over think stuff, but that William had been overpowered by apathy. So on April 15th I arrived in Lake Buena Vista Florida.
OK so now i need to explain the entire Disney college program thing.
Here is the jest, you come to Florida, stay in a apartment complex much like the gated community that are all over Florida.
They pay you Minimum wage for Florida, and charge you a very reasonable amount of rent. (When you consider, it has free utility, cable, internet) And Transportation. (I will get to that latter)
OK so i get to Florida and jump throw all the hoops to check in, then i get places into my "household" now on a note i picked to live in a "wellness" apartment, this is a apartment were people can't have alcohol, I was 23, and I'm not that uptight, the thing is i had experience with drunk dorm mates from college.
Now the household are in reality 1 to 4 room apartments that hold 2 to 8 room mates. They are OK apartments, the heating / AC work (Most of the time) And they give you everything you will need to stay there for 4-12 months.
Then you go to work after a introduction to Disney called Traditions. I won't go into this, lets just say it's allot like the process that you go throw to join the Army, just with more pixie dust.
So i worked on Main Street USA, In Magic Kingdom, As a custodial. Now just for a good idle of what that means, that means on a AVERAGE day, i had to clean up after 30'000 people, 1-3 parades and fireworks.
And the thing is, I (and the VAST majority of the people i worked with) LOVED IT.
Because the thing is, 10% of your time is spent cleaning, and then 10% is spent looking for stuff to clean. And 80% of your time is spent talking or helping guests.
(Well that's long enough for right now, I will put part two of this out at some point)
ok so i have nothing to do after class so I decided that it couldn't hurt to go to this thing and see what there angle was. So after a 45 minutes presentation i was sold, I did the paper work and thought nothing of it for another 2 weeks, when to my suprise i got phone interview, and then a offer from disney to work in the program. The offer was to work as a "Custodial Cast member" That's Disney speak for Janitor. (Or so people not working Custodial will tell you)
OK so normally i do my homework. (That is that i study stuff before i undertake anything) In reality i normally over plan stuff. Or at least over think stuff, but that William had been overpowered by apathy. So on April 15th I arrived in Lake Buena Vista Florida.
OK so now i need to explain the entire Disney college program thing.
Here is the jest, you come to Florida, stay in a apartment complex much like the gated community that are all over Florida.
They pay you Minimum wage for Florida, and charge you a very reasonable amount of rent. (When you consider, it has free utility, cable, internet) And Transportation. (I will get to that latter)
OK so i get to Florida and jump throw all the hoops to check in, then i get places into my "household" now on a note i picked to live in a "wellness" apartment, this is a apartment were people can't have alcohol, I was 23, and I'm not that uptight, the thing is i had experience with drunk dorm mates from college.
Now the household are in reality 1 to 4 room apartments that hold 2 to 8 room mates. They are OK apartments, the heating / AC work (Most of the time) And they give you everything you will need to stay there for 4-12 months.
Then you go to work after a introduction to Disney called Traditions. I won't go into this, lets just say it's allot like the process that you go throw to join the Army, just with more pixie dust.
So i worked on Main Street USA, In Magic Kingdom, As a custodial. Now just for a good idle of what that means, that means on a AVERAGE day, i had to clean up after 30'000 people, 1-3 parades and fireworks.
And the thing is, I (and the VAST majority of the people i worked with) LOVED IT.
Because the thing is, 10% of your time is spent cleaning, and then 10% is spent looking for stuff to clean. And 80% of your time is spent talking or helping guests.
(Well that's long enough for right now, I will put part two of this out at some point)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Presedent Obama's Noble Peace Prize.
OK so its a little old in the new's now, but of course most people who watch the news no that the Nobel peace prize was given to our president (That's the US's not the worlds people) Barrack Obama. Now the Committee gave him this award for. "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" Now I as a angry Right wing of the left part of the middle of the road conservative liberal. Have to admit that sounds a little shaky.
And even Mr. Obama more then likely took the award with a "Ya right" Look on his face. But the prevailing aptitude over on the right side of the fence is that (As sported by Lonesome road Glen Beck) Is that the committee gave the "Black president" a award for being a black president.
See there are Several problems with this idle however. The first being that, there have been DOZENS of black world leaders, and DOZENS of non-white Nobel peace prize winners. And the fact of the matter is that the right are basically the only group of people who give a crap that Obama is "Black"
Second problem i have with this statement is that Obama is half African American. (Also a title i don't like) But since he isen't 100% Lilly white, he's like a AKC registered dogs half Rottweiler half beagle puppy. Just not up to the high standards of Neo-rightards. Because anything less then 100% white is tainted according to them.
And finally, if the right wanted to make a big deal out of this they would point this out. "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" He got the award for being a Liberal! OMG the Nobel peace prize committee gives prizes for not being a rightard.
And in fact that's the problem with the whole situation, Obama got a Nobel peace prize for NOT BEING GEORGE "SKYWALKER" BUSH! And if you think I'm kidding I'm not. He got the prize for admitting the are country's out there other then the United States.
And why the hell not, I mean the Right are the group that hated France for not going to war with us. A little hypocritical telling people they are free to do what they want, but if you disagree with us on a Major Issue that could cost Billions and get your people killed, then we hate you and we are no longer friends.
So when a man comes along after eight long years of his tall in the saddle political attitude OF COURSE people are going to give them man a prize.
And even Mr. Obama more then likely took the award with a "Ya right" Look on his face. But the prevailing aptitude over on the right side of the fence is that (As sported by Lonesome road Glen Beck) Is that the committee gave the "Black president" a award for being a black president.
See there are Several problems with this idle however. The first being that, there have been DOZENS of black world leaders, and DOZENS of non-white Nobel peace prize winners. And the fact of the matter is that the right are basically the only group of people who give a crap that Obama is "Black"
Second problem i have with this statement is that Obama is half African American. (Also a title i don't like) But since he isen't 100% Lilly white, he's like a AKC registered dogs half Rottweiler half beagle puppy. Just not up to the high standards of Neo-rightards. Because anything less then 100% white is tainted according to them.
And finally, if the right wanted to make a big deal out of this they would point this out. "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" He got the award for being a Liberal! OMG the Nobel peace prize committee gives prizes for not being a rightard.
And in fact that's the problem with the whole situation, Obama got a Nobel peace prize for NOT BEING GEORGE "SKYWALKER" BUSH! And if you think I'm kidding I'm not. He got the prize for admitting the are country's out there other then the United States.
And why the hell not, I mean the Right are the group that hated France for not going to war with us. A little hypocritical telling people they are free to do what they want, but if you disagree with us on a Major Issue that could cost Billions and get your people killed, then we hate you and we are no longer friends.
So when a man comes along after eight long years of his tall in the saddle political attitude OF COURSE people are going to give them man a prize.
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