Dreambiscuit

Mine is the same now as it’s always been; Star Wars everywhere. Star Wars posters on every wall and shelves piled high with Star Wars toys. I have a few Disney princess statuettes and decorations here and there but that’s a minor subcategory.

There was a playground as part of an apartment I lived in as a child, and it had a sandbox I liked. And when I got a little older, my brother and I used to go to an undeveloped street nearby (no houses, just open fields) and would bash the windows out of old cars people used to abandon there. Dumb, but diverting.

I bought an ice scraper for my little frozen windshield. Less than two bucks.

I'm sure there must be something close-by. I'm going to do some looking around and get myself into one of those lovely cloud pits! I love stuff like that.

My reputation: Star Wars girl. Disney girl. Conservative girl. Girl who talks too much.

Yes, we went to visit them from time to time and it was always like a special holiday. My grandparents are so much fun and really sweet people.

I’ve been to six places today. I went out to get a jump on Black Friday and that was the result.

I am in favor of the donut. Imagine a world without donuts and you imagine a world without love, hope, happiness. Donuts matter; eat donuts.

I was crawling under my parents’ porch to close their house vents for the winter because no one else could fit under there. My dad told me to watch my head so naturally the first thing I did was watch my head…as it connected with the underside of the porch at better-than-normal velocity. It hurt.

I have never encountered one of these but to be honest I am seriously intrigued! I want to try one, and I don't mind if they're hard to climb out of; it's all part of the challenge. Now I've got to find one somewhere.

Everyone is entitled to their opinions. They may not necessarily agree with mine but, hey, you’re all a work in progress and hopefully you’ll come around eventually. Those who are particularly militant about their opinions can be annoying, not necessarily because of their opinion but the way they impose it on others. Admittedly I belong to this category. I feel strongly about my opinions and I speak out because so few others seem willing to represent them openly. I don’t care if others agree, but I would like reasonable consideration from those who wish to be likewise considered.

It's really super fun actually! I want to get into it more.

Seeing all these Star Wars Lego kits warms my heart. I have only two lego sets in my Star wars collection; a TIE Interceptor and a Super battle Droid. I loved assembling them but they were hard to display because they fall apart easily if someone bumps into them. I had to disassemble and store them. I have a Darth Vader Connect-and-Build pen but that doesn't really count as a Lego set.

Kelly Sheridan, Andrea Libman, Ashleigh Ball and Tabitha St Germain have all done Barbie voice overs. Kelly Sheridan as Barbie, and Tabitha St Germain in most of the Barbie movies, sometimes in multiple roles. These are my favorites because I LOVE the Barbie movies. And Tara Strong is like the modern day Tress MacNeille; she does everything! I can’t think of much she hasn’t done! So it's hard to pick a favorite of hers besides Twilight.

I still sleep with my favorite plushie; a panda named Florrie. I’ve had her my whole life and she’s showing her age, but I keep her in good repair and never go to bed without her.

If I see the last poster is someone whose opinions interest me, sure, I’ll take a look. And If it ends up I haven’t posted there, I might have some mind-numbing wisdom to impart as well.

Okay, it was weird as dreams tend to be. It started out with me and my brother getting onboard a ride at an alternate reality Disney park. The ride was operated by someone slumped indifferently in a cubicle, and as we went through the ride it transformed into a run-down evacuation camp with just a few families waiting for trains to take them away. Everything was in brown and grey tones and the longer the dream continued, the more the crowds increased. Many of the people were unusual and eccentric; one was carrying on an animated conversation with a blob the size of a tennis ball which he claimed was his father. This blob looked like Voldemort in the last Harry Potter movie (the scene at Kings Cross Station) and everyone had to be careful not to step on him because he was in the middle of the path. There were large communal restrooms in this area and none of the commodes had cubicles; they were just open to public scrutiny. Happily I didn’t have to use it. Over time, the crowding made the camp seem less desirable than migrating by foot so that’s what my brother and I did. The area transformed again into open farmland (still brown and grey) and we made our way to freedom unharmed. If I had it to do over again, I would not go on that ride at a Disney park.

I had some split pea soup (jacked up with some cubed ham, crushed red peppers and topped with french fried onions) and nommed down the last of my buttersctotch fudge.

@DubWolf Thank you! I’m surprised you remember that stuff! @TheRockARooster @ZiggWheelsManning Thank you! Thank you! Hm, I may complain more often, all this positive reinforcement is doing wonders for my ego!

Happily, I only have to check cast members of one specific department and not everyone in general. So the job you were training for wouldn’t have involved me, but rather your immediate lead or supervisor (who I’m sure would appreciate being thanked for such a task!) In general, most cast members stick to their costuming and grooming guidelines, and Disneyland has no restrictions on weight or skin blemishes. My department is unique in that one aspect for continuity reasons. I am glad you have a job you’re happy with. Disneyland can be fun but it’s not always practical as far as scheduling. And even at the best of times it can be grueling. As long as you have a steady paycheck, that’s a battle won.

Father Goose (1964). Now we’re talkin’. This is a good movie with a good cast. Simple, fun and doesn’t try to be anything more than an enjoyable romantic comedy. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). (Spoilers) Could have been great, but was merely okay. McKenna Grace, the nerdy granddaughter of Dr. Spengler, stole the show. The story really needed to go in a new direction rather than try to rehash the same plotlines from the original Ghostbusters. Much of it felt like a nod to the old fans rather than breaking new ground. I can live with some familiar material, but the Stay Puft marshmallow men had absolutely no reason to be there, and bogged down the movie with cutesy gag scenes that didn’t work. Overall, it had enough going for it to get a passing grade, but not a slam-dunk. Labyrinth (1986). I liked it. Maybe not the very best of Jim Henson and George Lucas, but definitely a nice movie set in a visually beautiful fantasy setting with a good cast. I was never a fan of David Bowie, but he makes a great Goblin King!

@Will Guide I absolutely agree! The term ‘The customer is always right’ may look great on paper or in theory, but in reality it’s too often an excuse customers use to be rude to workers who are already doing their best. Not everyone can wave a magic wand and make the world a perfect place, and bad customers need to grow up and understand this. @Thankful Brony 42 Not being properly or fully trained to do a job has always been the worst part of starting new at any place of employment. I’ve always hated when employers give a ridiculously bare-bones briefing and then say, “Go to it!” and expect perfect performance, often getting snotty if someone has the audacity to ask a question or make a mistake. As for the pig kidneys, I’m patently unqualified to comment! @Fluttershutter Definitely! If they weren’t slavery they wouldn’t even be jobs, but hobbies. And let’s face it, few people are lucky enough to get paid for their hobbies. If they did there’d be no unemployment. @Lunaholic I’ve dealt with drunks both as coworkers and customers, and it’s true they make everyone’s job harder. Adults shouldn’t need a babysitter, especially in public. @Denim&Venöm You can bet the people running these companies on a shoestring are probably pocketing huge paychecks, with bonuses for every corner they cut. @TBD Bosses who push a hard-sell don’t seem to realize that it doesn’t work. Customers never respond to it, especially when they have the attention span of a child. As for me, I have the thankless task of having to ‘check’ certain cast members before they go onstage. These are people that are required to maintain a certain appearance, so if their weight (too much or too little) goes outside our guidelines, I have to tell them so. If they have sunburn or skin blemishes that can’t be covered, I have to tell them they can’t work. It’s extremely awkward to be so personal to people I work closely with every day, especially since these people try very hard, and it’s the one part of my job I don’t ever want to do.

I think I give the impression I’m weird, mean, egotistical or distant. In reality, I AM weird, mean, egotistical and distant, but there’s more to it than that. I act weird often because I’m simply tired (the wide-awake me is perfectly fine and lucid). I act mean sometimes because I get upset when people don’t treat me as they want to be treated. I often seem egotistical because I use a lot of words to say very little and it sounds like I'm trying to sound smarter than I am, but I just like good language. I can be distant when I get stressed and just need to be left alone to decompress, or if explaining myself falls on deaf ears. Sometimes when it does no good to argue or explain myself, I simply shut down and go silent, which makes people think I’m brooding. I don’t know, maybe they’re right. Maybe this whole post is about my own misperceptions I have of me.

I feel like a Vietnamese spring roll. When I was little I went to my dad’s work place there were some Vietnamese students making the best tasting spring rolls I ever had. They were super greasy, hot and fresh and to this day they’re one of the best foods I ever ate. I want one right now.

I’ve lived in all parts of the US so I don’t have one specific accent. If anything they all mix together and come out somewhat neutral. Once in a while, if someone points out a bit of southern accent (which I fight against with all my strength) I feel embarrassed and reinforce my efforts to purge it from my speech. I have plenty of speech characteristics, but as far as accents, that’s about all.