Well I made it. The Daily Update is one year old today. It has been an interesting experience writing it. I have never really kept a journal other than when I go on trips (hence my trip diaries) and it has been interesting trying to accomplish what I set out to do. The idea for the update came from a desire to have more updated…
October 20, 2001When I started my orientation at Disneyland, they told me that I would run into people that I hadn’t seen in 10 or more years. Lo and behold, the first day that I worked at the park, I run into Daily Update reader and longtime friend Mark Woodsmall and his family. I hope they enjoyed their ride on Peter Pan. That was quite a trip…
October 18, 2001I just got my Disneyland schedule for next week and so far I am again only scheduled for one day. Me thinks I need to work with scheduling and get some more hours. A fun time was had by all this past weekend. The funny thing is that only one day was an actual event (Fred’s BBQ). The other event was just a spontaneous gathering…
October 15, 2001After a solid week of working, it is finally nice to have some time off. This has been a crazy-surreal week. It is still hard to believe that I work at Disneyland. I have been approved for the dark rides, so I am now qualified to run all of the attractions in my area. I haven’t worked a day in the regular shift yet, that…
October 13, 2001What a crazy week it has been. Since my last post, all sorts of craziness has ensued. Today is the first day I was able to get a good night’s sleep since then. Between working at my dad’s work and Disneyland, I have been up before dawn for the last 5 days. Saturday and Sunday were spent at orientation. Saturday focused on the general rules…
October 9, 2001Here is the link as promised to my Amazon Wish List. I looked it over and it does need some updating. You can still find some of the DVDs and books that I want to get. There are not too many things that are worse than being sick on your birthday. Roger is currently suffering and today is his day. To celebrate, a group of…
October 3, 2001Another game show rejection. First it was as host of the DCA Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Now it is as a contestant on Weakest Link. I don’t feel too bad though, of the 200 people in the room auditioning, only 6 made the cut. What really bothers me is that when push comes to shove, I sometimes forget the easy questions. Today was…
October 2, 2001Fall is in the air here in Los Angeles. Of course, someone forgot to tell mother nature. Today’s high temperatures are in the 90’s. To top it off, the humidity is high due to some remnants of a hurricane in Mexico. Some of my relatives call it “Earthquake Weather”. I call it “Upper Midwest”. Had a good weekend hanging out with the crew. One of…
October 1, 2001The days and weeks keep whisking by me. It was just the other day that I was thinking that I was sure I was going to have a job before the end of baseball season. Now, I am not too sure. At least I have been productive with my downtime. It really is true what people have been saying. It brings a sort of inner…
September 27, 2001Tonight, Star Trek: Enterprise premiered on UPN. It is the 5th Star Trek series and marks a departure from the 24th Century of TNG, DS9, and Voyager. I thought the premiere episode was pretty good, but nothing that was a radical departure from the other premieres. Its true staying power will be in the weeks and months to come. I will be interested to see if…
September 26, 2001