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Another month, another... boring schedule.

2005-10-10T21:04:00.000-07:00

Let's make this the most edited post I have to date, shall we?

11 October 2005 [Tuesday] -- didn't go to work
12 October 2005 [Wednesday] -- didn't go to work
13 October 2005 [Thursday] -- because I quit the evil job
14 October 2005 [Friday] -- and now I'm FREE!!!!
16 October 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]
(Church was shortened to an HOUR today, because of electrical problems, so we left at 1430)
17 October 2005 [Monday] -- Looking for work
18 October 2005 [Tuesday] -- Looking for work
19 October 2005 [Wednesday] -- Looking for work
20 October 2005 [Thursday] -- Looking for work
21 October 2005 [Friday] -- Looking for work
22 October 2005 [Saturday] -- Looking for work
23 October 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]
[Stake Conference! - provided the electrical stuff gets fixed!]
[also, this is my birthday. I will now be old enough to run for Congress... and TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!!!]
24 October 2005 [Monday] -- Looking for work
25 October 2005 [Tuesday] -- Looking for work
26 October 2005 [Wednesday] -- Looking for work
27 October 2005 [Thursday] -- Looking for work
28 October 2005 [Friday] -- Looking for work
29 October 2005 [Saturday] -- Looking for work
30 October 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]
[The Primary Presentation! Ack!! event has been rescheduled to the 13th of November to make up for our missed rehearsal on the 16th...]

Fell behind there, but...

2005-09-11T19:02:00.000-07:00

It's not like my schedule varies much. We've been having transportation issues, so I've missed the last two FHEs at the church building, but otherwise things are progressing pretty much exactly as I said they would. And actually, since I can never be sure I'll have a way fo getting to FHE, I don't put that on the schedule to begin with. Heh.

6 September 2005 [Tuesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
7 September 2005 [Wednesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
8 September 2005 [Thursday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
9 September 2005 [Friday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
10 September 2005 [Saturday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
11 September 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]
13 September 2005 [Tuesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
14 September 2005 [Wednesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
15 September 2005 [Thursday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
16 September 2005 [Friday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
17 September 2005 [Saturday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
18 September 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]
20 September 2005 [Tuesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
21 September 2005 [Wednesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
22 September 2005 [Thursday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
23 September 2005 [Friday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
24 September 2005 [Saturday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
25 September 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]
(our Sharing Time presentation - wish me luck!)
27 September 2005 [Tuesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
28 September 2005 [Wednesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
29 September 2005 [Thursday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
30 September 2005 [Friday] -- day off, originally to prepare for the LSAT but now to be used in getting my Ohio driver's license.
1 October 2005 [Saturday] -- day off, originally to take the LSAT, but now to be used in the pursuit of the Renaissance Festival.
2 October 2005 [Sunday] -- originally going to do Fast Sunday, but then I realized that that was actually last Sunday and this Sunday is General Conference. I plan to sleep in!

Now we're good for the rest of the month. Somehow I don't think this thing is nearly as valuable now that I don't live anywhere near my friends, and have a job with the same schedule every single week. I ought to become famous so I can list my public appearances here, instead of this boring stuff.

[edited to reflect the fact that I totally forgot General Conference is coming, and the fact that I'm now taking the LSAT in December]

And so it begins...

2005-08-21T00:44:00.000-07:00

I'm now officially a technical support representative.

21 August 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]
23 August 2005 [Tuesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
24 August 2005 [Wednesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
25 August 2005 [Thursday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
26 August 2005 [Friday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
27 August 2005 [Saturday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
28 August 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]
30 August 2005 [Tuesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
31 August 2005 [Wednesday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
1 September 2005 [Thursday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
2 September 2005 [Friday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
3 September 2005 [Saturday] -- 1100-2000 [Work]
4 September 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]

etc.

Note that there's a decent chance I'll be working some overtime on those days. If I'm not online till after 10pm or even midnight, don't be surprised. Also, my job is making me royally sick of computers, so it might be better to try calling. I may even get a cell phone; who knows.

2005-7-28 -- New Job, New Hours!

2005-07-27T23:52:00.000-07:00

28 July 2005 [Thursday] -- 1630-2400 [Work]
29 July 2005 [Friday] -- 1630-2400 [Work]
30 July 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]

I'll have this schedule (1630-2400 M-F) for the next three weeks, assuming this job works out well.

New week!

2005-03-13T22:59:00.000-08:00

14 March 2005 [Monday] -- 1300-2130 [Work]
15 March 2005 [Tuesday] -- 1700-2300 [Work]
16 March 2005 [Wednesday] -- 1700-2300 [Work]
17 March 2005 [Thursday] -- 1700-2300 [Work]
18 March 2005 [Friday] -- 1300-2130 [Work]
20 March 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]

I'm switching over to a new schedule (gradually) -- 1700-2300 -- because I'm finally sufficiently competent to survive without direct and constant supervision (on the order of my supervisor actually typing on my keyboard when she thinks I'm not doing things right.) Woohoo!

Gainful Employment!

2005-03-02T23:04:00.000-08:00

I've got stuff to dooooooooooo...

3 March 2005 [Thursday] -- 1300-2130 [WORK!!!!]
4 March 2005 [Friday] -- 1300-2130 [Work]
6 March 2005 [Sunday] -- 1300-1600 [Church]
7 March 2005 [Monday] -- 1300-2130 [Work]
8 March 2005 [Tuesday] -- 1300-2130 [Work]
9 March 2005 [Wednesday] -- 1300-2130 [Work]
10 March 2005 [Thursday] -- 1300-2130 [Work]
11 March 2005 [Friday] -- 1300-2130 [Work]

Sadly, this means I can't do any YSA dances or Family Home Evenings... ah, well, at least I can eat. ^_^

And with that, I go take a shower and go to bed. Gotta love how you have to pick: earn money or have a life. Yeeeah.

New Week...

2004-12-11T13:43:00.000-08:00

12 Dec 2004 (Sunday) -- 1100-1400 [Church]
13 Dec 2004 (Monday) -- 0600-1430 [Work]
14 Dec 2004 (Tuesday) -- 0600-1430 [Work]
15 Dec 2004 (Wednesday) -- 0600-1430 [Work]
16 Dec 2004 (Thursday) -- 0600-1430 [Work]
17 Dec 2004 (Friday) -- 0600-1430 [Work]
18 Dec 2004 (Saturday) -- Nothing, at the moment. FREEDOM!!!!

An update, an update...

2004-12-04T17:33:00.000-08:00

My, er, kingdom, as it were, for an update.

Yes, an update. Not a whole lot of variety in my daily schedule at this point, but still, the people seem to be a little lost as to how to find me, and I thought I'd provide some assistance, now that the insanity of NaNoWriMo is wrapped up.

5 Dec 2004 (Sunday) -- 1000-1700 [Family Holiday Party/OH National Guard]
6 Dec 2004 (Monday) -- 0600-1430 [Work]
7 Dec 2004 (Tuesday) -- 0600-1430 [Work]
-- 1830-2130 [Institute Class: Church History]
8 Dec 2004 (Wednesday) -- 0600-1430 [Work]
9 Dec 2004 (Thursday) -- 0600-1430 [Work]
10 Dec 2004 (Friday) -- 0600-1430 [Work]
11 Dec 2004 (Saturday) -- Nothing, at the moment. FREEDOM!!!!

In general, expect me to be at work every weekday from around 6am to around 2:30pm. Oftentimes I'll get to work earlier; I generally try to leave between 4:45 and 5:00 each morning (yes, I hate my life). Whenever I get to work early, I get to leave early. It's a beautiful thing.

13 Oct 2004 - 19 Oct 2004

2004-10-10T23:00:00.000-07:00

So, pretty straightforward. I'm working about 25 hours a week, incidentally, which is really crummy in terms of saving up to buy a car, go to California (once for a half-week, once for six weeks), go to Washington DC for a job interview, and pay off my OSU loan so I can get my degree so I can afford to pay off all my OTHER loans... anyway, enough of my whining.

13 Oct 2004 (Wednesday) -- 1130-1300 [Institute Class: Book of Mormon]
14 Oct 2004 (Thursday) -- 1700-2200 [Work]
15 Oct 2004 (Friday) -- 1700-2400 [Work]
16 Oct 2004 (Saturday) -- 1700-2300 [Work]
17 Oct 2004 (Sunday) -- 1100-1400 [Church]
18 Oct 2004 (Monday) -- 1600-2300 [Work]
19 Oct 2004 (Tuesday) -- 1830-2130 [Institute Class: Church History]

New Week! 6 Oct - 12 Oct 2004

2004-10-05T22:20:00.000-07:00

And just in time, as the first day in this post is today.

6 Oct 2004 (Wednesday) -- 1130-1300 [Institute Class: Book of Mormon]
-- 1700-2300 [Work]
7 Oct 2004 (Thursday) -- freedom!!!
8 Oct 2004 (Friday) -- 1700-2300 [Work]
9 Oct 2004 (Saturday) -- 1700-2400 [Work]
10 Oct 2004 (Sunday) -- 1800-2200 [Work]
11 Oct 2004 (Monday) -- freedom!!!
12 Oct 2004 (Tuesday) -- 1830-2130 [Institute Class: Church History]

I totally realized just now that I may have forgotten to ask for the Friday YSA dance off. D'oh! I'll remember next month. Also, I have to remember to ask for my birthday off, because I've worked or done something work/school-related on almost every birthday since I turned 16, and that's kind of lame.

New week -- sorry for the delay!

2004-09-29T13:02:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the delay, folks.

29 September (Wednesday) -- 1700-2300 [Work]
30 September (Thursday) -- 1100-SUNDAY [Lizz's Party in MI]
1 October (Friday) -- ALL DAY [Lizz's Party in MI]
2 October (Saturday) -- ALL DAY [Lizz's Party in MI]
3 October (Sunday) -- THURSDAY-2200 [Lizz's Party in MI]
4 October (Monday) -- 1700-2300 (time is approx.) [Work]
5 October (Tuesday) -- 1700-2300 [Work]

New Schedule, Somewhat Lame...

2004-09-20T23:33:00.000-07:00

Hours are scarce due to very slow business... but Institute is about to start! Woohoo!

22 September (Wednesday) -- off
23 September (Thursday) -- 1700-2200 [Work]
24 September (Friday) -- off
25 September (Saturday) -- 1700-2300 [Work]
26 September (Sunday) -- 1100-1400 [Church]
-- 1600-2100 [Work]
27 September (Monday) -- off
28 September (Tuesday) -- 1830-@2000 [Institute Open House - Gateway Building]

I'm going to try to get into the Tuesday midday Institute class in Reynoldsburg (1000-1130) and maybe the Wednesday and/or Thursday midday classes at OSU. I'll post my Institute schedule as soon as I have it.

Update for this week (9/11/2004)

2004-09-10T16:04:00.000-07:00

I'm now working 6pm to 11pm on Saturday, Sept. 11th, 2004. It'll frankly be nice to have someplace to go.

New Schedule (9/15 - 9/21)

2004-09-09T13:53:00.000-07:00

Well, I have a schedule for my first week of real work since mid-July! As usual, all times are Ohio (EST) and 24-hour time (see the sidebar if you don't understand). I won't be accessible during these times, nor for an hour before and after, generally (it'll take less time to get home, obviously, at 3am, than it will at 5pm).

15 September (Wednesday) -- 1600-2300 [Work]
[Happy Birthday, Caroline!]
17 September (Friday) -- 1900-0300 [Work]
18 September (Saturday) -- 1700-2400 [Work]
19 September (Sunday) -- 1100-1400 [Church]
-- 1800-2300 [Work]
20 September (Monday) -- 1700-2300 [Work]

Finally, something to report...

2004-09-08T13:57:00.000-07:00

Yes, that's right folks, I have something to report!! Here's my training schedule for Steak n' Shake. Also, my usual Sunday schedule, because... well, why not?

Thursday (9 Sept): 1130-1500 (Steak n' Shake Training)
Friday (10 Sept): 1130-1500 (Steak n' Shake Training)
Sunday (12 Sept): 1100-1400 (Church)
Tuesday (14 Sept): 1130-1500 (Steak n' Shake Training)

So, there you are. I won't be online during any of those times. Remember, these are Ohio time (GMT -5).

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I'll go shopping, tomorrow...

2004-09-06T01:59:00.000-07:00

Hello, oh ye few and noble fans of my location. Tomorrow I'm going to buy suiting fabric, I hope. It should be exciting. In fact, I hope it'll be appropriate to describe it as INTENSE SHOPPING ACTION!!. But in any case, suiting fabric is on sale at Hancock Fabrics tomorrow, and I want some.

In other news, on Wednesday I have a job orientation thingie (I think - this current job thing is REALLY confusing). If all goes well, I'll actually have a SCHEDULE to put up here again. Won't that be splendiferous? Anyway, it's at 3pm until ??, so don't expect me online until later that night. At which point the privileged few (nay, the elect of SarahFinding) will get to hear all about my experience.

On a related note, I've gone slightly loopy unpacking boxes today. Can you tell?

FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST...

2004-08-02T13:18:00.000-07:00

I no longer am employed by the Walt Disney Corporation. Woohoo! It'll take a while to get a new job, until then I'll leave up the explanation stuff over in the sidebar. I'll probably eventually do an archive page someplace about my time at the parks, might as well keep that stuff (since my hard drive is dead, I don't have access to a lot of my notes right now) until then.

Meanwhile, email me for my new contact info. I'll be pretty much wandering around Ohio taking care of errands for a few days, so I should be fairly accessible.

NEW SCHEDULE, MUCH BETTER HOURS

2004-04-05T21:04:00.000-07:00

So, begging and pleading with Kathy, may she schedule forever, will probably ensure I don't have to do any more five in the morning nonsense. In the meantime, it looks like she didn't want me doing any of that this upcoming week, anyway. The new schedule looks like this:

11 April (Sunday) -- 0930-1800/Pioneer HW
12 April (Monday) -- 0930-1800/Adventureland RN
13 April (Tuesday) -- 0800-1630/Emporim RN (Main Street??? Whoa...)
15 April (Thursday) -- 0930-1800/Adventureland RN
16 April (Friday) -- 0930-1800/Critter Country RN
17 April (Saturday) -- 1330-2130/Critter Country RN

Yeah, I know. Another hat writing shift (on the West Side, no less -- there's only two or three of those per day, amazingly enough; I don't know if that means there really is an Almighty Power who looks after me, if those blood sacrifices I promised Kathy are coming due, or if someone with MUCH higher senority than me (actually, a bunch of someones) requested a day off that day. And, a Main Street runner shift (a morning one, which means that whole seniority thing is really starting to pay off, sort of -- I hate mornings, but they mean you have more seniority, so... ummm... actually, it's not really paying off, I just know I have it, and that it's the cause of my suffering...) I'm pretty sure the Main Street thing means that the demise of landlocking is nigh, in any event. Now go forth and try to arrange to talk with me, based on this information. I wish you all luck.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION...

2004-03-29T19:03:00.000-08:00

All new posts to this, the SarahFinder, will be dispatched to the YahooGroup, EleventhInLine. It joins its sister blogs (Eleventh In Line and SamizBlog) in this distinction, and also claims other Sarah-written pieces yet to be published as fellow travelers in this effort. Erm, that is to say... oh for heaven's sake, if you don't want to have to wonder whether I've put my schedule up yet, just join the group.

I AM THE SOUL OF URGENCY --

2004-03-26T23:55:00.000-08:00

At least, for today. Yes, that's right, the new schedule is out, and I've got it sitting in my lap. Here you go, eager readers:

4 April (Sunday) -- 0500-1330/Frontierland RN
5 April (Monday) -- 0930-1800/Frontierland RN
6 April (Tuesday) -- 1300-2100/Frontierland RN
7 April (Wednesday) -- 1000-1700/GagFactory HW (!!!! EAST SIDE !!!!)
9 April (Friday) -- 0930-1800/Frontierland RN (for a change of pace, you see)
10 April (Saturday) -- 0500-1330/New Orleans RN (spoke too soon)

Okay, so clearly, the early shift thing is becoming a disturbing trend. I really really am not a morning person. I'm also not a huge fan of short turnarounds; the 2nd will likely become an 8-hour shift (same with the 7th, incidentally), which will give me several 8-11 hour turnarounds in the course of two weeks (the 2nd/3rd will be an 8.5; 6th/7th is 11; 9th/10th is 11). Anything shorter than 12 hours is worthless (it takes about two hours to get home, change, and get to sleep, and 1.5 hours to get to the Resort and change clothes again -- that gives me 8 hours to sleep and a half hour to take a shower; anything less than 12 hours means I get less than 8 hours of sleep); anything shorter than about 15 hours is just, well, not fun. Anyway, I don't think I'll be trying to get out of ALL of these early shifts, because there's too many of them, but I'll be grumpy by the end of Spring Break at this rate.

NEXT WEEK...

2004-03-25T09:26:00.000-08:00

Okay, so it took a little longer than expected. At least it's up now...

28 March (Sunday) -- 1630-0100/New Orleans RN
1 April (Thursday) -- 0700-1200/Critter Country RN (*)
2 April (Friday) -- 1200-1700/New Orleans RN
3 April (Saturday) -- 0500-1330/Frontierland RN (*)

* These shifts are so early, I'm trying to trade up to something later in the day; stay tuned.

I HAVE DISTURBING NEWS...

2004-03-21T04:22:00.000-08:00

There are more than a few people in this world who actually missed my updating this thing. Can you imagine? It boggles the mind. Anyway, now that one of them isn't my roommate anymore and thusly can't just look on the wall to see where I'm at any given time, and given that there are actually other people out there who never had that ability to begin with and would like access to that sort of information, I thought I'd, you know, go back to actually doing this thing. What a thought. Today is a big day. Or something.

Anyway, here you go. Next week, for your pleasure and information and stuff.

21 March (Sunday) -- 1730-0200/Adventureland RN
25 March (Thursday) -- 1200-1730/Frontierland RN
26 March (Friday) -- 1200-1700/Critter Country RN
27 March (Saturday) -- 1730-0200/Adventureland RN

I've got my notes on the week after that in the car. I'll update later on. Just as an FYI, if you're trying to get ahold of me for any reason, any of those short shifts (less than 8 hours) will probably be extended to 8 (or more). So, on days when I start at 12pm that would mean finishing at 8:30pm, as an example. Just something to contemplate during Spring Break...

2003-09-07T15:56:00.000-07:00

NEW SCHEDULE: Let's just not even talk about how bad I've been, okay? I'll update next week later on tonight.

7 September (Sunday) -- 1700-2400/Star Trader HW
9 September (Tuesday) -- 1715-2200/Main Street Hats HW
11 September (Thursday) -- 1300-2130/Once Upon A Time HH
12 September (Friday) -- 1530-2400/Critter RN

2003-08-06T00:51:00.000-07:00

WHY, IT'S A SCHEDULE:Lookie, kids, I'm doing a better job, honestly I am.

NEXT WEEK:
11 August (Monday) -- 16:30-1:00/Critter RN (I am trying to move this to Thursday so I can make my rehearsal)
12 August (Tuesday) -- 16:30-1:00/Adv RN
13 August (Wednesday) -- 18:00-0:00/Mad Hatter HW
15 August (Friday) -- 13:00-21:30/NO Area RN
16 August (Saturday) -- 16:30-1:00/Mad Hatter HW

Just as an FYI, I'm very willing to shift-change with anyone who wants to. Remember that to take a RN shift you have to be a West side stock team member (if you've worked New Orleans, Critter, Adventure, or Frontier in the last year, you're probably okay) and that to take a HW shift you have to be a hat writer. I can work anytime except from 8:30pm to 11:30pm on Monday nights. All the usual scheduling rules apply (6th days, over 40 hours, 8 hour turnaround, etc.) Email me if you want to switch.

2003-07-30T10:49:00.000-07:00

TALK ABOUT FALLING OFF THE WAGON... So, here we go again. Sorry about the delay; it's been hectic here since getting back from San Diego.

LAST WEEK:
21 July (Monday) -- 1300-2130/Frontierland RN
22 July (Tuesday) -- 1700-2100/Mad Hatter HW
23 July (Wednesday) -- 1630-100/BOH TRAINING
25 July (Friday) -- 0500-1330/BOH TRAINING
26 July (Saturday) -- 1730-200/Critter Country RN

THIS WEEK:
29 July (Tuesday) -- 1645-015/Le Petit Chalet H/H
30 July (Wednesday) -- 1300-2130/Critter Country RN
31 July (Thursday) -- 1430-2300/Gag Factory HW
1 August (Friday) -- 1300-2130/NO Area RN
2 August (Saturday) -- 1300-2130/NO Area RN

NEXT WEEK:
5 August (Tuesday) -- 0400-900/Critter Country H/H (STORE REDO)
6 August (Wednesday) -- 1600-2230/Camera Kiosk (Fantasyland) H/H
7 August (Thursday) -- 1630-100/Critter Country RN
8 August (Friday) -- 1430-2300/Critter Country RN
9 August (Saturday) -- 1430-2300/Critter Country RN

2003-07-08T15:58:00.000-07:00

Blogger has improved itself. Not as good as the old system, and I still think it's ugly, but I can do 95% of what I could do before, with the same amount of work as before, and that's better than what I could say two weeks ago.

THIS WEEK:
8 July (Tuesday) -- 1730-0030/Once Upon A Time H/H
9 July (Wednesday) -- I am now rid of the Star Trader shift. I will be leaving for Hollywood around 2pm, to see Pirates of the Caribbean at 8pm!
10 July (Thursday) -- 1630-0100/Adventureland RN
11 July (Friday) -- 1730-0200/Adventureland RN
12 July (Saturday) -- 1545-2300/Small World Toys H/H

NEXT WEEK:
14 July (Monday) -- 1030-1830/Once Upon A Time H/H; 2030-2330/Store Search Rehearsals (Entertainment Rehearsal Halls)
15 July (Tuesday) -- 1430-2300/Gag Factory H/H
16 July (Wednesday) -- 1200/leave for San Diego
16 July (Wednesday) through 21 July (Sunday) -- in San Diego

2003-06-27T03:45:00.000-07:00

I. Hate. The new blogger. I HATE IT. It's stupid, it doesn't work as well as the old system, it makes you work twice as hard, and gives you half the feedback the old model did. If I cannot go back to the old format (or something that works as well, and looks MUCH BETTER than the idiot format they've got up now) I will be moving the SarahFinder within a month.

Having said that, here's my new schedule.

29 June (Sunday) -- 1700-0100/Star Trader HW
1 July (Tuesday) -- 1615-2015/Clothiers H/H
2 July (Wednesday) -- 1800-2300/Mad Hatter HW
4 July (Friday) -- 1730-0200/Adventureland RN
5 July (Saturday) -- 1730-0200/Adventureland RN

2003-06-20T01:52:00.000-07:00

Fiiiinnnnaalllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyy... sorry for putting this off, folks.

24 June 2003 (Tuesday) -- 1815-22:15/Mad Hatter HW
26 June 2003 (Thursday) -- 1630-0100/NO Area RN
27 June 2003 (Friday) -- 1730-0200/NO Area RN - H/H
28 June 2003 (Saturday) -- 1030-1900/Half Pipe Bay (Guest Control/DCA Golden State)

That last one is screwy, I know. Apparently during the Pirates premiere I'm going to be doing Guest Control in California Adventure, somewhere near the Grand Californian guest entrance (they get their own gate into the park). I'll post details when I get them. Also, please note the following change for tonight, Friday June 20th:

20 June 2003 (Friday) -- 1600-0300/Harry Potter release in Burbank (Barnes and Noble) WOOT!!!!!

2003-06-10T01:03:00.000-07:00

I've started a trend!

Jackie of Inder, Lead Extraordinaire

Of course, it's only a trend in the sense that one of my good friends has done it too, after much cajoling on my part. Still, COOLIES!!!!!

2003-06-07T15:53:00.000-07:00

New schedules came out last night... anyone think it's possible that I made the West Side stock team? (West side is Adventureland/Frontierland/New Orleans/Critter Country). New acronyms today are NO (New Orleans Square) and ST (Stock)

15 June 2003 (Sunday) -- 1630-0100/Frontierland RN
16 June 2003 (Monday) -- 1330-2200/Frontierland RN
17 June 2003 (Tuesday) -- 1730-0200/NO Area RN
18 June 2003 (Wednesday) -- 1430-2300/Adventureland ST
19 June 2003 (Thursday) -- 1430-2300/Adventureland ST

I don't know if anything is planned yet for Friday or Saturday. I doubt they'll give me a sixth day this early in the summer, but we'll see!

2003-06-05T03:50:00.000-07:00

Well, Blogger is down, so I'm writing this in Notepad and will transfer it later. Here's my schedule for next week (finally)!

8 June 2003 (Sunday) -- 1800-2400 in the Star Trader (HW)
10 June 2003 (Tuesday) -- 1600-2100 in the Star Trader (HW)
13 June 2003 (Friday) -- 1845-2245 in the Mad Hatter/Fantasyland (HW)

I've decided, BTW, to start using some of the acronyms that show up on my schedule at work, rather than writing them out. They're listed below -- and I'm adding them to the sidebar, too. I'm also including some acronyms I might use and not explain in day-to-day posting.

HW -- Hat Writer
RN -- Stock Runner
DCA -- Disney's California Adventure
DL [or DLP] -- Disneyland [Park]
DLR -- The Disneyland Resort
CM -- Cast Member

I'm sure I'll think of more later. I'm also considering drawing a crude map, so you can see which locations I mean when I reference them (e.g. "Mickey & Friends" or "the 15-minute drop-off zone") I can't upload it until I pay Boomspeed (or find yet another image host).

2003-06-03T04:01:00.000-07:00

Just a quick FYI, if anyone wants to say anything about the SarahFinder -- including anything about meets or shouting "HEY, UPDATE THE DARNED THING ALREADY" -- please use the "comment on this post!" links, located at the end of each byline (after the time of posting). I'll have the schedule for next week up tomorrow, I swear.

2003-06-02T00:29:00.000-07:00

OKay. I admit it, I've fallen off the SarahFinder wagon a bit. But starting with me, starting with this new schedule, I promise to keep up with it! BTW, the problem with the May 6th update (where I had "April" written instead of "May") has been corrected. No wonder everyone thought I hadn't updated in a month.

1 June (Sunday) -- 1045-1915 in the Once Upon a Time store in Fantasyland
6 June (Friday) -- 1915-0015 in the Gag Factory
7 June (Saturday) -- Working from 1745-2215 in the Mad Hatter in Fantasyland; there's actually a REALLY long time when I'll be at a meeting in Tomorrowland and unavailable though. If you want to buy a hat from yours truly, come by the Mad Hatter around 8pm.
8 June (Sunday) -- meeting at the "C" in "California" at 10:00am to sign three people into DL. I know I'm working that day, but I can't find my notes. I'll add the shifts I've got for the rest of this week when they're put online.

I expect to add more shifts this week, and don't have any other plans besides that, really. I might end out working this next Grad Nite -- we'll see.

2003-05-06T22:07:00.000-07:00

This freakin' blog has been IMPOSSIBLE to update. Don't ask me why. Anyway, here goes.

8 May (Thursday) -- 1400-2000 in the Star Trader
10 May (Saturday) -- 1130-2000 in the Gag Factory
14 May (Wednesday) -- 1800-???? at the Hollywood and Highland complex, waiting for/watching/discussing The Matrix Reloaded.
16 May (Friday) -- 0100-0700 in the Mad Hatter in Fantasyland (that's Thursday night/Friday morning, peeps)

2003-04-22T21:13:00.000-07:00

So far, all I have for the week ending with May 3rd (Saturday) is a shift on Monday, April 28th. From 3:15 until 7:30pm, I'll be in the funky camera booth across from "It's a Small World." Then I'll be at the Golden Horseshoe, enjoying time with fellow Flashback alumni, until late.

2003-04-12T00:33:00.000-07:00

Okay, the new schedule came out tonight. This one is for the week ending April 26th (Saturday)...

20 April (Sunday) -- no plans so far, I might actually have a chance at going to church of all places.
21 April (Monday) -- 1645-2200 at the Gag Factory in Toontown, as a Hat Writer. This will be my very first regularly scheduled shift as a Hat Writer.
22 April (Tuesday) -- 1200-1730 at the Star Trader in Tomorrowland.
23 April (Wednesday) -- 1645-2200 at the Gag Factory in Toontown as a Hat Writer.
24 April (Thursday) -- 1630-2414 at the Hatmosphere in Tomorrowland as a Hat Writer.
25 April (Friday) -- 2000-2400 at the Star Trader in Tomorrowland.
26 April (Saturday) -- no plans at this time. I'll probably try and catch a ride on the Pirates of the Carribean, which is going down on the 28th.

2003-04-08T13:15:00.000-07:00

So, you want to find me. That's easy enough, just check the SarahFinder. Yeah, I know. Don't get me started. It's just easier doing this than cross-posting everywhere, okay? A few basic reminders: my cell phone stays off while I'm onstage and working at Disneyland, when I'm at the movies, when I'm in class, etc. Unless I say it's going to be on, it won't be.

This post is for the weeks ending April 13th and 20th (Sunday):
8 April (Tuesday) -- 1600-2200 shift at the Star Trader has been CANCELLED. I'll be at home until around 4pm, then at the movies. My cell phone will be off.
9 April (Wednesday) -- CHANGE OF PLANS! I got a shift for today, at Owl Photo (the Splash Mountain photo purchase location, across from Pooh Corner), 845-1715. My cell phone will be off.
10 April (Thursday) -- CHANGE OF PLANS! I decided to push my final exam to May 7th, and picked up a shift! 830-1700 at the Premier Shop in Tomorrowland. Pins, people, PINS!
11 April (Friday) -- no plans at this time. Likely to be online. Might come and catch the first night of Spring Break fireworks (fireworks are apparently scheduled every day from now until the 27th!) My cell phone will be on.
12 April (Saturday) -- 915-1330 shift as a bag checker at the Disneyland Main Entrance. Look for me in the generic costume for the entrances...
13 April (Sunday) -- 1200-1730 shift at the Star Trader (Tomorrowland). Look for me in the hideous costume. Afterwards I'll likely play in the parks, probably catch the fireworks and maybe even the Electrical Parade. My cell phone will be on after 6pm.
14 April (Monday) -- 1800-2600 shift at the Star Trader (Tomorrowland). Same hideous costume. I might come and play in the parks early on Monday, but seeing as how I'll be working for three hours after park closing, it's sort of unlikely.
15 April (Tuesday) -- CHANGE OF PLANS! I just picked up (this is on Wednesday the 9th) a shift for the Mad Hatter in Fantasyland, 1600-2230. Look for me in the floral print skirt and usual Fantasyland gear, between Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and Alice In Wonderland/the Teacups.
16 April (Wednesday) -- 1530-2330 shift at... the Star Trader (sob). Probably won't be playing in the park today unless someone sets something up.
17 April (Thursday) -- no plans at this time. Likely to be at home online. My cell phone will be on.
18 April (Friday) -- ditto.
19 April (Saturday) -- CHANGE OF PLANS! Now I'm working from 1630 to 0100 in the Mad Hatter in Fantasyland. Come buy a hat.
20 April (Sunday) -- no plans yet; the schedule doesn't come out until this Friday.