Back in Utah... meh

So, I've decided that although the summer is over, I'm going to continue my random updates to the universe. And why not? I've found that sending little tidbits of my life out into the great black nothing is kinda... (funny hand motion) cleansing.

So, about 3 weeks ago, I got back to Utah. So not excited about this. I'm back to living with my parents, going to school, and trying desperately to get a job. No luck on getting a job, which is just plain depressing, and getting kinda scary, I really really really need the money. I never thought I'd find myself hoping that Bath&BodyWorks would give me a job again. But I'm to that point. Curses on the economy.

One of my girlfriends and I threw an amazing party last weekend, and I spent most of the night handcuffed to a rather attractive guy whom I'd only met that night. Amazing. We shall call him... let's see, I never blogged #28-#49 (the firefighters at Jellyrolls helped to boost the number)... #50 happened like the night I got home (and was at this party too) #51 was on Trax, and is married (SERIOUSLY!?) so we'll go with #52. #52 super yummy, and NOT from UT, which is nice, and has a real job (AMAZING!). After #52 left, I decided to sit on the lap of the man of the leather pants, who ended up being #53. #53 is a little young, but super tall, and strong, and kinda looks like Sawyer from Lost. Seal of Approval. And he was wearing LEATHER PANTS. Seal of Approval. #53 is a friend of #50. Neither one wanted to leave first and leave me alone with the other, which was the epitemy of classic. It brought me much joy.

I've spent a lot of time online lately, and as a result, I've found some really amazing things which, if I had money, I'd totally buy, and therefore have absolutely NO money (then I'd be right back to where I am now!

To your left is the Little Black Dress Martini Glass from Lolita "Love my Martini". My sister bought me one with cherries handpainted on. They're handpainted, which is amazing. AND they have a drink recipe on the bottom. AMAZING!

But, perhaps the most amazing thing I've found online lately, is pinupgirlclothing.com. All kinds of great dresses, swim-suits, accessories, and other pretties. The Jessica Wiggle Dress, for example. I mean, just look at it! I want. Along with about half of the other dresses on their site. Check it out!

Amazingly Accident Prone

It's not my fault! I swear! No, Really! This time it really was not my fault. I got knocked over by a guest at work in the Wave Pool today, and now can barely put any weight at all on my leg. I had to go home early from work it was so bad. Now I have to go in tomorrow, and if it's still extremely painful, they'll send me to Health Services, then Health Services will put me on restrictions, and... yeah. Ouchies.

Bright Side! I get to sit at home and feel sorry for myself, watch Pirates of the Caribbean, and still get paid for the entire shift.

SPIDER!

ACK! As I was posting that last, a spider fell on my head and was crawling around on my bangs! EWWWWS!

updating the amazing

OK, So I'm at 27... Let's see if I can remember all these men...

#19: I've worked with him a couple of times. #19 is a sexy Puerto Rican Lifeguard. We work together a lot, and it's become a regular flirting thing. Also, we're talking about hitting a park together when we both have off.

The other day, I was on a Deep Rotation (I originally typed Depp rotation, dOH!) and directly in front of me was my Girl Blondie, whom I love deeply, behind me was #19, which was fun, and behind him was #5, who spent the entire time that I was at Reef Dispatch and he was at Reef Exit staring at me rather than watching his water. I think #19 noticed, because once I was at Reef Float (the rotation had gone through, QED #19 was at Dispatch, and #5 was Reef Guard) he kept on calling for my attention and flirting with me. I got a group of 20 guests to splash him, which freakin' rocked. Also on that stand, #12 came by to say hi.

#20 was the Operations CM at DHS the other day. We talked a little, cause I was there alone, and he gave me a Fastpass to Toy Story Midway Mania, which otherwise has like an hour wait, so it rocked! I got my flirt on AND got a Fastpass out of the deal.

#21 and #22 were also at DHS. I used to work with them both, and they were all excited to see me (I stopped by to say hey to people I knew in the area) #21 begged me to come work with him, and told me how great I look, and that he didn't even recognize me (as he said that, his eyes were on my, uh, Eyes) and #22 stopped working to ask how I was, why I hadn't come by earlier, and told me that I looked REALLY good. Yeah, 1 and 2 were out.

#23 is a Photopass guy at work. He has promised me dinner and a movie for whenever I ask. We only ever see each other in the park, tho, so I haven't had a chance to actually give him my number.

#24 is the friend of a friend. Actually, the Friend of the FiB (Brown) of one of my Girls. (Brown being the one who wanted me to compete swing dancing with him. apparently vs #24) So the three of us went over to the Boardwalk to dance at the Atlantic Dance Hall, I was supposed to dance with both, and they'd see who was better between the two of them. Little did we realize that ADH is closed on Mondays. So we turned literally 180 degrees and instead walked into Jellyrolls, the Piano Bar on the Boardwalk (named after Jellyroll Morton, who, my sister felt inclined to inform me, was very syphilis (sp?) ridden. There! A random factoid for the day) and spent the night drinking instead. There was some general good natured flirting through the night, I made them buy me my drinks, especially after they both started drinking my KoolAide and then Brown spilled it. #24 was annoyed when Brown decided to come along to walk me to my car. After hanging out for a while talking at my car, Brown finally walked away, and I made out with #24 for a bit. After I was on my way home, I got a call asking if I wanted to continue hanging out somewhere. I turned them down in favor of some sleep.

#25 was a guy at Lollicup on my birthday. Flirting over Lollicup is the way to go!

Ahh, then there were #26 and #27. When we first got to Jellyrolls last night for my birthday, it was just me and Giggles. Two girls at the bar is perfect! We were quickly approached by a couple of guys and were hitting it off great, we just about had them wrapped around our fingers when one of my old friends showed up with a crew of people and scared them off. I was annoyed, but at least I got some flirting in.

OH! When I was at Jellyrolls with Brown and #24, #7 showed up with some of the girls from work and sat down next to me. Serious Testosterone Poisoning ensued in all three men, and by the end of the night, Brown was ready to throw #7 off the Boardwalk.

On a more serious note. After a lot of thinking today about my attempting(ed) friendship with #5, I've decided that for my own sanity, I can't do it. So I have cut off from him as much as I can. I can't cut completely because we do work together, and our jobs really center on good communication. It's gonna really suck, but I can't keep on trying to be his friend when I'm still head over heels in love with him. It just doesn't work. But I am going to talk to #12 about trying to keep us from being near each other in rotation or on break together. #12 will be understanding and keep it low profile.

My Love, Miss You All back in UT

Cry - By Faith Hill

I've been dealing with some stuff, relating to #5 and our history, and the fact that I still have intense feelings for him, and he doesn't. It's been really hard on me. Then I heard this song, which perfectly relates how I feel right now...


If I had just one tear running down your cheek
Maybe I could cope maybe I'd get some sleep
If I had just one moment at your expense
Maybe all my misery, would be well spent

Could you cry a little, lie just a little
Pretend that you're feeling a little more pain
I gave now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me

If your love could be caged honey I would hold the key
And conceal it underneath the pile of lies you handed me
And you'd hunt those lies they'd be all you'd ever find
And that'd be all you'd have to know, for me to be fine

And you'd cry a little, die just a little
And baby I would feel just a little less pain
I gave now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me

Give it up baby I hear you're doing fine
Nothing's gonna save me I see it in your eyes
Some kind of heartache come on, give it a try
I don't want pity I just want what is mine

Could you cry a little, lie just a little
Pretend that you're feeling a little more pain
I gave now I'm wanting something in return
So cry just a little for me

Cry
Just a little
For me

Could you cry
A little
For me

OK, so it's overdramatic, but that's kinda how I'm feeling at the moment. I just wish that this was a little hard for him. It's childish to say, but I want him to feel a little pain. I love him, but with everything that's happened, I want him to hurt, just a little. Let me see some pain.

umm... wow

So... yeah. The FiB of one of my really close girlfriends (who is also a coworker of ours AND a ballroom latin dancer) entered me into a Street Swing Competition as his partner. I've never danced with him at all before and he doesn't know how to swing dance. This competition is in a FEW DAYS. I'm kinda scared and excited and.... wow.

NERVOUS!!!

Second Try, and a Day in the Life

Operation: Take over [#5]'s Bathroom works much better when #5 actually leaves. I had as long as I wanted in a giant bathroom with NO awkwardness tonight. Can you say nice, long, relaxing, amazing, bubble bath? That's my kind of evening. and Whoops! I forgot my earrings and loofah. oh darn, guess I'll just have to go back over tomorrow.

So, I've been wanting to share what a day at work is like for me, using the example of a day from last week. Originally, there were going to be funny stick figure pictures to illustrate each point, but that is way too much effort for me right now. sorry. Just imagine that we're sitting in the Tea Grotto and I'm showing you funny pictures that I drew cause I have WAY too much time on my hands as I tell you all about this...

At about 6:30 I roll my sorry self out of bed and start my coffee maker. (coffee = yummmmmmm) While the coffee is going, start making breakfast (a delicious egg sandwich). Once the coffee and sandwich have opened my eyes, I start getting ready for work, swim suit, shorts, sandals, polo that's too big, hippack, sunglasses, whistle and nametag. No lunch because Chef Lee will be grilling up lunch today. I heart Chef Lee. around 7:15 I head off to work.

Once I get to work and am clocked in, head out to the guardshack while chatting with a few other guards. Check in and get a morning job, in this case, sweeping the sand out of the footbaths. It's already about 85 degrees, and only 8am. Once the footbaths are swept (which takes about 30 minutes of the given 45) pick trash off the beach until the bells are rung. While grabbing a guard tube, the "Big Kahuna" comes through, so we form a tunnel with our tubes for the Big Kahuna before morning breakout. Breakout is the same thing it always is, it's gonna be hot, don't tell guests that you found their lost articles, drink your water, blah blah blah. Grab rotations, and I'm on a Deep Rotation!! YAY!!!

I start the day at wave 3, so head on over. oh! and I'm bumping #14 all day. This'll be fun! Lifeguard the wave pool, no lifejackets past the red line, no masks allowed. The girl who is bumping me is an idiot, a guest made it all the way up her stairs and she did nothing about it. Idiot. Bump goes through, 40 minutes as an island guard, nothing interesting, then break. It's about 11:10, so get a burger fresh off Chef Lee's grill. yummmm. Then to Unload (the catch area of the Family Raft Ride). For once, the person I'm with can pull their own weight, AND he's cute. Head over to Wave 7, and we're on bobbing waves. I can see managers hanging out on the other side of the pool talking to a new trainee. There's a little boy who yells for help in my water, so I blow my whistle, hit my E-Stop, jump in, and swim over to him. As I get close he starts yelling that he doesn't need help, he's fine, don't touch him!, etc etc. Dumb kid. As I climb out, I get a round of applause from the guests in the wave pool, w00t. The rest of the Wave Rotation goes without a problem, #14 gives me a hard time. Hit break, finish off my chips and reload on Powerade before heading over early to the Reef. While at the Reef, I have to jump in again because the chick who is at Reef Float is playing Taxi rather than Lifeguard. #18, the responding Coordinator (who was nearby for my earlier jump as well) comes over and is all "Sweetie, it is just not your day. Everything OK?" At which point I was already 51 back to stand, and it was all good, just a minor save. Finish off the day with no other major things, guard Body Bottom (remarkably, only one assist over there, usually you have at least one save at Body Bottom on any given day) by the end of the 20 minute rotation, there were 12 lost articles in the catch pool awaiting the diver to come find them. Finish the day where I started, at Wave 3. Clear the pool at the closing announcement and then collect towels and trays from the beach until closing break out.

Since it's a Friday Night, anyone who wants to can stay to play Water Polo in the wave pool. That was fun! My team won. By the time I got home, it was about 10pm, so I hit the sack to start it all over the next day.

Speaking of hitting the sack, I work in the morning, so Good Night!

TEA!!!

Tea! Tea! I have Tea!
I really really really really like Tea!
It's so yummy,
Oh so yummy!
Tea! Tea! I have Tea!

Operation Amazing (and Awkward)

So... #5 is currently living in the master bedroom of a house just off property. Since he is in the Master Bedroom, it means he has the master bath. In this master bathroom is a GINORMOUS Bathtub. Yesterday was my sixth day in a row of working 12 hours in a day. I was exhausted. SO! I decided to execute Operation: Take over [#5]'s Bathroom.

Operation: Take over [#5]'s Bathroom:
step one: Go over to #5's house
step two: Kick #5 out
step three: Take over #5's bathroom and pamper myself silly

He didn't quite go for step 2... yeah. So I ended up taking a nice long bath in my ex's tub while he was folding his laundry and finishing up some chores in the adjoining room. AWKWARD! But now I feel like a human being again, and he was chill about leaving me to me, so it's all good.

so much Amazing, so little time to Blog it all!

so, I'm quickly learning that I kinda fail at the whole blogging thing. There are worse things to fail at.

So... what number did I leave off at? #11!

I really really fail, cause I can't remember who #11 was

I remember #12 though! #12 is one of my coordinators at work, and he's a sweet guy. #12 was playfully flirting with me earlier in the day of the amazing turtle hunt. The thought of the turtle hunt still makes me smile. That was the day after I had talked to #5 and he doesn't want me back, which really hardcore depressed me, so the amazing turtle hunt and flirting really really helped.

I actually met #13 fairly early in getting into town, and we'd talked a couple times, but it'd all been just friendly. THEN I saw him while walking across the apartment complex to get mail, and after talking for a bit, I was walking away when he called my name, and once I'd turned around he deliberately gave me the up-down-up, made eye contact and gave me the WDW Lifeguard hand sign for "You're Good/Waters Clear/Looks Good". I simply returned the sign with a smile of my own and walked away, but it brought me joy.

#14: #14 is from Ireland. gr baby gr. He's rather yummy and delicious. and working on becoming a Tampa Firefighter. He and I were having a good time while working the bottom of the family raft ride together. I spent the day bumping him (he was next on the rotation) and then played Water Polo with him tonight)

#15 was a guest. And it made me really kinda confused. So I was guarding at the bottom of one of the slides. It's a deep stand so I was just wearing my swimsuit and hippack, when a gentleman (who's family, aka wife, was nearby) who'd just come down the slide started walking up the stairs directly in front of me. I smiled and asked him how he was doing, and he said he was doing well, how was I? I told him I was doing good, thank you. THEN as he walked by he said "You're LOOKING really good". I was kinda speechless.

Yesterday was #16! We were closed due to lightning for a lot of the afternoon, but finally managed to reopen about 30 minutes before we had to close for the day, and I was in Satan's Playground. Also stationed in Satan's Playground was #16 (a cute asian guy from NY). There was no one in the park (not really no one, I think we had about 6 families; the point is there was no one in the Playground). We were both already soaked from the rain, but #16 starts trying to hit the slide operator with one of the water canons in the area, but was failing. He didn't notice that I was approaching one of the other water canons... until I absolutely soaked him with it. This dissolved into a full blown water fight, and some kids came into the area, so I had them splashing him too. After things had (I thought) calmed down a bit, I made the mistake of walking too close to him, and he dumped an entire 2 gallon water cooler FULL of water over my head. (Think Gatorade dumping after a football game). I gave #16 a ride home from Water Polo today, he's sweet.

#17 was a guest today who was teasing me because I had to jump in to save a kid (who it turned out was not actually in need of help, he was simply tired, and yelling HELP! for kicks), and he was saying that if I'd wanted to get wet, he could have helped me out.

I un-fail! #11 is another of those perpetual flirts whom I have known for forever and whom I work with. He was also my deep water trainer. We spent the day flirting and reviewing information I already knew. A few days ago he offered to help me get all wet and sweaty. and last tuesday when I was playing alone in the park he was impressed with me being "Miss Independent".

I really want to tell all about my amazing day at work, but I'm SO TIRED

so I'll tell you about A Day in the Life another time. For now, I'm exhausted, good night!

More coming soon -- I swear!!

So tired....

I've been working so much lately, but finally have some time off. I ran a whole bunch of errands today, then took some time for myself at my second most favoritest place on WDW property. I less than three dolphins. The man count is at 13, I'll tell you all about them in my bigger post tomorrow.

This is about the amazing things that I have seen or encountered in the last few days.

While out shopping today (Mom's birthday is Thursday) I saw a book that at some point I need to read... "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". How amazing is that?! It's the story of Pride and Prejudice, written like the original was -- all wordy and literary and English McEnglish Majory -- which makes it all the cooler, only it has zombies, and cannibalism, and other awesomeness. It brought me serious amounts of joy, and I want to read it hard core.

Also while out shopping today, I discovered that the next book in my trashy vampire novel series (my little guilty pleasure) has come out in paper back. YAY!

I'm throwing a slumber party, in like, 2 weeks. AMAZING!

QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST AMAZING THING FROM THE LAST WEEK:
While I was lifeguarding the catch pool to C'n'G at TL, a snapping turtle decided to go for a swim. Which is kinda awesome in and of itself, if it weren't for the fact that there were guests splashing in the pool, and coming down the slides, and yes, snapping turtles DO snap, and seem to like to go for the toes. Which I suppose is better than going for the jugular... ANYWAY, we had to have a Coordinator (#12, again, I'll tell you soon) come over to try to catch the turtle in a net and get the big guy away from the chlorinated water, and all the guests. #12 spent fifteen minutes like, CHASING the turtle with a net that had a like, 12 foot handle, and it was AMAZING!!!!!!!

I got an umbrella for $1. It is... Green. AMAZING.

I got a new saying from one of my other halves: Snark the Hell Of ______ (insert name, him, her, or you)

I saw Jimmy Buffett!

Amazing examples of my klutziness. (I officially give you permission to laugh)

Somehow, while getting dressed for work last week, I pulled my calf muscle, hard core.

While walking in the wave pool at work, I popped my knee out so bad that it hurt days later.

The Amazing Key Tales:

I accidentally locked myself out of both my apartment and car just before my thing with #5 on Saturday.

I then, 24 hours later, lost my car key while diving for lost articles at C'n'G, and didn't realize it until I got to my car and couldn't get in. Giggles and I went to go get it, and one of our other coworkers came along. It took the teamwork of all three of us to get the key out of the catch pool without having to get in. It was classic!

Summer of Amazing Men update coming soon, but for now, it's 2:20 am. Good Night

P.S.: Try snarking now!

mini

I have a thing with #5 this upcoming Saturday. AAgghhH! (speaking of drama, eh?)

Missing You

I'm having kind of a down day. I miss everyone back home a lot. Oddly, there's less drama among the Swingers than there is among the Goonies. What I wouldn't give to just go to a little, chill, out of the way cafe and just relax with my two other halves. I feel like I've really drifted away from my girlfriends down here, or maybe I just don't want to get as involved in their drama as they want me to be. I've had enough outside drama for one lifetime. I'm still trying really hard to be a drama-free zone, but no one seems to get it. I just don't want to put up with all the crap that everyone else wants to shove at me.

I still haven't talked to #5, I've spoken with him in passing, but haven't actually talked to him yet. I think I did quite well when we spoke, but actually talking to him could be something else entirely. I'm really nervous about it. More than is actually necessary, probably, but that's how I am.

thing to make you go hmm...

so... weird.

#5 just got back. He's apparently been out of the country. I'm betting he's been in Thailand. Bets?

Oh! and #1 didn't give me his actual number, despite being the one that was all "can I give you my number? You should call me!" Loser

Forecast: a Typhoon of Men

So today I had my property tour of TL. Like I really needed it, I've been working there for years. But my training had lapsed, so they made me. #7 was in the same class with me, and he makes me giggle. I'd gotten there early and had been sitting around chatting with the instructors, both of whom I knew, when the two other girls in the class walked in and sat down at the other table, this was my cue to sit down and stop looking at baby pictures. Anyway, so we clocked in and sat down. Then #7 walked in and sat down next to me, and we basically picked back up from the conversation we'd had a few days earlier. On a depressing note, there's been a death in his family and he'll probably be flying home for a few days. We got our training schedules, and as I already knew, #4 will be my day two trainer. #4 is supposed to be #7's day one trainer, and #5 is slated to be his day two trainer, if #7 doesn't leave immediately for home. I'm kinda concerned about #7, he was putting up a strong face, but I don't buy it.

Oh! I saw #5's current girlfriend today. She leaves for home (Thailand) on friday, and I'm confused. Didn't actually see #5 today, but I would have look AMAZING if I had.

So during the lunch break, I saw another of my old guys (from the Summer of '06). #10 was excited to see me, wanted to know when we were going out and when my days off were. This all happened right in front of #7.

I Less Than Three my life!

Welcome to the SUMMER OF AMAZING!

I know what you're thinking, uh oh, Meag has joined the blogging community, now no where is safe. HA! You've got that right. Now I've finally found my way to being one of the many people who has so much to say to so few so often. You know you're doomed. OR, you may simply be looking forward to the stories of the Summer of Amazing, filled with half naked men, drama, and who knows what else.

Anyway

I've been in Orlando for a week. Throughout the summer, you can expect an ongoing "Man Count," which is all the men who have flirted with me, hit on me, asked for my number, or any fun combination of those. So far, I'm at 9.

#1
On tuesday, after I took my father to the airport, I went to Pep Boys to get my oil changed and tires rotated. The guy at the service counter is very helpful and flirtatious, and gets the garage monkeys started on my car, so I went to sit in the waiting room and wait. Almost immediately, #1 came in and sat down, asking where I work, where I'm from, if I'm single, etc etc and so forth. He then asked if he could give me his phone number before I left, which I was happy to agree to. As his shift ended five minutes later, he came back and talked for another few minutes and gave me his number, and asked me to call him.

#2 & 3
Tuesday night I went out to JellyRolls (the Piano Bar at the Boardwalk Resort) with a group of my old friends. While there, I spent much of the night flirting harmlessly with #2, who is a perpetual flirt, and therefore a lot of fun to keep around. After one of the many "get up and dance" songs I was approached by a creepy drunk who wanted to dance to some slow depressing song, or request a song that I would dance to. I sent #3 away. At the end of the night, #2 walked me to my car.

#4 & 5
Thursday I went to Typhoon Lagoon with one of my roommates, knowing full well that a man from my past would be there working, so I was looking amazing. We hopped in the lazy river and almost immediately saw my future trainer, #4. He told me that I was looking great (I knew him 3 years ago, last time I worked at TL), and was very excited to find out that we were scheduled to spend a day together the next week. Once we found out where the guy from my past was, we made our way over, conveniently deep in conversation as we approached the bottom of his slide. As he handed us the tube he recognized me, did an incredulous double take before practically picking me up in a huge hug, and told me we'd catch up soon. Throughout the day, when we'd see #5, he'd be sure to get my attention and wave, when I put myself in his range of vision, he barely kept his eyes off me. Later in the afternoon, we saw #4 again, who was ignoring his water to talk to me, and flat out said he'd rather look at me than do his job.

#6 While waiting in line at the grocery store, the man standing behind me started hitting on me, but was creepy, so I was cordial until I could escape.

#7
Friday morning (first day of Ellis Class) I met #7, who is from Montana (by way of London, France, Germany, and DC) and with whom I'll be working at TL. We spent the breaks talking about his time living over seas, our different experiences working down here, roommates, etc. He impressed me with his discretion about his dislike for a mutual aquaintance, saying it wasn't his place to go spreading stories. While waiting for our written test on Sunday afternoon, he invited me to take a walk on the beach of Little Lake Bryan while we talked some more. Look for more on #7

#8
While visiting one of my girls at work at the Y&B, I spent a few minutes being picked on, in the usual manner of teasing and tickling, by #8, a Scottish CM in town for a few months.

#9
As I walked across my apartment complex in my bikini this afternoon (on my way back from the pool) I was stopped and participated in some recreational flirting with another resident (#9).

Tomorrow starts my on location training, and then the summer truely kicks into full gear. I miss all y'all in Utah, all my love!