"Tu habla espanol?" "Sorry, no"

So I figured it was time for another blog post, mostly to prove that I can in fact be a better blogger. I've been working a good bit, which I guess is good since that is the reason I came down here in the first place. Sometimes I do get pretty tired, but rest puts me right back in fighting shape for the next work day. My days have been pretty standard, but they always prove to be pretty interesting. About a week ago, a father and his daughter rode the Nemo ride for a solid hour. That's about 12 times in a row. Needless to say we were pretty impressed, especially when they returned the following (they only rode once the next day I believe).

Turtle Talk always provides with pretty memorable moments. With different audiences, each show is a different and new experience. Some questions are common and tend to get asked at most shows (ie what Crush likes to eat), but once in a while I've heard some pretty funny ones. My favorite question I've heard was when a kid asked if Crush was a Democrat or a Republican. Crush said he was a member of the Turtle Party upon the kid's clarification that the difference between the two was that one was a donkey and the other was an elephant. Crush also provided a moment that made me cry. He saw a special needs Guest who wasn't able to ask a question, so after the theatre cleared, Crush came back out just to talk to the girl and her family. I was standing outside the door practically weeping. Just another example of the difference we can make as Cast Members, which is something I wish to be able to do one day.

Since we get into the parks for free, my roommates and I frequently visit the parks on our days off. I would like to share with you a particular experience we had on the Jungle Cruise. Our guide's name was Lisandro, and he was one of the best skippers I've ever had. One joke in particular made me snort with laughter. When we came to the part with the plane crash, Lisandro spit out this beauty (imagine it with a Hispanic accent): "Oh no, a plane crash! That can only mean one thing...Lost! Tonight at 9 on ABC! Oohhhh. Dun dun dun..."

I also got a surprise visit from Catherine and a couple of her moot court team members last week. They drove up from Tampa after their competition, and I used my Main Entrance Pass to help them get into The Magic Kingdom and Epcot. It made for a quite pleasurable day, and I'm always happy to enter the parks with friends and family. So thanks for the visit Catherine, Gretchen, and Jennifer.

This time a year is apparently a time in which lots of tour groups visit, so they've been pretty interesting. They range from school groups to foreign groups (mostly Brazilian). They sure do keep you on your toes, especially the ones who don't speak English. This week is the National Cheerleading Competition at Wide World of Sports, so WDW has been blessed with the presence of 8500-ish cheerleaders (and their just as entertaining stage moms). Wish me luck for the rest of their stay. Please.

And on a completely Disney-unrelated, but equally exciting, note, I came across an announcement yesterday while eating my Barbeque Chicken Salad at Wolfgang Puck Express in Downtown Disney that stopped me dead in my tracks, and also heavily imacted my music listening habits for the last few days. Some of you probably won't care at all, some might make fun of me for caring this much, and some of you (ie Catherine Bridgers) will share my enthusiasm for this announcement: Celine Dion is returning to Casear's Palace in Las Vegas! And just in time for my birthday in 2011! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Here's a not-so-subtle hint for a 21st birthday present for me parental units.....a weekend with Celine!!!! That is all.)