Wandering Aimlessly

It's sunny! It's sunny!!! I hope it stays sunny. I am so sick of rain and cloudiness and all that weather I'm used to in Chicago, but not in Florida.

Monday. Carolyn, Gina, Scott and I went to the Contemporary to play in the arcade a bit (and we met Big Bertha, Carolyn's favorite arcade game). We then watched the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the rooftop of the hotel. What an excellent view. Thanks, C, for showing us! Then we went to Magic Kingdom (and got to ride in the front of the monorail!) to see Spectromagic. Mike was in it, but we didn't know what exactly he'd be doing, so we didn't really knwo what to look for. After the parade, we went back to the Contemporary to meet Mike and Meghan. Then we went to the Ale House, which was kind of poopy, but whatever.

Tuesday. Went to work at OSC. I met Karen, another intern to whom I'd been introduced, but had never talked with. She was super nice, and we made plans to hang out either Friday or next Wednesday at Red Hot and Boom (more about that later). I made a pamphlet for the Young Einstein youth program. That was fun. I like doing stuff like that. I can't wait until all these things I'm creating come back from Graphics and I get to see the final project. How exciting! After work, I went to visit Gina, since she lives between downtown Orlando and Vista Way. We started decorating her apartment with posters, but then decided we needed nails and a hammer and tape, so we took a trip to Home Depot, Target, Dollar Tree (I got *NSYNC lip gloss!), and Old Navy, then to dinner at Fridays. Then she came back home with me, and helped Tonya, Carolyn and I get ready for the Roxy. T, C and I found the club, and it's nice! I liked it a lot. It's kind of along the same lines as White Star, only a bit less techno-y and a bit smaller. I like the layout (and size) of White Star better, because there are places to sit and whatnot, but I liked the music at Roxy better. =)

Wednesday. Met Meghan and her family, and Mike, at Magic Kingdom. We did the Mountains (Splash, Big Thunder, and Space), ate at Pecos Bill's (they have really yummy chicken wraps), and watched the 3:00 Parade. Which they started at 2:50, because the clouds rolling in didn't look so tame. The parade was excellent. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It's a Snow Globe parade, and Mike knew a bunch of people in it, which was fun. They didn't do showstops because of the rain, which was a bit of a bummer, but only means I'll have to go see it again. <.g> We left MK after the parade and headed to Epcot. I hadn't been to Epcot yet this trip, so it was long-awaited. Mike had to work, the rest of Meg's fam took the monorail, and Meg and I drove. By the time we got onto the highway, it was pouring.

Needless to say, we got absolutely drenched. Shoe-squishing, goosebump-inducing drenched. Even with umbrellas/ponchos. We did Universe of Energy and tried to dry off, did a bit of shopping at Mouse Gear, did Journey Into Your Imagination (Figment's back!), and then headed to Nine Dragons in China to eat. We had quite tasty food, and finished just in time to see the last 3/4 of Tapestry of Dreams. It used to be Tapestry of Nations, and they changed it a bit. I miss the old Tapestry, but I still love that parade. LOVE the music. We walked around the countries a bit, and then I had an awful headache, so I left. On my way out I sat at the fountain that "dances" in time with the music for a while. I think that might be my favorite thing at Epcot. Lol. It's such a cool fountain!

So that was that. Back to work for another exciting week.