Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Ahhhh yes...yesterday evening was yet another exciting night of work at Universal Studios. Working at Universal Studios is so amazing - being able to work on classic movie sets, being able to actually TALK to people, and seeing all the fun actors in their scary costumes makes for a great environment. However, unfortunatley, the great environment was ruined last night by a lttle rain shower. Well, actually, it was a BIG rain shower. We never officially closed down any of the Terror Tram (which is where I was working), but boy were we wet. It was noooo fun.

Of course, since we lacked fun due to the rain, the scaractors had to find new ways to create fun. So, during their breaks, a few of the scarier people decided to gang up against Kyle and sneak up behind him as he was talking to one of his supervisors. They came up very quietly and successfully scared the heck out of me. My supervisor and everyone around thought it was pretty amusing and couldn't stop laughing. Unfortuantley, now, I have the reputation for being easily scared...so I'm sure this is the beginning of a long line of screams for me.

Tonight should be an exciting night at work. It's the 13th (not quite Friday, but for Universal, it's close enough to use as a gimmic to get a few more bucks). Saturday crowds so far have usually been the most chaotic of them all, so we shall see how tonight goes. The one GOOD thing about tonight, is that I get to park in the Technicolor Parking Lot. This sounds so exciting, I know. But hear me out:

The Technicolor Parking Lot is NEVER open to Theme Park employees. But, since they are expecting huge numbers for tonight's event, they are putting us in a different lot so the guests are closer to the park and all that jazz. So whats the excitment about? This is the parking lot where all the famous and fun people park when they are filming. It is right next to the "CSI" and "Desperate Housewives" sets, so you never really know what you are going to see. Most people wouldn't see it as very exciting, but being the film geek I am, I think its cool.

One last thing before I go today: If any of you are fans of the movie GHOST RIDER, you'll enjoy the 2 pictures below. This is from the original motorcycle used on screen.




And here is one more picture to look at. This was the sight last night before the rain hit. (Too bad I didn't catch this sky over by War of the Worlds, huh?)