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Day 13

Today I got called into work to cover someones shift. It was a pretty relaxing day, I helped open again. All we do for that is clean and test the rides. Then I grouped a lot (loading people onto the ride), which is actually pretty tricky trying to make sure everyone is following the rules and meets all the requirements. Today I got sassed by an 11 year old girl who was mad when I said she wasn't old enough to ride with her baby brother. I also had to ask two ladies to take off their sweaters on the spinny ride because its a safety precaution. They both got really mad and refused to take them off, so I had to tell them they had to leave the ride if they wouldn't listen to me. It's really uncomfortable having to argue with adults. I also had to stop a ride in the middle of its course because 3 women wouldn't put their phones away after I asked them over the PA system multiple times. Today was stressful with making people follow the rules, and its weird being the one who has authority over adults, but it's also a pretty cool feeling.

Day 12

Today I spent going around town comparing prices for printing on canvas, then when I got home I tried to go through pictures, edit some, and pick which ones I'd like to print. I may or may not decide to use blank canvas and paint one of my images instead of printing it. It said online that the shipping of printed canvas could take some time, so I don't know if id get it in time for exhibition. In that case I would paint one of my pictures. I think I'm going to head to SeaWorld another time this week for another photography session! I love all the animals there, I wish it was easier to take pictures there though. It's hard because of the glass.

Day 11

Today was my second day of work all by myself, the second day of labor day weekend. Yet another 8 hour shift.. fun... It was pretty much the same as yesterday, except I didn't open and had a later shift. I made friends with a lot of my coworkers. They all seem to really like me! Theres Megan, Mari, De' Shane, Teyshauna, Jill, and Esmerelda. I found out that they scheduled me to work the night of prom, and when I tried to switch they told me that the best they could do was give me an earlier shift. So next weekend on saturday I have to work before prom and get ready afterwards which is going to be hard. Today I did have a chance to work on my people skills. I had to make a guy leave a ride because he was so overweight he wouldn't fit. Then I had to ask a lady if she was pregnant and tell her she couldn't ride. I actually had to kick a lot of people off of the rides today which was pretty hard. A lot of the parents don't take me seriously because I look so young to them. Everything turned out fine though, sometimes you just have to learn deal with difficult people.

Day 10

Today I had my very first day of work all by myself. It was pretty nerve racking at first, but then I got over it. Since it was labor day weekend it was a lot harder than normal, but it at least gave me a taste of what summer will be like. I had to work an 8 hour shift, as well as operate the rides by myself. I made friends with one of my bosses, her name is Megan and she's not that much older than I am. I got to work at 7:30 am and had to help set up and test the rides before SeaWorld opened. Once it opened, I operated the hardest ride, Abby's, by myself. I feel myself growing more mature as I work there alone. Its hard having to talk to adults, especially when they get angry at you. After working Abby's I worked the other two rides until I had to go home.

Day 9

Today I realized I could take better pictures on my iPhone than I could with my dads camera.. With my new iPhone lenses! I have a macro, wide, and fisheye. Macro is my favorite. I went out and took tons of nature-ish pictures with my macro lens, edited them, then made a new Instagram to show my favorites on. I decided an Instagram would get more views than just a normal blog. My first follower was a nature photographer with 31k followers! It made me feel really good :) my Instagram is called abstractnature

Day 8

Today has been a photography day, I walked around the neighborhood and practiced some photography techniques. I used my dads camera, some sort of Cannon. It's nice but kind of old.. Really makes me wish I had a new one with cool lenses. Once I got home I did a lot of photo editing and research on where to buy my canvas and how to stretch it onto the frames I made.