Getting My Nerd On

My dive in The Seas at EPCOT was awesome! The fish were okay and the tank was cool, but the best part, hands down, was swimming up to the windows as tourists gazed into the tank or the windows over looking Coral Reef Restaurant. It was so much fun to see the reactions of the guests.
I played patty cake with a slobbering toddler, mimicked a teenager, touched a shark, and danced with my friend Jess who stood on the dry side taking pictures.
A lot of people took me and nick home in their pictures this week from that.
Wednesday I just ran errands and did a little shopping. I went to IKEA and got some more storage for my clothes here. Space is of the essence in this apartment. I also bought a new scuba bag as a special treat to myself for getting to level 2.
I finally got my own nametag again. It is such a relief to be Madison from Memphis instead of Jess from NYC (no one believed anyway because of my southern accent, ha!).
After working several 10+ hour shifts (one til 2:30, thanks to extra magic hours), I was ready for these past couple days off. Yesterday I went to Typhoon Lagoon with a couple of friends and had a relaxing time. If you ever go, there are really great seats just past the wave pool if you keep walking down the right side. There is an almost private section of half-shaded sand that overlooks the pool and is close to a couple water slides, too on the left hand side. And never as busy as the main area in front of the wave pool.
The wave pool is why I go to typhoon instead of blizzard beach. I don't like body slides and I love just swimming along. Plus the snow theme irks me. Plus they have a killer water coaster called crush n gusher. Get to the park earlier to nab great seats and hit up the slides while lines are shorter and use the rest of the day napping and enjoying the wave pool. Don't forget a "sand pail," which is a sand pail filled with ice cream and tons of toppings, to share with friends, yum!
The day ended with a quick dinner before heading to hollywood studios for Star Wars Weekend. Disney's Hollywood Studios host Star Wars weekends for about 3 weekends in June every year. Basically a great way to get your nerd on. They have a lot of fun live entertainment- when else would you see Darth Vader dance to Back in Black, Ewok dressed like Slash from Guns N Roses OR C3-PO doing the robot (check out Hyperspace Hoopla for this Dancing with the Star Wars Stars stage show)? Plus nerdy merchandise and extra excitement over the new Star Tours attraction. It now has 54 possible ride combinations. I've only ridden twice and since my Star Wars knowledge is limited, I really can't tell you where I went or anything, ha!
Today I'm headed off for a packed day at Busch Gardens before I fly home for Bonnaroo.
Much love!