Donna in Hollywoodland

Indiana Jones

Tonight was a double-feature.
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom And Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

First, I could not find my name badge.
And they had made that especially for me. It had my name on it, instead of just the word "Volunteer". And I had it over 2 years.

I think somehow in all the wind and the rain thats been happening, it just blew away.
I was frantic, but could not find it.

My philosophy is if and when you screw up, just admit it. And it always seems to make the situation better.
And I hate being the bad guy, or the irresponsible one. So I always try to fix things when they are my fault.

First thing I did when I walked in for my volunteer shift was I went straight up to the Manager.
"Excuse me, are you the Manager?"
"Yes".
"Hi, I'm Donna, and I volunteered last night. And I volunteered over at the other theatre this morning. And while I was there this morning one of the staff members mentioned to me about the problem that I sat in the theatre even though it
was sold out. I am sooooo sorry. I drove in an hour and 15 minutes to volunteer last night, and I really wanted to see the movie. But now I realize that if a movie is sold out, then maybe I shouldn't come over here to volunteer. Since thats a rule, and its a problem for me with the drive, I now know that for the future. I've been a volunteer for 6 years, and I would never want to do anything to break and rules - so I will definitely keep this into consideration. And I just wanted to apologize for
the problem."

He went on to say that since the movie sold out, he had to give an answer to the office as to why every seat was not sold.
So its up to the office because they make the rules. And in those situations, he has to account for every seat.

I told him for tonight, I had a voucher for a free movie and I would use that. He said no, just keep it. They weren't expecting tonight to sell out.
(Free movie vouchers are given to volunteers for doing something that doesn't include a movie. If you are Captain, and can't see the film, volunteering at the Award Presentations etc... I have a bunch of them.)

Then, I asked if anyone had turned in my Name Badge. And no, no one did.
So its been lost forever.

Once the other volunteer arrived via her County Provided Transportation for the Disabled, she sat in the chair and did the same thing she did yesterday.
I whispered to her "I think we got into a little trouble last night. I can't save a seat in the back. You might want to see what you can do, since I know you can only sit towards the back."

When the manager went by, she explained her situation. She uses the Walker, and she can't sit in the middle seats.
Best for her is an aisle seat in the back. And she said she knew we could not save seats, so what did they want her to do ?

So the Manager, put a "reserved" sign on the back of one of the theatre seats for her.
I thought that was very nice of them.
And it kind of showed me, that even though we had gotten ourselves into Trouble the night before, things were going to be cool.
Maybe I will be making the long journey from Hollywood to Santa Monica to volunteer up here again.

I have to say, the theatre patrons over here are really fun. Or maybe its just all the Indiana Jones fans that were thrilled about the weekend of Indiana Jones movies.
But it did end up being a really good weekend after all.

I drove the other volunteer home again. We both said we had great fun over the weekend.
And it turned out she is a really big Indiana Jones fans. She explained to me that one of the Sequels is actually a Prequel.
And they weren't really shot in order.
I did not know that. So that explained alot to me.

Driving home, around the tree branches and palm tree fronds on the road was very dangerous. The wind was blowing, and the weather was really cold.