It is no secret that I have a thing for Disney princesses. While most of these movies were probably designed to appeal to young girls with father issues, inspiring them to be true to themselves, forge their own path and make friends with animals, I embraced these movies for an entirely different reason: the women. [...]
I’m about to tell you a story. It’s a throwing up story, so you are officially forewarned. Once a group of high school students including myself were going up to the hills to camp. On the way, we decided to stop at a popular restaurant that I may or may not have worked at at some point [...]
Ok, since we’re on the subject of lines, I got a story for you. It was only a few years ago…in the land of Disney. It was a busy day at the park, and we had been having poor luck with rides breaking down. (In fact, this wasn’t long after our Tower of Terror experience.) [...]
One of my absolute favorite things to do when riding roller coasters is to figure out where the camera is and try to get a good picture. It all started many, many, many, years ago when this guy (who would later become my brother in law), and I rode some roller coaster by the beach. [...]
Ok. I’m not making this up. That right there is the actual image associated with all of the ride warning signs at Disneyland. I snapped that photo the last time I was there. I just can’t seem to figure it out. What does it mean?? My best guess is that you are not allowed to [...]
Remember back when Pirates of the Caribbean was just an awesome ride instead of an overblown movie franchise that got really, really bad halfway through the second installment? Ahh…those were the days. The ride of course is still there, and it is still a lot fun, but it has been modified from years past. These days [...]
I love Disneyland. I really do. I love the atmosphere and the energy, the traditions and the memories. I never seem to get tired of it. Over the years I’ve become a bit of an expert at the park, knowing how to maneuver in and out of congested foot traffic, and hitting all the best rides at [...]
Could I ever live in LA? There is a growing number of people who are plotting my relocation to the Los Angeles area. They think I would enjoy living and working there. I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, there are a lot of creative opportunities down there, and I DID study film in [...]
Not long ago, I was visiting Los Angeles. While there we went to an art showing at a relative’s. I really wanted to fit into this Hollywood scene as best I could, so I put on my most expensive jeans, one of my classiest wide collared shirts, and tried to furrow my brow a lot. [...]
I know I’m not really dying. Not really. But I’m not going to be 29 much longer. And 29 is significant to me. For me, 29 is really really lucky. Kind of like the lucky underwear that you wear during the playoffs. Yeah, that’s right. I know about your lucky underwear. So I’m a little saddened this [...]