2011. A solid, good year ( Read more... )

Hello Livejournal! Seriously, its been a long time since I came to visit you, let alone put the proverbial “pen to paper”. I believe the last time I visited your little corner of cyberspace it was still summer. Hell, 4th of July! Well, the seasons have turned and we’re marching on towards winter... or what we here in Southern California experience ( Read more... )

Today I worked a shift in the offices tucked above Adventureland. I spent the whole 8.5 hours inside. Then tonight after I clocked out and emerged onstage I was swept up in my surroundings. Adventureland at night, still bustling with the guests attempting to jump in line before the park closes. Sounds of the wild Jungle can be heard coming from the ( Read more... )

Historically, 4th of July wasn't a favorite holiday of mine. I'm all for America, pancakes, parades, flag waving and saluting veterans, but I don't like loud noises. Fireworks are pretty, but you can keep them, thanks. Since then, I've grown to appreciate what the 4th of July means to America and remember to bring ear plugs with me not only to work ( Read more... )

Two years ago I took the plunge and moved myself down to Southern California from the comfort and familiarity of my college town to the big city and the unknown. Literally a day after graduation I was southward bound and starting at Disney the day after. While other friends were going on vacations following graduation I celebrated my five years of ( Read more... )

May was certainly a marvelous month! It seems like every time I turned around there was another fun thing to be doing and something else even better to look forward to. Every month should be this way! Towards the beginning, Erika and Beth came to visit... Erika driving in from Arizona and Beth flying all the way from Washington. Beth had a wish to ( Read more... )

Most folks have had some special stuffed animals in their lives. Many of these are given to us when we're infants and continue to be a lasting influence during our childhood. I thought it would be nice to reflect upon some of my favorite stuffed animals, what they meant to me then and what they still continue to symbolize today ( Read more... )

And queue summer weather... *pause* ...Go summer weather ( Read more... )

Something that I really find myself missing right now is spontaneity. Life seemed to have an abundance of it in college (back in those distant but near good 'ol days). It wasn't uncommon to decide suddenly to have a movie party, go get doughnuts or grab a beer at a moment's notice. All my friends were close at hand and people often stayed up really ( Read more... )

Once upon a time I considered myself a film snob. If a movie managed to earn a less than stellar rating from several of my reputable sources, I wouldn't give that film a serious glance. Now, I'm still a bit of a film snob... forming my own opinions about movies and getting into debates with casual friends about the relevance of a plot device or the ( Read more... )