Third Disney related post :) Are you starting to get that Disney plays an important role in my life? I have A LOT of Disney movies! Most of which are on VHS. Yes I said VHS. I don't see the point in replacing them when I still have a working VHS player. But this was a fun item to complete. I really forgot how awesome some of the early Disney movies are but are over shadowed by the more popular ones. I couldn't really take pictures of myself watching each of my Disney movies, so instead I thought I would post my thoughts and things I learned from re-watching my collection as an adult. And since this is a 30 before 30 blog I thought why not have 30 items on the list!
Lessons/Thoughts from Disney movies
1. Villains are the best characters (with sidekicks a very close second)
2. 10 years after I had the thought I still want an orange cat named
Todd and a hound dog named Copper
3. Never be a Disney villain or parent, you will die... usually in a
horrible manner
4. No matter how many times I watch it, Toy Story 3 always makes me cry
5. I forgot how much I love Disney classics. A lot of them always get
over shadowed by the more popular movies (ie The Rescuers, The Sword
in the Stone, Robin Hood, Oliver and Company, the list goes on and on)
6. Ohana means family. Family means no body gets left behind or forgotten
7. Meet the Robinsons is one of the greatest movies that no one knows about
8. Carl and Ellie have relationships that we all should aspire for
9. Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
10. No matter how small or insignificant the world thinks you are you
can always make a difference
11. In the end good always triumphs over evil. If it hasn't then it's
not the end
12. Great cosmic power = Itty bitty living space
13. Frying pans make excellent weapons
14. If you are pure of heart tiny animals will help you when you need it
15. You are braver than you believe, stronger then you seem, and
smarter then you think
16. Just keep swimming
17. If you keep believing the dreams that you wish will come true
18. Nothing is impossible
19. If you walk the footsteps of a stranger you'll learn things you never knew
20. Keep moving forward
21. There is always an adventure out there ready for the taking
22. Don't throw off the Emperor's groove
23. Behind every great chef is a rat
24. In every job there is to be done there is an element of fun
25. Wall-E has a bigger heart than some humans I know
26. Disney really shouldn't make sequels...the only time it was
successful was with Toy Story
27. If you have something really important to do it is best to do it
yourself and not let you minions do it. That way you know it gets
done. Otherwise it will come back up years later and ruin your
plans... Mainly plans for domination.
28. If Mrs. Potts is Chip's mom, who is Chip's dad?
29. Want to be a man? Well, you must be swift as the coursing river.
With all the force of a great typhoon. With all the strength of a
raging fire. And my personal favorite, mysterious as the dark side of
the moon.
30. Sometimes it's all about body language
Monday, August 20, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
#26 See Starkid Live
It's Sunday. The last day of summer. The last 30 before 30 post of the summer. I have to say this one might be the favorite from the summer! Although if you don't know who Starkid is you might not be as excited that this happened as I am. So let's start with the basics ;)
Starkid is a group from the University of Michigan...yes Michigan :( (Go Buckeyes!!!!!!!!!!). In 2009, while still in school, they produced and preformed A Very Potter Musical. It was a musical adaption of the Potter books meshed together in a hilarious and thought-provoking way. They put the production online and it was only a matter of time before it went viral. Since then they have preformed and put online more original pieces of work as well as A Very Potter Sequel and most recently Holy Musical B@tman.
Part of BSE (Best Summer Ever) 2012 Ashely and I decided to make a return visit to Leakycon. About a couple months before the event we were told that Starkid was going to be doing a stage reading of the third and last installment of the the Potter musicals: A Very Potter 3D: A Very Potter Senior Year. I can't put into words how excited I was for this! Even if it was just going to be a stage reading I was going to get to see Starkid live and I couldn't wait.
On the day of the event it was crazy. They were pulling people in small groups at a time. I was lucky and ended up being one of the first groups in and got okay seats. And for those of you who don't know... "Okay is WONDERFUL!!" But in all seriousness my seats were awesome! When the show started they informed us that they decided they were going to do the full show...not just a stage reading! Yes they had scripts in their hands (since they were only all together 3 days before they preformed). Yes it was 4 1/2 hours long. Yes it wasn't perfect. But to me and everyone else in that room it was "All that I love and all that I need." There were parts that I was laughing so hard it made me cry. The end was so sweet and thoughtful that I found myself crying real tears.
I don't know how this group of amazing women and men think of shows and music and are able to put it all together in a way that makes you laugh and think. I also don't know why more people don't know more about them! So for those of you who have never heard of Starkid or for those of you who love them, check out the video below. It is the very first scene from A Very Potter Musical. It is "Totally Awesome!"
Ps- I forgot to tell you! While at Leakycon I was able to meet them all and get their autographs. So I was able to add them to my autograph wall in my classroom. Also on my plane back to LA one of the members of Starkid was on it. At baggage claim I went up to him just to say thank you for everything they did this weekend. I don't know why I was so nervous but he was really sweet and didn't make me feel like a loser for approaching him. And the biggie was that Tom Felton (who plays Draco Malfoy in the real Potter films) was also on my plane. I wanted to yell out "Did someone say Draco Malfoy?" to him but I didn't...although that would have been a story, no?
Starkid is a group from the University of Michigan...yes Michigan :( (Go Buckeyes!!!!!!!!!!). In 2009, while still in school, they produced and preformed A Very Potter Musical. It was a musical adaption of the Potter books meshed together in a hilarious and thought-provoking way. They put the production online and it was only a matter of time before it went viral. Since then they have preformed and put online more original pieces of work as well as A Very Potter Sequel and most recently Holy Musical B@tman.
Part of BSE (Best Summer Ever) 2012 Ashely and I decided to make a return visit to Leakycon. About a couple months before the event we were told that Starkid was going to be doing a stage reading of the third and last installment of the the Potter musicals: A Very Potter 3D: A Very Potter Senior Year. I can't put into words how excited I was for this! Even if it was just going to be a stage reading I was going to get to see Starkid live and I couldn't wait.
On the day of the event it was crazy. They were pulling people in small groups at a time. I was lucky and ended up being one of the first groups in and got okay seats. And for those of you who don't know... "Okay is WONDERFUL!!" But in all seriousness my seats were awesome! When the show started they informed us that they decided they were going to do the full show...not just a stage reading! Yes they had scripts in their hands (since they were only all together 3 days before they preformed). Yes it was 4 1/2 hours long. Yes it wasn't perfect. But to me and everyone else in that room it was "All that I love and all that I need." There were parts that I was laughing so hard it made me cry. The end was so sweet and thoughtful that I found myself crying real tears.
I don't know how this group of amazing women and men think of shows and music and are able to put it all together in a way that makes you laugh and think. I also don't know why more people don't know more about them! So for those of you who have never heard of Starkid or for those of you who love them, check out the video below. It is the very first scene from A Very Potter Musical. It is "Totally Awesome!"
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
#28 Mother/Daughter Date
One of my mama's favorite stories about me is when people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. Of course there was the normal answers (teacher, work for NASA, be a mailman...well normal for me) but the one that always got adults was when I would say, "I want to be Michael Eisner when I grow up!" I think this always threw people off guard! I mean really...what kind of answer is that? But if you think about it from a kid's point of view he had THE COOLEST JOB EVER!! Yes he was the CEO of the Disney corporation when I was growing up but I didn't know that! All I knew was that once a week before the start of the The Disney Sunday Movie he would come out and get to play with different Disney characters and then introduce the movie of the week. Coolest job ever, right?
When we heard that the Ronald Regan Presidential Library was going to open a Disney exhibit we were both very excited! We couldn't wait to go! My friend Alison's mom is a docent of the Library and suggested that we all go together. So not only would I get to complete my mother/daughter date I was going to get to have a double mother/daughter date! And we had so much fun! We met for lunch then made our way to the Library. When we entered the exhibit I got that fun feeling that I always get when I enter Disneyland. It was so cool and magical to see EVERYTHING! From Walt's office to the books from the opening of Cinderella and Snow White, to the costumes from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, I loved it all! My only complaint was I wish there was MORE!!
Although I love my job, a part of me wishes that I could still work for Disney in some aspect!! Maybe someone out there will find this blog and offer me a job as a voice of a Disney character! That would be epic!
When we heard that the Ronald Regan Presidential Library was going to open a Disney exhibit we were both very excited! We couldn't wait to go! My friend Alison's mom is a docent of the Library and suggested that we all go together. So not only would I get to complete my mother/daughter date I was going to get to have a double mother/daughter date! And we had so much fun! We met for lunch then made our way to the Library. When we entered the exhibit I got that fun feeling that I always get when I enter Disneyland. It was so cool and magical to see EVERYTHING! From Walt's office to the books from the opening of Cinderella and Snow White, to the costumes from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, I loved it all! My only complaint was I wish there was MORE!! 
Monday, August 6, 2012
#7 Clean Out Closet
So I've said this journey is all about things I have always wanted to do, to relive, or have been putting off. This post is about something that I have been putting off for a long time...cleaning out my closet! You think it would have happened by now since I have moved EVERY year since 2001, but it hasn't. So it is funny that 11 years later during a time when for the first time I am not moving that I decide to attack the closet!
It was a hard task and I found myself thinking that I might need that shirt that I haven't worn in 3 years so I should keep it. But once I started I couldn't stop. It was awesome!! Now I have a clean and organized closet and I'm ready for the new school year!!
It was a hard task and I found myself thinking that I might need that shirt that I haven't worn in 3 years so I should keep it. But once I started I couldn't stop. It was awesome!! Now I have a clean and organized closet and I'm ready for the new school year!!
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In all I donated 4 bags of clothes and 1 bag of shoes. It's a nice feeling to get rid of it and know that it will go to helping someone who needs it.
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