Toy Story 3 - A Reflection

Toy Story hit theaters November 22, 1995. I had just turned 7 years old.

Toy Story 2 hit theaters November 24, 1999. I had just turned 11. I celebrated by going to the movie theater to see Toy Story 2 with friends.



Toy Story 3 hit theaters on June 18, 2010. I am currently 21 years old.

Many other bloggers have beat me to the punch and said it best, so I'm going to take a direct quote from them. "Toy Story is a staple of our generation, and despite Toy Story 3 closing up an amazing trilogy of movies, it's never going away".

Toy Story has been around for approximately 50% of my entire life. If we are comparing me to Andy, I am about two years older than he is.

Everyone knows that I love a good movie. People know that I REALLY love a good Disney movie. But Pixar...they usually take the cake. Until this point, WALL-E was my favorite Pixar film, with Toy Story 1 and 2 being close 2nds. Now, I can say, without any hesitation, that Toy Story 3 is my all time favorite Pixar movie. I can also say it's easily one of my favorite movies ever.

The 'magic' that Pixar was able to capture in this film is simply breathtaking. It's incredible, awesome, and inspiring all at the same time. I was rendered speechless more times than I could count. For two hours, I traveled out of the real world.

They say that a good movie should make you laugh, cry, or sit on the edge of your seat. If you get one of these three elements, it's a good movie. Two makes it even better, and three makes it golden. Very few movies are able to move an audience in the way Toy Story 3 did. I laughed...HARD! I sat on the edge of my seat...ALOT! And I cried...SO MUCH! Veryyyyyyy few movies make me cry. If they do, it's usually a small tear and that's it. In the movie theater last night, it was clear that this movie made hundreds of college aged guys (myself included) hold back an incredible waterfall of tears.

As far as I'm concerned, Pixar will never top this. I said that about WALL-E, and I was proven wrong...but this time I think I might be right. I grew up with Andy...I grew up with all his toys. He moved on to (pardon the Disney pun) a whole new world, and so did I.

We grew up.

Did you see me?!

Hey Everybody! Did you see me on the finale of Glee? I was kind of like a "Where's Waldo", but it seems like everyone was able to spot me. In case you didn't (since some of you were asking), here's some screenshots!




Also, what do you think of the next new banner? Thanks again to Laura for making it :) I really like this one even more than the last, so I think this banner has found a home for a while...unless Laura makes something even MORE amazing soon!

Summer Entertainment Camp is BACK!

Hey Everybody!

As usual, things have been pretty crazy over here recently. I know a lot of you have been curious and asking about my new adventure -- working on America's Next Top Model. Due to confidentiality reasons, I will not be able to blog about anything, really, that happens during my time on the show. For now, I will just say that it was a great first day, and I'm really looking forward to the season ahead :) That's about all you'll hear on that for a while, I think.

In other news, I have confirmed that I will be returning during the second half of July to offer YEAR 2 of my Summer Entertainment Camp. Check out the promo video I made (and the slideshow of Year 1 reflections, just for fun) below :)





Also, check out the new banner on the top of the blog? You like? My friend Laura has been working on some experimental project son Photoshop lately, and she wanted to try her luck at a few of these banner things. You may see some more new ones soon!

Sara Visits Hollywood!

Yikes! A lot of really fun things have been happening lately. This last week was full of some REALLY exciting things...including a visit from one of my best friends, Sara Albrecht.

During Sara's time here, we had a chance to tour Hollywood and see the new Wax Museum, which was fun. We also had a character dining experience at Disneyland which was really enjoyable, too. However, the highlight of the trip (for both of us) was the night we got to spend at the Magic Castle.

For those of you who are not familiar, the Magic Castle is a very well known magic establishment that the best magicians in the WORLD come to. The only way you can go to the Magic Castle is if you know somebody, and lucky for me, I met a man (by the name of George) a few months ago during a CPR class. He gave me an incredibly generous invite to the castle for me and my friends! It was a great night of incredible magic and fun socializing, and I think it's safe to say it is something neither of us will be forgetting about for a long time.

Sara's trip ended on a high note, too, because during her last night here, we went to see GLEE: Live! It was a really fun show that featured all of the best songs Glee has had during Season One. It was very neat to watch the whole ensemble perform!

I could go on and on about the amazing time I had with Sara when she visited, but sometimes it is just best to let the pictures do all the talking. Take a look at this album below!