Studying Monsterology is Terrifyingly Rad
Someone once said, “Learning to do everything is both impossible and highly suggested.” Oh, wait. That was me. Never mind. But in the interest of trying new things and doing the impossible, I went to Pixar in advance of the release of “Monsters University” on June 21st. Charged with learning about the animation process behind [...]
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We’re Monsters at #MonstersUEvent
That’s right. I’m going back to university, guys. My super legit acceptance letter and informational packet! This Monday I’m catching a plane to enroll in classes at the prestigious Monsters University, whose campus is conveniently located at Pixar Animation Studios. With the film coming out on June 21st, I have to pull some all-nighters to [...]
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I Wanna WRECK-IT TOO, Ralph.
There’s a film coming out next month that you should go see. And I did some voiceover on it! No, besides Christmas in Compton. I mean Wreck-It Ralph! When I heard I was going to see the movie more than a month before it arrives in theaters, the video game fanatic in me was thrilled. [...]
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My Wife Just Said… #74
“Dear Disneyland Hotel, Thanks for taking such good care of us. Sorry my toddler pooped in your tub.” -Avara – Previous “My Wife Just Said…”
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Why I Deserve a Disneyland Pass for Life, Pt. 2
So, let’s press onward from WHY I DESERVE A DISNEY PASS FOR LIFE, PT. 1 and dive into why the verbal abuse my family started very coincidentally with visiting Disney’s new Cars Land attraction. Cars Land Cars Land: Not just for kids. Or maybe it is. Who cares! As I spoke to Kathy Mangum, Executive [...]
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Why I Deserve a Disneyland Pass for Life
Last week was a pretty good punch to the kidneys. Everywhere I turned there was some form of bad news, I was sick as a dog and I couldn’t get my head right… Jobs ending, the IRS sending me some lovely correspondence, bad news on future jobs, the list goes on. Heads were down. Eyes [...]
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Is BRAVE Really Bad for Boys?
I’ve been seeing some unusually high number of link-baity posts and intense debate around Pixar’s BRAVE this week. Specifically, a few bloggers have called into question the depiction of men/boys in the film, saying it’s not a good movie for them. I decided to write a Nyquil-fueled blog post about it over on NIGHT OF [...]
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Getting BRAVE, Part One
Disney invited me to the premiere of BRAVE last week in advance of it’s release this past weekend. They did not ask me to do a bad Scottish accent, however. That was included free-of-charge. I took this picture on Instagram. See how pro I am? I boarded my plane car and descended on Hollywood on [...]
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Being BRAVE for People Like Us
This Sunday, I embark on a journey with The Mouse. That’s right. Disney has asked me to join them for an adventure that will surely be chronicled in history books as well as Facebook and Twitter and Instagram over the course of the coming three days. In that time, I will be bombarded by movies, [...]
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Fatherhood Fridays #6
What’s up Party Parents?! We’re back with another ridiculous Fatherhood Friday that no one will really read, but everyone will talk about… HAHAHAHAHA NOT! Did we find some weird stuff? Yep. Do we need more? Yep. Send it to us! I present to you, How To Be A Dad’s “Fatherhood Fridays” #6: Why does Disney [...]
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