I was tagged...

I will post this survey thingie in an attempt to keep my blog active.

10 Years Ago (1998):

1. I was 14

2. I was BFFs with Starla and Emily

3. I was really getting involved in youth group stuff at church

4. I loved Alanis Morisette and No Doubt

5. I slept over at Emily's house a lot because I hated home

5 Things on Today’s “To Do” List: (note: today is basically over, so this is for tomorrow.)

1. Get up and get ready

2. Work. (do not want)

3. Eat dinner

4.Hang out with David's friend

5. Carve pumpkins if 4 doesn't happen

5 Things that I would do if I were a millionaire:

1. Buy a house. Probably one of the neat old Victorians down by the water. Something modest though, I don't want to spend more than $500,000.

2. Buy at least 10 Tokidoki bags.

3. Get a new car for my mom

4. Have a second wedding at Disneyland in front of the castle with Donald Duck and Daisy Duck as our best man/maid of honor. I'd fly my mom, my brother and his fiancee out here too.

5. Buy a first edition of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles.

5 Places I have lived:

1. Oklahoma City, OK

2. Vacaville, CA

3. Benicia, CA

4. ...

5. ...

5 Jobs I have had:

1. Waitress

2. CSR in telephone sales/telemarketing

3. Fast food restaurant

4. Retail customer service

5. ...

I'm not tagging anyone because I don't know many people on blogger or otherwise. I do hope to make some entries in the future about books when I have more time/energy.

Currently Reading: Alice in Wonderland.

Ray Bradbury's Dark Influence on Disneyland

There's really nothing I like better than when two things I deeply enjoy are brought together somehow. My most favorite author ever, Ray Bradbury, has always had a long relationship with Disney. He was good friends with Walt Disney (my other idol) and visited Disneyland often with his daughters. Also, the Walt Disney Company adapted his novel Something Wicked This Way comes in the 1970's into a motion picture. I've also loved Disney-related stuff my whole life and as an adult I've had the immense pleasure of enjoying Disneyland time and again. Disney and Bradbury have crossed paths before, but never like this.



Last autumn Disneyland dedicated a tree in Frontierland (near-ish the entrance of The Golden Horseshoe and across from the Shooting Exposition) to Mr. Bradbury and his book, The Halloween Tree. It's decorated with purple lights and orange pumpkins and there's a plaque dedicating it to Ray. It's truly wonderful that the people at Disney would honor him in such a way.


MiceAge has some great photos here, if you scroll about halfway down.



David and I will be at Disneyland in just a couple of weeks and I simply cannot express how much I am looking forward to seeing this. I think it will be a really special, moving thing for me to see. As much as I was already looking forward to the trip, I'm looking forward to it so much more now.


P.S. I will most certainly take a few pictures of the Halloween Tree while we're there and post them here as well.