A Roundtable Discussion with Monsters University Producer Kori Rae Hidden deep within the production notes we carried along with us to the #MonstersUEvent, is a brief bio of Kori Rae, the producer of Disney Pixar’s Monsters University. The following intrigued me and I knew I would have to ask her about it: “With a background in education and coaching, Rae [...]

The Delish Spring Menu at Carmel Cafe – Go to There. Hurry. I’m fortunate to live about 2 1/2 minutes away from Carmel Cafe. I did a story about the restaurant a while back because you can order food via iPad. Bloody brilliant. Beware: It’s way too easy to continue adding to your order via iPad. A couple weeks ago [...]

Ironman 3 is NONSTOP action from beginning to end And that’s a good thing. Have you seen Ironman 1 & 2? I mentioned Sunday that I’ve seen Ironman 1 (a couple of times actually) but seeing it on morphine doesn’t really count (apparently I didn’t remember it anyway.) So after we screened Ironman 3 last week, I felt it inside [...]

Disney’s PLANES is coming! First it was Cars, which was our very first movie ever, and now comes Planes! A story about a plane named “Dusty” (voiced by Dane Cook) who’s afraid of heights. To get excited about the movie and get to know the characters, here are some coloring and activity sheets for the kids! Just click the button [...]

Learning the Creative Process Behind Monsters University As amazing as visiting the actual Pixar campus was, meeting the minds behind the movie was just unbelievable. Our class schedule at the #MonstersUEvent included meeting the animators, getting schooled on the lighting of the animated film, along with lessons on the content of the characters. As you can imagine (and like from [...]

Touring the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco Who’d have thunk it? I wasn’t sure what the Walt Disney Family Museum would be like when it was on our itinerary, but if you love anything Disney whatsoever, this museum is just unbelievable and almost just as magical as the park itself. Walking through the Walt Disney Family Museum, we [...]

Inside the Steve Jobs Building and the campus of #MonstersUEvent Let the series of #MonstersUEvent posts begin, hooray! The first post is your official photo tour of Pixar’s headquarters, which is nestled inside the Steve Jobs Building. Steve Jobs was not only a founder of Apple, but one of the founders of Pixar too and Pixar honored his legacy by [...]

Fun at Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day! For the first time ever, I went to baseball’s opening day here in Tampa. I’ve been to playoff games and even a World Series game, but never ever opening day not ever! But opening day at the Trop this year was a blast. The crowds were insane in a good way and it [...]

Disneynature’s Wings of Life It never ceases to amaze me the artistry behind the Disneynature films. I’ve heard that getting just one single shot can take months, but to string an entire movie’s worth of these beautifully captured shots together? It seems like that would take years and years. And a LOT of patience. From the makers of Chimpanzee comes [...]

This week my workouts flatlined. On a scale of 1 to 10 they were a 0. (No judging). Except for today! When I got in a run along the water here in San Francisco with my bloggy friend Colleen from Classy Mommy (love her!) You could see the Golden Gate bridge just behind me, off in the distance. We had [...]