This time next month I’ll be preparing for an amazing trip to California. Disney, Pixar, Disneyland, and DreamWorks have come together to invite 25 influential bloggers for a 3-day whirlwind event that starts with checking into the brand new Hilton Garden Inn in Hollywood were we’ll be staying while in LA. It’s walking distance to some of the best sights in the [...]
Read More Cars, Cars Land, Disney, Disney California Adventure Park, Disneyland, DreamWorks, Hilton Garden Inn, pixar, Tim Burton
I am a loser at the whole group buying experience. You know, Groupon and all the other wanna-be’s that offer experiences or purchases at a huge discount? I’m a loser because I’ve purchased so many that never got used and which ultimately expired. And that’s nearly what happened with the Groupon I purchased for Uptown [...]
Read More Art, Craft, Glass, Glass art, Glassblowing, Hot Glass, Shopping, Uptown Glassworks
Ah, the freedom a man feels when he’s wearing a kilt – yep, it’s true; there’s nothing under that kilt but a man’s good intentions. How do I know? I got the info straight from a kilt-wearing manly man at the Disney • Pixar press event for their new movie, BRAVE. But seriously, why a man [...]
Read More Brave, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin McKidd, Kilt, Lord Dingwall, pixar, Scotland, Tartan, Walt Disney Company
I was invited to the Microsoft Windows Power Blogger Lunch today. It was held at a restaurant in University Village, very near the University of Washington campus, and about 2o miles from my home. It’s been years, as in probably 10 or more, since I’ve been to the University Village Shopping Center (aka U Village by the locals like my hubby [...]
Read More Capitol Hill, Lake Washington, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Mount Rainier, Restoration Hardware, Seattle, University of Washington
Commemorate Earth Day together with Alex Woo and Disneynature by entering to win this remarkable pendant necklace which embodies the frolicsome and fantastic character of the new film CHIMPANZEE. The film was driven by the real life of a band of Chimpanzees set among the most well known playgrounds on the planet, the rainforest. Every Alex [...]
Read More Alex Woo, Chimpanzee, Disneynature, Henri Bendel, Jane Goodall Institute, oscar, Sterling silver
I had the honor of viewing Disneynature‘s brand new film, CHIMPANZEE, several weeks ago in San Francisco during a Disney • Pixar press trip. Within moments of the film beginning I found myself enthralled with Oscar, the young chimp that is certainly the star of the film. Even though Oscar’s antics were entertaining, what truly [...]
Read More Alastair Fothergill, Chimpanzee, Disney, Disneynature, Jane Goodall, Mark Linfield, oscar, Tim Allen
