10 Things

1. EVERYONE in southern California smokes.  I think the smog here is more from cigarette smoke than it is from cars.
2. I have the rare distinction of being able to say that I was once almost run over by a van occupied by Mulan and Cinderella.
3. If you want a really excellent meal and incredible ambiance, try the Carthay Circle Restaurant in Disney California Adventure. Plates range from $18 to $40 but it is so worth it. After you're done eating, ask your waiter if they can give you a tour.
4. I never realized that beaches actually could be WARM.  I'm used to Half Moon Bay, where you're lucky if you get one hour of unobstructed sunlight a day.  Going to the beach here feels like Hawaii.
5. Yesterday I watched a homeless man in tie-dye spandex shorts and pink legwarmers at the bus stop reach into the garbage can, pull out a McDonalds cup, down it, and walk away.
6. My brave father, who gets sick on CAROUSELS, took some bonine and rode Star Tours not once but TWICE last week.  Let's all learn from this.
7. Now that I've driven 15 miles to get Chipotle after work, the gravity of the decline of my mental health has become all too evident.
8. If you're not a fan of projectile vomiting, you may want to avoid eating at Corndog Castle and riding Goofy's Sky School immediately afterward.   
9.  After you get off Star Tours, we ask that you return your 3D glasses.  There is literally no other way to get out of the building besides walking down the long ramps at the bottom of which are located the glasses bins.  DO NOT DROP YOUR GLASSES FROM THE UPPER FLIGHT DECK UNLESS YOU HAVE A DEATHWISH.  The next time I have to fill out paperwork because the glasses you dropped hit a guest in the face will be the last time you see the sun.  (That's a little overdramatic, but seriously, cut it out.)
10.  Mickey's Halloween Party started yesterday.  Nothing more entertaining than launching a cabin with Beetlejuice, Rapunzel and Spiderman on board.  Come visit and dress up!