#13: And When The End Is Nigh

It has finally come to end of this blog assignment, an assignment to come up with posts of what inspires one to think creatively. It's been a really fun ride, to see in things in new perspectives, to see the beauty and creativity in everything.

As my final post, I honestly would have to say that this assignment had my eyes peeled open on what would inspire me creatively, on what would allow me to take a step back and breathe. Doing this blog is definitely something I enjoyed, writing about what I love, sharing what I find interesting and falling back in love with things things I tend to overlook, with things that, although simple in nature and laid open in plain sight, have somehow taken a back seat.

Working on this blog for the past weeks have taught me to look for inspiration in simple things, in things complex in nature, in photographs, in books, in music, in events and the people around me. Sometimes, we just have to stop a moment and look around. Stop a moment and really be open to everything around us. When we do, we discover, or rather, rediscover, things about ourselves and all that surround us. When we pause a while to drink in the moment, a moment when we find ourselves reflecting on what we love, on what inspires us, that is when we can be truly thankful for a lot of things. Thankful for music which reflects our feelings, for books which become our constant companions, and for people who are an extension of who we are.

P.S.: Thank you, Ms Ruth :)

#12: A White Blank Page

I truly love Mumford & Sons' debut studio album Sigh No More and my favourite song in the album is definitely "A White Blank Page". This song, albeit simply, conveys so much meaning. Every note speaks volumes and overflows with a range of emotions, from anger, love, jealousy and fear.

My interpretation of this song is that humans are, to a certain extent, ruled by emotions. They move us, influence our decisions. The ability for us to feel emotion is a gift and at times, a curse. Through a few simple lines, this song shows love as an emotion, the most beautiful emotion of all, that blinds all logic, a driving emotion that by itself, leads us to feel other emotions; desperation, fear, anger. Some of us love half-heartedly and then there are those who love others with everything they have, even if the feelings aren't reciprocated.

This song makes me think about how it can be possible to be so consumed by what may seem so good, to the point that makes us ask, "where was my fault in loving you with my whole heart" and later be enveloped in negativity when they find out that the feeling isn't mutual. All sense and logic is lost and what was at first something so pure, becomes so mixed up and you see the person as human as you never wanted to see them. You are then left to wonder how everything could go so wrong, how love could send you over the edge.

Mumford & Sons' "A White Blank Page" shows that by allowing raw emotion to shine through, we can infinitely come up with something that touches us to the core. Simple lyrics, amazing music which has been translated from an ocean of emotions has never moved me as much as this song has. "A White Blank Page" is just one of the amazing songs in the album whereby each lyric, each moment, tugs at our heartstrings. It isn't easy to listen to Mumford & Sons' melancholy tracks without experiencing musical frissons.

Can you lie next to her

and give her your heart, your heart?

As well as your body

And can you lie next to her

and confess your love, your love?

As well as your folly

And can you kneel before the King

and say I'm clean, I'm clean?

But tell me know where was my fault,

in loving you with my whole heart?

Oh, tell me now, where was my fault, in loving you with my whole heart?

A white blank page 

and a swelling rage, rage

You did not think when you sent me to the brink, to the brink

You desired my attention but denied my affection,my affection

So tell me now where was my fault,

in loving you with my whole heart?

Oh, tell me now where was my fault in loving you with my whole heart?

Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole life

Oh, lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole life

References:

MumfordAndSonsVEVO. (2011, Sept 1). Mumford & Sons - A White Blank Page. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjP2BQA5HRI

#11: Chapters

As most of my family and friends would know, I have this weird affinity towards books, the way it looks, the way it smells and of course the stories books contain. One of my favourite photographers on Flickr, Boy Wonder did this amazing photography set on books and I was mesmerized at the result of his conceptual theme revolving around books.

Tall Tales (by Boy_Wonder)

Bookworm (by Boy_Wonder)

A few of his photographs manage to just capture what I feel most of the time when I read which is the feeling of discovery and adventure, a feeling of a comforting solitude. Boy Wonder definitely lives up to his name as he pulls of amazing forms of conceptual photography and fine art. His creativity in coming up with new, interesting, fresh, unique and original concepts for his photographs daily shows me that creativity can be translated any way and any time we want it.

Yes, yes - but you would have to be half-mad to dream me up (by Boy_Wonder)

The Reader (by Boy_Wonder)

R is for Reading (by Boy_Wonder)

The beauty in most of his photographs comes from the fact that he seems creates these amazing photographs by recreating the scene exactly the way he sees it in his head. This can also be seen, not only within this particular set but through most of his photographs. He has this ability to somehow recreate scenes that only exist within our minds and transform it into photographs which just captures the essence of what we might imagine or feel but are unable to pen down or explain. Call it conceptual photography, call it fine art, call it both, Boy Wonder's creative photographs grabs the core of imagination and blows us away with it direct meaning.

F is for Finding Fiction in the Forest (by Boy_Wonder)

A Stack Of Books Is Meant To Be Read Out Loud (by Boy_Wonder)

What I learned just by browsing through his photographs is that we can be creative by just penning down exactly what we feel or to simply draw what we see in our minds. And although it might not come out how we might want it to, the results would be original, it would be unique and it would be your signature. Creativity is all about you and what you think is your reality.

"I don't paint dreams or nightmares; I paint my own reality." - Frida Kahlo

References:

Boy_Wonder. (n.d.) Chapters. Retrieved from  http://www.flickr.com/photos/joel_r/sets/72157630845745486/

#10: Le Petit Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a French aristocrat writer and poet who wrote the highly acclaimed book entitled "The Little Prince". This book is the most read and translated book in French, thanks to the story and underlying message within the book which has captivated both children and adults alike. Although it is classified as a children's book, it incorporates profound and idealistic observations of life and human nature. 

In the beginning of the book, the narrator, which is The Pilot, begins his story by retelling his life as a young boy, describing how he showed a drawing of his to the adults. The following is an excerpt from the book itself.

My drawing No. 1 was like this:

I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups and asked them if my drawing frightened them.

They answered: "Why should anyone be frightened by a hat?" My drawing did not represent a hat. It was supposed to be a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. So I made another drawing of the inside of the boa constrictor to enable the grown-ups to understand. They always need explanations. My drawing No. 2 looked like this: 

The grown-ups then advised me to give up my drawings of boa constrictors, whether from the inside or the outside, and to devote myself instead to geography, history, arithmetic and grammar. Thus it was that I gave up a magnificent career as a painter at the age of six. I had been disappointed by the lack of success of my drawing No. 1 and my drawing No. 2. Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves and it is rather tedious for children to have to explain things to them time and again.

The excerpt above is just one example of the abstract content within the book which depicted the profound observations of adults through the eyes of children and vice versa. Through this book, we come to see that sometimes we have to look at things in different ways and to see things in different perspectives. This book shows the creativity of a child in seeing what may not be as obvious as it seems to others.

"All grown-ups were children first. (But few remember it)." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

References: 

de Saint-Exupéry, A. (1995). Chapter One. In The Little Prince. (pp. 10-11). London, Great Britain: Wordsworth Classics.

#9: Connect Them Dots

I came across one particular video one day of an artist, Miguel Endara, who used 3.2 million, I repeat, MILLION, ink dots to draw a portrait of his father. The amount of time, patience and obviously, creative talent, that was involved when he came up with that astounding piece of art is highly inspiring.

Endara dubbed the video The Making of "Hero", and throughout that 2 minutes, we witness how a blank piece of paper is slowly filled out with ink dots to form a face of a person. At the start of the video, Endara merely draws a very simple outline of his father's face and then later proceeds to filling the outlines with millions and millions of ink dots. His attention to detail, particularly the spacing between the dots which produces different shades within the portrait to create the eyebrows, the wrinkles, even the stubble of his father's beard and moustache, accentuates the contours of a face just shows how much heart has gone into the making of that portrait. The final product is an extremely realistic portrait of his old man. This video has shown me that art takes time, dedication and passion.

Even the way the video was created also showed a form of simplistic creativity by the way of counting the number of dots as the portrait was being drawn and it highlighted the method the artist use to come up with different shades within the portrait itself.

The Making of "Hero" from Miguel Endara on Vimeo.

References : 

Miguel Endara. (2012). The Making of "Hero" on Vimeo. Retrieved from http://vimeo.com/33091687

#8: Being Crazy Isn't Enough

Some of us would know most of the catchy and memorable books written by Dr. Seuss and know by heart which quote belongs to which book and even which character said that particular quote. His published collection of children's books are often remembered thanks to its imaginative characters, subtle moralities and most importantly, the way the book is written in rhymes.

To name a few, Dr Seuss' bestselling children's books include Green Eggs and Ham, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Horton Hears A Who! and The Cat in the Hat.

All of these books consists of stories told in rhymes as well funny and imaginative characters, quotes and story line. What all of his books have in common in terms of illustrations is simplicity, be it the way the characters are drawn or the colours of the illustrations, simplicity is what also captures our attention.



Dr Seuss' books mostly consists of characters he dubbed the Whos' and he himself came up with the illustrations of how a Who looks like. Recurrent in books like Horton Hears A Who! and How The Grinch Stole Christmas, the Whos' just add to the what makes his books what it is.

What I find most creative about all of his books are the quotes one can find. The quotes incorporated within the rhyming sentences in Dr Seuss' books are like a summary of what the book is all about. These quotes have somehow managed to define what most of us feel inside, be it the weirdness in us and how we should be true to ourselves, that the people that matter don't mind and the people who mind don't matter, Dr Suess' play on words and the meaning these rhymes bring says out loud the moralities that we tend to overlook.

"You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book." - Dr Seuss

#7: Creative Advertising

Nowadays, we are bombarded by companies advertising their various products or services and in order to "stay in the game", companies have to come up with creative ways of catching people's attention. I came across several advertisements through the net and, honestly, the humour injected into the advertisements were what caught my attention. These advertisements below prove that a little humour goes a long way and has a unique way of getting the message across.

Bergmann funeral service advertisement 

Australia Post: If you really want to touch someone, send them a letter

Glassex - For Good Magicians

These advertisements screams creativity and it shows us that sometimes, we have to take a step back and look at the humorous side of things.

"Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch." - Cyndi Lauper

References:

70 Creative Advertisements That Make You Look Twice. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/70-creative-advertisements-that-makes-you-look-twice/

#6: Oh Bother!

Who could forget that little quote, made famous by a character called Winnie the Pooh, created by A.A. Milne.

While rearranging my bookshelves this week, I came across my collection of illustrated Winnie the Pooh books. As I flipped through each and every book, getting all nostalgic over the times when I used to read the books everyday, I couldn't help but be fascinated with the illustrations within the book. The illustrations in the Winnie the Pooh books reminded me of yet another book I had, illustrated by the same person who illustrated the Winnie the Pooh book, which was the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. 

The illustrations done by E.H. Shepard brought to life Pooh Bear, Piglet, Tigger, Ratty, Mole, Mr Toad and all the other characters unique to the books with his illustrations. His illustrations were part of what made these books so memorable. His special talent in illustrating human-like animals made it easier for readers, young and old alike, to visualize just how the characters would look like.

What inspired me most about the illustrations was that its simplicity conveyed such beautiful imagery and one would just have to glance at one illustration and know for sure who the characters and the person who illustrated them were. Such creativity in coming up with the idea of a drawing and the actual artwork produced through a simple technique of line drawing highlights the personalities of the individual characters. E.H. Shepard's masterful, scratchy line drawings immortalized each and every character and his illustrations in Winnie the Pooh and The Wind in the Willows are his most notable work.

"I'm going to make an animal out of you, my boy!" - Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

References : 

The Wind in the Willows. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/bibliodyssey/sets/72157621161267554/with/3703646743/

The Original Winnie-the-Pooh Drawings. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/bibliodyssey/sets/72157610318114895/with/3065949751/

#5: Paper Engineering

So as a part of an assignment for one of my classes, my group mates and I had to come up with a children's storybook. After brainstorming for ideas for the storyline and concept for the book, we decided to use pop-ups in our book.

Yeah yeah it's so cliche for us to use pop-ups in a children's storybook but we've come across so many amazing works of art through children's storybooks. The illustrations used and the intricate details that goes into their pop-ups are what makes these children's books special.

I stumbled across some amazing videos that showcased several designs for pop-ups and it's amazing how something can look so simple to the point that we tend to overlook the amount of effort that goes into the creation of the designs and also the complexity of the execution of the pop-ups.

Johann Volkmer came up with several pop-up designs for his final year project and I was blown away at the intricateness of his designs. His creativity in coming up with what at a first glance may seem simple but is in fact a complicated form of paper engineering is simply astounding.



Repeating what I mentioned earlier, we have the tendency to overlook just how complicated some pop-ups really are and we also don't take into account how much time and effort has gone into the creation and execution of these pop-ups. The pictures below show the different dimensions and complexities of a few of Volkmer's works of art.

The video below shows just how much heart, time and work Volkmer has invested in coming up with just ONE design.

It isn't just pop-up, it's paper engineering.

References: 

Johann Volkmer. (2010). faltjahr 2010 on Vimeo. Retrieved from http://vimeo.com/4052334

Johann Volkmer. (2010). Faltjahr 2010 - Making of October. Retrieved from http://vimeo.com/44250649#

Photos retrieved from http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Faltjahr-2010/270727

#4: The Weight Of Time

There are moments when we feel hard pressed for time, times when we feel that the inevitable future is coming nearer and nearer and that we are simply not ready for it. Not ready for the changes that time may bring, unprepared for what may lay ahead, afraid of what might or might not be. At some point in our lives, we all feel the weight of time bearing down on us.

Photo by Julie de Waroquier

Julie de Waroquier depicts the message of the weight of time in a beautifully conceptual and creatively simplistic manner. An oversized clock puts an emphasis on how we are sometimes burdened by time and how we may sometimes struggle with the changes that time brings and though we may try our hardest to fight against it, time waits for no man. The photographer is able to invoke thoughts and emotions and allow each and every one if us to interpret the photograph in our own way.

That huge clock is what draws my attention. I just can't seem to put aside what it means to me. To me, it represents change, changes that we may never expect, changes that we might not know is already taking place. Then, there's the model and how she seems to be trying to push that clock backwards. How many times have we all wished that we could slow time down or even stop time.

Waroquier sets the photograph in a desolate room,with a single model. It shows that there are moments when we have to deal with things on our own, fight our own demons, take time off to figure out who we're and who we're not. Whatever time may bring or wherever it may lead us, all of us are fighting our own fights and that we all have to adapt to change and make the most of what time is granted us.

"You know the great thing, though, is that change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so slow that you don't even notice that your life is better or worse, until it is. Or it can just blow you away, make you something different in an instant." - Kevin Kline, Life as a House

#3: Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk?

I simply love Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". I love everything about the whimsical world he created where nothing is what it's supposed to be, a place where croquet is played with flamingos and porcupines and the Mock Turtle dances with the Gryphon to the Lobster Quadrille. 

Carroll takes every logical thing and twists everything around, turning tears into oceans and making parodies of  nursery rhymes which turned out to be more famous than the actual nursery rhyme itself. An example of a parody done by Carroll in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is entitled "How Doth The Little Crocodile", which is a parody of a poem by Isaac Watts for children, "Against Idleness and Mischief".

Disney's animated film adaptation "Alice in Wonderland"

How Doth The Little Crocodile

How doth the little crocodile

Improve his shining tail,

And pour the waters of the Nile

On every golden scale!

How cheerfully he seems to grin,

How neatly spreads his claws,

And welcomes little fishes in

With gently smiling jaws!

The creative way Carroll is able to come up with parodies amplifies the uniqueness of this book. The parody of Watt's poem takes the originally moralistic values of the busy bee and turns it into a poem of deception and and predation, a recurrent theme in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".

Carroll also came up with amazingly memorable quotes, quotes that just sticks with you, quotes that make you think that maybe, just maybe, you could live in a world of your own. He came up with riddles without answers and all these are what makes this book so memorable. Loony characters such as the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and the Caterpillarall play vital roles in making what the book is, an amazing piece of literary nonsense.

(So someone I know had this theory that Carroll might have been stoned when he came up with this story but that's just beside the point.)

"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" - Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

References:

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland

How Doth The Little Crocodile. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Doth_the_Little_Crocodile

#2: One Person's Craziness Is Another Person's Reality

Tim Burton is known today as a certified insane genius thanks to the movies he has directed, produced and written. The movies that were conceived from this renowned director are all true to a certain theme and one would just have to watch a trailer of a movie directed by Burton and know immediately that he would be the creative and driving force behind that particular movie.

Dark, quirky and originally unique, movies like Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhand, Sleepy Hollow, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street and Alice In Wonderland all share a sense of nonsensical meaning and at the same time creates a different world which some of us are intrigued to visit. Tim Burton has a flair of inserting twists and turns, lending darker and deeper elements to a particular film which in turn gives that film depth and originality. Movies like Big Fish shows exaggeration in terms of storyline and character development. 

What most people might not know is that Burton came up with a 6-minute stop motion, black-and-white film entitled "Vincent" which depicted a young boy who pretends to be the actor, Vincent Price. The boy Vincent has obsession with tales by Edgar Allan Poe and is somewhat detached from reality. 

Burton's film "Vincent" contains elements similar to the works of Edgar Allan Poe, for example, the narration is told in a poetical way. The rhymes and storyline are inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. Burton had always used elements found in the works of Poe in many of him films, even in his animated films such as The Corpse Bride and The  Nightmare Before Christmas and his style of directing, producing and writing is clearly defined even in this very first film of his. The drawing and style of the characters in "Vincent" is seen again in the animated films stated earlier. 

Tim Burton shows that creativity is inspired and that by somehow 'borrowing' elements from a person who has inspired you and conforming it to come up with your own style of doing something, you'll discover a different part of yourself which sets you apart from the others. Quirkiness and abnormalities are merely a part of being creative and one should never be afraid of coming up with something that might seem odd and unnatural because you'll never know how that particular work might turn out. Experimenting and taking risks are what you should be able to do along the way of creating a creative, original and unique piece of work, be it a poem, film, script or painting.

"I have a problem when people say something's real or not real, or normal or abnormal. The meanings of those words for me is very personal and subjective. I've always been confused and never had a clearcut understanding of the meaning of those kind of words." - Tim Burton

References :

Tim Burton. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton

petrover. (2006, April 30). Vincent - Tim.Burton.Short.Animation.1982. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQcBKUPm8o

#1: The Weight Of Your Words

Creativity is more often than not, born out of something so simple and the way some people are able to portray their creativity through songs, words or photographs simply astounds me. The way that they are just able to take something as simple as writing words on a chalkboard and bring to life a particular concept they had in their mind is captivating.

Photo by Julie de Waroquier

The photographer who captured this photo has inspired me to be unafraid in bringing forth a darker side of being creative. Brutal simplicity can sometimes carry the message across to touch someone in numerous ways. While some may find this disturbing and unsettling, I find it somewhat beautiful.

The photograph was able to bring forth emotions and depth with the aid of mere words. The brutality of the contorted body emphasized the weight certain words have on different people. While some may interpret different messages depicted by the photograph, this shows that the photographer is able to connect with people of different mindsets and mentalities and that to me is the most intriguing part of this photographer's creativity. 

The photographer plays up on certain words which hints at her own feeling. Words like "alone", "broken" and "never" all hint at what the photographer feels. The word "me" and "fear" painted on the body of the model summarizes and puts into play all that the photographer is trying to put up. The thin body of the model somewhat conveys a different message altogether and I'll leave the interpretation of what it might mean to you readers.

The darker part of a person can truly bring forth some of the most hauntingly beautiful works of art. One very good example would be the works of noted author Edgar Allan Poe with his amazingly haunting poems such as "Annabell Lee" and "The Raven". Despite its darker tone and nature, his works are able to captivate readers throughout the ages as it delves deep down inside and grasps at the very core of what the author is feeling and it is in this way that the readers are able to somewhat have an affiliation with the author. Through his words, he expresses what people feel but are unable to put into words.

The same could be said above the photograph above. What some of us are afraid to say out loud what we may be feeling inside, the photographer does it for us in the form of a photograph. What we might feel when we're at our lowest is laid bare through the works of Poe. And it is through this that I gain the courage to lay on the line whatever I feel in hopes of coming up with new ideas and concepts.

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before." - Edgar Allan Poe

A Disney Kid Through and Through

So earlier this week, a friend of mine decided to do a Disney animated movie marathon and a live tweeting session of the movies she was watching. In all technicality, I think I found my Disney soul mate. The excitement was shining through her tweets, one tweet for every three or four minutes, narrating her thoughts and feelings about a particular Disney movie. As childish as it may seem to some for me write a blog post on Disney, I'm going to do it anyways.

I grew up watching almost every single Disney animated film, from Snow White to The Aristocats, from The Black Cauldron to The Sword in the Stone. I followed the evolution of the Disney films as they joined forces with Pixar to come up with amazing and memorable movies like Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo and Up. Heck, I could probably name you every single Disney film if you wanted me too! 

What strikes me most about the Disney films that were released during was is known as the Disney Renaissance era (roughly between the late 1980s, ending in year 2000) was the music and the lyrics incorporated within the films itself. The characters' personality and charm were portrayed in such a beautiful way through music. 

Who could forget how Arielle wanted to part of our human world, with her ever loyal mentor, the little red crab Sebastian, trying to convince her that life is so much better under the sea.We saw the love and passion that Pocahantas had for the land she grew up on through the hauntingly beautiful 'Colours of the Wind', telling us that if we were to walk in the footsteps of a stranger, we'll learn things we never knew. 

Or the amazing music and lyrics by the great Elton John for the Lion King? Even today, the opening notes of 'The Circle of Life' can still give me musical frissons. We even learned what a wonderful phrase Hakuna Matata is. Tarzan boasts of meaningful and heart touching music by Phil Collins such as 'You Be In My Heart' and 'Stranger Like Me'.

Which Disney movie buff didn't imagine themselves soaring through the starry night sky with 'A Whole New World' playing in the background after watching Aladdin? Who wasn't inspired to 'Go the Distance' just like Hercules, to try their strengths in the wide world without fear, embracing their fate down that unknown road and to know that a hero's strength is measured by his heart? 

Who could forget the love story of Beauty and the Beast, who could forget the moment Belle started to fall in love with Beast as they danced to 'A Tale As Old As Time' or how hard a time Mulan had as she had to learn to be a man?

Disney's collaboration with Pixar brought us such entertaining movies that just commits to our memory without us consciously knowing it. I remember the time I went to the cinema to watch Toy Story 3. Most of the patrons were adults laughing throughout the movie and shedding not so subtle tears when Andy handed over Woody to that little girl. Movies like that, movies like Up and Wall-E sticks with us just as every single Disney movie has its uniquely memorable moments that we'll carry with us through our lifetime. 

How many of us looked forward to or were curious to know how the latest Disney animated movies would turn out and visited the cinema to watch 'The Princess and the Frog' and 'Tangled' and were still blown away  by the storyline and imaginative powers of Disney. Yupp, Disney; still doing it right.

To all Disney kids, go dig out those movies and be transported back to your childhood, discover a whole new world with Aladdin, go the distance with Hercules, have a Hakuna Matata of a time with Timon and Pumbaa, fly with a little bit of pixie dust with Peter Pan, get your groove on with Emperor Kuzco and wish upon a star with Pinocchio.To all those who think I'm a fanatic, you might be right. As for me, I'll be having a Disney-themed karaoke session with whoever wants to join me. And to those who think that you're way too old for cartoons, you're never to old for Disney.

"Someday you'll be old enough to read fairy tales again" - C.S. Lewis