If you watch my YouTube videos, you might already know about this one, and I've definitely mentioned him before here on Everyday Disney, but if you're a Disney fan who loves YouTube and you're not watching MrCheezyPop, you're missing out! You may know him from his famous Pumpkin Spice "Shake It Up" parody, or maybe you saw him on the Lizzie Bennett Diaries, but either way, he's a Disney YouTube Personality and now he's got a great new song out in honor of the 60th Anniversary of Disneyland!
I won't even lie, I've definitely listened to the song on repeat more than once, and several of those views on YouTube are probably from me alone, much less my friends who are also MrCheezyPop fans. If you love the song, it's avaliable for purchase so you can listen to it anytime, anywhere, but the video as a whole brings me right back to Disneyland, especially with the sense of community. That's a lot of what Disneyland is about, and it's something I'll miss until I finally make my way back.
Until then I'll just have to watch more of Max's videos!
Have a magical day!
(Note: This Blog Post Was Written on September 24 due to a tight schedule).
With a trip to Disneyland only weeks away, it seems perfectly logical that I'm doing just a bit of research to learn the ins and outs of the Disneyland resort, especially since unlike Walt Disney World, I've only been to Disneyland once. That means that it's completely new ground for me, or almost new ground. Luckily, however, I do have some great friends and contacts out on the West Coast just waiting for my arrival, and I'm thrilled to meet up with as many of them as possible!
However, back here in Wisconsin, like I said, I'm planning ahead, and one of the greatest ways to do that is to take a break to catch a video from Maxwell Glick. This week he was the special guest on another of my favorite Disney YouTube channels, Thingamavlogs, and he reminded me just how much I need to take a trip to Toontown:
Since Toontown left Walt Disney World a number of years ago, I've found myself missing the chance to take a trip to visit Mickey and Minnie at home, so I'm pretty excited to go visit Toontown, not to mention the other wonderful lands of Disneyland Park and California Adventure!
Do you have any suggestions for what I should check out when I head to Disneyland in a couple of weeks? Let me know in the comments below or by social media!
Because I've had to mostly relocate to another computer and an external harddrive for all of my blogging needs, it means I came across a few things from about two years ago, right before I got the laptop that's currently in the shop. However, that's a story for a different blog post (literally the next one).
And you know what I came across when I headed onto this old computer? The original files it took to create the quote frames I made for Megan and I for college! So here's a quick look at some of the work that went into creating these frames:
The first frame, on the left, was created for Megan and was actually originally based off of a T-Shirt I saw, and it took a while to create it in a format that would work for a quote frame (in comparison to on a shirt).
It started out by creating the ticket that's in the middle of the frame, which I found a graphic for online and then edited using GIMP until it was how I needed it. I edited it a bit more in Powerpoint as I created the actual graphic though.
Once I had the ticket finished I could create the wording, which you can see with a white background below. It took a while to get the correct fonts and formatting, but eventually it turned out pretty well. After that I added the background and saved it as a JPEG.
Then I took the image to PicMonkey, where I added some extra effects to give it the beaten look, as you can see in the two images below, the one on the right being the final graphic.
My quote frame, which is based on a quote from Maxwell Glick (MrCheezyPop), took a little bit less to create, although I'll have to explain a bit more through words this time as I don't have all of the editing files from it. They start out roughly the same way, with word placement and font, as you can see on the left. I also added in a background to get an idea of how I wanted it to look later on. As you can see, I then replaced the top half of the graphic (where the white is) with a stock cloud photo and blended it in to match.
Then, just as with Megan's quote, I took it to PicMonkey to give it that little extra edge and color, resulting in the final product below.
I was going to do a quick tutorial on specifically how to make one of these for yourself, but I haven't found a screen capture software I'm fond of yet and I'm half staring at my screen blankly wishing I could take a nap, so we'll save that one for another day and maybe...depending on how the summer goes...a video! Regardless, if you have a favorite Disney inspired quote you'd like me to do, let me know in the comments below!
Have a magical day!
(Note: This blog post was written on May 24 due to computer issues).
There aren't many things I dislike more in this world than being sick. Alright, so maybe sick isn't at the very top of the list, but it's certainly high up there because I really am not digging the whole stuffy nose, up all night, head feels like it's too heavy to stay on my body thing. And yet, that's where I am in my life. A few weeks back I was joking with some fellow music majors actually, about the fact that, in our quartet, I'm the only one who had yet to get sick this semester because really, it's inevitable. You get sick eventually. Turns out that wouldn't last much longer because since Monday night I've just been downright sick. Not sick enough to constitute not going to class (in other words I've gone this whole week), but sick enough to not feel like doing anything beyond the bare minimum of my homework...and that certainly doesn't constitute blogging.
But on top of that fact, being sick also means that I've spent a lot of time in my dorm room this week, and there's just not a lot that goes on here beyond fun discussions with my roommates. However, we've all been so bogged down in work this past week that it's even been kind of boring around here. Which means there hasn't been a lot of Disney in my life, aside from the continuation of the #EverydayDisneyChallenge on Instagram and the March Disneybound Challenge.
And sometimes that happens. Even on day 814 of Everyday Disney...where there's 813 days filled with everyday references to the parks, movies, characters and beyond, there are days when there's very little Disney to be found aside from the regular, constant, things. Those days are depressing...and thankfully they don't happen very often (although once and a while...more like twice a week...I end up asking Megan what my blog post is about simply because I'm sometimes too caught up in life to remember what would even make a good topic). When they do happen though, there are a few things I can do, and so I present to you...
A Quick Guide to Bringing Little Bits of Disney into Your Everyday Life!
(That's an incredibly long title...I know).
YouTube:
There are TONS of great Disney YouTube channels out there, and I'm not just saying that because I do the occasional video here and there! No, I'm being completely serious, and one of my favorite Disney YouTubers is none other than Maxwell Glick and his series How 2 Disney! Here's his latest video and he's got plenty more out there for you to check out. Let's just say that I'm not a fan of asparagus and yet he has me 100% convinced that I'll be having some come August when I visit Disneyland!
Pandora:
Another spectacular way to incorporate a little bit of Disney into your day is through Pandora or another music venue. I love Pandora because it's free, I can program in stations and it offers a great selection, although I've also been known to use iTunes Radio and Live365 for my Disney Music and Audio Fix. At the moment I've been into the Thomas Newman station, as he did the music for films such as Saving Mr. Banks and Finding Nemo, among many others, meaning that it's just this kind of chill, often times piano, modern music. Great for studying and working without a distraction! Other than that, I'm always into the St. Patrick's Day Station and Irish Music (reminiscent Raglan Road), John Williams Radio (Star Wars), and any sort of Disney Station to begin with. And...fun story...just as I went to pause my Pandora so I could go watch Max's new video, the next song popped up, and it just so happened to be from Wall-e!
Pinterest:
This one seems almost like a no-brainer, as will the next one, but just stick with me! There are really some great opportunities out there for Disney to fill in the little spots left in your day! I follow a ton of different Disney pinners, and I know there's a significant number of Disney lovers who follow me. Now, don't get discouraged by my insane amount of pins involving Once Upon A Time, because while I have one OUAT board with like 1500 pins or something, I also have 19 Disney specific boards, plus a Star Wars board, and there's Disney hidden throughout. I don't pin everything I see, obviously, but as luck would have it, this was the first pin on my feed when I pulled it up just now:
Tumblr:
Just like Pinterest, if you're already on social media, Tumblr is a great way to bring some extra Disney into your day. Of course, this kind of goes for all social media, whether it's Instagram (my personal preference), Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr or something else. There are many, many, MANY, great Disnerds out there and I like to think we're a pretty lively group. After all, we all share a common interest: Disney.
Do a Disney Photo Challenge:
Now, maybe I'm putting this on the list as shameless self promotion, but definitely, one of my favorite ways to keep the magic alive between trips is to do a Disney Photo Challenge! There are tons of different options out there for what you can do with these, whether you're on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, where I run my personal Photo Challenge from. If you want to join us on the #EverydayDisneyChallenge, a new month will be starting soon, and while each month is themed to a different thing, you can always take your own approach to it! I love seeing the creative things people come up with, whether it's just straight shot pictures from the parks or maybe a sketch for everyday of the month based on the prompt! Be creative with it!
Disneybound:
I'm constantly an advocate for this trend because I'm a 100% supporter of it! Obviously, or else I wouldn't spend a significant amount of time planning what to wear for a television show every Sunday evening. But actually, this month of Disneybounding has shown me just how easy it is to Disneybound, and how often times we have more outfits in our closet than we might thing. While there are definitely a few pieces that I'm always looking to get in my wardrobe (right now it would be shorter black boots), I'm astonished at how easy the past month has been. In fact, just today on my walk to class I came up with another Disneybound, meaning that I have way more outfits than I have days in the month of March! You can do it too, as it's a simple, easy way to bring a little extra Disney into your day without it being super obvious. Plus, Disneybounding can take as little as five minutes, which is how long it took for me to throw together this Han Solo look:
For more inspiration on Disneybounding, you can check out the original Disneybound website HERE, and I suggest following one of my favorite Tumblr accounts, DisneyboundGoesLive!
Of course, this list is already getting lengthy, and the longer I go on, the more little ideas I have for you to incorporate Disney into your everyday life. So I think this is the start of a new beginning. I'm going to make a note right now that next time I'm without a blog post topic for the day I'll add onto this list, using the tag Quick Guide to Everyday Disney (after all...that really is a long title).
Have a magical day everyone!
(Note: This blog post was written on March 27 due to...you guessed it...sickness).
As we all know, I move into college soon. This seems to be a popular topic on the blog, but I promise we'll get on to other things soon! It's just another of those major steps in one's life! Anyways. My best friend was telling me that she felt she didn't have a collection like I had. I mean, my desk is full of stuff from home and of collections and so on and so forth...or it will be at least. So for part of her graduation present, I figured that I'd make her something for her desk. Of course, I was planning on making a quote frame for myself, but I figured that it would be great for her too, and there's only one quote I could put for her!
Now I intended to give this to her a while ago, but I didn't really get to make it until just recently. The design actually comes from a Disney T-Shirt I saw when I was there in July that I really almost bought, and I thought it would work perfectly for this too (which obviously it did). For those of you that remember, my best friend Megan referenced this quote in her Graduation Speech back in June, and it was one of the proudest moments of my life. If you go back and find that blog you can watch the recording of her speech as well. I really hope our high school band goes to Disney this next summer because I can't wait to take her on the actual attraction if she is able to go with us!
But I didn't just stop there. I also figured that since I now knew how to make one of these and I wanted to make one for myself, I'd just go ahead and do it! So I did...
The quote is from an actor I follow on Instagram. He was in the Lizzie Bennett diaries and is a big Disney fan, so of course I follow him! Anyway, he went to the D23 Expo and posted a picture he took there with a quote kind of thing he made and as soon as I saw it I asked if I could make it into a quote frame for on my desk at college! It's like the PERFECT quote!
And so, I'm sure you'll see at least my frame soon once I get to college, but I knew I just had to share both of them!
Here's today's Disney History: 1789: Congressman, frontiersman, soldier and folk hero Davy Crockett is born David Stern Crockett near the Nolichucky River (in what is now Greene County, Tennessee). David Crockett was the fifth of nine children of John and Rebecca Hawkins Crockett, and was named after his paternal grandfather. Commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier," in 1954 Crockett became wildly popular through Disney movies, television programs and even a hit song!
