Double Duty

First item is this:
Yesterland

I haven't had a chance to see everything, but it was fun to look at some of the stuff that was there when I was a kid, and especially during my 8 years of employment (1991-1999). Everyone that lives here in SoCal used to work there, or knows someone who did. So, if you didn't fall into either of those categories before, now you do.

Oh, and No, there is not a city of tunnels under the whole park. Disneyworld, yes, but not Disneyland. One tunnel that starts across from the Prince and Princess bathrooms that goes next to the stage at Tomorrowland Terrace (or whatever it's called now) and ends just under the America Sings building aka Innoventions. There's a big kitchen under New Orleans square, but it's more like a basement under it all than a network. Any other Disneyland questions you've got? Ask away, or you can also read Mouse Tales, or More Mouse Tales for lots of employee stories.

Second item:

Rode the train overnight Thursday-Friday to Flagstaff to meet up with my wifey for a wedding. It's not easy to sleep on a train, that's for sure, in the seats anyways. Had a great time, beautiful wedding (even though they nearly lost the ring between the slats of wood on the deck), and great visit with two of my three brothers in law. If you've never been to Flag (as people in the know call it), I recommend going... especially if all you've ever seen of Arizona is Phoenix, Tucson, or the Grand Canyon. Flag isn't the desert, it's a mountain town. First time I saw it, I sure was surprised that something like that existed in AZ. Yet another in a long list of how my wife has opened my eyes to more of the world. The town is trying to explode right now, but the city isn't letting it grow too fast, which means that housing prices are climbing. Not quite to our levels, but still high. Not sure I would want to live in a place that small though, everywhere we went with people who live there, someone in the group knew at least one person who walked/biked/drove by all over the place. And since I'm a fan of not seeing people I know in public (I don't know why, I'm just weird like that. Maybe it's the unexpected surprise of it, I don't know), it would be tough for me to be in that situation, at least at the beginning. But, I could be wrong. Here's what it can look like in winter:

We drove back home yesterday and got in fairly late. I think an early bedtime will be in order for tonight.