First major celeb sighting of my life, I think… just saw Penelope Cruz hanging out with what looked like friends at the Napa Rose restaurant at the Grand Californian. She is TINY… super short and skinny. Way shorter than I expected…
Finally, after way too freaking long, Buraka Som Sistema has released their latest album, Black Diamond. The song above, Sound of Kuduro is by far the best on the album, but there are some other nice gems on here. MIA is featured on several tracks, and the rhythm is just addicting. I cannot sit still when this is on.
Click on the image to download the album (as DRM free MP3s) from Amazon.
The one nice thing about staying at a Disney resort, even for work, is that they leave chocolates in your room when they come to turn down the bed. It’s really nice to come back to a little bit of dessert. Also, Disneyland is very close to the Anaheim sports complexes, which makes it convenient to get out to a ball game or hockey game (which we did tonight) without spending an hour on the freeway trying to get somewhere.
The last time I was out this way for a Disney work thing, it was my orientation at the Disney studios in Burbank. The first evening after orientation was over, I drove from Burbank down to Anaheim for an Angels game. That time I had to drive across LA north to south during rush hour which absolutely sucked. Seriously, we’re talking at least a couple of hours to go like 40 miles. And I was going against the rush hour traffic for part of the ride.
I can’t imagine how people live out here and work in the city. The subway line doesn’t seem to cover enough and it sure doesn’t feel like enough people ride the commuter rail system.





