it's a long story.

a toy story.

pretend i'm your grandma & you're sitting at my feet listening to me tell stories of my childhood. cause that's pretty much what's going down here.

once upon a time, when i was born, the movie Toy Story came out. on tape, of course. i was raised watching that movie. i remember asking to watch it at every possible moment. Sid scared me half to death. I wished there was an actual place called Pizza Planet. & i had a completely different view of baby monitors.

imagine my thrill when Toy Story 2 came out. it was even better than the first. i watched this one twice as much. Jessie was my favorite. I adored the part where Woody gets fixed up and painted, and I would rewind (the tape, of course) and watch it over and over and over and over. Mr. and Mrs. Potato head were hilarious. and Buzz lightyear became the coolest of all toys in my eyes.

now. when i heard there was a third coming out, i almost died. my 7 year old cousin, who was the appropriate age for a movie about toys, could care less. he thought it was going to be stupid. i, however, hugged the freaking billboard and told all my 90's friends the good news. on the night of the premiere, we piled in with our 3D glasses, realizing just how much had changed since the good old cassette tape days. and about a minute and 10 seconds in i was balling. i have pretty deep emotional connections with this movie you see. it was my childhood. i laughed harder and louder than any kid in that theater. especially when they discovered Buzz's Spanish mode. i think i peed during that part, i was laughing so hard. every bit was spectacular. i cried several other times. i especially cried at the end. when Andy says "thanks guys." because i felt like every 90's kid in that audience was saying the same thing deep inside. thanks for the ride, the laughs, the love, the good times. thanks for the amazing childhood. i sobbed and sobbed, saying goodbye to my favorite movies of all time. they were something special.

ahem. no, Pixar did not pay me to write this. i just really really love these movies more than you will ever understand.

also.

Bonnie. cute girl to the right of the photograph.
IT'S ME.
i swear.
that is me as a child.
i used to skip around in overalls with a tutu on top.
JUST LIKE THAT.
i had that necklace. my grandmother gave it to me.
my hair was cut short just like that when i was young.
i loved toys, had a very playful spirit, and even talked like the child.
i even had a toy unicorn, and clown, identical to hers.
seriously.
i swear those people saw me as a child and used me in their movie.
because they love me so much.
duh.


(end of rant.)