Toy Story 3 wins gold!

Hey bloggers!  I just wanted to take a quick minute to congratulate my friends and co-workers who lent a hand working on Toy Story 3 which won the Best Animated film Oscar this past sunday.  I didn't get a  chance to work on the film myself but I was able to work on several promo spots so I still feel deeply attached the success and warm reception of the movie.

Photo courtesy of Lee Unkrich

All the awards in the world would mean nothing without my friends with whom I have learned and grown so much since I've gotten to work here at Pixar.

Arik Ehle, me, Royce Wesley, Aaron Hartline and Everett Downing

Lee was such a generous guy, taking the time to share the Oscar with everyone in the company, especially after barely recovering from the frantic craziness of the Academy Awards.

Director Lee Unkrich and me

Once again, a HUGE thanks to all the fans and everyone out there who embraced the film and its characters.  It's been a fun ride!

I'm a permanent Pixar fixture now!

Many of you have probably heard that Pixar is expanding into a new building on their Emeryville campus.   In addition to the new building, many extra parking spots are also being created to accommodate all the new employees so the parking lot is being expanded as well.

Anyway, last week, the company asked employees to sign their names into the wet cement of the parking lot.  After a long wait, we were finally allowed to sign our names onto the cement!

my name in wet cement at Pixar.   History!

It's a small gesture that the company didn't even have to do but it goes to show how personal Pixar is and has always been.  I'm glad I was able to participate in this event and even when I'm gone, a small part of me will always be with the company that I love so much!  

Pixar Intern Sumo Wrestling 2009!

The Pixar story and Animation interns finished their last day with a bang yesterday with a Sumo Wrestling Competition.  It was great to see them learn and progress throughout the summer with the help of their mentors.

I'll be posting some pictures on Twitter so make sure to follow my account so you can all see how it turned out!