It’s pretty ridiculous how great my job is. Among the many perks I get, today was our every-other-year music festival “Pixarpalooza”. It’s basically a big party with bands (and now dj’s) comprised of Pixar employees. The bands do mostly covers, running the gamut from punk to country to classic rock, performed in a range between adequate-with-heart to holy-crap-these-guys-are-good! There’s a craft fair, food, drinks, a professional stage and soundboard, and all the fixings for a rocking time.

The one downside is that we’re instructed not to post pictures of it to the Internet. All of our events have that policy to protect privacy, and intellectual property, and I get it, even though it’s a bummer. I mean policing that kind of thing seems like a nightmare, so I get how having a blanket policy makes it easier, but it sure would be great if we could find a way to stay secure, while allowing some personal sharing.

But, sigh, it is what it is, and overall Pixarpalooza is just outstanding. Thank you to my friends and colleagues in all the great bands tonight. Thanks to the volunteer bartenders, the caterers, the dj’s, the executive leadership for making these kinds of things happen, and pretty much everyone at Pixar for just being awesome.