The Nature of A Bad Day

There are really just two things that can ruin your day:

1. A bad attitude  -where you decide to see everything through the lens of negativity (a la Alexander)
2. A terrible event - think "Epic Event" like a car accident, an illness, a run-in with a TSA agent

Among those categories, I think that accidentally deleting the only copy of Toy Story 2 from Pixar computers would safely fall in # 2 - a bad day of Epic proportions.

The (mostly) true story of how 'Toy Story 2' was almost deleted from Pixar Animation's computers during the making of the film. And how the film was saved by one mom's home computer! For all the latest movie and entertainment news check out Deadline.com http://www.deadline.com

Watch this 2 minute video and pay attention to how this day plays out.

I love how this film demonstrates the crazy process that starts when things fall apart:

• panic
• screaming at IT
• unplugging the computer
• rocking back and forth

Just the normal histrionics of a complete technical meltdown.  I've been known to do those things when I lose an EMAIL, let alone years' worth of work.

Still, even without watching the video, we know that Toy Story 2 survived.  All of the drama behind the scenes didn't derail the final product.  I have a new appreciation for the effort - and it doesn't hurt that the film was saved by a parent who was blending work and home.