Festival Diary: Vacation Day 3, Festival "Not Yet!"
Thursday, September 22, 2005VIFF Movie Count: 5
Non Festival Movie Count: 7
Ahh, I have to love computer workstations on the ferry. This is a big help in passing the time….
9:20pm -- Okay, so I haven’t made a diary entry into the computer since Monday morning. I’ve been one busy fool; reviewing screeners, working crazy at Beechwood and keeping up to date with some of my friends and family. I was also surprised on Tuesday evening by the arrival of my amazing sister, Jen, as I was visiting my grandmothers’ house! Turns out Jen, now a San Francisco native, is visiting my parents in Qualicum until next Tuesday. Go Jen! It was a great visit.
So anyway. Along went the very, VERY slow week at work where my boss was getting ready for a special dinner on Friday night. A “Roaring 40’s Dinner and Dance”. I helped out where I could, but I think even he could see that I did not want to be there and rather be in Vancouver taking in one screening after another. I really dodged a bullet by booking Friday off months in advance; management had no call to get angry with me since I didn’t know about the special evening when I booked it!
It may be mayhem for them tomorrow night, but the mayhem begins tomorrow morning for me. Press screenings at the Vancity are in order, and once I get my screening fix, it’s off to the Commodore for a sure-to-be wicked cool concert by The New Pornographers. I will certainly be making a diary entry once I have had my ears successfully blown out. Follow that with regular screenings of Hollywood flicks on the weekend.
Addendum at 12:13am – PHEW! Endured the long ferry ride and the nauseating two busses needed to get towards the hotel, add to that the long walk with lots of weight in tow. The transport of goods is finally over, I’m relaxing in my pjamas at the hotel, and I’m ready for press screenings, baby! VIFF, hereth Jay Man cometh!!!
Until then,
Jason
efilmcritic.com
posted by Jason Whyte @ 12:19 AM
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