Well, it's one of those time periods right now where briefly, my life is quite exciting. To start, lots of travel lately: quick trips out to San Diego and Las Vegas in March, and then last week I went to Chicago for the Craft Brewers Conference. That was for some side work I've been doing, providing consultation to a contact who's looking into getting into a microbrewery startup. It was a fun trip as well, since the week is packed with rare beer event after rare beer event, and I was sipping amazing beers I had previously only dreamt about. At one point I took a nap in the afternoon and upon meeting some friends in the evening, I remarked that I felt guilty having slept through a few hours worth of beer events. And then I thought to myself: It takes a special type of person to feel guilty that I haven't been drinking all day.
Next week is the most important trip, out to NYC for Freakonomic's premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The medley of emotions around this time in the life of a project is always intense: of course, there's the mixture of excitement, anticipation and nervousness over how it'll be received in its first screenings. Then comes our theatrical release, and the exhilaration over seeing it be distributed will blend into the existential dread that comes with realizing at the end of production that my source of steady income has ceased, and I'll be left bewildered over just how the hell I'm going to be earning my next paycheck.
After Tribeca, the lady, some friends and I will hop up to Portland for a little getaway. Joyously, the cornerstone of the trip will again be staying at theKennedy School. If there's a more ridiculously awesome place on Earth I don't yet know about it: a historic turn-of-the-century school house that was converted into a bed and breakfast, and houses its own delicious microbrewery, arthouse/rep movie theater, cigar lounge and distillery. All the guest rooms were actually used as classrooms, and you can wander freely with a pint of craft beer in hand into the movies or the multitude of bars and restaurants housed in the former boiler room or detention hall. Bliss.
Next week is the most important trip, out to NYC for Freakonomic's premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The medley of emotions around this time in the life of a project is always intense: of course, there's the mixture of excitement, anticipation and nervousness over how it'll be received in its first screenings. Then comes our theatrical release, and the exhilaration over seeing it be distributed will blend into the existential dread that comes with realizing at the end of production that my source of steady income has ceased, and I'll be left bewildered over just how the hell I'm going to be earning my next paycheck.
After Tribeca, the lady, some friends and I will hop up to Portland for a little getaway. Joyously, the cornerstone of the trip will again be staying at theKennedy School. If there's a more ridiculously awesome place on Earth I don't yet know about it: a historic turn-of-the-century school house that was converted into a bed and breakfast, and houses its own delicious microbrewery, arthouse/rep movie theater, cigar lounge and distillery. All the guest rooms were actually used as classrooms, and you can wander freely with a pint of craft beer in hand into the movies or the multitude of bars and restaurants housed in the former boiler room or detention hall. Bliss.
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toothpickmoe:
The amount of time spent on that sort of thing must be mind-boggling.
toothpickmoe:
Fair. It is impressive, in a way. If only it weren't so annoying.