Sundance has been at it's craziest this year. They have decided to "fix" a lot of the problems they've had in the past, but it seems to make things more complicated. First I signed up for the free locals ticket buying. But "due to the overwhemling popularity, blah, blah, blah..." I wasn't assigned a time. So then I paid to buy tickets with the rest of the world and when I go to buy during my assigned time, the site crashes. I wanted to cry... if it was just me, I wouldn't care. But this is the first year I have family traveling to go to movies with me, so I had to get those tickets!! Anyway, they finally figured out what was wrong and I got some of what I needed, I'll have to wait until Friday for Todd's time, to see if I can get the rest. We did get the Animation Spotlight, Four Sheets to the Wind, War/Dance, Year of the Fish, and Chicago 10. And hopefully we will also be able to get tickets for The 10 or Fido. We really want to see A Very British Gangster, but we'll have to wait list that one because it's sold out. For those who don't know what wait listing is: spending 2 hours usually in a cold tent hoping you are one of the 10% that gets let in after all the actual ticket holders are seated. It really doesn't feel like Sundance until you've wait-listed.
I also need to advertise my very first SWAP on swap-bot. I was thinking about all the spectacular music that came out last year and so I dreamed up the Best of 2006 CD. Here are the details for those who don't want to click on my link:
In this swap we will create a mix CD of our favorite music released in 2006. Include at least 10 songs on your CD. You will have 2 partners, so plan on making 2 copies of your disc. It would also be nice to include some cover art for the CD case, but it is not required.
Please try to only include music that was released in 2006 but if there is a great song that was released at the end of 2005, nobody will hold it against you if you include it :)
This is an International Swap, which will make this much more fun as we will hopefully hear new music from all over the world.
Voila!
In other news:
School started this week. Although I have really been dreading the first day of school, I am actually really happy with my classes. My French class was very encouraging because I retained most of what I learned in 1010 and soon I will be able to talk in past tense without sounding weird, Hurray!! I am also taking an Imaginative Writing class and Intermediate Writing (required). So I will be an accomplished author who speaks a fair amount of French by the end of April... something to look forward to :)
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And the good thing is that, according to some expert on NPR, while you still need past tense to read in French, people don't use it in conversation any more. I don't speak French so I don't know the details but I think they have a couple of ways to indicate past tense and the complicated one is a goner.
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