Pre-Fest Planning

So I finally decided to take on the mammoth task of figuring out how the fest is laid out, and where it is in relation to my aunt's apartment. I discovered this stalker-ish but amazing feature that google has, where you can look at maps via satellite. I know I know, you knew it existed ages ago. But every time something like Google or Facebook comes out with a new feature, I always resist getting into it for a while. I don't know why that is...

So it seems that my aunt is pretty conveniently located in relation to the rest of the festival. I think everyday, my plan should be to get to the box office as early in the day as I can, and I'm talking like 8 in the morning. I'm sure there are random coffee shops in the city that I can hang out at while I wait for the box office to open. Then when it does, I can pounce like the desperate moviegoer that I am.

I've added 'Sleuth' to the list of movies I have to see. The others are Atonement, Elizabeth, Lust, Caution, and Michael Clayton... and Across the Universe... and a few others I can't remember. It's always been my theory that the longer my list of must-sees is, the more chance I have of actually getting to see one. I also plan on sitting in a coffee shop reading the GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK script I recently bought, so that should George Clooney stroll in, we can discuss the script. Because I'm sure he has time for that.

I guess most of the anxiety at this point stems from uncertainty. If I don't know exactly how every detail of a certain event is going to play out, I get really nervous. I want to know exactly how the train ride will go, when I'll get out of the train, if I'll be able to get to my aunt's place without a hitch, etc. So many little details I can't coordinate from here! On top of that, I am technically going to a different country. Little things that you expect from an American city may be totally missing or switched around somehow. Nerves, nerves, nerves!

Two days, and a large chunk of the mystery surrounding my trip will be clarified!