Film Festival Day #1

Run down on yesterday
12:45 am-3:30 am: Sleeping
3:30 am-2:00 pm: Traveling to Wilmington (cab to the airport, Boston to LaGuardia, LGA to Raleigh/Durham, rental car from RDU to Wilmington)

When we did finally get to Wilmington I drove around to all the local surf shops in the city and at the beach to talk up the festival and put up our posters. I met some great people and hopefully convinced them to come to the screenings and the kick-off film tonight. All the staff in for the festival went out to a great dinner last night at a place right on the riverwalk called George's. I had a great grouper and glass of wine, so it was nice to have a legitimate sit-down dinner... it's been awhile.

The other two interns and I went out for a beer or two afterwards at a place called Reel Cafe just a block or two from the water. I actually stumbled upon this place in May with Alec. They have a huge outdoor patio and bar and seem to have live music often. It was really fun but I had to hit the sack early so I could get up this morning and start picking up the festival VIPs from the airport. We have some really great people coming to give workshops including the Director of Charlotte's Web and 13 Going on 30 and also the Executive Producer from Walk the Line.

The Hilton is great. I have an 8th story view of the North Carolina battleship and the river. The beds are Tempur-Pedic... I forgot how much I missed sleeping on one of those. Nice to get away from the Boston apartment and get a shower in a bathroom that is actually clean. Well I am off to go pick-ups some more big-wigs!