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ironymaidenit was beautiful outside yesterday (and game was canceled). i left work early enough to eat a leisurely sandwich in the sun on the lawn of SCCC. i'd ordered a half; the guy at the counter apologized for giving me an extra-large sandwich since the loaf had been miscut. quelle horreur! but it really was more food than i wanted, and as i stalled out and was holding the end in my hand, a woman came by and asked if she could have a bite of my sandwich. i gave it to her. she continued on, content.
i saw a line starting to pile up for my film, so i moseyed over to get a queue card, and rapidly made a friend in line who invited me to go with her to Rancho Bravo once we had our cards. i agreed to go keep her company, and ended up having a great chat about films and being treated to a piping hot order of sweet plantains. why the hell have i never gone to Rancho Bravo before? we exchanged names *after* we were inside the theater and had split up to take our favorite seats. like you do.*
i had several other friends in the house, but i decided to keep my legroom seat and hang out after.
To Be Takei (feature) and The Missing Scarf (short)
the showing was plagued by technical issues. since we were in the Egyptian, during one of the glitches a wag called out "501501".**
the feature was a pleasant and funny portrait of Takei and his husband. i was surprised that while i knew about his childhood in the internment camps, i had no idea that he had been involved in Los Angeles city government for over a decade. or that he's been involved in a musical. even if you're not a Trekker or a fan of his Facebook page, he's an interesting American. recommended, but no need to rush to the theater. it will be a nice thing to watch on Netflix.
the short was an animated film narrated by Takei. i had seen it previously at the members' preview - Carl Spence was thoroughly enamored with it. it starts out as a comforting children's story about a squirrel looking for his scarf, dispensing advice to his neighbors along the way...highly recommended. (it was online for a while but seems to have been pulled while it's on the festival circuit.)
there was visiting with coffee afterwards, and a ride home with more chatting, and then i found C and Molly in the hallway. puppy kisses, husband kisses, followed by family walking time and reading and sleeping. a good day.
*i had to work to get her head out of her book in order to do so. MY PEOPLE.
**there's a campaign to raise money for refurbishing the Egyptian. text SIFF to 501501.
i saw a line starting to pile up for my film, so i moseyed over to get a queue card, and rapidly made a friend in line who invited me to go with her to Rancho Bravo once we had our cards. i agreed to go keep her company, and ended up having a great chat about films and being treated to a piping hot order of sweet plantains. why the hell have i never gone to Rancho Bravo before? we exchanged names *after* we were inside the theater and had split up to take our favorite seats. like you do.*
i had several other friends in the house, but i decided to keep my legroom seat and hang out after.
To Be Takei (feature) and The Missing Scarf (short)
the showing was plagued by technical issues. since we were in the Egyptian, during one of the glitches a wag called out "501501".**
the feature was a pleasant and funny portrait of Takei and his husband. i was surprised that while i knew about his childhood in the internment camps, i had no idea that he had been involved in Los Angeles city government for over a decade. or that he's been involved in a musical. even if you're not a Trekker or a fan of his Facebook page, he's an interesting American. recommended, but no need to rush to the theater. it will be a nice thing to watch on Netflix.
the short was an animated film narrated by Takei. i had seen it previously at the members' preview - Carl Spence was thoroughly enamored with it. it starts out as a comforting children's story about a squirrel looking for his scarf, dispensing advice to his neighbors along the way...highly recommended. (it was online for a while but seems to have been pulled while it's on the festival circuit.)
there was visiting with coffee afterwards, and a ride home with more chatting, and then i found C and Molly in the hallway. puppy kisses, husband kisses, followed by family walking time and reading and sleeping. a good day.
*i had to work to get her head out of her book in order to do so. MY PEOPLE.
**there's a campaign to raise money for refurbishing the Egyptian. text SIFF to 501501.
