wait... REALLY?!: a pleasant vignette

because my brain is a little scattered lately, i forgot to submit my accreditation request for an upcoming film festival. the deadline was yesterday, and i realized my error this morning. (i'd actually downloaded and filled out the form last week, i just didn't remember to actually get it off my desktop and into an email to the PR firm handling media requests.)

i hemmed and hawed over what to do -- should i just skip the fest altogether, email my form a day late and hope they'd still process it, or just go to the screenings on my own dime (boo!) and not have the pressure of having to write about any of them (yay!)?

i opted for none of the above and, instead, sent a quick email to the PR firm to advise them i wasn't applying for accreditation because of my new job, and the fact that i might not actually be able to get to many films due to my full-time work schedule. i'm on good terms with the firm, and they were one of the first to actually acknowledge me as a legitimate member of the press, so i wanted to make sure they didn't think i was blowing off the festival.

off went the email.

a few minutes later, i received a "thank you" reply from a very friendly underling.

about ten minutes after that, the head of the firm emailed me to say, "thanks for letting us know. we've got DVD screeners of almost everything screening at the festival, so if you'd like to watch some and then write about them, let me know."

:-D

my own personal film festival! i can watch from my couch! i can attend screenings in my pyjamas! and i can do it all BEFORE the actual fest even starts!

yes, please.