This is going to be an interesting year of travel. Never before have I had so much travel planned in advance, to so many US cities, for such short stops. A lot of that has to do with this being the first year I've had friends getting married - 5 of them. Plus my circus film is doing the film festival circuit. Plus my work trips and other random adventures. I'd say this year also marks the first time experiencing flights where I didn't think I was going to die. Considering the amount I fly, it looks like it has taken since I was 5 years old returning from Hawaii until now, 23 year later, to stop thinking the plane was going to crash on every flight. Hopefully this sticks, that would be a lot more convenient.
First up this year, in February I had a weekend trip to Los Angeles / San Diego. LA was sunny and warm. A quick stop at a circus convention in San Diego and then classic night time adventures with LA friend Lindsey. A great friend hand off happened in a strip mall parking lot in Orange County. Concrete and palm tress. I was dropped with my bag and winter coat to wander for 10min before another friend picked me up. I couldn't have felt more out of place. It was great.
Nothing like brushing your teeth in the office bathroom after a solid nights sleep on a red eye flight home.
Back to work for 2 days in NYC and then off to the PREMIERE of my "World Circus" film in beautiful red rock Sedona, AZ. A perfect festival to start it all off. Awesome movie watching, meeting fellow filmmakers, and partying with Ian.
I think next was a Vermont trip home for sugaring. Maple Syrup making. The smell of the sugar house might be what heaven is.
Then came my two weeks of craziness -
Seattle for my job. 4 days of shooting, non stop days, although I managed to squeeze in a dinner with a wonderful friend and her new baby. As we wandered the streets of Seattle and landed in a loud and delicious Mexican restaurant, the baby slept and was no deterrent to a good time. Maybe babies and husbands aren't so bad after all.
2 days of work back in NYC and then off to Sarasota, Florida for the Film Festival. As I changed in the lobby bathroom, I couldn't quite believe it was dress whether. Really? People weren't wearing coats?
Red eye home straight to the TimeSquare office for 2 days and then off to North Carolina Film Festival, which deserves a post of it's own....coming up next.
