What am I celebrating this week?
It's the weekend!
And boy do I need it! It has been a crazy week (again). I should probably stop saying that since I think it's going to be nuts from now until the big Arts Festival finishes in mid-March next year.
The Film Festival finishes this weekend and I have four films left to go to, all of which I am very much looking forward to. Verdict to come on Monday...
And what have I seen this week?
Actually, not a whole lot. As I mentioned, work has been very busy and I've had a couple of functions I've had to work on instead of going to films. But I have seen two.
Kim's Video: A doco about an iconic video store in New York that closed when streaming took over. This was no ordinary video store - its collection was huge and filled with stuff you couldn't find anywhere else. So the owner wanted to find somewhere for the collection live and continue to be enjoyed. There were a few options, but the best seemed to be a small town in Sicily that was looking to reinvent itself in the wake of an earthquake. But when the filmmakers headed to Salerni to see what had become of the collection, things got weird. And then even more weird. This is exactly the kind of doco I love - a story so strange, it can only be true!
Tiger Stripes: A horror movie from Malaysia in which a pubescent girl basically turns into a demon when she gets her period. Very enjoyable even if the premise is more truth than metaphor. I mean, what teenage girl doesn't turn into a demon? At least for a few months/years.
As I do every year, I'm going to miss the Festival, but it will be nice to get a few more of my evenings back to do other things. I may even get back to work on revising Guide Us. No, I will get back to revising Guide Us.
What are you celebrating this week?
I hope you get time to work on your manuscript. I'm working on a webinar for SCBWI and getting ready for my daughter's wedding the end of the month.
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