AMAZING

Well ladies and gentlemen, Blood Diamonds was the AWESOMEST MOVIE!!! Going to this private screening was the coolest experience ever. Let the story-telling begin...


It all started when I decided that if I waited until sometime AFTER 3 the traffic to Burbank would be ridiculous. So, I left right from my spine specialist's office in Augora, and drove straight there early Thursday afternoon. I arrived in Burbank around 3:20, and located the appropriate gate I was supposed to use to enter into the studios at game time. So, I decided I would find a Starbucks and chill until then. I wasn't supposed to get there until around 6:30 so I figured I had plenty of time [which was cool since I had my work with me...]

Guess what - no friggin' Starbucks.

It's a STUDIO

WHERE IS THE COFFEE???

Sigh; so I ended up chilling out at a little coffee shop with the "good ol' boys" chillin' out inside. When I walked in with my Macbook in tow in a brown pinstripe pantsuit - they most def stopped and looked at me. Oh well... :-)

So around 6:00 or so I packed up, paid my $3.00 coffee tab and drove to the studio. There was like quadruple security at the studio, but once I got through it the magic began. I arrived to the theater the private screening would be at. There were Blood Diamond prints and posters to warm you up to the idea. Inside there was a bar and a bunch of maitre dees dressed to the T. They were running around with silver serving trays giving you the opportunity for ALL KINDS of fab food :-) and drinks. They would then come back with little silver trays for your trash. Random? I think so...way more important than I'm used to...they don't hand stuff out for free on Skid Row...especially not little mini chocolate rasberry cakes with PAINTED ON star designs...ridic

Anyway; the movie was shown in this HUGE gorgeous theater which reminded me of the one they show in Anne. :-) The CEO of Warner Brothers talked for a while - he is also on the International Board of Human Rights Watch. There were some more speeches by other important people.

Then the movie.

What else is there to say???

I cried so much - it was amazing.

GO.