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Tonight was a great night. For 2 reasons.

1. We hosted an event here for the film festival that has been on my mind for months now, has stressed me out the past few weeks, and eventually it snuck up on me and before I knew it, tonight it was to happen. A lesson I learned is that I am not, nor do I want to be, an event planner. I mean, let's talk about it. RSVP's. It is on the invitation for a reason. Just let me know! Don't make me contact you repeatedly to get an answer. This was necessary because part of the event was a movie at our theatre here, which only seats 185. Considering we sent invitations out to over 200 people and I hand delivered about 80, I spent the past few weeks concerned we would oversell it. Anyways, 130 responses later, and only 80 people come. You just can never know I guess. Hence why I don't like planning events. But it was a great night - everyone was really happy, the reception afterward went well, the people were so friendly, and it left me with a warm happy feeling that makes me happy about my job. Something to remember when I start complaining about it in a few weeks.

2. The film we saw was amazing!! I can't explain how much I liked it. Since I was working as everyone was coming in, I creeped in as it was starting, sat in the back corner and laughed out loud all by myself. I couldn't help it! It's going to be released in July - our director saw it at Sundance and loved it, so she had it brought here for this event, and everyone here loved it too. It's called 500 Days of Summer, and I highly recommend that you all see it when it is released. It's a romantic comedy that is intelligent, quirky and unexpected. The actual film was a surprise for everyone (including me) until the film started rolling in the theatre, which made it that much more exciting. Suspense is a good thing, I am learning. Check out the trailer for it here.

Oh and I forgot there is a third reason why tonight was amazing - I got to take a box full of chocolates home that were leftover from the reception. A highlight indeed. My painful sugar headache I am feeling at the moment is well worth it.