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Wow, I don't even know how to begin this post. How do you sum up one of the most amazing and wonderful experiences of your life? Trilogy Tuesday was perfect. Absolutely, exquisitely, heartbreakingly perfect. Everything went smoothly and well, everyone had a fantastic time, and the people I got to meet were, without exception, generous, kind, warm and friendly. Nineteen hours has never flown by as quickly as it did December 16, 2003, now counted among the best days of my life.
My voice is still a little wonky after I ran the trivia contest, but I managed to be mostly heard throughout an entire theater without a microphone so I count that as an accomplishment. It always strikes me as funny to be so nervous and freaked about something like that beforehand, and yet to end up feeling so relaxed and happy with so many eyes upon me. I don't tend to enjoy public speaking as a rule, but this I thoroughly loved.
Even the traffic on the way to the theater just before 8 a.m. was fairly light and fast moving. We got there in very good time and met all the die-hards, some of whom had camped out over night. I tipped my hat to those hearty souls. Spent some time talking to a reporter (article here), but mostly organizing and setting stuff up with A- and J-, both of whom went way above and beyond the call of duty on this one. The theater folks were mostly helpful and courteous, which was nice. The contests all went like clockwork and we had lots of participation and enthusiasm from the crowd, which was cool. We had time to run over to the mall for honest to goodness food before the costume contest, but only just. I was glad we did as that was the last meal I got for the day and it was quite yummy.
I don't know how 4 1/2 hours can go by so quickly, but it just flew (or at least it did for me). I kept glancing at my watch thinking, "That can't be right." Almost didn't get a bathroom break before the first film started, that would've been a disaster. We all managed to pace ourselves on the liquids, and the bathroom lines between films really weren't bad at all, I was very pleasantly surprised.
Watching the extended editions on the big screen is something I recommend to everyone out there. It was almost like seeing them for the first time again, and seeing all three in order back to back was the only way to do ROTK for the first time.
( Ok, now to try to put down my thoughts on ROTK )
My voice is still a little wonky after I ran the trivia contest, but I managed to be mostly heard throughout an entire theater without a microphone so I count that as an accomplishment. It always strikes me as funny to be so nervous and freaked about something like that beforehand, and yet to end up feeling so relaxed and happy with so many eyes upon me. I don't tend to enjoy public speaking as a rule, but this I thoroughly loved.
Even the traffic on the way to the theater just before 8 a.m. was fairly light and fast moving. We got there in very good time and met all the die-hards, some of whom had camped out over night. I tipped my hat to those hearty souls. Spent some time talking to a reporter (article here), but mostly organizing and setting stuff up with A- and J-, both of whom went way above and beyond the call of duty on this one. The theater folks were mostly helpful and courteous, which was nice. The contests all went like clockwork and we had lots of participation and enthusiasm from the crowd, which was cool. We had time to run over to the mall for honest to goodness food before the costume contest, but only just. I was glad we did as that was the last meal I got for the day and it was quite yummy.
I don't know how 4 1/2 hours can go by so quickly, but it just flew (or at least it did for me). I kept glancing at my watch thinking, "That can't be right." Almost didn't get a bathroom break before the first film started, that would've been a disaster. We all managed to pace ourselves on the liquids, and the bathroom lines between films really weren't bad at all, I was very pleasantly surprised.
Watching the extended editions on the big screen is something I recommend to everyone out there. It was almost like seeing them for the first time again, and seeing all three in order back to back was the only way to do ROTK for the first time.
( Ok, now to try to put down my thoughts on ROTK )
