Hey, kids! It feels like I'm always apologizing for the sporadicness of my blogs, so I'm not going to apologize this time. You'll get my blogs when I give 'em to you and you'll like it!
That being said, obviously it's been tough-times since my last post and some time was needed for me to work through that. On top of it all, I just haven't had all that much to say (I probably say that a lot as well, sweet irony). But I had an eventful night and here are some highlights:
I got off my lazy ass and went down to SDSU for the TFM Film Festival. When I got there, there were TONS of people. And thusly, they ran out of food and drinks at the precise moment that I reached the front of the line. Who knew?!
I should also mention that they ran out of programs, which I really like to have when I write a blog like this or for general nostalgia's-sake. Needless to say, that was a bummer.
A lot of people I knew were there, mixed in with a seemingly greater number of people I'd never seen before. Omar (Jim) was there and I contend that because of the sheer number of times we've run into each other lately, he is stalking me or vice-versa. Erik the Clay-Bo was there, talking sound stuff as if he was the only man left on Earth that still had ears. I think that's a compliment but whatever. Jamie was there as well. It was very much a meeting of the "It's been too long since I've seen you" club on all counts.
The biggest reception I got was from Rose. I have never seen such enthusiasm for me before and I hardly imagine I'll see it again. But such is Aaron...
Anyway, so I sit next to Rose ('cause I like being welcomed) and the festival starts off with some awards-giving. I must be honest and say that I had hoped to hear my name called for something but alas, nothing. In fact, nobody from last semester's group got anything and I think that's a real shame. It's not like there aren't people who deserved awards, it's just a stupid timing thing that the department heads don't get. Not everybody who deserves to recognized graduates in the spring! It's SDSU! You're lucky to ever graduate, in a timely fashion, with registration being what it is. I think that this is a big dropped-ball that I hope gets changed for the sake of future students. Then starts the movies...
I must say it started off rather slowly. I had heard many rumblings (and grumblings) about what films didn't get in, so it was a shock to me to see the kind of films that led off the festival. It wasn't till maybe halfway through that things really started to pick up.
Now I can't recall everything I saw, so no one should be offended by a non-mention (although, I won't mention the films I didn't like, I'm just respectful like that). Okay, now that I think of it, I can't recall much of anything. I know that Alyssa's film, I. Hero, was pretty well done. Everything John Kaiser and Trevor Fernando touch, as directors, is gold. Angel and Colby (whom I call Colbert, 'cause I really like the idea that Colby is an abbreviation) both did masterful jobs as DPs (hehe, DPs). Nick and Jesse's latest project, The Apparatus, was their finest to date. There was also a film that Angel shot that had, Dan Feraldo the priest from my film, Good Lord, in it. That was very nice to see. Bicycle Lovewas really funny. The Letter (I think it was called???), starring Ted Reis, who I worked with on Sean's film, Digits, was hilarious. And finally, the festival ended with like a Tim Burton-style parody of the TFM dept. by Humberto Garcia. It had a Greg Durbin parody and a great GP impersonation!
All in all, I would say that the festival was a good one, though I feel like room could've been made for some of the films that got left out. I mean, come on, no Todd Smith films?! Anyhoo...
Then came the everlovin' after party, again hosted by Drew Dorsey. Wow, a lotta drinkin' went on. I had 2 bottles (glass bottles, from Mexico apparently) of Coca Cola. Man, I was wasted. Pretty much everyone from the festival was there and so I got to have many conversations with people I otherwise might not have or to this point hadn't. And that was really the great part about the whole night. I met and re-met a lot of great folks that reaffirm that SDSU can be a fine place to make some movies. Also, being at a Denny's till 5am never hurts.
Next up: Graduation! Till then, kids. :-P Pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbth!!!
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