Sundance bound, despite the aneurysm

So, I'm on my way to Sundance! Technically, this moment I'm not...I'm in a hotel room in Cedar City, Utah. And I'm wondering my all the cities in Utah are named .... City. Park City, Salt Lake City, Cedar City. Like, were not all cities 'cities' back when they were naming them, or did they have to distinguish that it was a city? I wonder this every time I'm in Utah, and I realize that I wonder weird things.

My hand is killing me. I took the splint off tonight and I've been using it when I'm not supposed to. It's a radiating and intense pain in the parts that I can feel, and I took my stitches out because they were ugly. I'm taking good care of it, but I'm annoyed that the artery has formed an aneurysm and annoyed that I'll have to undergo a stupid surgery. '08 was supposed to be the year of living semi-recklessly (nod to Robert) and of no surgery. So Annoying.

But, I've got better things to focus on. Like the fact that tomorrow I'll be at Sundance, attending private screenings and private dinners & breakfasts with producers and directors. It's pretty unbelievable how fat we've been hooked up and I'm so psyched! 

It's snowing here, and cold, but totally worth it. The drive, at least the parts we saw before the sun went down, was beautiful so far. And when the big orange moon was at eye level because we were 5,000 feet above sea level, that was pretty incredible...as was driving through the mountains at 90 mph...literally, through the mountains, looking down at houses and towns. 

It's going to be a great week and I'm excited for it...as well as for the pictures that will come. Once in a lifetime, this opportunity, especially for  someone who isn't 'in' the industry at all. 

I'm happy for it, and for the respite from L.A. it is providing, which I've been needing desperately!!

Yay for road trips, slot machines in gas stations, free penthouse suites, red carpet access and the fact that even though my hand is injured, I didn't die from it!