Quickie

Hey there, just a short one (I can do that once in awhile! Just watch me!). The holidays and mental exhaustion are slowing me down. Friends are coming into town for dinner tonight, my brother comes into town tomorrow. I'm so brain-dead I thought he was coming in TODAY and I spent an hour at the airport waiting and searching for him, thought about getting belligerent with the counter personnel who said they couldn't even tell me if he got on the flight, thought better of it, worried the whole way home that he had been in an accident on the way to the airport, got home and checked my email and discovered my mistake.

I am quite psyched about Thanksgiving this year. My brother and I are going to our original hometown of Greensburg, PA, and with our Mom are having T-day dinner at the home of my best friend from high school, Lauren. I've been able to round up a few more high school friends that I haven't seen in a very long time, so we are having a mini-reunion of sorts. The Small Chill.

A kind soul by the name of Lucia at the Maryland Film Festival office pointed out to me that there is an extended deadline for the MFF if you register through www.withoutabox.com. I looked at the site and it is pretty cool, loads of info on a multitude of festivals. Haven't had time to read the nitty-gritty, but looks like a great resource, and takes some pressure off me to have another 5 weeks or so to smooth things out.

Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone! Drive carefully and do not count calories! You'll hear from me soon...