Yvette's Inner Geek Blog

Marie and I met for breakfast on Saturday at Cracker Barrel. A classy start for classy ladies, what can I say? After filling ourselves with pancakes and coffee (and yes, a pre-trip bathroom break), we hit the road to Park City. The skies were gray and some small flurries swirled around the car as we  entered Provo Canyon around noon, but the ride was cool because we followed a BatmoSUV most of the way!

(I guess the conversation was nice, too.)

Once we arrived in Park City, our goal was to be on Main Street around 3pm so we would have plenty of time to wait in the waitlist line for tickets to see Four Lions. We had about two hours. Plenty of time, right? HA!

Time disappeared quickly as we drove around looking for a parking lot that wasn’t full. Once we finally found a spot in the Park & Ride (for $10, what a steal!) we waited for a free bus to take us to Main Street. I had put Marie in charge of my trusty point-and-shoot camera while I carried my new Rebel around so that we would maximize our opportunities to grab celebrity photos. Mostly we just took photos like these:

(Isn’t Marie’s hat adorable? And that hand-knit scarf? Both are mine. Silly girl thought it was going to be sunny and warm-ish! Luckily I was over-prepared and had extras. This resulted in Marie looking fabulous and me looking like a major dork. Not that it could have been prevented.)

After the bus finally arrived, and we verified it would take us to Main Street, we packed in like sardines and waited for our stop. Seats opened up so we sat down. Time passed and we were still driving around Park City. Like, a half hour. Then some more. Apparently we got on right after the bus had been to Main Street, stayed on as it looped around the city here and there, and clung to thin strands of hope that we would make it to the theater in time to even get a waitlist number, let alone be there early.

Yeah. That didn’t happen. We arrived at the Old Town Transit Center above Main Street over 45 minutes after boarding the bus. Good lawd! But we were still in high spirits because of the pending excitement, and we knew that there were lots of other movies to see besides Four Lions. It was still sad to ask for a waitlist number shortly after they had all been given out. No chance for that screening at the Egyptian Theater.

Since I volunteered at the Egyptian in 2008 and knew some of the alumni crew, I tried pulling some strings. For a different screening it might have worked. This one was sold out hardcore, though, so no dice.

I consoled myself with a VERY delicious cheese-and-veggie crepe at Java Cow down the street. Marie had a sandwich of some sort but I can tell you right now that savory crepes are the way to go… even if they are a little pricey. My Egyptian Theater friend Julia joined us (she had raspberry sorbet, I think?) but unfortunately not Jenny, who was feeling sick and had gone home to rest. I took this photo of the Holstein-themed ventilation in the cafe. The place was decked out in Holstein cow kitsch, the likes of which cannot be seen anywhere else in the continental USA. Or so I would presume. It was pretty crazy!

I need to stop writing for the night, so look forward to Part 2 of Day 2 in the near future. Hopefully I get to that (and my Sunday Sundance adventures) before it’s time for me to have new adventures this weekend!