Screen On The Green '05: The Way We Were
Just got home from the Screen On The Green film festival in DC. Am exhausted. It was held down on the National Mall and started at sunset, which was somewhere between 8:30 pm and 9 pm. The festival runs every Monday from tonight until August 15. Tonight's movie was the Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford classic, The Way We Were. There was no way in Hell I could miss this!
I organized a small viewing party consisting of Jay-Anne, Daphne, Myself, and Big. Unfortunately Daphne ended up having to work late and couldn't come. 
But Big and Jay made it which was great. I hadn't seen Big in a while so that was nice. He has been going through a rough time of late, so coming out tonight was a nice distraction.
The three of us had dinner before the movie then found a spot on the backside of the crowded on the lawn. We bought blankets to sit on. It was hotter than Hell. The screen was big but really far away and they were having sound problems so you couldn't always hear what was being said.
Before the movie started we got to watch a classic Bugs Bunny cartoon, just like in the old days. 
People were still streaming in during the cartoon and very beginning of the film. In fact there were two very stupid and annoying preppy guys that showed up a few minutes before the start of the film and proceeded to stand on a clump of ground in the middle of some people deciding if they should sit down or not. Mind you they were about 10 feet away and everyone sitting behind them couldn't see around them. People started whispering in annoyance and trying to delicately signal for them to sit down. This was lost as they weren't paying attention but contemplating the grass. I guess Abercrombe & Fitch doesn't sell brains along with their clothes.
I was getting seriously pissed as the movie was about to start on top of the fact it had been a bad day and it was hotter than Hell out. Finally the inner bitch in me completely snapped and I cupped my hands to my mouth and shouted, "Oi! Clueless wonders in front, SIT DOWN!" That got their attention and they shot down to the ground within seconds. I was quite pleased. Jay and Big were starring at me open mouthed in astonishment as were the people around us. I admit I was a little embarrassed but over all was quite proud of myself for being assertive. Besides it got those dumb-dumbs to sit down and everyone else to shut up. 
The movie itself was fabulous. I had a really great time, as did Jay and Big. After it was over we followed the crowds back to the Metro then headed home. I'm sweaty and exhausted. Time for a shower and bed!
