Sundance

I caught an early morning flight to Salt Lake City and arrived at The Playground (aka Zach's house) around 10:30 a.m. He and Monica were at a movie, but arrived home by the time I settled in and changed clothes. Their suggestion of an afternoon ski sent me changing again. I thoroughly enjoyed my first day of alpine skiing in 10 years, schussing down a wide range of moderate runs at Deer Valley. Blue sky, sun shining through the aspens, and the crisp air of 8,000 feet--so refreshing!

The three of us met up at the base just after the last lift closed to make a quick transition to an invitation-only party hosted by IndieGoGo, a one-year-old organization that raises money on line for indie films; two of their funded films are featured at Sundance this year. Robert Redford made an unannounced appearance. The fruity vodka drinks went down like coolaid, their effect aided by my empty stomach and day of exertion. By the time we, now a party of 7, finally set off in search of food, we were all famished! The combined effects of 3 hours of sleep, a full day, no food and alcohol has taken it's toll--I called it an early night while Zach and Monica headed to a late-night invite-only party.

We're up early tomorrow to see Afghan Star at 8:30. It promises to be another full day, with at least a couple more films, as well as dinner and drinks at Sundance Resort. Zach and I likened the experience to an adventure race, where we go non-stop and minimize time in transitions.