
I was sooo happy yesterday! At a few minutes before 5:00, a former coworker of mine (she's now at another agency) called and told me she scored a pair of free passes to the sneak preview of
Sex and the City. Did I want to join her? Yes, yes, yes, and yes!
We had dinner and shared a pitcher of beer and gossiped a while, then I started looking about for our server so we could settle the check. The movie started at 8:00 and I wanted to be line by 7:00. I've been to many a free sneak preview at this very theater and know they overbook and that people are often turned away. It even says on the pass that having a ticket doesn't guarantee a seat.
She scoffed, saying that these passes were given to her by a
VENDOR THROUGH WORK, whereas my passes were always just a free perk for being an Entertainment Weekly subscriber, so they
HAD to be more exclusive. She had one last beer and we wandered over to the theater, in line by 7:30.
We were in the 8:00 show, alright. The 8:00 showing of
Ironman. As soon as we got in line, the usher announced that the free sneak preview of
Sex and the City was already full. (Sniffle, sniffle.)
Oh well,
Ironman was very entertaining. (I have such a crush on Robert Downey, Jr.'s voice) I enjoyed dinner. And my former coworker remains one of the sweetest people ever. Naturally and effortlessly gorgeous, she is always quick to compliment. ("Your natural haircolor is so pretty! Why did you ever color it?") So in all, it was a nice evening.
But I
WILL see
Sex and the City before the weekend is over. I
MUST!
PS As we left the theater last night at a little after 10:00, a group of girls were already in line, tickets in hand, for the midnight show. I believe that makes
Sex and the City the chick-flick equivalent of
Star Wars.