I was looking forward to a screening of The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio yesterday. I jumped in the car with Tippy and sped our way to the Loews theaters at the Metreon. It was about 7:15 when we got parking. They said that they overbook the screening to ensure a full house, so not everyone is guaranteed a seat–be there early, they said. So we were there early; we even rushed our way home to complete a few errands before rushing back downtown.

The line was long, but didn’t seem too long to not fit inside a big theater (I would assume they would use one of their larger ones for a screening). I had my credentials on hand to ensure that I was indeed the James Yu that was on the RSVP list. The author and directory were supposed to be there. We were in high spirits as the line began to move.

The staff moved the line a group at a time, and made the rest of us wait anxiously. As we were about to be let in, they made a cut off for a new group, and Tippy and I were now at the head of line. About twenty minutes passed. We were sure they would let us in.

They came back and said they were now full.

You must understand that in any other circumstance I wouldn’t be so pissed off. But we were at the head of the line! If we were just a few minutes earlier, beating out the people directly ahead of us, we would have been golden. A few minutes! Needless to say, I wasn’t too happy at the situation.

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