Sunday at Sundance

So much for my good intention to write everyday. I arrived FINALLY and got set up on Thursday night. On Friday it was very very slow and I was beginning to think I had made a mistake by coming. I didn’t even want to blog. I was in bed early and set my intention to have Saturday be amazing.

I walked in the door Saturday morning and people were lined up waiting for me. I began prepping several people who were either being interviewed or who were interviewing. Unfortunately I didnt catch who everybody was but I did end up doing Beth from the REAL WORLD who just started her own show. I have a picture I will upload later. I saw Miss America, Cassandra, an actress in the Quentin Terrantino movie, and an interviewer from Hollywood tv.

Shortly after lunch the promoter of my event ran in and said pack up you are being permantly moved to the Getty Image Studio. I packed up and got my stuff together as quickly as I could. When I walked in it was pandomonium and I wasnt allowed to turn on my makeup lights. How was I supposed to see to do makeup? Helen Mirren was walking out as I was walking in.

Sitting in the Phoenix Airport

I found out yesterday afternoon admidst packing inventory, getting my hair done, working and being generally busy that my flight to Sundance was cancelled. And not only from Atlanta but nearly EVERY single first morning flight into SLC was cancelled. Given that I was flying on a buddy pass this means that every other flight would be oversold becasue they would be squeezing in all those passengers into any revice that was available.

I jumped out of panic mode and into “there has got to be a solution” mode. Of course there just happened to be one person who helped and then another and then the flight was delayed (which was good because it gave me more time to pack) and then we sat on the unway until 3 am (also not a bad thing becasue I would have had to sleep in the Phoenix Airport) now the flight to Salt lake was delayed again not a bad thing….I won’t have to wait fo that long for my other Sundance comapnion Kathleen Plate of Smart Glass.

The moral of the story Spend the $600 on a real ticket or trust that it will always work out you just have to know it will.

Going to Sundance!!!

In 3 days I will be heading to Park City Utah to be doing makeup at the Alive! Expo Green Pavilion and the World ONE Peace Cafe. I am thrilled and excited to be a part of this years’ festival. I have had the privilege to meet Josh Tickell who’s film Fields of Fuel has been nominated. He has 8 showings of his movie where “An Inconvenient Truth” only had 2. Check out his website www.fieldsoffuel.comto see what all the buzz is about. I will be taking care of Rebecca, his marketing director, for their premiere.

A few other people have gotten wind that I will be there and so for those of you who need me send me an email at alyson.hoag@authenticbeautyllc.com and I will see what I can do.

As for the rest of you stay tuned for the update. I cant wait to share my adventures with you!