oh my god, what have i done!?!

today, UNEXPECTEDLY, i was asked if i would like to be a programmer for the vancouver asian film festival.

rejoicing was had. the happy dance was performed, emotionally anyways.

BUT......I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING

i remember telling those around me, during the conclusion of last year's vaff, that i didn't think i would be doing that again. it was a neat experience for sure. i got to create a 30 second commercial that aired on CityTV and as well as a 40 second intro that played before each and every film that screened at vaff.

awesome. experience. exposure.
yes, all these.

but it was more work than i had expected and i was planning on focusing on my own projects for 2009.

so, when i was asked (out of the blue) to be a programmer, which i had secretly coveted as a role, i (with great sincerity) yelled out: I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK

which is true because i thought they would ask me to do the same technical stuff i did last year.

great news, right? i got my secret wish except... oh my god, what have i gotten myself into? i suddenly realized that i'll be spending UNTOLD HOURS watching film submissions. and maybe some of them will be good. maybe. we're talking waaay more hours than being a plain old technical coordinator.

the upside is: MY NEW FOUND POWER.

co-workers can expect me to unexpectedly blurt out at random times:
your film submission is DENIED.

let the LORDING begin.