A long weekend....
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 12:41PM Some exciting news this week, well, exciting for me at least!
I could string it out, but I learnt a while ago, that it's best just to come out with it when it's the type of news that only really impacts you.
I always remember back in the early days of podcasting, there was one weekly tech podcast I used to listen to each week, not a Mac podcast by the way. The host started to bang on about some earth shattering news that he had, but wasn't able to share with us until a certain date. Each week, he would mention this news, building it up and building it up into some really amazing exclusive that would change the face of podcasting forever. By about the third week, I was gagging for this news and he announced that he would reveal all during a special edition of the show the following week. I was beside myself with anticipation.
The next edition of the show rolled around and finally the new was announced.....
He had a book deal.
D'oh!
Now I'm sure it was exciting for him, and quite a significant event in his life but really, it was of little or no interest to his audience. I was pleased for him but after such a prolonged build up and mounting anticipation, it was a real let down and such a disappointment. In fact, I was so disappointed and felt so strongly that I unsubscribed from his podcast and have never listened again to this day.
So I'm very wary of building up buzz and anticipation on things I announce via the show and the blog, if really they only are exciting to me and yes this is one of those instances!
So basically, the news is I've been invited to attend a special screening of the new Star Trek movie over in Los Angeles in 10 days time. It's a special screening put on by Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry (the son of gene Roddenberry, the creator of the original Star Trek) which will also feature a documentary and will have some of the original Star Trek cast in attendance.
It transpires that Rod is a big Mac fan and extended an invitation to a number of Mac podcasters through a mutual friend.
Whilst I originally dismissed the idea of traveling half way round the world for a long weekend to watch a movie, my friends and family thought I'd be mad to miss the opportunity. So further investigations and the realisation that my current airmiles would cover most of the airfare, and the generosity of a certain Mac podcaster who is also going to the event and will be putting me up for a night, it looks as though it's going to happen.
So yes, I'm excited and I had to let you know so I could tweet away on the trip.
I'll also be taking the opportunity to drop in on one of my old friends now know lives out in LA so it should be a pretty memorable trip. The plan is to fly out on the Thursday, spend Friday and Sunday at the resort where the screening is to take place, visit with my friend on the Sunday and fly back Sunday evening arriving back in the UK on the Monday. I'm not sure what state I'll be in or wether jet lag will even have had a chance to kick in, so the show for the following week might be a bit shorter or not as in depth as usual!
So I hope you share with me in my excitement and I plan to tweet as much as I can whilst I'm away.
Just don't unsubscribe!
Please!
Reader Comments (18)
Don I am totally jealous of such as trip. Although if it was me doing the that amount of travel I would want one if not two weeks to enjoy the place, before coming home.
I'm happy for you Don, no really, honest - Git! :)
Have a great time and take lots of pics to show us :)
M.
turn down a once-in-a-lifetime....?
obviously you have to go - you'd be more pissed off missing it than suffering from jetlag & counting the expense.
plus, you never know where it might lead or how you can incorporate the experience into yr prof. life.
& these are the things that make life, well, life......
That's great news Don. My old stomping grounds. Your cryptic tweets about carbon consumption have now been revealed!
(Isn't it nice to know that people actually read the tweets?)
Have a blast!
Bring along a facemask for protection....
Great news, I can't make the screening but would love to get together for coffee or just to say hi.
Don... that is exciting news (for you) and good to hear about.
Enjoy yourself and tell us all about it. Perhaps you will meet Denny Crane?
I also hope this movie is as good as all the hype. I haven't missed a Trek movie in theater yet and own them on on VHS (early ones) and DVD. Oh to get a Blu-Ray player and a Blu-Ray boxed set of them all.
BOb
Congratulations Don - I'm sure it'll be a memorable trip and must be quite a buzz to know you have friends and fans in high places.
That's exciting, Don. I'm glad you introduced your blog the way that you did too.
Looking forward to your tweets!
Very nice, Don! Have fun. Just think of all the stuff you'll get to sell on eBay! (Kidding! Of course.)
If you ever need a place to stay in New England, our house is always open for you!
Thanks!
I'll be sure to tweet and take photos like a mad man :-)
Grrr Lucky bugger :-)
Good for you Don. Well deserved and maybe a bit of a break for you.
Jammy B'stard!
Photos?
I want video!
You lucky man. ScreenCastsOnline reaches all quadrants of the galaxy!
I am confident, Don, that you will figure out some way to make a show out of this! Enjoy the unique experience.
Green with envy Don......But I won't unsubscribe....LOL
Have a great time.
Bet you never imagined that Screencastsonline would get you invites to movie premieres when you started it did you Don ?
Fantastic news, dead envious of you...
You lucky lucky bar steward. Unsubscribing now!
Only joking :-) Has to be one of the best perks I've heard of, enjoy it mate.