Open Bar and Adrien Brody

What do those two things have in common you ask? Well, as of Wednesday night, they had ME in common. My great roommate Alia won free passes to the Toronto premiere of Splice, the new movie with Adrien Brody. Around this time is when you should watch the Splice trailer, so you know what I'm referring to when I mention the film. I am not one to watch Horror films..of any kind. So, when I watched the trailer and found out that these scientists make a new species out of human and animal DNA, I was pretty scared. But, Alia said there was supposed to be a free cocktail reception afterward, and since my alcohol funds are on the fritz I figured I would suck it up and go. I have had flashbacks ever since. I think I yelled "Oh my god!" a couple of times in the movie, and Alia looked at me and was like calm down. I think I also had some nightmares. I did see Adrien Brody on stage before the movie, but obviously didn't think to get my camera out until he was walking away.

The theater we were in was the Elgin Winter Garden Theater, an old restored theater that is absolutely gorgeous. As I was trying to take pictures of the inside, I accidentally kept the flash on once and blinded everyone around me. Also, there was a woman in front of us that had both her thumbs bandaged up. This actually perplexed me more than the sci-fi ridiculousness that was the movie. I was trying to guess what happened to her, and Alia's friend thought she cut one thumb with a knife, and then switched hands, and accidentally cut the other thumb. In an effort to have him hear me two people away, I spoke up to say, "but wait, you think she'd cut her thumb and then just switch hands and continue chopping veggies?" Alia hit me on the arm and covered her face, reminding me that the woman was literally sitting in FRONT of me. Oops..story of my life. I don't think she heard me though.

On to the reception. We weren't sure whether there was going to be a reception, and then sort of got ushered into it. Found out it was open bar and the waiters had mini appetizers they were coming around with. Everything from chicken salad in a cone to brownies with almonds on top. I have NEVER been to an open bar. I was asking people, and most have been to a wedding with an open bar so they weren't excited. The only wedding I've been to I was underage, so none for me then. I was so excited it was like a kid in a candy store. I should also mention that when I worked at a new science museum for over a year in San Francisco, we had night events ALL the time with caterers and open bars...always watched, never partook. I actually considered this to be a check off on my bucket list. Needless to say Alia and I were pretty giggly by the time we left, having only had mini appetizers as sustenance. I will leave you with a couple pictures of the inside of the theater. It looks like an opera house, with those side booths where Abraham Lincoln got shot...or at least that's what I thought of when I saw them. And there are fake ferns hanging from the whole ceiling, not sure if you'll be able to tell. Enjoy!