this is life in austin & aspen

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Last night was lots of fun. We got to see the premiere of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, after waiting in line for only an hour, sitting in the far righthand balcony of the Paramount. It was cute. My friend loved it, I thought it was okay. We were very excited later to see one of the stars at the facebook party at Pangaea (which was lots of fun), and he was super friendly and took a picture with us. Pretty cute, and it made me like the movie more because he was so nice.

The parties we hit up last night were definitely more fun than Sunday night’s, and we met more cool people. We ran around with some Canadians for a little while before meeting up with some fellas from Michigan–who we’re having dinner with tonight! Wha?!?! My friend set it up, and who am I to get in the way of her fun? We also got into a few parties that were badge-only, which was cool, but we suffered a small ego bruising when we were denied entrance to a party that some woman on the street from that very party told us we should go into. Jerks!

Tonight there aren’t very many parties, so we only have two events on the agenda: the Art Disaster 5 party at Beauty Bar (all day) and possibly the Howdy Texas party at Stubb’s … unfortunately (for us), Stubb’s is also hosting the Music Festival Opening Night party tonight, so we might not be able to get in even with our RSVP. Air Raid Launch at Red 7 is another possibility.

Of course, there’s always the PureVolume Ranch–every night–and other parties to try and weasel our way into, so I’m not worried. It is going to be a bummer when my friend and I aren’t the only girls running around though. During the interactive (nerd) festival, we’ve had some pretty sweet odds.

A rundown of my SXSW affairs… luckily, a good friend is a teacher and has Spring Break this week, so I have a constant partner in crime. Unlike Wednesday on, today will mostly feature night parties. My first priority is getting into the Forgetting Sarah Marshall premiere, because it’s just downright ironic how much the movie’s premise mirror’s said friend’s life and my own–but in opposite ways. Unfortunately, we don’t have Badges, so we’ll have to wait in line and hope there are seats left. We’re getting there an hour early, and it’s raining. Ugh.

After that, or if it fails, we’ll be hitting up the PhizzPop party at Maggie Mae’s, and then we’re going to try to weasel our way into the Adobe Sneak Peek Party, 8pm – 11pm at the Dirty Dog, where we can “Get an inside look at how Adobe is powering the future of entertainment at the Sneak Peek Party of Adobe Media Player. Join the excitement of the event with FREE gifts, FREE food, FREE drinks, skateboarding tricks, celebrity appearances, and a surprise musical act you won’t want to miss!”

Another possibility is the Next New Networks Presents “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go!” from 8pm – midnight at Cedar Street, where we can see/play in “All-Star Rock Band Showdown starts at 10pm, live music follows by The Vettes and Brenn. Come watch some of your favorite SXSW all-stars play Rock Band at the Cedar Street Courtyard. Get there early with a team to enter yourself in the showdown. Then SXSW showcase bands The Vettes and Brenn take the stage to close out the night!” Rock Band has officially become 2008′s Guitar Hero.

There’s also a Rock Bands Rock Opera at Stubb’s, that might be a long-walk-last-resort. Looks like Monday is the the night of the Rock Band. Does that mean I should dress like a rocker?