New Haven has Indy Fever. 90 degrees in the shade.

[lauraanne_gilman]

Last night when I met friends for drinks, I walked into a time warp, as familiar locales downtown were replaced by mock storefronts from my parents' generation (amusingly enough, the pawn shop didn't faze me, but the Woolworth's sign stopped me dead for a doubletake). Cops and camera crews everywhere, and parking's even worse than usual. Film crew's in town, oh yeah. The jaded New Yorker in me is amused at how excited everyone's getting. But it is fun to watch --so long as they don't get in my way.

Someone asked me about my favorite 'Jones' -- Ford or Connery? Only a straight male could ask that question. Seriously. Like there was any bad there?

Filming begins today, on a rather spectacularly hot and bright day. This evening they will be having a street festival of sorts, with drink and meal specials at a number of the restaurants, and a showing of RAIDERS on the Green after dark. Yeah, I'm going. Free popcorn, people! Free popcorn! I am a cheap date.

If I have to have down time, this seems to be a good week for it.


Meanwhile, my lizard brain is stirring. Something's coming....