Farewell for Now, Sweet Vanguarders!

Here, Joe Swanberg represents the Muse Calliope.

On the occasion of closing of the Vanguard Programme Blog for the time being, we commissioned our own Sian Melton to write a series of interlinked haiku. ~The Editor

We had a great time
This TIFF was one of the best
Countless memories

We made friends in line
 We all said "arrrr" like pirates
And we skipped on sleep

So many good films
Especially from Vanguard
 Duh, obviously

This year, Joe Swanberg
our unofficial mascot
Yeah, he's really cool

 So until next year
These bloggers say "bye!"
 Broccoli hammer.

"Broccoli hammer," indeed. Thank you all and see you soon!

Thanks, Everyone!

Vanguarders and Vanguardians, The Festival season is over and it's time for the Vanguard blog to crawl sleepily away to its cave to hibernate until the next Vanguard programme.

Thanks to the programmers and, especially, to Colin Geddes, who coordinated the blog.  And thanks to all the bloggers who participated. And thanks to all you readers!

These cute, sleepy animals symbolize the blog's hibernation and might ease the pain--just a little. See you next year!