My Annual 9/11 Challenenge

Hey friends,

Please take some time today to reflect on the thousands of innocent lives lost on that horrible day 6 years ago, as well as the thousands of lives lost since then. Pray for our troops and the families waiting at home for them.

A few years ago, I decided that every September 11 could be a day of mourning or a day of celebration. Of course, I will always mourn those lost that day, but I choose to honor them by performing an act of giving toward our future, rather than lamenting the past. Every year I choose a non-profit organization and send them whatever small gift I can afford.

In the past I've given to the Red Cross, the Peace Corps, and the United Nations. This year, in an act of thanksgiving for the opportunities I've been given in the last year, as well as an act of remembrance of another innocent life cut short, I am giving to the Adrienne Shelly Foundation. I challenge you to follow my lead. Choose an organization that contributes to a healthy, free society and make a donation.

I'm Baaack

Hey there friends,

I have decided to start writing again. So much has changed this year. I had a short film produced, I've directed 2 shorts of my own, and I'm about to produce and direct my next short. My next goal is to finally write my teen rehab film. I'm also contemplating writing a television pilot.

Speaking of television, I want to practice my reviewing skills, so there will probably be a lot of posts in the near future regarding the new fall tv offerings. I'm the most excited about Heroes and the debut of Pushing Daisies. Oh, and I've just started watching season 1 of Dexter on DVD, and it's probably the most brilliant series I've ever seen. It's truly outstanding.

Time to go to work. Have a great day!

Cruisin' With the Getaway Girls

This weekend, my friend Laura took her girlfriends on a Disney Cruise to the Bahamas to celebrate her 30th birthday. It was awesome!! We flew to Orlando from our homes around the country and met up to take a shuttle to Cape Canaveral. Although we (the friends) hadn't really met before, we all got along REALLY well. Nassau wasn't great, although I liked the pirate museum, but Castaway Cay was really cool. We all ate, drank, and were merry, including some karaoke performances that I really hope do not remain on anyone's handicams. We actually decided to form a vacation club, the Getaway Girls, who should travel together every two years or so. God help wherever we decide to go next! I'll post pics when I get some.

Take care!

My Grown Up Christmas List

In addition to ending poverty, genocide, war, and violence, these are the things I want for Christmas. (Well, if money grew on trees...)

1. a Ford Escape Hybrid

2. an Airstream Trailer

3. an iPod

4. a MacBook Pro

5. a mini-DV camera

6. my complete DVD dream library (which is always under construction)

7. a drop of Joss Whedon's talent

8. a body like Evangeline Lilly

9. a man like Nathan Fillion



What else could a girl need?

Glory? Me?

Of all the Buffy characters, I would have NEVER picked Glory as the closest to me. Who would you be?



Glorificus

63% amorality, 63% passion, 54% spirituality, 36% selflessness




You probably have a complicated, multi-faceted personality. Kind of like Glory-Ben-Glorificus.



Passionate and driven with a spiritual side that comes out at times, a healthy taste for the finer things in life and a willingness to do what's necessary to achieve your ends. You're assertive and have no problems standing up for yourself.
And, push come to shove, you're the closest anyone's ever come to straight-up beating the Slayer and her gang.



Congratulations!

On Hiatus

As most of you know, my life continues to be in flux, so I'm going to officially take a blogging break. As soon as I am moving forward again, I'll return to the blogosphere refreshed and full of new random thoughts. Until then, please visit my links from time to time to keep up with who and what are inportant to me.

Take care!

Spirits on the Rise

Today is a beautiful spring day in central Texas. The sun is shining. The sky is cloudless, and wildflowers are popping up everywhere. I slept through church and met Dad for lunch. I then took a drive through the cemetery and past my granparents' and our old houses. It was a nice re-connection to who I am and where I come from. For the first time in a long time, I can see some brightness around me.

Two of my friends, who know who they are, have also been instrumental in providing me with emotional and financial support during this trying time, and I am more grateful than they can ever know.

For the rest of this beautiful day, I am going to go home and write. My first writing goal is to finish a screenplay in time to enter it in the Austin Film Festival this year. It may suck, but at least it will be a learning experience. Who knows? I may even be good at it! :)

Enjoy these bluebonnets!