I forgot to mention somewhere along the line that Ray and I picked up "best screenplay" for "Sixes and the One Eyed King" at Cine-Fest in Kentucky. SIXES also won "best feature." The list of winners is up, and I'm not named correctly. (www.cine-fest.com/WINNERS%2008.html)

There go MY 15 seconds of Internet fame.

I'm trying to figure out what to see at the Ashland Independent Film Festival. "Model Rules" is showing three times, and I'll probably go to the Saturday showing and party down afterward with everyone. There are so many options, and I've created this grid to help me plan it out. Of course, I'll want to make some time to mingle with filmmakers, as that's the best part of festivals. I should have done this some time ago, as some things are already sold out.

I have a lot more work to do on "The Unintended Stray" after doing an on-paper edit on it. As much as I love trees, there's something really useful in a hands-on read through your writing. I have all sorts of notes over the pages, and I must now translate them. I'm a ways from where I first envisioned the book, but I think it has grown and shaped itself as I've worked on it. Of course, there's the nagging fear that this is all stupid and pointless and terribly written, not insightful or enjoyable at all. At some point, you have to decide to move forward and endure dismal failure if it happens.