I had a wonderful time at our third fundraising party tonight in Bellevue. Some wonderful people came, and I appreciated meeting all of them. 25 people seems like just the right amount. Blessed Crystal did her usual fabulous job presenting the short films; Larry was wonderful, speaking modestly of his myriad groundbreaking movies, and I discovered that I am much better with cue cards. Folks said that it was much better than the Orcas version. They really liked my two shorts, which made me smile. My mother and brother were there, which made me very happy. And many friends showed up too, some from other films. We had Number Two Party Saturday night up on Orcas, and that went well, but we learned some things - like the fact that I can't have too many constraints on what I'm saying, because if I do, it can lack some passion. According to the team, anyway. So, now we pray that the people like the script and write lots of happy checks . . . Much to raise before we can truly begin. Also waiting on hearing about another job, she said mysteriously . . .