Yay, last night DH let me work on my trailer footage for almost 2 hours! I got a lot done, still more to do of course but I am putting a dent in this stuff. Today I spent some quality time with my budget, finally. I had started a budget awhile back but so much of it was still so abstract for me I found the process very confusing and frustrating. Now that I have read more books and literature on the subject and have a shooting day under my belt I have a much clearer picture of what my budget will consist of. So far my rough numbers reveal a total budget of around $10-11K although some of that will consist of my own In-Kind contributions as Director/Producer etc. Real #'s reveal closer to the $8K mark. Still gotta add more stuff though but I gotta keep it under $10K for the TFPF grant so there might end up being "2" budgets, one for the TFPF and one for soliciting contributions to interested parties (i.e., rich, cop-loving individuals). Bottom line is, my dad and brother were technically "In-Kind" for the trailer shoot but I would love to, and do plan on, paying them SOMETHING. It's only right.
Fortunately I spoke to the owner of the Karoake club where I had my party and he has agreed to refund me some of the room charge. Thank God. The room charge fee is still high but this definitely helps. From now on I am done with these big birthday and other parties where I need to rely on my friends. Future parties will be held at venues like restaurants where if and WHEN they don't show up it doesn't matter and I'm not out a whole bunch of $ for food, party favors, reservation fees, etc. Unfortunately today on Facebook I "un-friended" one of these friends, an old friend from college b/c he has been living in Houston for months now and still cannot meet me anywhere or anytime no matter how many invitations I throw at him and yes, he promised to come to my Karoake party. I was a little sad about doing this, but what kind of friendship is a Facebook-only friendship anyway? Who needs it, man?!?
Tomorrow night I plan to head up to the Academy for my first night of sussing out the new fresh meat that is this year's cadet class. Mudflap said he'd join me, DH said maybe. When I was a baby chick cadet I always loved it when real live deputies came to class and talked to us and told us stories during breaks.
Sunday is law enforcement appreciation day at the mega-monster Lakewood Church and we have all been invited to go. The Sheriff will be there and we have to wear "Class A" Uniform (long-sleeve shirt and little clip on tie, plus I will wear my shiny glossy po-lice dress shoes). DH and I will take the baby with us, of course and it should be very nice, with our own special seating section. Hmm, is Joel Osteen a cop-lover? Lord knows he's rich!
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