My 1st In-Kind Donation!

As the title states, I got my first one today!!! I am beyond excited. Taqueria Arandas is going to feed my film crew on our shooting weekend of July 24-6!!!!! Well, one meal but still! Them's good eatin' and I told them it would not include server gratuity, since that is the right thing to do. I'm also excited b/c they called me. I mailed 3 letters this past weekend and I was wondering if I should just wait to hear from the 3 restaurants I contacted or if I should muster up all the gumption I could muster, put on my big girl panties and call them. Because I'm a big ol' chicken when asking for sales/donations/money (I feel your pain, J2!) and that's why I sucked in Mary Kay! So... now that I have a tiny bit of confidence going, maybe I WILL call up the other 2 restaurants! I also put Arandas' logo and link on my Reserves Film website. Why not. Don't cost nothin'. Well--nothin' extra. Besides, that new Sponsors page I just created was so sad and empty, now at least there's 1 business name and logo there!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ohhhh, I had fun last night at the academy. The deadly Sgt. S was there and he had asked me to come early so he could review some Krav Maga drills with me. He is out of his damn mind. He's in a week-long KM class at the academy ($700, gulp--but well worth it!) and he was all bruised up and down his arms and it looked very painful. Then he pulls out his placebo knife and wants to play KM warrior with me! I love him. He calls me "Bella", one of the few people that can get away with doing that! Damn, I miss Krav Maga. I wish I had the $ to take regular classes. Next year, next year when we're out of debt...

After I learned some knife defense tactics, I went to check on the notebook graders (deputies from the last graduating class were grading the cadets' notebooks) and I graded 2 just for fun. Bad news: we are down to only about 6 sheriff cadets (the rest are either constable or fire marshal). I was going to put 2-3 in my film so the pickin's are a little too slim for comfort now. I am nervous. I am going to have to decide on 3 for the film and pray that at least 2 of them graduate...in March!!!