Support "Maria My Love" because you are good people! I know you are!

You are good people who want to promote independent, creative projects. If you weren't that kind of people, I wouldn't adore you the way I do. My best friend Jennifer (do you guys want me to post a picture of us in our first communion gowns when we were six, to prove to you the history and depth of our friendship? Because I will) is currently producing a film in New York City, but the project NEEDS YOUR HELP. Come on, everybody, let's help the brilliant and talented women behind "Maria My Love." Here's a paragraph about the film (that I stole directly from their Web site and I hope it doesn't get me into copyright trouble), which is based on a true story:

MARIA MY LOVE is about a 22 year-old woman who, in an effort to recover from the death of her mother to cancer, sets out on a quest to help people but winds up encountering situations more emotionally and morally complicated than she had expected to find.

You guys are totally intrigued. I can tell. So learn more on the project's Kickstarter site by watching a video and reading a synopsis of the film. The minimum donation is $10. T-E-N bucks! Give 'em 10! Give 'em a thousand! Or, you know, do what you can.

A first (and a birthday)

This is the first ever blog post I'm writing from my Blackberry. Now that is what I call dedication. I'm doing it despite the fact that reading or writing while driving makes me feel pretty queasy. Hey, I stick to my guns. I'm attempting this because we are on our way to a birthday celebration (happy 60th Jimmy!) and I know if I don't do this now, I will decide it's not worth it later on when I'm in bed with my latest mystery.

And it is worth it, both to give a birthday shout out and to keep you all from accusing me of not living up to my challenge. Also, it's been worth it to test the limits of my car sickness (current status: badly in need of a ginger ale and some fresh air).