Yesterday was a very busy but strangely fulfilling day. The noon meeting at the Smokehouse for the Afternoon of Remembrance was sad as always when dealing with the passage from life of so many talented people (and far too many of them at too young an age). But there is a lot to celebrate here too. These are people who spend their lives working in a field that they loved and that is always a triumph.

Then I went over to Woodbury University for a 3:00 o`clock meeting with Dori Littell-Herrick, the chair of their animation department, to talk about Stop Motion. Anybody who knows me knows that Stop Motion is my first love. It was so much fun to pull out the armatures and puppets and the props and have students` eyes light up. I have been teaching animation for a long time but it has long been my dream to teach stop motion. (fingers crossed)

Then it was off to the ASIFA Animation Center for an Annies Volunteer meeting. Annette O`Neil ran the meeting and signed up a lot of good people. Ed Gonzalez was in from San Diego to deal with the Archives Film Crew. We had an advanced student come in from the Mission Viejo High School Video Program (the guy who risks his live filming the football games) in to talk about getting on the crew. We already have people from Cal State Fullerton Radio-TV-Film Department signed up and a couple of other video and film programs that are in talks. All and all a good day at the salt mines.  ¶ 11:40 AM