Not only were we selected for the 48 Hour Film Project "Best of Minneapolis 2007" show but we won "Best Ensemble Cast" for the second year in a row! Wowzer. How amazingly cool. I want to make another movie right now.

The smart car U.S. tour is now on and this past Thursday we got a sneak peak and test drive since we signed up to their list many months ago. Finally, Meg and I got to see and drive them in person! The line was long, even though it was mostly invite-only people (and surprisingly skewed towards retiree-aged people), but we both agreed it was worth the wait. The car has really good acceleration, cornering and braking. The interior is very spacious, but only for two people and some gear or groceries (no baby seat is going in there. dang). In fact, there were a couple of guys in front of us who were at least 6' 4" in height or more and they both said they had extra room. I drove the convertible and it was great fun. The top can be put up or down at any speed! Seriously. The paddle shifting is interesting, but hard to do while turning. There is an iPod jack in the glove box and some small storage in the hatch. It felt like a pretty nice vehicle in all areas. I'm just super curious how it handles in snow...

We finished up our horror film (that's the genre we drew) for this year's 48 Hour Film Project and made the deadline by 15 minutes. Whew. My voice went away on Sunday and is just starting to come back now. Still sleepy, but excited. I hope to see you all on Thursday at 7:00pm at the Riverview Theater for the premiere!

Once again, the Climaxx team (yes, the name... um...) has entered the 48 Hour Film Project contest and all the sleep deprivation, excitement, madness, creating, sweating, etc, starts tonight at 7pm at the Midtown Global Market (the kickoff event actually begins at 5:30pm) where the teams, all 84 of 'em, get their line of dialogue, prop and character and create a movie in one weekend. Premieres are next week at the Riverview Theater from Monday through Thursday!

The smart Car tour is coming here very soon! I'm excited to actually drive one...