And now we're nearing the end of April. First quarter 09 was a blur - some set backs and not exactly where we'd like to be right now, but things are turning back on course and we hop to have principle photography for our doc done at the end of this month. Realistically, as funding is still not in, we're looking at mid May. I'd hoped for end of Feb - such is life. It will be good when it's done and progress has been made.

Helped with a wedding for two 72 yr old people(introduced by a grand child), hosted a same sex wedding here for two Trekkie's (so glad we reno'd the house and made it all pretty), and am currently trying to work out the legalities of a couple who wants to twitter their vows. I'll try to make anything happen, but that's going to be a tough one. I take the officiant thing very seriously, would never want to do anything that called into question the legality of anyone's marriage.

I find I've lost a lot of blogging (and other) time to Facebook and it's not so good. I've used the blog in the past to get writing started for a day and then continued offline on a story or article or book. Facebook is more of an ADD social site where I get to hear about the lives of friends that due to scheduling or distance I don't actually get to see, but doesn't actually help me get any work done. I may be refocusing more on the blog. Facebook does, on the one hand, help me keep up with family and also couples I've married over the years.

The dark side of that is when things are going on with family I'm sometimes powerless, and occasionally I've watched a marriage dissolve online through status updates. That's weird and unpleasant and very sad. I can listen and recommend counseling (not being a counselor I wouldn't even try to help there) but that's about it. I guess it's good in that it's sobering - although I normally see people at their most hopeful, all are subject to the shadowy hours of doubt.