Life Is Like A Blooming Flower

I spent the afternoon with Simcha, my 14-year-old "little brother" in the Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters program. He's a sweet kid who's having a tough time but I know he'll pull through it. After lunch I asked him if he wanted to help me with my blog. I've been teaching him a little bit about filmmaking, and we've even started to keep a video record of him discussing this tumultuous time in his life. I think one day he'll really appreciate seeing it all cut together.

We saw Marva getting up from a table where she was having lunch with a friend, and we asked her if she'd speak with us. Simcha was supposed to do the talking but he chickened out (that's right Simcha - I said it!). It turns out Marva is originally from Atlanta and graduated from Spelman College (entirely female). Having learned the little I know about film by taking classes at Clark Atlanta (a traditionally black university in the same area as Spelman), I had met many Spelman women - or at least I tried to meet many Spelman women :). I asked Marva, "Why do Spelman girls get all dressed up to go to class?" They were notorious for it. She said, "Not when I went to school. I didn't have any money. I had one outfit for four years!"

After the interview she asked for my info as it turns out she's a screenwriter and wants some help in producing a movie. I didn't have the heart to tell her I could barely produce a blog.