If I may digress from the usual boring policy wonkishness for a moment, I'd like to offer a plug for what sounds like a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours on Saturday and support Albuquerque kids doing cool stuff (and some great grownups helping them):

• Date: Saturday, May 9th
• Time: Doors open at 11:45, show starts at Noon. We'll be done by 2:00 p.m. Promise.
• Place: Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave (N.E., in case you're wondering)
• What: "Films Collide": A ton of short films, ranging from the strangely sublime to the sublimely silly.
• Why: See above
• Cost: One U.S. Dollar. That's it...it's a buck. This admittance will help pay
• Prizes: $50 for 1st Place, $20 for 2nd, $10 for 3rd
• Judging: Open to anyone in attendance. You don't have to judge, however. You can just sit there, after grabbing some popcorn and a Blue Sky, and watch the madness unfurl itself.