Quick note creation in Mail via AppleScript

I'm always searching for something to write on when I want to take a quick note. I know that Mail in 10.5 includes a note function, but it's usually been too much trouble to launch Mail and then navigate the menus to select a new note. 

So I finally put together this little AppleScript that I use with Quicksilver's hotkeys to launch a new note with just one keystroke: 

Quote:

tell application "Mail"
activate
end tell

tell application "System Events"
tell process "Mail"
click the menu item "New Note" of the menu "File" of menu bar 1
end tell
end tell

I save the script as an application, and assign it to the F7 key in Quicksilver. Now when I need to take a quick note, it's just one key press away. As an alternative to using Quicksilver's hotkey, this script can be saved as an application and placed in the Dock, making a new note just one click away.