"How Are You Girls Today?"
Beautiful Annie invited me and I invited Amster and Elizabeth. The patio and the lobby of The Loft were filled with groups just like ours. It was Saturday morning and we were there to watch Miss Representation , a Made-In-Northern-California examination of the objectification of women in the media. It was my treat, so Elizabeth could satisfy her craving for Dr. Pepper.... well, it was Mr. Pibb but she said she was just as happy and I chose to believe her. We settled down in the 2nd to last row and talked about boys and books and Emily Dickinson while Amster waited for Annie to arrive after dropping off boys at soccer. It was a normal Saturday morning. It was almost as if I'd never been shot. There aren't a lot of those moments; I treasure them. The movie wasn't didactic or pedantic or screeching. It was neither too long nor too short. It was a Goldilocks Film - "just right". Dianne Feinstein, Condoleeza Rice, Olympia Snowe... their ...