Here are the reasons why I need a movie like this in my life and almost cried ~37 times at the opening:

1. Because some days I feel so vulnerable that I imagine myself not as an individual person but as a carpet of broad-winged butterflies, stilled by the shade.

2. Because Eliot was the one who messed up and yet somehow half the coverage I've seen focused on whether or not Silda did the right thing, like this choice piece from Slate: Silda's Mistake. I think what this article makes clear is that women are not only each other's fiercest critics, but that we reserve our most severe judgments for those among us who are unhappy, possibly because we fear it is infectious. While men are expected to misbehave and can expect to see their crimes minimized ("prostitution shouldn't even be illegal"), women are responsible for everything that happens to them and to those around them -- even the unforeseeable injuries inflicted by others ("that's what you get for quitting your job!").

3. Because I haven't had a Snickers bar since 6th grade.

4. Because the fact that I'm having my period doesn't make the sadness feel any less sad.

5. Because one of the girls in the movie -- you have to guess which one -- reminds me so achingly much of what I was like at her age -- all presence -- that it make me wonder where my bold, brash, unabashed self has gone...

I don't really know whats appropriate to post here. It doesn't seem as journally as LJ or xanga so I suppose I'll just share something thats been on my mind instead of the traditional "This morning I had a piece of toast, then I brushed my teeth...."*stuff. (Mostly because I'm avoiding homework. Mid-terms! WHY!?)

Austin Girls Rock Camp Benefit: GIRLS ROCK!

Rated PG; 90min; Director:Arne Johnson & Shane King  IMDB

This special benefit show will be preceded by LIVE PERFORMANCES from the best of Austin's own GIRLS ROCK CAMP graduates!

The first and only girls rock camp in Austin is teaming up with Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz to show the world that girls can and do rock with this special benefit concert and screening.

Girls Rock Camp Austin is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering girls and young women of all backgrounds and abilities through musical education and performance. 2007's inaugural camp served 26 girls, and among the notable artists who worked with the girls include Sara Hickman, Dixie Chicks songwriter Susan Gibson, Rosie Flores, and Go-Go's bassist Kathy Valentine.

Prior to the screening, bands formed from and inspired by Girls Rock Camp Austin will perform. Recent Austin Music Award Hall of fame inductee Rosie Flores will emcee the event. Perennial favorites Code Rainbow! will perform, and anticipated to play are Jenny Wolfe and the Pack.