Shout-out to the YAers in the audience

Okay, so, I know it's Lifetime. In case I'd forgotten how bad a Lifetime movie can be, I recently watched that thing with Jami Gertz (because, c'mon, Jami Gertz). Was the script puerile and obviously written by committee? Yes. Did the acting make my cat look like a thespian? Yes. Was it called Fighting the Odds, and should I have been duly warned how steep those odds were going to be? Yes. Did I nevertheless watch the whole thing from beginning to -- okay, from middle to end, since I came on it when I was flipping through channels? Yes, I did.

Regardless of how damaged my credibility now is, I'm going to recommend optimism (please see www.dictionary.com if you're confused; lord knows, I had to look it up) regarding the following:

Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak has been adapted and will be showing on Lifetime on September 5.

http://lifetimetv.com/movies/info/move3705.html

Melinda will be played by Kristen Stewart, who also played Jodie Foster's daughter in Panic Room. Did you see her diabetic near-coma? C'mon, it was awesome.