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Dear Diary,
I just finished watching FWWM on TNT's MonsterVision with Joe Bob Briggs. It was a terrible edit, but Twin Peaks, nonetheless. When I watch FWWM, I feel compelled to write. To spill these emotions on a page. For you, diary. FWWM is so different. It's so dark and mysterious amnd powerful. Twin Peaks, the series, had all these lighthearted moments that would keep you up, but FWWM sucks you down into the pits of darkness. I sit here, listening to the FWWM theme from the soundtrack and my spirit, my being is a shade or two darker. A little red. A little blue.....

Laura is so beautiful. Her triumphs, her struggles. The way she fights on a day to day basis against Bob. He who has ruined her childhood, her life and still wants to overcome her; to be her. To rip the last shread of humanity out of her. The drugs she takes-cocaine, marijuana, alcohol-all just to escape from reality. To delve deeper into the unknown; hinge on insanity. Laura, who was once so sweet and innocent becomes her enemy. Just so that he may leave her alone. Hurting the people in her life tp defy him. Bobby, Donna, James. Sliding into her world of prostitution, drugs and filth. Laura, oh beauty in the trees, how did you make it so long? With all of the rot and scum around you. How did you survive until then? The strentgh.....

The tangled web we all weave, Diary. Laura, sleeping with Bobby, James, Leo, Jacques, Ben Horne, Bob, Ronette, and half the town. Bobby sleeping with Shelley under Leo's nose. Laura sleeping with Leo under Shelley's nose. What a web of sex and deception. Of misshapen reality, clouded perception in so many minds. Temptation and love and emotion. So very powerful.

Chet, Phillip, Judy, The Ring, The Blue Rose....where do they fit into this sordid tale? What part of the lodge have they encountered; fell into? Has Carl been there? What does he know? FWWM always raises so many questions for me. Why does the simian say "Judy" towards the end. The meeting; "Their Meeting." The boy behind the mask, the simian behind the mask...Judy? The ring killed Teresa, the ring killed Laura...did the ring kill Chet or did he simply dissapear? Is Chet in the White Lodge, with the good folks? In the Black Lodge with the LMFAP and the OAM? Good questions; kinda hard to get answersl, though.

What do you think, Peaksians? Drop me a line at taoofcoffee@hotmail.com. I'm always interested in seeing your theories.

Last, but not least. Laura's redeeming moments. Her finale...her angel comes to her, Cooper is there. SO understanding. Relief and joy and purity. White, white, white. Smile and laugh, Laura. Now is *your* time.