auspicious arrival at pacific ocean

down the road from the Twin Peaks Motel in snoqualmie WA, we are charging a camera computer and cellphone batteries at a "mid-century kitsch" over Chai Tea and BLTs. the husband and wife who ran the place, it slowly came out, have had quite a few ups and downs in their relationship. "he drinks all the smoothies before the customers get a chance to order them," she tells me. we're waiting for a professor to arrive. Blue Suede Shoes and other oldies are on endless repeat, and the red colors are bright.

no matter, none other that sociology professor by day, sex doctor by night, pepper schwartz is in the door in a flash and we jump straight into her relationship paring ideas over a little something to eat. the woman who works there is riveted by every word about matching different personality types. if you're the type who reacts to eyes, she can nail you to the wall with a simple lingering look from her eyes. we're already in love. we follow her bright red car that zips around every corner through some back roads to her house. her interview makes you wish the movie was longer. she covers all manner of sociological issues and at the same time holds a sense of possibility suspended above our heads. love, excitement, ecstasy, could be around any corner. she never says impossible; she invites mystery; she closes no door.