Badda Bing!
Mar. 28th, 2006 12:34 amFirst off, I would like everyone to take a moment and worship my new icon. Mad kudos and credit go to ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
persian_dust for the animated hilarity that is V (as a chibi egg) taking out the stickish fascist government. Genius.
Today I turned in a seriously reworked intro to my thesis. I had hoped to have had about 20 more pages of it written by now, but thats how the writing process goes; I practically redid it from scratch. I used to be the speediest of writers; unfortunately, this isn't just any old project that I can bullshit on my way to class and have it be a work of art. I really want to be proud of this. I think I'm onto something with my topic and I only hope that I don't reveal too many inconsistancies in my argument as I work my way through my literary evidence. I could really use one more semester. Alas, I have about a month instead. It is comforting to know that so many of my compadres in the department are in the same boat; helps make me feel like less of a bonehead. Ah well, I'm still the Ace! I can do it!! But not until tomorrow since I'm burnt out from this weekend. I'll attack it with fresh eyes tomorrow.
*Top Gun music starts playing*
In other noteworthy events, I started reading part one of four graphic novels in a series called "The Sleeper". Neat premise, actually and a fun, quick read. I guess I should cut this in case anyone actually wants to read it.
And back to reality. I'm disappointed that this "Inside Man" has knocked V out of first place. Many of us have discussed potential reasons and we seemed to agree that it boiled down to a bad opening slot (not at the movie mecca months around Summer or Winter) and the prejudice that may be keeping more people away from the movie (i.e., people that call it a "terrorist movie"). I mean, thats pretty much like calling Brokeback Mountain a "gay cowboy movie". Reductive, dismissive, and largely inaccurate. I have also heard tell of boneheads out there that refuse to see it because they think that its there as an anti-Bush flick. Come ON, folks! Michael Moore is NOT the long lost brother of the Wachowski's. Hell, its more a commentary on Thatcherian England and the political context of when it was written (back in the 80s!); whether it has pertinence today is due to the power and prescience of its subject matter and the continuing applicability of its message. *shrug* I could go on with this rant, but I feel that many others have already done it with greater zeal and precision in the many V communities that have sprouted up since the movie's opening weekend.
Someone also brought up a fascinating point about the attraction of V to women. I thinkjadeblood perfectly conveyed my feelings on the subject but I may analyze this phenomenon further in another post. If you're at all interested, check out the discussion here.
Until then, enjoy the icon. More later.
persian_dust for the animated hilarity that is V (as a chibi egg) taking out the stickish fascist government. Genius. Today I turned in a seriously reworked intro to my thesis. I had hoped to have had about 20 more pages of it written by now, but thats how the writing process goes; I practically redid it from scratch. I used to be the speediest of writers; unfortunately, this isn't just any old project that I can bullshit on my way to class and have it be a work of art. I really want to be proud of this. I think I'm onto something with my topic and I only hope that I don't reveal too many inconsistancies in my argument as I work my way through my literary evidence. I could really use one more semester. Alas, I have about a month instead. It is comforting to know that so many of my compadres in the department are in the same boat; helps make me feel like less of a bonehead. Ah well, I'm still the Ace! I can do it!! But not until tomorrow since I'm burnt out from this weekend. I'll attack it with fresh eyes tomorrow.
*Top Gun music starts playing*
In other noteworthy events, I started reading part one of four graphic novels in a series called "The Sleeper". Neat premise, actually and a fun, quick read. I guess I should cut this in case anyone actually wants to read it.
And back to reality. I'm disappointed that this "Inside Man" has knocked V out of first place. Many of us have discussed potential reasons and we seemed to agree that it boiled down to a bad opening slot (not at the movie mecca months around Summer or Winter) and the prejudice that may be keeping more people away from the movie (i.e., people that call it a "terrorist movie"). I mean, thats pretty much like calling Brokeback Mountain a "gay cowboy movie". Reductive, dismissive, and largely inaccurate. I have also heard tell of boneheads out there that refuse to see it because they think that its there as an anti-Bush flick. Come ON, folks! Michael Moore is NOT the long lost brother of the Wachowski's. Hell, its more a commentary on Thatcherian England and the political context of when it was written (back in the 80s!); whether it has pertinence today is due to the power and prescience of its subject matter and the continuing applicability of its message. *shrug* I could go on with this rant, but I feel that many others have already done it with greater zeal and precision in the many V communities that have sprouted up since the movie's opening weekend.
Someone also brought up a fascinating point about the attraction of V to women. I think
jadeblood perfectly conveyed my feelings on the subject but I may analyze this phenomenon further in another post. If you're at all interested, check out the discussion here. Until then, enjoy the icon. More later.
