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Instead of working on a paper using ideological theory on this film:
I'm writing here. Ah well, I need a break. Not that I'm not wholly looking forward to writing it (the times you can pick the film you use from ones you absolutely adore is when you do best, I find) but school has been incessant. I feel like I've not had a moment to take a deep breath before continuing on. But it's getting closer to the end of the semester, thankfully, so hopefully between Thanksgiving and the break between now and next semester, I'll be able to recompose myself. Taking 18 hours can be rough.
I still have yet to pick a film for my French presentation (15 minutes in French, this is something I am not looking forward to...) I would really love to use Belle de Jour but I don't in fact relish the idea of sharing a film so close to my heart to juvenile college students. I realize that sounds silly but I can't think of many scenes to show that aren't overtly sexual and the laughing I'm sure it would garner would be unnerving. Perhaps I'm too protective of what is merely (merely?) celluloid. But no matter, I'm still undecided. I'm thinking also of using Les Parapluies de Cherbourg. I'm sure everyone else will try to use either Amélie or Au revoir les enfants--that seems to be the two French movies every French student has seen. Regardless, I think I want to use a film with the amazing and ever lovely Deneuve as we surprisingly have not yet seen a film with her this semester (travesty!).
I also think I might have beaten my nervousness about giving presentations. On Wednesday we had to give a ten to fifteen minute one on our research project for Irish Film and Lit. I didn't prepare little cue cards, or suffer over making notes. I just tried to talk about it as I would to a person I knew well. And I did well, amazingly. No stuttering, losing my train of thought, knocking knees or trembling hands. I actually made people laugh, which was nice. I usually detest presentations more than anything; I feel an immense sense of pride in finally being able to put my nerves aside.
It's a nice rainy day, perfect for quiet walks to class.
Does anyone else find they think best when they walk? I wish I could tape record thoughts for this reason alone--I could write whole papers just in a ten minute walk. I unfortunately lack this sort of concentration of ideas when seated, it seems.
Have a good one, loves.
I'm writing here. Ah well, I need a break. Not that I'm not wholly looking forward to writing it (the times you can pick the film you use from ones you absolutely adore is when you do best, I find) but school has been incessant. I feel like I've not had a moment to take a deep breath before continuing on. But it's getting closer to the end of the semester, thankfully, so hopefully between Thanksgiving and the break between now and next semester, I'll be able to recompose myself. Taking 18 hours can be rough.
I still have yet to pick a film for my French presentation (15 minutes in French, this is something I am not looking forward to...) I would really love to use Belle de Jour but I don't in fact relish the idea of sharing a film so close to my heart to juvenile college students. I realize that sounds silly but I can't think of many scenes to show that aren't overtly sexual and the laughing I'm sure it would garner would be unnerving. Perhaps I'm too protective of what is merely (merely?) celluloid. But no matter, I'm still undecided. I'm thinking also of using Les Parapluies de Cherbourg. I'm sure everyone else will try to use either Amélie or Au revoir les enfants--that seems to be the two French movies every French student has seen. Regardless, I think I want to use a film with the amazing and ever lovely Deneuve as we surprisingly have not yet seen a film with her this semester (travesty!).
I also think I might have beaten my nervousness about giving presentations. On Wednesday we had to give a ten to fifteen minute one on our research project for Irish Film and Lit. I didn't prepare little cue cards, or suffer over making notes. I just tried to talk about it as I would to a person I knew well. And I did well, amazingly. No stuttering, losing my train of thought, knocking knees or trembling hands. I actually made people laugh, which was nice. I usually detest presentations more than anything; I feel an immense sense of pride in finally being able to put my nerves aside.
It's a nice rainy day, perfect for quiet walks to class.
Does anyone else find they think best when they walk? I wish I could tape record thoughts for this reason alone--I could write whole papers just in a ten minute walk. I unfortunately lack this sort of concentration of ideas when seated, it seems.
Have a good one, loves.