I ordered Hawaii pictures so I can at least start my Hawaii scrapbook before my trip to Russia (and other countries) Here are two of my favorites:
Today was a good day at school. And also a very doodle friendly day!
I met with my Russian History Professor and got some advice for my trip:
1) Do NOT drink the Vodka...especially since I don't do much drinking in general...
2) It is okay to eat at the McDonald's in Russia, the food and service are superior there... And they have good bathrooms... (I find that discussing bathrooms with one's male professor is a random thing but these are things ya gotta know)
3) Try Georgian food... it is really good. But the meat will most likely be lamb...
4) When eating Russian food, go for soups, black bread, anything made with mushrooms, and real Russian Ice Cream...
5)Knowing even a few phrases in Russian will show the locals that I am not an elitist American snob (My redux of the convo)
6) If your digestive system is sensitive don't eat the street food. (In general mine isnt but I dont want to get sick the first few days I am there and then be stuck ill the whole time)
7)He is gonna email me the addresses of some good restaurants (which is awesome of him)
We got out of California History super early because Thursday is our final and no one had any questions to ask. I have an A in the class so far and am fairly confident about my grade, so I will just look over my notes and panic on Thursday! I did however, have an opportunity to doodle a picture of Chris wearing his "meat is Murder, tasty, tasty murder" Shirt while standing next to his gas guzzling SUV and saying "Hi, my name is Chris and I work at Whole Foods" I didn't realize he was wearing that shirt today either when I doodled it so when the teacher (who is a PETA member) told him that while it was okay for him to wear the shirt, she personally didn't like it. I had extra opportunity to laugh....
In 304...
We discussed The Sorrow and the Pity today, and I was not only confused but I had a few moments of sheer panic. Dr. Monty passed out the final exam questions and 25% is based on the film. I didn't really "get" the film, and the boy who asks stupid questions was just confusing me more except for a few really stupid questions which led to some humorous doodles by both me and Chris involving lethal weapons. Those questions just irritated me. I was reassured that as long as I got the basic concept behind the Myth of Vichy France during WWII, and what the film portrayed, and could connect that to chapter 6 in History on Trial, I would be fine. I do get all that and will be able to answer that question so now I can panic about my Russia Final...
Today was a good day at work.
I made a sign advertising our Playdough Play day for toddlers... I am excited because I am going to get to play with playdough at work...
I however have a paper due in a little over 15 hours so I am gonna go work on that...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Aloha!
Posted by sharkiepatronus at 8:56 PM
Labels: History...Mostly, Library Shenanigans, Photomania, Russia or Bust
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2 comments:
It's so crazy to me that you're THIS close to Russia! It's like 2 months away! (and I'm nervous for you already!)
Besides that, I think Chris' shirt is amazing!!! LOL. Major points for wearing it to a PETA member's class too. :D
Let me try to help you out on Sorrow and the Pity. My wife and I through Milestone Film & Video acquired the film for the United States and we've had the pleasure to have correspondence with the director Marcel Ophuls in some detail. It's actually a very simple film. It has one purpose. To find out what choices people make during times of great danger. In this small town of Clermont-Ferrand governed by Vichy France (the puppet government set up by the Nazis after the fall of France) during WWII, there are collaborators, resistence fighters -- and there were the rest just trying to survive the war -- through various degrees of bravery and cowardice. The film is not about Nazis. It is not about judging the people in the film. It is about the depth of human character when circumstances force you to make -- or avoid --moral decisions. Marcel Ophuls' brilliance (like his father, the great film director Max Ophuls) is to identify with and understand the people in his film and not make them cardboard heroes and villains.
And most bravely (and stubbornly -- Marcel is known to be a difficult man but he's been wonderful to us), Ophuls made this film in 1968/1969 when France (then governed by the great ex-leader of the free French, Charles de Gaulle) and the world were holding on to and championing the grand myth that the French were all brave resistance fighters.
If you check our website, milestonefilms.com, you can download a fairly good press kit on the film.
Sorry about the grammar and misspellings -- I'm going through my email and found a google alert that led me to your blog.
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