things are winding down

was determined to get a good day of studying in for comm theory, but it turned into more of a vague start to an overview.  the study party was generally unhelpful because we weren't thinking critically and I was overwhelmed by the large number of people there.  afterwards i went out to applebees with lots of great people and felt like i had a real social life for the first time in ages.  came back and made up ridiculous dialogue for my script, followed by generating research questions for my gendergenre thesis study. 

film, gender, christmas, plays

panicked before yet another group presentation (this one for history and theory of film), though i think in the end it went well.  it was dense and packed with information (i'm sure the class was nodding off during our extensive discussion of imaginary, mirror, Oedipal stages and how they intersect to create a wound while watching cinema that must be sutured through the maternal voice, followed by an overview of contrasting social presentations of woman vs Woman and the technologies of gender), but overall we were collected and organized and informing.  in the afternoon i got a little emo, but then i got over it in time to attend Christmas dinner and the second half of the 10-Minute Play festival (which i bias-ly think was not quite as good as the first half).  crawled to bed around 2 a.m.

a typical wednesday

that includes class, rehearsal, and MeTV.  not much socializing, not much free time.  read a chapter on gender and film, and while it didn't give me much insight into what i want to study for my thesis, it did help me gain a broader knowledge of the conversation.