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Mm...yes. So the first major section of my thesis is due on Friday, by my self-scheduled deadline of noon (so that I may go on with my day afterwards). I'm working all day tomorrow, and while I successfully wrote two and a half long paragraphs on Tuesday at work...I can't count on that time. I have a lot to say, it doesn't have to be good, I just have to get it on the page...so I can do it. I think.

In the meantime, I spent my dinner break this evening watching Help. Yes, that Help, with the hilarious, totally stoned Beatles running around amidst some awesomely cutting-edge filmmaking. Richard Lester is my hero, and I'm now very excited that I received How I Won The War for Christmas unexpectedly.

A Hard Day's Night is widely recognized as being among the first music videos, and pioneering MTV-style editing, etc. After tonight, I'd have to say that music videos owe even more to Help -- the performance scenes are still frequently just the lads and their instruments, but the editing is incredible and some of the cinematography -- especially on "You're Gonna Lose That Girl," which has subsequently been iconned -- is just so pretty.

Plus Help is easily one of the silliest movies ever made. I...really want to watch it again. But I contented myself with making (simple!) icons instead.



( the crop tool is my best friend )

Right! Now I'm off to remember how much I love to talk about Tom Stoppard. Right? Right! He's English, too!* It all connects!

*Okay, technically he's Czech. But! He's British enough to be made a knight. So that's that.