Bad News, Good News

[cathschaffstump]

Bad News: I watched V for Vendetta last night. I understand that the movie took great liberties with the comic, but sending the message that a torturer is doing you a favor is NOT OKAY. My reaction was visceral. I don't know anything about the Wachowski Brothers or their background, but using that sort of crap as an intellectual exercise clearly shows they lack a certain empathy for those of us who have been victims.

In the original, I understand, V is an anarchist, and Evie is not drawn to him, and I suppose the whole things comes off as horrific, but more acceptable. But the movie, it's just messed up. Gah.

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Good News: I just sent off my last student loan payment after 10 years. My PhD is now paid for. My entire education is paid for. For those of you who have been in grad school, you know this is huge.

I guess I should celebrate. Maybe throw a party in a library or something.

Back to the salt mines.

Catherine

Mirrored from Writer Tamago.

Comments

[ithilwen]

Congratulations on escaping student-loan servitude! I'm looking forward to the day when my medical school loans are finally history; unfortunately, it's still a few years off.