freedom...for a bit.

Had my last class with Prof. Rustky. He's such a great professor. I really enjoyed science fiction class with him. Anyway, he was wrapping up the class, and he stated, "I'd like to see some female science fiction writers get some films made."

I felt like that quote was more for Catherine than it was for me, but the fact that he said it made me really happy. I do like science fiction, but it's not the genre I lean towards.

I'm going to grade papers today. Blurg. Also write up my resume to send off to internships. Double blurg.

Watched It's A Wonderful Life for the first time, and I absolutely loved it. I love James Stewart. And Frank Capra. Old films have this element to them. They feel more carefully crafted from the dialogue to the cinematography and editing. And this film can be hilarious at one moment and heartbreaking the next. Stewart gives such great looks, and he's incredibly handsome.

There's this utterly romantic scene where Mary and George (the leads) are mad at each other, but they're both sharing a phone and taking to their friend. And that shot of them just standing very close, their faces very close together as they listen on the phone, it just...it kills me. I love it so much. They go from one extreme to another. What's cute is that this is James Stewart's first kiss scene ever since he came back from fighting in the war, and he was very nervous about it. Turns out that the first take is what ended up in the film. Way to go Stewart! And to Capra for his direction!