Astroturf at a food truck fundraiser event I went to a few weeks ago.
Rounding the corner, leaving October behind and greeting November with a sigh of relief. Sigh. This is researching for the research paper month – gotta find enough useful primary and secondary sources to round out 40 pages of worthwhile prose. I’m planning my attack of the Margaret Herrick Library; to dive into film fan magazines and film publicity. Two papers:
(a) the image of Mexican immigrant actresses in early 1930s film
(b)the image of the “British” character in American films of the 1930s
I am less sure about (b) and need to go meet with a professor on that one. Sometimes I start to feel like a one trick pony, what with my obsession with early 1930s film and every possible facet of it.
We’re entering the Cold War in the early 20th century popular culture class I TA for, which makes me a little nervous. My Cold War history is pretty chilly – old bits of knowledge frozen away at the back of my brain. Hopefully this class will thaw it out.
In the meantime, I had an absolutely relaxing weekend for once – convenient, as I got sick! Ugh. Talk about unfortunate (or fortunate? I still haven’t decided). Spent some time at the Dia de Los Muertos celebration Saturday evening, held at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. I had a great time, but ran of out steam near the end of it and had to go home early to curl up into the fetal position under a pile of blankets. I’m still working on that 100% feeling, but this week should give me time to research and rest.
At work I’m still chugging along on the collection. I’m nearing the end of the publications series and am just starting to chip away at the Press and Publicity segment. Should be an interesting week! I like publications, but they are often not particularly unique.
Illuminated Past 