Vietnam was a horrible war..

The Beautiful Country was a heavy movie.

The Ken Burns film on Vietnam was also heavy.

This entire week was heavy.

Are we going to learn anything positive and uplifting about these cultures?

I guess the music videos could be that…

I was out of class this week mentally… not having class in the mornings and then meeting up in the afternoon to watch a movie or talk… it was difficult to gain momentum. That’s for sure. Everybody has their triggers, and mine is war. I can’t deal with watching about battle or the outcomes. It really brings me down due to my own two years in Iraq.

I only read half the book. It was great writing, no doubt, but too heavy and unsentimental. I never understood how people can separate themselves from characters and stories. I cannot.

I can only hope that next week is not so fucking depressing.