I'm not sure what to expect with D'est. I think it's going to be an interesting film, but I think it would be a good idea to drink an adequate amount of coffee before coming to my first Monday morning class. I scanned through the readings and read through all the questions for screening, but will do so one more time before class time. Watching one longer film will be a nice change of pace as watching 6-7 short films makes me antsy. Each film becomes a block of time, a checkmark out of the day's agenda almost. I don't think that's necessarily because I'm not enjoying the films, but merely because I'm so enthralled in the rigor of "to-do lists" that I automatically go into "Let's get things accomplished mode." It's kind of a sad state because it seems that it's caused an inability to truly sit back and think about things, but at the same time, it's the very system that's screening these films that's demanding this state of mind from me.
Regardless, an interesting goal for Monday would be to attempt to retain concentration on the film and its content, rather than micromanaging tasks or the progression of questions.
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