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[thearrowpen]

Sooo.. hi, everyone!!  How y'all been?  Doing something more exciting than waiting for me to post here, I hope. :P

Let's see... had my freedom of speech snuffed out last week.  I wore a very pro-life t-shirt to work and was asked to take it off.  My boss said, "Kate, you're wearing a shirt that sends a message."  No, ya think!?  Apparently the rules

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[historychick49]

*kicks butt* Get motivated, huh? ;) Only if you'll kick mine, too... I have a thesis chapter to submit (first draft, fortunately) to my thesis discussion class in two and a half weeks, and I haven't started writing the damn thing yet.

[arquitenens]

It's been a while since I've seen O Brother, but isn't George Clooney's character named Ulysses? The Roman version of Odysseus? I don't think that's a mispronunciation, and it's not too unusual (remember Ulysses S. Grant).

Did someone actually mangle Ulysses? That would be really sad.

[arquitenens]

Oh yeah, and can't forget the Southern women doing laundry in the river. My favorite modern interpretation of the Sirens, hands down.

[thearrowpen]

Yeah, his character is Ulysses. :D I meant the pronunciation of the names during the Homerathon, not the movie. *Goes to edit post*
But yeah, G.C's character is funny as heck.. his manner of speaking is so out of place with the rest of the characters that it makes it even more hilarious. I think my favourite is, "Pete, the personal rancor reflected in that remark I don't intend to dignify with comment. But I would like to address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." I need to find an appropriate place to say that to someone.. hmmm....

[arquitenens]

Whoops! Thanks for clarifying.

I liked how Ulysses was the more erudite of the good ol' boys in O Brother. It preserved the "I am so smart and SO awesome" feel that I always picked up from Odysseus in the Odyssey. After reading through it several times, though, I realized that Odysseus was nothing more than a reckless little kid at heart. He dragged his men into some nasty situations just to satisfy his curiosity, so it was no surprise that a lot of them ended up eaten or drowned. After a few rounds of that, I really disliked him.

Makes you wonder how he managed to get anyone through the Trojan War. He's the curious jerk to Aeneas' weepy hopelessness. They're both pretty difficult to sympathize with at times.