2004-10-16
the bard and jello eating contests..
Yesterday my very chic and art-supportive school[this is where you snort with giddy laughter] decided that they would spring to take the higher English classes to see "Twelfth Night or What you Will". Then of course, what would be better than stuffing your brain full of Shakespeare and your mouth full of maccaroni and cheese from Ponderosa[amongst other foods]
Of course, being the only person to have read Twelfth Night ahead of time[besides the whole Dramatic Lit class whom I won't get into]there was a lot of synopsis papers floating around the bus. Seeing the looks of utter confusion was absolutely hilarious. And most of them didn't know it was a Shakespeare play. That is the best part! When I mentioned to my friend Schwekz that it was Shakespeare, I thought he was about to have a coronary.
But upon arrival and the play finally starting, people were taken aback at how funny the play really is. Or, for that matter, how funny Shakespeare actually was. Everyone was rolling in the aisles[not literally, because then we would have been escorted not-so-gently out of the theatre]and Sambo was shouting things out loud to the Olivia and Viola when they were about to kiss[please kids, if you don't know what the fark I am talking about, read the play. you'll love it and stuff.]
The only two inexcusible points of the day were 1.)Watching KK eat three or four plates of Jello and then almost heave on the busride back and 2.)Watching Andy Hartman eat four plates of Jello and not be affected at all.
This has been your culture guide diarist. And to the right you will see art, music, dance, and theatre.
Quote of the day:"I just saw that I would get out of school for a day and eat at Ponderosa for a cheaper price than in town."-[Schwekz]