Debate is life...

Everything else is just prep time. Or:
Debate is prep time for life. Which is more profound?
I don't know. Well, the second is more profound. But I don't know which one I like more.
Anyway, I had debate class today, and since last night was spent doing my debate homework, I was actually prepared for it. And it was really fun this week. I mean, it's usually fun, but this week the other novices *gasp* TALKED! Wow! Well, two of them (other than Edison and me) talk somewhat, but the other ones did, too! Isn't that ama-za-zing?
Now I have more homework. Tougher homework, actually. But I don't really have much other homework (other than Algebra) so I'm pretty good. I mean, I have two weeks until my next chemistry and women's history class, so there isn't so much pressure. And I'm not going to be NEARLY as busy as I was last week. I guess I should talk about the Shakespeare play I went to go see.

Ahem. It was really really funny. A Midsummer Night's Dream. And the actors were REALLY good. Plus they did some really interesting things. First of all, they weren't in Elizabethan costumes (the fairies were in fairy costumes, of course) they were in business suits and stuff like that. That's because in Shakespeare's day they just wore what nobles in their time usually wore. They usually didn't wear clothes that the actual characters would have worn in their time period. Another thing was that they had a thrust stage, meaning that three of the four sides of the stage were surrounded by audience, so you could always see what was going on. In addition, they left all the lights on so not only could you see the actors, the actors could see you. In fact, since I was in the front row, there were a few times when the actors were delivering their lines TO ME. It was pretty nifty. And the last thing was that the actors went out in the audience sometimes and did stuff. Like when one of the actors had something good happen to him, he ran around the people in the front and got high fives.
Before the play some of the actors came out and played music. They were really funny, and when one of the younger actors started playing that one song that goes "Gimme one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around" on the banjo and singing, he said, "This is to all the girls out there." And he winked at me! I laughed. Afterwards there was a question and answer session, and I got up the moxie to ask if it was hard for them to keep a straight face. One of the women said that it was really hard for her because she laughs at everything and has a really loud laugh. I could totally sympathize. I am the queen of loud laughs at everything.

Anyway, it was a lot of fun, and if you ever getthe chance to see a Shakespeare play, I suggest you go see it.