The Daily News "Shakespeare is our greatest living writer" - British politician David Milliband during a radio interview 1  Well, talk about getting some good mileage! Ever since the DN of last Thursday, I've been getting e-mails flying in with various comments and astounding laughs. The above quote came in from Evelyn Huynh, who got it off a 365-day calendar. I gotta love it! 2  I also saw this VHS at the De Anza Flea Market this past Saturday: Ya gotta love it! I went to the De Anza Flea Market year's ago, but really enjoyed it this Saturday. We had a ball, walking around ignoring absolutely everyone and everything. Pretty liberating! 3  Ah, freedom! Ah, liberation! Ah, the Stooges! Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk! 4  Well, I gotta tellya, the freedom and liberation were pretty brief, but man! The sun shone; the cherry trees were finally beginning to blossom, and the world came alive again! 5  Of course, it didn't last. I had to get back to the Theatre to work on the set for the musical, and then to get in there and do grades, but it was nice to feel the sun and the fresh air once more! 6  I even had time to clean the stage and all, but that sometimes gets a little depressing. I don't know why, but it sort of feels like I have to clean the castle so everyone else could have fun in it. 7  Well, THIS  year it was like trying to clean out a stable, what with the entire hay debacle after the haunted house! 8  Anyway, we got a fun platform area done on Saturday, all set for the musical. It's been great fun! 9  Moving on: Let's take a moment out and talk about not the Academy Awards <yawn> but instead:                                  Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't last Wednesday Ash Wednesday? Well, I gave up going to Malaysia. 10  Now, there's a good Catholic boy. 11  I think it was radio station 104.5 that I was listening to on Ash Wednesday, and they had this ongoing  argument about Lent, and the argument went on right before my virgin ears. It rolled something like this: 12  Like, when you give things up, is if for forty days and forty nights straight, or is it forty days and forty nights, but you get Sundays off? 13  They were all split on that, and when I've asked others, they are ALSO split on it. Some people say it's forty, straight on through, no breaks! And others insist that Sundays you get a day off. 14  Which, as a Catholic <well, I cheat a lot! but there's no such thing as an "ex-Catholic" any more than there is such a thing as being "ex-CIA", and I'm both!> I was raised to get Sundays off. 15  And what if I've been WRONG all these years? Like, suppose this Sunday I decide to up and take off to Malaysia? Will I go to Hell? 16  Or what if the year I gave up candy, and I ate a Hershey's Kiss on a Sunday? Can they technically send me to Hell for a Hershey's Kiss? 17  OMG! 18  Well, I've taken to praying every night. Hopefully, I'll work off that Kiss. 19  Meanwhile, you can bet I'm not going to be booking any Sunday jaunts to Malaysia anytime soon. 20  Okay, so I've asked before: is there a back door outta here? 21  Peace. Get back to me about the Lent laws, will ya? 22  <Suddenly> How you gonna pay? How you gonna pay? How you gonna pay last year's Lent? 23  Okay, I'll go now! Anybody wanna buy a Lent shirt? I'm asking $25, but I'll get them to you for $20! Okay, I'm NOT serious! But check it out! 24  Party on, y'all! Sunday is just around the corner~ 25  Peace.     ~h~

 

 

The Daily News

1  Ah...Friday.

2  Ay, me...

3  Well, perhaps some of you got a glimpse of my life this year by having read yesterday's DN. It sums up a lot of things about this year.

4  Ay, me...

5  I remember a time when this would have been DN newsworthy on campus: Ballet San Jose presents Romeo and Juliet for five performances only at the Center for the Performing Arts on March 9-12, 2006. Ticket holders are invited to join Director Dennis Nahat one hour before each performance for a pre-show discussion in the Ridder Lounge. For more information, call 1-866-275-0823, or order online at:

                            www.balletsanjose.org 

6  That sort of information no longer seems to matter to anyone.

7  More's the pity.

8  It's snowing...

9  That just doesn't have the same poetic ring as saying "It's raining..."

10  Don't get me wrong. I LOVE when it snows in San Jose. The snow has reached down to 2000 feet, and always looks beautiful.

11  But the rain and the umbrellas and all have worked with my heart all year.

12  Anyway, if anyone is interested, Romeo and Juliet, March 9-12, Center for the Performing Arts. Ballet San Jose. See it with someone you love!

13  That's the advertising for it. See it with someone you love.

14  While we're on it, Craig Ferguson, whom I have mentioned a number of times on the DN, comes to town TONIGHT, 8 and 10 p.m., Saturday 9 and 11 p.m., and Sunday, 7:30 p.m.at The Improv, 62 S. Second St.,San Jose. $23-$27. (408) 280-7475.

15  For the students out there who still give us hope, there's a new film called She's the Man coming out on March 17. At the risk of ruining it for you, it's a modern version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

16  And dude. Shakespeare is dead. When I said, "Yet he lives..." I never expected you to take it literally...

17  I gotta get another job.

18  Yesterday, when my sixth period didn't wish to learn anything about anything, I just screamed at them. They looked at me like I had ten heads. I lost it. I accused them of wishing to remain dunderheads for life, and that I was offering them a fooking gift, and that I was tired of all their idiocy. They were quiet, but for all the wrong reasons. They didn't want me to start throwing them out windows, and THEN throwing frying pans at them. Yesterday I WOULD have. Believe me.

19  I eventually simmered, sat down and looked over their writings and all, and I just suddenly felt really sorry for them. Just then, I heard Michael York's voice come on the video reciting Shakespeare's sonnet that begins Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day, and the words fell like silent leaves:

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometimes declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st:
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

20  Michael York does Shakespeare better than most people walking around. He was Tybalt in the very classic Franco Zefferelli version of Romeo and Juliet, the "old" one. He also played Lucentio in Taming of the Shrew. More recently, he has found work as Austin Power's boss, Basil Exposition.

21  Yesterday, he was a the voice of poetry, raining down Shakespeare's immortal sonnet with the grace and lilting beauty it deserves.

22  No one got it. They just wanted the bell to ring so they could go off an eat Hot Cheetos and talk about what a lunatic they have for a teacher.

23  I just listened to the words, and sighed.

24  More's the pity.

25  More's the pity.

26  Have a lovely weekend.

27  I miss a lot of you.

28  Peace.

 

~h~

 

 

 

 

 

The Daily News

Who is Shakespeare?

The Assignment:

  In 50 words or less, answer this question: Who is Shakespeare? When you are done, draw a picture of Shakespeare on the back.

  The results are in.

Here is a gathering of some of those answers. Sit back; it's a kick. enjoy!

  Shakespeare is the person who wrote the story of Romeo and Juliet - which is a really good story i think. Shakespere is really old - probably dead. Don't know but either one. But for sure he can be dead. 99% sure is dead. But yeah, Shakespeare was a writer, and was from England. Also his a guy.
                                 Student, 6th period

A young Shakespeare, no doubt.

Shakespear is a playmaker and an actor also. He was famous and poor. He invented the language of thau.
    Student, 5th period

Shakespeare is a man.
He knows a lot about plays.
He also was very intelligent and he did
plays. Very famous plays. He did his stuff
during the 16 Century. People really like
Shakespeare. He did what he was best at
and got really famous. He also had a big
vocabulary but also a brain.
Student, 5th period

-born in 1564
-died 1616
-looks like George Washington
-Famous actor
-Talented
-from England
-famous for the play Romeo and Juliet
-artist
Student, 5th period

He also evidently plays left-handed guitar,
 according to this kid.

And now...
A Gallery of Shakespeare Portraits

 
 
 
 

 
I especially liked the SUA tattoo.
 Stratford-Upon-Avon, undoubtedly!

and finally...

I gotta be me; I GOTTA be meeeeee!!!!

End of lesson 1: Who is Shakespeare?

Hope you enjoyed it!

See ya tomorrow.

Peace.

~H~

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Daily News

1  Guess what today's DN is about?

2  Perky horoscope chicks.

3  Haha! Just kidding.

4  Well, to keep it short, for around a week now,  I have been pretty much ignoring a daily horoscope that pops into my e-mails.

5 Did you ever take a look at a horoscope and say, "Hey, that could be about anyone!" but then get a bit surprised when they come true? Yeah, me neither.

6  My experiences with horoscopes is that they seldom ever come true, especially the one in the Merc News. In fact, if I WANT my horoscope, I just go to the Merc, read mines, and then expect the exact opposite. Mines. Haha. Yeesh.

7  Well, somehow, Ellen hooked me into this horoscope that is pretty on the money sometimes. I think last week she was reading one, and when I asked, she just had it sent to me.

8  So far, they've been pretty generic. Of course, because these ones seem to cater to the younger set, they ALSO have a 5-Day Love forecast, whatever THAT means. I just know that they have this sort of weather forecast with hearts in it.

9  In fact, on Monday's 5-Day Love forecast, I just saw a series of hearts, and they looked exactly like this:

10  Being my usual stupid self, I just looked over to her and said, "Hey, it's supposed to be nice all week, but it looks like rain on Wednesday." You know, I'm used to all those umbrella/cloud/sunshines in the Merc News weather pages.

11  Ellen straightened me out that the hearts are NOT a 5-Day weather forecast, but a 5-Day LOVE forecast!

12  Now THAT'S scary.

13  Like, the rest of the week I was cool with, but I must confess, I have not been looking forward to today.

14  Ever since Monday, I've been wondering when the storm is going to hit, and where.

15  So last night, right after midnight, I have to admit to having taken a second peek at my horoscope for today. Here it is:

Wednesday, March 01, 2006
This could shape up to be a somewhat confusing day for you. Just remember to remain flexible and don't always expect things to happen exactly how or when you might want them to. And don't let minor setbacks or disappointments get you down. Just try to re-orient your plans and know that your time is coming.

preceeded by the forecast:

16  You can run but you can't hide.

17  So...today is going to be a "somewhat confusing" day. With all due respect,  EVERY day is "somewhat confusing" to me.

18  That little heart up there could have been my forecast for all last year.

19  Well, beginning Sunday when my dottas came over and brought a bunch of food, my week has been more than pleasant, which worries me! Yesterday was payday, the rehearsal went wonderfully, I heard from a good friend just after midnight, and it was just all good.

20  Which is why I'm somewhat confused...

21  I seriously considered staying under the covers today, you know, just calling in.

22  But I don't take stupid things like horoscopes seriously at all.

23  I must confess, however, that I am looking forward to Sunday. Here is my Sunday forecast:

 

24  Haha!!!

25  So yeah. Any idiot could write a horoscope. Most of us are immune to them. I've often thought of just writing a daily horoscope that works for all signs, just so people could save time, and not be annoyed by others saying, "READ MINE! READ MINE!"

26  <we are SO all about ourselves, arent' we?>

27  Well, I decided to take it upon myself to give all of you a generic horoscope that should work for all signs, all year.

28  Here ya go:

Today's Yearly Horoscope from FORECAST GUY

:::::  ARIES AND ALL OTHERS::::

You have a tendency to want more than you actually have. You wish your time was your own, but unfortunately, ARIES AND ALL  OTHERS, your time simply isn't your own. Be courteous to everyone today, because you are likely going to want to kick someone's ass. Refrain, ARIES AND ALL OTHERS, because the ass you kick may just be your own. You could use a little more money right about now. You know true love is in the stars, just wait, have patience, and before you know it, it'll all blow past like a warm wind. You want peace for yourself and your loved ones. Find peace in chocolate. That's it, man.
 

29  This will actually work for any day of the year. You can finally stop reading horoscopes, and get on with life.

30  Have a somewhat confusing day.

31  Peace.

 

~H~