potentialities

I am celebrating by writing a pretentious short play as a final project for my class about Shakespeare and Marlowe, or at least fellows with those names stuck on them, exploring themes related to homoeroticism in Elizabethan theatre. In my universe, this is an appropriate tribute.

On Tuesday, we're having a cake for him, and I'm presenting my project. I'm going to draft a couple of unsuspecting classmates to read aloud it for me. They get to wear garish berets that I bought at the thrift store. Oh, this is going to be fun.

So, I was looking at my unofficial transcript today. My independent study from sophomore year seems to have a new title.

It was formerly (and correctly) known as "MYTHMAKING IN 19TH C LIT".

It is now called "MYTHMAKING N 19TH CLIT".

*facepalms*

Maxim magazine has placed a number of posters in my neighborhood (and, doubtless, in others) urging women not to manicure their men, as it removes their "rough edges". I think I speak for possessors of sensitive erogenous tissue everywhere when I say that if you ignore my complaints about your rough edges, you are going to find yourself relying heavily on your Maxim magazine, if you know what I mean.

I have to come up with an idea for a final project for my Shakespeare and the London Theatre class before 3:30 this afternoon. I'm thinking of choosing a passage/scene and performing it/getting other people to perform it various ways, possibly including rewriting in contemporary language and/or setting. This has an obvious presentation component, but a much less obvious paper component.

We are currently reading Much Ado About Nothing. Beatrice/Benedick forever, and a pox on anyone who doesn't think that loud declarations of hate can be a perfectly sound basis for a pairing. ;)

Does anyone want to hear my rant about my hatred for the MPAA rating system in all its manifestations, but especially on fanfiction? I keep meaning to write one, and then getting distracted by shiny things instead.