mo' betta shakespeare

so today i got to indulge in another of the shakespeare-gig-perks.
today was day 1 of the shakespeare festival, so i got to watch several high schools do half-hour productions of any shakespearean work, or part(s) thereof that they found appealing, then give them awards for it. this is one of the most gratifying gigs ever- i get paid to be an audience member, then reward the various casts and crews for their work. all this while laughing at the 'mistress of the revels' literally pulling shakespeare-gimmicks out of her shakespeare-tattooed cleavage like that dude in the harlem globetrotters cartoon used to pull everything (including the kitchen sink) out of his 'fro, and fraternising with 2 other theatre professionals who at the very least i'm thrilled to meet and on brilliant occassions (like today) may be people i already know and love and can't wait to spend the day with.
sometimes i think my life is a gift from some being who keeps mistaking me for a good person...my apparently-very-well-behaved doppelganger must be really pissed, wherever she is. her life must stink by comparison. i hope she never reads my blog, or she'll find and kill me for usurping the benefits earned by her hard work (if being good were easy, i might actually be doing it).

and tomorrow, me and the regular shakespeare crew get to be the entertainment for the students performing in the festival.
yay shakespeare!

walketh well.