Monday, April 2, 2007

Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be

I don't really know how to start this one off. Because last week was half really fucking depressing, and half totally brilliant. So I guess I should start with the depressing stuff first. Get that out of the way. Then on to the cheerful bit, callous as it may seem, because it always sucks when you're laughing with your friends, and then they look at you all solemn and say, "I have cancer." Or something. Sort of feels like they hit you in the stomach. And then you feel guilty as all hell for laughing just a minute ago.

Not that I have cancer, mind you. No, before you start freaking out, that was merely a hypothetical situation. To illustrate my point. If you follow me. Anyway, what happened last week was definitely not hypothetical, unfortunately. Remember that friend I told you about in the last post? Not Paula, the one with the eighth-graders. Yeah. Him. That guy's name is Faber, and he was among my best friends at the school. I say "was" because he is no longer a student at this school. Yep, he got expelled. Or rather, "asked to leave," not that there's much difference.

All because he was retarded enough to make out with an eighth-grader on the plane during a school trip. I mean, how stupid can you be. Naturally, it was all over the school by Monday morning. And by Thursday, he was gone. I couldn't believe it. Nobody could believe it. The news passed among the seniors by word of mouth, and each one of us had exactly the same reaction: You're joking. But it was true. And now it's so weird at school. He was one of the few people there that I could actually talk to, without having to stick to certain topics, or feel awkward, or anything. One of the people who helped me through the day. And he had to go be a total fucktard and get himself kicked out.

I could go on like that, but I'm only depressing myself and probably annoying the shit out of you. So on to the good stuff! And what took my mind off the whole fiasco. The school play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, was performed on Friday and Saturday night. I helped out with makeup, stage crew, costume problems, etc., so I had to be at school until late at night everyday last week. And I had a total blast. I love being behind the scenes, unnoticed, but keeping the show running backstage. Besides, the play fucking rocked. When people hear the words "school play," they tend to think "piece of shit," but this really wasn't. For one thing, the makeup on the fairies was fucking spectacular. And instead of using a normal stage, the play was in the round (really square, but let's not split hairs here), so surrounded on all sides by the audience. Which made blocking a lot more complicated, since you had four sides to play to, instead of three. Also, there was almost no scenery, allowing for a lot more scope for acting and the imagination. Which is how they did it in Shakespeare's day.

Last, but not least, all the actors were good. And perfectly cast. Puck was a little seventh-grader who completely stole the show. The whole thing was really funny. When I think about it, it's mostly just a montage of good times, from rocking out to Queen in the bathroom while spraying large amounts of hairspray and spilling mascara, to calming a nervous fairy by letting her do my makeup very quietly backstage, discussing the merits of C.S. Lewis with Theseus during the intermission, laughing hysterically when Hermia wrestles Demetrius across the stage, then grabbing him backstage and folding down his collar so the audience wouldn't see where she made him bleed, and etc. The cast party after the final show on Saturday also went quite well. We mostly sat around and sang along to Queen songs. Our theme music.

So, like I said, the week started out very badly, but ended up alright. Too bad a new week started and I had to go back to school today. Today kind of sucked. Total letdown from all the excitement, I guess. Besides, this is Holy Week, which is always an ordeal to get through. It is my favorite liturgy of the year, though, so I shouldn't complain.

And I have Easter break to look forward to. A rest from all those people. :)

Spudge at 9:01 AM

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at April 9, 2007 8:08 PM  Abused Mollusc said...

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