Saturday, August 8, 2009

Second Amendment

I've changed my goal of getting a pilot's license to simply "fly in a fighter jet."

Two reasons: first, although I got my "co-pilot's" license when I was 17 and enjoyed the course, I'm not such a fan of aircraft that I feel a deep enough desire to commit the time and money it would take to become qualified to fly myself.

Second, the Abbotsford Airshow is on today, and I've been watching the fighter jets zooming around the sky outside my place and have realized it would be a major thrill to be in one of those things going that fast, doing those crazy turns. Serious fun.

So, I think I will make that my goal. I want to ride in one of those one day. I've been in countless jets, and a couple of times I got to ride in small four and six-seaters. A good time, but not the sort of thing I think I really need to make a life goal.

The next time I get in a plane I hope it's with the intention of jumping out of it with a parachute.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

A month of Shakespeare

How many plays did Shakespeare write? I've read Romeo & Juliet, Measure for Measure,and A Midsummer Night's Dream in high school, and Coriolanus, Anthony & Cleopatra and MacBeth when I was at university, but that's about it. I know there are many more.

This weekend I saw Othello at Bard on the Beach, and it was great. I wish I could see all the plays there every summer. While the story wasn't all that exciting (the whole plot centres on Iago's revenge, which seems to have no motive), the acting was great.

Now that I've got an idea of what the play is about I'm going to go back and read it.

I think a nice subtitle for Othello, if they would have had subtitles in Shakespeare's day, would be The Whore and the Hankerchief.

After I read Othello, I'm going to see how many plays I can read this month. And hopefully see another play at Bard before the season is over.