The time, has anyone seen the time?

Can someone explain to me how I have less than one week left of classes? I have TWO DAYS of each class left of my first year of college. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I could swear that someone has turned the hands of time ahead on me for a practical joke. Well let me tell you: NOT FUNNY! I feel like this year has disappeared; it's gone too fast. But alas, I'm sure you're not here to listen to me complain about how fast life goes and yaddah yaddah yaddah. So let's find something interesting to talk about.

The Shakespeare in Performance class put together a performance, for lack of a different word, of a play that is gaining popularity Measure for Measure. A few friends and I went to see this performance, and let me tell you, it was hilarious! I've always had some problems understanding the way Shakespeare writes, meaning in Olde English, but after hearing it spoken for about 15 minutes, you kind of get the hang of things and can better understand what is being said. I think the class did a wonderful job! They took the original play, about 2700 lines, and cut it down to 1200 so it would fit into an hour-long performance. And they were incredible! The play was humorous, the acting was great for folks who aren't majoring in theater, and the audience was thoroughly engaged. I think this is something rare at Luther; then again, I feel like that's all I ever say about this school, that you can't find such and such anywhere else, but I really think it's true!

Oh, what else to say? This week the weather took a turn for the worse, so it wasn't as nice as it has been previously, but we're all holding our breath for this last weekend, as we have plans to go picnicing and canoeing and hiking one last (or first) time before summer. I must say, the less time you have, the more things need to be crammed in. I feel like there is so much that I want to say, but I think I'm going to save it for next week, and have a final hurrah, one last Luther cheer for this glorious first year at college.

Always,
Allison