Archive for May, 2008


*As You Like It *

As You Like It is a comedy by Shakespeare that shows revolves around the life of two people. Orlando and Rosalind, who are two lovers that are separated due to the drama in their life. In Act 1, Duke Fredrick banishes his older brother Duke Senior to seize the power of the court. Duke Fredrick knowing that his daughter is fond of her cousin, Rosalind, also Duke Senior’s daughter, doesn’t banish her from the court. Meanwhile, the sons of the late Sir Rowland de Boys, Oliver and Orlando, are loudly discussing their problems. Orlando is telling his brother that he has not being taken care of like his father intended to. Oliver is jealous of his brother popularity towards other people so he has been giving Orlando no education and making him sleep outside. Orlando has finally had enough. Aslo Orlando decides to have a wrestling match, with a man named Charles, against his brothers wishes. Also while Rolando is having his wrestling match Rosalind an Celia are watching it and are amazed at how Orlando won because Charles are a good wrestler and he was bigger than Orlando. At the end of act one Duke Fredrick decides to banish Rosalind because he is suspicious of her. Celia Alos decides to leave with Rosalind too.

Crashin Down

” Oh, you know I don’t like him like that!,”

” Yeah, you do, just admit it!”

“No, can’t girls and boys be best friends!!”

 ”I don’t”

“You do”

“Whatever”

“Bye”

“See ya”

Sierra just finished having the most annoying conversation with her best friend, Natalie. He knew that her and Brian were best friends. They had been for 6 years minus 6 months when they were extremely mad at each other. But she quickly stopped thinking about that and started thinking about her trip to California. Sweet California. Where she would have no worries, no drama, no more disgusting scents of raw fish when ever she wanted to step outside her house. She lived near a restaurant that mostly sold sea-fish. Taste yummy, smells ewwwwwwww! One problem about the trip. Well actually two problems. Her mom and her dad. She loved them so much but she wished they loved each other as much as she loved them. Why didn’t they get divorced? They wanted to stay together for the sake of their only child, Sierra. Those problems didn’t really bother Sierra now. All that was on her mind was the learning the surf the waves of Cali and to meet celebrities that hang out in California.

“Bye, I’ll miss you Sierra”

“Bye, don’t have too much fun without me Natalie”

“Bye, Sierra!!” screamed all of Sierra’s friends at the airport.

Sierra walked up to where her parents were waiting for her. She took my last look at her friends. Not knowing that this would be the last time she would get to see her friends with a smile on her face.

On the plane.

“Why do you always have to bring this up at the worst possible time ever , Daniel,”

“Because we need to talk about it instead of avoiding it, Charlene” 

” But we never talk about this. You always yell about it,”

” Dag it Charlene!! You haven’t seen me yell yet!”

“Here comes the screaming fest.” Sierra thought to herself. Knowing this she just put on her headphones and listened to the soulful sound of Alicia Keys.  It wasn’t soon til the flight attendant came to hush her parents.  8 hours passed and Sierra has already slept and now she was awake. Everything was all clam and peaceful until the plane enter through the clouds of a nearby storm. On word describes the next 30 minutes. Turbulence. Really, really bad turbulence.

As the plane passed swiftly through the Rocky Mountains it could not avoid the dark puffy clouds that were silently waiting for it. Waiting to disrupt the peacefulness and serenity on the plane. At least the serenity that was everywhere on the plane excerpt where Sierra was. As Sierra’s parents were about starting round 2 of their shouting match. The plane started shaking violently. All Sierra could hear is the muffled sound of the pilot saying their was going to be some turbulence. That is when very thing went dark.  The luggage were falling out of their compartments. Sierra quickly took off her necklace knowing that it could choke her to death. Everything around become a swirling vortex. Thourgh the window you could see the image of the mountains coming closer and closer.

Fly

high and higher into the sky

until you can see no more blue oceans

no more of the constant movement of the city

no more of the dull shades of gray

taking over brightest of yellow

until everything is out of sight

out of mind

your floating on a cloud of wonders just waiting

for your next stop

waiting for your time to come

flying away from drama the chaos

the “she said he said that she said that”

but you get caught up storm clouds above,

the dark, ugly,  clouds covering the rays of sunshine

 and then you start coming back down

crashing faster, harder, faster, harder

until you crash until the cruel ground

with no one to help you up

but your own two feet

and now all you want to do is

get back up and

fly