So it's Friday night at the lake. I went to see "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged" for the third time in the past four years. It was hiliarious. It starred Josef Hansen, Jonathan Croy, and Allyn Burrows. Hansen and Croy were both in the production that I saw four years ago, and were just as funny as ever, if not more so. Allyn Burrowsl, one of my favorite actors at Shakespeare and Company, was brilliant, although I have to say that I had trouble taking him humorously because every time I looked at him, I saw Henry V. What was also cool was that I got to sit behind Johnny Lee Davenport, another great actor at S&C, so I was able to figure out all the inside jokes of the actors based on when he laughed. Also, the productions of "Much Ado About Nothing" and "King Lear" that I saw earlier in the week were great. Especially notable were in "King Lear," my all time favorite actor Jonathan Epstein who played the title role, and John Douglass Thompson who played Edmund (he was most energentic, and really got into the role, although he made the audience laugh at one or two inappropriate moments.

I watched "Pulp Fiction" last night with Emi and her sister Mika. I loved it, as usual, and I think they liked it as well. My Uncle David confirmed my understanding that The Gimp in "Pulp Fiction" means nothing, and is simply reference to a comic book or something. Speaking of Uncle David (funniest man alive), he, my Aunt Ann, and my cousin Nathan left today, so it's just my mom, dad, and me. I think my Aunt Ellen is coming up tommorow, Saturday, but I'm not sure. I should be back Sunday, so you can give me a call late Sunday afternoon or evening.

I had a great waterskiing run today. My cuts are getting much superior, and my offside is improving slowly. I'm getting some great speed going accross the wake.  My turns are looking sharp, and low, and I'm putting up some huge spray. So much fun. Well, I'll write more soon.

-Joel