Happy Birthday to our pal Will

[tardis_stowaway]

Today is William Shakespeare's 450th birthday!  (Well, the day we observe as his birthday.  Nobody is 100% sure of his exact birth date.)  In honor of him and of it still being National Poetry Month, have a sonnet!  This is one of my favorites.

Sonnet 130:  My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
   And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
   As any she belied with false compare.

Also, apparently the Globe is taking Hamlet on tour to literally every country in the world.  I think that's a super cool project, and the production sounds really neat.

Now, because you deserve it, the latest kitten picture:

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[padfootie.livejournal.com]

Awww the kittens!! <3

[padfootie.livejournal.com]

ps: I loved that scene in your icon soooooo much :D

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

ps: I loved that scene in your icon soooooo much :D

I'm glad you love it too! It's one of my favorite conversations in Doctor Who.

[iwouldbegood.livejournal.com]

Heh, I can't read that poem and not hear Catherine Tate in my head reciting it ;)

Wow, that Hamlet project is so cool! I signed up :D

Also, I'm gonna give my best to try and grab a ticket for Benedict's Hamlet next year. Getting giddy with excitement just thinking about it, but I'm pretty sure tickets will be impossible to get...

And finally, OMG KITTENS! They are soooo cute!!

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

Ha, yes, I love that sketch with Catherine Tate!

Seeing Benedict as Hamlet would be SO AMAZING! I hope you succeed at getting tickets. :)

♥ kittens ♥

[iwouldbegood.livejournal.com]

I was so heartbroken when my plans for this year's New Year's trip to London fell through. I planned to take part in Doctor Who walking tour, and there was a slight chance I may have gotten a ticket for David Tennant's Richard II. On the other hand, all the Sherlock walking tours were already sold out, and a Doctor Who bus tour to Cardiff isn't taking place in winter. So my best friend and I decided to go to London next summer even if we don't get tickets for Hamlet. We want to do all three tours :D