I woke up on Friday morning and had an intense urge to read Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It started with a quote, "My only love sprung from my only hate." Juliet says this when she realizes the man she's fallen in love with is none other than the Montague heir, Romeo.

I went to Skylight Books in Los Feliz that day and bought the play. It took me less than 24 hours to read the whole thing, and, of course, I read it entirely aloud to myself.

I know we all had to read Romeo and Juliet in high school, but if that was the last time you've read this magnificent play, I suggest you get back into it.