not much time....

at the computer, quick, quick, quick-------what first? Slightly envious of Molly Smith at the Arena; ideas around the new theater sound very good--what (If anything) does it mean for you...? Yesterday, long, long walk around the Slope. Today---sorry that woman in the Bronx canceled lesson for her daughter, maybe later....so, with less money and more time what is the plan...? Probably out to South fourth and stay there for a while, then possibly one of your bus trips, or maybe return to the city for final fringe encores day. On a beautiful day like this, does one really want to be inside.....many things upcoming that are worth seeing, but will I........

today....

a far better day----now have the work tomorrow at Friends, a good session with Roberto this morning---and then an encounter with an interesting woman my age named Livia, ofcourse she is retired with all the money she needs...still felt something...no attempt to continue....now in the library, saddened by Paladino's candidacy, what if he really wins, what does it mean? New York is this incredible playground----but at times seems oblivious to anything happening in the real world....new bar last night....as if there wern't enough of them....do these things ever stop. Will go to South Fourth tonight to play trivia---should be fun, but again, how do you make younger people more aware....?

so today.....

woke up this morning in the dark---feeling really wretched....why, not sure...maybe going to the bar on 110street and CPW, which I felt I enjoFeyed, even if I didn't have much contact, left its mark on me. Wandering the streets between 116 and Broadway and the bar, surely thought of all of them.....but that is hardly surprising. When i got home, felt good, tired, pleased at saving money, and the good session with kevin. Took me a while to get back into things, thought I might go and hang out with Jimmy at South Fourth, really would love to do that, but ended up staying in Manhattan, got the call for the three days for Bram, that anchored things a bit.
PHilly this Saturday (past) all the wandering around, really got to know the city Center City, kind of a faux wonderland, I guess you might call it. Just built to please the new upscale and professional class, before their next move. Still, a lot of culture, there must be a lot of artist able to live there, that surprised me---always thought of Philly as a kind of cultural backwater. People at the Fringe were nice.
Looking forward to tutoring Chelsea 2 and Gianna, and my trip to their home in the South Bronx this afternoon. This evening, may check out a play on Fringe Encores, should also catch up on some of the documentaries that are showing...we will see.........

Incredible day yesterday....

subbing at Friends, so much warmth, really amazing, then going to the Bronx to tutor Chelsea and Gianna. Felt I really lived through, accomplished alot, then went to bed, could not do much else---woke up this morning with a headache, glad to have the day off, looking forward to Friday, even if I will have five (atleast) periods.
Being off gave me much time to absorb the election reports---what can you say---Galisano and his vulgar bravado frightens me---wnyc had people who voted for him on, their reasoning also seems uninformed and self oriented. Where are we going with all this....rest of the day...not sure....glad to have the expanse of time available to me, but where it will lead.....

strange and long.....

weekend, finally over, but missed my tutoring session today, as kevin has school (School, today, does not seem possible when everything begins tomorrow),anyway, labor day weekend, the longest weekend, yesterday could have stayed at South Fourth or lucky dog, but instead walked.....walked through McCarren Park, up to greenpoint, up (or north) on Manhattan avenue, to Mark bar (did not go in) and then around to Franklin for a few blocks for the other bars (there must be nine of them) in the area. One day it would be nice to do a min-pub crawl there, but with whom.....? The endless determination of my walking.......now back to west side and then to Queens. The rest of the day......?

long and...

strange night...woke up with a sense of emotional exhaustion----probably has something to do with Easton Ellis' novel, but I am really into it---a man caught in his own trap. Will try to finish after the play, which should be fun. Made an appointment to tutor Chelsea and her sister tomorrow at 1, which means I probably miss all the games on TV tomorrow, but nevertheless, was important to do, gives me a little more play financially---still feel haunted by that neighborhood, will probably be coming there from Riverdale, so that in itself should be interesting, remembering that night in 1998, when three buses and one subway took me from Riverdale to 170 street in the bronx-----going through Crotona Park in the bus at night, almost a nightmarish vision----so dark---but more about today, will see what is happening after the play, would like to try Sackett's. sounds like a good place.....television, also check out a few new places in and around the slope, but remember, stomach will only hold so much....later.........

FRiday of labor day......

the end, the dying of the summer---each one seems like a weekend to endure---but city boy is seeing 39 steps with his fringe friend Irene tomorrow, and Sunday, maybe a visit to Wave Hill. Some reading, want to finish Watch on the Rhine, blown away by the first act yesterday, will try to finish it, but still might be tough to get through the weekend. Found a new restaurant called G restaurant near Yankee Stadium, no problem vibe, might be useful during the playoffs, we'll see.

that last post.....

with its exhilirative content seems like ages ago, though it was only two weeks and two days. And yet, sometimes when I look back on this past fringe, I feel like I went through a war---tough time readjusting.....three tutoring sessions yesterday, including one for the first time in a neighborhood that I wasn't sure of, and when I returned home simply collapsed....got up to have a meal at the "new" All State, then returned to sleep, and to sleep again this morning---finally seem to have worked out all the kinks from my tired body----not sure about the rest of the day, have not been to South fourth since the fringe was over---should go there soon---much else to do, meanwhile saddened by the lesser hours the library will have starting next week. well, there is always the midtown one which opens at 8, if that is necessary...let's see how the weekend turns out...........