a long time ago....

is what I felt as I read the last blog---well it was almost two weeks, but certainly a different feeling than I feel now, totally exhausted after a nine hour work day at Friends, ah, but things now seem to be going so well there. Must rest today---did not call my friend Roberto and offer him an english lesson---simply too exhausted. Will try to get through the afternoon as easily as possible, tutor Neal around 6 and hopefully feel strong enough to play Trivia at South Fourth this evening, and touch base with some of my friends there. Weather in the forties---almost balmy---finally was able to see the Neshoba County 2004 movie at BAM on Monday, what an incredible experience! Still wonder if I could have gone down to Mississippi and registered black voters at that time---felt too self protective--did not consider going, what a sense of bravery those young people must have had. Movie really moved me, did not do much the rest of the day, expected to have an easy day yesterday when the phone rang at 7:30, and the rest is.........
Will return tomorrow and Monday and a few other days, wonder how much time I will have for movies, plays, operas etc. things are piling up, time is short, so much to do, but I am tired......

last night...

on the way to the performance piece.......did not realize that Brooklyn museum was open late---nice place to stop out of the cold and have coffee (kind of steep at 2.50) but that is life in the big city. Then onward to Five Myles. Amazed as I traveled east on Eastern Parkway that first two houses east of Classon on the Parkway have doormen! Yes, I wonder how long this has gone on. Walking down Franklin Ave from the Parkway to Saint Johns, looks like two worlds, one white and one poor and black. Look in the storefronts. Kind of weird. Still no work at Friends, not sure why, isn't anybody out....? On an austerity budget today---helped by the meal I had yesterday at Vanderbuilt's after the play (performance piece...what have you) Anyway, the party was fun, made some new friends, this was a good idea, to go to a piece where I knew no one and see what happens. Felt good this morning,because of this....tonight La Bete, tomorrow lots of tutoring....we're off...!

and so...

we head into a new year. New Year's Eve, garish, loud, kind of a circus, have to figure out a better way of doing it, but how.....ran into Krystal and Claudia quite by accident on the subway as I was coming home, was the highlight of my evening---yesterday stayed at home until I saw A Free Man, nice meeting Veanne afterwards while I was waiting for Jeff,, really good to see him and be part of his leaving the theater---I really enjoy that. Amazed that the Guare play was dismissed by critics, is there something in the indictment of American racism that they do not wish to see......weird. Blood from a Stone was very well done as well, Ethan---well another incredible performance, but he allows everyone to be so much better. A really strong family drama (that is kind of one dimensional, doesn't really allow for its power----really good actors all around. Looking forward to seeing La Bete, but when.....probably Friday--no work yet, but that could change, enough tutoring, etc....