working hard....

at FUREE, to prepare for the Convention---making me very aware of the inequites between the rich and the poor of this city. Not that I wasn't aware of that before, but in downtown Brooklyn, you have a monolith of developers pushing hard at all costs. They act as if they have more rights the the other people living there. Made phone calls Monday and Tuesday, and yesterday participated in the planning for the Conenvention.
How do you stop a juggernaut...? Reading J. Kozol's book, Fire in the Ashes, again making me very aware of the poor communites in the city, in this case the Bronx.m Tonight will see Sarah F's play Mickey and....
(can't remember the rest of the title) and participate in the after discussion. Will inhabit a very different world from the one of FUREE. I think this is making me feel strange---the two worlds don't seem to intersect at all.
Subbed at Friends, Friday and Monday, after Monday, totally exhausted, still would have like to have been
called today---hope for some work soon.
Today got my first look at Martha Swope exhibition, very good, but name of original Diesel (and the first Riff that I saw) Hank Brunjes was misspelled. Notified theater librarian, he said he would give it to curator, but did not seem to think she would be interested in talking to me....ah well.....

What's up

After two hectic days of working at Friends, should be relaxed, but no, feel all scattered---I think the change of pace really influences me now, anyway, will be going to Baltimore for about 24 hours' finally took the plunge, today meet with Sibyl, then maybe off to Tea Moon cafe to see Sibohan's work---somewhat ambivalent about that, but kind of strangely ambivalent about everything. Will return to Friends tomorrow, Saturday will help distribute flyers for FUREE, not sure what my role will be, maybe attend the movie on Myrtle Square on Saturday evening. Half of Brooklyn protesting the opening of Barclays Center, the other half oblivious...explain.....some baseball this weekend, then Sunday afternoon with Susan at Cobra club, what else....?

a long weekend....

have to make do with extremely little money---my strength as a budgeter will be tested. But will persevere. Lots of sports to watch, also attend the Fringe encore series. Movies....? well, I would like to, but not sure how to pay. Want to keep the credit card low...problem is all monies come in Tuesday and Wednesday, so not really without funds, but don't want to mess with my bank account that covers the rent, even though I doubt check will be cashed for around ten days.....does that make sense? Well, let's get more upbeat.
yesterday took an interesting trip through Crown Heights, walked south on Nostrand from Fulton to eastern Parkway. Some beautiful houses to look at, same with streets near Nostrand on Hart and Willoughby in
Bed-Stuy west (that's what I prefer to call it). Walking down those streets, one has to wonder what they were like during the sixties, seventies or eighties. Hard to believe that there was any crime there, houses
look so peaceful. After visiting the central Brooklyn library, headed across Union into heart of Park Slope.
Carroll Street, between the park and Eighth. What amazingly beautiful Brownstones. Could this really be
the hard scrabble neighborhood that I knew in the late sixties and early seventies where everyone was a bohemian, and rents were low and things were "cool". How did it evolve into what it is today/  This is
the curse/blessing of forty years of living through the history of the city.....one has strong memories of
the past, the first time one confronted the neighborhood...the people one knew, the places we walked, etc.
Memories come hard, they really do. Do I return today, go to a different area, stay in Manhattan, want to
finish the book on WaMu, it is really good...will probably see a fringe encore play tonight, maybe watch the
game at La Flaca, though to be honest, I am a little played out with baseball..oh well, let the festivities
commence!

interesting weekend....

full of friendships and interesting conversations, could anyone ask for more? Well, yes, slightly more money...still, all things being equal, did pretty well. Tomorrow first day at Friends, should be fun, then FUREE; let's see what the future holds.....

a long week...

with some fruitful encounters and conversations, but "stiffed" of the money I expected from tutoring; it seems my student has, atleast what appears to be for the moment. stopped working with me. So I am putting more pressure on myself not to spend, so it is conversation, rather than movies, possibly a good thing. Tomorrow, free pizza at South Fourth, also the play at incubator arts tomorrow evening. Long day...? Maybe. Subbing begins on Tuesday, looking forward to it---seeing some Fringe encores today, probably, other than that, well, feeling a little raw, as you might have guessed...see how the rest of the day progresses.