first the bad...

news, a New York State Judge has okayed the expansion of NYU---something conservationists did not want---another victory for hard, cold real estate in the city, yes I know, NYU needs the space for its keeping itself update, but the state always sides with the more powerful,in NY,; that is something that I would like to see changed.
Yesterday, did go to reading, enjoyed it and seeing Sarah, Lucy, Eliza and Bailey, among others. Lots to talk about after the reading, should get in touch with Sarah and have coffee with her sometime soon. Had a nice conversation with Ann N, who was directing the last reading; I was too tired to stay for that---hope it went well.
Came home around 6, very tired, rested, not a lot of energy, had a nice snack and then decided to read
We Are Not Ourselves in a coffee place----needed to be outside the apartment and not very bar oriented last evening. Went to nice coffee place near Bar Thalia, read there----then waited for bus to come home---fifty years on the upper west side, kind of amazing when you consider it.
Many, many choices for the weekend. Six interesting documentaries (not counting the one I think I will go to tomorrow at Bronx Documentary Center) also a John Ford retrospective at the Museum of Moving Image. Never in my time in NY, has there been more cultural options---the city explodes with "culture"---but is that a good thing?  Could not see everything even if I tried.
Tonight will be tutoring in Brooklyn until 7. After that...? Could walk to either plan B (baseball immersion) or the neighborhood bar further down on Franklin---it always calls seductively to me but somehow I always manage to avoid it.One TV, possibly not in use, but many more options for contact and conversation. Could also check out some other places...Freddy's deeper into Park Slope.
Also maybe Trivia at Pine Box---don't go there enough, like it there---but at this point so many eating and drinking choices the whole thing becomes ludicrous.
One more option: Symphony Space is having a Gilbert and Sullivan sing along tonight, could return to Manhattan and experience it, since I love Gilbert and Sullivan---yet probably would get annoyed by it---would like to be in a leadership position when it comes to G and S. Also, kind of reaks of an upper west side "event"; not exactly what I feel comfortable with.
Anyway, a lot depends on how much energy I have to expand after the session with Mila.
Really enjoying the novel that I mentioned above, We Are Not Ourselves---strong story about a couple of Irish middle class Queens people, both professionals but both come from loveless marriages and fathers who dominated and could be cruel if necessary. So they live in a kind of strange, mostly loveless stasis. Really keeping me occupied, it is long, so I probably will read a lot of it on my travels during the long weekend.
Library will be closed after Thursday---may not post again till Monday, but may find time and place to do so. Hopefully...