the previous 48 hours....

have been all fringe. Came down to fringe central after lesson, as I had planned, found out that fringe box office supervisor Stephanie was having trouble covering one venue (ironically it was the one that I boxed officed last year) so I volunteered to take two shifts on Saturday, ended up doing all Sunday shifts (five of them) as well.  So the weekend was all action; very pleased with myself for doing it, now Monday morning, kind of exhausted. Yet interestingly enough, last night, returned to the apartment at around 11, should have been exhausted and slept easily into the morning, but that is not what happened. Instead at 2A.M. awoke to find myself full of energy, ready to go, amazed that my body, which I believed that I had taken to the limit the day before would be so unwilling to be tired. Yet there it was---alone in the apartment, much time consider all things that have brought me to this point (that is pretentious, I know) but at that time, without any computer or smart phone, that is all to be done. My body simply refused to be sleepy---though in all fairness, the heat may have had something to do with it. Finally around 4, must have dozed off. Woke up around 8, body finally feeling the "strain" of the last two days of fringe work, yet, have to state I really enjoyed myself at the Robert Moss (the theater that I covered) and am looking forward to starting again on Wednesday at my "own" venue, 64 east 4 street.
After finishing fringe on Saturday, headed for Tavern on the Green, despite tired state, made it, first time I have ever been in the place, much more laid back than I had imagined, kind of pleasant, in its own way, bartenders very courteous and service quite good (and prices quite high). Could see myself dropping in after a Lincoln Center performance or something similar. Joined Arlene's group, she was in good spirits, had nice conversation with her friend Francine, who lives in Hoboken. (don't know much about Hoboken life, have, in all its years of gentrification, never visited there). Left a little early, tired, wandered around the Center for a bit, then returned home, expecting to be asked to work the next day (which I was)
So I am all fringe, it seems---it is easy to get caught up in its completeness, but that is the point, for two weeks it invades your life, dominates it--don't know if I can attend meeting tomorrow night or not. Today, will probably go down there after library, depending how I feel...