Saturday afternoon at...

Lincoln Center Library, sitting at the computer. Had to practically fight my way in---children and their parents everywhere, all over the center, almost no thought about how adults just wanting to use the library can navigate the space, This year Halloween seems to be completely hyped up in the city---really appalling--as if the city could simply forget its problems for a day because it is Halloween. A long way from the sixties and seventies, when the day was seen as kind of meaningless fun for a small portion of the community.
A little calmer now, but really frustrated by all the child traffic at the center, on the subway, etc. lining the upper west side.
So Wednesday was a restless day, and once tutoring was over, returned to the apartment tired and feeling some stomach cramps. Went to sleep very early, only to find a message around 10 from the music teacher at Friends, asking me to take her classes the next day. Had to think about it for a moment, then accepted. Figured that even if my body was cramped and tired, I could make it through, even if it meant three classes of second and first grade students. Immediately fell asleep---woke up around 3 in the morning, all of a sudden no pain, no fatigue, felt as if I was shot out of the cannon, could have gone to Friends then. Amazed at the contradictions between the two mornings, Wednesday, no work, fatigued, Thursday, work ahead, body strong and head excited at the challenge ahead. Turned out I actually worked in the library as well that day---so that and the next day at Friends turned into a long and productive haul.
Today, body really does need rest, when time in library is over, will probably return to apartment and take it easy for a while---will see A View From the Bridge tonight--really looking forward to it--not sure where I will go after that, probably somewhere to watch the rest of the world series game.
Tomorrow, I think I will see A Face in the Crowd at BAM. Fascinating movie, love Andy Griffith in this kind of role (using his naive charm to be controlling) saw it first right before my 10th grade year at Science (oh, how I wanted a girl friend that year!) and then during a summer when I was in college it was broadcasted on TV. Now I feel really drawn to it, there are three showings at BAM tomorrow, probably will go to first or middle on. Anyway that is the plan now, open, of course to change.
     Just ordered tickets to Perfect Arrangement, the play playing at the Duke, closing next week, I wanted to go on Tuesday, but had to pick Thursday because TDF did not have Tuesday on its list. Want to see Jennifer, an actress who I have known for about 20 (maybe longer years) never see her "in the world" but always have a nice discussion with her when I see her work. So I am checking this out.
That is all for now--hope I can negotiate the Center a little more easily when I leave then when I came in.