At last! Here I sit...

in the Lincoln Center Library at around 11, (the library is all but deserted, as many people who use it seem not to be aware of the new early opening time) for the first time since Friday, 12/4---in the other seven work days I have been at Friends, lots of hard work, and some frenetic middle school classes, but all around good feeling. Last night attended double concert at the Vineyard---really good on both levels, the jazz group really excelling.
Today, interesting sense of freedom, of courses the vacation is coming up, so will have a decent amount of time free to catch up on...what...?
Rest of the week shifts into view, there are two plays that I would like to see: both in Brooklyn, one at the Brick, I think called How to Break Into Buildings, and the other at Bushwick Starr (always enjoy going out there) a Spanish play that Flako Jimenez, who included me in his last year's project at the Starr is directing and performing in. Saw Flako Monday, briefly when he appeared in a short scene from a work in progress at Dixon Place Little Theater. Attended that even though I was tired from a full day in the Friends Library followed by a tutoring session at the Lincoln Center Atrium.
Yesterday, called to work a half day at 8:45 A.M., surprised, had already planned my "non-Friends" day, when the call came. Returned to apartment at around 2, then back to library on 145street for two lessons, then back to Friends for concert---how did I do it...? Especially since at 6:25 found myself on a subway N train at 34th and Broadway that was not moving. What did I do? Got off and simply walked the next 17 blocks down Broadway---checked out many new restaurants and bars on that stretch, what do they say..."if you build it they will come. definitely true re bars and restaurants all over. Another symptom of  our "progressive" mayor bonding of the "two cities".
Holiday coming up, need a rest from all my "activisim", but will I get one. Should be interesting to see how these next two weeks play out....