long and hard.....

weekend, beginning on Saturday, when exterminators came to get the bed bugs out. They literally stripped the whole apartment (with my approval) but left the apartment in an mess, did not clean, left for me to do it. Stripped apartment seemed odd for a while, but bed is bed bug free and sleep is better.
Did not stop me from leaving quickly to attend Friends Seminary musical, All Shook Up. Really a wonderful experience---nine principals all on the same page, giving remarkably relaxed and layered performances. Director Steve Borowka has an amazing understanding of how to use his young actors and actresses---script which could have been obvious, was actually very inventive for its kind. Real glow coming from stage to audience, totally honest---kind of awe inspiring. Musical was over kind of early (9P.M.)  so opted to visit Burp Castle in search of my bartender friend Erin, had not checked in with her since before Thanksgiving, but she was not there---next door at Standings, a sports bar I often frequent, it was incredibly crowded. Stomach ready for a beer, but where? Most bars in area packed; it was Saturday evening, after all---but finally went to 12th street bar, on second, fairly uncrowded, and basketball game was on. Had a beer, and ran into Tom, a teacher at Friends, we spoke awhile, but for the most part, nothing happened. The game between Oklahoma City and Houston became more and more intolerable, as Oklahoma City pulled away. So I left, debated checking out another bar, but decided against it and returned home, kind of relaxed, got to sleep.
     Sunday, when I went out, I discovered that some of the garbage from my apartment had been taken out by a homeless person---I panicked, and after some coffee tried to pick some of it up, the garbage that had been left in the street. When my neighbor saw me, she reminded me that it was the responsability of the landlord to haul this stuff out. Called the building manager and asked him to send the super over to handle it---fellow tenants were supportive. Then it was off to the Stadium.
First complete game at the new Yankee Stadium courtesy of my playwright friend John, who is from Seattle and always goes to the games the Mariners play at the Stadium. Despite all my deep seeded anger at the place, pushed on us by the former mayor, payed for with city taxes, I have to say I enjoyed the nine innings that we stayed. Game was interesting and atmosphere was pretty relaxed and unforced---may have been our seats, first row in the upper deck, did not have to deal with people in front of us, but the result was that I felt that I could return again---I don't think seats will be very difficult to get for most games---so possibly I will go. When I got back from the Stadium, and to the apartment, garbage had been restored to its first place---so super did arrive and take care of it. Lots of bags on the stoop for the garbage guys to collect tomorrow morning. Hope it goes off okay. Pretty tired after that, so stayed home for the evening.
  The week begins, may be a meeting of BAN tonight, but possibly called off. Will find out and report tomorrow...