so It's Tuesday......

kind of relaxed as I sit in the library at Amsterdam and 82nd, writing this. Yesterday after I left the Lincoln Center library was "strange' the best way I can describe it. By 3:30 was tired, rested a bit, thinking that I would be in good shape to go out to Bushwick for the reading last night. But it never happened. Woke up about 5 with a stomach ache and also it was dark and raining hard. A little nervous about trekking out to Brooklyn in the storm---worried that there might be a power outage in the area, or a breakdown in the subway. Also tired, so I did not go. Nothing to do except wait until hunger took over---so I continued tor rest, listened to the Yankee game and pondered my options for the rest of the week. Finally got restless and left the apartment around 9---took 104 to 96th---then walked north. By this time, a little hungry, so the question was where? Passed a bar on the east side of 106th that has always seemed interesting to me, but a little noisy and crowded, so I passed. Next a Greek diner on 109th street---pretty empty but I had a book with me---checked menu---a tuna fish sandwich would have cost about  7.25---before tax and tip, really made me sick, so I passed it. Finally settled on a "burger bar" on Broadway (east side) near 111th. Had never been in there before. It is an interesting place---actually a large table area and a decent bar area--place somewhat crowded but there was room---very much a young crowd; I was able to take a very light pilzner to a table and sit and watch two baseball games there. Definitely a bar where one should be with "somebody"; since I was at a table, I was left alone---did not really feel alienated but not great either (of course not cityboy, why should you have feltl good if no one was talking to you?) Left after it looked like the Yankees had sealed the deal (they did); had a large and overpriced pizza next door and returned home.Listened a bit to rap up of convention first day and slept--still kind of tired from the day but awoke around 4 this morning with my energy restored. But what can one do at 4 in the morning, especially on the upper west side (a different answer if I lived in Williamsburg). Had a strange dream, about being cast in a play, not learning my lines, and on the day of the performance, the theater being destroyed. You figure it out.

This morning, listened to Convention takes on NPR---better to get information that way rather than listen to the whole thing while it is happening, definitely do not want to hear the speech of the former president this evening---though role call (if it is allowed to happen) might be interesting.
Just heard that the city has purchased a lot of anti-terrorist equipment for the NYC police---supposed to protect them from attack but also might be used against protesters---at least that is my take on that---more on that some other time.
Today, a good day to see Troilius and Cressida at the park---really want to see it and this might be my only chance, but also ambivalent---would like to explore some other choices---maybe I should go to south fourth just to be with people. Not sure. Park or movie? Manhattan or Brooklyn? Will probably just let it happen. Will report tomorrow.