cold, cold....

last night---heat is not on yet (landlord within his legal grounds--somewhat) and even with two heaters, once they are turned off and I go to sleep, I wake up in a tremendous cold. So far no ramifications, and I don't expect there to be any. Physically feel "decent" this morning. Still it will mean a greater electric bill, and I am not crazy about that. Weather looks warmer for the next two days, so nights, possibly will stay moderately warm. Still, can not take any risks with my health. The apartment has a large bay window, which attracts a lot of cold.; when I went out this morning it was actually warmer outside then in. Well, we will see what happens, the super said the boiler man is coming to set the boiler up for the winter (should be ready now anyway) so maybe some heat will sneak in. Annoying.
Good day at Friends, yesterday, will return Friday, maybe tomorrow, though no offers yet.
Saturday, decided to give Hamlet at the Public at try. Got there for 7:00 performance at 6:30, and after a little anxiety waiting, did get in. Not that hard, actually. I am glad; the performance was stunning--a cut down Hamlet in which every word counted---Fortinbras, one of my favorite and one of the most meaningful characters in the play, was cut, but really it did not matter. The vision of the production---fast paced but meaningful---was very well conceived, nothing seemed to be left to chance. Every actor and actress on the same page, lots of working together---Daniel Pierce actually made something out of Polonius,and was great in two other parts as well. But the play centered around the actor playing Hamlet Chuckwuji Iwuji (hope that I got the name right). He gave a fantastic performance, touching all the "Hamlet" bases---no wandering around the role, he knew what every word, every phrase meant, and not in any way a simplistic Hamlet either, he found all the many colors in the role. Even though this production had toured in prisons and homeless shelters and neighborhood recreation centers, there was no sense of "selling" the piece or stressing the obvious. Paced beautifully. Can't say enough about it, along with Troilus and Cressida in the park this summer, shows that the Public is really excelling at Shakespeare, possibly in a way that they never had before.
Afterwards, wanted to watch some baseball, bars in second avenue, packed to the gills. I decided to check out a bar near Friends, the Gramercy Park bar on 20th and second. Not very crowded, bar tender very nice, I had a beer and a pretzel and easily watched the Giant-Cub game. Bartender had constant conversation with patron who cursed a lot---did not like that, but still would go back again. Very laid back place, which is a good thing.
Sunday, rested until Assembly celebration in Fort Greene, enjoyed it, had a nice conversation with Cindy, the woman who traveled with the Assembly and wrote the TDR article about them. She is writing a history of the theater in the sixties; I would like to contribute my memories of that time to her. She was impressed by my knowledge of the era--we exchanged e-mails, will see what happens.
Monday, a "lazy" day, did go to the Dixon Place Little Theater in the evening, very disappointed by three of the four works in progress that they showed---decided not to hang out afterwards, grabbed a piece of fried chicken on 2nd and 2nd, and returned home.
Still have not attended a film festival showing, maybe tonight, but I should visit La Flaca on their sixth anniversary, other things as well. We will see.