here I am...

in the Lincoln Center library, Monday morning, so, as you may have assumed, no work at Friends for me today (do have three days later in the week) . Interesting, having worked so much at Friends in the last two weeks, waking up and getting through the early part of the morning when there is no work creates a very different pace for me and a very different set of feelings. A little raw this morning, things are falling into place now.
Some reports:
Saturday evening, off to Bushwick to see Miles for Mary, the much praised theater piece being presented at the Bushwick Starr. Really disappointed---this is a very realistic visit to a school faculty set up in the late eighties. The cast seems totally focused into these spaces---they make incisions into their roles. But an hour and a half with this group and their griping and mind games playing as they plan a benefit, left me with nothing but empty feelings. These people were just not interesting enough, and the one change from beginning to end---a change that involved only two out of the five most important people in the play---is still pretty mild. I think they got lost in their own vision. Interesting to be at a theater that I attend so regularly and see so many faces that I have never seen there before---also majority of people in the audience much older than the usual group at the Starr. After play, went over to the Left Hand Path,  a little down the road on Wycoff and received my free beer. No tv at that place, but really enjoyed the ambiance, would like to return there some time soon, of course also would like to pay a visit to the Starr Bar---the new place created by Mayday Space. After leaving felt a hunger pain and visited the new pizza place on Wycoff and Troutman, the space that used to house Northeast Kingdom (once the only restaurant in Bushwick, if you can believe that)
Kind of rushed, but did have a nice large piece of artichoke pizza, very enjoyable. Toyed with the idea of staying around, but headed home for some rest.
Sunday, two rounds of football at both South Fourth and Cobra Club. Feel very well liked at these places---enjoy talking football with friend at South Fourth and James, the bartender at Cobra. They know the game well, and make good statements to which I can dialogue with. Hard to watch football all day, though, at some point I feel played out---often on Sunday I am tired around 6 or 7 and want to go home and take it easy, but yesterday, having the extra rest from the one hour gained during the change of time zones for the city, felt no need to sleep so went to see Fire at Sea at the Lincoln Plaza cinema, and intense documentary about the refugees from Nigeria and other African countries that arrive in Sicily from Libya after excruciating journeys. Very intense doc---see the rescues and the way the refugees are treated and processed after the reach asylum carefully. Very odd, that I was the only one in the screening room (one of six in the movie theater); I don't know if I have ever experienced that before---very surreal experience, I kept having fantasies that the movie workers would lock up and leave me there over night. Of course this did not happen, but it is just strange to be watching a movie this way by one self, especially if it is a totally serious movie.
   That is the weekend, not sure about tonight, both Jenufa and  the Harvest are possibilities, but probably will wait until around 5 to make the decision. Will let you know, and tomorrow, I hope to be out of the house by 5:35. to line up to vote at my polling place.