first day since....

last Thursday not working at Friends, Tuesday was planned, Monday and Wednesday were surprises, one more day this week coming up tomorrow. Finally replaced my cell phone this morning. Not an easy thing to do---must hand copy all the names in my directory into the new phone, and usual anxiety about the new phone and how it works. Still, it gives me a chance to eliminate some names as well---needed to cut down anyway.
Saturday night the play at Friends, another really terrific effort from Steve and the actors. So much pure talent at Friends now, I cannot remember anything close to it since I began there. Great to hear the Midsummer verse again as well. Thought a lot about Balanchine's ballet and Brook's "classic" production while I was watching this one. Brook had one set of actors playing both Theseus and Hippolyta and Oberon and Titania---simply an efficient way of moving things along. Would I do it that way, if I had the chance..? Don't know. Anyway, really enjoyed it, left and went down to Burp Castle in the hopes of seeing my friend bartender Erin, but she was not working that evening. Stayed
anyway, grabbed a beer, read, spoke to no one (this is usually a good place to have a conversation)  and returned home.
Sunday a little more frenetic, began at South Fourth---terrible football game on the TV (they do not have the package)  but had a really good conversation with my friend Kathy---she is from the midwest and spoke of returning home to her parents who probably voted for the President elect.
After that not sure---62 bus to Park and Washington, then Lafayette bus to Bedford---stopped off at Black Swan for a beer; very crowded had to stand for a while---but felt welcome, watched some football and drank the beer, then headed to the Pizza place near BAM that i like very much. Could have stayed around and seen a movie at BAM, but had to return to the internet place on Bedford and North 6th to check plans for the next day. It was a good thing that i did, because there was some planning to do. Had a cup cake at the new place nearbye---very filling, would love to try one of their pies, but probably would bloat very quickly---then returned home.
Rest of the week not clear, should see the play that my friend Hannah is in, that is down by Wall Street, then an interesting work at Abrons Arts, and scads of movies---I really must see the James Baldwin film that will be at Metrograph this weekend and after.
Last night,a good time at the basketball game,(but Friends lost) and then stuffing myself with what I thought was a small portion of Chinese food---but looked like over eating this morning.
Will report soon on the rest.