three days of work....

at Friends, the energy that I expand and the feelings that I live through on the days that I am subbing at Friends, are completely different from those which I experience when I am home, with perhaps only one hour of tutoring ahead of me. Why? Hard to say, but on Wednesday, my first day "back" at Friends after 4 non-days, I just experienced myself in a completely different way. Love the focus of the environment, even if often I have a lot of time on my hands. I would like not to feel so restless on the days that I don't work, maybe the learning experience of this week will allow that to happen.
   Often now I go to the coffee shop inside the hotel around the corner from me. This means that I can watch CNN while I am drinking the coffee. Constant evaluation of the new President; it makes me very glad that I don't have a TV in the apartment at this time.
 Outside events: not much since I was tired after the work at Friends, but last night I did go to Jack, in Brooklyn to see a monologue written and directed by someone that I know. A spoken word piece about 60 minutes long--hoped that it would sustain my interest---at times it did, the imagery was fairly strong and evocative, but as usual for such things, it went on too long. That's the problem with pieces that or abstruse to begin with; it gives the writer a chance not to edit, but to indulge. But it was nice to be in Brooklyn again, actually only one person there that I knew, and I was tired afterwards so
just jumped on the C (usually do not take it;' prefer to either walk to Flatbush or take a 25 or 26 bus to Flatbush and Nevins) and returned home.
    The nice thing about going yesterday, is that I am totally free today, after my sessions can do just about anything I want. But what is that? For the past few days I have promised myself that I would catch up on some movies, but something always comes up. Today? Not sure.Tomorrow? No football so possibly will go to the Bronx to see the Friends basketball team play---also this will give me an opportunity to explore Riverdale, a place where I hardly ever venture to. But this will depend on when I get up tomorrow and how I feel. Lots of unknowns, will report next blog.