think coffee, after my short day at Friends, I considered all the options that I could explore in my "free time". Many movies, now there are some interesting plays on the horizon---finally I had to realize that my choices were at this moment, infinite---if I wanted to I could forsake being an observer at a play or a movie, and simply spend the evening walking through some part of Brooklyn or trying out a new bar. It was a "telling" moment; I guess an acknowledgement of my own freedom, as much as anything else. A nice calm settled over me. Some of that comes from being at Friends; I had just covered an eighth grade science class---very lively, full of eighth grade "craziness" but actually full, also of a lot of warmth. Did that add to the calm, and the sense of accomplishment. I think so. I am feeling a lot of satisfaction about my relationship to the Friends community this year, maybe more than ever before.
Then on a walk from 57th and 7th to this library (the Lincoln Center one) I witnessed the "horror" of mass construction---how many large luxury buildings in progress did I pass? Dust or at least the smell of dust seemed to enter my lungs---how long will this keep going on. Is there really an endless need for upscale housing---how much money is there to go around? Will the ball drop at some point?
So here I am, finishing today's blog in the library. If my lungs are not clear, at least my vision is more relaxed. Still lots of "improvement" is needed in the city---lots more awareness of how aggressive the vision of these developers are.
That is all for now---I have said what i wanted to say. Whatever I decide, I will try to make tonight interesting, and will report on it tomorrow.
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