lazy day.....

nothing planned until the evening---then will see my friend Eliza' s project at Ohio Space. No work today, so I should be very relaxed and set up well for the evening. Will possibly go out and "hang out" with some of the people there whom I know. Should be a decent amount of them. Back in "the community".  Tomorrow a full day of subbing and then a session. High end exhaustion. Saturday will be easier and I can go slowly to visit my artist friend Liz' studio at the Brooklyn Navy yard. An almost impossible place to get to---all sorts of travel plans run through my head, but none really seem like they will help. Ultimately, either wait for a bus that comes once every 20 minutes (possibly) or walk a decent amount. Well, like I said, at least I have more time to do it on Saturday.
   Strange evening last night. Went to the La Flaca birthday party in the hopes of watching the Yankee Cleveland game with a few people, but when I got there around 7:30, the place was packed. So I realized that staying there was impossible---payed my respects to Bobby and left to find a spot to watch the game. But where? Three possibilities ran through my head, but none of them seemed to work, and I was getting hungry. Finally grabbed a pizza slice and headed towards Standings, a sports bar that I go to from time to time. But I never made it. Instead, stopped at a bar restaurant that fronts on Allen Street right before it hits Houston. The game was on, and it looked very quiet---I figured if I went there, I could watch the game in peace and reflect on the events of it. I ordered a beer from the tap---amazed to find out that it cost $8.71---before the tip. Annoyed, at what I felt was a rip off, but I was there already--did not want to play the role of a bad sport--so I bought the beer, gave the bartender the rest of a $10.00 bill and sat and watched. Not bad, no one really talked to me, but I watched the first four innings without incident. Kind of a mellow place, could go back there again for the same experience---nice place to take a friend or a "date"---lots of room to talk.
   So I left there, continued to walk north, crossed Houston, felt a little more room in my stomach. First stopped off at the Bean on 3rd street to check my e-mail (unnecessary) and then had a small piece of chicken at the fried chicken restaurant on 1st street and second avenue. Wow! Love those pieces of chicken. An inexpensive piece goes a long way towards filling me up. Finally I walked up to the 8th street subway and took the train home. When I got back the game was just finishing up---Yankees won, and amazingly enough will go on to the American League finals playing against Houston. Like most people, sports pundits and others, I did not expect this, but the team seems to be peeking now, so anything---even a world series place against the National League winner---is possible. The next round of playoffs against the well put together Houston Astros, should be fun to watch.
  Still, it was a strange evening---a little less then I had hoped for--or maybe I really enjoy traipsing around the city by myself. Possible, will report soon.