a little annoyed...

I have been asked to cover a class on Friday morning that I don't especially want to do. I already have committed to two classes on Friday, this one is a music class--their concert is over---I just don't want to be stuck with a study hall. I do have the free time to do it but....well, let's see how it plays out.
Some reports from the weekend:
Ding dong the Ocean: a sensitive well conceived piece at Jack---a little self indulgent at times, but there is really a nice flow to things and a sweet benign energy throughout. Also, there is an artistic visual commitment to the vision that goes throughout the piece. Very unique on its own terms, which is what the theater at Jack should be about. My friend Eliza plays a role that is in complete contrast to the somewhat charming but aware countenance that she showed in her one person show earlier this year. She plays a woman who is very withdrawn and isolated. She really captured the isolation that the role asks for. Very nice to see.
 Saturday evening: at Clubbed Thumb, actually because their first play was recommended to me by a friend that I met at Jack---a play called Tin Cat Shoes---truly I hated it. I found it pointless and silly---nothing in it had any gravitas are seemed meaningful. I know that Clubbed Thumb has a fondness for plays that are language oriented, sometimes plays that are really clever but are somewhat in love with themselves. but this play just seemed silly. The actors ran around with great emphasis---but for what?
Afterwards I had a nice slice of pizza on first and Saint Marks (pizza is only what you can have if you want to save money) and then went to visit my friend Erin at Burp Castle, the quiet bar next to Standings. That was good, I have not seen her in a while, and we caught up. It ended the night on a pleasant and warm feeling.
Sunday; Visited my two hangouts, South Fourth and Cobra, in the opposite order. Had very good conversations with baseball fans at both. Looking forward to doing it again.
Monday: a rest day---the body asked for rest---I followed its request---but I did take a nice walk from 76 street to 110th, the last 10 blocks along placid Riverside Drive. Very interesting.
Yesterday--one period with the "mad" seventh graders at Friends---good fun, then an emergency tutoring session at 145 street, then the graduation---somewhat strange because it is so early this year.
Had a good time---said good by to many seniors, afterwards, went to the Gramercy Bar on 20th and 2nd. Not very crowded, the batender, Angelica was very welcoming; had two good talks with Michelle, who works at a school on 109th and 2nd, and Jeff, a young economist from Houston, so we talked about the Astros and Rockets. Left feeling quite nice, and I walked from there to the station on
23rd ad 7th.
Tonight, still to be defined. Tentative plans are to visit Lansdowne Road and say hi to my friend Mel, who works as a waitress there. Will report soon.