First Day at Friends..

was a great day for me! Said hello to lots of people I had not seen since the beginning of summer. Had three classes, all with students whom I had worked with before. The upper school class was restrained (they always are) but lots of warmth and good energy from the second class, consisting of mostly eight graders and a few tenth graders, The third class was a "riotous" group of sixth graders (spanish) and as you can imagine, the energy level was incredibly high. They "drove me crazy" with their energy, but at the same time, I really enjoyed trying to keep them in check. I think I was busy every moment of the hour that I spent with them--left the school feeling very invigorated. I return their next Friday (next scheduled day) ---really looking forward to it.

  After that, headed to Brooklyn to pick up flyers for next week's march---was really helped by the woman who runs FUREE, she was very generous with her time to get the flyer out and printed. Tomorrow a friend and I will flyer in and around Bed-Sty---not my favorite thing to do, but will do it anyway. After picking up the flyers, could have gone home, but my energy was still up--had a nice chicken salad sandwich at Juniors (but really expensive---about $16.00 after tax and tip) and then stayed around the Gotham Market and the Fiction Center for about an hour. Returned home tired but happy.

 Unfortunately, stomach cramps were strong in the evening and early morning---maybe it was my diet-a lot of cheese and perhaps a little too much sugar---I had expanded so much energy at Friends, I felt I needed some extra sugar. At this point, it is a little better---let's see what happens.
 Tonight I am scheduled to see a project at a space in Brooklyn called The Invisible Dog. It is created by my friends, Michael and Abby---they have done several theatrical projects in the past that I have gone to. Invisible Dog is a fun space---in a now very gentrified neighborhood in Brooklyn, near Brooklyn Heights. Michael and Abby's projects usually involve a group working together to bring something harmonious from all the collaboration. I will report soon.