four out of five days at Friends---the other day had many sessions. So here I am, Saturday, pretty exhausted, yet still with a few more hours of work to go. No social life, no night life--just coming back to the apartment and taking it easy. Will I make it out tonight? Hope so, but you never know---I had to examine my "tired quotient" before I make a decision. Lots of options---too many to go into now.
Tomorrow is the day of the two playoffs that lead to the Super Bowl (way overhyped, I know) and I hope to watch both of them, probably will begin at Cobra (just thinking of being there relaxes me) and possibly end up at La Flaca. Or perhaps remain in Bushwick. Monday, I have just found out has a demonstration in Brooklyn at 10A.M. that I would like to join. After that...?
Missed Wozzeck last Thursday, I was far too tired to see it; now I have only one more choice, next Wednesday--it remains elusive. But on Thursday I bought a book that I had been thinking of reading for a long time---a novel by John Williams called Stoner. Brilliantly written, it is about the life of a college teacher from his birth to.....? Don't know, have not got there yet. Stoner comes from a closed, non feeling family---he enters and accepts a loveless marriage---and devotes most of his time to teaching and what he really loves, exploring the classics. A strong affair with a younger student, beautiful at moments, is finally stymied, leaving him with...? Don't know, that is where I have stopped. The narrator (omniscient) relates the story in a cold, bloodless tone. But every word is focused---the vision is tight and really draws one in. Really glad I found this novel, even though its pessimism, (so far) falls hard on my feelings. But it really is a great piece.
So, the rest goes on...will report soon.
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