Not the greatest of mornings..

although sitting in the 42nd street library, I am kind of mellowed---the morning began with my coffee at the place connected to the hotel on 77th and Broadway. I usually then take the coffee and grab a Times, (there are about 20 of them) and read. Today, some security person met me as I was about to take a paper and told me I could not read the paper, since I was not a resident of the hotel. I explained to him that this is something that I do every day, but he insisted that I could not get a paper and read. He then said I couldn't even sit in the hotel and drink the coffee. So I left---feeling very put out. I should have checked this with the coffee proprietors next door (they know me well) but I just returned to the apartment. I don't know if it is even legal to not allow me to sit in the hotel lobby. Next I decided to see if I could get a rush ticket for the tonight's performance of Slave Play, and arrived at the theater about 9:10. There were already twenty people ahead of me; I thought my chances would be slim, and they were. Stayed on line until the box office opened but many in front of me were turned away. All they had were very expensive seats. It is ironic, during the last few months, $39.00 tickets to the play were very accessible---now they are impossible to get. If I try to rush again next week (the final week) I will probably arrive around 8, or even, earlier.
  I had ambivalent feelings about seeing the play, not shattered that I won't-it will probably be in the regionals in a year or two.
  Those comprise the problems befalling me today----nice to have the day open. Yesterday, completed my second day of work at Friends, afterwards just returned home--plain tired. On Wednesday a full day at Friends and three sessions at the library---of course yesterday I felt played out. Mostly just listened to classical music on my radio, then headed to a Greek diner for a blt--not the greatest, but I did not feel up to hanging out in a bar last night..
So what happens today now that I will not be seeing Slaveplay? Not sure. Lots of choices, and I just remembered there is the basketball game at Friends this afternoon. So as the weather warms up, perhaps more positive events will prevail. Will report soon.