after two days of work---and I already have four days scheduled for next week. Then the vacation! But the sessions will still continue, and there will be a lot of them.
Yesterday got off around 2:15, then had to be back at Friends for a Dance Concert at 6. How to spend the four hours in between. Time for a movie: Rebecca, by Hitchcock at the Film Forum. I have seen many movies by Hitchcock but never this one. Good plot, some times watching it I felt kind of "stickly"--maybe the whole thing seemed a little bit out of touch, but one can only marvel at the direction and cinematography. It still sticks in the mind. Occasionally the camera stays on the close up of a face a little too long---and then the face changes. Really remarkable! Can't say it was unforgettable, but it was a decent way of filling up structure between leaving Friends and returning for the Dance Concert.
That featured some really strong dancing from many of the students that I know. Nice to see them functioning in a surprising and different world. Also, I am reading some short stories by John Updike. They are sharp, focused, and very telling. I have never been able to get through one of his novels, but these short stories are all little novels by themselves. Will continue to read for a while.
This night we turn the clock forward. Good! I have been waiting for this moment since we turned the clocks back. I always feel I am one hour too early, especially when I get up in the morning. So I am really looking forward to the change. Also, tomorrow is supposed to be close to 60. A great day for walking around Brooklyn! Have to stop in at a few places---I have not been at the Fiction Center for a while, and I really miss it. Will stop in tomorrow.
Tonight not sure, yet. Have narrowed it down to three cultural events. Do I want to go out to Bushwick to see if I can get into the theater project at the Bushwick Starr. Will have to go early and get on the waiting list---always annoying, but I have not been to the Starr in quite a while. Then there is a one woman play at the Tank called Birthday in the Bronx---I always try to check out Bronx themed work---but I don't know the people involved. Could be meaningful or indulgent---it is closing tomorrow, so tonight would, in theory be my only chance.
Then the Philharmonic has an interesting evening chosen: Debussy, Ravel and Scriabin---the Times review made me want to experience it. If I decide to go, will try to get a senior discount, around $22.00. Of course, I might just want to "hang out" at La Flaca, or the restaurant at the Gotham Center in Brooklyn, or somewhere else. It would be nice just to be around people and watch some basketball.
At any rate, I will report soon, then we will find out where I went and what happened.
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