The hardest day of the year to get through. why? What choices do I have? Pre pandemic I knew where I would go---to my friend's bar on Grand Street---and muddle through the time ---hope for a few good conversations- and wait until the ball dropped. But my energy level was high---and I could do something in the afternoon as well. The last year I was out, i saw a movie that afternoon. But this is four years later and stamina is an issue. My friend has opened a new bar---on 9th street and Avenue C---probably closer then his old one, but more complicated to get to. If I plan on going there---I have to conserve my energy all day. How? Good question. I don't want to stay in the apartment all day---have spent enough time there already. But even an afternoon movie---and God knows there are plenty of interesting movies around---might sap all my energy. What a dilemma! And it is also Sunday---lots of important pro football games are going on. Can I find a bar to watch them in? What a muddle!
Nothing to do but to wait it out---see how appetite also plays into this.My favorite book store---the Drama Book Store on 39 street is closed today (they are so close to Times Square--that makes sense) I am sure that the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn will also be closed. As is the very necessary Geffein lobby. So what options are open to me during the day if I want to go somewhere and just read. Around here---the upper west side, there isn't much.
Did nor sleep well last night---fits and starts---the usual--and perhaps the steroids that are given to me before my infusion also keep me up. Right now, around 7:30, energy level is "moderate". So have to work with that.
Well, let's get it on---will report on the outcome of this crazy, offensive day with its unique once a year demands, possibly tomorrow.
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