friday night on the town
I don't usually have much of a social life, I confess. Finances coupled with a general lack of interest in finding things to do have contributed to my tendency to sit at home and chat with people I would love to go out to a pub with, but who live on other continents.
And my general lack of attendance has contributed to the dwindling number of invitations received, as well.
Last night, though, I met up with Linda and Bernice for a ladies' night out. We started at Linda's place, then an Ayurvedic restaurant (no menu - they just serve you whatever the day's specials are. Very yummy.), then a blues concert in a church (piano, drums, and tuba - very cool!), then a jazz guitar concert at 107 West. We walked about 20 blocks of the Upper West Side, along Broadway.
I love hanging out with these women, and have such fun. It's then also fun to come back home and say, "Yeah, the ministers were out drinkin and dancin!"
I bounced some ideas off them regarding my writing, and we had even more discussion of our Interfaith Education project. It was a good night.
When I got home, Catherine found A Life Less Ordinary on cable, and we both ended up completely engrossed (I had never seen it). As a result I went to bed rather later than intended, especially considering I had an early wake-up call for my Writers' Group Chat.
It's been a great couple of days.
And in closing, after my NaNo meetup the other day, I took out Robin McKinley's Sunshine from the library for a reread. It was sublime and brilliant the second time around, too. Mmm, yum. I love the way she rebuilt the world. Just the language of her alt-earth makes me shiver with admiration. Fantastic.
And my general lack of attendance has contributed to the dwindling number of invitations received, as well.
Last night, though, I met up with Linda and Bernice for a ladies' night out. We started at Linda's place, then an Ayurvedic restaurant (no menu - they just serve you whatever the day's specials are. Very yummy.), then a blues concert in a church (piano, drums, and tuba - very cool!), then a jazz guitar concert at 107 West. We walked about 20 blocks of the Upper West Side, along Broadway.
I love hanging out with these women, and have such fun. It's then also fun to come back home and say, "Yeah, the ministers were out drinkin and dancin!"
I bounced some ideas off them regarding my writing, and we had even more discussion of our Interfaith Education project. It was a good night.
When I got home, Catherine found A Life Less Ordinary on cable, and we both ended up completely engrossed (I had never seen it). As a result I went to bed rather later than intended, especially considering I had an early wake-up call for my Writers' Group Chat.
It's been a great couple of days.
And in closing, after my NaNo meetup the other day, I took out Robin McKinley's Sunshine from the library for a reread. It was sublime and brilliant the second time around, too. Mmm, yum. I love the way she rebuilt the world. Just the language of her alt-earth makes me shiver with admiration. Fantastic.