failed the test again

Sunday: Norwalk CT. Woke around 9, and downstairs for some morning practices. MB came down around 10. Coffee and yogurt. Shower, and MB waved a large pink bellows-like plunger at me. Mom made some egg-pies (cheeseless quiche). I did some computering. K had called saying she didn't want to come out in the cold. (The temperature dropped quite a bit in the night). We had a nice brunch, looking out at the white-frosted landscape of the condo complex. I tried giving my car a jump with my mom's car, but it didn't start.

Over to K's for a brief visit. She was watching a football game on TV when we arrived. She lent us an extension cord to help start my car later, and gave us a sherry decanter of my grandmom's. Too brief a visit. Then on our way.

We arrived at SUNY campus just before 3 PM. The dance performance was a little late getting going. Mark Morris. He's a genius... the most musical choreographer I've ever seen. 4 works: some very melodious stuff, then Bartok string quartet (no. 4). I was very happy with this choice of music, as I know the piece well. It was also discordant enough to help keep me alert. A bit of sleep deprivation setting in. Intermission, and I wandered around avoiding the very long line to get coffee. Saw the super-rich rubbing elbows in the upstairs gallery. The second half consisted of a fun piece set to something that sounded like a Bali-wood soundtrack, and then a lyrical yet modern piano and violin duo by a composer I'd never heard of before.

On the drive home, mom gave me some advice that I didn't accept graciously. This soured the rest of the evening, and much of the day, retroactively. We snaked an extension cord out a window, and after a few attempts, got my car running. I tried to make amends but too much poison was in the air. We left around 7 PM and drove north on the Merit. MB dozed. I fought to avoid dozing. We stopped for bad pizza, gas, coffee and Aquatic Experiences just over the boarder into MA. Home by a little after 10 PM. Swapped cars with MB. She slipped and fell in the driveway, but was unhurt. Her car door was frozen shut. Unpacking, and so on. Some hanging out with the cats. Down basement for the completion of my daily exercise and practices.

1) I've come to realize that I have an arm's length relationship with my hands.
2) Sometimes, I just need to take a Brain Movement.