Monday, December 11, 2006

Jam packed

Sunday: Woke at 8:20, ten minutes before the alarm went off. I'd been having a racy dream about a woman that looked like Britney Spears, but who (I suppose not surprisingly) was made of plastic. Up, shower, clothes, Gus. Down basement for morning practices. Off to KKC. Stopped at the donut shop for an egg sandwich and coffee. Got a jelly donut but didn't have time to eat it.

It was lovely being at the center this morning. It's one of Geshela's last times teaching before he heads to India for the winter. Sleepy. There was some discussion about the number of sentient beings at the end. I asked "how many positive integers are there" to Damchoe... I had to explain this concept. This is East meets West sometimes. We don't understand concepts that seem fundamental to each-other. I had to get up to get some tea a couple of times. Wnd wasn't there. Txted her. Had to turn down giving someone a ride in order to get back home.

Back home by 12:25. And Satsang with Wnd, El and Ali. Nice session, and some back-rubs. Wnd caught us up on her L2. There were out the door by 2:20, as planned, and MB and I were on the road by 2:25.

Over to Waltham. I navigated and drove as MB talked to her sister-in-law on the cell. We arrived at Bently College at 2:50, and found parking without problem. No problem fining the hall, and were assisted by a helpful woman. The program began at about 3:05. Music of Thomas De Hartman, up first, with a couple of pieces from his early life, then some much later in life, and then some of his collaborations with G.I. Gurdjieff. After a brief break (I got almost the last cup of coffee, and most of the cookies and cake were gone too. I guess people were hungrier than expected.) Movements. This was very interesting to watch. It's not really stuff that is designed for watching... it was designed to have an effect on those dancing. The, no doubt, long hours of work that went into learning these pieces, was apparent. Some of it was quite lovely. A bit of Crafty Face though. After the performance MB and I headed out quickly.

Back home, and some snacks. I scoped out Jane's art opening, and it looked like we might be able to catch some of it. We headed out and drove to the newly opened Institute for Contemporary Art. Unfortunately, there was a half hour wait to get in, and we only had about a half hour to spend on the whole deal, so... on to the Free Circle.

A little waiting outside. Chrs showed me some work that had been done on his 12 string (which he uses with only 6). Victor was able to park right in front. This was the last session of the Free Circle series. Victor went over the basics of the operation of the left and right hands, and the first 6 primaries. We did some circulating... which was surprisingly good. And the Free Circle was a wrap. The other guys showed up, and Guitar Circle New England was in the house, including Dev! (Dev had been up over 24 hours, working at the Symphony Hall, and had even damaged himself slightly. Be careful Dev!) We worked through some choreography for the upcoming "Bridge's School" show. We played with a few ideas for interactive things we could do with the kids. Worked on our repertoire. Wrapped up around 11 PM.

Back home, and some more snacks. Here's an idea: Relish filled Donuts. Or, tuna filled donuts for cats. Gus loves donuts, so I'm sure he would really love them if they were filled with tuna. Cleared up a few things about Growing Circle for MB. Email. Completing the day. MB is poking me and asking me why I am ignoring her.

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