PERSONAL NEWS #261
November 3rd, I
participated in the interesting and informative monthly BFP board meeting via
conference call.
November 4th, after
work I did some volunteer assistance at the WCW office.
November 5th, I attended
an anti-war rally at Borough Hall. Rally
and marching with Raging Grannies, Veterans for Peace, World Can’t Wait and
other dedicated activists. Afterwards I
took care of chores and errands before meeting up with my friend TJ to see the terrific
film “Doctor Strange”. Highly recommend
seeing the film.
November 6th, I had
a private yoga class at my apt with Fabrice.
Afterwards, while doing chores, I watched the NYC marathon pass through
my hood, and then go get a much needed manicure. Rest of the day I worked on crocheting a baby
blanket for a co-worker.
November 8th, I got
on line to vote around 8:30am and the whole waiting / voting process in my hood
took about 45 minutes. Lots of voting
poll volunteers to move things along at a good pace.
November 9th, I had
another dental appt at NYU School of Dentistry after work, plus learned at work
that the BSC unit I belong to will be disbanded at the end of December. UGH!!
First time job hunting in about 17 years. This is not amusing L
November 10th, I
attended a fun baby shower for an office co-worker. I had crocheted a white / blue baby blanket,
which she loved.
November 11th, after
work I joined my friends Pete and Nadine for a delicious dinner at Candle West
Café on the upper Westside of Manhattan.
Conversation centered on assorted topics, but mostly regarding the disastrous
election.
November 12th, I
had a private yoga class at my apt with Fabrice. Later on I joined friends and acquaintances
at Carnegie Hall for the LUMOS charity event; hosted by JK Rowling and Eddie
Redmayne. We also got to view the
wonderful new film “Fantastic Beasts”.
Afterwards about 15 of us went out to dinner at Applejack Diner on
Broadway.
November 13th,
attended the first “Game of Thrones” reading day at Simple Studios. Afterwards about five of us went out to
dinner at SongKran [Thai]. Again the
topic of conversation was mostly about the recent disastrous election.
November 14th, had
a foot doctor appt regarding the situation with toe fungus and ankle issues.
November 17th, I
took off as a Personal Day, so I could devote it to the annual BFP “Pathmakers
to Peace” event at the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights. Assisted with the setup of the hall, made
sure the catering and liquor was delivered, assist with sound setup and finally
assisted with tending the open bar.
Great evening and the four speakers were wonderful, plus we had about
160+ guests.
November 18th, I
had a private yoga class at my apt with Fabrice in the evening.
November 19th,
after Dana cleaned my apt in the morning, I jumped into car service and headed
to GCS. Took the train up to the NY
Botanical Gardens in the Bronx and met up with my friend Dennis. Weather was a perfect autumn day and lovely
sunshine. We took the tram ride and got
off near the conifers to leisurely stroll around to do some photography. We also checked out the Maple trees and the
rose garden before getting back on the tram.
We had some hot tea before strolling to the conservatory to view the
wonderful, annual holiday train show.
From there we drove to Nyack, NY to have a delicious dinner at a Thai
restaurant. Dennis drove me to the
train, which I took back to NYC.
November 20th, I
met up with friends in the afternoon to see the film “Doctor Strange”. My second time in seeing the film and I still
highly recommend it. Afterwards I headed
down to B&N in Union Square to purchase a book / DVDs with gift cards. Then back to my neighborhood to get a much
needed manicure and finally abit of grocery shopping at The Garden.
November 21st, I
had another dental appt at NYU School of Dentistry. The prep work for the 8 temporary crowns to
permanent crowns is close to completion.
Still have the partials to do.
November 22nd, I
had a physical therapy session for my left foot and ankle. Plus, I got a call from a “would-be employer”
about a job opening in downtown Manhattan.
Sweet! The interview is for next
week.
November 24th, this
is my 10th year in volunteering on Thanksgiving Day with Project
Find. Helping them and home bound seniors
is the best way to spend turkey day.
Giving back to the community … amen!
November 25th to 27th,
I visited the parents in upstate NY for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
November 28th, I
had a private yoga class at my apt with Fabrice.
November 29th, I
had an appt with the World Trade Center clinic over at Bellevue Hospital about
further results on blood tests. I still
have to give three sputum tests and then that is it. From there the doctors can determine what
meds I’ll need to help my lung / bronchial situation.
November 30th, I had another dental appt at NYU School of Dentistry. The prep work for the 8 temporary crowns to permanent crowns is close to completion. Still have the partials to do and that’ll be done in January.
November 30th, I had another dental appt at NYU School of Dentistry. The prep work for the 8 temporary crowns to permanent crowns is close to completion. Still have the partials to do and that’ll be done in January.
