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So, the website transition is still underway--I'm in the process of setting up a new WordPress blog and transferring all my archives over has proven to be a bigger undertaking than I'd expected. But, I will prevail!
I gotta say, though, while enmeshed in website updates and new projects (see below), I do miss the simple art of writing. Even my journal has sat unopened these past few months. But I'm working my way back!
A few things I've wanted to share:
One thing I love about my 30-minute morning and evening subway commute is looking around to see what everyone's reading. I've picked up many a book after becoming interested in it upon seeing it in someone's hands on the subway. A few weeks ago, I saw a young professional guy reading a book that interested me, so I made a mental note to add it to my ever-growing "Books to Read" list.
Of course, with my nearly middle-aged brain, I'd forgotten the title by the time I could make a note of it. Oh well.
A day or two later, BEHOLD! Same guy, getting on at the same stop (downtown Brooklyn), reading the SAME book! It was kismet. This time I wrote down the title and author and later that week, Jason picked it up at the library for me.
(It was Speaking Freely, about First Amendment cases being tried in NYC and the U.S. Supreme Court. Sadly, it didn't hold my interest long enough to do more than skim a few chapters, but still, I gleaned some tidbits from it.)
What else?
Finally, the long-awaited opening of Dutch Boy Burger, a joint across the street from our apartment, run by the people at Franklin Park round the corner. It's been packed since opening last week, but we look forward to trying it.
Lastly, I've been working closely with a few neighborhood friends and colleagues on a community organization designed to benefit our unique enclave of Brooklyn, straddling the Prospect Heights/Crown Heights border. We are called Franklin Avenue Creative Endeavors (FACES) and I look forward to sharing more with you as we get up and running.
For now, our website is taking shape at FranklinAve.org.