Lonely Day

Today was one of those days when I had very little human contact. Those who know me well know that those aren't unusual, even if they don't happen all that often. Sure, I spent about 20-25 minutes this morning talking on the phone with a U.S. senate candidate. But the only time I left the house was to get lunch, which involved giving an order, and to go to the movies, and I talked to the cashier at the theatre (one of my students) for a few seconds. That's it. Normally, I relish these days, but today felt a little bit...lonely.

I had a couple of goals today. One was blocking the entire play I'm directing this summer. The other was to read at least one of the two stacks of papers I brought home to grade this weekend. I got through half the play; I'm up to the end of Act I. I didn't touch the homework papers. Fortunately, there's an extra day this weekend to get it done. I watched a lot of TV and read something like nine comics. Perhaps I can be more productive tomorrow. I did clean up the living room a bit, though, so I guess that's something.