Yesterday was one of those days that reminds me why I love living in the City. Took two hours to put myself together ‘casually’ for a national commercial audition. With a commercial, one is either the face or not; real simple. However, my haircut did match the story board exactly. When finished there, went to visit a convalescing friend on the UES for ‘lunch’ and a gym session. Returned to the Village in time to make the dinner date, prior to attending an exciting new play:The Nether, by a young woman playwright. She was behind us in the audience, so had the opportunity to tell her how brilliant it was. The staging was only 90 minutes, no intermission, home by 10 pm [in the bitter cold]. Using shanks pony- taxi- subway, is so easy to get around. Oh yes, and the cherry-on-the-cake-part-of-the-day: best shoeshine at the shoeshine stand in the 86th Street Subway station. Last year I showed up there weekly wearing a different pair of boots. The charge of $5-$6 for a full boot is outrageous. [perhaps they are counting on the tips thus being larger]. Afterwards I walk around like a little kid with new shoes. [Today I squeezed in a visit with another pair of boots}