It's been a pretty up and down weekend. On the up was the Top of the Rock photowalk. Felt a lot more fun then any time I've ever been atop Empire. More open area, no ugly fence, not as windy, great view of Empire itself, and felt more in the heart of things. Not that I don't mind Empire, but it was a much more pleaseant and relaxing experience. There was no mad crush of tourists when we were there. The other big high was the NYCPB show closing party (When did those start, and why have I been missing all these opportunities for free wine?). Lots of people to chat with, a few good pics, for the most part fun overall. I just wish more art had sold, but there's apparently a plan for that in the future too. The big low was the apparent diss on the other big meetup of the Sat. night. I had my reservations, panic actually, but I was looking forawrd to it too. Sort of like the dentist, what with all the painful drilling and scraping, but then there's also hot hygenist (OK, so this applies to this one particular dental office in Brooklyn) and ... um, clean teeth. That good feeling of clean teeth, and how you get a new start, a new chance to eat lots of bad things because you just got some new teeth to play with. It wasn't all that bad, by the time I got the call, apparently, it was already past my bedtime (I think I was actually in bed at that time), and I would have been ill prepared for the lows of Sunday (a student dissed me by being a no show). All in all it was a mixed bag. I'm trying to look at the positive side of things, and looking forward to getting past the ugliness to a new happier tomorrow. And if I'm lucky, hot hygenist will be along the way. (Which reminds me, I need to schedule a cleaning, I'm 6 months overdue.)