Alienation

Alia arrived about three hours ago. She wasn't at my place long before we headed out so she could get a quick taste of the city. We walked down by the WTC site. I hadn't been down there yet. Then we walked up Church St., east to Broadway and took the train to 8th St. I showed her Washington Square Park, and we walked up 5th Ave. to New School. And then on to Union Square so we could catch the train back. I've just finished a frozen mac and cheese dinner (low calorie, of course) and we're about to call it a night -- an early bed time for me.

Yesterday morning, I began my reading for next week. I started with the "Alienation of Labor," an unfinished treatise by Karl Marx that examines man's alienation from the products he creates for the bourgeoisie. It's interesting. And best of all, it's only 10 pages. Another good thing is that it's a cake walk compared to Hegel. I'm still recovering from him. I still feel his spirit in me.

Alia has an appointment to talk with the director of admissions at New School's Dept. of International Relations. Tomorrow night: Spurs vs. Knicks. Go Spurs.