Last night was the Zamenhof Vespero in Cambridge. Three of us drove to the Alewife T station and took the subway to Cambridge. I dressed nicely with a tie and my black coat. I felt like we were on a grand adventure, as we walked the streets of Cambridge speaking Esperanto together. There was a brief moment of uncertainty when we arrived and there were no signs or other guidance, but shortly the organizer arrived, let us into the room, and went out to put a sign. Only about 9 people arrived altogether, but it was a festive event. I read my speech, which was politely received. We stayed for about three hours and then drove home.
I spent today quietly at home reading, mostly -- just escapist fiction. Nothing terribly exciting. I haven't managed to get back to the story idea I had, although I continue to work it over in my mind. I think I have a pretty good sense for how it will work out.
Tonight Alisa and I are planning to go see Blade 3, which supposedly is set in a city with bilingual English and Esperanto street signs. There is reportedly even some Esperanto dialog (with English subtitles). Otherwise, I probably wouldn't bother seeing the movie. (Update after seeing it: It's not the worst movie I've ever seen. I can't say that it was really a good movie: the story seemed sloppy, with a lot of holes and loose ends. But it did have cool Esperanto stuff: Esperanto dialog as reported as well as a bunch of Esperanto references. While one character is recuperating, he is watching a video of Incubus, the Esperanto language movie that starred William Shatner. It was fun -- I enjoyed it.)
Tomorrow is the last day of classes at the University -- a two-day reading period follows and then final exams. Buzz and I extended the deadline in our class to give students up to the day that Buzz and I are planning to assign grades. The semester is coming to a good end, I think. I'm looking forward to having time during break to get some work done.