Saturday, December 31, 1988

Mom woke me around 10:30am.  Dad drove me and Mom to Granite.  Stopped by bank first.  Dad talked of truck driving.  Got to Grandma’s.  Dad stayed at Grandma’s.  We 3 went to Jack in the Box.  To hobby shop.  Saw Shuttle model.  To Hobby Hut.  Went to K-Mart.  To Grandma’s.  Sat there for 1+ hours.  Went by Amtec, then home.  Sleeted a little.  Got home.  Called Jeremy.  Oh, stopped by Reban’s in New Athens.  Ate hamburger.  Snowed hard, around 2-4”.  Darrin came by.  Went to Jeremy’s.  Harry and DeAnn there.  Aaron came by.  Aaron and Jeremy got chips.  Aaron left.  We 5 watched MTV and played pool.  Sloppy Joe, potato chips, soda!  Harry and DeAnn left around 9:30pm.  Harry broke a $2 bottle of wine.  Had small snowball fight.  Played Chopper Lift.  Pool.  Went to Juanita’s for food.  Grandma and Grandpa there.  Ate.  Had snowball fight with Jimmy.  Got coat and 5 tapes back from Jeremy.  Warm out.  Back to Jeremy’s.  Drank orange juice.  Heard “top song of all time” on KLOU… “Lost Lovin’ Feeling.”  “Sweet Child o’ Mine” #1 1988 video.  Shot bottle rockets.  Around 2:30pm Aaron called for us to go sledding.  I was tired, Darrin sore.  Jeremy played Axis & Allies.  Watched videos.  I slept on bed around 4am.  Darrin on floor around 5am.   Jeremy on floor around 7am. 

Friday, December 30, 1988

Up around 11am.  Ate. Walked to Harry’s.  Looked at HD comics.  Gonna draw some.  Played Contra (Nintendo).  Cool.  Came home.  Took Xmas tree down.  Watched TV.  Let Cecil out.  Dad got him.  Thought about O.R.L.  Asked Mom and Dad about ITT in October rather than July.  Ok.  Hamburger and fries for supper.  Mom, Dad and Brenda to Sparta.  Darrin came over.  Played Crossbows & Catapults in kitchen.  Watched sports bloopers, Space Shuttle and David Copperfield.  Darrin left around 11pm.  Gonna do TAYE now.  Boring/wasted day.  Played guitar.

Thursday, December 29, 1988

Up around 10am.  Darrin called.  Called Darrin.  Ate.  Added rooms to our house’s plans.  Darrin came over.  Discussed O.R.L. till 2:15pm.  We ate Hamburger Helper Jill made.  Watched “Gumby.”  Made report 002.  Got TAYE disk.  Watched TV.  Drew picture of launch site.  Ate chicken nuggets and potato stuff.  Went to Darrin’s around 7:15pm with TAYE folder and blooper tape.  Watched that till Joe came.  Played “Masterpiece” till 10:30pm, then “Inventor” till 11:45pm.  Steve backed out.  Dropped Joe off.  Came home.  Dad looking at Amtec stuff.  Just went to bed.  Joe helped Harry clean room, made “studio.”  Roads slick.  Supposed to snow tonight, tomorrow, tomorrow night, or something.  Watching David Letterman.  Will eat, then sleep.  Vacation running short.  Left comb at Darrin’s.   Guess that’s all.

Wednesday, December 28, 1988

Up around 9:30am.  Made plans for our house.  Dad wired outside track of trains.  Total around 6” of snow.  Sun melted some (roads mainly).  Cold outside (22 degrees, windchill 0).  Ate.  Jimmy over.  Harry and Darrin came over.  Dressed warm.  Went to Brad P’s (in Harry’s Mercury).  Jeremy drove him and Brad, we followed to REC area.  Cobbs and Blacks at the gate.  Went to hole #6.5.  Fred, etc there.  Went to dam (in front of REC).  Lots o’ people there.  Me, Darrin, Harry, Jeremy, Brad P, Brad’s mom and dad, Tim C, Rob C, Shelly B, Serina S and 2 kids, Bart S, Brent S, John W, Dustin McS, Bert and then the Voitas’ showed up with a carload.  Broke watch band.  Harry took Darrin, Tim C and me home around 3pm.  Dale took Jill, Lisa and Amy to REC.  I changed clothes.  Watched TV.  Slept.  Dad got Mom.  They shopped.  Ate chicken sandwich and baked potato.  Drove, got Joe, to Darrin’s.  Played Tim’s deluxe Monopoly.  Then Darrin’s family came downstairs.  We went upstairs to spare bedroom.  Ate, drank, were merry.  I won with $16,000+.  Darrin around $1,450, Joe owed $1,400.  Dropped Joe off around 11pm.  Came home. 

Tuesday, December 27, 1988

Woke up around 12:30pm.  Ate waffles and bacon.  Jeremy got Nissa.  Took Darrin and me home.  Rained.  I showered.  Did drafting.  Watched TV.  Dad and Jimmy home.  Fixed printer.  Started sleeting/snowing.  Mom got home (weather).  Dad done with train layout.  Came in.  Ate chicken sandwich and fries.  Darrin came by.  Went by Jeremy’s for my coat and tapes.  Not there.  Borrowed Jeremy’s jean jacket.  To library for engine address.  Nope.  To Gas-n-Grab, got it.  Came home.  Dad to doctor.  Typed letter and got it ready for engine company.  Went to Jeremy’s.  Jill all night at Lisa’s.  Talked to Jeremy.  Went to Darrin’s.  Discussed “Red Light.”  Brought me home around 10pm.  Mailed letter.  Dad not home yet.  Snowing a little.  Slick, around 4” of snow.  Supposed to stop now but freeze overnight.  Cool!  Gonna start drafting our house. 

Monday, December 26, 1988

Up around 9am.  Got Darrin around 10:15am.  I drove us to Belleville.  Rained.  We were dressed nicely.  Got drafting set.  Couldn’t find Space Shuttle.  Went to Children’s Palace, Venture, Target, 2 hobby shops, no Space Shuttle.  Ate at McDonald’s by racetrack.  Talked “Red Light.”  Used gift certificates.  Got home, Jeremy and Nissa came by.  Jeremy took Nissa home.  Jeremy, Darrin and I to Jeremy’s (Jeremy driving Dave’s car).  Saw Aaron S.  Took Aaron to Gas-n-Grab.  Got Nissa.  Got Aaron H.  Dropped Aar S off.  Took Nissa to Pizza Hut.  To Wal-Mart (Jeremy in turtleneck).  To McDonald’s.  Used last gift certificates.  Saw girl that used to come to Dairy Queen.  Chatted a little.  Went to Criminal Road.  Jeremy got glass in eye.  Went to Jeremy’s.  His parents in Belleville.  Watched MTV.  Nissa came over.  Brought deep pan large hamburger, mushroom and pepperoni pizza.  Ate it.  Got sauce on shirt.  Talked.  Looked at yearbooks.  Jeremy took her home at 12am.  My coat and tapes were in Dave’s car.  Watched David Letterman and Late Night with Bob Costas.  I was on the bed, Jeremy and Darrin on the floor.  Fell asleep around 2:30am.  Had scary dreams.  Jeremy too.  We “talked” to each other in our sleep, so said Darrin.  Guess I’ll go draft.

Sunday, December 25, 1988

Xmas!!!  Woke around 8:30am.  Showered.  Opened presents.  Got color light (cool), sweater, pants, 25 disks, $50 bond, green oil thing, etc.  Dressed in new sweater and slacks for church.  All went.  Grandma fell asleep.  Ate chicken and dumplings.  Oh, Kay got Heckle and Jeckle around 9:15am.  People came around 2pm.  Opened presents.  Ate.  Watched Matt and Jimmy’s RC cars.  Darrin came by.  Cool out.  Doolittles left.  Mom, Dad and Grandma to Granite.  Ate.  Jill cleaned bird cage, etc.  4 babies to Dave’s.  Went to Darrin’s.  They ate.  Fixed Darrin’s answering machine.  Steve there.  Mike and Billie left.  Watched TV with George, Steve and Darrin.  Went to Aunt D’s.  To Darrin’s.  Rode around.  Got home.  Got new parrot (Pierpont) and parakeet (Cecil).  Dennis and Brenda are over.  Listened to tapes.  Discussed “Red Light.” 

We had been building our own paper rockets and shuttles and launching them for months, but Operation Red Light was our project to build a plastic Space Shuttle model and try to launch it.

Saturday, December 24, 1988

Christmas Eve!  Up around 10am.  Showered.  Got $145 from savings for guitar.  I drove.  Left around 11:30am to Dave and Linda’s.  Heard “Cocktail” tape there.  Ate.  Got belt buckle.  Teresa there.  Saw cars.  Cold!  Dark clouds.  Played piano.  $50 guitar.  Architecture books.  Chord page for guitar.  Drove us home.  Got space info.  Ate hamburger and fries.  Darrin came over.  Played “7 Cities of Gold.”  Left around 10:30pm.  Sorry so short, but I have to wrap Dad, Jill and Barb’s presents.

Friday, December 23, 1988

Up around 9:30am.  Got haircut, short.  Saw Kay P.  Saw Tim.  Might work for Rev Walters.  Ate.  Cleaned room.  Drove truck to Harry’s.  Got disks, our Xmas show (Salanik’s room).  Played guitar (the right way).  Darrin came over.  Left.  Slept.  Mom home around 5:10pm.  Ate pizza.  Darrin got me.  Cashed check at Sparta.  Darrin bought me a cone at Hardees.  Went to Alligator.  Saw $139 guitar.  Darrin went to Lisa’s.  I practiced hammering.  Dad and Mom ate with Dennis and Brenda.  Dad worked on trains in garage.  Darrin got back.  I drove us to Criminal Road.  Sang.  Lightning/thunder, came home around 10:40pm.  Gonna listen to tape.

Thursday, December 22, 1988

Up around 11:30am.  Rained all day.  Jeremy, Aaron and I went to Belleville.  Saw “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.”  Good.  Came home.  Gonna get haircut tomorrow.

Wednesday, December 21, 1988

Harry, Salanik and Mark played almost all day.  I played 3^rd hour.  Jeremy and I talked till 2am.  Saw Joe P.  Tired!  In kitchen.  Jeremy just left.  I’ll talk tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 20, 1988

Tired!  Drove Jill.  Talked to Harry and DeAnn.  Jeremy and Harry gave me a Xmas card.  Scholar Bowl.  Cookies there.  Home room, talked.  Did 1040A test again in Con Ed.  I got 49/49 on tax test.  Goofed off.  Watched Henry II in English.  Crawled on floor.  Left early.  Reviewed, worksheet, piñatas by art room in Spanish.  Got LR leg of ram.  Candy.  Ate 1^st lunch period.  Chicken and noodles.  Not too fun.  Watched “Stand and Deliver” with Derwort’s class in Danford’s 4^th hour.  Study hall 5^th hour.  Darrin filled Xmas cards.  Harry and Barb at our table.  Looked at magazine.  Ton o’ people (junior high) in there too.  Study hall PE.  Jeremy and Nissa going out.  Sat back while Jeremy, Nissa, Michelle G, Harry, Barb and Darrin goofed.  Took Harry here, got guitar and amp, to Harry’s.  Got his music stuff.  Went to flower shop.  Grandma came.  Harry got balloons and 6 roses for DeAnn manana.  Went to school.  Detention was going on.  We set up.  Mr S had 2 mic stands, amp and mixer.  Started around 3:30pm.  Taped (audio and video).  FG there, Barb too.  Took guitar/amp (everything else stayed).  Ran Harry home, Barb home, saw Darrin (talked), to Harry’s.  He ate.  Took him to school for basketball Trico game.  Came home.  Practiced the 5 songs.  Played tape for Jill.  Ate thick pizza.  Accepted to SIUC.  Grandma Hancock sent me a letter.  Responded.  Played tape for Mom.  Practiced.  Darrin came over.  Mom to Sparta.  Saw wreck by REC area (white car hit deer or something).  Messy!  Went to Darrin’s.  Ate peanut brittle.  Wrapped Darrin and Jeremy’s Space Shuttle coins.  Fixed DeAnn’s McDonald’s thing.  Windy out.  Darrin wrapped stuff.  Got 4 paper tubes.  Came home around  8pm.  Mom got home.  Practiced.  Ready for bed.  Gonna eat, study Spanish, practice.  Gotta leave at 7:15am manana.  Guy called for birds.  Tim S got bird cage (I think).  Nervous (in a “can’t wait” kinda way) about tomorrow’s performance.  It’ll be good.

Monday, December 19, 1988

Didn't sleep good last night.  Tired.  Dad took me and Jill to school.  Warmer out.  Scholar Bowl.  Nissa gave us Xmas cards.  Jeremy made Xmas cards for everyone.  Tax test in Con Ed.  Easy.  She yelled at us about 1040A's.  Ch 16 for manana.  Watched Henry II in English.  Talked in Spanish.  Did problems all hour in Physics.  Spaghetti lunch.  Designed Darrin's house in study hall.  Ping pong in PE.  Rode home with Darrin.  Slept 3:30-4pm.  Jeremy and Nissa got me.  Kerri followed.  Watched "Evil Dead II."  Pretty good.  Got home.  Mom worked late.  Darrin came over.  I drove to Belleville.  Went to girls (Darrin knows).  Mall, McDonald's.  Got $5 book for DeAnn.  Came home.  Tim came over.  Sorry so short, but I'm tired.

Sunday, December 18, 1988

Up around 11am.  Mom wrapped presents.  Went to Grandma and Grandpa's from 12-12:30pm for chicken for Jill.  Mom said, "Get a haircut this week!"  Nice out, around 40-45 degrees.  Ate pork chops.  Jimmy over.  Dad took train board down.  Jeremy had Xmas at his house.  I straightened up shelves drawer, put college info in file cabinet, took bag o' stuff to attic.  Played guitar all day.  Family went to Jill's Xmas band concert from 3-3:45pm.  Watching "Family Ties" now, the 3rd part of Steven's heart attack.  He lived!  Put printed in FS-2000.  Kay didn't pick up bird cage.  Listened to tapes.  Slept a little.  Gonna watch "Very Brady Xmas."  Tax test tomorrow.  Not much happened today, so bye!

Saturday, December 17, 1988

Up around 10:30am.  Showered.  Mom went shopping.  Cleaned.  Played 5 songs for Wed.  Put clean sheets on bed.  Got Space Shuttle coins.  Called Jeremy and FG (Fat Guy).  Ate hamburger.  Tired (too much sleep last night).  Brent B (in Bronco), FG and Jeremy picked me up around 12:50pm (supposed to be 12:30pm).  Stopped by 7-11.  Got Starburst and Slurpee (Coke).  Drove around for Swing City in Collinsville.  Stopped at Dominoes, FG asked where it was.  Cold out.  Found it.  Tons o' guitars, keyboards, mixing boards, etc.  Brad looked at electric Yamaha drums.  We left.  To Toy Chest in Fairview.  Saw Disco Fever 3-piece luggage, Million Dollar Man bank, CHiPs figures, etc (going out of business sale).  Jeremy got stuffed horse doll for Carmelita.  Then to B&G.  Brad saw Roland stuff he liked.  Brent got mad.  Supposed to be home by 5pm, got home around 5:25pm.  Called Joe and Aaron.  Played guitar.  Dad taking train apart (to garage).  Grandma and Grandpa here.  Finally, Jeremy came over around 6:45pm.  Watched "This Old House."  Went to Darrin's.  Carmelita in Sparta.  Darrin's brother finally called.  Jeremy (drove car) took Darrin and me to the movies.  Got tickets.  To Burger King.  To McDonald's.  Fat lady.  Cop.  Silly mood.  Got to show.  Sat down.  Saw "Naked Gun" at 9:20pm.  Funny!  Super-good.  Tired after it.  Came home.  Dropped Darrin off.  Got gas at Gas-n-Grab.  Glenn, Mark, ? and Wade pulled up.  Jeremy brought me home.  Darrin here.  Jeremy went home.  Darrin and I drove around and talked.  Went by Jay S's old house (burned).  Finally brought me home.  He went to VFW (Sparta), then to Mike and Billie's. 

Friday, December 16, 1988

No one here.  Jill and I rode with Harry and Grandma.  DeAnn sad, gave everyone Christmas cards.  Sat on stage (no Scholar Bowl).  Home room.  Brad and I did handshake.  Jeremy took college day.  Mike gone.  Aaron’s quit Krogers.  Talked with Glenn in Con Ed.  Reviewed for tax test.  Reading hour 2^nd hour.  Read “Red Storm.”  Darrin, Aaron and I goofed off in back.  She yelled at us.  Jay S sang at end of hour.  Mr Salanik played guitar.  It was cool!  Xmas soon!  Had Spanish test.  Learned family members.  Did notes and problems in Physics.  Did spring test.  It was sad!  Hotdog, Mac and cheese (and Tim’s) for lunch.  Got full!  Mr Slagley walking around.  Tim wore disco shirt.  Looked at mag in study hall.  Rested.  Sat on mats in PE.  Harry and I hit 150 times (badminton).  Tim’s the champion.  Darrin took Lisa to grade school.  Then took Harry home, me and DeAnn.  Watched “Gumby” reruns.  Harry and Grandma got me around 3:10pm.  Went to high school.  Took instruments to Mr Salanik’s room.  Played till 5pm.  Had Barb F and Susan B there.  Learned “Oh Holy Night”, “Jingle Bells”, “Silent Night”, “Groovy Love” and “Old Time Rock & Roll” for next Wednesday.  Jeremy took Harry home, back (and Joe).  Barb, Mr Salanik and I talked (he kept my thick white pick).  He showed me the way to play.  Jeremy got me and Barb.  To Barb’s house.  Stopped bus.  Barb left.  Took junk to Harry’s.  Cold out.  Talked to Doolittles.  Juanita and Jimmy there.  Jeremy talked to Big Harry.  Darrin called.  Left.  Took guitar home.  Dad worked today.  Went to Jeremy’s.  His parents went to Waterloo.  Darrin got us around 6:30pm in truck.  Cashed check at Sparta.  Went to smorgasbord (too expensive), then to Mama Mia’s.  Ate.  Full.  Spent $7.35 there!  Borrowed $2 from Darrin.  Rode around.  Went to Jeremy’s.  Barb H and Dave there.  They left.  We watched TV.  Darrin took me home (Jeremy on phone (with Nissa?)) around 10:05pm.  Jill up.  Mom at Belleville.  Guess that’s all.

Thursday, December 15, 1988

Cool out.  Dad took me and Jill.  Went to office with Mike.  Then to Scholar Bowl.  Got new schedules.  No games till January.  Went to home room.  Talked about last night.  Con Ed, went over 1040A forms.  Glenn gave me a Halls.  In lit, we read aloud, watched SAT.  Boring!  Reviewed in Spanish.  Did worksheet.  Talked about Duracell contest and satellites (wasted time) till 11:34am.  Went to lunch.  Got Christmas turkey dinner.  Old folks started showing up.  Had fun at lunch with Nissa, etc.  Got full!  Left around 12:01pm.  To Physics.  Did problems.  Then to study hall.  Had Max-laughs all day.  Practiced Ermes in study hall.  Made numbers.  Know whole alphabet now.  Watched Mr Salanik sing Xmas songs on stage to old folks.  Helped Opal set chairs in library.  Grandma and Grandpa didn’t come to school.  Badminton in PE.  Then ping-pong.  Harry busted ping-pong ball.  Rhonda and I talked about Jeremy going out with Carmelita.  Had fun.  After school, Harry brought Mr Salanik’s DX-27 to Darrin’s car in teacher parking lot.  Took to Harry’s.  Came here.  Dad’s taping 8-tracks with my stereo in dining room.  Watched TV.  Grandma took me to Sparta around 3pm.  Took my car keys to Mom (she lost hers).  She had to meet Carol at the Mall around 4:30pm.  Dad to St Louis.  Then Grandma and I went to Hardees.  Got 2 roast beefs and a cone.  Went by Brad’s, not there.  Got home.  Dad home.  Ate.  Watched TV.  Got out down coat.  Walked (with guitar and amp) to Harry’s around 6pm.  Joe there.  Harry doesn’t like the DX-27.  Played “Groovy Love” and Def Leppard songs.  Brad showed up.  We left around 7:10pm.  Went to Brad’s (Joe and I).  Played guitars there, sucked!  Goofed around.  Made up Cool-guy handshake.  Amy here.  Juanita made caramel corn and gave us some.  Got ready for bed.  Tim called.  Mom home now, gonna study. 

Wednesday, December 14, 1988

I’m tired!  Mom and Dad ate out.  Joe called.  Dad took Jill and me to school.  Talked with Jeremy.  To Scholar Bowl.  All sports.  Then to home room.  Talked.  Went to Con Ed.  Went over 1040A with overhead.  Watched SAT thing in Lit.  It was DUMB!  Talked in Spanish.  Did problems in Physics.  Jeanette got yelled at by Mrs Ascherman after Physics.  Had APP for lunch.  Wild today.  Acted silly with Nissa.  Studied for badminton test in study hall.  Holly there.  6^th hour in commons.  Took test.  Cheated with Harry and Darrin.  Then did Con Ed with Darrin, Glenn, Barb and Michelle.  Harry there, too.  Dropped Scott (sore neck) off, then me (gave Guns-n-Roses to Brad).  Played F-15.  Watched TV.  Grandma and Grandpa came down.  They left.  Dad cooked eggs, biscuits, potatoes.  Mom had office party.  Brad and Jimmy came over.  Watched Brad’s edited “Welcome to the Jungle Homecoming Week” video.  Cool.  He drove us to Darrin’s.  Taped there.  Darrin ate.  Watched video downstairs.  Roots having shelves built in basement.  Left.  Taped me hitchhiking on Peabody.  Then to town.  Drove to Sparta.  I taped.  By Dairy Queen.  Taped in Hardees drive-thru, to Krogers (wouldn’t let us tape), to McDonald’s drive-thru, home.  Sang about B for a while.  Jeremy had FCA meeting.  Went to Brad’s.  Watched everything we taped.  Taped us 2 seconds every minute for 15 minutes.  Then around 9:45pm Brad took us to Rec Area (supposed fire there, roof blew off, Jay S’s trailer burned, garage (with black Corvette) burned, car in yard).  Brad took Darrin home.  Then me. 

Tuesday, December 13, 1988

This entire entry was written in Ermise, the alphabet Darrin and I created.

Monday, December 12, 1988

Had pancakes for breakfast.  Dad took Jill and me.  Cold!  Wore UAW jacket.  Scholar Bowl.  Jeremy late for home room.  Mrs Gegal there.  Just sat and talked.  Smelled something burning.  For Con Ed, discussed 1099, 1040EZ and W2.  I like this tax stuff.  Oh, before I go any farther, Darrin and I made a new alphabet:

The rest of this entry was written using our made-up alphabet.

Sunday, December 11, 1988

Mom woke me at noon, time for dinner.  Showered.  Got ready.  Tired.  Ate hamburger, mac and cheese with family and Grandma Hancock.  Then put chair pads in FS-2000.  Jill’s party was supposed to be at 2pm.  Played Space Shuttle in FS-2000.  Jimmy came down.  Grandma and Grandpa next.  Then Doolittles around 2:30pm.  Harry got DeAnn.  Showed everyone my TV extension for FS-2000.  Jimmy played Pitfall II.  Happy birthday Jill, Happy 15^th!  Jill opened presents.  Got $35, diamond earrings, manicure set, unicorn thing, bracelet.  Ate cake, ice cream.  Harry sick.  We all watched MTV after cake.  Grandpa bugged me until I called Barb for cake.  Jimmy was bugging me!  Barb got here around 3:45pm.  Ate cake.  Doolittles left, Barb (drove) and I to Jeremy’s.  Talked about stuff.  Brad P finally came over.  No camera.  Oh, Joe called to make song, but I lost his number so I couldn’t call him back.  So Brad, Jeremy, Barb and I went to Harry’s.  Got script for “Beowulf.”  Harry and Brad started playing instruments.  I took costume off and took it to Jeremy’s truck.  Just sat there till we left.  Brad dropped me off at home, said bye to Jeremy and Barb as they 3 went to McDonald’s.  Mom and Dad took Grandma Hancock home.  Watched “Inc Sunday.”  Lisa came over.  Mom and Dad got home.  I started thinking about a novel.  Brenda came in.  Mom, Dad and Brenda to Kathy’s Korner.  Jill and Lisa got chem lab and ink stamp set out.  Jill candid taped.  Cool!  Played guitar.  Bugged Jill and Lisa.  Taped more.  They got home.  Ate hamburger and fries.  Lisa left.  Dad’s gone somewhere.  Jill wants Primo perfume for Xmas.  Tim called.  Jill and I tried to make a song (keyboard and guitar), but ran outta tape.  I was getting mad.  Mom was looking for something in trash and found it.  Now I’ll contemplate novel, then listen to “Destroyer/Singing” tape.   So until next time, bye.

Saturday, December 10, 1988

Probably the biggest entry yet!  Here we go:  Mom woke me up around 6:50am.  Gave me $40.  I didn’t want to go to Belleville with Darrin.  Got 5 hours sleep.  Showered.  Called Darrin.  Confirmed my presence with him.  Cool out today (30’s).  Went by bank.  Withdrew $50.  Darrin cashed 2 checks.  Headed for BAC.  Got there around 8:05am.  Darrin went in.  Crowded.  I stayed in car.  Saw girl from Calc II class.  Read “Red Storm” and Navy book.  Listened to radio a lot.  Looked all around Darrin’s mom’s car.  Around 10:20am, Darrin, Michelle G and Barb F came out.  Had 10 minutes break from ACT.  Showed them old Calc I room.  Went back to car.  Darrin came out around 11:30am.  Told him about dumb people I’d seen.  Jody, Lori and Brad P there too.  Followed Barb (driving) and Michelle to McDonald’s.  I didn’t eat anything.  Too tired.  They went home.  We went to the Mall.  No parking spaces.  Had to wait till people left to park.  Went in Famous.  Looked for Mom Xmas present.  Went to new card shop.  Darrin got $15 puzzle (2000 piecse) for Billie and Mike.  Went to software store (new).  Looked.  Then to Musicland.  Got Dad Roy Orbison tape ($6.98 (he died just this last week)).  Then to Kay-Bee.  Nothing.  Then to BDalton.  Nothing.  To Radio Shack.  Got $2.69 y-adapter for FS-2000.  Then to Sears.  Darrin called home about Steve’s present.  Nothing.  Got bored.  Followed 2 sets of people around.  Saw Jodi T’s sister and mom, talked.  Talked to Jodi T.  Followed lady.  Went to Spencer’s.  Then we left.  Stopped by Rally’s.   Spent $2.63 (Darrin $1.63).  Stopped by Crown Shoes in Freeburg.  Lady waited on us.  There 30-40 minutes.  Finally got a pair of dress shoes.  Came home around 4:30pm.  Grandma Hancock here.  Blue Xmas tree.  Called Barb and Jeremy.  Gonna get them at 8pm (or 7:45pm (7:17pm now)).  Got green TV hooked up to FS-2000.  Jill played it.  Watched her.  Mom still sick.  Darrin came by.  Showed him FS-2000.  Kay and Tim came over, left.  Aaron called.  He’s going to the dance.  Darrin left.  Mom and Dad to Handee Mart (home now).  Watched “This Old House”, did this.  Gonna get ready for Homecoming now.  Have $20 from Mom for Pizza Hut.  Oh, went by Silverman’s in the Mall.  Darrin got new shirt (gray) and blue tie ($28.76 check (his first check!)).  Well, gotta go now.  Long night ahead.  Bye.

Homecoming:  After I wrote the above, I got in my suit.  Felt spiffy and uncomfortable.  Picked up Barb around 7:45pm.  Got flower pinned on me.  Mom took a picture of us (Barb in blue dress).  Came home, showed Mom, Dad and Grandma Hancock.  Went to Jeremy’s.  Answered door with towel around his waist.  Barb and I sat and watched hockey upstairs.  Aaron showed up in sweater and nice pants.  Jeremy got done.  Cat bugged us.  Barb and I went to the dance.  Jeremy and Aaron in Aaron’s Jeep.  Saw Tim.  He took ITT test and passed.  Got inside.  Paid $6 (me and Barb) and voted for Darrin and Kendra for king and queen.  Got 2 green cards.  Darrin and I the only two that wore suits (in general clan).  Most guys wore sweaters.  Green Homecoming.  Sat by Home Ec room.  Soon, joined 2 tables.  Here were:  Aaron, Joe, Darrin, Lisa, DeAnn, Harry, Barb H, Lori, Barb F and me (clockwise).  Then Barb took my green card and got my glass.  Full of punch.  Drank that.  Had about 6-7 glasses of punch.  Had animal crackers (about 7-8 bowls).  Had zoo.  Kept one.  Then popcorn.  Several bowls.  Barb and I got pictures taken ($12 for two 5x7 and ten wallets).  Had big screen TV with videos, movie scenes, disc jockey with a big setup.  And Tim helping him.  Smoke machine every-so-often.  Harry and DeAnn came late.  DeAnn got stuff on dress.  Misty was with Chad Q.  Aaron, Jeremy, Darrin and I each had 3 Ludens cough drops (stole from Lori).  Got bored.  Started throwing popcorn at glasses and just flickin’ it.  Some got on candles and caught fire.  Dance from 8-11pm.  Jeremy danced (silly!).  Harry and DeAnn danced a lot.  Barb F even danced!  Aaron and I didn’t.  Juanita, Jimmy, and Grandma Watson came for crowning ceremony.  Juanita took pictures of Barb and me.  Told me to dance with Barb.  Everyone gathered around open commons area for ceremony.  Aaron and I went to talk to Tim operating spotlight.  Went back and sat down.  Dancing resumed.  After last dance, everyone gathered around.  After a lot of talking, decided we’d go to Pizza Hut.  So, cold as it was, I dropped Barb off, then Carmelita, then Jeremy.  Got Joe.  Came home.  He played with FS-2000, I changed into a sweater.  Went by Barb’s.  Saw Wade get pulled over.  Saw Jeremy in MG, said we’d meet him at Pizza Hut.  Got there (heard Guns-n-Roses on the way there), full with Marissa people.  Tim, Fred M and Aaron waiting to be seated.  Jeremy and Carmelita showed up.  Watched Conly play video games.  Aaron, Fred and Glenn seated themselves.  Then I sat myself by Aaron and Charity.  Harry and DeAnn were leaving when I got there.  Soon people started leaving.  We were waited on.  Aaron, Fred and Glenn left.  Sat with Barb, Joe, Carmelita, Jeremy and Tim in corner.  Stole footprint from window.  Soon, 2 pitchers came (one for us, one for Tim).  Then 2 breadsticks (Tim and me).  Then deep pan hamburger (Tim), then 2 hand-tossed combos (us, Jeremy-Carmelita).  We ate a little.  Threw cheese on the window.  Barb danced on table to Kokomo.  Had pretty good time.  Carmelita laughed a lot.  Then paid $2 to me (used for tip).  Finally got to car.  Cold out!!!  Told Jeremy I’d meet him in town.  Tim left with carload of guys.  I followed and passed him.  Drove home around 65-70mph.  Right before Tilden T he started passing.  I floored it.  Got to 80.  He slowly passed me.  I think he has a V-8.  Went back road home.  Saw Tim on White Oak.  Dropped Barb off, then Joe.  Went to Darrin’s.  Asleep.  I was supposed to get him around 12am (he and Lisa left after the dance).  Went by Glenn’s shed.  No one.  By Mark’s (Wade and Glenn there).  Couldn’t find Aaron, so found Jeremy.  Told him I was coming home.  Passed Tim a couple of times.  Got home around 1:38am.  Undressed.  Put napkin and cracker in senior drawer.  Lost my flower (MAD)!  Watched Three Stooges.  Fell asleep around 2am.  That was my senior homecoming: Welcome to the Jungle.  All and all I had fun.  Oh, Juanita got some pictures of Barb and me in straw hut by door when we were leaving.  Guess that’s about it.  It’s now 1:16pm, Sunday.  Hasta la vista.

Friday, December 9, 1988

Nervous about Jungle Dance.  This is a LONG entry!  Okay, Mom and Dad ate breakfast.  Jeremy drove me in truck.  No Scholar Bowl.  Almost everyone wore senior shirts.  Aaron went deer hunting.  Mr Rushing gone, Mrs Heyl sub.  Had home room.  Then to Con Ed (in typing room).  Reading hour.  Read “Red Storm.”  Lotta people left to do stuff.  Oh, got jungle hats in home room.  Paid $1 (borrowed from Jeremy.)  Mercer tried to talk, had quiz, Mike “bought” me a Coke, drew on hats.  Fun.  Had Spanish test.  Read aloud.  Mr Wilson sub for Danford.  Sat around.  Jeremy played badminton tournament.  DeAnn, Harry and I talked.  Lunch, ate hamburger and fries.  Had senior favorites pictures taken.  Got things ready 5^th hour for “dance.”  Fun.  Then 6^th hour, the pep assembly.  Jeremy and I sat up with spotlight.  The cheerleaders (Misty, Jenny P, Lisa C, Stacey G, Nicole G, and ?) came out.  Banana eating contest (Jody B, Shawn H, Danny D and Cupcake).  Danny won!  Then Tarzan yell (Courtney, Conly, Jay S and Dia).  Juniors won!  Then Jungle Dance.  Freshman (sad), sophomores (worse), juniors (super-sad), us.  Turned spotlight on, Kelly not there!  Waited around.  Then we did it okay.  We won.  Then Spirit Stick.  Sophomores won (twice as many of them.)  After assembly I was hot and tired.  Darrin finally took Scott and me home.  Watched TV, ate, slept.  Mom home around noon.  Ate hamburger for supper.  Grandma and Grandpa here.  Got Xmas stuff down.  Took Jill and Amy to game around 7pm.  Helped with Xmas here.  Juanita came down.  Darrin came by.  Aaron in Jeep and Jeremy talking.  Rode with Aaron (Jeremy and Darrin) to game.  Went in band room.  Darrin sick.  Goofed in there for a long time (drums, etc).  Then borrowed $1 from Aaron to pay way in.  Heard Mr Salanik sing National Anthem.  Good!  Went around back, sat in upper corner.  Harry got haircut.  Had homecoming thing.  After game (we lost 89-44), Barb F, DeAnn, Nissa, Jeremy and I talked.  Then Aaron, Jeremy and I sat around commons watching Student Council build homecoming (looks like Prom last year).  Darrin left.  Aaron, Jeremy, Joe, Glenn and I to sound room.  Kerkhover started yelling!  We hid.  Then ran outside.  Temp was 30-40 degrees, chilly.  Aaron drove Jeremy, Joe and me to Joe’s, then to Gas-n-Grab.  Saw Rachel C and Paul M there.  Rachel came with us.  Rode around.  My house, got jacket.  Told 12am curfew.  Went by Glenn’s.  We rode around.  Dropped Joe off at 11pm.  Went to Kurt’s.  No one.  To Kurt’s shed, no one.  Rode around till midnight. Dropped me off.  They left.  Came in.  Ready for bed.  Barb has two flowers, for me and her.  Gotta get up at 7am, go to Belleville.  Get home.  Dress.  Go to homecoming.  Then party! 

Thursday, December 8, 1988

No snow in forecast.  Now my nose runs… constantly.  Colder (around 35 degrees).  Drove Jill.  Tired.  Scholar Bowl.  Sat in home room.  Asked Darrin about Glenn and me switching jobs for Jungle Dance.  Got to Con Ed.  Asked Glenn.  No real answer.  Went over taxes.  To English.  She read aloud.  No one listened.  Jeremy and I did stunts in our seats.  Spanish, reviewed.  A little harder now.  Physics, went over test (DeAnn got “F” (can’t see Harry for two weeks)).  Took notes.  Did problems.  Bored.  Gonna play “Groovy Love” in Spanish before Xmas.  Ate burrito, chips.  Waited long time in line.  In study hall, did tax homework, helped Jeremy staple sheets, gave Darrin and Mark trucker language test.  Went to commons to watch Jungle Family Dress-up Contest.  Berny filmed.  Freshmen had 5 people looking dumb, seniors had Lori in gorilla suit and Nissa in Tarzan suit.  Then to PE.  Played badminton all ways (on backs, one-armed, paralyzed, etc).  Fun!  No shower.  Helped Joe, Harry, Darrin and Tim put spotlight on WHCO platform.  Took Scott and his friend home.  Came home.  Jimmy, Grandma and Pepper over.  Watched TV.  Jeremy called.  Got accepted to VMI.  Cool.  Watched TV by phone till around 4pm.  Ate!  Played Destroyer, watched TV more.  Robert-Morris guy called.  Told him to call back later.  Jill answered later and said “no interview, just mail stuff!”  Mom got home.  Mom and Dad to New Athens.  Jeremy picked me up in truck around 5:50pm.  Got to school.  Put book and coat in my locker.  Then match started.  Tasha, me, Jeremy (captain), Mike and Aaron started vs Mascoutah.  Halfway thru, switched sides and Harry and Nissa replaced Aaron and me.  We sat on floor in back.  After varsity game, 2 JV games.  Aaron, Joe, Shelly M and I played with spotlight in gym and sound room.  Then around 7:20pm, after Mike, Jeremy, Nissa and Barb F finished talking (told Barb I’ll probably go to the dance), Jeremy brought me home.  Darrin didn’t come by.  Drove to high school around 7:35pm.  Darrin and Harry in gym.  Joe came then.  Soon, Kelly, and Kendra showed.  Norman was studdin’ around.  Jody came.  Mr D and Marc were shootin’ hoops.  Harry and DeAnn left.  Glenn came around 8:40pm (supposed to be 8:15pm).  Rehearsed.  Now I think I can do the spotlight.  Aaron was soundman.  Lotta stress this week.  Quit around 9:30pm.  Joe was gonna ride with me, but stayed.  I came home.  Everyone home.  Someone called for lovebirds.  Dad has my stereo.  Tried 8-track to stereo, 8-track doesn’t work.  Jeremy had Judo class at BAC (test, I think).  Nissa was accepted to Monmouth.  Homecoming being built on stage.  Trig review tonight.  Read story (short) for Lit.  10:11pm now and I’m tired.  That’s all I can think of, I guess. 

Wednesday, December 7, 1988

Long one!

Nice, long sleep.  Dad took me and Jill.  Rained last night.  Cleared off.  Went to Scholar Bowl.  Then home room.  Got senior favorites thing.  Got tax folder and went over it in Con Ed.  Filled in senior favorites, soda break (I got Coke), and had filmstrip (no one listened).  B+ in Lit!  B+ in Con Ed.  Others A!  Late to Spanish.  Who cares?  Did worksheet.  Fun.  Had Physics test, I turned it in early.  It was easy though.  Read half a chapter in “Red Storm Rising.”  Stayed after a little.  Went to lunch.  Mike at 1/3 of Barb H’s chocolate birthday cake.  Ate hamburger and fries (class A).  Loaned Tim $.50.  Circused.  Jeremy took Beowulf test in study hall.  Darrin and I talked (he filled out senior favorites).  Oh, poster contest 2^nd hour. We lost!  Played badminton doubles tournament.  Shelly M and me vs. Jeremy and Terri R.  They won 15-13.  Didn’t shower.  Rode home with Darrin.  Dropped Scott off, then Stacy G’s sister (Shelly?) at Family Flair for a tan.  Got home.  Played Destroyer.  Fun.  Watched TV.  Jimmy came over.  Watched architecture “3-2-1 Contact.”  Ate pizza rolls.  Called Jeremy.  Supposed to snow Friday now!  Scholar Bowl tomorrow (three games)!  Gotta play.  Nervouso!  I’ve had no practice for spotlight.  I have no idea how to use it!  Anyway, Jeremy picked me up in truck around 6:05pm.  Got gas at Gas-n-Grab.  Got to school.  Put jackets in lockers.  Harry and DeAnn came in.  Talked to Barb F and Michelle G.  I got Quietest (tie with Most Courteous).  Harry got Best Hair.  He has sore feet (went to doctor).  Senior vs. Sophomore, we won!  Our team:

Brad C, Lori, Jody, Barb F/Dan, Glenn, Dia.  Shawn was our coach.

Eric M was there.  Then DeAnn ran our mad, Harry chased after her.  Scooted to other end of bleachers.  Aaron came in.  Then Seniors vs Juniors.  We cheered!  We won!  Joe made a wrong call.  After game, Jeremy, Aaron, and I (in CIA form) got Joe by locker room and beat him up (for play). Others got in.  Soon, big 10-man real riot!  Vollert broke it up.  Went out to bonfire.  Fire truck came.  Brenda, duh!  Smokers.  Had no jacket, kinda cold.  Lit with flare!  Dancing, singing, cheerleading, Berny filming, mascots burning (ours with firecrackers), then the food.  Ran in.  Had donuts and hot chocolate on stage.  Talked for a while.  Everyone had to leave.  Darrin took Joe and Scott.  Jeremy took me.  Talked about Russia and USA. Gorbachev is in USA visiting.  Cutting Russia’s army down 10% (500,000 guys) in 2 years.  And more!  We talked about “Red October” and “Red Storm.”  I loved “Red Storm Rising.”  Got his copy of the book, turned it in to library.  He dropped me off (around 8:30pm).  Amy here (gone now, I think).  Mom shipping, home now.  Dad taping from radio in my room, still on!  Gonna read now.  Guess that’s today!  I liked the day.  Don’t know about dance.  Nervous about spotlighting Jungle Dance Friday.  Got Mike M’s senior picture yesterday.

Tuesday, December 6, 1988

Slept 2-6am on the couch last night.  Drove Jill.  Scholar Bowl.  Game tomorrow.  I’m nervous.  Probably won’t play though.  Went to home room.  Had meeting in Dodson’s room.  Brad and I discussed “Beowulf” movie.  Voted for senior trip.  Harry in bad mood till lunch.  Tired.  Had ch 15 quiz.  Got 100% (from Laurie).  Started tax unit.  Had overheads.  Mrs Mercer’s room rearranged.  Not straight, but diagonal.  Aaron stole Harry’s seat.  Harry mad.  Saw filmstrip all hour.  Toothpick building contest 3^rd hour (homecoming).  Harry and I are the only ones with long hair now.  Learned lo, la, los, las in Spanish.  He was silly.  Did problems in Physics, worked.  Pizza for lunch.  Darrin, Kelly, Kendra and I discussed Jungle Dance in Coleman’s library room.  Then went out and copied/stapled senior favorite sheets.  8^th grade in study hall again and girls wrote us notes.  Study hall for PE.  Discussed Jungle Dance with Glenn.  Glenn, Darrin, Harry and I went to sound room.  Junior class meeting.  Took DeAnn home.  Took Harry home.  Brought Jill and Amy here.  Jeremy came by.  Went to his house.  Got costumes.  Barbie came over.  Went to Harry’s.  DeAnn there.  Brad didn’t show.  Jeremy and Barb went looking for him.  Then he came.  Harry took DeAnn home.  Brad, Jeremy, Barb and I went to Peabody coal pile and filmed scene 1, takes 1-5.  Got dark.  Went to Brad’s, watched it.  Taped.  Barb went home.  Jeremy and I went to Jeremy’s.  I got my stuff.  Jeremy brought me home.  Talked to me about taking Barb to homecoming.  Think I will.  Came in.  Ate 2 hamburgers, fries, cereal, cookies (I have stomach ache now).  There was a basketball game (everyone went to, but Jeremy and me).  Played FS-2000 (Destroyer).  Watched “Roseanne.”  Mom and Dad at Handee Mart.  Been taping KLOU for Dad lately.  Super-tired.  Darrin just called.  Kelly arrived.  They gonna dance.  Supposed to rain, sleet, snow tomorrow night (Darrin said tonight and tomorrow).  This has been a hectic week!  Bonfire tomorrow (and Scholar Bowl).  Sat – Belleville, dance.  Sun – tape “Beowulf.”  Darrin got yelled at in Lit.  I wish this week was over and Christmas would last forever, because after Christmas it’s solid school, 1 month of summer, then ITT!   Guess I’ll got read “Red Storm Rising” now.  Then sleep!  I hope it freezes tonight and snows.

Monday, December 5, 1988

Watching “Alf” now, so this may take a while…

Slept in living room again last night.  Tired today!  Dad took me and Jill to school.  Got to Scholar Bowl.  Ascherman late.  Went to home room.  No one there.  Then they came.  Discussed worksheet in Con Ed.  Finished ch 15.  Had scavenger hunt 1^st hour for homecoming.  Had vocab test (used words (cheated!))  Boring!  Mr Salanik gone.  His mom died.  Mr Wilson there.  Did sentences.  Talked.  Did problems (on own) all hour.  Had APP for lunch.  Discussed movie (ours) “Beowulf.”  In study hall, we put fish and birds around a tree we found.  Junior high study hall came in.  Girls wrote us notes.  Had 6^th hour in commons.  We talked about “Beowulf” (our movie).  Rode home with Darrin.  Walked to Harry’s.  Barb and Jeremy over there.  Discussed “Beowulf” (our movie).  Jeremy left to dance (caveman) at 6:15pm. Harry brought me home (ate spaghetti there).  Mom, Dad and Jill at Sparta.  I’m gonna play FS-2000, read “Red Storm Rising,” and write a note.  Mom almost hit a deer.  Went to Tim’s 8-9pm for Physics.

We were going to use a camcorder to film our own version of “Beowulf” for extra credit in our Lit class.

Sunday, December 4, 1988

Up around 11:20am.  Went to store for spaghetti sauce.  Cool out.  Went to Harry's.  Talked to him and Jeremy.  Came home.  Ate.  Played FS-2000.  Fixed main bedroom light.  Jimmy came down around 2pm.  Played FS-2000.  Doolittes came down.  Harry saw FS-2000.  Ate cake (Juanita's birthday).  Kay came over.  Went to Harry's.  Got on roof.  Got Trak-ball.  Harry took DeAnn to Belleville.  Jeremy and I played Trak-ball at rock piles till 4:30pm.  Played FS-2000.  Darrin came over.  They left.  Did Con Ed homework.  Gonna read "Red Storm Rising."

Saturday, December 3, 1988

Watched Ernest (dumb).  Mom house-cleaned.  Watched TV.  Played Tri-ominos, Life, car & trax with Jill.  Ate supper.  Jeremy came over.  Saw FS-2000.  Played.  We went to Darrin's.  They put up tree.  Put train under it.  Mike and Hannah left.  Aaron came over.  Watched Saturday Night Live.  Jeremy brought me home around 12am.  Talked till 12:40am.  Asleep at 2am.  Blew out lights in my room. 

Friday, December 2, 1988

Slept in living room last night.  Drove Jill.  Jeremy in Virginia.  Did ch 15 in Con Ed.  Beowulf test in Lit.  Spanish test.  Problems in Physics.  Hotdog, chicken noodle soup, chips for lunch.  Discussed FS-2000 in study hall.  Read hour 6th hour.  Darrin, Harry, Aaron, Barb and I slid on mats, hitting each other. Harry, Darrin and I read upside down.  Laughed a lot!  Took DeAnn, Harry, Rachel C, then Aaron home.  Got home.  Worked on FS-2000 from 3-5pm.  Put half the roof, lights, intercom in.  Played in it.  Jill did, too.  Darrin went to Belleville with Kendra.  Pizza for supper.  Watched TV.  Slept 7:30-9pm.  Talked to Darrin around 7:30pm.  Watched Muppet Christmas.  Watched Saturday Night Live at 9pm.  Aaron came over.  Went to Darrin's.  Came home.  Called Darrin, sleepin'.  Aaron played in FS-2000.  Liked it!  Went to Darrin's.  Woke him up, he was kind of mad.  Billie and Becky also showed up.  Darrin's parents, Hannah and Mike showed up.  Aaron and I left (in Aaron's truck).  Followed Tim until he left for Sparta.  Followed Brad P.  Came home.  People who've seen completed FS-2000:  Juanita, Mom, Dad, Jill, Aaron and me.  Guess that's all.

Thursday, December 1, 1988

Woke up, around 1-2" of snow on the ground.  Streets dry though.  Shuttle was delayed till tomorrow.  Dad took me, Jill (wore heavy coat, Dad took it home for me).  Talked to Tim.  Jeremy got a short haircut.  Went to Scholar Bowl.  Sat in home room till someone got us to go to commons (senior meeting 'bout Homecoming activities).  Then to Con Ed.  Goofed off some.  Discussed ch 15 more.  Halfway thru, had to go get pictures.  Got IL State Scholar thing with Nissa, Aaron, Jeremy and Brad P.  Cool!  Went to Lit.  We read aloud.  Dumb!  Reviewed in Spanish.  Jeremy left halfway thru for Virginia (VMI).  He'll get back tomorrow night.  Took notes, did problems in Physics.  Had pizza (a la carte) for lunch.  Circused.  Did Con Ed worksheet in study hall while Mrs D, Darrin, Kendra and Kelly discussed senior jungle dance.  Then Darrin did Con Ed worksheet.  Sat/talked.  Played 6-ers badminton with 30-40 birdies.  Fun!  Darrin hit me in the head.  None of us took showers.  Darrin took Aaron and Rachel C to grade school, me home.  Watched Gumby.  Mom, Jill and Brenda to Fairview Heights.  Still gone.  Got ITT VCR tape.  Got ITT admittance!  Worked on FS-2000 from 3-8pm.  Put computer, TV, disk drive, fan in.  Tim called.  Talked about ITT.  Hope he goes with me.  Ate scrambled eggs for supper.  Grandma and Grandpa came over.  Watched some of ITT tape.  Gonna read "Red Storm Rising" now.  Guess that's about all.  Oh, Darrin to hockey game.

Wednesday, November 30, 1988

Dad took me to school.  Got senior shirts in home room in Rushing's.  Went over ch 15 in Con Ed.  Mercer read Beowulf aloud.  Dumb.  Stuff in Spanish.  Notes in Physics.  Hold on...  Darrin's gonna leave here soon!  Cheeseburger on "A".  Circused.
Okay, 9:22pm now.  Darrin's gone.  Jimmy and Juanita here.  Jimmy came here wrecking the place.  Jill might've read down to circused.  I hope not!  Anyway, helped Darrin design his house in study hall.  Played 6-ers (Aaron, Darrin, Jeremy, me, Harry and Nissa) in badminton.  Wore my jeans.  Didn't shower.  Darrin dropped Scott and me off.  Watched Gumby.  Jeremy came over.  Hooked computer to small TV.  Went to Harry's.  Got joystick.  Went to Jeremy's.  Saw new toy gun.  Came home around 6:30pm.  Mom shopping.  Darrin came over.  I built joystick, computer hold, TV hole in FS-2000.  Got speakers.  Darrin played Star Trek.  Ate Red Baron pizza.  Mom and Dad to Handee Mart.  Then Doolittles came down.  Harry got schocked at school.  Got 2 burn marks.  Tim's ITT interview was tonight.

Tuesday, November 29, 1988

Cool today.  Drove Jill.  No Scholar Bowl practice.  We lost last night vs Freeburg at Scholastic Hi-Q.  Mike and I talked in library.  No bells, intercom again.  Tim wore grey corduroy jacket.  Studied ch 14 in home room.  Ch 14 quiz in Con Ed.  Mombrum left around 8:30am (meeting), Mr Smith subbed.  Read ch 15.  Had Lit in health room.  Read aloud.  Talked, learned -ing's in Spanish.  Notes in Physics.  Did problems on board.  Did homework in class.  Tim and Jeremy demonstrated.  Had Johnny M for lunch.  Mr Prigge watched study hall.  Helped Darrin with accounting.  Cindy was there.  Played badminton with Harry, Jeremy, Darrin and Nissa for PE.  Aaron left.  Drove Joe and Scott home.  Darrin came by in truck around 2:50pm.  Went to Van's in Sparta.  Got box.  Got to my house around 3:25pm.  Darrin worked at 3:30pm.  Worked on FS-2000 from 3:30-8pm.  Had hamburger and fries for supper.  Grandma and Grandpa came down.  Jill had math homework.  Have FS-2000 box built.  Watching polio thing.  Dad's at doctor in Belleville.  Still deciding if I want to keep FS-2000.  It's too big!  Guess that's about all. 

Monday, November 28, 1988

Cold now!  Scholar Bowl.  Dad took Jill and me early.  We went to doctor, didn't work.  Home room was chilly.  No bells, announcements.  Finished ch 14 in Con Ed.  Had Lit in health room.  Jeremy, Harry, Darrin, Brad P and I ran there.  Had "Beowulf" quiz.  Took all hour.  Mike M gone.  Did worksheet in Spanish.  Notes in Physics.  Made the "fish."  Ate APP for lunch.  Keeping track of junk food for Con Ed.  Mark loaned me "The Iliad."  Talked with Darrin in study hall.  Study hall by special ed room for PE.  Had Brenda tracking station.  As she walked counter-clockwise from spec ed, through commons, through library circle, I timed her and announced ETA (Intelligence Officer).  Harry was satellite for Early Warning (got CMH for changing her direction).  Darrin was BES and GQ alert.  Jeremy made the raspberry to make her laugh. Barb and Michelle G there to support our childness.  Jeremy took Nissa and Kent (in back with ice) home, then me.  Saw half of Gumby.  Played "Stock Market" and "Star Trek."  Watched TV.  Didn't do Physics.  Helped Jill do math.  Went to garage.  Jill put tape recorder behind my mirror.  Ate fish, mac and cheese.  Darrin came over around 7:30pm.  Played "Stock Market", dumb games, and "Star Trek."  Juanita and Jimmy still here.  Gonna read "Red Storm Rising."  Oh, around 3:05pm, Harry and Joe came by in Vollert's car and took me for a fast ride.  It is a cool car!  Guess that's about all. 

Sunday, November 27, 1988

Up at 10am.  Showered.  Jill, Mom and I went to church.  Talked to Reverend Walters about ITT reference.  Sat in middle, I was mad!  Suzanne sat in front of us.  A girl sang at church.  After church, drove truck to Darrin's.  Got cardboard.  It's a BIG box.  Beauty.  Got home.  Looked at it.  Ate turkey dinner.  Watched "Iron Eagle."  Darrin and Lisa out.  Harry and Jeremy to gun/knife show.  Watched TV.  Mel S called.  Talked.  Cool!  Looked at box.  Dad taped tapes in my room.  He bolted pipe to board for FS-2000.  Jimmy came down.  Mom and Dad to Handee Mart.  Cooler out.  Jimmy and I watched "A Christmas Story."  Ate pizza.  Mom and Dad home, Jimmy left.  Mom, Dad and Brenda to shopping (K-Mart, Target).  Still gone.  Watched TV with Jill.  Did computer.  Made FS-2000 commercial.  Read "Red Storm Rising," ready for war.  Gonna watched "Silo 7" and read now till 10pm. 

Mel S was the ITT representative who recruited me to go there.

Saturday, November 26, 1988

Up at 9:15am.  Showered.  Mom and Dad ate out for breakfast.  Left for Granite around 10:10am.  Mom drove, Jill and I sat in back.  Stopped by New Athens (Salvation Army).  I slept halfway there.  Got to Grandma's.  All tired.  Went to Dairy Queen (Pontoon Beach).  Went to K-Mart.  I looked around in there.  Came to car early.  Read "Red Storm Rising."  Then to Payless (read), Fashion Gal (read), Dollar Store (read), to Grandma's.  Slept.  Left around 4:15pm.  Mom drove.  Got Church's chicken sandwiches.  Stopped by DQ (Madison) for Jill's sundae and my large fries.  Rained.  Got home.  Jimmy here.  Ate.  Called Jeremy.  His dad ordered a new Aerostar for them.  Talked.  Watched TV.  Couldn't find Darrin.  Mom and Dad to Wal-Mart.  Took Jill to Sarah's.  Heard song.  Read "Red Storm Rising."  Cleaned disk drive.  Big Harry brought wontons down.  Still tired.  Dull, dreary day!

Friday, November 25, 1988

Up at 9:15am.  I was invited to go eat breakfast with Barb, Brent and Michelle at Hardee's this morning, but I said gotta go to Granite.  Darrin came by around 10:40am.  Nice day.  Went to Jeremy's.  He was still in bed.  Darrin and I went to Sparta.  Went to pay scooter payment, then to open checking account... 
ALL RIGHT!  Gwen just called and said a big box is on their porch from Buchheits.  Yeh!  I'll get it manana!  Anyway...
Saw Shawn (DQ) sweeping sidewalks.  Talked to him and Jeff E.  Darrin, Shawn and I ate at Hardee's (I didn't eat).  Took Shawn to city place around 12pm.  Went by Whirlpool (just burned 'em), Lynn's (trash guy), Hils (trash guy), Bucheitts (none), Van's (he'll have two for us Tuesday).  I'm talking about box hunting.  So none that day.  But now!!!  Got home.  Ate.  Darrin got me.  Saw safe being lifted from old building by crane.  Went to Darrin's.  Read Farmer's Almanac.  Went to Jeremy's to watch Gumby.  Darrin took me home.  Watched TV. Designed the FS2000.  Aaron came by around 6:30pm.  Grandma and Grandpa over, eating pancakes!  Jill just got home from Sarah's!  Darrin came by for Aaron to go to basketball game.  They went to Sparta, then the game.  Jill went to game too.  I said come on over or called when gave over (you know, 9:30-10pm).  Well, I did dumb stuff all eve.  Then around 9:45pm, everyone was getting home from the game.  I called Darrin and Jeremy, not home.  10pm came.  I just laid on my bed.  Then Jill called.  I picked her up at Sarah's at 10:30pm.  When I got back, Jeremy and Aaron were here!  They asked if I want to go.  We three went to Darrin's (my curfew was 12:30-1am).  He was eating, couldn't go anywhere. So we drove around in Jeremy's Lancer.  Fred M and Glenn talked to us by trailer court.  We 5 went to hill outside of town, but cold & windy up there.  Followed Glenn to Heil Sound shed.  Ate a lemon.  Had 3 BIG speakers with Van Halen and Def Leppard.  Ate peanut butter with combs.  Threw Frisbee.  Glenn fell back into a box.  Finally around 1am, Fred brought me home.  Came in.  Dad in kitchen.  Dad went outside.  I went to bed.

Thursday, November 24, 1988

Thanksgiving.  No school.  Up at 9:15am.  Long shower.  Read "Red Storm Rising."  Mom cleaned house.  Got pipes, etc for flight sim in garage.  Nice day.  Sunny.  Rather cool.  Wore dumb Hawaiian shirt.  Doolittles down around 12:10pm.  Grandma and Grandpa came.  Explained flight sim to Harry.  Ate. Parents and Jimmy in dining room, Jill, Harry and me in the kitchen.  Had turkey, rolls, potatoes (mashed), Rice-a-Roni, 4 cupcakes.  Full.  Harry and I talked to Jeremy on phones.  Harry broke 4th string on guitar.  Juanita was in my room.  Harry left to be with DeAnn, Brent and Michelle.  Everyone sat in garage.  Jeremy came by with Joel.  He took Jimmy, me to his house in truck.  Jeremy's relatives there.  Jeremy and I watched Gumby.  Jeremy, Joel, Jim, Collin and I played football.  Darrin came over.  Played Jeremy's Atari.  Everyone left.  Jim, Jeremy, Darrin and I played a domino-pool game till 9pm.  Ate pie, turkey, Atari.  Darrin took Jimmy home.  Came back.  Went to Lisa's.  Came back.  Jeremy and I talked.  Looked through Jeremy's journal.  Darrin handcuffed me.  Brought me home around 10:30pm.  Left.  Dad was writing songs. They just went to bed.  Going to Sparta tomorrow for bank and boxes around 10am.  Jeremy's going too.  Well, I think I'm gonna read back in June (Calculus) and eat.

Wednesday, November 23, 1988

Drove Jill.  Took tape off car.  Scholar Bowl.  Paper sold.  Did worksheet in Con Ed.  Mercer came in at 10:10am.  We had soda, goofed around, etc.  Mr Smith came in and we were good.  Test in Spanish.  Reviewed tests in Physics (got A).  Had fudge.  Hotdog for dinner.  Darrin and I discussed the flight simulator in study hall.  Drove home (Jill, Amy).  Nicole M hit Becky's bumper.  Darrin came by.  Dad at work.  Jill sick with couch.  Went to Sparta.  Went to Hardee's, saw Mike.  Wal-Mart (no boxes), Krogers (no boxes), Wrights (no boxes) (saw Lisa L).  Went to Marissa bank.  Closed.  Home.  Darrin to work at 3:30pm.  Launched.  Did TAYE.  Ate pizza.  Juanita came down around 5:50pm.  Mom got home around 6:20pm.  Juanita left at 7pm, went and got rolls at IGA.  Cool out.  Clear.  Full moon!  Star Wars was on Ch 4.  Ate baked potato.  Darrin came by.  Went to Jeremy's.  Talked about Star Wars, Gumby, etc till 10pm.  Dropped books at library.  Came home.  Tired.

Tuesday, November 22, 1988

Dad went to work.  Came home.  Mom drove.  Dad drove me.  Talked to Danny.  Went to Scholar Bowl.  Sad.  Silly home room.  Talked about ch 14 in Con Ed.  Had Beowulf quiz in English, I got 100%.  Read some.  Reviewed in Spanish.  Test in Physics.  Turkey, etc for lunch.  Good.  Gary N back.  Did Con Ed worksheet in study hall.  Finished Beowulf.  Played badminton in PE.  Shawn won 15-1 in tournament.  I got tired.  Dumb.  Jr high PE had a study hall.  Scott and I rode home with Lisa C (driving) and Jenny P.  Lisa got pulled over by cop on street by Peggy G's.  She got a warning.  Dropped Scott off, then me.  Launched Beta, Delta.  Did TAYE.  Watched Gumby.  Watched TV.  Mom got home.  Cooked BIG pizza.  She and Brenda went to South County.  Still gone.  Grandma and Grandpa came over.  Juanita and Jimmy did too on way to basketball game.  Jill and I did answering machine thing to Darrin.  He came over.  We played Destroyer.  Makin' plans for the jet simulator.  He left around 9pm.  Gotta study Spanish vocab and read "Red Storm Rising."  Jill kinda sick with cough.  Can't wait for jet simulator!

Monday, November 21, 1988

Cold.  Dad drove me and Jill.  Jeremy at court till mid-3rd hour.  Talked about ch 14 in Con Ed.  Beowulf in Lit.  Ir in Spanish.  Problems in Physics.  Brent B back.  Talked at lunch (pizza).  Table full.  Harry and Barbie H got in big fight at lunch!  Had study hall.  Looked at mags.  6th hour study hall in library by Special Ed room.  Harry, Darrin and Jeremy talked while Nissa, Barb and I laughed.  Rode home with Darrin.  Did college stuff.  Watched TV.  Got tired.  Slept.  Hamburger and fries.  Not hungry.  Cold!  Called Danny D about mixing board.  Not home.  Darrin came over around 7:30pm.  Played FSII and Jet till 9pm.  Mom shopped.  Tim came over.  Talked/froze outside.  Darrin and Tim left.  Gotta do Lit (Beowulf, line 1116), study Physics and read more "Red Storm Rising."  Oh, 3 more things:
1.  Eric M was at school today
2.  Paint warehouse at Chrysler Plant #1 had a fire
3.  Dad went to doctor, works tomorrow

Sunday, November 20, 1988

Up at 8am.  Got ready.  Darrin drove us to Old High School.  Rain turned to snow.  Had a lot but didn't stick.  Jody, George, Darrin and I sat around from 9-11am.  Dead.  Swine, Hog and Whale were there.  Suzy R was there.  Colder out.  At 11am, Nissa, Becky, Kendra and her mom showed up.  George left.  I rode home with Jody.  Ate.  Watched TV.  Mom and Dad with Brenda and Dennis driving.  Snowed more.  Jeremy came over.  Talked.  Played tape.  Power went off over an hour.  Darrin came by.  Played piano.  Jeremy and I went to Jeremy's.  His grandma there.  Shot at birds.  Bored.  Went by Harry's.  He is Sparta.  Got "Red Storm Rising" and jet book.  Went by Old High School.  My fudge was the only thing left.  Went to Jeremy's.  Darrin came over.  Talked in Jeremy's room.  Darrin took me home.  Ate McDonald's.  Taped songs for Dad.  Watched "Inc Sunday."  Now watching "mind" thing.  Kinda started "Red Storm Rising."  Might do some Physics.  Tired last few days.  Oh, well.

Saturday, November 19, 1988

Up at 7am.  Dad, Mom and I went to ITT in truck.  Got tour, took test.  Came home around 1pm.  Tired.  Jeremy and Harry went to medieval thing at school.  Worked at Xmas Walk.  Rained.  Darrin went to hockey game.  I watched TV.  Really tired.  Aaron came over.  Drove truck to Jeremy's.  Aaron and Rachel C came over.  Played pool.  Drove us 4 around in truck.  Aaron and Rachel went with Brad.  Jeremy and I went to Jeremy's.  Talked to 11pm.  That's all.

Friday, November 18, 1988

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Thursday, November 17, 1988

[no entry for today]

Wednesday, November 16, 1988

Last night was a storm.  Wind almost blew in windows, hail, lightning.  Kept me up a while.  I was rather nervous.  Anyway, Dad took me and Jill to school.  Had French toast for breakfast.  Jeremy back at school.  Went to Scholar Bowl.  Got schedule.  Slow home room.  Went over worksheets in Con Ed.  Quiz tomorrow.  Read Beowulf in English.  Silly.  Got coloring sheets.  Ded exercises in Spanish.  Went over problems in Physics.  Had chuckwagon sandwich for lunch.  Talked with Nissa.  Did extra credit Con Ed in study hall.  Mark sat with us.  Then goofed.  Coleman gone (sick).  Had study hall in commons.  Harry, Jeremy, Darrin and I goofed.  Aaron, Shelly M and Prigge talked to us at the end.  Washington DC meeting.  Waited for Darrin.  Took Scott and Jeremy home.  Finished Gumby at Jeremy's.  Had Rice Krispie squares.  Mr Slagley got ITT reference thing.  Darrin brought me home.  Launched Maelstrom.  Lisa over.  Did TAYE.  Jill got my Guns-n-Roses tape.  Watched TV.  Car home.  Had bacon/lettuce/toast with supper.  Mom's shopping.  Watching "Growing Pains."  Watchin' "War & Remembrance" now.  Did college stuff.  Might draw or something.  Got stuff to do, so bye.

Tuesday, November 15, 1988

Dad took Jill, then me to school.  Missed Scholar Bowl.  Jeremy gone again.  Cloudy all day.  Brad had Government sheets in home room.  Discussed ch 13 in Con Ed (finished it).  Got worksheets.  Talked to Glenn.  Saw film about Beowulf and read aloud.  I drew castle scene (bored)!  Read like a robot (difficult) in Spanish.  Freshmen/sophomores went to Beck.  Took notes in Physics.  Had grilled cheese for lunch.  Put a green bean in Tim's milk.  Silly "CA"-alerts.  Did Con Ed in study hall.  Talked with Mark.  Drew on castle scene.  Coleman gone.  Had study hall 6th hour in commons with Prigge.  Harry, Darrin, Glenn and I goofed around with Tim.  We were rollin' on the floor.  Rode home with Darrin (dropped Scott, Joe, Harry and other kid off at Joe's).  Came home.  Watched TV.  TAYE.  Guitar.  Had spaghetti supper.  Have Lit to read.  Watched ALF and Police Academy 3.  Darrin came over around 8:30pm (did carpets).  Talked outside.  Rode around.  He talked to Chief Ed.  Made up sucker game.  Went to Handee Mart.  Talked to Harry at Gas-n-Grab.  Came home around 9:15pm.  Mom filling out ITT financial aid paperwork.  Have Lit to read (again).  It's windy!  Hace viento mucho.  It's sprinklin'.  It's warm, too.  Tornado alert out!  Car still at Riess (since yesterday).  Leakin' transmission fluid or something.  Guess that's a wrap!

Monday, November 14, 1988

Got to sleep around 11:20pm last night.  Tired mood today.  Joe called.  Drove Jill, Joe and Scott.  Heard "Sweet Child O' Mine."  Went to Scholar Bowl.  Jeremy absent.  Copied Harry's vocab.  Home room in commons.  Voted for Homecoming King/Queen.  Went over ch 13 in Con Ed.  Got Lit books in English, I mean Lit.  Read some.  Learned verbs and "a" in Spanish.  Learned Newton's 5 Laws in Physics (notes).  Had steak (chicken nuggets) for lunch.  Voted to break tie.  Did Physics in study hall.  Then drew stuff.  Aaron and Harry had something to do 7th hour.  So it was me and Darrin.  Jr high played badminton while we sat in study hall commons with Prigge.  Got badminton worksheets.  Glenn has my ch 13 Con Ed.  Barb made paper airplane.  Asked me to Homecoming.  Said sure... if I go.  Did college stuff.  Told Tim about ITT.  Nissa came over and talked.  Bell rang.  Drove Scott home.  Heard "Sweet Child O' Mine."  Watched Gumby.  Called Jeremy.  He's better.  Went to doctor again.  Played guitar.  Did TAYE.  Watched TV mostly.  Jill and Lisa had Goldie over (and a puppy).  Mom got home.  Cooked pancakes.  They all went to Wal-Mart.  Darrin came over.  We played with Fiero in garage.  They came home.  We felt silly.  Came in (Darrin left).  Wilma had a wreck in their new Crown Vic.  She's shaken up.  I hope they're all right.  Lazy.  Guess I'll go.

Sunday, November 13, 1988

Amy woke me up (phone) at 9:30am.  Woke Jill up.  Jill was needed at church, she went 10am-12pm.  I laid in bed till 10:30am.  Mom and Brenda went to Belleville.  Dad had to run Dennis' extra keys up to them (they locked keys in car)...  I'm listening to last night's tape while doing this.  I was ready around 11am.  Built Vega.  Hair silly.  Called Darrin.  Joe called.  Dad got home.  Jill did, too.  I ate.  Mom got home (cleaned house).  Darrin and Joe finally came over around 2:30pm.  We goofed around.  Played instruments.  Mom gave me $20 to get Xmas gift (didn't get it).  Went to Darrin's.  Got suckers.  Went by my house.  To Handee Mart.  Then to Joe's.  Joe had to stay home.  Darrin and I went to Belleville.  Have $1 check for Darrin (gas money).  Taped un poco.  Ate tons o' suckers.  Went to the Mall.  Book stores, toy stores, arcade (saw Mark and Dan), sticks-n-wicks (lady flirted with us), Babbages, left around 6pm (closing).  Jeremy has mono.  Went to Rally's.  Ate in Hardee's lot.  Went by Nicole's.  Not home.  Came home around 7:30pm.  Darrin went home.  Ran Jill to drop Tom Watt at Darrin's.  Came home.  Watched Def Leppard Sunday on MTV till 8:30pm.  We dedicated the pickle jar to penny jar.  Silly.  Came in room, did TAYE.  Ready for bed.  Gonna listen to "Best of Darrin and Jason," then sleep.

Saturday, November 12, 1988

Mom went to doctor with Dad at 9am.  I woke up at 9:30am.  Raining.  Showered.  Got ready.  Drove Mom and Jill to Granite (with Dad's keys).  He got deer sausage today.  We got to Grandma's.  Went to McDonald's.  Then to K-Mart.  Got black sweater for Xmas.  Okay day.  Went to Fashion Gal.  To Randy's.  Left ITT disk home.  Played "Elite" and other games.  Mom took Grandma to Virgie's, Jill to Glik's.  Came back.  Went to Chinese food.  To Church's Chicken.  Home.  Juanita and Jimmy here.  Ate Chinese.  Grandma and Grandpa came over.  Watched "This Old House."  Ate cake.  Darrin came over.  Jimmy bugged us.  Aaron came over.  Talked.  Played Beatles Name That Tune.  Aaron left.  Mom and Dad left.  Darrin and I went singing everywhere.  Pretty dumb.  Came home around 10:30pm.  Aaron talked to Darrin in cars.  Pretty nippy out.  Launched Exxus.  Bad launch!  Was going to church in the morning, but Mom's going with Brenda somewhere.  Gonna do TAYE now.

Friday, November 11, 1988

Veterans Day, no school!  Mom went Xmas shopping at Mall with Brenda till around 5:30pm.  Dad worked at Dennis'.  I woke up around 9am, laid in bed till 9:30am.  Showered.  Still like the ITT idea!  Launched Phobos at 10:05am.  Darrin called.  Did TAYE.  Watched Geraldo get beat up.  Darrin came by around 11:45am.  We went to Hardees (Sparta).  Darrin put engine stuff in.  Better.  Hardees was crowded.  Darrin got food.  I was too tired and semi-sick.  Sat in corner.  Saw Mrs Price.  Left.  Went to Wal-Mart.  Looked in toys.  Saw Brad C.  Got plastic Fiero for $1.05 (I paid $.50).  Went to McDonald's.  Saw Jeff E taking pictures.  Saw Mr Slagley with Jeremy (probably from doctor) (Jeremy didn't come with us because he was sick!)  I got 2 hamburgers, large fries and water.  Darrin hamburger and soda.  Went back road (by church road).  Played with Fiero.  Nippy out.  Got headache.  Got home.  Played with car in garage.  Darrin left around 2:30pm (had to work at 3:30pm).  I had big headache.  Came in.  Laid down.  Watched TV.  Slept for around 10-15 minutes.  Mom came home.  Had roast beef and fries.  Did TAYE.  Taped Geraldo getting beat up.  The Admiral is closed again.  Watched NASA Peanuts.  Took Jill to Sarah's.  Brenda and Dennis came in.  Mom, Dad and they went for pie.  They came back.  I made "Best of Darrin and Jason" tape.  Got Jill.  Speedometer's out.  Saw Joe and David.  Tired!  Headache gone (took 2 Nuprins).  Darrin supposed to call me to see if I could go to the Mall with him and George.  Didn't call.  Guess he went anyway.  Almost had TAYE Officers Meeting 02.  Played guitar.  Cloudy out (couldn't star-watch).  Today was DeAnn's birthday.  Going to Granite tomorrow.  Oh, neighbors' van wouldn't start this morning.  They tried and tried. 

Thursday, November 10, 1988

Drove Joe and Scott to school.  Jeremy almost didn't come (sore throat).  Got to school early.  Went to Scholar Bowl with Jeremy.  Good, goofed in home room.  Had Con Ed ch 12 test.  Borrowed Bri's calculator.  Did ch 13 questions/vocab.  Studied spelling words.  Had spelling test.  Harry came in 2nd hour, overslept.  Van Halen last night.  Mike M didn't like it.  Went over vocab.  Darrin got moved to front of room.  When Mercer turned to write on board, everyone switched seats.  She got mad!  Seating chart Monday.  Have paragraph due.  Spanish test, then read.  Physics test.  Read "Stars."  Had spaghetti a la carte.  Read disco books.  Filled out Darrin's ACT with Mark.  Silly.  Played kickball in PE.  Aaron didn't dress.  Nissa showed us her shoulder sore.  Big Jim kicked ball, hit light, light fell almost on Bodey D.  Made indention in floor.  Glass everywhere.  Jim beat up Shawn H.  Dressed, sang.  Drove Scott, DeAnn and Harry home.  Went home.  Aaron came by.  Replaced left headlight, got Jill at Lisa's.  Watched TV.  Did TAYE.  Mom came home.  Had pizzas.  Guy came around 6pm.  Sat in car.  Left.  Played guitar.  Came back around 6:30pm.  Talked for 2 hours about ITT.  Might go there.  Looked at Jupiter.  Juanita, Mom and Dad saw it, too.  Came in.  Did TAYE on computer.  Gonna go out with Darrin driving for 30 minutes around 11pm.  Gotta make Christmas list.  Exxus landed.  Oh, got Jill at Amy's around 8:45pm.  Harry took DeAnn out.  Jeremy at judo.  Darrin worked, then carpets, now Lisa.  Mr Slagley talked to Mercer & Dodson today with a sad face.  Don't know.  Listened to Guns-n-Roses to and from school.  "Night Train" in mind.  Everyone in bed.  I'll watch Morton Downy later.  Gonna learn disco.  Tired!  Angie wore boats.  Dumb.  Roy wore dumb 70's shirt.  Wayne wore brown shirt with purple corduroy pants.  Darrin got haircut last night.  DeAnn's birthday tomorrow.  Now I'm just wastin' space in my journal.  Peel marks on school sidewalk.  My ball was caught out in kickball.  I was mad!  Guess I'll go wait for Darrin.

Wednesday, November 9, 1988

Jeremy picked me up.  Gave him Friday towels & "Swiftly... Planet."  Cloudy.  Went to Scholar Bowl.  Aaron, Harry and DeAnn didn't.  Regular home room.  Went over worksheets with overhead in Con Ed. Quiz manana.  Aaron came into English halfway through (overslept?)  Turned in English books.  Had spelling review.  Aaron had my homework.  Scott S brought senior memory books, etc in.  I got mine!  Oh, Bush is President!  Saved paper.  Reviewed in Spanish.  Did worksheet.  Okay.  Quiz tomorrow.  Derik O is out of Spanish.  Did problems in Physics.  Test manana. Had pizza for lunch.  Talked to Derik O in line.  Harry and DeAnn mad.  Got a senior picture.  Nothing in study hall.  Darrin and I got an astronomy book and "looked" at it at the round table.  Jeremy talked to us.  Jay S talked to us.  Darrin signed George's name for Christmas Walk and DeAnn was out of Spanish.  Harry bad mood in PE.  Played polish kickball with kids.  Harry skinned knees and out at home first bat.  I came home twice and got out by hit.  Aaron on other team.  Talked to Rhonda, Nissa, etc.  We beat on lockers.  Harry kicked shoe off.  Jumped up and got hit.  He was in a good mood then.  Stuck around after school.  Harry had to get copies of Jeremy's Government notes in lounge.  Jeremy and I sat and talked.  Cheerleading practice.  Helped Berny with soda cans.  Smelled.  Washed hands.  Learned the Travolta Point.  Got books.  Jeremy took us to his house in truck (Harry stayed at school).  We goofed around.  Went to library.  I got 2 astronomy books, Jeremy got "Hunt for Red October."  We got 2 disco books.  Rained all day.  Jeremy dropped me off.  Came in.  Read books.  Watched TV.  Grandma came over.  Mom came home with Hardees food (Grand Opening!)  Roast beef, MMM!   She went shopping, I read.  Did TAYE.  Watched TV, etc.  Darrin washed carpets.  Needs $400-500 done on his engine.  Jeremy sick.  Harry, DeAnn and Mike to Van Halen concert.  Mom's still gone.  Got a call about our love birds.  Gonna sell all but Oscar and Fritz for $120.  Cloudy tonight. 

Tuesday, November 8, 1988

Tired this morning.  Drove.  Darrin gave me comic strip (funny).  Drove Jill.  Went to Scholar Bowl.  Mr Rushing gone (Mrs Heyl here).  Silly.  Fixed Con Ed room (Tom Watt gone).  Finished ch 12.  Did worksheets for homework. Went over vocab in English.  Told Harry about Def Leppard Sunday (MTV).  Did ex 1-4 in class.  Wrote/talked in Spanish.  Did problems in Physics.  Harry wanted test tomorrow, but it's Thursday.  Had APP for lunch.  Good.  Did Cone Ed worksheets in study hall with her adding machine.  Darrin and I talked at round table.  Little kids at ours.  Whatever we wanted outside in PE.  Aaron sat there with Shelly M.  Anyway, people played tennis.  Glenn golfed.  Harry, Jeremy, Darrin and I played racquetball against the school.  Harry broke his first racket.  Jeremy had a metal one.  I hit ball on roof.  Darrin hit 2nd ball up.  Got Norman.  Harry and Darrin got balls down.  Darrin hit 3rd ball up.  I hit 4th, 5th.  Then bell rang.  Threw rackets up.  Showered.  Scott gave us push-pin things.  Jeremy went home.  I dropped Scott off.  Listened to KLOU.  Came home.  Lisa here with their Tom Watt.  I launched (supposed to call Jeremy).  Did TAYE stuff till Mom got home.  Oh, took Jill and Lisa to Lisa's.  Mom got home.  Had turkey for supper.  Jill came home.  Township building's been full o' cars all day (voters).  Watched TV.  Called Darrin.  Took telescope outside around 7pm.  Looked at Saturn/Jupiter.  Darrin came over.  He drove us to RP01.  We looked at stuff there.  Saw BIG falling star.  Cold!  Drove around.  Went to Gas-n-Grab.  Got gas.  Saw Dawn S.  Came home. He helped carry stuff in.  Juanita over.  Darrin looked at TAYE stuff.  He and Juanita left.  Mom baked chocolate chip cookies.  I guess Bush will win.  I don't know.  But before I here today's results, I know Bush'll win.  1st time to say this: President Bush.  Gosh!  In telescope, we saw:  Jupiter's moons moved, but one disappeared.  We'll (I'll) look tomorrow night.  Have Con Ed quiz tomorrow.  Dad's taping "Blues Brothers."  Sat in back in Con Ed.  Gonna start to develop a mission to the Moon now.  I'll probably take over the Lunar Division 'cause Jeremy's not doing anything with it. 

Ok, so we were a little more into the space-thing than I thought.

Monday, November 7, 1988

Parent-teacher conferences... NO SCHOOL!  Up around 8:30am.  Showered.  Wore sleeping sweatshirt all day.  Watched TV.  Looked for Moon, couldn't find it.  Built Venusian Vehicles.  Played guitar.  Talked to Jeremy and Joe.  Slept 2:30-3pm.  Jimmy woke me up to fix his bike chain.  Ate tons o' spice fries.  Jimmy came down.  Played 2-square with volleyball in garage.  Cloudy.  Mom got home.  Had fish.  Went to Sparta with Darrin to Wal-Mart.  Darrin got 2 hamsters.  Went by Hardees (not open).  Went to McDonald's drive-thru.  Got cone.  Listened to KLOU 103 (formerly KHTR).  Fixed Darrin's hamster cage up.  Came home around 8:30pm.  Looked at Jupiter/Saturn and Mars/Saturn.  Clouds moved in.  Darrin left around 9:10pm.  Came in.  Did this.  Mom's in Belleville with Brenda.  Can't wait to view planets tomorrow night to see if the moons change again.  Oh, made moon-on-vacation joke. 

Sunday, November 6, 1988

Woke up around 10:15am.  Watched cartoons, Sesame Street, Newton's Apple.  Made Tombstone and school pizza, watched "Animal House."  George and Gwen in Belleville.  Darrin and I played with General Lee (tore it up).  Took showers.  George and Gwen got home.  Watched president thing on Ch 9.  Darrin took me home.  Grandma and Grandpa here.  Watched TV.  Mom and Dad went somewhere.  I ran Jill to Coleman's.  Got home.  Started "drawing" when Aaron came by (brought my Beatles book back).  Watched "Inc Sund."  Aaron went to play Monopoly with Rachel C and Jenny E.  I could've gone.  Didn't call Joe like I was supposed to.  Ate porkchops and corn.  Launched Exxus.  Jimmy and Juanita came down.  I looked at Mars and Saturn (or Jupiter).  Cool.  Used gloves, cool out.  They left.  Did TAYE computer.  That's about it for tonight.

"Inc Sund" ???

Saturday, November 5, 1988

Barb called (about Annual Staff to Sparta) around 10am.  I got up.  Showered.  Launched.  Did TAYE computer.  Can't remember what I did all day.  Mom worked some.  Jeremy went to Alton and called around 5:30pm.  Darrin called then.  Mom and Dad went to Schaffer's party.  Lisa came over.  Darrin and Jeremy came by.  Got Joe.  Took Jill and Lisa to Coleman's.  Went to David A's.  They were all out of town.  So we partied.  Joe had to feed their cats.  I told Jill I was spending the night at Darrin's.  We watched Garfield cartoons, ate a pizza each.  Had Fruity Pebbles, chocolate Teddy Grahams, graham crackers, Rice Krispies, etc.  Played with wheel chair.  Took Joe home.  Then Jeremy.  Aaron showed up.  I spent the night at Darrin's.  We were all SO tired.  It rained most of the day.  Snow flurries at night.  We watched Saturday Night Live and videos.  Fell asleep. 

Friday, November 4, 1988

Taped last night.  It started storming around 5am.  Dad took me and Jill.  Got to school.  Went to Scholar Bowl with Harry, DeAnn and Jeremy.  Sad.  Home room.  Talked about ch 12 in Con Ed.  Around 9am, we saw how dark (almost black) out it was.  It poured, windy, put out half the school's lights.  Had spelling test, ch test, gonna see birth control movie but the TV blew out.  Had Spanish test.  Started next week's stuff.  Had reading hour 4th hour.  Read "Planets."  Harry, Aaron, Jeremy, Matt, etc were gone 2nd half to set up mock election.  Ate with Darrin, Joe and Mike.  We voted.  Dukakis barely won.  Looked at "Space" book with Darrin in study hall.  Played polish kickball in PE with junior high.  Got homerun and a double.  Did a slide.  Fun.  Darrin took Jeremy and me to my house.  Looked at stuff.  Jeremy drank blue Kool-Aid.  Went up to Family Flair (around 3pm).  Jeremy was done quickly, I waited.  Finally done.  Jeremy had walked home.  Saw Sharon and Sarah G.  Got home.  Lisa here.  Launched Phobos, no lift.  Watched TV.  Stormed ALL day.  Mom came in around 6:30pm (party).  I already ate.  Juanita and Jimmy over.  Darrin came over.  Went to Jeremy's in Darrin's truck.  Jeremy, Harry and DeAnn supposed to go to the movies, didn't.  Joe came over.  Harry drove over.  Got in Harry's car (oh, Joe shot Darrin in the arm with BB gun) and saw tons of kids.  Got Darrin's truck.  Got water guns.  Rode around in Darrin's truck.  Shot kids.  Saw Lori and Barb.  Got out, Joe, Harry and I shot kids by Eola's.  I hit a kid with my gun.  We were mad (they were soaping).  We rode out around city block.  Harry got in front.  Found Danny D.  Joe and I sprayed him in his car and his cousin.  She gave us the finger and said, "**** you!"  Joe went with Scott H.  Dropped Harry off.  Went to Jeremy's.  Jeremy, Darrin and I talked on truck.  Went in.  Talked about Dairy Queen, ghosts, parents, etc.  Darrin brought me home around 11:30pm.  I'm tired. 

Thursday, November 3, 1988

Jeremy came by.  I drove Jill though.  Went to Scholar Bowl.  I was in a bad mood today.  Jeremy had Nissa's Tangoes in home room.  Had ch 11 Con Ed test.  I got 100%.  Read ch 12, did vocab and questions.  Did crap in English.  Reviewed in Spanish.  Did problems in Physics.  She acted childish!  Had chicken noodles for dinner.  Scums invaded, but we shooed them off.  Did English in study hall.  Read mags.  Looked for books for Eola.  M-Club meeting 6th hour.  Junior high dressed/played kickball outside.  We didn't dress.  Darrin umped 1st.  I sat by building watching.  Drove Nissa, Kent, then Jeremy home.  Came home, watched "Gumby."  Aaron came by.  Jill made cheddar popcorn.  Aaron left.  Took Jill to Shaw's to refill Dad's medicine.  Got back.  Launched Maelstrom into orbit.  Did TAYE.  Made Phobos.  Watched TV.  Mom came home.  Dad shot a deer.  Had hamburger and fries.  I picked up Darrin.  Went to Criminal Road and sang.  Throat sore.  Dropped Darrin off around 9:15pm.  Got home.  Gonna sleep!  Study Spanish.  Get reading hr book.  Guess I'll go for now.

Wednesday, November 2, 1988

Rode with Jeremy and Todd.  Saw shed on fire.  Fire alarm went off when we got to school.  Mom drove.  New girl in senior class yesterday.  Went to Scholar Bowl.  Had class meeting in Dodson's home room (about Christmas Walk).  Went over worksheets in Con Ed.  Tom Watt stuff in.  Mrs Heyl for English.  Did writing.  Wrote in Spanish.  Fun!  Did problems in Physics.  She was mad.  Got out d-stix.  Burrito for lunch.  Sat at Mark's table (scums at ours).  Did Physics in study hall.  Looked at magazines.  Played junior high polish kickball in PE.  Showers are warmer.  Rode home with Jeremy.  Dropped Scott off.  Saw burned shed.  Came home.  Lisa over.  Did TAYE!  Jill babysat 5-10pm.  Watched TV.  Had egg/bacon sandwiches.  Darrin came over.  Saw "Geraldo."  Darrin and I talked all eve about old houses, 5-Star Ranch, space, memories, pictures, etc.  He left around 9:05pm.  I had left shoulder, right knee and now stomach pains all day (on and off).  I'm very tired.

Tuesday, November 1, 1988

Jeremy picked me up around 7:45am (supposed to be 7:35am).  I put Busch signs in bushes . Got to school.  Went to Scholar Bowl.  Mrs Treifenbach gave questions.  I did some Con Ed worksheets.  Wayne there.  Finished ch 11 in Con Ed.  Finished "War of the Worlds" in English.  Had suckers (Jeremy) and sodas (Harry).  Did exercises in Spanish.  I was pretty tired.  In Physics took notes, did problems.  Hamburger and fries for lunch.  Did Spanish and Con Ed in study hall.  Darrin used Mombrum's adding machine.  I designed Adonis.  Played polish kickball in PE with junior high.  I got good hit, then a home run (burned leg and ankle).  Harry basketball manager.  Rode home with Darrin.  Oh, Tim got haircut, crew cut.  Dropped Scott off.  Annual meeting, I didn't go.  Launched Exxus (orbit).  Lisa over.  They went to Lisa's.  I did computer TAYE.  Detailed Adonis.  Took car to get Mom.  Left around 4:30pm.  Got Mom.  Took her to beauty parlor (shorter hair).  Cat crawled on car.  Got home.  Ate spaghetti.  Darrin came over.  Rode around singing.  Lisa and Cheryl over now.  Gonna wake up and tape tonight. 

Monday, October 30, 1988

Hollow weenie!  Up around 7am.  Sunny out in mornings now.  Darrin went to Jeremy's early to dress up.  I put cat skull in new water.  Jeremy picked me up in truck around 8:03am with Joe and Scott.  Jeremy had ninja boots, camo pants, ripped Bob shirt ("Howdy" on front, one bad pig on back), 2-3 earrings and moussed hair in a semi-mohawk.  Had braided tail.  Orange/green/red/purple hair.  Got to school.  Got to home room barely on time.  Darrin wore boots, camo pants, earrings, a blue Mickey Mouse shirt (with a swastika on the back) and his hair was moussed straight out.  It was rainbow.  Fatguy had a dumb, 60's, corduroy overcoat thing.  Dan had a wetsuit on.  I was in a pretty bad mood till Physics.  Took Con Ed ch 11 quiz.  Went over it.  Got yelled at.  Got worksheets.  She went over ch 11 again.  Filled out credit applications.  Last day of October '88!  I am so tired!  Anyway, in English we watched first half of "War of the Worlds."  Second half manana.  Saw Harry in Frankenstein costume.  Mark was a skate-border.  Brenda was a clown (ha-ha)!  Did worksheet in class in Spanish.  Fun.  Brian K was a sailor!  Mrs Danford was the usual witch.  We took notes, did problems.  DeAnn was a hatching chick.  Angie F was a cowgirl.  Janette was a vampire with a blood capsule.  Matt L was a dentist.  Had hamburger and fries on class A for lunch.  They had to fry up more for us.  Ketchup was watery.  Circus sat at our table.  Lisa C sat with us too.  Almost late for study hall.  Looked at "Parents" and "Journal" magazines.  Didn't dress in PE.  Sat on 2 bleachers and watched junior high play polish kickball.  Costume judging was then.  Nissa was a cave woman.  Rachel B won 3rd (skunk).  DeAnn was 2nd.  California Raisins got first (Harry almost did).  Jeremy now M-Club treasurer.  Rhonda put Harry's makeup on my arm in PE.  Got candy.  Left.  Rode home with Jeremy and Nissa in back with Scott and Kent.  Dropped Scott off.  Then by Nissa's.  Came to my house.  Got cat skull done.  Juanita came by.  Amy here.  Sat in my room.  Went to Jeremy's with TAYE stuff.  He built "Wallie."  Launched it.  PPLLTL.  He built "Wallie Wallie," launched it.  Nope.  Again with #2, it went around 20'.  Joe came over, again, around 5'.  Counted the "Wallie!"  Jeremy washed hair because he was made to.  We listened to Bill Cosby.  Mrs Slagley dressed like a mouse.  Looked for Jeremy's birdcage in garage so he can have our sick bird.  I might get the other one.  Joe and I played football.  Tasted clove oil.  Bad!  Long... huh?  Then Jeremy dropped Joe off around 5:30pm, then me.  Mom and Dad to Sparta.  I ate.  Amy came over.  Played the guitar.  Jill and Amy answered the door to trick-or-treaters (6-9pm).  It was dumb for Halloween to be on a school/week night.  Mom and Dad got back.  Went walking.  So did Jill with friends.  Darrin, Jeremy, Joe and Aaron came by.  We were dark-clothed!  Jeremy and Darrin saw "Halloween 4" last night.  Anyway, we moved in the shadows.  Got candy at Joe's, Joe's neighbor's, Harry's (strobe light, etc)(Grandpa and Big Harry on the front porch), Tim's (handfuls), Mark's and Mr Connors'.  Found toothpaste.  Joe got egg thrown on him.  Wore trick-or-treating bags on head to DeAnn's.  They were fixing pumpkins.  Got candy there.  Talked to Cupcake and people at Kathy's Korner.  Snuck around.  Came to my house.  Aaron took Jeremy, Joe and Darrin home around 8:45pm.  Dad just got Jill somewhere.  Mom was mad at Jill.  Darrin and Joe were accused of soaping Harry's Mercury, but we didn't.  Gonna go to sleep when I'm done with this!  Harry's costume was: boots with thick (6" or more) soles, bloack socks, brown corduroys, blue shirt (stuffed with pillows), greenish jacket and $24 Franky mask.  He cracked me up.  A nail went in his foot.  Susan B was a clown.  Roy D was a dumb Freddy K.  We sang Happy Birthday to Bob at lunch.  Stacy G was an Indian.  Jody was in ball-and-chain.  Nicole had on overalls.  Gets dark early now!