Saturday, July 23, 1988

Up and ready by 10:30am.  Wore Def Leppard shirt.  Called Jeremy around noon.  He had to paint deck.  So Darrin called.  Talked about trip.  Called Tim, he said he'd take me to Belleville (Silverspoons).  Sarah and Jill (Lisa left early to get perm) made Chef Boyardee pizza.  Jimmy came over.  Left around 1pm.  Got home around 2:20pm.  Hit all lights green.  Got Tales of GI Joe 3,4,5,6,7,9,10 for $6.  On way home, stopped by New Athens eye doctor, closed.  Gave Tim $2 gas money.  Got home.  Jill was somewhere.  Called Mark.  He was gonna pick am up, but didn't.  Mom came home from work.  I typed VL Form WD3.  Played guitar.  Fixed GI Joe comics.  Ate.  Mom washed Dairy Queen duds.  Jeremy called trying to get me to quit DQ.  Clothes got half dry, put them on, rushed to DQ (4-10:30pm), Jeremy (6-11pm (close)), Brian (5:30-11pm (grill close)), Jamie (7:30-9pm).  Made Dilly's.  Jeremy drive-thru.  Got list done.  After 9pm, slow.  We 3 made bad flavored Mistys: ketchup, pickle juice, chili, mayonnaise, peanut butter crunch, BBQ/mayonnaise/coconut/cherry juice and banana.  I gagged on the chili Misty.  Tom came in early.  Ron came in, said he'd work next week.  Told Tom.  After we got done closing, I got "frosty" and went out in park lot, Jeremy talked to Tom.  Talked with David, Bambi and Mike.  Honked horns.  Got bored.  Jeremy finally came out.  He gets to go too!  We are both off for VACATION!  Had to clean topping containers.  Anyway, Jeremy, David, Bambi, Mike and I went to Marissa.  I checked in at home.  Went to Jeremy's.  Jeremy (driving), David and I got in David's car, Bambi followed us to Darrin's.  He left note saying he was in Belleville with Mark, come over tomorrow around 12:30pm.  We (I drove) went to Aaron's.  Left Bambi in the dust.  Got to Aaron's, all lights off.  Went around house, Jeremy climbed ladder to Aaron's window.  Aaron came out.  We all talked.  Aaron got haircut, birthday the 20th.  Bambi and Mike left.  We talked till around 1:30am (time I was supposed to be home).  Jeremy drove us home (to his house).  Got in my car, David S came home.  Jeremy's mom in truck was coming home, so Dave and I split.  Jeremy and Dave S ran in house.  She stopped me, she'd been to Darrin's and my house looking for him.  Got home.  Mom was in bed.  Thought I'd be in trouble.  She just came down around 1:57am, asked me what time I got home.  Long, eh?