Nothing Much Else Happened: February 28, 1978

Today was rain, rain, rain, and more rain. I didn't go to school right away because I was getting braces this morning. I already have a quadrahelix on the roof of my mouth, and I have braces on the bottom, too. So, they gave me what I have on the bottom, on top. But they didn't put the wire that pulled them into place on yet. The dentist also tightened my lowers, and boy, do they hurt! I had trouble spitting out the toothpaste when I was brushing my teeth!

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What's this all about? This is what it's all about.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 27, 1978

Today, it has started raining again. School was pretty dull, and I didn't dress for P.E. because I have this cold. Nothing happened when I got home, so I went out and played with Carole, and listened to records. I went to bed early because I was very tired. But Before I went to bed, I read out of some of my new Tarzan book, "Tarzan, the Untamed." I started it 4 days ago after I finished "Alice In Wonderland." But, I still have to do the latter for a fantasy book report in English class.

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I hope that I didn't construct a sentence like that last one in the book report whenever I wrote it. And interesting that there's no mention of all that today is my mother's birthday.

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What's this all about? This is what it's all about.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 26, 1978

Today was wonderful because I didn't have to go to church! I slept until 10:15, had breakfast, and got ready for the last performance of "Harvey." It went very well, but I wasn't invited to the cast party afterwards. (Boo-hoo) Then I came home and did practically nothing except watch t.v. for the rest of the day, since we got home about 5:30.

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I love the fact that the moment my mom is out of town, I don't have to go to church.

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What's this all about? This is what it's all about.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 25, 1978

★ Highlight Day

Today was the biggest day I've had all year. We got up at 6:00, and Dad brought the Richerts to the airport. At 10:00, I went bowling and did pretty god. I got a 109, a 124, and a 137. At 11:15, I went to school, so we could go whale watching. I really enjoyed it, and it was very exciting to watch the whales blow air out of their blowholes. When we came back to school, dad packed me up, and we went home. I got ready, and David Lewin and I went to the play and handed out programs and helped people, like we did last night.

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What's this all about? This is what it's all about.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 24, 1978

Today, I didn't go to school, except for my period 2 Math class. After I got out of school, Dand and I went to a store and bought Birthday cards for Mom and signed them. And then we sent them off to Mother, who left for Florida this morning. Oh, I forgot to tell you about her departure. Well, it was nothing special. Dad and I got up, took mother to the airport, and dropped her off. Later in the afternoon, our friends, the Richerts came. They are leaving for Africa with their 7-year-old daughter, Janna in the morning.

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This explains why I'm doing this. Maybe.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 23, 1978

Today, I missed school completely — just stayed home and rested. But since tomorrow's Friday, I have to go to school because I have to take a test in English and History. Since I stayed home, I wasn't able to go to the opening night of "Harvey". I hope it's doing alright. (It's on right now.) This is the first time I've ever missed an opening night of one of my dad's shows. Tomorrow, mother leaves for Florida on her yearly trip to Florida. I can't bear to see her go. Grandma is coming over while mom is gone.

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This is my diary. This is why you're reading it.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 22, 1978

Today was another of those "very strange" days. I went to my 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th classews, and came home at lunch. Then I sunbathed some more and read a lot of my "Alice In Wonderland" book. I'm just about done with it, and when I finish, I will do a book report about it for English class. My mother also had a conference with my math teacher, Mr. Farnsworth, and he says that I'm "a worry-wart." Right now, we are studying geometry, and I think I am getting it, although I lost a math book that we are working in. (Oh-oh)

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Having fun yet? That wasn't a consideration of mine when I started this.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 21, 1978

Today was a very strange day. When I woke up, I felt worse than before. So, my mother decided that I stay home, except for my math class. So, that's exactly what I did. I slept in until 8:00, got ready and went to school at 9:00. When math was over, I left school around 10:15. Then, my mom and I went downtown and bought some sponges, came home, and I sunbathed for the better part of the day. I also read alot and worked on my sewing project for school.

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Do you know what you're reading? You should.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 20, 1978

Today was another holiday! I went bowling, and had the greatest day I ever had bowled. I had a 109, 158, 137, and 120! My average was 131 — the highest average I've ever had in a single day! My overall average is 106. I came home and didn't do a thing except play with the kids. They're over their flu, and seem as good as ever. I wish I was over my cough. I still feel lousy. Well, tomorrow I have to go back to school — blech. I don't want to go back!

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What was I thinking? This.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 19, 1978

Today, I went to Sunday School, as usual, and came home. I watched t.v. til 2:00 p.m. and worked on my dog pillow that I'm making for sewing class. After that, Mom, Dad and I went to the rehearsal for "Harvey." The show opens in 4 days, and I think it's not going to be as good as we've done before. I'm going to hand out programs with one of my friends, David Lewin. We did that for the last show, which was called "You Can't Take It With You."

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Having fun yet? That wasn't a consideration of mine when I started this.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 18, 1978

Today, I kicked off the 3-day weekend by bowling a 91, 104, and a 139. I payed my money, so now I'm going to bowl in the city tournament. I had to have the "Magic Club" meeting by myself because Carole and Chris have the flu. We now have $5.87 in the treasury. Tonight, Colette Matthews, one of my mother's old school friends, and a school teacher herself, brought a chocolate cake over and had dinner with us. Then after that, I went to bed.

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Hey, it's not all bowling and magic. Well, actually it pretty much is. Remind me to read through something before deciding to post it next time.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 17, 1978

I went to bed last night an hour earlier than usual, but it didn't help. My math test was harder than I expected. As the day wore on, I got sleepier and sleepier and dizzier and dizzier. By PE, I was so messed up that I couldn't dress for gym. When I came home, We went to my guitar lesson and made it through. Then I came home, ate dinner, and here I am at 7:15 p.m. going to sleep. I'm sorta sick, and I want to be able to bowl tomorrow.

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I wasn't usually sick in 1978, but I may have been when I decided to post this.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 16, 1978

Today I was rather tired. For some reason, I didn't sleep well. I think it's because I had a breath-taking dream last night. It is explained on my "dream" section in the back of this diary. Math was impossible today. So, I brought my math book home, and had dad and Mr. Jones study it to help me. I guess I'll get about 5% of the questions on tomorrow's test. Then, it will be another 3-day weekend, because it will be Washington's Birthday.

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Here is the entry in the back of the diary, from the "dream section:"

Feb. 15th: I dreamt that — now, wait a minute. First, let me tell you why I probably dreamt this. You see, I'm reading "Alice In Wonderland" for a school book report. In the beginning of the story, Alice falls down a rabbit hole, and falls for about 30 minutes. I dreamed that Carole, Chris, Mrs. Jones and I were running through this rock maze. We found a cliff, and about 90 feet down, and about 15 feet to the left, there was a pool of red water. It was our only means of escape, so we had to jump. I jumped first, landed squarely in the middle of the pool — and that's when I woke up.

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This is my 1978 diary. This was me, when I was clearly smoking something and decided to make it public.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 15, 1978

Today at school, we had our P.E. teachers call our names off for new classes. I got a teacher named Mr. Armand. He seems really nice, but I haven't really seen his work yet. I was almost a squad leader, but this girl beat me by 1 vote. My math is getting worse, and it's almost impossible for me to understand what is going on. I brought my math book home, and I still can't do it.

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Having fun yet? That wasn't a consideration of mine when I started this.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 14, 1978

Today was a dull day, considering it was Valentines Day. I got 6 valentines: One from mother, 1 from grandma, 1 each from Loralee and Marjory Weese, and 1 each from Chris and Carole. This morning, I gave my mother her Valentine. It was a ticket book full of interesting tickets with interesting things, such as "Good for one good backrub!" Not a single thing happened at school today. So when I came home, there was nothing to do. But I'm having real problems in Math, and there's danger of my grade dropping.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 13, 1978

Today was a great day, because it was a holiday! We had to get right out of the house this morning at 7:30 because the exterminators were coming. I went over to Chris and Carole's and listened to records till 11:15. Then dad picked us up and we went bowling. I had a 111, a 159, (new high score) and a 119. My average is now 106. Carole's high score was a 45, and Chris' was a 74. Then we came home to a terrible-smelling house and listened to records for the remainder of the day.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 12, 1978

Today, I went to Sunday School, and when we came home, it was pouring rain. We had a full inch plus some more today. So, all I had to do was go to dad's rehearsal for "Harvey." The opening night is in 11 days, and I don't think that the cast will learn all their lines in time. But, of course, that's my personal opinion. My Dad is the expert. I'm getting all "psyched up" for tomorrow when Chris, Carole and I go bowling.

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Wondering what this is all about? Here's an explanation.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 11, 1978

Today, I went to Junior League Bowling, and bowled a 102, an 80, and a 153. My overall average is still 105. My Jr. League average is 113. For the rest of the day, I mainly listened to my records. I only got 10 of my 12 albums, so they sent me 2 free selections. I sent away for them right away. If it takes the same time as last time, it will be here around March 19th. That will be in time for Carole's Birthday. One of the records was Donny and Marie, and I'm giving it to her. She adores them!

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All year long? Yep. All year long.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 10, 1978

Today, the rain stopped! Yes, it's true, after 4 inches of rain, it stopped! But there was one catch — when the rain stopped, the winds started! We had 40-50 m.p.h. gusts! But the whole day did not go to waste. I received my albums. My favorite album is the disco "Star Wars." I also got the real "Star Wars," "The Two of Us," by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr, "Rocky and "Barbara Streisand, Superman," to name a few.

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It's hardly a cultural artifact ... Just some stupid diary.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 9, 1978

Today, it was raining for the 5th day in a row. But we are not half as bad off as the East Coast. They had a storm that brought down 60 or more inches of snow. Boston got it the worst with 6½ feet of snow. So you might say we are in pretty good shape. I'm getting all excited about the holiday coming up on Monday. (Lincoln's Birthday) The Monday after that will be a holiday, too. (Washington's Birthday) So that will be 2 four-day weeks of school.

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Why am I doing this? Here's why.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 8, 1978

Today was as boring as almost any school day. In P.E., we didn't do anything except sit around real bored. In English, we changed our assigned seats. Since my name begins with Ba, I got to sit in front. Now he (Mr. Pereira) reversed the order, and I'm sitting in the far back. Tonight, I watched some of a movie about Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who killed Kennedy, and Jack Ruby, the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald. (confusing?)

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Having fun yet? That wasn't a consideration of mine when I started this.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 7, 1978

Today was rainy just like yesterday, and the day before. At school, I got my new elective class. (Practical Art) It's creative clothing and stitchery! Blechh! I didn't have to come home on the bus because dad dropped by. He had an appointment with a man about scenery for his show, "Harvey." One of Laura's friends Stephanie Johnson, (who has a broken leg) needed a ride home. So, when dad came back, we got in and came home.

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End of the first month? How long does this go on? All year, baby.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 6, 1978

Today at school, we got our new homeroom. It's "X11". That's a drag because our lockers are in "D" and "C" Buildings. Also, my new History teacher is Mrs. Mueller — and I can tell that she loves to give lectures. Ugh! After school, dad picked Nick and me up, and we went to the bowling alleys. I bowled pretty good, but in the last game Nick did better. I beat him 114-55, then again 124-68, and then, surprisingly, he jumped on me in the last game and beat me, 106-105!

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Does it get much better than bowling and school lockers? Not likely, as I suggested in my introduction ot this diary.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 5, 1978

Today I woke up and it was suddenly pouring outside. It was just cruddy! I wanted to go back to Saturday again! I went to Sunday School, came home and moped around for the rest of the day. I did watch the original "A Star is Born," and the original "King Kong." But that's about as much excitement as you're going to get out of me today. I would rather wait forever for tomorrow because I start history, and I get a new homeroom teacher at school.

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I swear, I wasn't drunk when I started this project.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 4, 1978

Today, (or rather this morning) I went to Junior League bowling. I bowled a 93, 133, and a 110. My average is now 105. After that, I went to the Pacific Palisades Recreation Center and signed up for LIttle League. It was $15.00 last year, it was $20.00 this year. (We also get Uniform with trophies) Then Mom and I went to Grandma's (Alice Albright) and played some basketball and Soccer with Jessica Geisbauer. Then I came home, took a shower, did my practicing on my oboe and guitar, and here I am. (I would definitely call this an eventful day!)

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This is my diary from 1978. Here's my introduction.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 3, 1978

Today was even better than Wednesday. School let out at 12:05! When I got home, Nick Menudier invited me to practice baseball for tryouts tomorrow. When I got home, I went to my guitar lesson. I got a new song, "Blue Bayou," which was the top song on the radio for 5 weeks. When I got home, Carole had a friend named Leslie. (Not the same discussed on Feb. 2nd) They were climbing all over me, and kissing me, and I don't know why. When I came in, Laura called up. She wanted to know if we did break up. I said, "Yes." And that's the end.

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What's this all about? Here's my explanation.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 2, 1978

Today was a special schedule at school, so we could have a soccer game at lunch. The school is split into 2 sides: The Tasmanian Devils, and the Midnight Riders. I'm on the riders. We won the soccer 3-0. When school let out, we came to the bus loading zone, and our bus wasn't there. We had to wait but one finally came. That night, Laura kept calling me, and finally I got her sister, Leslie, on the phone. I said, "I don't want to hurt Laura's feelings, so you do it. We're breaking up." And I hung up.

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Oh, you can bet I remember that phone call. Perfectly. This is truly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life.

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This goes all year. This is how it all started.

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Nothing Much Else Happened: February 1, 1978

Today, school got out early, (1:15 instead of 2:30) because teachers had to meet about report cards. When I got home, mother and I went to market. When I got home, it was about time for Chris and Carole's school to get out. So, I skateboarded up, (I've been skateboarding alot recently) met them, and we skateboarded back down, taking turns on the skateboard. When I got home, I went to my oboe lesson. Mr. Bussel had to spend half an hour making a swab for my oboe!

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So? There.

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