Category Archives: Diary Friday

This diary entry is from the beginning of my junior year in high school, which would be a very tumultuous year, full of the scheming/planning of a gigantic crush, and then heartbreak at the end of the year. An arc … Continue reading →

Welcome, to my junior year in high school, when I had a giant crush (really more like a full-blown love affair – totally one-sided) with a guy named David. It’s really heating up here. In my own mind. Feb. 8 … Continue reading →

When we were kids, our parents pulled us out of school and took us to Ireland. The age ranges of the O’Malley children at that time went from 14 (me) to 4 (Siobhan). Dad was on sabbatical and he took … Continue reading →

Here’s one from my sophomore year in high school. It’s mortifying to share this. And being mortified publicly is what I’m all about. JANUARY 7 J. came home with me today. I cannot explain the fun. [And then I proceed … Continue reading →

This is a series of entries from the last week of my Junior year in high school. Finals week. As I was going through all of these – well, first of all, I was roaring with laughter at certain points … Continue reading →

Ah, the horrors of “finals week” in high school. I think I’m 15 years old here. JUNE Day 1 Today is the last official day of school. Just finals – the SUMMER and CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!! We had the funnest time in … Continue reading →

Every Friday night in high school my friends and I would descend upon “Ocean Skate”, the local roller rink. It was always an evening full of flirtation, agony, doom, joy, music, and hormones. Here is a diary entry from my … Continue reading →

This entry from my junior year of high school is dizzying in its roller coaster of moods. COLUMBUS DAY – No school I’m starting to perk up. I mean, it really is up to me, you know. [Yes, Sheila, we … Continue reading →