Category Archives: Diary Friday

I thought of this journal entry this morning because of the following post, by the tragically unhip (and happy) Ken Summers, over at Emily’s – where a Bee Gees discussion arose. Any time the Bee Gees are mentioned, in any … Continue reading →

This Diary Friday moment is positively ridiculous. I was not invited to my Junior Prom. Neither was one of my other very good friends. We were in very black-comedic moods about it, since the rest of our friends were going. … Continue reading →

Here, for Diary Friday, is a tragi-comic rendering of a Sadie Hawkins Dance (did you all have those, too?) in my junior year of high school. I read it, and thought: Jesus. Thank God high school had an end. ICK.

In a weird self-referential way, I like the writing in the following journal entry. That is so vain of me to say. But oh well. It describes one of my “good-bye” moments in Chicago – a couple of weeks before … Continue reading →

An entry from my sophomore year in high school. I read my prose, and I don’t know whether to laugh or burn up the pages. I am so dramatic. Thank God I’ve calmed down in my old age. (Yeah, right.) … Continue reading →

I decided to plumb more of the depths of the autobiographical sketch I wrote when I was 14 years old. Here goes. I describe the beginning of my friendship with Betsy, in 5th grade. We are complete goofballs, and it … Continue reading →

So it’s Good Friday. I found an Easter Sunday entry in my journal from sophomore year in high school, and while it is relatively embarrassing to me – I will post it here now. Continue reading →

When I was 14 years old, I wrote my autobiography. I came across the small notebook this morning, a notebook filled with my cursive (cursive!! I never write in cursive anymore) ruminations on my childhood, my first memories, the games … Continue reading →

A mercilessly long Diary Friday, for those of you who enjoy reading ancient exploits from my life. It’s the story of an “adventure”-packed weekend, during my time in Chicago. I thought of this entry early this morning – before I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A long rambling journal entry I wrote some years back on the nature of happiness. For some reason, after the chaos of yesterday – it came to mind. Happiness is meant to be fleeting, momentary. It is not meant to … Continue reading → Continue reading →