Richard William Weiland Papers

Sun Sep 20 '87 8:45 Get up. Misc. Water plants. Clean coffee maker desealing. Bob calls. No Lopez. Too much to do. Hygenist out sick Saturday. Ed V having party at 4:30 before going to Light Opera.[pink highlight] Do yesterday's mail. Michael Railla not home. What to do? [pink highlight] 10:45 Look for hikes in "D" Hikes. Decide to go for Cascade Pass. Easy it says + rewrding. Plus I haven't been to North Cascade Huy since May '86, day after Prom w/ Bob. 11:30 Drive North, driving by Lakeside to take look at Allen Gates Hall. [pink highlight] Pretty nice facility. Sad to be left out. [pink highlight] 12:15 Head north

5:00 Tan at the body.

In shower is cute, bald guy, about 5'10" with nice body, but very shy, or at least quiet.

Didn't respond to my glaces.

Awkward as we left.

6:00 At home, write up notes on houses I saw. Nothing to last.

Decide against going running.

Too late.

6:30 I NEED A CLEAN SLATE! I'VE WRITTEN ALL OVER THIS CITY.

6:45 Make + eat dinner.

Decide to go out. Try Pagliacci's, but only Trattoria has dinners now, so go there, but too busy. As I leave though, I see bald guy walking with another one from gym.

Still not much response.

Go to Graces + Mike Hallen comes up and joins me for dinner.

Pasta + ham, duck spinach salad, wine.

Walk hom. See Sidney + family.

Just returned from sailing on bay.

Also spent last weekend on Lopez.

Very sunny. Good for biking.

8:30 Start laundry.

Read Chap XII of Mask of Apollo.

Shift laundry.

Decide to go out to Tugs, but not drink, just to see the crowd, and confirm feelings of Seattle.

And it's just as always. Very interesting (well, sort of) people, and good music, and fun video.

But the guy from the gym is there.

Turns out to be from Pearland, Jeff Conway, and a Paramedic, 32.

Seems like a good guy. But of course, he's not from Seattle.

11:00 Tugs is closing so I drive him to his RAM truck, and we go to Hombres + play darts.

12:00 Go outside + I say "I'd invite you home but I don't know if you're that kind of guy." Yes, I'd like to. And I say I'm glad he'd like to.

3:15 After getting ticket + getting in like and going to bathroom I sarted to relax. Notice very few cars going to Lopez but Orcas (my) lanes are full after awhile. DISCOVER THAT MYSTERY MT IS [underline] BAKER. And I noticed on map there's a log road rup to North end of Shannon Lake by Mt Shuksan. Road about Orcas and see how to get to Mt Constitution, hopeful by sunset. 4:30 Finally start boarding ferry. Lots of cars to load. Beautiful grip thr the islands. Took lots of pics. Glad I brought binoculars, and book full of maps. Not lonesome at all. [pink highlight] 5:30 (Probably) pulled into Orcas = drove way around it to other side. Very Oregon, with rolling hills + patches of forest. Stopped for supplies. Up partway to Mt Constitution, and saw breathtaking view and tried to figure it all cute. Saw Lopex [underline] ferry leave. 6:30 Head down + check in+ have drink on house while reading about Movan Park in book. 7:15 Got a dinner. Pretty good, but service slow due to big church group. Very good chowder + chicken. 8:45 Ask about "higher grade" room. Tro to switch to studio tomorrow. In future, get room in 2300 or 2400. [yellow highlight][underline]Take a walk to pool. Back to room. Write up the ferry ride, to here. 9:30 Read chap 13 + 14 of Mask of Apollo. To bed.

Wed Oct 7 '87 Sunny 70 Wake up. Think about my feeling in Chess, and what I feel when I try to play it. See evening note too. [red ink]. Music too. [pink highlight] 7:45 Get up. Misc. Go eat, reading about San Juan Island. Doesn't sound as great as Orcas, to me. Decide to visit it on the way to Sydney, BC, another trip.

I was starting to feel much better.

Bland grass with Blue Spruces growing out.

Haze hovering on the still bay.

Pretty little skull island.

Little white house on the point.

Winding road up the point

Burning wood smell.

Beautiful turning trees, adjacent to road.

Sounds of birds

Hills with brown sides + trees on top.

And I rode back to the car on the bike.

12:15 I noticed road sign for East Sound, so I took that little road, Crow Valley Road, and it was quite a treat. A valley of farms + horses. Went to La Familia's in East Sound again and had Dill Cod + Pesto Pasta, Salad with Tomato Parmigiana Suace (like yesterday), and ice tea.

1:00 Stopped at Tomplins for apples + Nestle Crunch, and drove back via Crow Valley Road, and took one last ride up the West Sound, for pictures.

1:30 Then I noticed it was time to head for the ferry, which I expected to be late. It wasn't but I was still one of the first. While waiting in line, I used restroom and bought an Orcas Island T-shirt. Wishing I had someone else to buy a gift for.

Back in the car, I started writing up this morning, but then we boarded + ferry left. So I spent time navigating, and had a good time seeing my favorite lookout point from the Ferry Dock at Lopez. Good trip. Except noticing other passengers: lots of bears, unruly hair, sideburns, woman embroidering kleenex, fat, etc.

4:00 Wanted to finish writing up today before heading home, so I stopped at the lookout point at Cap Sante in Anacortes. That was a very pleasant stop to unload all this.

4:30 Drove to Everett

5:30 Had Chinese dinner, brocolli + rice (fine), but the music kept changing pitch. Bizarre!

6:30 Head for Bellevue. Get gas + wash. Go to gym. Taking out contacts.

7:30 Half of workout - upper body (rock music sucks) since dinner not completely digested.

8:30 No new bugs for me.

No updated fails.

No urgent mail.

Leave message for Bob.

9:00 Call Mom + Dad. Tell ~ Orcas.

9:30 Go home. Put stuff away. Shower.

11:15 To bed.