Richard William Weiland Papers

SAT OCT 3 '87

Very cloudy fall day.

7:15 Get up. Misc. Yesterdays mail. read a NIBM Research Rec'n issue

9:15 To MS. Work on ssdisp.c

Removing David Fr's comments about a piece of bad code and fixing it under a conditional (VERSION 2) for later. Can't test since it's in NOASM code. While I'm playing with it, I get "Cell Table Integrity" Failure but I cannot reproduce it, so I don't tell anyone. Try Monday. No new bugs in RAID. Nobody else at work, but Cliff. Wrote memo to Anthony + David Fr.

Lunch at Wendy's

Resolve problem with BUI.WPS putting extra space out.

Problems in Strip Fli tail. Email Ed.

2:30 Pumphouse gym. Uninspired, but drag myself through it.

4:45 Back to MS, because I had to write small follow up note to Tony + David about ssdisp bug.

Distribute PA's reports to Ed, Jubo, Tony and Jeff, after copying myself.

I notice there's no complaint about anything in SS/DB/RP interface or printer, so I have added confidence that my work's done

Only thing left to do is scroll speed

1) Get Compaq fixed

2) Order MP 3.0, Word 4.0

3) Do the benchmarks

5:30 Saw Excel on PS/2 in B&W&Gray.

Looks terrific & its smooth, not clunky like on AT.

To be announced Wednesday in NYC.

Talk w/Rick Powell. Still bugs.

Supposed to ship by EOM.

Cannot do Grey Backgrounds on Mac SE!!

NO MORE NOTES ON STUFF TO DO SITTING ON MY AT KEYBOARD.

There's so much detail + tedium we've been through...

Very easy to get along with.

Not dull, and not too exciting.

Body still looked great. Good arms, great skin + lats, nice far, somewhat hairy chest, tan. Fun!

We made it last too, but without trying. Finally I came over his shoulder.

I like when I can still do that.

1:30 Kick him out, and clean up, shower

2:00 To bed with half a Unisom

MON, OCT 5 '87

Sunny 70

8:15 Get up. Misc. Put laundry away

8:30 WSJ. Sunny + warm next few days

10:00 Go to gym. Very up with New Age Music.

12:00 B'way QFC. Fish.

Make + eat lunch

To bank for cash.

1:30 To MS

2:00 Call Charle + Guyman to expore Works Days + sign up for LA Oct 15 + 20

And tell Luther + Ed + Caroleg about what's happening. Email others.

Fix name length bug in Point mode under VERSION2 conditional, took some time to discover the real cause of the problem.

Bob called for a half hour to

Art walk today. FOOD.

Misc

5:15 Get some wine + look at a few pics, but the wine is bad + so is the art.

It feels very odd to be looking at art, sipping wine, while at work.

Send email to Tony ~ Tues + Wednesday.

See Greg Kucera at Microsoft.

Favorably impressed.

6:15 Leave for home.

Stop at QFC for veggies.

Home to make + eat dinner. Laundry.

Finish PC Magazine article comparing 386 machines. They say Micro Channel bus is important for speed. So wait.

Finish that issue, other articles.

Misc.

9:00 Call Mom + Dad. Tell ~ Works shipping + Works day. San Juans.

Call Dick + Pat. 100. Still shaking.

10:15 Start Review of August.

11:30 To Bed

TUES OCT 6 '87

Sunny 70

7:30 Get up. Misc.

Finish Review of August

Decide not to go into MS

1) I've already emailed Tony

2) The 9am Works days appt can wait for me, since I won't go till the 15th

3) New employee price lists still are not out, so I can't get a jump on that

4) I feel like I want to get going to the San Juans

5) Even though I could make use of the trip to put away some things at work, it's hardly critical.

6) I can call Luther around 10 and ask how meeting went.

9:00 WSJ, clipping some articles.

Lotus Galaxy (new for Mac) vs Microsoft Excel (new for PC).

9:30 Pack + get ready. Misc.

Call Ferry + find that next one is not till 3:55 to orcas!!

Call Luther to see how intro went.

Lots of testers there. Got Worksdays tools.

Cliff was the only developer there.

11:00 Decide to go to Starbucks and read stuff on San Juans.

My REI book + Pac NW Magazines.

Get Arabian Mocha - Java.

Read ~ Rosario resort on Orcas Island.

11:45 Back at home, make reservation.

Make + eat lunch. Finish loading car

12:45 Leave, stopping to fill up + wash windows.

Good clear thoughts on Hi way probably due to coffee + clear day, till Anacortes then started to feel nervous about missing ferry, because I was "only" one hour early, but went to Wa. Park anyway. Did the loop road + notice they have a boat launch.

TUES OCT 13 '87

(Foggy, then clear)

7:00 Get up. Misc. WSJ.

8:30 Look over "Liberty" again.

ACTUALLY LOOKS QUITE GOOD SO FAR.

Work on it some more, to make headway.

Lunch at home

More work on "Liberty."

2:00 Set up to record "Stand by me"

Have to disconnect RF output to kitchen to remove waviness.

2:15 To MS. Nothing to do.

3:00 At gym, have a so-so workout time.

5:15 Head to QFC for photos, but a day late due to Columbus dya. Saw Rick U and he gave me Halloween Bus invitation.

Go to parents for dinner.

See samples for recovering couch, etc.

Aunt Hilda calls after dinner.

8:00 I watch Nova "Spy Machines." Quite good

9:00 Talk

9:30 Watch Donna Reed. Boring.

10:00 Time to go home. Put stuff away.

11:00 To bed

WED, OCT 14 '87

Cloudy

7:45 Woke up late (due to darkness?)

Misc. Watch Good Company on Bolding and Micro Cabling

9:30 Not much in WSJ. Misc.

Yesterday's mail. Start laundry.

10:00 Dr. Failla. See Eric Miller there.

Striking out on his own, away from Healthrex.

Take clothes to goodwill.

Got Amitriptyline refill.

11:15 Pay bills

12:00 Cup of coffee. Read Comdex mailer cards.

Put away laundry.

12:30 To P.O. for stamps.

Mail payments. Eat at Jalisco's.

1:30 To MS. No mail. No bugs.

Ask Tony to review. tomorrow.

Decide no Worksdays due to Charley's absence

2:15 Leave for downtown. Get altered pants at Klopfensteins. Have to go back for third pair Saturday. They fucked up. "Sorry." Why not credit my account?? I hate suits.

was walking around by myself when they started to play good music, the Big LA favorite of mine. So I found Pat + while dancing I saw a cute guy looking at us, and afterwards we talked. He'd just moved here, didn't have anything going on, didn't respond to what I said I do, but he was quite affectionate, and I was impressed. Hard getting through attitudes + cliques. Living in Marina del Ray, also pretty far from gay hub. Tony Constantine was his name. [yellow highlight] I brought him a drink + myself a CKC. [underline] So: Joint in hash oil 4 hits of Coke 3 Scotch +Soda 2 Coffee, Raluah + cream [yellow highlight] It was funny because I rarely drink much, and I hadn't want coke. 1:00 When the lights came on, I asked if Tony wanted to go to Probe, and found out he had to get his roomate. And they had a white Mustang convertible. I was feeling quite good now. [yellow highlight]

They dropped me at my car, and I started to lead them to Probe, but they overtook me, and went down the "No thru traffic" street. I was begging to think this was bizarre. [yellow highlight] And his friend was very negative on a lot of stuff, perhaps just posturing against me.

On arriving at probe, I offered to get Tony a drink, but no thanks and he didn't feel like dancing w/ me. So I had a good time dancing- 3 songs with Dick, and danced 1 song dully with Pat. When I went to find Tony, they were playing pinball, Tony badly losing. Pat + Dick said they were leaving so I showed them out. Pat said it was ok to bring Tony, or both, home. [yellow highlight]

But by the time I returned, they were dancing together, having a good time. Arms around each other, after dancing. [yellow highlight]