Diary

Dec 28 '81 - Jan 3 '82

M Bekins guy comes, to pack lamps. 28 Start to pack. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pack more. Finish up. T Close accts. Address changes. 29 Met Tim Peterson at Holiday Spa. Farewell dinner at Tims. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Odds + ends W Lunch at Love's BBQ. 30 Exercise at West LA Holiday Spa. Leave, thinking about 1976 + 81 -personal, professional - separate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I need to start treating friends better. Th Recognize LA's lack of a philosophical side. 31 Gene Gordon ON MCALLISTER gives me ticket to THE PARTY. Coke. Grass. Tommy Hooper. Frank of Mus Sys. TAN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Harold LONG HAIR from LA, great dancer. I was called "chicken" twice. F Great party for NOT knowing anyone. 1 Beautifully clear sunny morning. Sleep awhile 2PM. Eat at Mrs. Candy's. Take off. Cloudy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Travel from Willits (having been snowed in) Sat to Portland Mariott. Think up guidelines, not rules, for personal life. 2 CALIFORNIA IS BEHIND ME FOR AWHILE. See bars in Portland. Quiet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------After brunch at Mariott, drive to Seattle. Write up guidelines on how to Sun BALANCE pickiness against loneliness. select friends + boyfriends: 3 minimal requirements goals, priorities, and LOGISTICS. "FACE IT, LA has not been too good for me, but OC + SF were"

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Dec 21 - 27 '81

M Party at 60-01 with Tom C. 21 Talk about Aaron. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------T Christmas shopping. 22 Watch "12 Angry Men" with parents. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Got letter from Paul ~ employment. W Christmas shopping 23 with Tom to Moy's for cake. See "Ragtime" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Prefer building with Fred over pretending w/Emily Th Drove to Portland. Not too bad. 24 Fred is very mechanically minded. Ken's table blessing had racist twinge. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------F 25 Christmas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sat 26 Flew back, missing my first flight. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sun 27 Saw Red's with Tim.

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Dec 14 - 20 '81

M 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------T 15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------W 16 Meet Tom Cochran ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Th 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------F 18 Missed a party in Kirkland. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sat Pacing unoccupied floor at Microsoft 19 setting goals for myself (work + personal) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Christmas party at Dean Sargent's Anhalt with Tom Cochran. Sun Great party, piano music, people (Dale Lorer, Steve Markham) 20 Dressup in glitter + chrome helmet. FUN!