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10:00 GO HOME + MESS AROUND. JERK OFF... VERY NICELY DONE. (I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE FUCKING)

11:00 TO SLEEP

MON, DEC 8 '86

8:00 GET UP. NO SEX. SHOWER. EAT.

9:30 READ MICROSOFT WORD ~RINEARSON.

1:00 WRITE UP WEEKEND.

SO I GOT STUFF DONE HAD A FINE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY + WORKOUT + DANCE AND WORKED THIS MORNING.

1:30 GOTO LUNCH NEAR ST. FRANCIS WOOD WITH MARK AT CAFE FOUR SEASONS

#1 [highlight] BROUGHT UP SUBJECT OF DISTANCE AND HOW IT MAKES OUR RELATIONSHIP AWKWARD[/highlight]. HE AGREED BUT DIDN'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. PERHAPS I TAKE IT TOO SERIOUSLY. GOOD PLEASANT TALKATIVE LUNCH. #2 [highlight]ALSO TALKED ABOUT SEEING EACH OTHER JUST ON WEEKENDS WASN'T "REAL"[/highlight] SINCE THAT'S JUST CRAZY FUN.

2:30 READ MACWORLD AWHILE, WHILE MARK PAYS HIS BILLS ETC.

4:00 [highlight]GOTO GYM WITH MARK.[/highlight] GOOD WORKOUT BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT MARK TURNS MY CRANK SEXUALLY [N?]OW THAT'S A BIG CHANGE, AND I'VE LEARNED THAT #3 [highlight] I WANT SOMEONE WITH GOOD LEGS. AFTER BOB BROWNING & BILL FARRELL AS CONTRA-EXAMPLES AND GREG ADAMSKI AS A POSITIVE YOU'D THINK I'D KNOW.[/highlight] WELL, NOW I DO. NOT HAIRY ONES TOO. LIKE DAN DONAHUE'S. WONDERFUL.

5:45 SHOWER NEXT TO BIG BROAD, SHOULDERED GUY WITH NICE BUNS. NOT INTERESTED IN ME.

6:00 LEAVE FOR HEALTH FOOD ON CHURCH ST. DRIVE OUT TO AIRPORT. NICE RIDE. HE'S VERY NICE TO ME. I TELL HIM I HOPE WE STAY FRIENDS DESPITE DISTANCE.

7:00 DROPS ME AT AIRPORT START TO READ INFOWORLD.

7:30 ON PLANE I WRITE UP TODAY.

F4 [group]I SHOULD REMEMBER THE PROBLEM WITH BRUCE SPENCER AND BILL FARRELL. [highlight]IF I DON'T STOP IT EARLY I GET HURT.[/highlight][/group] F5 [group]AND IT WOULD BE VERY AWKWARD TO BE AT HIS PARTY + NOT HIS DATE SINCE EVERYBODY HAS SEEN ME WITH HIM, AND WOULD PRESUME I STILL AM. AND TWO WEEKS FROM NOW I'LL BE IN A VERY DIFFERENT MINDSET.[/group]

READ MORE OF INFOWORLD

9:10 GO HOME VIA BURIEN FREEWAY. NICE WATERFRONT DRIV. LISTEN TO PHONE MESSAGES. PUT STUFF AWAY.

11:00 TO BED

TUES, DEC 9 '86

7:15 GET UP, [highlight]FEELING ALONE/SEPARATED[/highlight] AND COLD. I WISH MY ROOM WAS HEATED.

8:30 TO WORK

9:00 PLAY WITH LEARNING WORD: BASIC SKILLS

12:00 MISC

1:15 LUNCH AT YANKEE CLIPPER

2:30 PLAY WITH COLORS, SCROLL BARS, AND MSPRESS TUTORIAL. TRY PRINTING ON EPSON + HPLASER. DISCOVER THAT FONTS + SIZES AREN'T SHOWIN NOR MICROSPACING WHEN TEXT IS JUSTIFIED.

8:45 MISC

9:15 LEAVE FOR HOME. MISC

10:15 CALL JOHN MUSSER.

10:45 TO BED.

WED DEC 10 '86

7:45 GET UP, DEPRESSED + LAZY. MISC. PLAY WITH FONTS ON MAC, WHICH ARE SHOWN UNLIKE IN PC WORD ON IBM. MORE MISC: HOUSEWORK + MAIL.

10:30 CHIROPRACTOR.

11:15 GOTO WORK

FINISH STUDYING WORD MISC: MAIL, EMAIL, RESYNC. READ INFOWORLD ETC

6:45 LEAVE FOR RAX. PICK UP BILL F. NICE MEAL. CATCH UP.

8:30 PUT LAUNDRY AWAY.

9:15 PERSONAL CMA ACCOUNTING.

10:00 COMIC RELIEF ON HBO

10:45 TO BED

THURS, DEC 11 '86

NOT A VERY RESTFUL SLEEP.

7:15 GET UP

8:30 MARTIN SHORT ON TODAY CLEAN UP DESK A BIT

9:00 TO WORK VIA GROCERY STORE. FINISH READIN + SUPERCHARGING MSDOS FIX SCROLL BUGS. TALK WITH JABE ~ SCROLL LOOK.

3:45 GOTO GYM

6:00 MISC CODING OVERHEAD

6:45 PROGRESS REPORT

7:15 GO HOME MAKE DINNER

8:00 EAT, WHILE WATCHING TWILIGHT ZONE.

8:30 PAY BILLS. DO MAIL. MAKE TO-DO LIST. WATCH END OF "IT'S A WON'FUL LIFE"

9:30 [highlight]GET INSPIRATION TO PREPARE FOR MOVE. START BY THROWING OUT STUFF. AND MAYBE GET NEW THINGS. TOWELS, FURNITURE, CLOTHES. SO I'M SOMEWHAT PREPARED.[/highlight]

10:00 WATCH KNOTS LANDING. 60 MINUTES. [B?]ARB WALTERS IRANIAN INTERVIEW NON-A NON-B HEPATITUS

11:00 TO BED

FRI, DEC 12 '86

(VERY DEPRESSED, GRAY DAY)

8:00 TAKE AUDI IN FOR CHECKUP. TAKE BUS HOME. WALK TO PARK TO SEE IF DIANE ARBUS IS STILL THERE. NO.

9:30 AT HOME, MISC

KITSCH DAY

9:45 [highlight] DECIDE TO CLEAN OUT OLD KITSCH. BUT FIRST I NEED A PLACE TO PUT IT. I DON'T WANT TO THROW OUT SOME OF MY OLD "ART." SO I CALL AROUND FOR MINI-STORAGE, BUT NONE IS CLOSE BY. SO I DECIDE TO MAKE ROOM IN MY STORAGE AREA IN THE BASEMENT, BY THROWING OUT UNUSED BOXES. I SAVED ONLY THE STREO / TV / SPEAKER / PC BOXES, AND DISHWARE BOXES TOO. SO I PUT OLD PAINTINGS THERE, AND IN ONE OF MY BIG BOXES THAT I CLEARED OF SMALLER APPLICANCE BOXES, I PUT ALL "PRE-SEATTLE KITSCH." I PUT SOME OLD ART OUT NEXT TO THE GARBAGE BIN, AND PASSERS-BY TOOK IT. REORGANIZED MY DEN CLOSET AND PUT ALL COSTUME STUFF IN BAGS, ETC. I TIED UP MY SEATTLE SOUVENIRS INTO THREE BATCHES : 82 + 83, 84 + 85, AND I LEFT THIRD CURRENT BATCHES LOOSE, SO I CAN ADD 1987 TO IT. [/highlight]

4:30 I TOOK OUT THE KITCHEN GARBAGE, AND THE TRASH BIN WAS EMPTY : THEY MUST HAVE COME WHILE I WASN'T LOOKING. SO A LOT OF [highlight]OLD STUFF IS GONE![/highlight]

4:45 GO OUT TO UNIVERSITY ON BUS #7. GET CAR. STILL HAVE TO TAKE BACK AFTER THEY GET THE PARTS IN..

5:30 PICKUP WINE, AND GOTO PARENTS TO EAT NICE TIME.

8:00 WATCH "PICNIC." WILLIAM HOLDEN.

10:00 NEWS + GO HOME.

1:00 TO BED

SAT, DEC 13 '86

8:18 WAKE UP + FEEL WELL RESTED

8:30 GET UP. MISC.

10:00 THINK ABOUT HOW TO INVEST. DECIDE THAT I SHOULD RELY ON INVESTMENT COMPANIES, SINCE THEY HAVE SUCH SMALL COSTS, LIKE WINDSOR IS JUST .07% !!! ALSO, ORGANIZE STUFF TO DO INTO STACKS. DRINK COFFEE

12:00 GOTO F+N FOR COFFEE GRINDER FOR BOB+ERIC'S HOUSEWARMING. BUY [highlight]CARDS FOR GORDON + MEG, ETC[/highlight]

1:00 GOTO GROCERY STORE. MAKE + EAT TUNA CASSEROLE.

2:30 READ ASHTON TATE'S ANNUAL REPORT, 10Ks + 10 Q's

NONE OF THAT PUBLIC INFO WOULD BE OF MUCH USE TO ME IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO BUY THE STOCK OF A COMPANY.

WHAT I WOULD NEED ARE ESTIMATES OF FUTURE EARNING BASED ON A FAIRLY COMPLEX MODEL OF THE BUSINESS AND ITS ROLE IN ITS INDUSTRY, AND THE PROSPECTS FOR THE INDUSTRY IN BUSINESS AS A WHOLE. CLEARLY I CAN'T BEGIN TO PREDICT THAT SORT OF THING.

I MUST RELY ON INVESTMENT COMPANIES, AND I MUST RESEARCH HOW THEY DO THEIR RESEARCH AND CHOOSE SOME ACCORDINGLY.

ALSO, I READ MICROSOFT'S PROSPECTUS FOR ITS STOCK PURCHASE PLAN. LOOKS LIKE PRETTY LOW RISK. SINCE YOU CAN PULL OUT AT ANY TIME, SO IT'S LIKE A SURE BET. YOU CAN'T LOSE SO THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO USE IT. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE HASSLE OF A LIMITED # OF SHARES. MAX IS 10% SO MY SEMI-ANNUAL PURCHASE WOULD BE $3000, WHICH IS JUST 60 SHARES.

4:00 PUT STUFF AWAY. ! [group]PUT OLD "GATES" PILE IN STORAGE (BASEMENT) AND USE THAT SPOT FOR TRAVEL INFO.[/group]

4:15 GOTO BODY NAUTILUS FOR TANNING.

5:00 GO HOME TAKE SHOWER AT HOME. WRITE CARDS TO MEG, MARKT, GORDONC

6:15 MAKE + EAT DINNER. PAY MC + VISA. READ ~ VANGUARD. DO MAIL ORDER ALL HANDS ON DICK