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SAT DEC 20 '86

8:00 GETUP. MISC HOUSEWORK + DOING MAIL. [highlight]PUT NEW DEVELOPMENTS INTO MY STRATEGY, WHICH I HAD STARTED IN OCT, ENHANCED IN NOV AND NOW THINK I CAN RUN WITH.[/highlight]

2:00 MAKE + EAT LUNCH. READ 401K STUFF + FILL OUT FORM FINISH 2 LOADS LAUNDRY. CLEAN UP DESK.

4:00 MISC HOUSEWORK. [highlight]BRAD AND DAVID ARRIVE.[/highlight] I GO SHOP FOR CARDS, ETC. WHILE THEY NAP.

6:15 VISIT + CHANGE CLOTHES. GOTO DROP OFF COMPUTER AFTER CALLING BOB + ERIC, BUT THEY DON'T ANSWER THE DOORBELL. PISSED I GO HOME + CALL 'EM.

7:30 TO [highlight]THE RESTAURANT W/BRAD + DAVID.[/highlight] NICE PLACE BUT STRANGE TASTES. DAVID LIVED IN THAILAND AWHILE. WALK ON BROADWAY, GET ICE CREAM. NICE TIME BUT A LITTLE QUIET

9:15 THEY GO OUT, AND I STAY HOME TO PUTTER AROUND, ETC.

10:00 [highlight]DRIVE OVER TO BELLEVUE AND SIT IN CAR OUTSIDE HOUSE.[/highlight] ! [group]IT'S VERY CALM + PEACEFUL SORT OF LIKE OREGON COAST. BUT IF I BOUGHT INTO SEATTLE I'D PROBABLY BECOME VERY RECLUSE AND IT'S NOT FUN. NO FRIENDS. MAYBE I SHOULD'VE MADE MORE [highlight]FRIENDS AT WORK[/highlight] OVER THE YEARS. BUT DOING PERSONAL ACCOUNTANT WAS INHERENTLY INDIVIDUALISTIC THROUGH SPRING OF 1985 AND I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO BE A BIG CONTRIBUTOR TO WORKS BUT I'M NOT EVEN FRIENDS WITH THE OTHER GUYS I WORK WITH. WHY? I [highlight]INHERENTLY DISLIKE BEING HERE IN SEATTLE. THERE'S NO ONE TO TURN ME ON IN SEATTLE. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH NO SENSE OF FAMILY HERE![/group]

11:00 DRIVE HOME. HAVE VODKA TONIC.

11:30 WATCH SAT NIGHT LIVE AWHILE.

12:00 ENCORE, DEAD. SPARKS, TALK W DALE CUNNINGHAM. TUGS, ORLANDO SAYS THANK YOU. BRASS CONNECTION, YUKKO.

1:00 NEIGHBOURS. SEE DAVID + BRAD.

1:45 GO HOME. TO BED. J/O LISTENING TO DAVID + BRAD.

2:00 TO SLEEP

SUN, DEC 21 SHORTEST DAY VERY GRAY + WET

9:30 GET UP, NOT FEELING BAD. BRAD + DAVID HAVE LEFT. MAKE WAFFLES. WRITE UP LAST NIGHT.

11:15 CALL PET STORES ~OWL. ILLEGAL + NEED TO FEED EM MICE. TAKE MAC TO BOB'S + HAVE COFFEE. LOOKING AT ERIC'S NEWSPAPER I SEE SUNRISE 7:54, SUNSET 4:21 [comment]Length of day is 8 hours 27 min[/comment]

12:30 GOTO GYM IN BELLEVUE

1:00 WORK OUT

2:30 GOTO LUNCH AT RAX

3:00 GOTO WORK ! [group][highlight]ENTER LEASE VS BUY INTO WORKS.[/highlight] NO PROBLEM EXCEPT MINOR ONES. REALIZE HOW MUCH I'VE LAERNED AND DONE, AND GOTTEN OUT OF MY SYSTEM OVER THE LAST YEAR OF DESIGN + CODING LOOK THRU OLD PRE-RELEASE EXCEL DOCUMENTATION I MARKED UP LAST FALL. TOSS IT OUT. WE'VE ACHIEVED IT![/group] FINISH CURRENT INFOWORLD.

7:00 GO HOME. START LAUNDRY.

7:30 MAKE + EAT DINNER. GOTO BOB'S TO GET MAC. WATCH A BIT OF "STAY HUNGRY." AWFUL. AT HOME, BACKUP DISKS. ERASE PRE-RELEASE EXCEL + WORKS. CONTINUE LAUNDRY DO SOME MAIL.

10:00 [highlight]GO TO TUBS[/highlight] IT DIDN'T SEEM WRONG BUT I LEARNED SOME LESSONS. [group] 1) IT CAN MAKE UNFRIENDLY RELATION SHIPS IF SOME HIGHLY SOCIAL TROLL WANTS ME AND I REJECT HIM SOCIALLY

2) AVOID STEAM ROOM GERMS IN AIR ATHLETES FOOT FUNGUS ON FLOOR STAY HEALTHY AS I CAN AS LONG AS I CAN

3) BILL FARRELL JUST HAPPENED TO SEE ME DRIVE BY AND CALLED ME. I LIED TO HIM AND SAID I WAS AT [TUGS?]. FORTUNATELY HE WAS NOT. I REALIZE IT'S NOT SOMETHING I WANT MY FRIENDS TO KNOW

4) I DON'T FIT IN. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A PLACE SOMEONE LIKE ME WOULD GO. [/group] [comment]GOOD LESSONS IN PREPARATION FOR SF![/comment]

TAKE SHOWER AT HOME EVEN THOUGH I TOOK ONE AT TUBS

12:30 TO BED...

MON, DEC 22

7:30 GET UP. MISC

9:00 READ "WEALTH MONITOR" STUFF WRITE CARDS TO FREEBERG, KEHOE, HOCKIN[G?]

10:00 MAIL EM, BUT DISK IN SAFETY BOX BRING KEY HOME + OLD DISKETTE TO ERASE GROCERIES GOTO WORK

11:00 MAIL + EMAIL. RESYNC + MAKE ORDER THE AM[IG?]A, THE PRINTED WORD, COM PERF [EXCEL?] READ PC WORLD ~ TOKEN RING

1:00 LUNCH W/ PETER ET AL

2:15 GOTO BEL SQUARE. TRAFFIC!

3:00 BUY GARGOYLES FOR BOB, PEARLS FOR MOM, MIXER FOR MEG. GET BOX FOR DAD'S JACKET. GO HOME. REGROUP. DO MAIL.

5:30 MAKE + EAT DINNER. WRAP BOB'S GIFT + WRITE CARD.

7:30 READ ML MUNI BOND FUND PROSPECTUS.

7:45 READ MORE WEALTH MONITORS STUFF THAT CAME IN TODAYS MAIL.

8:15 GOTO [highlight]BOB'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. PREETTY FUN, BUT I FELT SOMEWHAT OUT OF PLACE. I NEED TO STAND ON MY OWN NOW.[/highlight]

10:00 GO HOME, HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING CAR

10:30 [highlight]LISTEN TO ANITA BAKER. RESERVE DEC 30-JAN 1 AT BECK'S.[/highlight]

11:00 TO BED. HARD FALLING ASLEEP.

TUES, DEC 23

8:00 GET UP LATE, SINCE HARD TO FALL ASLEEP.

9:30 TO WORK

10:00 RESYNC, ETC. EMAIL, ETC

11:00 FIX NEW BUGS

11:45 START READING WORD PRINT CODE NOT REALLY IN THE MOOD.

1:00 GO HOME. LUNCH.

2:30 HAIRCUT

3:30 GOTO GYM

5:15 BACK HOME LISA SCHUCKMAN REMINDS ME TO PICK UP DISNEY POSTERS SO I DO SO, THEN OFF TO FRAME SHOP FOR HOOKS + WIRE. BARTELLS FOR CONOMS. OFC FOR GROCERIES

6:30 MAKE + EAT DINNER

7:00 LOOK THRU "EXCEL IN BUSINESS" WHICH I READ JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND SEE THAT I HAVE CREATED AN INTERFACE VERY SIMILAR TO EXCEL'S. TOGETHER WITH SUNDAYS REREADING OF EXCEL'S DOCUMENTATION, I FEEL LIKE 1986 HAS BEEN YEAR OF THE SPREADSHEET INTERFACE. AND NOW THAT HAS GONE PAST AND I HAVE ONLY LITTLE INTEREST IN OTHER SHEET STUFF LIKE CHARTING, DB, MACROS, ARRAYS, ETC.

8:15 WALK TO BROADWAY THEATRE. TO SEE LADY + THE TRAMP.

10:00 WALK HOME. FINISH PC WORLD BEST OF 86

WED DEC 24

9:00 GOTO WORK. READ PC WORLD A BIT. STORE IT AWAY. NOTE THINGS TO LOOK AT IN '87. RESYNC, DIFF, LIST, BACKUP. CAROLER'S START SINGING IN CORE AREA. FELT A LITTLE INAPPROPRIATE AND I HOPED THEY WOULDN'T COME DOWN HALLS. AND THEY DIDN'T/

12:00 LEAVE SINCE IT FELT STRANGE TO BE AT WORK ON CHRISTMAS EVE. TONY WAS THE LAST ONE LEFT. GO HOME. HAVE LUNCH. GOTO 5TH AVE RECORDS. NO "OUT OF AFRICA" GET BARBRA STREISAND XMAS MUSIC. HOME TO PUT THINGS IN CAR. GO FOR WALK ON BROADWAY. COOKIES. CLEANING PEOPLE FINISH UP. I PACK UP + GOTO PARENTS. READ ALL THEIR XMAS CARDS, WRAP PRESENTS. GOOD TURKEY DINNER. WATCH ANIMAL CRACKERS WHILE THEY PUT DINNER AWAY + DO DISHES. OPEN PRESENTS. I GOT STUFFED TERRIER [-?] DUNCAN. [highlight]GODEL, ESCHER AND BACH.[/highlight] I GAVE THEM SUEDE JACKET, PEARL NECKLACE TAPES. MAYBE THE NECKLANCE WAS EXTRAVAGANT BUT IT MATCHES EARRINGS WELL. WATCH THE NEWS

11:00 GOTO BED.

THURS, DEC 25 '86 (GRAY_

7:30 GETUP, MISC. SMALL BREAKFAST.

9:30 ON THE ROAD. FEELING VERY BORED. CHRISTMAS MUSIC AND GRAY SKIES. AND CONVERSATION ABOUT THE OBVIOUS. STOP AT TYEE LIKE WE ALWAYS DO. COFFEE HELPED. STARTED RAIN NEAR CHEHALIS. REALLY NUMB + UNINSPIRED. I WAS DOING THIS 15 YEARS AGO!

2:00 BUT WHEN WE GOT THERE I FELT A BIT BETTER. THINGS MOVED ALONG. KIDS WERE FUN + WELL BEHAVED.