Diary

Relationship w/ [?]Soft

I've never been into OS, hardware, or systems languages. I finished business languages last October.

I'm only interested in MAC software bit mapped square pixels mouse always- no func'n keys 68000 uniform addr space small durable disks I have little interest in 8086 type stuff.

Which in summary means I have very little interest in [?]Soft as a whole. I'm very independent of [?]Soft. I'm separating myself from [it?] & cloudy Seattle winters. I wasn't moved to go to August 4 picnic or anything else.

But the design of P?rs Acct and learning about the MAC have been very important to me.[starting at the design sentence highlighted in yellow] And so I'm glad I stayed this last winter.[sentence highlighted in yellow] Other reasons I'm glad I stayed are:

fun through mid December finishing orthodontia retention getting teeth veneered by Bob found out how to gain muscle finishing relationship w/ Bob redecorating living room CDP study & exam experience heartbreak spring & summer after 2nd full winter don't seem so wonderful using Microsoft pre-release BASIC so I can easily exercise my MAC knowledge

But NOW[box around- now] I need to plan to move somewhere -I don't like Cap Hill[Cap Hill highlighted in yellow] [text inserted and highlighted in yellow-wierd people all the time] in the winter -I want a home, a house, a fireplace

I don't like the gym[text highlighted in yellow] -awful music -scrawny guys -can't go at night - too wimpy depressing I don't like the bars[text highlighted in yellow] -Tugs no character anymore -Daddy's isn't pretty like Flicks or Midnight Sun -Brass Conn is too young -Neighbeers is too loud to think I don't like the gays I meet[text highlighted in yellow -too unprofessional -not many good looking [above points bracketed and highlighted with added text along side of page- 5/89 Only a problem if I have no fun vs software or books to read. compelling]

KEY QUESTION[red ink]

Where can I grow L.T. roots?[red ink]

Not in Seattle? Even when I heard rain last Saturday night, It really took me back to last winter. So does any grey day[grey day highlighted in yellow] here.

But maybe I just need a house and a cute blond hunky lover? With a fireplace[highlighted in yellow] I'd probably love the rain!

Too dreary to work hard in winter too pretty to work hard in summer So I never work hard, and that displeases me; no personal growth. [entire paragraph circled with inserted text above- WRONG 5/89 [numbers circled]-]

Maybe I need fireplace, lover, and an important strategic position[important strategic position highlighted in yellow] with Microsoft acquiring software. Managing development[Managing development highlighted in yellow] [text inserted above paragraph with line pointing from this hightlighted text and also highlighted- How quickly I forgot Winter MAR '83] of those products. House in a nice residential neighborhood with view of the city at night.

This year spring didn't come & didn't come. April, May, & June were pretty moist, but I managed to have some very good times. 4/21 My birthday 4/27 Vogue Hat Party for Microsoft 4/28 Visit Brad in Vancouver (sunny) 5/5 CDP EXAM 5/12 Finish redesign for MAC. David Burns. 5/19 Weekend in SF w/ Dick party at Don Love & Bob Gree[?] 5/26 Baseball weekend & PROM w/ Bob 6/3 Rainy adventure movie weekend. brunch Ken ? D 6/10 CHINA tour w/ Bob. Triv. Pursuit on Rita Deck 6/1? Do PA in BASIC. Do mushrooms. Lose wallet. Ram car. Join in blue video.[uncertain if this sentences is for this date or 6/10] 6/23 Camping in N. Cascades 6/30 Muscle party in LA, parade, surf & sand 7/8 Meeting Rik Calista. La Baron Convertible 7/15 Nice afternoon on TPs deck. Trivial Pursuit. [text inserted above-[illegible text - from LA w/ big dick & coke][uncertain whether it belongs with this date or 7/8] 7/22 Bike Ride. Glenn Cram visits during week 7/29 TP camps out w/me. Ken Van Dykes Brunch. RING 8/4 Tacky Tourist Cruise. Tubs & Big Dick from Oly?pia 8/11 Tropical weekend at Russian River. 8/18 Meet Paul ?t?korsky of Calgary. Dahlia Fstival [text inserted above- finishing up first half of project][uncertain if it belongs with 8/11 or 8/18] [All dates bracketed with added note in red ink on side of page- 5/89 I want a diary just of fun & unpredicted events.]

And code has gotten written. I expect the product's about half done. The other half is transactions & property management. So it will probably be all coded by October 1, and then I can spend time debugging & getting my accounts setup on it.

I have decided not to do Insurance Planning or Financial Calculater because the just aren't important to me. And tax portion won't save me time. I just do taxes once a year. SIMPLE.

So what will I do after Mid-November? I guess I'm pretty close to being able to leave if I want to. At that time the prototype will be done, and I will be done designing. I will have something which satisfies my needs for personal accounting, and if I get a Fat Mac & Microsoft Basic, I can improve on it as I need it.

After mid-November, after I get my bonus, I'll be pretty bored with Microsoft's dull people [underlined in red], nothing new to learn[underlined in red] on project & nothing to do[underlined in red] but product management, which I've done for ages in the past on other products like Cobol, [5 or S]out, etc.

But I wonder if I should just take it easy & learn other things this winter: to cook well to thing agressively, play Chess to learn Japanese [last two paragraphs have red bracket and inserted text on side of page- HA! Whoa is me!]