Diary

So I'm really cleaning myself up as well as my apartment, and my belongings. I can't drink just a little or else I'll go to the tubs. So

No more drinking alcohol

No more tubs

No more porno

I want something better for myself. Face reality now, and solve my problems.

11:50 Time to shop for lunch. Go to Madison Beach with Bob

MON AFT-WED AFT

Gots lots done:

DINING:

Bought 2 more settings of Oneida Independence and Serving Set was ordered

Bought another 20 pieces of Lenox China [?] and ordered serving pieces

Bought crystal Fruit Bowl

Returned Ice Bucket to F+N

Read Valerelie book at beach and decided against it after trying it out.

Bought Vaserely, Agam + Eric posters though for den, kitchen, etc.

Arrange paying for carpet.

Window was fixed

Washed new dishes, silverware, etc

KITCHEN

Bought cutting board

Received 9" TV back from fingerprinting

Bought VHF/UHF splitter to replace destroyed one

LIVING ROOM

Buy Video Amp to improve TV pictures

Connect TV and audio to stero

Buy Drill & Drill Bits

Buy cables, ext cord, screws, etc

Ordered Compact Disk in place of 12" TV after seeing June 85 Cons. Report on it.

AUTOMOBILE

Went to Holmans for estimate

Thought about how long I will keep 280Z

OTHER

Bought sunglasses

Bought hair vitamins

Talked to Jorge - remind him to pay

Ordered gold coin & went to Rainier Bank to pay for it

6:00 I'm feeling quite a bit more settled now but there are still numerous things to do. Desk is clear again and I'll write up what I do as I do it over next 2 days.

Had dinner, then did exercises, bought some groceries, went to work (still no message from Bill) and get Mac for Bob to use tomorrow. And I also put the posters up in bathroom, den + bedroom and stored away the old "cloth" art - sailboats and desert scene.

THUR 6/13-SAT 6/15

It's been 3 days and all I've got left to do domestically is pretty straightforward except for acquiring art/plants

Here's what's gotten done

DINING:

Cleaned dining room bulbs + window

Receive new utensils + wash 'em

Grocery shopping

BEDROOM:

Framed Erte poster

Recieved 19" RCA Monitor

Looked at Falcon Pac ad at EOT and not much to get except #3.

Bought new sheets + pillows

BATHROOM

New Rug!!!

LIVING ROOM

Picked up Sony CD + bought 4 CDs. I'm glad I haven't really gotten into collecting albums yet, because CDs are so much better than albums. Now I can start collecting music.

Read Cons Reports on CDs. Sony's great.

Put old plant by door outside + pruned it.

Clamped down cables to floor

CAR

Arranged for detailing Monday 6/17

Arranged body work June 26-28

BIKE

Took it in for new tires + tune up

Pick up is late Monday.

OTHER

Appraised Gold Chain I found at OC Airport at Frederick's - 10K.

Helped Bob enter transaction + reconcile

Bought Tri Gel

Thought about changing Mutual Funds after reading Consumer Reports

Work at out Metro (dull) + run at Greenlake

Throw out old TV + stereo + VCR boxes

THE REASON I decided to schedule body work for car is because I may not be able to find new one to buy. So far I see now car under $25K I want. But I want a nice car to drive till I buy another. So get 280Z in shape by July 1.

ALSO I DECIDED against getting a VCR camera. The only one I want must be small enough to carry in my hand - not a shoulder model. But those don't have very good view finder dim and hard to focus. Also there is some smearing image lang for bright reflections. Price (after insurance discount) is $581 for small panasonic and that's quite a bit for a toy I don't use often and no home porno. And if I take it to parties with VCR, it would be a problem protecting it. And 10 lbs is pretty heavy to carry around. I haven't wanted it at all in the past so why now? And they may be rentable when needed.

Finally, I also decided against getting a video laser disc player. One with random access or viewable search is $700, and disks cost about $35, and from my experience with RCA CED I know theres very that I want to own videowise. Suppose I bought 50 disks in 4 years (that's 1/month), then each would cost $35 plus 700/50 or $49! That's a lot. Total price for library and viewer would be $2500. Not now. See if I get into CED more.

SUMMARY: It's been a very busy shopping week again. It was getting very boring doing all those details. Things left to shop for

w/boyfriend: Art + Plant for living/dining

Microwave (wait till I move)

Burglar alarm + window lock (wait till I move)

Compact disks

Elliot Bay posters for work

Clothes

Porches maybe (No: the one I like is over $40K0

There's stuff to pickup + put away too, as well as doing my accounts, and work with people.