First Forty

Today we got home and unpacked our things and we were so tired we went to bed early.

Not getting any work done; Lisa and Rich had an argument, and she feels as though she has nowhere to "be" these days; funny that we need each other more than ever; run into a new ELI student at Kuumbwa; she "auditions" for Bob once the show is over...

Today sucked; couldn't seem to wake up; Case called and said he got a little physical with Maureen; scooter kept stalling and then the fuel lever broke off; push it to Chevron, where some guy hits me up for glucose tablets and gas money; went to bed with a headache.

Grandma, Grandpa, and Jenny pass through L.A. on their way to Hawaii (with Claire); Cherie not home so I have to play host; Grandpa critical of Dad working in Wisconsin; I get all defensive.

My bike came; it's beautiful!; can't ride, though, because it's raining; talked to my parents until late instead of doing math.

Today we drove home and nothing really happened.

Another strange day; I've forgot a lot of Japanese; caring for Justyna's plant; joking around with Bryce in class; Yumi spending the night at Kiyoko's; channel surfing between Skip Gates and "trephination"; guess some people DO need a hole in their head...

Do I like Santa Cruz?; thoughts of grad school at UCLA; speak with Tom a little; he's nice, but a little distant; share my career anxieties with Meggin; she's feeling the same; Claire calls; I all want is to be back in L.A., riding my bike back home from Santa Monica at night.

Tom Fee gets Kevin and Denise to go to a Forum recruitment meeting and I joke with Kevin about all the smiling people. Tom goes through the program and floats around in a born-again, self-righteous high for weeks afterwards.

Grant and I head over from Wag's to 514's pancake breakfast; he goes downtown and meets a girl he knew in elementary school in California; slept most of the day.