12-12-90 (Not sure on the date – another list behind this one in the journal has the same date) Hate List – Bon-E & Doc   1. Crappy cordless phones   2. Blue-spearmint gum   3. Arctic parents   4. the color orange   5. People who say the word nigger all the time  …

December 8, 1990 Well, I’m sittin’ here at Bon-E’s in her room feeling like I’m gonna puke. Kinda weird, actually. It’s almost like I’d been drinking. As if!  Now, I’m hot.  I swear!  What is wrong with me?  She just read a letter that Jade wrote her. Bon-E colored a tomato.  Is there anything she doesn’t…

Aug. 16 Poke, I just talked to your dad and he told me you had been sick all week. Sorry. He told me I could go with him to see ya graduate. God! It’s about time! This weeks has been so S—–L—–O—–W!!! If I get to go, I’m gonna have to get up at 5:30! I…

Aug. 15 Poke, Well, day after tomorrow, you’ll be home, Thank God! Today has been one huge bored! I talked to Erick a couple of times. The first time he was real mean, saying all kinds of stuff. I told him I had to go and he said “Go find some guy 2 sleep with.” I said…

Aug. 14 Poke, Wel, well, well!  Today has been interesting. I woke up at 1:30. You had already been up for about 8 hours. That’s sad. So, have you been having any trouble getting to sleep? I have been so bored. I went over to Tisha’s and stayed with Nicki for a while. Leah’s party was…

Poke, Well, here I am again. This really sucks. You’ll never believe who I just called. Chris!  Can you believe? Yes, I am very bored!! I have talked to everybody and their grandmother today. I got something to tell you about Punky. You will die! I thoguht I was going to. I’m talking to Mr.…

Aug. 13 Poke, Well, it’s 9 o’clock in the morning and I’ve been up for 2 hours already. I’m listening to Air Supply yet again. I’m calling Van Lee’s to see if they have the dumb sheet music for those songs. I think I dreamed something about you last night, but I can’t remember. I…

Aug. 12 Yo Poke! Well, it’s 7:55PM on Sunday and I’m going insane!  I’m so bored!  I miss you!  Emily just left. She brought a book with a bunch of colleges and stuff in it for me to look at. It feels so weird being here (or anywhere) without you. I don’t know about you, but I…

February 26, 1990 (edited to add: not sure on this date, because the stuff written in the journal didn’t have a date, but I found something written by Marie Burlingame with that date, so I’m using it. It should be noted that “hate lists” is something I used to do with my friends when I was in…

1-17-90 (Not sure on the date, but I think it was after the Motley Crue concert on January 16) Bonnie, Yo, dude! So you REALLY like Jeremy, huh. I’m glad if you do. I don’t think he’s ugly, I guess. I ust have to get used to the way he looks. Actually, he’s kinda cute.…