9-21-89 "After silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music." – Alddus Huxley Sometime I can be at home and my mom will be there and I will feel so lonely. It’s like no one in the entire world cares about me. I guess that is sort of strange but that’s how I feel sometimes.…

9-20-89 "The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything." – Bishop W.C. Magee I went to the White Lion/Cinderella concert last night. It was the most exciting night of my life. I met Eric Brittingham, the bassist from Cinderella, Ron Taylor, the singer from Lillian Axe, Stevie Blaze, the guitarist from Lillian Axe, and four…

9-18-89 "I’m never bored anywhere: Being bored is an insult to oneself." – Jules Reinard I am very confident that our band will work out. I think we are gonna start practicing maybe this weekend. Nikki is definitely going to get her drums today. I can’t believe this is actually happening.

9-15-89 "A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular." – Adlai Stevenson My ambition is to become a famous rock star. This dream, to some, may seem foolish, but it is what I really want to do with my life. I play guitar in a band. I happen to have started the band,…

9-13-89 "America is a land where a citizen will cross the ocean to fight for democracy and won’t cross the street to vote in a national election." – Bill Vaughan Monday we have a field trip to the levee. I don’t think I’m gonna go because I don’t have any money and I get extremely sick on a…

9-12-89 "Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization." – Lincoln Steffens The best teacher I ever had was Mrs. Smith for Algebra last year. She was very patient and kind. She was not hard on us when we did something wrong. I liked her because she was really friendly and she…

9-11-89 "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." – Pablo Picasso If my friends had to describe me they’d probably say I was loud. I like to talk all the time. They would also say I am very jealous and protective of my friends. I am. Friends are…

9-8-89 "The impossible is often the untried." – Jim Goodwin If I were principal of this school, I would allow students to wear shorts. I would not enforce the "belt" and "tuck-in shirt" rules. I would allow longer lunches. I think the rule about "absolutely no personal contact" is strict. I find nothing wrong with holding hands.

9-7-89 "Without art the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable." – George Bernard Shaw I think the ideal set of parents would be a mother who trusts me and is open-minded about what I want to do with my life, and a father who protects me but is not too over-protective. The most important elements…

9-6-89 "Art hath an enemy called ignorance." – Ben Johnson The most humiliating experience I’ve ever had was when I was at my friend Nikki’s house this weekend. Debbie was waiting to call her boyfriend back and she said, "I feel like running around the trailer a few times." I told her, "Okay, let’s go." We started running and…