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1980s

by Jodi

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June 02, 2024

December 1989

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1989 Well, I am now on flight 777 and to hell with Springfield for one solid week! I had no problems taking off, either. I didn’t get nauseous or dizzy but my ear is block...


May 29, 2024

November 1989

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1989 Well, once again I seem to have been severely punished by God or something, but I knew it would happen, I asked for it and I’ve paid the consequences. It all comes do...


May 29, 2024

October 1989

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1989 A few things have happened since I last wrote. First of all, I didn’t speak to Andy for a few days and he admitted to being a jerk at times and that he’s had other fr...


May 29, 2024

September 1989

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1989 I am still wide awake after going to the Pub last night with Andy, then over to his place to see an old special of Charlie’s Angels. Kate Jackson was just as gorgeous ...


May 29, 2024

August 1989

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1989 Work was a bitch last night cuz fucking Guy and Rob just don’t know what the fuck they’re doing as cooks. They had 10,000 orders and some people waited for a half-hour f...


May 29, 2024

July 1989

SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1989 I didn’t enjoy work last night, though I didn’t feel nervous, knew exactly what to do, and did it well. I made $37 in tips, plus $44 in my paycheck, then towards the end,...


May 29, 2024

June 1989

SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989 I’ve been up all night and this morning. Andy and I were gonna hit the beach, but he’s exhausted. I’m gonna drop off soon myself. I’ve been up since 9:00 last night. I fi...


May 29, 2024

May 1989

MONDAY, MAY 8, 1989 Not much has happened since I last wrote. I busted my ass cleaning a huge house in Chicopee last Friday and proved to Jim that I’m worth way more than $6 an hour. I know I’l...


May 29, 2024

April 1989

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1989 I realize I haven’t written for a while, and there is a lot to tell and catch up on, too. Last Saturday night, Linda came over and she and I did some laundry. Then she fe...


May 29, 2024

March 1989

FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1989 This morning at 10:00, I’m supposed to be in court, but I’m still debating on whether or not to go. I highly doubt they’ll put a default warrant out for me cuz it’s only a...


May 29, 2024

February 1989

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1989 I spoke to Tony on Monday and was about to tell him how I can’t be his girlfriend and the reasons why when he told me he’s not looking for that and that he was glad ...


May 29, 2024

January 1989

SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1989 Fran’s here now and he’s sound asleep. We went to the fireworks tonight and we tried to get home in time for the ball to drop but got here too late. Tuesday, I’m gonna ...


May 29, 2024

December 1988

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1988 I was up all night and I believe I will be up today too, to reverse my schedule. Andy was here last night and he answered my questions about my music. I knew what I wa...


May 29, 2024

November 1988

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1988 I’ve been up all night cuz I was afraid to go to sleep and not hear the alarm in time to go to court today for the little macho bully male pig. I slept all night yest...


May 29, 2024

October 1988

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1988 I am sitting in the kitchen waiting for Philip to come and get my stereo. I think he’s here now. I’ve had my stereo for 3 years and it really needs a good cleaning job....


May 29, 2024

September 1988

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1988 I’m making a TV dinner. I weigh 97 pounds. People are saying I’m starting to get too thin. I don’t think so. Not for my height. But I know I’ll eat every bite of the...


May 29, 2024

August 1988

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1988 Today I graduate. Thank fucking God! I’m wicked tired today. I only slept a little over an hour last night as I spent the night with Al. We had an ok night. He finall...


May 29, 2024

July 1988

SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1988 I realize I haven’t written in quite a long time. Been lazy I guess, and I’ve got to get with it again. I hate this sticky heat and I can’t wait for summer to end and wint...


May 29, 2024

June 1988

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1988 Nervous took me over to my parent’s place. Ma was the usual bitch. I helped them bolt their new kitchen table together. Today is my second day at Mansfield Beauty School. ...


May 29, 2024

May 1988

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1988 Last Saturday went great. Nissa and I got to know each other a lot better. Kevin was impressed although I saw her Tuesday and it was the pits. I fucked up bad and discovered...


May 29, 2024

April 1988

FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1988 I started hairdressing school at La Baron over on State St. I have never felt better! There’s nothing like having something to get up for in the morning and believe it or ...


May 29, 2024

March 1988

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1988 I haven’t written for quite a while. A lot has happened, too. To start with, I’ve had a very bad flu since Thursday. I can’t seem to shake it totally out of my system. ...


May 29, 2024

February 1988

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1988 I’m downtown now and I have been for almost 4 hours. At 9am, I walked down here and went to SIS, my bank. It looks like I have gotten my checks. Thank God! Afterward, ...


May 29, 2024

January 1988

FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1988 Tomorrow I’m gone! I can’t wait to get the hell away. Crystal and Kevin are going to take care of the pigs and the mail. Tomorrow I just have a few last-minute things to...


May 29, 2024

Late 1987

Read First! I’m moving this to the front of my journal even though it’s actually 2023 that I write this. Welcome to my decades of journaling! While I’ve always emphasized that I primarily writ...


Book Description

Written in my early 20s in Springfield, MA