Feb. 11, 1992
Tuesday

Our wallpaper is neat! actully it's boring but since it's new it looks neat and it's not all up yet. The kind we have up so far is dark blue with little flowers on it. We're putting something else in the kitchen. I forget how it looks. I have one and a have lines to go and Ill have have a page to go from where I started. But now I'm more than halve way.

Brian is going to borrow Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. I hope he brings something I can borrow from him.

Feb. 10, 1992
Monday

Today we're getting new wall paper. (actully we never had any wallpaper). I wonder what it looks like. The guy says he can put it up in one day. I don't think he can. Because there is alot to do.

We have a test about outer space Wednesday. We had a paper to do today it was easy.

I can't think of anything to say today. Today is kind of boring. But I did set my watch yesterday!

Feb. 7, 1992
Friday

Tomorrow we finally have a basketball game. We haven't had one for three weeks. It told about us in the paper for Wednesday I think. We have practice tonight. I hope we don't lose it on this game. But we are playing an easy team.

I don't think I have any homework today. We have a substitute. And Mrs. Hayden didn't leave us much work. She left a half an hour for every subject.

I hope I get to live to be 38 years old.

NaPoWriMo

I'm doing it. But not here. I'm doing it here. Enjoy, if you dare.

Feb. 6, 1992
Thursday

Tonight I have cub scouts. Last night they had a morse code class. I didn't want to come. I have to have a secret code I made up. I had one but it's stupid so I won't do it. I have to think of another one.

Thursday is the most boring day of the school week. All we do is have music and learn stuff.

I'm glad tomorrow is Friday.

I'm almost done with my report on president Roosevelt.

Feb. 4 [sic], 1992
Wednesday

I have guitar lessons tonight. We got a stand for me to put my book on when I practice. We also got a stool from the attic. I think I'm getting kind of good. I was sick last time so I couldn't go. I had extra time to practice.

I can't wait until Saturday. We will finally have a game. Then it will be almost three weeks since our last game.

I went to the doctor yesterday. He said I have cough asthma. Athletes sometimes get that. I get it sometimes when I play basketball.

Feb. 4, 1992
Tuesday

Today we had art. We made dragons. Like the ones we made in second grade only smaller. On one piece of paper.

Today we got to choose a president to write about. I chose Theodore Roosevelt.

I have to go to the bathroom. I'll be back in a minute. Okay I'm back.

Tomorrow I have guitar lessons, today Meg has piano, yesterday, Meg had brownies, Thursday, Meg has dance, I have cub scouts, and Saturday, I have a game.

Feb. 3, 1992
Monday

I got my new glasses. I like them there black. I have to take them off at night and wear my old glasses at night to watch t.v.

Speaking of t.v. there's no reruns tonight. That's good.

It was fun in gym today. We played that game where you have to hit the ball past the other teams line.

I think I have Basketball practice tommorow.

I don't like this journal.

Jan. 31, 1992
Friday

It's been a long week. I'm glad it's almost over.

I have basketball practice tonight. Our game was canselled. They were having a banquet. All the games were not going on. Since I didn't have a game I could go to cub scouts.

Tommorrow I'm getting a haircut. I might get to go to time out. I have 95 tickets. I don't have any homework yet. I hope I dont because then I would have to do it on Saturday.

Tommorow is Febuary. Darn. I don't like Febuary. I don't like Feb. 3, 10, 17, or 24th.


[In parentheses above "canselled", "banquet", "tommorrow", and "tommorow" I wrote "sp" to indicate questionable spelling. "Time Out" was the name of a video arcade in the local mall. "Feb. 3, 10, 17, or 24th" refers to all the Mondays in "Febuary", you see.]

Jan. 30, 1992
Thursday

Today we had music. It was not fun.

Brian finished our project yesterday. Except for painting the bottom. I wish I wasn't sick yesterday.

I have a basketball game tonight. We're playing Met trucking. We're going to beat them. We had practice Tuesday. We worked on the same play we always do. We're good in practice, but we never do it in a game. I can't wait untill the week is over. It's been a bad one. I don't know why.

Jan. 28, 1992
Tuesday

Brian brought boxes today. We started covering up the boxes with paper. That's all we've done. We're going to paint the cardboard bottom Thursday.

We're going to Disney World this summer. Were going to be in an apartment like hotel with two bedrooms and a kitchen. It will be fun. I've only been there once.

I don't have much to write today.

Jan. 27, 1992
Monday

Today isn't a very bad Monday. Today we get to start on our projects. Me and Brian are going to build a pueblo. Brian is going to bring in some boxes the day before Wednesday. (I can't spell tommorow.)

The Redskins won! That's who I wanted to win. It was kind of a boring game. The Redskins were leading all the way. We went to the Britton's house. They were having a super bowl party. It was fun.

We have gym today.

Jan. 24, 1992
Friday

Today is Shawn's birthday party. I'm going. I might be late because I have basketball practice from 5:00 to 7:00. The party starts at 7:00.

We get report cards today. I will probobly get an A or an A- in spelling. I probobly got a C in Work study habits or conduct.

Last night at the pinewood derby race Mr. Morris was one of the judges. I was in three races. I won one and lost two. It was fun anyway.


[On the next page is the following entry for the same day, but it's very strange and I have no idea what it means. I think this journal was a school assignment—there's a slip of paper stapled inside the front cover with the words "Matt's journal" and "B+" in a grown-up's handwriting—and this entry might be a response to some kind of prompt from the teacher. Who knows.]


Jan. 24, 1992
Friday

I don't know. I never really thought about it. I guess it's o.k. I try to be like them sometimes, and sometimes I am different.

ON THE WAY 


Time to check my stats against the grain of the everyday 
As reluctant researchers peel their eyes for me. Nothing softens 
Their razor's pledge quite like a dodge to define the significance 
Of a shadow slipped on to "get more comfortable" by accident 
Or otherwise. (That's for the emergency exit for me to know 
And you to find out.) Our fellow passengers might have deemed me 
A window unfit for seeing through, but I'd rather not attempt to 
Think about the distance that puts between us. I don't need help getting old, 
After all. At the risk of sounding like a lost boy asleep, let's melt 
Below the snow that loves us lest the sun finds out we're here.

Jan. 23, 1992
Thursday

Tonight I have a pack meeting. We will have the pinewood derby race. My car only wieghes 3 ounces.

Last night I had guitar lessons. I think I learned five notes. E, f, g, c, and d. I'm not very good.

Everybody came to my party last night. All we did was eat pizza, play air hockey, open presents, play with footballs, and play nintendo. I beat Michael Allen on Bases Loaded 3, 23-1. My party was fun.