August 17, 2005
It Came from 1986! Vol 2
Another journal entry from my Go-Bots spiral notebook, written many years ago in a state far, far away (Georgia, to be exact). All spelling and punctuation are verbatim from the book (and pretty flawless in this particular entry):
Nov. 13, 1986
Today clowns came in and gave us a package with things inside. This is what is inside: A magnet that says kids against drugs, and a bumper sticker, 2 packs of life savers candy and a coloring book.
I don't remember this exactly - not as much as I remember the dentist who gave me the toothpaste, which I surreptitiously ate straight from the tube on the bus ride home - and I imagine it has something to do with me BLOCKING IT OUT OF MY MIND. I mean, really, MULTIPLE clowns. And what the shit are they doing talking to kids about drugs?
But, hey, thanks for the Life Savers, which are really good for a seven-year-old kid wearing Husky size Rustlers who'll grow up with a weight issue. But who hasn't, incidentally, done any drugs. (But will cry and hold himself at the thought and/or sight of clowns.)
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July 13, 2005
It Came from 1986!
So, my parents recently moved into a new house they're buying, despite the crazy, insane, nuts, out-of-control robbery scheme that is the present Southern California real estate market.
In the process of the move, my parents unearthed a few of my first grade journals, as lovingly handwritten by me in my Go-Bots spiral notebook. I present the very first of these, unabridged and with all original spelling and typos. (And in case you were wondering, I was six at the time these were written.)
Jan. 14, 1986
One of my mom's friends liked to give me and my brother toys. Just about six weeks ago I had to go to the doctor I had to get a shot.
This first entry is special, because it establishes a few things right off the bat: I like toys, and I like non-sequitirs. Expect plenty more of both in future (or should I say past?) entries!
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