Diary Entry: December 12, Age 17

As part of my Advent Calendar project, I am presenting excerpts from my actual teenage diaries! [backstory: i have no idea.] I’m really upset. I have been intermittently screaming, crying — and then laughing hysterically, all day. I truly do not want to go into it, all in all it was a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE day.…

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a ponyshow and a reunion

I’m heading down to LA tomorrow night for another PonyShow (with two actual friends who are making the trek with me! Jeanie and Carla get to go to an extra-special heaven, for being the only non-LA friends to come to my show. This is Jeanie’s second time, even! extra cookies for her.) It’s going to be…

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Diary Entry: December 11, Age 16

As part of my Advent Calendar project, I am presenting excerpts from my actual teenage diaries! I don’t want to grow up. I am, in a way, already there. BUT — I don’t want to lose the craziness, the abandon I experience sometimes. Loving PUNK, life, art, etc. When AM I going to be in…

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Diary Entry: December 10, Age 15

As part of my Advent Calendar project, I am presenting excerpts from my actual teenage diaries! [a reminder: i was in love with dane for more than a thousand days in high school. for almost every one of those days, he ignored me. almost.] At play rehearsal, Dane came up to me and asked “what…

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Diary Entry: December 9, Age 17

As part of my Advent Calendar project, I am presenting excerpts from my actual teenage diaries! [backstory: i lived in new york with my father; my mother lived in california.] Hello. Eeeeeh, what did I do today? I wrapped some Christmas presents, received a huge box from mom, chock-full of gifties that I can’t wait…

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Diary Entry: December 8, Age 14

As part of my Advent Calendar project, I am presenting excerpts from my actual teenage diaries! [backstory: my father was a psychiatrist. he was working at a mental hospital at the time of this entry.] Hmm. Well, weird — very weird day. After school, Naomi came over after delivering Christmas trees with Bobby. We started…

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Diary Entry: December 7, Age 17

As part of my Advent Calendar project, I am presenting excerpts from my actual teenage diaries! Ronnie came over to my house, and we totally munched out and hung around. Then it was time to go to play rehearsal and I rehearsed, saw Dane, who has regressed again to his old self, but had occasional…

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Diary Entry: December 6, Age 14

As part of my Advent Calendar project, I am presenting excerpts from my actual teenage diaries! [backstory: Andy Legear was member of the relatively obscure band, Rosetta Stone, which featured members of the Bay City Rollers] Rebecca Legear. Becky Legear. Dr. Legear. Mrs. Legear. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Legear. Becky Haycox. Anyway, I really love…

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the age of mccarthyism is over

Hamblog had a sudden moral downturn this afternoon, and decided to blacklist any innocent human from posting comments. It was seeing commies everywhere, and even pointed its finger at me — my own blog blacklisted me. Backstabber. Obviously, it is drunk with power and this deranged witch hunt points to its own feels of inadequacy,…

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Diary Entry: December 5, Age 16

As part of my Advent Calendar project, I am presenting excerpts from my actual teenage diaries! [backstory: i lived in bronxville, ny] After spending the coldest most miserable night in my life, I AM PREPARED. I am wearing fuzzy slippers, sox, pajames, a sweatshirt, socks on my hands, and muffler. Not to mention the 3…

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