My younger self cracks me up. I few years ago at another site I re-wrote all the journal entries from a journal I found deep inside one of my story bags. Before computers I used to hand write all my stories and I guess that's how it got there. Anyway, while re-reading them I couldn't help but laugh, I was a very weird kid and these entries pretty much proves that.
I transcribed them exactly as I wrote them, bad spelling and all. All the new comments, from my grown up self, are in bold. I have to say, if I could go back in time to meet my younger self I'd have to pat him on the back, I could never be this weird again.
February 18, 1982
Dear Joiurnal,
Today is boring the only thing good happen to me was that I saw a (movey) move. And recess. Today we have snow nad I got snow in my boot
February 19, 1982
Dear Jaurnal (I was really working on spelling Journal right here I guess)
Today is like yesterday but we have spelling test I hope I do good wee you Monday.
Febuury 22, 1982
Dear journal, (seems I finally figured it out)
hi is Mondy on firday my cat caut a mouse. I might go to my aunts house she lives in new jersey.
Faniuery 23, 1982 (BTW, my attempts to spell February is making me laugh, I got it right the first two times then it was all down hill from there!)
Dear Jarnel,
Two day is my birthday everyone wished me a happy day we had cup cakes and so did the teachers.
by by
Farnuery 24, 1982 (I just noticed, maybe I just can't find the b in my own handwriting.)
Dear Jornel,
(tow) two day I am 11 my birthday is yesterday I am having gitarel lesons today and it is at 4:00
Feburuery, 25, 1982
Dear jernerl (To this day when I can't spell something I write it out the way it sounds)
(I got) Someone in my class got a pet pen. We are going to exagut him but he got away and we got him back agan and we toke him. by (this is the most confusing entry ever.)
Feburury 26, 1982.
(do) to day is not exstding
March 1, 1982 (Thank goodness, a month I can spell!)
Dear Jernerl
last night I saw a ufo it was weared I look up in the sky and I saw a flashing light then I walk two feet and saw another one. I told my sister and she belived me and I told her frend and I'm not shor if she beliveves me and I told some one in my class and he belves me. (Oh yeah, I had a fascination with UFO's when I was younger, always thought I saw one.)
March 2, 1982
Dear jernerl (seems I've gotten a pretty standard spelling of Journal by now, it's wrong, but at least it's consistent)
Two day is not exsiding I had resece and I talk
by by
March 5, 1982
Dear Journal (oh my god, I spelled it right!)
I'm back I was sick with a cold
by
March 8, 1982
Dear(e) journal,
yesterday I hurt my thumb. (ah, the trial and tribulations of an 11 year old.)
March 9 1982
Dear journal,
Today my thumb still hurts. (and the drama of everyday life continues.)
March 11, 1982
Dear (jarnl) journal
Did you know mechery is growing smaller day by day. an (jubr) jupiter might exsplod (Is that explode with a Mexican accent? And I think that first planet is supposed to be Mercury. I was also fascinated with Astronomy. Not sure where I got this information from, probably the guy who sat next to me in class.)
March 12, 1982
Dear Journal,
today I feel wearby and tiared becous I did not get to sleep till 11:30
by
March 18 1982
Dear Journal,
today I'm suppose to write a secret theres on problem I don't have one. (but at least my thumb doesn't hurt anymore.)
Okay, the next one is folded in half with the words "Keep out do not touch be careful watchout you touch you died" written on it. I wonder what could be inside?
Dear Journal,
yesterday One of my frends said, he sall the New jesey devel and said if I told anybody I'm diad. he said it looked like this --> (I think I drew a Muppet, at least that's what it looks like to me.)
March 18, 1982
Dear Joruil, (darn, so close!)
Today I have a cold.
by
Dear jounil,
a day ago I saw it agin a ufo. No one belives me but I know you will.
by
March 24, 1982
Dear Journal,
I overherd my anunt say "I might move to her house.
by
March 24, 1982
Dear Journal,
the new thing today is I am going to Vigina (I still can't spell Virgina very well.)
(below this is a nice colorful drawing of the planets, I even drew the great red spot on Jupiter!)
March 29, 1982
Dear Journal,
Today I look like a shool boy in my uniform
Dear Journal,
(do) to day my family is doing very well indid by
April 2 1982,
Dear Jornal,
(da) to Day the weather is very sunny and clear.
April 14, 1982
Dear Jornal,
(I) wen I went to Virgina and fell in a creak 2 times and got my shoes wet. I hunet eggs with candy. by (I assume I mean I hunted eggs with candy in them, I don't know anyone named Candy.)
April 15, 1982
Dear jounal,
I had to bring in a book report. last night I look out my tellaskop (wow, I really had to sound that one out didn't I?) and saw a planet, bty
(from here on out it doesn't look like I put dates on any of these, I wonder why.)
Dear Joual,
Today is like a normal day. by
Dear Journal,
Daring the weekend I was going gofing and my dad forgot me. (Umm. . . what?)
Dear Jounal,
toDay is not exsiding the only thing that is is I got 100 on my math test. (Glad it wasn't a spelling test.)
Dear jounel,
I had a strang dream. It was at my grandmoms house and saw 2 U.F.O.'s the first one whent over my head and the next one landed 2 blackes away and it look round and long and round picer I will write soon. and my cat and dog ran away my dog flew in the space ship my cat ran away from frite by. (I swear to god I was not an 11 year old stoner when I wrote this.)
Dear journel,
I whent over my (grandmom) anit shalits. (okay, took me a while to figure out what a anit shalit was, I think I mean my Aunt Charlottes. Charlotte is such a hard name to spell at 11!)
Dear Jounel,
Today sister came in the room because someone said a rumer about someone. (Now I want to know what the rumer was about.)
Dear Jounel,
today is rainy day and I fell missabill by
Dear Jounil,
today miss Marin tought (is) us what a adveages is. by (I have no idea what a adveages is suppose to mean.)
Dear Journal,
today miss Marin is mad I liked it better when she was sick. (This is my favorite entry ever.)
Dear Journal,
toDay is not a cold day it is very (cold) hot and when me and Ken get togeter we will put on a show by (Hey, let's put on a show! I don't remember doing any musicals when I was 11 but heck, that was a long time ago.)
Dear jounal,
during my weekend I went over my aunts house and I'm still there. by
Dear jounal,
Miss Marin is not in today and miss white is taking her place. By (Guess my wish that she was still sick came true. Darn, if only I knew I had that kind of power when I was a kid I could have ruled the world!)
Dear jounal,
(toc) yesterday we had a lot of sports. My team was the blue we lost. By (Typical Philadelphia team in the 80's.)
Dear fournal (must have had dyslexic moment there)
Doday I start my exams I just started my Relgon thest I think I did good next is my Math see ya then. I am going to start my math test. see ya. After I am finished my exams of math i think I got a 90. see ya after spelling. (dear god, what could I have gotten in my spelling test!?)
Dear jounal,
To day I whent in a pool and had fun. by
Dear jarinal,
I went in the pool again. by
Dear Jauned,
the same (oh, I am so not trying!)
Dear Jaunal,
Today I chaned football and I was so tired i gould barly walk.
***That's the last one from 82, the next one starts in 83 and it get much better, I hit puberty! I'll leave that for another day.
