FLASHBACK SPECIAL: Day Runner Notes, May, 1998

And now, back to our regularly scheduled FLASHBACK:

May

1 - Out w/Howard after work...Chili's/movie planned but...  So here's the date we set up earlier in the week. I'm not sure what happened with the planned activities (dinner/movie) and what the deal is with the ellipsis. Did I not show up? I don't think so 'cause I remember seeing the inside of his house (And thinking what a dump it was. I'd never seen interior cinderblock walls in a house and it looked absolutely depressing.) and I recall making out with him in his car he was so freakin' in love with (a brand-new 1998 red Camaro, I think) so I'm sure I showed up, but we may have called it an early night for some other reason. Oh well, wasn't into him at all so no great loss.

2 - Called Wayne. Cocoa beach. ...postponed 'till tonite. (Howard=dull, naive) Oh, so that's what the ellipsis mean't, guess I should have read further. So we did have our date, but it was this night. Still, see my comments about him? Like I said, wasn't into him. Also, looks like I was still talking to Wayne on occasion.

3 - Orlando Museum of Art I think this was the one and only time I've been there.

9 - GLCS last Sat.  My last volunteer hours at the Gay and Lesbian Center. I wanted to continue but my hours at work now incorporated Saturdays so I had to give it up.

10 - 5th anniversary beginning of WRP '92.  Here I commemorate the start of my successful diet and exercise turn around in Spring of '92. I note my weight for this date being 180, so, in essence, I was celebrating the fact that here, five years after I began my fitness journey, I was still fit and trim. Hurray! But as we know, it wouldn't last forever...

11 - Out to Southern w/Chris (Chris owes lunch and movie=$12) So I'm financially stable enough now to help out friends with some everyday expenses. Although, just as a loan, you see.

13 - Mailed out GMAC check, $139.99 (4 left)  This was my monthly car bill on the Metro. I had been a few months behind, caught up on those late payments the week before and now was sending in my regular payments, counting down the last four until it was paid off. Ah, the relief of finally making money and paying off debt.

17 - Marriott World Center w/Chris, Hedy, Martin, Claudia and Tascha. Out to Southern.

19 - Training.  So by now less than a month as a supervisor I was already conducting the weekly training classes for new hires. Movin' on up.

20 - Yolanda called into meeting w/Roger

21 - Yolanda transferred. Howard fired.  Ok, so remember Yolanda was my supervisor when I was a rep and I complained about her whaling in on my attendance? Well she was one of the few on the team that wasn't hand-picked by Roger. She was a layover from the previous manager, Bev. So Roger had been looking to get rid of her. Something came up, I guess, 'cause that's what happened here. Also, the Howard termination had nothing to do with anything. I think it might have been related to his calls. Probably too many bad sales. That's one of the only common ways you could get fired from there. It had nothing to do with my date with him.

24 - Party @ Roger's. This wasn't the infamous Halloween party where I dressed as Monica Lewinsky (see the pic of that here) but an earlier BBQ style party.

31 - Out to Southern.

For this month, my weight stayed generally in the mid-180's still. Slacked off on exercise, only average of twice a week. Drinking at an average of 12 -18 per week.

I also started keeping track of the first run (*and second run) movies I saw in the theaters. For May they were:

Species II
Deep Impact
US Marshalls
LA Confidential*
Primary Colors
Godzilla (The 1998 version, of course, which, despite the critics' acrimony, I actually liked.)