Friday October 28, 1988

My dad's old friend Marik came to visit us from Russia. School dance at Crescent.

(Note: clearly the premise of a school dance at an all boys school doesn't quite sound so appealing, but it was a revelation to me. This was my first real awakening to the 'other' ... and by 'other' I don't mean girls ... I mean non-Jewish girls ... the waspy beauties that roamed the hallways of Havergal, Branksome Hall, Bishop Strachan, etc. ... Philip Roth and Mordecai Richler know what I'm talkin' bout)

Thursday October 27, 1988

I got 81% on my geography test; 100% on the history pop-quiz; 76% on the computer science test. Meat pie and milk for lunch ... my Rabbi would be so proud. Homework and TV.

Wednesday October 26, 1988

I got 95% on my math test. We had subs for lunch. During clubs time I watched our 1st soccer team beat Appleby College 3-2. Great match. Volleyball practice after. id homework and watched TV.

Tuesday October 25, 1988

Math test. French test. Mom came home from her European vacation. Did homework.

Monday October 24, 1988

Computer Science test. Volleyball practice after school.

Sunday October 23, 1988

Brian’s birthday. Played road hockey with Pepper. Watched TV. Did homework.

Saturday October 22, 1988

We played Hillfield and won 3-1. I went on a 6 point serving run. Cliff and Brian came to watch the match. Watched the Leafs and Flames.

Friday October 21, 1988

Handed in my English essay. I got 92% on my English test. Brian had a sleepover party at his place. Gary, Cliff, Ulrich, Brett and Gary Don all stayed over.

Thursday October 20, 1988

Fish burgers for lunch - ugh. Geography test. Did homework. Played ping-pong. Watched Cosby Show, Cheers and Dear John.

Wednesday October 19, 1988

I got 65% on my history test. Shit! I watched the 1st soccer team play Ridley Collegiate. We won.

Tuesday October 18, 1988

I got 100% on my French vocabulary test. I bought a Crescent baseball hat from the store. We had roast beef for lunch. Did homework and watched TV.

Monday October 17, 1988

We had a surprise geography quiz. Played St. Andrew's College and lost 3-2. Total heartbreaker as we were up 2-0.

Sunday October 16, 1988

I did homework at grandma's place. Went to Dairy Queen and got a Hawaiian Blizzard. Watched TV. Went to bed early.

Saturday October 15, 1988

I went downtown with Poster, Fingret and Brian. Watched the Leafs lose 4-3 to Detroit. Gary and Cliff were on TV! Did some homework.

Friday October 14, 1988

English Test. Volleyball practice where we scrimaged against the 1st team and won 3-1. I went to the Thornlea dance with Brian.

Thursday October 13, 1988

Science Test. I got 77% on my geography project that I did with Mihalidi. We had tacos for lunch. Did homework and talked on the phone with friends at Thornlea.

Wednesday October 12, 1988

French Test. I got 91% on my earlier French test. Had volleyball practice. Did homework during club time.

Tuesday October 11, 1988

Lab report due. We had an assembly in Highland Hall in the morning. nice weather so ate lunch outside with a few people. Volleyball practice after school.

Monday October 10, 1988

Thanksgiving Day (no school)! Played road hockey with Milberg, Jakub, Gary, Brian, Gabe, Gasee, Evan, Ryan, and Katzin. played ping-pong that night.

(Note: my family never did the whole turkey thing - chalk it up to being immigrants? To this day I try to weasel myself an invite to a proper Thanksgiving meal because I love turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce ... the whole deal!)

Sunday October 9, 1988

Grandma came home from the US. Dad took me to his club. He played squash while I swam, and then we both hung out in the sauna. Then he took me to dinner at La Sem - a family favourite.


(Note: I have been a huge fan of saunas my whole life, and it was these sessions with my dad as a kid where it all started).

Saturday October 8, 1988

Played road hockey with Gasee, Gary, Brian, Cliff, Ryan, Newman, Ulrich, and J Diamond. Then we all went to McDonald's. I watched the Leafs defeat the Blackhawks.

Friday October 7, 1988

Dad's 46th birthday. I went to the Village after school with Min Kang. Gabe and I got dad 2 books and a card for his birthday.

(Note: Min and I actually went to German Mills together. We were never friends there, but that history created a bond between us at Crescent. He ended up going to Cornell for university and I haven't seen, or heard about, him since.)

Thursday October 6, 1988

NHL 1988-1989 Season commences. I got 80% on my geography test and 77% on my computer science quiz. Did homework and watched TV.

Wednesday October 5, 1988

Volleyball practice. Played basketball during club time*. Did homework.

[Note: on Wednesday afternoons it was Club Time. This is when you took part in a club - from a sport to chess club to debating)

Tuesday October 4, 1988

Hung out at the Village after school with Fred, Rich, Wolfson, Graham and Zoro. Homework. TV.

Monday October 3, 1988

Hot dogs for lunch. Played basketball at lunch. We had a volleyball game after school versus Holy Trinity. We lost 3-1: 15-5, 1-15, 7-15, 9-15.

Sunday October 2, 1988

I went over to Jordan's for breakfast and then we headed over to Katzin's to draft our regular season hockey pool. Did History homework. Watched the Seoul Olympics closing ceremony. The Soviet Union won the most golds and medals overall.



Note: Lawrence Lemieux, a Canadian sailor in the Finn class was in second place and poised to win a silver medal when he abandoned the race to save an injured competitor. He arrived in 21st place, but was recognized by the IOC with a special award honoring his bravery and sacrifice.

Saturday October 1, 1988

Did homework. Brian and I went to Yorkdale Mall to see A Fish Called Wanda. I also got a pair of jeans. Watched awesome Olympic volleyball match: USA 3 USSR 1.