Monday November 28, 1988

English presentation. Did homework. Watched Rocky IV on TV - best Rocky ever!




(Note: now that I´m older, I know Rocky I was the best Rocky, but at the time I was loving the whole USA vs. Russia thing. I love how it was the Russians who had the most amazing technology and the American had to go old school. Drago was great casting, although Lundgren is actually Swedish)

Sunday November 27, 1988

Played road hockey in the synagogue parking lot near German Mills. Great game!

Gary, Katzin, J Dyan and Ulrich v. Brian, Cliff, Newman, Gasee & me.

Dad was in a car accident near our house (Fisherville and Torresdale).

Saturday November 26, 1988

Ryan and I went downtown together. We stopped by Maple Leaf Gardens to see if Minnesota North Stars players were practicing. Ran into Brian, Evan, Cliff and Ulrich. Met Neal Broten and a bunch of other players. That night watched the Leafs lose to the Stars. Brophy is a complete bum!

Friday November 25, 1988

Math test. Handed in my French project on Quebec. Watched TV.

Thursday November 24, 1988

Thanksgiving in the US. Wrote a test in computer science class. Meat pie for lunch (gross!). Studied for the math test in the library after school.

Wednesday November 23, 1988

French test. Did homework. Took shots against the garage with Pepper.

Tuesday Novcember 22, 1988

We had veal for lunch (my favourite!). I worked on my French project after school. Epstein came over to play ping-pong with Gabe and I.

Monday November 21, 1988

The Free Trade project was due. I wrote a test in geography. We had hamburgers for lunch. I traded Wayne Gretzky away in my hockey pool.

Sunday November 20, 1988

Ryan and I went to Milberg's to watch Suspect. Watched TV and did homework in the evening.

(Note: what the hell were a bunch of 14 year olds doing renting a Cher movie???)

Saturday November 19, 1988

Marc's (Gary's brother) Bar-Mitzvah. Watched the Oilers destroy Toronto 9-1.

Friday November 18, 1988

Grub Day at school. Peanut butter & jam sandwiches (and milk) for lunch. Milberg, Ryan and I saw U2: Rattle and Hum at Town & Country.

Thursday November 17, 1988

JJ and I worked late after school on the Free Trade project. We grabbed food together after.

Wednesday November 16, 1988

Lab due. We got a big assignment regarding the signed Free Trade deal with the U.S. My teacher Mr. Speck wrote an opinion on the board and then divided the class in half - those that were to agree and those that were to disagree. I stayed late after school to start working on my report (on a computer).

(Note: 1988 and no computer in the Vinizki household.)

Tuesday November 15, 1988

Had a French Test on Chapter 2 of the text book. I met Gabe at North York library after school.

Monday November 14, 1988

We had hot dogs for lunch. I stayed at school and did work in the library until 6pm. Watched TV.

Sunday November 13, 1988

I went to the North York Public Library and did French, English and Geography homework. Took Pepper for a long walk after dinner. Watched a little TV.

Saturday November 12, 1988

A big group of us - Milberg, Poster, Gasee, Ryan, Newman and Bri - went to the Toronto Marlies game against the Oilers farm team. There was a huge brawl and we met several Oiler players after the game. Leah, Izzy, Jody and Danny came over to our place for dinner.

Friday November 11, 1988

Remembrance Day. Did French and geography homework. Betty (my mom's pal from Hungary) and her husband came over to our home for dinner.

Thursday November 10, 1988

Tacos for lunch. Science test. Watched Pittburgh vs. Leafs. Did homework.

Wednesday November 9, 1988

Hamburgers for lunch. I got 9.5/10 on a French quiz. Our Under-16 team won the soccer championship against Albert College. There was a brawl towards the end of the game. Studied for Science.

Tuesday November 8, 1988

French presentation - I got a 4/5. Spent a bunch of time doing analysis for my hockey pool. Watched Growing Pains and Who's The Boss.

[Note: my grade 9 teacher in French was Madame Pella ... let's just say she brought the worst out in a bunch of immature boys. Basically we all wanted to sleep with her, but were too young and immature to know how to channel all that energy! She was incredibly beautiful ... and also introduced us to Celine Dion before anyone outside Quebec had a clue. I wonder if my friend DBs brother really did ask her to prom.]

Monday November 7, 1988

History test. Meat pie and milk for lunch ... ugh. Played road hockey with Pepper. leafs traded away Russ Courtnall for John Kordic. Prepared a skit for my team for geography class. Watched Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Donnie lalonde. Sugar Ray knocked him the F out!

[Note: that was the worst Leaf trade of all time! Stellick is an idiot! Who knew that this trade would lead to all kinds of weird adventure with my buddy Jordi and Kordic!]

Sunday November 6, 1988

Ate brunch at my mom's new friend Betty's place. Gabe and I played billiards. We went to grandma's after. Had McDonald's for dinner that night.

[Note: my mom met Betty at a spa in Budapest. The McDonald's for dinner was noteworthy because my folks rarely gave us McDonald's for dinner.]

Saturday Novemeber 5, 1988

Played in a volleyball tournament.

Crescent 1 St. Georges 1
Crescent 1 UCC 1
Crescent 2 Hillfield B 0
Crescent 0 Hillfield A 2

Overall we came in 3rd place.

Watched the Leafs v. Kings.

Friday November 4, 1988

French vocabulary test. Science lab report due. I went to a dance at UCC with Gary.

Thursday November 3, 1988

Grilled cheese for lunch. My computer disk was lost/stolen. Watched hockey and did homework.

Wednesday November 2, 1988

Had volleyball practice in the morning. Map for geography was due. Saw Temple of Doom during buck Wednesday, for clubs.

Tuesday November 1, 1988

History Quiz. Watched Growing Pains and Who's The Boss.

Monday October 31, 1988

Halloween. We played Royal St.George's College. We got our mid-term report cards: 5 x A, 3 x B. Did homework.

Sunday October 31, 1988

Jordi and I went to do homework at North York Public Library and then grabbed Dairy Queen.

Saturday October 29, 1988

Played road hockey and ping-pong. Watched Pittsburgh beat Montreal 5-4.