Monday November 27, 1989

I didn't go to school. Went to the dentist and had a molar pulled. Did English B homework.

Sunday November 26, 1989

Stayed in. Felt like shit. Watched football all day. Won $20 in the pool.

Saturday November 25, 1989

I went to Markham Place with Brian. Grabbed lunch. JJ and I saw Fletch Lives and hung out at his palace ... I mean house. I slept over there.

Friday November 24, 1989

I got 78% on my essay about Dante Alighieri. Franks and beans for lunch. Guy and I went to The Promenade to see Back To The Future 2. Incredible!!!

Thursday November 23, 1989

Pop quiz in Accounting class. Thanksgiving Day in the US of A. We watched a movie about The War of 1812 in History class.

Wednesday November 22, 1989

I joined the debating club. I got 82% on my History test. Hot dogs for lunch. Watched the Minnesota North Stars beat Toronto 6-2.

Tuesday November 21, 1989

Chili for lunch. I got 78% and 68% on 2 Math tests. First place in the Crescent hockey pool. Second place in the Thornlea pool. Played floor hockey after school - 1 goal, 6 assists. Did homework.

Monday November 20, 1989

Hamburgers for lunch. I had a History test. Watched TV and went to bed early.

Sunday November 19, 1989

Gabe went back to Western. I watched football and won the weekly Crescent NFL pool($20). Went to granny's for dinner.

Saturday November 18, 1989

JJ and I went to see Second Sight at Canada Square. Then I went to Farview Mall with Buntman and saw Best of the Best.

[Note - this has to be the worst film viewing day of my life.]

Friday November 17, 1989

Math test. Presented in English A. Gabe came home from Western. The Zarvinsky's came over for dinner. I stayed in and hung out with Gabe.

Thursday November 16, 1989

I got 84% on my History Test. Chili for lunch.

Wednesday November 15, 1989

I got 77.5% on my English B essay. I skipped clubs and went home early. I watched the Toronto Maple Leafs 5 beat the St. Louis Blues 2.

Tuesday November 14, 1989

We had tortellini for lunch. I got 100% on my math quiz. We had a Science test and I handed in 2 essays - 1 for English A and 1 for English B.

Monday November 13, 1989

We had a test on Pronouns in English. Roast beef for lunch. Did homework and watched TV.

Sunday November 12, 1989

Did homework and watched the Dallas Cowboys lose to the Phoenix Cardinals 24-20.

Saturday November 11, 1989

Rememberance Day. JJ and I went to the public library to do homework and study. I went to see Look Who's Talking at Bayview Village with Brad, Buntman, Sesel and Guy.

Friday November 10, 1989

No School: Mid-term Break. I went to Thornlea and caught up with a bunch of friends. I went over to Jordi's for dinner and then went to his (and Guy's) hockey game. Jordi got into a fight that led to a mini-brawl. Gail was not amused. We all went to Golden Star after.

[Note - Jordi and Guy were the only guys that played in Willowdale and not Thornhill. The game was at the Bayview Arena.]

Thursday November 9, 1989

I got 68% on my First-Aid Exam. Tonnes of homework. The Berlin Wall came down!

Wednesday November 8, 1989

Handed in my essay for Accounting class. We then had a pop quiz and I got 100%. Substitute teacher - Mr. James - for Phys-Ed; was really fun, we played football. I had dinner at JJ's house.

Tuesday November 7, 1989

I got 55% on my Science test. First place in the Crescent hockey pool and Second place in the Thornlea pool. Did homework and watched TV.

Monday November 6, 1989

I got 80% on my Accounting quiz. We ordered a pizza from Pizza Pizza for dinner. I traded Rob Brown and Craig Simpson for Pierre Turgeon and Dave Ellet.

[Note - it sounds like I got fleeced, but it was a good deal!]

Sunday November 5, 1989

I watched football. Played road hockey with Guy, Jordi, Buntman, Sesel, Brad, Gavin and Ryan F. Did homework.

Saturday November 4, 1989

Brian and I went to Farview Mall and I got a new pair of jeans. Buntman, Sesel and I went to Yonge and Eglington. Met Amanda and Casey.

[Note - Amanda and Casey looked familiar, we ended up chatting them up and eventually gave them a ride home in Buntman's Jeep Cherokee. This was the start of a lengthy friendship as I am still friends with both of these girls.]

Friday November 3, 1989

Math test. English A essay due. I saw Gross Anatomy at Bayview Village with Poster, Fisch, Fingret, George S, Peck, and Levine.

Thursday November 2, 1989

We did a First-Aid class in gym. Jimmy Carson traded to Detroit by Edmonton with Kevin McClelland and Edmonton's 5th round choice in 1991 Entry Draft for Petr Klima, Joe Murphy, Adam Graves and Jeff Sharples.

Wednesday November 1, 1989

Got another Interim Report Card. Watched Growing Pains and Head of the Class. Did homework.

Tuesday October 31, 1989

I got 86% on my math test. I went over to granny's for dinner and watched Who's The Boss and The Wonder Years.

Monday October 30, 1989

We had a super-long cross country run. We ran down post road, to Bayview Glen and eventually back up to Crescent. Tortellini for lunch. Watched Murphy Brown. Did homework.

Sunday October 29, 1989

Brett invited a few of us to his brother Hart's Bar-Mitzvah. It was pretty fun.

[Note - that's Hart now.]

Saturday October 28, 1989

Brian and I went shopping and then played tennis - he won 7-6. Buntman, Sesel and I went to Nicki Todd's house and then cruised around Yonge & Eglington.

Friday October 27, 1989

United Way Day at school. It was a Grub Day. Went to the Promenade to run a couple errands with dad. Stayed there and had dinner at Pickel Barrel with Rog, Fingret, Katzin, Poster and Rabie.

Thursday October 26, 1989

Ms. Rapp cried again. I watched Montreal v. Chicago; as well as a Johnny Carson 27 Anniversary Special.

[Note- this video is not from that Special, but it's around the time, and damn funny!]

Wednesday October 25, 1989

We got our Interim Report Cards. My hockey pool team is destroyed because of injuries. Played hockey in Highland Hall after school.

Tuesday October 24, 1989

We finished making our Greek Tragedy masks in English A. I took Pepper for a lengthy walk after school. Did homework.

Monday October 23, 1989

Veteran's Day in the U.S. I got 85% on my History test. Watched the Leaf game.

Sunday October 22, 1989

Did homework. Watched football. Went to granny's for dinner.

Saturday October 21, 1989

Played road hockey with Brad, Gavin, Ryan F, Wolodarsky, and Dave-something. Went to Lime Rickey's with Buntman, Jordi, Sesel, Brad, Guy and Newman. We saw T Diamond and J Bassen.

Friday October 20, 1989

Math test. Crescent School dance ... I didn't go. I went to Jill's (?) party. Everyone got wasted and the cops ended up coming. I crashed at Buntman's place.

Thursday October 19, 1989

History test on the American Revolution. I got 83% on my Accounting test. I got 75% on the French Test. Did a shitload of homework.

Wednesday October 18, 1989

I got 97.5% on my Science notes. I got 5/5 on the English B quiz. We had a school assembly.

Tuesday October 17, 1989

English B test. We had panzerottis for lunch. I did homework while listening to the Leafs-Penguins game on the radio. The Penguins won 7-5. Super Mario.

Monday October 16, 1989

I had 2 tests: Accounting and French. I got 83% on my previous French test and 90% on my essay for gym (health) class. Hot dogs for lunch. Did homework and watched TV.

Sunday October 15, 1989

Jordi, Buntman, Brad, Sesel and I went to Golden Star for lunch. Then we all went to Brad's place to watch football.