1965 (Camp Maria Pratt, Connecticut)
We had a Gay 90s day today at the waterfront! Our unit had a fun house and counselor “sponge bath”. I got sponged. The staff put on a melodrama. Danny played Lilly, Pip was the villain, Sparki was the good guy and I was the villain’s henchman. Everyone fell in the water half way through the thing.
Fun!
Comment 2023
Proof of the corrupting influence of Girl Scouts, that raving liberal organization. First, a GAY (90s) event at a camp for young girls? And a drag performance with the director’s son playing a young woman and all the male parts performed by women!!!!!
The Horror!!!!!!!!!!
Also: 1965 Jo appears to have rediscovered her diary. Welcome back!
1966 (Mexico)
Went to the Basilica de Guadalupe today. It’s lovely. There are two main buildings. One tilts right and the other tilts left. Went to school. The lights went out and I guess it was all the lights in that area.
Came home. Juan called me “my love” and kissed me several times. Does he really?
I am beginning to like him more. On the way home I didn’t even think of Raul.
1979
I have made up a master list of chores and posted it by the calendar. It doesn’t seem like so much to do, if done a little at a time. If only we can keep up! What this means is trying to see if a child is within our capabilities. Right now it isn’t, since we can’t even manage a two-bedroom, one bath apartment. That’s actually a relief. My reaction is surprising. What am I really afraid of? Or avoiding? Poor health? Conflict with Jim? Less time for my work? Failure? Loss of friends? Loss of looks? Yet I see it as an opportunity for growth for me, for Jim, and for us, despite the difficulties. I even have names in my head. Andrew Robert, Constance Diane, Laura Constance…now that’s nice.
Update 2023
So August 8 is another of those days when not much happened, at least after 1979. Either that, or I was so busy on those days that I didn’t have time to write. Your guess is as good as mine.
I suspect that master list of chores just ate up the rest of your 8/8's for the past 44 years.