Friday 30th November 1984

There appears to be war at home and at school. How can I cope?

First, school. I told various people that I had written about them and told Spillers what I had written about him. He told me not to tell anyone else about it. Most boys - no girls - want to know what I put about them and I refused to say. *

Anyway, Spillers has got the original tape of Bks 11 and 12 and some people are planning a raid on my bedroom to get my diaries. Are they mad? Of course they are.

The "home" war. Mum is in a fit of rage.

Yesterday I passed Rachel who was talking to Helen and she started to laugh. This laugh was incredibly similar to the one at the beginning of "Sensoria" so I sang it all day.

Before school I told Newton that Brud was going to the 6th form party tonight. This caused Rachel to stare at me. Is she going with Kinny? One day I spent a free German lesson admiring her art work. Maybe she could design sleeves for records?

Talking of records, Newton has said he will eat one of my records if I ever make one. **

I will soon be able to record "I don't want to hold your hand".

Spillers seems very embarrassed about his "affair" with Rachel. I wonder why. I wonder if he'll like my tape. He told me that the song he heard and liked was "Embarrassing situation".

Still no La Dusseldorf LPs through the post. Hurry up!

Playlist.

"Confusion" - New Order 12"
"Live" - Perfect Vision tape
"66 and fading" - OMD b side.

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Footnotes 

* For fuck's sake! Stop drawing attention to yourself! Shut the fuck up! 

** I'd better send a copy of the Milk Bottle Sympathy CD to him then.


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