5th grade journal 9 (Retro personal entry)

(This is a transcription of journal entries from long before I started this blogsite. This one is from 5th grade.)

2-28-95 (sic; it was really 1996)

Dear God,

I have too much enemies to handle. Most New students

doesen't have friends but has no enemies. But me. I have

Shaun and multiple people that are my enemies.

I agree for Shaun to be my friend so we can

reduce trouble and chances of goingto the principals

office. Ms. Brownings students are enemies for no

reason.and they get worse overtime.

I want Shaun to be my friend.

I forgive Shaun. But he dosen't forgives

me back.Is he a real Christian?

In Jesus name we pray,

AMEN

5th grade journal 8 (Retro personal entry)

(This is a transcription of journal entries from long before I started this blogsite. This one is from 5th grade.)

2-20-95 (sic; it was really 1996)

Dear Journal,

There would be stars beyond the sSolar System. (sic)

There would possibly be planets and other

living things, and I wonder if the HST is about 10 billion

light years into the universe. Would Hubble Space telescope

get satellite information from another World?

There is a mystery!

(Egao No Genki; original name withheld)

(Retro note: At about this time, a museum group brought a mobile planetarium into our school gym and gave us an Astronomy presentation. I knew it was sometime in the spring, and after opening my journal, I realize it had to have been around this time, otherwise why would I write a journal about a random topic?

I don't know if I liked exploring outer-space like this all along, or whether this planetarium exhibit triggered my fascination with outer space.)

5th grade journal 7 (Retro personal entry)

(This is a transcription of journal entries from long before I started this blogsite. This one is from 5th grade.)

2-8-95 (sic; it was really 1996)

Dear Journal,

I cannot wait until Valentines Day. For Christine Foley,

my main Valentine, I will buy a box shaped like a heart

full of 30 black chocolates, and a valentine card.

I said "black choclates" because Lindsey (Pate) told

me that Christine is allergic to White choclates.

And I can't wait to by Christine, birthday presents and

can't wait until February 12th.

(Egao No Genki; original name withheld)

(Retro note: For some odd reason, I started signing my name at the end of my journals. Moreover, I had a HUGE crush on Christine Foley that year. She was my most favorite girl of all the girls at Fishing Creek Elementary. She lived down the hill on the same Army base I lived on, so I got to hang out with her every now and then.

Unfortunately, she didn't requite her feelings back to me in the way that I had hoped, because I didn't know how to properly like and treat a girl when I was 10 & 11 years old.)