Well, I didn’t get a medal or ribbon Friday, but Saturday, I won silver in the 440 relay with John Rechner, Faze, and EGGY. We had off today and yesterday. Boy, that song “Get Into The Groove” by Madonna sure gets me worked up about Lauren. I don’t think I’m going to get The Hulkster now because I’m in trouble. So, to keep my self occu-pied, here’s a grafitti page.

"Grafitti page" from May 17th, 1985 entry

Note from present day Mike: John Rechner, “Faze” (Michael Ferry) and “EGGY” (Daniel Inemer) were all friends, classmates, and track teammates of mine from St. Clement’s. I would have been in the 7th grade when this was written. Back then, I was skinny and one of the tallest kids in my class. Although I was okay at it, I secretly hated running. I hated being out of breath. It always felt like my lungs were collapsing. How is that enjoyable? The obsession about this Lauren chick, who’d I’d apparently met just once, clears up a lot about how my love life was lived for many years after. Always falling in love, always believing in connections and love at first sight, and always thinking about the opposite sex. Of course, I’m also rambling on here about not being able to get “The Hulkster,” which I think was a WWF Hulk Hogan bendie toy from LJN if I’m not mistaken. Surprised that I was still playing with toys in 7th grade? Oh, I’m pretty sure I had toys until I was 14 or 15. It’s just what us creative, nerdy, visual types do.