The Sky Is Crying

"Mothers don't need to know everything...only makes them worry."
-Regular Guys, a 1996 film

Twenty-five years ago today:


September 23, 1986
Tuesday

Today was my 'Blue Monday'. It was a hectic one…at that.

I read my Directory Telephone Sales Candidate Workbook.
Steph said, "I'll give you three hours of close time to study tomorrow."
 Close time enables me to be 'off the hook from incoming phone calls'. That's so nice of her. I do hope I get this job. So what if it's in L.A. I'm a big boy and I can handle an entirely new environment.

I left a cute message on Anne Alberti's answering recorder. She called me when I arrived home.
Anne said, "I can go shopping with you on Friday night. I have to get a few necessities."
"Okay, that sounds great!"

I left for Alpha-Beta because of my newfound FIFTY Dollar bill. I love it when I save them in secret hiding places and they turn up out of the blue.

I went home and read my new Mel Gibson Pictorial book that my friend, Johnny Schaefer, sent me. He knows I'm such a big fan of Mel (mainly for the films TIM, THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, GALLIPOLI, MAD MAX and THE ROAD WARRIOR).
Photo:  Mel Gibson, 'The Year of Living Dangerously'
I did also scan through some of my Directory Telephone Sales Workbook.

It was time to go to bed when the phone rang. It was Johnny Schaefer calling at 10:30PM.
"You know, Johnny, if I get this job offer in L.A. I will let you know."
"Oh, I hope you get it," Johnny said excitedly.
"Me too!"
"How is your writing going?"
"Oh, I need to make more time to outline my four book ideas. I want to get them started so badly. Right now I'm just keeping up with my daily journal."
"Well, that's good," Johnny stated reassuringly.
"Yeah, I…at least…have the ideas floating."

It rained during the night. I love being in bed when that happens. I hate getting out of bed when it's still raining. The sky is crying.

"Things are 'not simple' only when we choose not to examine them."
-Freud's Last Session
An Off-Broadway Play, April 30, 2011, New York City