-Ray Kurzweil
"The Singularity is Near"
Twenty-five years ago today
February 6, 1986
Thursday
It’s PAYDAY today!
Margaret Lai is treating me to Sushi tonight. Yum Yum!
I received a free Wall Street Journal at the entry to my garage door this morning.
I made a complete lunch this morning. I’m proud of myself.
Sometimes I feel like I am truly ready for a job and/or career change. My teaching credentials idea will definitely be my next route taken. It’s a good option to always have...I think. I hope I get my job in Advertising Sales though. I’m making enough connections…I think. I plan on making more by calling people. Carol McClane is really good to me. I sent second submissions to San Jose and Los Angeles (via company mail) today as she instructed. I can’t believe they have no record of the first submissions. They’d better receive them this time!
I’m glad I’m eating sushi tonight. Sushi can also lower your overall cholesterol. The Food and Drug Administration recommends that you allow two servings of fish a day. The Omega-3 fats also help prevent mental illness and can help in keeping your blood sugar levels at a healthy range. The benefits of Sushi can also include helping with depression, helping boost the immune system and it can help include the fat necessary to your diet. Go sushi!
I forgot to mention my fun lunch with Dean and Margaret yesterday. There were all of these grubby looking construction workers at this 'hole in the wall' hamburger joint. It was pretty fun. It was such a nice change of atmosphere. I enjoyed it. I had two and a half beers, too. I needed it as a relaxant after the disturbing parking ticket I had received only hours before.
My complete lunch that I prepared today was good. I gave Sue Fischer my dill pickle (since she's pregnant). Aren't pregnant woman supposed to crave them? She got a kick out of my gesture and seemed to enjoy the pickle.
We had a Social Committee meeting that was pretty fun. We're planning a 50/50 Raffle tomorrow and Candygram sales for Valentine's Day. We're slating March 7th for a 'sheet cake' for the office. It's the date William Graham Bell invented the telephone.
Mary McTiernan may have a cook out get-together at her place next Saturday (or the following weekend).
Mary whispered to Margaret, "Make sure you mention to Michael to have Chad come to my party."
Today Margaret was all hyped-up about our Sushi dinner date tonight. I admit I was getting excited, too.
Margaret said, "I have an X-rated type that you can borrow."
"Sounds interesting, Margaret."
I laughed, realizing I had no clue what she was talking about.
I went and had some vodka pineapple cocktails at a pizza joint near the CORONET THEATER on Geary called 'Avanti'. They had pizza and other appetizers. It was fun while waiting for the sushi dinner meet.
Paul Atura from Directory Sales-Los Angeles said, "The Spanish Yellow Pages is expanding. They really need people."
Perhaps I am not giving myself enough credit for my Spanish-speaking ability. If things get shaky I'm going to urge those L.A. people in Directory to give me a chance at the Spanish Yellow Pages. I can do it. I know I can. After all, I am Spanish. I know a lot of words. I just have to put them together in sentences! Haha.
Margaret and I Sushi'd Out. It was 'delicioso good season'. I told Helen, my sister-in-law, about this Sushi place and she wants to go there now.
I telephoned Chad and he said, "I've been trying to call you!"
I noticed he had not been going to the gym for the last two weeks.
Chad continued, "I miss you."
I don't know how I happened to bring this up but I tried to phrase it politely (given that our relationship is not at its best).
I said, "You know...with a woman there's a lot you can experience sexually but with a man you can experience the best of both worlds."
Chad answered, "I'm sorry I can't fulfill you fully or sexually because I won't let you make love to me--but I don't enjoy it or like it."
Whatever. Our relationship isn't totally based on sex but it's hard to deal with those limitations of which I agreeably 'do' and he will not. I don't know what will happen.
Chad said, "I drove in to the City to get AIDS tested. In two weeks I'll get my results. You should get tested."
I said sternly, "I don't think it's necessary. If it happens I'll deal with it at that time."
Is anyone ever completely ready for a new undertaking, especially in a profession like cooking, where there are at least a hundred ways to cook a potato?
-Julia Child
"My Life in France"
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