I Have To Warm-Up First

He had a lump in his throat the size of an ostrich egg.
He couldn't let the unhappiness show in his face.
-Nial Kent
"The Divided Path"

Twenty-five years ago today

May 21, 1986
Wednesday

I may have done a wrong thing by calling Mark Landreth today at his work number for ‘no real apparent reason’ other than to ask, “Are you going to the gym tonight?”
I know he suspects. Then again there has been no real crime committed (so-to-speak).

I received a letter from Stewart Title Company of Sacramento requesting my promissory note and Deed of Trust with The Ahern’s. The Ahern’s are the family that bought my house at 10209 Countryside Way in Sacramento, CA. I guess they’re selling the house or something. Maybe I’ll get my $ 8618.23 in funds sooner versus later.

I went to the gym and I saw Phil (The bear: the one with the hairy back) in the locker room. I gave him a copy of the invitation to my Birthday Party. Then I saw Sue walk in to the gym and Phil was talking to Mark, so I quickly gave Sue directions to my party as well.
Sue pointedly said, “Okay but I may not be coming with Phil. I mean…Phil and I are not even an item.”
I smiled and thought quietly to myself, “She’s telling me this because she may like me. This is a good sign because I like her, too. We’ll see.”
I said, “Well, that’s okay. I hope you can come!”

Now there’s the Julie in Santa Cruz predicament…and now there’s Sue.


Judy Geniella pissed me off while at work today.
Judy asked, “Do we handle Vallejo?”
I shouted, “No, we don’t!”
So she went behind my back and asked someone else. If she doesn’t believe my answers then why ask me? Shit!


I went to work out at the gym and saw Mark walk-in.
I said, “Hey, let’s work on our stomachs.”
Mark replied, “I have to warm-up first.”
“Okay,” I said as I did some warm-up exercises on my own.
While I was warming up I glanced over at him. He looked my way as well. He didn’t come over to me about abdominal workouts, so I just left the gym.


I watched the end of DYNASTY while at home when Steve Green telephoned (from Rick Green’s house, of course).
Steve asked, “So why didn’t you come over here to watch DYNASTY?”
“Oh, I have all of this paperwork to deal with,” I replied, realizing it was no lie.
I had to dig for that Sacramento Escrow file. Steve and I had an ‘okay’ talk. Once I got off the phone I planned on going to bed right after DYNASTY.


Steve came over to my pad later and we went to bed after…. He’s too nice. I like Steve Green.


Helen telephoned to inquire about helping me for the party.
“Just put thirty-dollars aside for Chow Mein and thirty-dollars for chicken,” I advised.
Helen asked, “I can get a sheet cake servable for up to eighty people for thirty dollars.”
“Really….that’s great, let’s do it!”
“Okay but I’m buying the cake for you.”
“What a sweetie! Thanks so much, Helen!”

"Some people control words, and other control things. You have to figure out who controls THINGS, while pretending to believe the ones who control the words. But inside you always have to know the truth. You only really command if you command THINGS."
-Robert Saviano
"Gommorah"