Richard William Weiland Papers

Sun Sep 20 '87 8:45 Get up. Misc. Water plants. Clean coffee maker desealing. Bob calls. No Lopez. Too much to do. Hygenist out sick Saturday. Ed V having party at 4:30 before going to Light Opera.[pink highlight] Do yesterday's mail. Michael Railla not home. What to do? [pink highlight] 10:45 Look for hikes in "D" Hikes. Decide to go for Cascade Pass. Easy it says + rewrding. Plus I haven't been to North Cascade Huy since May '86, day after Prom w/ Bob. 11:30 Drive North, driving by Lakeside to take look at Allen Gates Hall. [pink highlight] Pretty nice facility. Sad to be left out. [pink highlight] 12:15 Head north

After the speeches we all got up. At ourtable was Dan, Andy Krom, Chris Wrigh]], Jeff Wedgewood + his wife, ?, Chris Horron and Bob Raphael, what a fun table!? [pink highlight] Bob asked if we wanted to go for a drink and I suggested the Broadway or Bafferts. As we were leaving Bob said we should invite Paul, so we did but he said he was tired so probably wouldn't makeit, while waiting I wished Bill congrats and said I hope to also make some contribution now that SEC is lifting its restrictions on my stock. Probably not such a wise thing to say in front of Bob Raphael who asks for money yearly. He noted that "we left you sorta out of this" but I just said "yes I was just sitting in the corner with the class '71" which I [pink highlight] should've followed with "So I wouldn't have to get up to speak," but I wouldn't have wanted to show that weakness of ability, so I guess it was best not to say. And it was in character for me just to be quiet. [pink highlight]

And I said if I were here today I'd spend all my time in that building, and Bill said "Yea there'd be a lot more places in hide the decrapes." To which I laughed loudly, sincerely, and we part.

Then Bob + I talked with Paul. And afterward I made one more pass through the Boys Locker room. Funny...As I left, I walked slowely watching a crowd of Seattle's elite, knowing I was a part of it, yet knowing I was also very separate. [pink highlight]

On exit, I stopped and said hello to Fred Wright. He seemed especially glad to see me, and I think I had one at my best conversations that night. Thoughts came easily. No pressure. I invited him to bring some students to Microsoft sometime.

I left with Tim Peterson, inviting him + Raymond Gray to Bafterts. Paul was walking behind us with his sister, and I asked if we ever had parties in the refectory. He said, "I tried to invite you to those parties" and I realized he was right and that being latently gay then divided us too. [pink highlight]

As I left the campus, I took such a wealth of memories, which are obviously quite strong since I've been able to recount most of them here. It had rained while we were inside, but not now.

Drove to Baffert's, and Chris & Bob, starting to ask are you married. Are you divorced? Just said, no time, and switched the subject to Paul's girlfriend. Asked Bob Raphael. Yes he is married.

SO INDEED, ON TOP OF THE DIFF IN CONCEPUAL SKILLS, BEING GAY IS A BIG SEPARATOR FOR ME. AGAIN I DON'T FEEL TO BLAME, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF KNOWING MYSELF, MY LIMITS, MY WEAKNESSES, MY FEARS.

Dan showed up and we connected again. He looks so much a respected architect. Anyway that was a nice was to wind down. Scotch & soda. Coffee & Baileys.

11:30 But I still didn't want to go home yet so I drove back out to Lakeside, so many memories of the evening recirculating and even at home I kept feeling a great warmth from years ago which is no logner with me.

1:00 To bed.

Sat Sept 26 '87

Partly cloudy

8:30 Got up. Misc.

9:30 Write up some of yesterday herein.

10:15 Misc

10:30 Go to work. No urgent mail.

11:15 Helicopter ride with Charles, Bruce, Cliff. Felt some acrophobia, but not too bad. Wearing headsets to hear everybody and music too (David Rose's Stripper.) I was glad to be back on the ground though. Saw Microsoft & Lake Samamish & some big ranch type properties.

Very easy to get along with.

Not dull, and not too exciting.

Body still looked great. Good arms, great skin + lats, nice far, somewhat hairy chest, tan. Fun!

We made it last too, but without trying. Finally I came over his shoulder.

I like when I can still do that.

1:30 Kick him out, and clean up, shower

2:00 To bed with half a Unisom

MON, OCT 5 '87

Sunny 70

8:15 Get up. Misc. Put laundry away

8:30 WSJ. Sunny + warm next few days

10:00 Go to gym. Very up with New Age Music.

12:00 B'way QFC. Fish.

Make + eat lunch

To bank for cash.

1:30 To MS

2:00 Call Charle + Guyman to expore Works Days + sign up for LA Oct 15 + 20

And tell Luther + Ed + Caroleg about what's happening. Email others.

Fix name length bug in Point mode under VERSION2 conditional, took some time to discover the real cause of the problem.

Bob called for a half hour to

Art walk today. FOOD.

Misc

5:15 Get some wine + look at a few pics, but the wine is bad + so is the art.

It feels very odd to be looking at art, sipping wine, while at work.

Send email to Tony ~ Tues + Wednesday.

See Greg Kucera at Microsoft.

Favorably impressed.

6:15 Leave for home.

Stop at QFC for veggies.

Home to make + eat dinner. Laundry.

Finish PC Magazine article comparing 386 machines. They say Micro Channel bus is important for speed. So wait.

Finish that issue, other articles.

Misc.

9:00 Call Mom + Dad. Tell ~ Works shipping + Works day. San Juans.

Call Dick + Pat. 100. Still shaking.

I was starting to feel much better.

Bland grass with Blue Spruces growing out.

Haze hovering on the still bay.

Pretty little skull island.

Little white house on the point.

Winding road up the point

Burning wood smell.

Beautiful turning trees, adjacent to road.

Sounds of birds

Hills with brown sides + trees on top.

And I rode back to the car on the bike.

12:15 I noticed road sign for East Sound, so I took that little road, Crow Valley Road, and it was quite a treat. A valley of farms + horses. Went to La Familia's in East Sound again and had Dill Cod + Pesto Pasta, Salad with Tomato Parmigiana Suace (like yesterday), and ice tea.

1:00 Stopped at Tomplins for apples + Nestle Crunch, and drove back via Crow Valley Road, and took one last ride up the West Sound, for pictures.

1:30 Then I noticed it was time to head for the ferry, which I expected to be late. It wasn't but I was still one of the first. While waiting in line, I used restroom and bought an Orcas Island T-shirt. Wishing I had someone else to buy a gift for.

Back in the car, I started writing up this morning, but then we boarded + ferry left. So I spent time navigating, and had a good time seeing my favorite lookout point from the Ferry Dock at Lopez. Good trip. Except noticing other passengers: lots of bears, unruly hair, sideburns, woman embroidering kleenex, fat, etc.

4:00 Wanted to finish writing up today before heading home, so I stopped at the lookout point at Cap Sante in Anacortes. That was a very pleasant stop to unload all this.

4:30 Drove to Everett

5:30 Had Chinese dinner, brocolli + rice (fine), but the music kept changing pitch. Bizarre!

6:30 Head for Bellevue. Get gas + wash. Go to gym. Taking out contacts.

7:30 Half of workout - upper body (rock music sucks) since dinner not completely digested.

8:30 No new bugs for me.

No updated fails.

No urgent mail.

Leave message for Bob.

9:00 Call Mom + Dad. Tell ~ Orcas.

9:30 Go home. Put stuff away. Shower.

11:15 To bed.