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The CPA exam is a tough 2 1/2 day test. Review manuals are 2000 pages long. What an accomplishment to finish. But not for me.

I've grown a lot by staying on at Microsoft after Sort

learning about Plan, Chart Word

1983 Tacky Tourist cruise. Bob wins

1983 was good summer

Oct '83 Halloween + Nov ski trip

Redecorating during the winter '84

Veneer teeth jealousy: Bob & Bob

Gain 20 lbs of muscle Feb + Mar '84

Learn about MAC Apr + May '84

Take CDP exam + pass it May '84

Use MAC Basic to code Pers Acct

Design a product and see it turn out real.

Prom party May '84

Jungle party Aug '84

So there was a lot of momentum until Fall + Win '85, and then it got to be slow + boring. All that accounting with live data was too real-world.

So I'm doing pretty well through June '84, and then I was inspired by reading about Mozart after that. And the work was challenging and personally rewarding. But I want friends back in my life. I've started this by working on my apartment in June, and buying clothes now...