Author: Mateo de Colón

Theme:  I have really been influenced by…. Yesterday I was at Ready till 7:15.  It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was.  I kinda enjoyed it.  Today we have to stay till 5:00 pm which isn’t bad.  Today in wrestling I came in 1st in featherweight.  I beat Mark Purcell and Hank Thibaut.  Mr.…… Continue reading Journal Entry – English Class 11.20.1991

Theme:  There is no substitute for hard work Today I am so tired.  I hate getting up in the morning for school.  I feel so disorganized because I can’t remember where I put my homework book.  Today I have to stay after school till 7:30 pm because of basketball practice.  We have study table from…… Continue reading Journal Entry – English Class 11.19.1991

Theme: Character is much easier kept than recovered I can’t think of anything to say; I can’t just start writing without anything to say.  Today we don’t have basketball practice so that’s good but tomorrow we do and I’m going to be here till 9:00 pm and that’s not good.  I hate school but I…… Continue reading Journal Entry – English Class 11.18.1991

Theme: I really like the music of… Today I feel sick.  I have an upset stomach and something smells like gasoline and its making me sick.  Today we don’t have conditioning but we do have a meeting for basketball.  I can’t wait to get home and sleep.   I really like Guns n’ Roses and…… Continue reading Journal Entry – English Class 11.14.1991

Theme: Let me tell you how to… Today I wish it kept snowing.  It started but it stopped.  I can’t wait for it to snow so we can get out of school.  Today my sister got out of school because Trinity had a boiler problem and the electricity went out.  I wish that would have…… Continue reading Journal Entry – English Class 11.12.1991

Theme: The ways I’m different from everyone else Today I feel pretty good even though I have conditioning.  I hope it snows sometime soon.  Snow is great because it’s neat to look at and have snowball fights.  I can’t wait till Christmas.  I have this ritual that I do; I get up at 3:30 in…… Continue reading Journal Entry – English Class 11.11.1991

Theme: I’d love to travel to…. Well I got through conditioning but I’m writing this three days late and it’s Monday now and I have conditioning again.   Wow I really didn’t write enough on this page and about every page I mention conditioning.  Towards the end of conditioning it got easier but now I…… Continue reading Journal Entry – English Class 11.8.1991