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My First Diary
Mar. 4th, 2021 06:45 pm By chance, Shawn was showing me an old little flip notebook of hers from the 1970s and I said, "Oh, my first diary was in one of those!"
Image: A pink covered book with the Peanut's character "Woodstock" on it, circa 1978.
I ended up spending sometime reading through my old entries. They're pretty hilarious. I found some fascinating bits of history, as well. Keep in mind that in 1978, I was 11 years old. So, this is some riveting stuff, y'all:
"Kaz"? I had no memory of this show at all, but I looked it up. Apparently, "Kaz" aired from September 10, 1978 to April 22, 1979. It was a law drama starring Ron Leibman as a Polish-American former convict turned lawyer.
But, a lot of my early diary is like this. I write as though I'm talking to someone and often parenthetically (much as I still do) explain who people are in my life. "Holly (my friend)," for instance. I find it sort of adorable that this vocal tick sticks with me to this DAY. My family teases me a lot because I will often say "my friend Naomi," when almost everyone I am speaking to knows full well that I have a friend named Naomi and I hardly need to differentiate her from any others because IT IS OBVIOUS IN CONTEXT. But, I still do this!
Other fascinating insights include the fact that I was an anime fan even then. A good two thirds of this diary are entries that are variations on:
The G-Force in question is actually "Battle of the Planets" the American version of "Science Ninja Team Gatchaman," a very early successful import of Japanese animation to America. I also, by chance, watched and loved the other one, "Starblazers." At the time, of course, I had no idea that either of these were anime.
The rest of the diary is me talking about how much I love KISS (the rock group, and Peter Criss, in particular,) and updates on how boring my life is. (A lot of the entries are, "Not much to report today, just thought you should know!")
Weirdly fascinating stuff.
Image: a page from my eleven-year old self.
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*I replicated the spelling and grammar. No surprise, my grammar isn't bad for a 11 year old. I put quotes around a TV show, for instance, but I can not spell my way out of a paper bag (thanks, dyslexia!)
Image: A pink covered book with the Peanut's character "Woodstock" on it, circa 1978.
I ended up spending sometime reading through my old entries. They're pretty hilarious. I found some fascinating bits of history, as well. Keep in mind that in 1978, I was 11 years old. So, this is some riveting stuff, y'all:
December 31, 1978
Dear D.,
It's me again.Just wanted to say hello gain. So hi. Im* just sitting her watching "Kaz," doing nothing.
Love
Lyda
Dear D.,
It's me again.Just wanted to say hello gain. So hi. Im* just sitting her watching "Kaz," doing nothing.
Love
Lyda
"Kaz"? I had no memory of this show at all, but I looked it up. Apparently, "Kaz" aired from September 10, 1978 to April 22, 1979. It was a law drama starring Ron Leibman as a Polish-American former convict turned lawyer.
But, a lot of my early diary is like this. I write as though I'm talking to someone and often parenthetically (much as I still do) explain who people are in my life. "Holly (my friend)," for instance. I find it sort of adorable that this vocal tick sticks with me to this DAY. My family teases me a lot because I will often say "my friend Naomi," when almost everyone I am speaking to knows full well that I have a friend named Naomi and I hardly need to differentiate her from any others because IT IS OBVIOUS IN CONTEXT. But, I still do this!
Other fascinating insights include the fact that I was an anime fan even then. A good two thirds of this diary are entries that are variations on:
Jan. 15, 1979
Dear D.,
G-Force is BACK!! (G-Force is my favorite TV show.) But now it's on at 3:00. Hurray!*
Love
Lyda
Dear D.,
G-Force is BACK!! (G-Force is my favorite TV show.) But now it's on at 3:00. Hurray!*
Love
Lyda
The G-Force in question is actually "Battle of the Planets" the American version of "Science Ninja Team Gatchaman," a very early successful import of Japanese animation to America. I also, by chance, watched and loved the other one, "Starblazers." At the time, of course, I had no idea that either of these were anime.
The rest of the diary is me talking about how much I love KISS (the rock group, and Peter Criss, in particular,) and updates on how boring my life is. (A lot of the entries are, "Not much to report today, just thought you should know!")
Weirdly fascinating stuff.
Image: a page from my eleven-year old self.
--
*I replicated the spelling and grammar. No surprise, my grammar isn't bad for a 11 year old. I put quotes around a TV show, for instance, but I can not spell my way out of a paper bag (thanks, dyslexia!)