MARCH 9

1939 10:40 I walked 8 miles today. Washed dishes for Mother's luncheon played ping pong w/ R. Seeley
1940 Sat 2:00 Marie + I went to "Balalaika" I love Marie a great deal I think, but I can't quite understand her - nor she me - She doesn't like Robert Benchley!
1941 SUN 10:30 - AS GREY + GRIM AS YESTERDAY WAS BRIGHT + BEAUTIFUL... I'VE BEEN LYING WRAPPED UP IN A BLANKET... WATCHING THE CLOUDS PASS IN FRONT OF THE MOON... AND THINKING... ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS... ABOUT HOW I COULD STAND A STRONGER BACKBONE (BOTH FIGURATIVELY + ACTUALLY) AND SOME MORE SELF RESPECT... ABOUT EASTER... LEONARD... BOB... SCHOOL (WROTE TO GR + PAID $135.50) FREDERIC + M. ELIZ.
1942 Mon Peggy Bell was over tonight... Irrepressible told me all about her love life while I baked a cake. We heard from Eleanor. It doesn't sound bad at all at all.
1943 TUES 1:30 - I'M SO DARN GLAD I WENT TO SEE MR. Krikorian; ALTHOUGH HE'D PRETTY WELL DECIDED ON A FELLA, I KNOW I UPSET HIM acutely. [I HOPE IT WON'T BE TOO LONG BEFORE I KNOW; I CAN'T stand IT] SAW MR. GEORGE BAKER AT THE Art Center WHO WAS SWELL TO ME... SAW 2 DOUBLE FEATURES! Beau Jeste AND TONIGHT MICKEY + I WENT TO FOREIGN Correspondent