JANUARY 26

1939 Thurs. 10:15 Picture me in bed + crackers + cheese + 3 dried prunes Ah Luxury! Spent day knitting down at Fantles - Saw Mr. Spitznagel at noon ( he got a smooth watch fr. Mr. Ruben)
Mr + Mrs Eide were down town too buying her a hat for tonight I hope they have fun. Sari + I caught up with each other over coffee
1940 - Utterly awful! - One damn thing after another - Lousy test - I couldn't think of anything. Engravers trouble. Headache!
1941 11- Sunday Damn you, why can't you relax + enjoy yourself? - No, you have to spoil everything what with analysis, etc. Freddie came over this aft he'd won $22 in a crap game - we went to Sioux City - Could have had fun; but worried about Henry getting home - I called him - he was out.
1942 12:30 Mon Philip + Eleanor are downstairs planning furiously - Good day for a Monday Dog - Techniques - Drawing L. did a fresco - Peggy + I went to Arsenic + Old Lace tonight. Quite amazin'
1943 TUES 12:00 I TOOK LEONARD TO Priantus, WHICH WASN'T SO HOT, I THOUGHT... MOTHER and I WENT TO HISTORY CLUB THIS AFT. TO HEAR Mr. Eide... I HAD TO LEAVE AT 4:00 TO GET MY PITCHOOR TOOK... ugh... WE WERE WITH Spitznagels' AFTERWARD - (I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE I WANT TO talk TO HER) HOW CAN I LEAVE L?

JANUARY 25

1939 Wednesday 11:00 We (E + I) just got back from a piano concert by Muba Levitaeke I like the Chopin. I worked out at school this afternoon + finished 2 plates.
1940 Thursday... I feel marvelous! Moonlight on the snow tonight, I walked out to school to study Education - to sleep with Marie
1941 1:00 Saturday - God, another Saturday wasted - sketched operetta costumes + sets this aft. - notso hot - Saw Blanche + Betty - ate dinner - slept - took b. - washed hair, talked w/ Mrs. Reeves - fixed nails, listened to radio -
1942 Sun Well tentatively, Eleanor's getting married in 2 weeks! Philip better be good to her. Can't quite believe it. God, I hope things break right for her - She deserves it.
1943 10:00 I'm going to do some reading from the book of short stories Leonard brought over... It looks like nothing is going to prevent my going - oh, panic - I guess I can get along okay though. I hope so... Mother had club. Dad + I went to Black Swan.

JANUARY 24

1939 11:35 Tuesday - Am I mad! We have a test in E. Dr. It will take me a good day to do it! I didn't get up till 10:30 this morning - It was fun while it lasted!
1940 Wednesday - I think that perhaps I'm slipping back to normal again... I should after all the un-called for rest I've been getting... Got another letter from "Mlle" - asking for my size + congratulating me - It isn't just a dream then.
1941 12:30 - Thank God it's Friday - Maybe tomorrow I can get something done! Hm... Game tonight... Harley + Bob picked me up aft. dinner; they were mad - so played a beautiful game! - We went over to Mary's afterward for coffee - No Freddie
1942 SAT Didn't go to the State- Auggie game, too darn tired - Stayed home + washed clothes, etc. - Reports from Pearl Harbor inc. were released - AWFUL - I must write some (16) letters tomorrow!
1943 2:30 I JUST FINISHED A LETTER TO Emil; I DOUBT IF HE FINDS SOLACE IN IT - AT LEAST THEY WERE MY HONEST CONVICTIONS, though. EXCEPT FOR LETTERS [Paul, Stan, Bob R.] I ACCOMPLISHED LITTLE TODAY - Golly - ARE MY FEET COLD!!