Here follows the only documented account of exactly what happened to me in the first two months of 1996. I haven't changed anything, except to insert full stops between sentences.
A brief key to the terms I use
| Worms | PC game developed by Team17 in which teams of worms use varied ordanance to hasten the demise of their opposition. The best game ever for about 3 years running (a feat since unmatched). |
| K | Ah, the elusive K. Blonde, religious girl from near me who I appear to have had quite a crush on. K was in the same classes as me for geography, and german. There were only about 7 people in our German class. The whore seems to have used her feminine wiles to seduce me into giving her a vast amount of confectionary. I believe that I wrote her name as K to avoid any embarrassment rather than to create an air of mystery. It is simply conincidence that K is also the initial of Kerida, the girl I currently have a crush on. |
| Church | Yeah, literally church. As in, I used to be a Christian. How embarassing! |
| Mr. Baker | Geography teacher in the Territorial Army - somewhat clueless about things. Famous for the lesson where he asked us to take down what he dicated and then said "Rocks. Rocks are the grey solid stuff that mountains are made of." |
| CAGG | Mrs. Gozalbez-Guerolla (Godzilla-Gorilla), a langauges teacher |
| Diz | Mr. Disley, a slight physics teacher who spoke very nasally. |
| KNP | Klik 'n' Play. I only learned C++ in August 1996. |
| DJO (Mr. Orton) | Maths teacher |
| Chemical Quest | Game invented my Nick "Downwind" Robinson, the chemistry teacher. In this board game, played in small groups, students answer chemistry questions to facilitate their progressions around the board. |
| Frau Moran, Mrs. Cresswell-Hogg | Teachers |
| Tony | I forget. Either a latin teacher or a bilogoy teacher, if memory serves. |
| mags | Porn. |
Oli's birthday. Gave him Mussorgsky CD
Gave K christmas card
Saw K at midnight mass
Saw K at midnight mass
Went back to school
Had dentists. Skipped games. Tetanus, Polio, Diptheria jab. Now feel awful.
Shuffled around in geog. Have theory Mr. Baker's an idiot.
90% in Physics. Chuffed. Frau Moran for German. Mrs. Creswell-Hogg had baby Charlie @ 8lb 12.5 oz. Did Maths mock.
Aunt Marion arrives.
Dad's party for his 50th, spoke to lots of people, refused to dance.
Guests stay over. Work on KNP game. Dad's birthday. Gave him 2x Choc Oranges.
Gave K an XXX mint. Horizon: 8.00pm "Fermat's Last Theorem". xn+yn=zn (n > 2)
Contemplating suicide. Bored stiff. Played rugby. Wrote a letter to Sarah.
Gave K fruit pastille. She called me "dear". Thought it was extravagant but did not say so. Got 89% ie 124/140 on Maths
Double German. Sat next to K. Gave her mint. She commented on Christmas card "cool, sexy, intelligent" bit. GOT WORMS! It rules so totally.
CAGG got at me for devil picture. Played Oli at Worms for hours on end.
John & Jon came over. Mass Worm-em-up. Lots of new levels noted.
Didn't do much. Play CPU a bit, did a bit of H/W
2211996 is a good worms level. Hummed theme tune a lot. Dan & Rob got Worms.
Played rugby. Scored 3 tries.
Music. Gave K a mint. Started Geog coursework. Geog class saying Dan Pickett fancies K.
Gave K a mint. Worked on Chemistry poster. K painted her nails with Tippex.
Tried to get Worm sound sorted. Failed. Bitterly cold. Snowed.
Still snowing. Pond frozen. Went into town. Ian phoned. Played worms. Fiddle with Imagine.
Finished Chemistry poster. Didn't do much. Planned out KNP game but didn't work on it.
CCF - did shooting. Did quite well. Mr. Orton away.
Played Rugby. 3 tries. Played General Knowledge at Preb. Felt ill.
Got Mars bar for chemistry poster. Handed in Geog coursework. Stared out K. Lost. DJO still away.
Tutor grp. General Knowledge 1.50pm. We won. Fell backwards off chair twice. K laughed. Sarah hit me. I laughed. Worked on KNP game.
Ben away. Started raytracing cockpit. People saying that Ben's skiving school.
Played Worms at John's. Sound worked perfectly. Irritation!
Raytraced cockpit. Going well. Felt ill.
K commented on hair style & ruffled hair. bought 3 packs of mints. Orienteering in CCF.
Reached level twelve on "Bleep test". Watched Pompeii video in Latin. No games. Snowy.
K ruffled my hair again. Did nothing in double geography. Snowy.
Sat next to K and gave her a mint. Did maths homework on the train. Snowy.
Dentists. Skipped afternoon school. Went home. Bought magazines. Went to Rob & Jim's play.
Worked on Mmusic for KNP game. hired Judge Dredd on Video.
Worked on cockpit. Went to church, did sidesman thang. Tom Kelly came over and played worms. Tried to get sound working but to no avail. Cockpit almost finished. Incidentally, DJO away all week.
Diz got at me for Physics. In CCF did orienteering in the rain. Gave mags to Jon & Rob. Planning New Forest camp.
Tony is irritated with me. Games called off so did running. Went home early and went to the shops.
People on exchanges left today. Most of the class gone. Played "Chemical Quest". Irritated K in geog.
K has gone away to Swiss alps. Chuck off too, small german set. Diz at me again for physics.
Worms sound now working 1/2 the time. Set isp16 to mode 2/3. Played Chemical Quest. HALF TERM
Haircut, then went to see new cars, then played Worms. Watched Stargate - brill film.
Washed mum-s car. Played worms. Cooked some sugar mice. Watched " For your eyes only"
Felt bored. Played Worms. Sound now almost working. Watched "Naked gun".
Played worms. Did some writing of Worms guide. Watched "Batman Forever". Made some pancakes.
Went off to Midlands. Uncle Steve having his drive done. Went to Ann + Rob's went shopping.
Went sightseeing in Birmingham. Went to Auntie Joan's. Went home.
Stayed at home, except for a Dentist's appointment. Played Worms. Got a new PC Answers.
Played computer games nearly all day. Dad wanted to go ut but did not get the chance.
Dad took us to Fort Nelson to see the guns. He then proceeded to drag us around Southsea in search of a cup of tea. Fort Nelson was fun though - interesting "AcoustiGuide" thingies.
Mosely + Hogg + Baker away. Helped out K with money for train ticket. She commented on new haircut. Drew kit out in CCF. Watch now replaced.
At this point I obviously got bored with writing in the diary as the rest of the year is blank.
I actually played rugby at some stage.
That I was actually far more obsessed with computer games in those days
I bought pornographic literature when I was 15