My journals from 1984 until now
BSB 13/04/1987 Monday Schools are still on strike and no lessons… I’m in a terrible phase. Arguing with my mother every minute, over little things. She said she can’t take it anymore and can’t stand me. I either see a doctor or I leave the house. I don’t know what it is, it’s like the … Read more
BSB 31/03/1987 Tuesday It seems there’s going to be a teacher’s strike. There’s already a bankers and doctors strike… Everyone wanted a 100% pay rise. The ‘Plano Cruzado’ has already died and been buried and everything has gone up in price. Brazil asked for a moratorium and there are rumours of an ‘Economy of War’. … Read more
BSB 15/03/1987 Sunday – Loló fall Yesterday was my Friday 13th, so much back luck. After my guitar lesson I went to Ana Claudia’s flat and we went to meet up with Faiga and Alessandra. We had arranged to sniff loló. We bought a bottle from the chemist and went to a block’s roof and … Read more
BSB 06/03/1987 Friday – Carnival trouble I feel really cold because I have a 38c fever, a horrible headache. I woke up like this today and missed school. I only went to carnival on Tuesday. In the afternoon me, Renata, Gino, Junior, William and some other people from 405 went to AABB, everyone was getting … Read more
BSB 01/03/1987 Sunday It’s carnival… Man, what a fucked up headache I have right now! I feel like vomiting. I’m grounded because I had an argument with my mum and I can’t go out to see the parade (Pacotão) the only nice thing about this stupid, expensive carnival in Brasilia. Yesterday afternoon, in our tedium … Read more