November 99 November 98 November 97 _________________ Monday 15 November 99

10 03 pm est When I left the bar night before last, John was pretty insistent one hailing me a cab, despite my statement that I intended to walk (3 blocks) to Madison and take the bus.   I am all for male chivalry, but sometimes enough is enough.   He finally left it in Jonathan's hands to get me a cab, and Jonathan escorted me outside and explained that he knew I would be pissed if he insisted on getting me a cab.   He wished me well and let me go on my way. I can't help it; sometimes I get fuming mad that because I'm female, I don't have the same liberties to walk around on my own as the male members of this species.   One of my basic rights as a human being should be the ability to go wherever I elect to, and sometimes I can't stand being told that I can't do things.   This bug doesn't get in me very often, but when it does I sometimes think that I would rather be attacked that have to be scared all the time.   So I walked about ten black and got myself a cab.   It made me feel much beeter than being taken care of that evening.

11 35 pm est John was sweet enough to invite me to a party this Thursday for Ivette and Steve.   He jokingly told me there would be lots of well-dressed arrogant men there for me to tease.   What silliness [grin].   I jump for any excuse to get dressed up, and this will certainly be no exception.   I'm all for spending a little time with some of the younger members of the working world, because they live by a routine that is so foreign to me.   Nothing fascinates me like those who live differently than me.

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