Last night I was so tired, but naturally, I lay there tossing and turning till 4:30 AM. I mentally programmed and told myself to get up at 10:00 and I did.

I was ready before noon but Tammy, Bill and the girls didn’t arrive till around 1:00. They all heard the banging next door, too. I told Barbara I could care less about the TV, music or even voices. It’s the fucking banging as the vibration is tremendous. I think it’s pretty sad and sick for me to have to put in earplugs just to lie down for an hour in the daytime or to go to bed early. The earplugs will block out their TV and voices but the vibration I can feel and it jolts me awake. No one should have to live like this. After the 24th when Mary Jane returns from some kind of surgery, I’m gonna demand something be done. If they can’t put sheetrock up and through their floors that are over mine, and I can’t move, I’ll demand a rent deduction. I mean, come on. There are things you can bear with and accept, and then there’s no fucking excuse. These kids should be able to be kids and run around and play, but it shouldn’t have to be at my expense. Even as I’m just sitting here writing, I don’t need to put up with banging over my head. And these aren’t occasional bangs. They’re loud and non-stop. Something is gonna be done about this. They’re lucky all I care about is the banging. The average person wouldn’t and couldn’t put up with their constant screaming and their TV. They don’t even have to scream to be heard easily. You can practically hear them word for word when they whisper.

Bill managed to program some channels into my VCR for recording. It took him a while and he too wanted to bash the damn thing with his head. Tammy did not get Habitrol or Nicoderm from her doctor. Instead, she was given a patch called Prostep. She said her doctor said that it was right for her, but may not be right for me, so I should check with my doctor. She’s gonna keep me posted on how she’s doing but I did speak to her at 7:30 this evening. She says she quit at 3:30 and she feels fine.