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Do you have phases in your life when you're sociable alternating with phases where you're not sociable?

This is my sociable phase from 1988-1992

March 25, 1988: Take Cindy Rodda (former Hogan co-worker) out to
dinner to Italian Restaurant on upper Wisconsin Avenue. We later
return to my apartment and chat. I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL
ENGAGEMENT.

May 13, 1988: Lunch with Daniel Cutler and Craig Dye at Pershing
Park. I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

June 16, 1988: Lunch with Daniel Cutler at Pershing Park. I
ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

July 1988: Impromptu lunch with Michael Wilson (former Hogan coworker) and his friend June (German Club friend) at Kramer’s
Bookstore on Connecticut Avenue.

August 16, 1988: Lunch with Craig Dye and Michael Wilson at Thai
Restaurant. I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

Early September 1988: Cindy Rodda cancels dinner date that we
had scheduled. I HAD ATTEMPTED TO ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL
ENGAGEMENT.

mid-September 1988: lunch with Craig Dye, Wilson, and Cutler at
Zorba’s on Connecticut Avenue. I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL
ENGAGEMENT.

mid-October 1988: Lunch at Café Mozart with former Hogan coworkers Mary Jane Coolen, Cindy Rodda, and Daniel Cutler (Craig is
on vacation). I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

November 1888: lunch with Craig Dye and Daniel Cutler at Café
Mozart. I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

Thanksgiving 1988: I spent with Daniel Cutler and Axel Martinez at
Daniel’s apartment on MacArthur Boulevard. I SELF-INVITE.

December 1988: Akin Gump legal assistant Christmas party at the
Ritz Carlton.

December 25, 1988: I spend Christmas at Craig’s; Daniel Cutler is
there.

January 1989: Go out dancing at Kilimanjaro (Restaurant-Night
Club) with Daniel Cutler & his girlfriend; Cindy Rodda is there with
her friend Vera. I dance with Vera.

February 1989 (approx.): Lunch with Craig Dye and Daniel Cutler at
Café Mozart. I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

March 8, 1989: I spend the evening at Craig’s house. Daniel Cutler
is there.

March 1989 (approx.) Lunch with Cindy Rodda at Café Mozart. I
ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

April 1989 (approx.): Lunch with Daniel Cutler at Café Mozart. Last
time I see Cutler. I HAD ARRANGED THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

April 28, 1989: Lunch with Craig at Pershing Park. I ARRANGE THIS
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

April 29, 1989: Saturday evening--Party at Cindy Rodda’s house in
Virginia.

May 3, 1989: Attend Akin Gump All-Attorney’s dinner, at the Westin
Hotel.

June 17, 1989: Saturday--Craig says I can stop over to his house to
watch videotape of the movie Wagner, starring Richard Burton; he
cancels at last minute (big surprise there!) I ATTEMPTED TO
ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

July 1989 (approx.): I take Gwen Lesh (Akin Gump temporary) to
lunch at Thai restaurant. I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

August 4, 1989 (approx.): Lunch with Craig (Shops at National
Place). I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

August 10, 1989 (approx.): Akin Gump Happy Hour at Stetson’s in
Adams Morgan. Go out to dinner later with Jesse Raben and his
roommate Franz Wisner (and a female friend).

September 28, 1989: In the evening, I telephone Jesse Raben at
home to ask if he wants to go to lunch next day; he declines,
explaining that he’s going to North Carolina the next day.

September 29, 1989: Lunch with Craig Dye and Michael Wilson
(former Hogan co-workers); and John Falk and Dexter (Akin Gump
temporary employees) at the Café Mozart. I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL
ENGAGEMENT.

October 1989: Lunch with John Falk and Sandy Jones (Akin Gump
temporaries) at Mexican Restaurant. I arrange THIS SOCIAL
ENGAGEMENT.

October 1989: Lunch with John Falk, Dexter, and Conleth (Akin
Gump temporaries) at Thai restaurant. I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL
ENGAGEMENT.

November 14, 1989: Lunch with Craig at DuPont Circle (Mexican
take-out); I had arranged to have Jesse Raben join us--he backs out
at last minute.

December 6, 1989: Akin Gump legal assistant Christmas Party at
Westin Hotel.

December 14, 1989: Akin Gump firm Christmas party at Westin
Hotel.

December 15, 1989: Lunch with Cindy Rodda (Shops at National
Place); I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

Late December 1989 (wk. of 12/25/89): Plan to have dinner with
Craig he cancels at last minute (big surprise there!) I ATTEMPTED
TO ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

Early January 1990: Lunch with Craig (Shops at National Place). I
ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

Early March 1990: Legal assistant Happy Hour in the fifth floor
conference room.

I ask Jesse Raben if he wants to go out to dinner--as we did after the
Happy Hour in early August 1989; he declines.

March 1990: Lunch with Craig (Shops at National Place). I
ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

May 1990: Lunch with Craig (Pershing Park). I ARRANGE THIS
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

64. Late July-early August 1990: I ARRANGE tentative plans to go to
lunch with Akin Gump summer research assistant Matthew Erskine;
he backs out at last minute.

66. August 1990: Lunch with Craig (DuPont Circle). I ARRANGE
THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

67. September 1990: Akin Gump Litigation-Practice Group Dinner
at local restaurant déjà vu.

68. September 18, 1990: Lunch with Craig (Shops at National
Place). I ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT. Craig invites me to
a picnic and to watch videotape of his favorite TV series (Twin
Peaks) at his house (I never hear any more about picnic or visit to his
house--big surprise there!)

Early December 1990: Lunch with Craig (Shops at National Place). I
ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

December 1990: Akin Gump legal assistant Christmas party.
Late May 1991: Plans to stop over Craig’s house on a Saturday; he
cancels at last minute--he says he’s getting together with a friend
from South Africa (big surprise there!) I HAD ATTEMPTED TO
ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.

Early February 1992: Lunch with Craig (Shops at National Place). I
ARRANGE THIS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.
This is my last social interaction with Craig (other than telephone conversation on July 14,
1993).

July 14, 1993: I telephone Craig to ask if he wants to go to lunch. He
tells me he doesn’t want to be my friend anymore. He tells me to be
friendly with dead people.

 
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