The Arizona Republic

What teenager tracks parties on a calendar?

- Karina Bland Reach Karina at 602-444-8614 or karina.bland@arizonarep­ublic.com. More at karinablan­d.azcentral.com.

I kept a calendar in the inside pocket of my red Trapper Keeper when I was in high school.

I picked it up at the Drug Emporium and used it to keep track of assignment­s, test dates and how many days until summer vacation.

No way would I put my social plans on there. What if my mother saw it?

The calendar Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh kept as a teenager in the summer of 1982 listed his party plans, according to the New York Times.

He will turn over calendar pages from June, July and August to the Senate Judiciary Committee to back up his claims he was never at a party described by accuser Christine Ford.

Wait, what teenager keeps a calendar — and in the summer?

Not only did 17-year-old Kavanaugh note plans to go to the movies, he jotted down what he’d be seeing: “Grease II,” “Rocky III” and “Poltergeis­t.”

Interview for Yale. Football camp. Go to Judge’s. (His buddy Mark Judge.)

A few small, spontaneou­s, house parties.

I mean, of course, I kept clear records of my parties on my high school calendar. Times, dates, whether parents were home or not. Who would doubt it?

I was just paging through my 11thgrade calendar the other night.

I saw “An Officer and a Gentleman” three times and “E.T. The Extraterre­strial” twice.

I played Ms. Pac-Man at Golf N’ Stuff and babysat for the little girl who lived down the street.

And whenever I drank underage, I’d mark it on the calendar.

Or not. C’mon, who am I kidding? Heck, I couldn’t find my calendar for June, July and August of last year, let alone 36 years ago.

I’m surprised he still has his. Then again, I have no reason to hold onto mine. A calendar wouldn’t have told anyone what I actually was doing when I was 17.

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