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San Antonio, TX

Friday January 16, 2004

     7:48am  I woke up kind of early, around 7:30. I was reading all my old loggings. Today is the day I get my blood screening results. I just called right now and verified I was going to be there. Shit, they told me the intersection but I forgot. West Commerce and Laredo, I think. Anyway, I'm going to go downtown. I'm going to smoke a cigarette and go downtown and get my blood test results. I'm kind of nervous.

     8:35am  I'm on the 91 going into town. Two 92's had gone by, but I felt like walking so I walked to the closest 91 stop.

     9:16am  I am at the San Antonio Public Health District Center. 322 Commerce. I'm going to use the restroom.

     9:50am  Dan hooked me up with a cigarette here in front of the Health Department. I had asked a couple people before and they both told me no. Dan hooked me up at West Street Mercado.

     10:25am  I am non-reactive, which means negative! Oh man, oh man, oh man. That feels grrrreat! Dude, I am so happy to be alive and clean. Wow, that's awesome. I should've tape recorded that dude and what he told me.

     11:20pm  Brent just gave me a cigarette. I appreciate it, brother.

     11:50pm  At Crossroads I saw the guy who had given me the cigarettes. I thought, "I have to tell this guy my story." I hopped back on the bus and told this guy my story. He's like a hippie. While I was talking to him he volunteered another cigarette, just out of the blue.

                     I'm going to go to Travis Park and get some spare change for a hotdog. Then get me some spare change for a joint.

                     It's all raining. I have my poncho on.

     12:06pm  Jim is hooking me up with some change for a hotdog. Shweet.

                      I had a great presentation with Jim! He was nodding his head up and down the whole time. He gave me seventy five cents.

     12:13pm  Elsa hooked me up with change for a hotdog. She gave me a whole dollar.

     12:15pm  Jose at the hotdog stand is hooking me up with a chilidog for only $1.75. I'm a quarter short. Thanks a lot, brother.

     12:20pm  Steve hooked me up with an after-meal smoke here at Travis Park.

     12:35pm  I had a great presentation with the guy who just gave me a cigarette. It was awesome.

     12:36pm  Joe and Michelle are hooking me up with a dollar so I can get me a joint. I appreciate it, guys.

                     This dude just gave me a joint for $1.25.

     12:47pm  Man, can you say I am calling the shots again today? Didn't I say earlier I was going to go to Travis Park and spare up some change for a hotdog, and then get some for a joint? I got what I wanted.

     12:57pm  Richard is hooking me up with a Kool. I appreciate it, brother.

     1:20pm  Man, I had an awesome presentation with this girl who asked me for a cigarette and I shared it with her. She had this great big smile and she listened to my whole story. She was all into it. She got on the McCullough bus. Marisela.

     1:32pm  I jumped on the 91. I'm famous. The bus driver recognized me.

                   Do you ever tell the same story the same way every single time? I do . . . like crazy.

     1:51pm  I just got off the 91 over at Williamsburg. I'm going to walk to Sam's apartment. Everybody is recognizing me today. I saw this guy on the bus and he was all, "Hey, didn't you work at West before?"

                   I'm famous . . . and I don't have an STD!

     2:18pm  I am leaving Sam's for work. I'm not going to be at work by three. Ernest was going to smoke me out. Ahh, I got a little tiny bit of weed. Enough maybe to get there. Umm, I'm going to walk to the 91 stop in front of Denny's. Hopefully it'll come.

     2:27pm  I had to run for the 91. He actually waited for me. I'm all hot and sweaty. I asked the driver if he could turn the AC on and he said, "Why?" I told him, "Because I am hot. I just ran for the bus. Remember, you waited for me." He was all a dick and told me, "Well, it's not for you to use." I smiled and told him, "Okay, thanks anyway."

                   What a dickhead. Let's take a vote.

                   Whoa, I might make it on my time for my three 'o clock smokeout.

     2:34pm  The dumbass bus driver ended up turning the air on anyway.

     2:55pm  I'm at West. I'm going to go check The Rocks. See if anyone is smoking.

                   Nobody is at The Rocks. I'm going to go bum a cigarette at the smoking cabana and come back to The Rocks.

     2:59pm  Joey is hooking me up with a cigarette at the smoking cabana. Thanks, Joey.

     3:00pm  Got my cigarette.

                    That dude gave me his last cigarette.

     3:20pm  Ernest never showed, so I'm going to walk to HR and get a new badge.

                    I wish I had my camera. I want to take a picture of the Racquetball and Fitness sign that says, "Changes are right around the corner." They are.

     3:25pm  Got me a new badge. She just reprinted it.

                    I'm hungry and I don't go into work until four. I'm going to walk over to the Jack in the Box and see if someone will spare me some change for a Jumbo Jack.

     3:34pm  Luis is hooking me with a dollar for my Jumbo Jack.

     3:37pm  I just talked to that guy who gave me the dollar. I had a great presentation with him.  He was all ears. This guy's a bible thumper. He told me, "The truth to me is Jesus."

                   I'm calling all the shots today, haha.

                   And I get to be on time for work today, and I even get to eat. How awesome.

     3:44pm  I ate and I'm not hungry anymore. I'm going to go get me an after-meal cigarette at the smoking cabana at West.

                  When I had first gone to Jack in the Box I walked in. I was going to just hang out outside and ask people as they came out. I thought about it for a second and decided it was worth a try. I went up to the manager and said, "Hey, I just started this job at West and I get my first check on the 24th. I don't suppose you could give me some credit on a Jumbo Jack, could you?" He told me, "Oh no, we can't do that." Then, I asked the guy who just paid, "Can you spare any change for a Jumbo Jack?" He asks me, "Well, how much is a Jumbo Jack?" I told him it was just a dollar and he hooked it up!

     3:52pm  Jennifer Davis hooked me up with a cigarette at the smoking cabana. Thank you Jennifer.

     4:02pm  Man, I had a badass presentation with the girl who gave me the cigarette.

     7:06pm  Mario hooked me up with a cigarette outside of West. I appreciate it, bro.

                   Sweet, I had yet another badass presentation. He agreed with everything I said.

                   I'm on a roll today!

     9:44pm  I ran down the stairs and out just in time to catch the bus. I took some bullshit test and I failed it. I got a lot of them wrong. Pretty much because I wasn't paying attention all night. I have some things to study, so I'll study tonight, or this weekend. Monday I'll get to take the test again and if I fail it they said I couldn't get on the phones. Oh well. Put me back in training, muhahahaha.

     10:35pm  I just got off the 92 at Sam's. I went to University Hospital and actually studied. I already know all the questions I got wrong on the test, so I should pass it Monday.

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