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San Antonio, TX

Saturday February 26, 2005

     7:32am  I just woke up.

     7:50am  I just took a shit. I did my kneeling-shit again. That stuff comes right out. I did that at Sam's yesterday. For a while now, he's had some phone books stacked in front of the toilet that he kneels with. I always thought it was a bit funny, but I tried it yesterday and that shit comes right out. It's great. Everybody should do that.

     8:14am  I am leaving the house. I'm going to walk downtown maybe. I don't know.

     8:29am  Man, I just realized I forgot my water bottle. I was already down Wickersham, way past Tezel. I have to go all the way back home.

                   I forgot to tell you. I'm back at my mom's house. I took my thermals off because it's warming up. I'm going to head out again. I've got my bottle now.

     8:52am  Leaving my mom's house again. I'm going to go a different route. I had started walking down Wickersham before. I'm going to walk Old Tezel to Braun Road, then walk to Bandera. I'll stop at the Exxon and bum a cigarette.

                   How could such a stupid thing destroy humanity?

                   Be sure to include on when I talk about cars, "Just look at all the empty seats being driven around."

     9:39am  I walked down to Bandera and turned right. I just crossed Guilbeau Road.

                   Everybody's waving back today! Everybody!

                   Passing El Rodeo Barbacoa on Bandera/Eckhert. I'm not going to ask for food. I'm not hungry yet.

                   I'm going to stop at the RaceTrac, well it used to be RaceTrac. It's now a Diamond Shamrock. I want to buy me some donuts for a quarter. Damnit, I think I have to buy something to drink. That sucks.

     10:05am  Just passed Huebner. I'm going to go to Leslie's Pools and see if that guy is working(2-20-05, 11:08am).

                     That guy's not there today. I'm going to walk to Planet K. I don't know if it will be open. No, they don't open until noon on Sundays. I'm just going to walk straight downtown.

                     Passing in front of the Judge Onion house. There's a sign that says, "Huebner/Onion Homestead restoration project. I don't think they should have touched that house. http://www.leonvalleyhistoricalsociety.org

                     I'm walking down Bandera over here by Seneca Plaza. I see an advertisement for a psychic. Oh shit, I have to tell them my story.

                     Hmm, I rang the doorbell and nobody is home. It says 10-10, seven days a week.

                     The place is called Psychic Botanica. 681-5604

                     Well, at least I know where to go tomorrow or something.

                     Hehe, I'm going to walk right in front of Church on the Rock, just to be seen.

     10:44am  I'm going to go hit up the Taqueria Jalisco. Where Wendy's used to be a long time ago. The building with the caboose attached.

     10:47am  Maria en el Taqueria Jalisco me esta dando comida. Te lo agradezco, Maria.

                     Sweet, scored. Called that.

     10:52am  I ate and I'm walking.

     10:57am  I never mentioned, I keep finding change on the ground. I've found a dime, a nickel and now a quarter.

     11:03am  I've decided to walk around the Vineyard Church over here on Bandera inside the loop.

                     Oh yeah, another place I mean to stop by and tell my story to. They're closed right now. Some place called Sticks and Stones, Natural Healing and Wisdom Shop. I have to stop there for sure. In the window it says, "Stop in for a spell."

     11:16am  I'm going to stop at that fruiteria I stopped at years ago(5-30-03, 9:40am). They're probably not open.

                     I feel so safe right here along Bandera. Everybody is Hispanic here. More than one person has already honked at me and given me the peace sign first.

                     I took a picture of the skyline with downtown San Antonio. I love this town. It's my Emerald City.

                     Cool, I found me a working lighter on the ground. It has a cool picture of a fairy on top of a mushroom. That's cool. I had a lighter, but it's a cool blessing anyway.

     11:27am  I just got out of the bathroom at the store at Bandera and Broadview. Close to where Luis lives. My ex stepdad. My brother's father.

                     Hmm, when I grew up over here, I remember there was some little cave back behind the store. I'm going to see if it's still there. I'm going to take a picture of it if it is.

                     Ahh, it's too wet.

     11:38am  Just passed Hillcrest. About to walk in front of Randy's ballroom.

     12:05pm  Ezequiel me dio un cigarillo en Oaks of Bandera. Todo el mundo recibe crédito, gracis.

     12:10pm  Oh yeah, I had stopped at some apartments. Bandera Oaks, I think. Nobody had any weed. Told as much as I could of my story to some guys in Spanish. Ezequiel told me "Dios te bendiga," after I logged his generosity. Right now I'm just walking down some random street. Cheryl Drive, I think. Turning right on Palm Street.

     12:15pm  Back on Bandera. Please Love, get me high. I ask you. I'm doing some good work, walking.

                     I'm not scared of anything, either.

     12:20pm  I'm going to stop in the Family Thrift Center and see if there's a shirt waiting for me.

     12:35pm  Ania me esta dando una camiseta en el thrift store. Te lo agradezco, señora.

                      Sweet, scored me a shirt at the thrift store. I got a green shirt that says, "Make it happen." That's my shirt.

     12:54pm  I am where Bandera turns into Culebra.

     1:07pm  Just passed Alazan Creek. I saw a crane, or a bird. I took a picture of it. And over here, I see a big church. I'll take a picture of that too.

                   That church is on the corner of Zarzamora and Culebra. I don't know what the name of it is.

                   For no reason whatsoever, I'm going to turn right on N Navidad. I see the tower more to the right.

     1:29pm  Now I'm on Leal Street. I think I see the library down there. Walking East.

     1:30pm  Bull hooked me up with a cigarette on Leal. I appreciate it, brother.

     1:32pm  I believe I am crossing over Lopez Creek.

     1:40pm  Oh yeah, I got to some railroad tracks. I figured they were the same ones that led downtown, to county jail. I'm going to follow them to the jail and then try and get some weed at the Samm's Shelter for this $1.40 in change I have.

     1:45pm  I am now walking right in front of Bexar County Jail. I'm giving it the peace sign. Now I'm going to go get some marijuana. Breakin' da law, breakin' da law.

                   Oh yeah, I walked to the Samm's Shelter and they're feeding! Perfect. I just walked my ass off.

     1:52pm  I asked one of the ladies giving out food what her organization was. She said it was the Alamo Heights United Methodist Church.

     2:15pm  Tony hooked me up with a cigarette at Samm's Shelter. I appreciate it, brother.

     3:00pm  Man, I had an awesome time at Samm's. I got stoned. This dude Boxcar who knew me sold me his roach. I told him my story. I got past the spirit's part then a train came. Perfect. I got past the important part. I told him, "Tell your friends. Water my seed."

     3:21pm  Catherine at Travis Park gave me a cigarette. I appreciate it, Catherine.

                   Oh man, the most ignorant lady. I got a cigarette off her at least. She gave me a cigarette and I tried telling her what I was doing. She quickly snapped, "Oh, I don't want any part of that, I'm Christian." Hypocrite. Haha, the whole world is going to know how ignorant you are!

                   Haha, I just yelled that last entry into my recorded so she could see me actually doing it. I told her, "I was just testing you. You failed big time. You sinner."

     3:45pm  Chris hooked me up with a cigarette. I'm going to tell him my story. I appreciate it, brother.

     3:53pm  What was your name? Nat Brown and his friend. What were the emails? Brownn@union.edu, quirkpatrick@union.edu. Where are you guys from?

     4:20pm  Dude, I had me the best presentation. I couldn't believe it. These three kids are from New York!

     8:15pm  I had come to Santa Fe and I just decided I'm going to walk home. Oh yeah, Sam told me that Teo had come looking for me. That's weird. I'm going to risk it and go knock on his door and ask him what he wanted. Hope he doesn't jump me.

                   I forgot to tell you. I was walking to the Crossroads Park and Ride. I walked by the Church's Chicken and thought I'd hit them up. The manager was this black dude who was walking outside to the back. I hit him up and told him my mission objectives. He told me he'd see what he could do.

     8:50pm  While I was waiting for the manager I spotted this group of people inside eating. I went up to them and hit them up for my story. Alicia offered me some chicken. I told her, "That's Okay, I'm going to get hooked up anyway." She told me, "Well, I want to hook you up right now so you won't have to wait."

     9:00pm  That was funny. At the KFC that lady was all ignorant. She told me, "I've got some work you can do." I told her to give me a project. Then she was all, "How can I trust you." I showed her the peace tattoo on the back of my neck. Then this lady had the gall to tell me that I was flat out wrong about humans being generous and my whole plan. Even though she proved me right by offering me some chicken. I had just gone in there to ask them to listen. So she proved me right on both points. The generosity part and the ignorance part. Man, why is everyone so confused? Damn the ignorance in this world. I made them all think I was crazy. I told them I was San Antonio.

                   David walked by and I told him my story. What was your email? freakiefriday420@yahoo.com. Cool, I'll send you some really interesting non-fiction.

     9:35pm  I gotta make an update. The 92 finally pulled up. I waited for a long time. Guess who was driving it? My good friend Ms. Smith. I had all been worried I wouldn't get a courtesy ride before, and it was getting late. Good 'ol Ms. Smith. I love Ms. Smith. Right when I stepped on her bus she gave me a transfer. I thought the 91 to West wasn't running anymore. It turns out it is. So I'm going to get to West Telemarketing, at least.

     9:44pm  Oscar hooked me up with a cigarette, a little snipe at University Hospital. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     9:52pm  I asked the new David, the new security guard that works at the hospital, if I could tell him my story and he told me no right from the start. He told me, "No, no, no. I'm against that. I like providing for my wife. I like cars." David's this little pudgy fat dude who looks like a chick at first. Ignorance is bliss.

                   Ha, I yelled back at him, "The other David listened to me!" He's just sitting on his fat ass not doing anything. He can just wait to hear about it when the rest of the world does.

                   I'm back in action. Victor's back. I had this big distraction with all these girls.

     10:03pm  Haha, that's so funny. Right now I just overheard David talking shit about me. He said, "Yeah, he was telling me his life story." Oh yeah, then this one bus driver walked in and asked me, "Oh, was that your girlfriend?" She had seen me with Ashlee. I told her, "No way. She's just some dumb immature nineteen year old. She's totally out of the picture."

     10:13pm  Oh yeah, I missed the last 91 because I was talking to that bus driver. Telling her my story. Shit, I guess I'm going back to Sam's. I will tell him, "I walked my ass off today. I really need some sleep." Even though he's pissed off at me.

     10:15pm  Well, I thought I was going to walk back to Sam's. I was on the 92 and everything. I changed my mind and thought I just might walk all the way home, after walking so much today, like twenty miles. It's about ten miles to my mom's from the hospital. I think. I jumped on the 92 to go back to Sam's and changed my mind. I got off the bus and went in the Walgreen's. Let's see if my mom will come get me. Last resort. I called her up and told her how much I walked today. I told her, "I thought I was going to walk all the way from West, but I missed the last 91." She asked me, "Are you coming home now?" I asked her if there was any way she could get me and she started moaning. "Oh, Victor. You can't be doing this." I told her, "That's okay, mom. I've got my rain poncho I can sleep on. I'll go find a field in Medical Center to sleep in." She said, "Oh no, I'll come get you. But you can't be doing this again!" I reminded her, "You don't have to, mom. I've got my poncho." She's coming to get me.

     10:42pm  Oh my gosh. I am starving since I walked so much. I'm just sitting here at the transfer center waiting for my mom. All of a sudden I see a car pull up. I thought it was my mom, but it was these two ladies. Linda pulled up and told me, "You want dinner?" She handed me a big bag of Wendy's and a Biggie Coke! I appreciate it so much, Linda.

     Holy shit! What a blessing! I was just sitting there and I saw a car pull up. I thought it was my mom at first, but then someone said, "Hey, do you want dinner?" She must've thought I was homeless or something. I told her, "I just walked like twenty miles today." She was all, "Enjoy, enjoy." I've got a big bag of food now. 

     That's what I get for walking so much. I was just sitting there. I had my head back and was just waiting for my mom. Then a car just pulls up and this lady hands me a bag with burger and fries.

     10:47pm  Cool, my mom just got here.

     11:35pm  I'm finally going to bed. Just got out of the shower. I'm going to go to bed.

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