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 Portland, OR

Thursday March 29, 2007

     10:31am  I am standing here in front of my house, as I've started to call it. This place feels like home now. 5002 NE 33rd Avenue. Anyway, I am reading this book that Russell checked out of the library. It's called Catastrophobia. The Truth Behind Earth Changes in the Coming Age of Light. By Barbara Hand-Clow. Best selling author of The Pleiadian Agenda. I started reading it and I want everyone to read this book.

     12:46pm  I am leaving the house. I mopped and swept. Right now I'm going to go hit up a taqueria I saw yesterday on the 72 bus. I'll get a courtesy ride.

     12:52pm  The 72 driver just hooked me up with a ride. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     1:02pm  I just got off the bus in front of Taqueria La Estacion. I'm going to go hit them up.

     1:03pm  These greedy asses gave me the 'ol manager's-not-here bullshit.

     1:36pm  I walked Killingsworth to 82nd. I walked 82nd a little bit and stopped at a bus stop. I saw the 72 coming in the opposite direction and I quickly hopped to the other side and asked him for a transfer when he stopped. He said there was a Trimet truck right there and to go ask that guy for a ticket. That he would give me one. I told him okay, then got off the bus and he left. He was full of shit. There's no Trimet truck anywhere around here. I bet his greedy ass has used that line in the past. Anyway, I'm waiting for the bus to come around going the other way.

     1:47pm  I was just testing you, man. Your greedy ass failed. At first when the bus bulled up and I asked for a ride, the driver told me, "I can't hear what you're saying. I am so offended by your shirt." Hehe, I was wearing my Fuck Bush shirt. I told him, "I guess the truth hurts. Don't suppose I could get a courtesy ride?" He said, "No, I don't do that. You know the fare." Hehe, I told him, "Greed shall be your downfall."

     1:50pm  No mistakes at the Pizza Hut on Sandy. Oh hey, I'm going to go visit Johnny. This tweaker guy. Let's go see what he's doing.

                   Now I'm on Sandy Blvd. I don't know when 82nd turned into Sandy, but it did. I'm following the bus route.

     2:13pm  I stopped at the bus bench at Sandy and 67th. For some reason I'm not on the 72 route anymore.

     2:22pm  I'm at the #12 bus stop at 59th and Sandy. Cassandra just gave me a cigarette. I appreciate it, Cassandra. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     2:31pm  Leaving the bus stop. I had an excellent presentation with Cassandra. She's a believa. Hell yeah, I gave her my webpage.

     2:46pm  Just walked into the Hollywood District.

                   There's no taquerias anywhere around here. They're all Asian places.

     2:56pm  The driver on the number 12 hooked me up with a ride. I appreciate it, brother.

     3:06pm  The 10 bus driver, this cool guy, he's been in Portland since '59. He dropped me off on Sandy and 12th. There's plenty of traffic here. I'm going to stand here and fly my sign.

     4:36pm  I came in some paper store. I thought hey, I'm out of tickets to give people. I went in there and asked him if he could spare a sheet of paper and let me borrow some scissors. He said, "I'll let you borrow a pair of scissors, but we sell paper here." I bought two sheets of yellow paper and sat down there and wrote out all the little flyers. I have tons to give out now. I'm hungry. I haven't eaten all day. I had a piece of bread with peanut butter this morning. There's no taquerias around here. I'm going to catch the bus.

     4:58pm  I rode the 19, the Glisan bus all the way to the Taqueria El Dorado on 80th Avenue.

     5:05pm  The greedy asses at the taqueria, the manager was white, of all things. Man, nobody wants world peace. Good little slave.

                   I told him, "Greed shall be your downfall."

     5:08pm  I came up the the very busy corner of Glisan and 82nd. By the Washman. Clean up your act.

     6:41pm  Earlier these hip-looking kids gave me a dollar in change so I went to the Wendy's and bought a burger. Breakfast for me, ha.

     6:43pm  I just showed my sign to this car at the light. He yelled, "I saw you yesterday down the road." Yeah! I told him, "I'm everywhere, I'm everywhere."

     7:15pm  Some guy parked his car and he walked up to me. He handed me a dollar and some change. He told me, "I like your shirt, man." Hell yeah! Fuck Bush.

     7:55pm  Jumped on the 72 and the nice hip-looking kid driver let me ride for a dollar.

     8:18pm  I just ended up on Alberta Street. Tonight is Last Thursday. Very reminiscent of San Antonio's First Friday when they have all those vendors selling their wares. Tons of people. Teehee. I'm going to walk to the house and put some pants on. Maybe I'll come back. I don't know. I'll see if there is anything to eat at the house.

     9:20pm  I walked back to the house and changed and stuff. I checked my email. Man, they were having this big party at the house. Everybody was all drunk. I couldn't tell my story to anyone. I took one sip of beer and said screw it, and gave it away. Oh yeah, tonight is the Art Walk, Last Thursday. I'm going to go be seen and tell my story. Hopefully get smoked out. Please love, smoke me out.

     9:29pm  Checo me esta dando comida en la taqueria La Bonita. Te lo agradezco. Todo el mundo recibe credito, gracias.

     9:56pm  I had a badass presentation right now. This dude and his girlfriend sat down and listened to my whole odyssey. Great presentation. They gave me a little bit of change, even though I didn't ask for it.

                   [loud harmonica noise] Umm, I'll type it up later. Dave playing harmonica.

                   I am having a great presentation with yet another couple, Eric and Cody. I walked down here with too many clothes on. I was all hot. Some guy asked me if I knew where he could get some weed. I told him no, but asked him if he had a rolling paper. I gave him my webpage. Then I went around and told my story to a couple of other people. Oh yeah. this Mexican dude who was all talking Spanish to me, I hung out with him for a while. He smoked me out. I am sitting here telling Eric and Cody my whole story-package. They told me I really have to look up Wikipedia. I thought it was just an online encyclopedia. Eric said it would really help me spread my word. Cool, as the mission evolves.

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