033107

 Portland, OR

Saturday March 31, 2007

     10:24am  Today is the 31st. The last day of March. I woke up around seven. Got about six hours of sleep. I made a hook a brother up/smoke a brother out sign and I'm headed to Powell. Oh yeah, last night this one girl P.L.U.R Myspaced me. She had seen me flying my sign and she told me that she'd smoke me out. I told her I would be flying my sign on Powell.

     10:45am  I gave up waiting for the bus, just to get a courtesy hop to just to 42nd. It's not that far. It's only nine blocks. I think I've played out Ole Frijole. I'm going to hit up the taqueria across the street. Santo Domingo Taqueria xuhaca. Authentic Mexican food.

     10:46am  They told me no at the taqueria. "The manager's not here."

     10:49am  The bitch ass bus driver. The 72 just pulled up and I asked her, "Hey, can I get a courtesy ride to Powell, please? I'll walk it if I have to." I was holding my hook a brother up sign. The bitch told me, "No, I know what you're going to if I give you a courtesy ride." I told her, "Man, nobody wants world peace." She told me, "World peace doesn't come from asking for money." I told her, "I'm not asking for money." Ignorant ass. Have you always been that ignorant?

                     Ha, this black dude just drove by and yelled out the window, "Fuck bush!" Ha, I'm not even wearing the shirt today. Everybody knows me around here.

     10:56am  I was at the bus stop and the 72 pulled up again. Peggy walked up and let me borrow her lighter and she hooked me up with some busfare. I appreciate it, Peggy. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     11:00am  Terry was nice enough to let me ride for $1.25. I appreciate it, Terry. Everybody gets credit.

     11:11am  Manager's Not Here again. Original Taco House.

     11:15am  "I'm not allowed to do that." Yeah right. Greed shall be your downfall. Fucking white people at the Mexican restaurant.

                     You're in the book anyway, greedy ass.

                     Original Taco House, my ass. That lady was white. That's not original at all.

     11:36am  Fabian en Mi Casa Taqueria me esta dando comida. Te lo agradezco, senor. Todo el mundo recibe credito, gracias.

                     I jumped off the bus at Burnside. I had jumped off it earlier at 42nd and didn't get hooked up anywhere. I finally got hooked up at this taco stand here. I got a couple tacos. They were good.

     11:45am  Dude, this motherfucker bus driver, he just kept going. I got a transfer and everything, man. Hehe, they all know me. He thought I was going to ask for a courtesy ride. I'm going to report his ass.

     12:31pm  I forgot to mention, I came to my sign-flying corner on Powell and 82nd. I got smoked out by these kids I smoked out yesterday by this wall. They gave me some weed too, perfect.

     12:41pm  I am getting hooked up with my hook a brother up/smoke a brother out sign, hell yeah.

     1:20pm  Here come the police. Showtime, hehe.

     1:22pm  The cop asked me if I had my ID and I didn't have it. I left it at home. He asked me, "Can you do me a favor? Can you do this somewhere else?" I asked him, "Umm, somewhere else where, in Portland? Sure, I can work anywhere."

     1:32pm  I am talking to this one lady on the bus. What was your name? I'm talking to Jennifer and she told me to go to Cable Radio. She's writing it down for me, cool. Thanks for the destination.

     1:42pm  Here I am at Glisan now. The cop moved me, hehe.

     1:58pm  Joe hooked me up with a cigarette at the bus stop here on Glisan. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     6:27pm  On the way home I stopped at Ole Frijole. I bought me a burrito. I got money. I should patron them when I do. Pretty Cecilia wasn't here.

     7:30pm  No-go at the Subway.

     8:01pm  Oh man, I'm having a nice little adventure. I was walking around looking for people to tell my story to. In front of the the Subway at Killingsworth and 33rd I saw some kids sitting down. I hit them up for my story and had a great presentation. I had seen the dude on the bus and he went to Subway, where his girlfriend was waiting for him. I had a great presentation with them and Kim was nice enough to get me a veggie sub. I'm waiting for the bus now.

     8:53pm  Cheree, she was walking by and I told her my story. She listened to my story and she gave me a couple cigarettes. I appreciate it.

     9:21pm  Oh yeah, the girl Cheree is a prostitute. She told me she's a working girl and that she had to go to work. I told her, "I don't suppose you'd want to do me for the cause?" She laughed and said, "You mean sex?" She came up to me and gave me a little kiss on the cheek. Aww. She's thirty nine. She's a hot lady too. A black girl.

     10:40pm  Jayce gave me a cigarette in front of the Redbird Studios on Alberta Street. I appreciate it, Jayce. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     11:08pm  I just had an awesome presentation right when I came home. With these two kids at the bus stop in front. They were cracking up at the funny parts and were all, "Can I take your picture?" I was like, "Yes, document me, please." Most interesting thing that's happened to me all night.

Next day..