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                                                                                                                                     Portland, OR

Tuesday April 10, 2007

     9:17am  It's my first day at Free Geek. I hope I'm not late. If I get a courtesy ride. Yesterday was a terrible day for courtesy rides. I'm walking right now. I've been walking from 24th and Prescott, where Henry lives. It was really cool that Henry let me crash there. I left my pack there. I'll get it later on tonight. I get off at seven.

     9:21am  I just got to Alberta. Let's see if I get a ride.

     9:22am  Cool, I lucked out. I got one of the drivers that says, "You can take your chances with the fare-inspector." That's fine. I'm not skeered.

                    Four hundred dollar fine, my ass.

     9:54am  The greedy ass driving the 4 won't give me a courtesy ride.

     10:10am  The next greedy ass driving the 4 won't give me a ride either. Nobody wants world peace.

     10:31am  Man, no drivers are hooking me up with rides today. Tim just volunteered me a dollar so I could get to work. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

                     Oh, and I forgot. Ron, who was at the bus stop earlier, he hooked me up with a dollar too.

     10:50am  I just got off on 8th Avenue. I'm going to walk to the computer shop.

     10:56am  Mike, in front of Free Geek hooked me up with a cigarette. I appreciate it, bro.

     3:54pm  I just left Free Geek. I did four or five hours. 4.75 to be exact.

     4:34pm  Shawna hooked me up with a cigarette over by where the MAX stops, over by the waterfront. I appreciate it.

     4:44pm  I am at Pioneer Square. I walked all the way from Free Geek. I walked over the big Hawthorne bridge all the way to the MAX stop. I am going to sit here and find somebody to tell my story to. I'm bored. I hope I get smoked out.

     5:17pm  Greedy ass told me no!

     5:29pm  Finally, somebody gave me a courtesy ride. I think he's given me one before.

     6:01pm  I just got off on Alberta and 33rd. I'm going to walk by Karen's house and see if she's there. I want to see if she got the note.

     7:12pm  I went to the Star E. Rose and layered up. Oh yeah, Henry gave me some awesome tights. Thermal bottom first layer tights. I love them. They're awesome. They fit me a lot better than my other ones.

     9:30pm  Man, I can't believe the guy at Don Pancho's. He last hooked me up like a month ago. He still told me no. Fuck that dude. What? Does he think I was talking shit? Greedy ass.

                   Damnit, I even got turned down at La Sirenita. Arrgh. If they tell me no at La Bonita, I'm skipping town.

                   Good 'ol Juaquin hooked me up with a vegetarian burrito at La Bonita. I appreciate it, brother. Nobody was feeding the peace machine tonight.

     9:53pm  Jeff is hooking me up with a cigarette in front of the donut shop. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

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