050104

 

San Antonio, TX

Saturday May 1, 2004

     12:37pm I ran into Brian Moreno here at the Citgo(11-23-02, 5-30-03, 6-14-03, 1-28-04). He offered me a dollar after I told him my story.

     12:39pm  Rick hooked me up with two cigarettes. I appreciate it, brother.

                     Oh yeah, this morning my mom had bought me some cereal again. Haha. I had told her, "Oh mom, thanks for the cereal." She goes, "Your welcome, just don't throw it in my face when we get in an argument. I do it because I like to." I told her, "I know, mom. That's why I remind you every time. That you do it because you like to. Because you're my mother."

     1:30pm  Jumped on the 91 at the hospital. Mr. Vega hooked me up with a ride. He passed the test.

     1:45pm  I got off on Hillcrest. I'm going to walk to that tamale restaurant where I got a box last time(4-10-04, 8:57am).

     2:06pm  I'm back here holding my On My Way to Save the World sign.

                   Whoa, this guy gave me two dollars right off the bat. 

                   I just got five dollars off this carload of kids.

                   7WK63 gave me a dollar. This girl asked me, "What are you saving the world from?" I told her, "Ourselves."

                   157-Y2Y gave me dollars. She told me, "Save the world."

                   N59-LCL. Jerry hooked me up with a cigarette. I appreciate it, Jerry.

                   P52-NRG. Somebody just hooked me up with a dollar. She asked me, "How are you going to save the world?" I told her, "With the Internet," and gave her my email address.

     3:13pm  This SAPD cop just pulled up and told me, "No panhandling here. Take it somewhere else." I yelled back, "I'm not asking for anything," and showed him my sign. He said, "Alright."

                   SAPD can't tell me shit. This ain't your jurisdiction. This is Balcones Heights . . . and I know 'dis.

     3:18pm  This guy in a black pickup asked me, "What's up man. You remember me, don't you?" I asked him, "Where did I meet you at?" He told me, "You were up at my mom's house in Bracken a while ago." I asked him, "Lupe?" He said yeah. I'm all known.

     3:40pm  I stopped spanging. I'm going to get some weed at Travis Park. I need to get me another camera too.

     3:50pm  I made a good ten or eleven bucks spanging. I wasn't asking for anything. I was just standing there. I got seen so good. Anyway, I jumped on the 92 and borrowed some guy's cellphone. I called Rachel's number. The guy who answered said, "Oh, she's not home. What is this concerning?" I told him, "I just met her in the park in San Antonio. My name is Victor Gruber." He told me, "Spell your last name. Is there a number she can call you back at? She's not here." I told him, "She's got my number."

     4:32pm  Baez, this brother is going to hook me up with a cigarette. I appreciate it, brother. That's very generous of you. It'll come back.

     7:40pm  I got off at Eagle's Nest.

     7:41pm  It was on pause again so I missed a good chunk of my day. I finally got hooked up with a courtesy ride. I showed him my sign. I got off in front of Eagle's Nest Apartments. I'm going to go smoke Joe out. I got some weed.

     9:20pm  I'm leaving Joe's. I don't know what I'm going to do. I want a cigarette.

     9:37pm  Duane is hooking me up with a cigarette in front of The Black Eyed Pea. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit in my game.

     9:40pm  I walked all the way to Medical. If the bus doesn't come I'm going to walk to University Hospital. I'm going to smoke a cigarette and smoke some weed.

     9:57pm  This greedy ass 91 driver didn't give me a ride to West. When he pulled up I told him, "It's either a seven mile walk home from West, or a ten mile walk home from here. You're going to make me walk an extra three miles?" That's alright though. I'll walk to Planet K and then I'll walk all the way home from there.

     10:18pm  I had missed the last 534 when I got to the transfer center. I talked to my good friend David. He asked me, "Are you keeping warm?" I told him, "Yup, I came prepared." I'm going to walk to Planet K now.

     12:07pm  I guess I walked to the Planet K on purpose. I got a good blessing. I got a ride home. My feet hurt. From umm, I'm sorry, I'm really bad with names. I talk to so many people. What were your names again? Stephanie and Meg.

     12:21pm  I'm at my mom's house. She's not here. My little brother let me in. It's really cool I got hooked up with a ride. My feet were hella-tired.

                     I'm going to go eat me a bowl of cereal.

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