San Antonio, TX
Tuesday May 17, 2005
8:24am I went through my mission box today and in the pouch I got my pictures in from Walgreen's, I added a lot that I had in my mission box. I just left the house right now. I'm walking to the Citgo. Earlier since my ball was almost worn out, I was almost considering walking to the park and dropping off the ball at the place I leave them at on Braun Road. My drop-off spot. I changed my mind though. I started looking through my pictures. I'm going to go to the license plate office today. My mom gave me twenty bucks this morning. I'm going to go get my ID made, hopefully.
See, last time I tried(5-6-05, 2:08pm), they told me I needed my social security card or birth certificate, which I don't have. I got the idea that what better way to prove my identity than to show them that scanned copy of my license that got stolen. I'm going to go try that today. Let's see if it works.
8:35am I walked up to the Citgo. I want to bum a cigarette off of somebody.
8:38am Oscar hooked me up with a cigarette at the Citgo. I appreciate it. Everybody gets credit, thanks.
8:50am The 610 came.
9:31am I forgot to tell you I'm already at University Hospital. I took a piss and refilled my water.
9:40am I am on my way to the DL office on the 520. I was just thinking how I hadn't done this in a while, written in my little book. I really hope my mom brings back the computer for me today. I have like a month to type up. I went through my mission-box and pulled out some pictures(visual aids). I really hope they let me get an ID with the scanned picture I have. If not, I'll use it as my ID while I'm traveling.
Just got off in front of the driver's license office on Callaghan, I think. No, Babcock.
10:09am I told some kid my story in line. Killed time great. By the time it was my turn, the lady wouldn't let me use my scanned ID as evidence. I told her, "Alright, this will be my new ID then . . . and you won't get my fifteen dollars."
10:17am I just got out of the driver's license office. The 520 pulled up and I told the driver, "Hey, you're the deciding factor whether I walk downtown or not. Will you give me a courtesy ride?" He said, "No, I'm sorry." I'm going to go get hooked up at the Taqueria Mi Jalisco and start walking downtown. I'm going to go get hooked up. Watch this.
10:20am Angelica en Taqueria Mi Jalisco me esta dando gasolina para mi estomago. Te lo agradezco, señora. Todo el mundo recibe crédito, gracias.
Called that. I got hooked up once again.
Hey, do you know what I just realized? With that twenty bucks my mom gave me this morning, I can go get me a new water bottle. Remember I lost it last Sunday night at 7:40pm?
Hmm, I am playing around with the idea of walking all the way to the Quarry Mall. All the way from the driver's license office on Babcock right inside the loop.
I walked down Babcock almost to Fredericksburg. I passed in front of that house where there's a palm reader(3-1-05, 4:10pm) and I saw a dog in the window. I thought maybe somebody was home. There's a van in front. A Mazda MPV. I decided to turn around and I walked back. Let me see if I can talk to this lady. I thought about just asking her how much are her palm readings. I even thought I might do it, if it was for like ten bucks or something. I have ten bucks. She never answered the door though. I'm going to keep walking.
Her phone number is 710-2001.
11:05am I took a right on Fredericksburg and I'm turning left on West Olmos Drive. I think this is the street that will get me closer to the Quarry Mall.
11:13am Passing West Avenue.
11:20am West Olmos stops at 410 and continues on the other side of the highway. I'm going to the other side to get back on West Olmos.
11:23am I just went under the highway. I'm on Fresno Street now. Hmm, I see a Diamond Shamrock down there. Maybe I'll go there and find a cigarette.
I couldn't find a cigarette at the Diamond Shamrock, so I'm going to keep walking. I walked Fresno a bit. I'm going to try to get back on Olmos.
11:33am Turning right on Macilvane.
11:35am Turning left on Capitol.
Whoa, I see all these California streets. There's Sacramento, Santa Monica and Santa Ana. I'm walking down Capitol now.
That's weird. I see a highway to my right. I thought I just walked underneath it.
Pasadena Street.
San Francisco Street.
11:43am I ended up on Hildebrand. Let's see which way I turn.
If I turn right I'll hit I10. I'm going to turn left on Hildebrand, West Hildebrand.
Hey, there's a sign pointing to Incarnate Word College. I should follow that.
11:48am I'm going to go hit up Tina's Kitchen Mexican Restaurant. 914.
Umm, forget that place. I went in there and there was tons of white people in suits and ties. They gave me the 'ol manager's-not-here bullshit. Oh, screw it. I walked out.
No cigarette at the Diamond Shamrock. I'm going to keep walking.
I'll go hit up A La Mexicana.
They gave the same manager's-not-here excuse again. That's bullshit.
Oh hey, I'm right here next to the Cracker Box Palace. A different San Antonio headshop. I haven't been here in ages.
12:13pm I just got out of The Pasillas, Long Crispy Taco. I just walked by and decided to check it out. I went in there and bought one of their flautas for $1.30. The greedy ass girl in there woulnd't hook me up with a lemonade refill. Tight ass Mexicans today. That place was dead and they were just on their tiptoes waiting for the next cherished sale. I took it to-go.
Whoa, I'm almost to San Pedro already.
Crazy! Right before I got to to the bus stop in front of the Jack in the Box, what do I see just sitting there? A brand new Jumbo Jack! Like all of it was there. No bites taken out or anything. It wasn't in a bag, but it still had the wrapper around it. I guess it had been sitting there for a while. It wasn't too warm. I am still carrying the flauta I just bought, but screw it, if this isn't a sign for me to walk all the way to the Quarry Mall, I don't know what is. I won't be hungry one bit. Thank you, Love. What a great blessing.
12:20pm Rebecca gave me a cigarette at Hildebrand and San Pedro. I appreciate it, Rebecca. At the bus stop. Everybody gets credit, thanks.
12:53pm What's your name? Rigel. That's an awesome name. What's your email? brownie135@earthlink.net
1:17pm I just had this awesome presentation with this one girl right here at the bus stop close to San Pedro. I'm not even going to catch the bus. I'm going to walk to the Quarry. Just like I said I would. Oh man, at San Pedro and Hildebrand, this really beautiful girl who was going to college, she got off the bus and sat down and listened to my whole story.
1:21pm I got to this big round intersection. I'm going down El Prado now.
I'm walking in front of the Olmos Park City Hall.
I just took a picture of the entrance to this ritzy neighborhood. At Primera and El Prado Drive West.
1:45pm Damnit, I ended up on East Olmos again. I'm walking around in circles here.
1:49pm I can't believe I walked in a complete circle. I'm back at that round intersection again. That sucks. I'm just going to walk to Basse and walk straight there.
1:51pm I'm going to walk down Mcullough now. Argh, I did a whole complete circle. Well, I did get some really good publicity in that fancy ass neighborhood.
I was walking down the street and I noticed a Schnabel True Value Hardware place. Curious, I went and asked the lady if they had any relation to O.P. Schnabel. The lady inside told me the owners of this place are O.P.'s cousin. The original owners. Who was OP Schnabel again? OP Schnabel started the Beautify San Antonio Foundation. He was the first one to put out the public trashcans and he would give out the pennies for people that were doing good and picking up litter and stuff. I'll look it up on the Internet.
Oh yeah, I passed by that hair salon place where I had seen VICTOR and had taken that as a sign to get a free haircut there. Remember?(4-30-04, 4:30pm).
I'm walking on Rand, I think. I thought it was Mcullough. I saw these railroad tracks that go towards the highway. Then I looked and saw the smokestacks at the Quarry Mall, my destination. I'm going to walk the railroad tracks closer to the mall.
I hate walking railroad tracks. It's uneven on my feet, but it seems to be the quicker way now.
2:19pm I hiked the railroad tracks all the way to Basse.
2:24pm I'm walking down Basse now in the center of the road.
2:38pm Mission accomplished. I just got out of Whole Earth Provisions. I bought my bottle. I'm thinking about walking all the way downtown.
3:00pm The 505 came at the Quarry Mall.
3:05pm I got off the bus at San Pedro and jumped across the street to catch the #4 going downtown.
3:19pm I hopped off the #4 bus by the McFarlin Tennis Center. I'm going to go harvest some tennis balls. I'm going to go see if there are any left behind.
There's only one ball stuck up on the practice wall. I'm going to climb up and get it.
Cool, scored a second one from underneath the fence. I think I saw a third one in there too.
There's another one. I have to jump the fence though.
There's tennis balls everywhere. I've got my cargo pockets bulging. Every turn I take I see another tennis ball. Good score today.
Oh yeah, earlier I smoked out a really pretty girl Rigel at San Pedro and Hildebrand. She had the most beautiful eyelashes I have ever seen. I wanted to tell her. Her friends drove by and picked her up.
I'm waiting here in the shade at the Diamond Shamrock in front of SAC. I'm waiting for the #4 bus to come. I'm considering just walking downtown.
3:51pm Carlos hooked me up with a cigarette at the Diamond Shamrock. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.
4:04pm I forgot to tell you. I'm downtown. I'm going to walk to Travis Park, smoke a cigarette and some weed and rest.
4:22pm This hypocrite "father" just walked by. A priest in garb and stuff. I hit him up for my story and he wouldn't listen to me one bit. Damn the ignorance in this world. Of all the people to fail my test, geez.
5:06pm This blows. I just got my green Nalgene water bottle, that I just bought earlier at the Quarry Market, the one I walked all the way out from the driver's license office for, I just got it stolen. I had unconnected it and set it down on the cement bench by the cannon. Then this preacher guy walked by in the park. While I was trying to tell him my story I got my bottle snagged. That pisses me off, ugh. It just makes me sick. Why does everybody always have to fuck with the guy trying to bring world peace.
5:26pm Raul gave me a cigarette at the Salvation Army. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.
That sucks that I got my water bottle stolen. But oh well, I have my Deja Blue one still. This is the second green bottle that's been stolen from me(5-15-05, 7:40pm).
6:03pm I'm back in Travis Park. I'm going to see if there's any weed anywhere.
6:32pm I'm talking to what was your name? Eric. He said he was a hacker so I have to tell him my story. What was your email? vampire4you2004@yahoo.com
I hung out with Carlos, the guy with the messed up forehead like mine. I was looking for weed. I finally bought a couple nuggets off one guy for five dollars. I wonder what's going to happen when I go home and tell my mom I spent the twenty bucks on my bottle and it got stolen, and that I didn't get my license made. I'll tell her how I bought it and it got stolen and I bought food with the rest.
7:38pm I was just walking by and Abel let me hit his joint. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.
I scored fourteen balls at the tennis courts today. I gave one away so I have thirteen left.
8:06pm I'm telling Rochelle Vasquez and Steven my story. rvasquez1979@yahoo.com
9:33pm I forgot to tell you I jumped on the 88. I'm going home.
10:10pm I'm at the Walmart on Mainland and Bandera now.
10:23pm I left the Walmart. I'm going to go see if I can score at the KFC. Aww damn, they're closed. I'll just walk all the way home.
10:37pm I found a snipe at the gas station on the corner. I sat down in front of the closed down Sea and Land Bar and Grill. I smoked it and smoked some weed. I'm going to walk home now.
That was awesome how I found that Jumbo Jack today. It was sitting there right next to a watered down iced tea. It had been sitting there for a while. A whole burger, brand new. I ate it. It was good.
11:20pm I am finally at home. I wonder if my mom's going to bitch.
Oh cool, she's not even home.
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