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Parkersburg to Morgantown, WV

Sunday May 25, 2008

     8:34am  Mission accomplished. In and out with no trace. I got to sleep in a bed with my fairy Jayme again. It was awesome. We cuddled. She's really beautiful.
                  
     9:03am  We decided I should walk away from the house and call Jayme later to meet up with her. I just stopped for a smokebreak and breakfast break. I ate and brushed my teeth. I stopped in front of this house right before the bridge back to West Virginia and sat down and smoked. There's a big American flag on the house. I'm all stoned.

                   I just walked over the bridge. I took a picture of both signs.  The Ohio one and the West Virginia sign. There's a tugboat going across the water here. On this building in the background it says Welcome to West Virginia.

                   Last night Jayme was pretty upset after she got to her brother's graduation. She shouldn't have even come. They didn't welcome her at all. When she first got there they were all, "How did you get here?!" She told them she hitchhiked and they were all pissed off at her. It's funny how I was able to sneak into her mom's house and I got a full-night sleep with Jayme.

                   I was getting all lovey-dovey with Jayme yesterday. I told her that I had a song I wanted to dedicate to her. She asked me if it was by Weezer. Damnit, she's heard it already.

     9:19am  I walked over the bridge and turning left on 4th Street. Let me find a gas station to hang out in front of and give out my website.

     9:22am  I just took a picture of Market Street in Downtown Parkersburg.

                   I'm going to walk down Market Street actually. I'm a little past it. I'm going to walk back to it.

     9:33am  Randomly turning left on 11th Street.

                   I was walking down the sidewalk and came up to this cute little white dog. He let me pet him. I took his picture. By Julia-ann Street.

     9:39am  Passing Murdoch Avenue. Turning left towards Camden Clark Memorial Hospital.

                   Actually, I'm going to walk the other way because I'm just going towards the bridge again.

                   Just crossed 19th Street. I'm looking for a gas station or something.

     10:05am  I went to McDonald's. I don't know where I am at. I asked for directions to the high school. I went in the McDonald's and took a piss and washed my hands.

                   I'm going to sit on the sidewalk in the shade and rest and smoke and eat. I'm right next to this big wall right here. Across the street from a cemetery.

     10:37am  I just took pictures of twenty year old Jesse who stopped and listened to my story in front of the graveyard. I appreciate it, bro. I even smoked him out. You'll be on there when I update it.

                   Hell yeah, I killed a lot of time in the shade. I had stopped and smoked a cigarette and ate some more donuts. All of a sudden I see some cool dude walking across the street. I hit him up for my story and I added, "I'll smoke you out if you want," and he took a hit.

     11:06am  I was just sitting down on the sidewalk smoking after Jesse left. I just realized I lost one of the pins from my external frame backpack. I took another one from a part where it wasn't supporting much and replaced it. I had to bend it like I had done to the other side. I took pictures.

                   Oh yeah, I looked through all my pictures. I'm going to miss Laura so much. It was a temporary relationship. Umm, I think I might have found my more permanent one with Jayme. She's beautiful. I am so in love with this girl. I'm supposed to call her at noon. I was just sitting down on the sidewalk next to this cemetery here behind the high school. I had a great presentation when that guy walked up. He was all about my story. He took a hit of weed and everything.

     11:16am  I just walked by some little boy. He saw me and asked me, "What are you doing?" I told him, "I'm saving the world for you." I gave him my website and told him, "Go inside and give this to your mommy. It's not religious, I promise." He beamed real big and said, "Okay," and ran inside.

     11:31am  I came to get change for my dollar at The Pizza Place and Travis just volunteered me some change for a phone call. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     11:32am  Hell yeah, score. I'm loving this place.

     11:38am  Judy at The Pizza Place wrote me out a map with directions on how to get to the onramp from here. I appreciate it, Judy. Everybody gets..hold on, can I take your picture?

     11:39am  Hell yeah, I just got a map drawn out for me. Judy was real cute. I took her picture. I'm going to walk to the onramp now. Oh yeah, I called my beautiful Jayme and it would be more convenient for my to hitchhike back to Morgantown. She can get a ride just fine with her grandma, but it would be difficult explaining me. Jayme's mom is all brainwashed. She actually thinks the world is balance. She's all ignorant. So, I'm going to try and get to Morgantown tonight so I can sleep with Jayme again.

     11:49am  Badass! I was just walking down the street and all of a sudden this guy pulls over and asks me, "Are you really writing a book?" I told him, "I am LIVING a book. Nothing but the truth." It ended up being the guy who had given me change to make a phonecall at The Pizza Place. He handed me a wad of cash and is giving me a ride to the interstate! He gave me ten dollars, hell yeah.

     11:54am  I'm thumbing it now. 50 East.

     11:55am  I already got my ride! Hell yeah, this guy just pulled over for me!

     1:08pm  Clarence Wyers and his wife let me ride in the back of their truck. I appreciate it, guys. Everybody gets credit! Shit. No, I have everything I need. My Triforce of Wealth is intact. I'm not that far from Parkersburg. I probably shouldn't have taken that ride. I'm in the middle of nowhere here. `

                   I got bored thumbing it. There's barely any cars here. I'm just going to start walking it.

     1:18pm  Cool, there's a blue sign that says Services and Attractions. Some campground, next left. Mile Marker 22.0.

     1:23pm  I just found me a brand new can of travel size shave cream.

                   Passing sign that says Boylen Springs next left.

     1:28pm  I'm not going to turn left into the Mountain Wood Park Family Campground. I'm going to thumb it right here in the shade.

     2:29pm  I got tired of waiting. I was there for about an hour. I'm going to start walking. I have no food left. I've got money, though.

     2:38.15pm  Mile Marker 23.0.

     2:54pm  I set my stopwatch and that last mile was sixteen minutes and five seconds. I should keep going, but I am almost out of water.

     3:02pm  I stopped in the shade right before Myers Fork Road. I took pictures. There's a good sight-distance here. It will give cars time to think.

     3:59.02pm  I'm taking off walking.

     4:02.05pm  Mile Marker 24.5

     4:11.12pm  Mile Marker 25.0. Marietta Run Road, next left.

     4:37pm  I stopped to rest in the shade right before Mile Marker 26.5. I'm going to stand here and smoke a cigarette.

     4:41pm  The coolest thing. I stopped and opened up a can of tuna fish I had found. All of a sudden I hear somebody calling out, "Victor Antonio!" My beautiful Jayme. It seems like she talked her mom into pulling over for me!

     4:53pm  Man, I was so surprised. I stopped to open up a can of tuna fish I had found. I was hungry. I was going to keep walking. Then I heard Jayme calling me! Grandma Joyce pulled over for me. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     6:37pm  I forgot to tell you. About ten minutes ago we got back to Morgantown. I've had such a perfect couple of days on this trip with beautiful Jayme. I can't believe she picked me up. That was perfect. I had been going slow. Thumbing it for an hour then walking a mile. I was taking my time.

     9:27pm  Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. Some unexpected visitor called Jayme and said they were on their way over right then, so I had to book it out of the house. I'll go for a walk. I walked over the bridge. I'm aiming for High Street. I'm going to go tell my story.

Next day..