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Ruidoso, NM

Wednesday June 22, 2005

                    I woke up at like 11:19 this morning. I got a lot of sleep. I went to bed at 2:30 and woke up at 11:19. A lot of sleep. Raymond is still asleep. The first day I was here and I used the front bathroom, which is in the room the bed I sleep on is in. I noticed the shower curtain was knocked down and the wall was all messed up where the rod had been. I was actually able to put it back up, but I don't know how to turn on the shower head.

     12:16pm I had a good morning. Let's see, I woke up at 11:19. I got a full night's sleep. I put up the shower curtain and figured out how to work the shower. I took a shower. I shaved and put deodorant on. I'm going to go into town and tell my story now. I've got my You Have To Look At The Whole Picture shirt on. I'm going to leave my mission bag home. Just have my walking stick and water bottle. Raymond hasn't woken up, so I'm just going to take off.

     12:41pm  I'm taking off into town.

                     This little kid riding his bike around the RV park, he asked me, "Hey, where are you going?" I told him, "I'm on my way to save the world . . . for you." He gave me the peace sign back.

     12:58pm  I just walked up to the Magic Mushroom.

                     It's a Sixties Experience Shop. It's not a head-shop.

     1:23pm  I came to the Magic Mushroom and I'm talking to Brandon telling him my story. When I had asked him if he was willing to listen, he immediately turned the radio down. He just gave me two cigarettes while I'm telling him my story. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

                   I had a badass presentation at the Magic Mushroom. I'm all mad now because I didn't have my CD's to give him. I'm going to hike back home and come back.

                   When I first went in there and asked him if he'd listen he turned the radio down. I told him, "In between customer's, of course." Great presentation. I'm going back to Raymond's to get my stuff.

     3:24pm  I forgot to mention that Brandon guy hooked me up with a bumper sticker that says, "Teach your parents well," with a yin-yang and a peace sign on the ends. He also hooked me up with this glass tube with a yellow and black hemp string inside. It says, "Wishing jewelry. Tie the hemp on as you make your wish. When the hemp falls off your wish may come true."

                   Everybody knows what my wish is. World peace. I'm wishing for world peace. I tied it on my walking stick. I'm going to walk back up there and give him a CD. I didn't even have any of my visual aids for my odyssey story. My picture on Telegraph and my rainbow beanie. Hmm, I'm going to ask him if he can kick me down a nugget, or something. I haven't smoked any weed since I got to Ruidoso.

                   Right when I walked in, since the ceiling fan is so low in Raymond's trailer it hit my head and I was all bleeding. Cut it bad. I had to go to the bathroom and rinse my head off in the tub. I was like, "Ahh! Head injury #3!" Just kidding.

                   I love this. I have my own room. I have my own bathroom. He's going to let me stay here as long as I want. That's what he said. Before he had told me about some hippie who lived there for three weeks.

                   Last night that Boondock Saints movie was awesome.

                   I'm leaving again. I got my rest. I'm going to go eat some Mexican food somewhere. I'm hungry.

     3:49pm  Pedi en me van a dar en El Paraiso Mexican Restaurant. Te lo agradezco, señor. Todo el mundo recibe crédito, gracias.

                   Hehe, when I said I was from San Antonio he asked me if I saw the Spurs game. Since I saw the end of it last night at Raymond's, I told him about the game. This is the place where they had a buffet last time(6-22-04, 9:49am), I think.

     4:35pm  That was a real good Mexican restaurant. The guy wouldn't stop preaching at me about Jesus. I really wish I could've talked to him in English. I just did the best I could.

                   I'm walking back home to Raymond's. It sucks, I didn't get smoked out. Brandon couldn't get me any weed. I'm not surprised. He's got a marijuana shop to run. When I was over there these hip kids walked in and I was going to tell them my story hoping I might get smoked out. This guy Token Tony. He was all about my story, but his ignorant girlfriend didn't like me. He told me he was going to get some weed right then. I asked him if he'd smoke a brother out. He said sure, but right when his girl heard it she started shaking her head. He gave me his phone number, so I don't know. Maybe he'll come smoke me out.

     7:16pm  I had a great presentation with the bikers who own a shop on the corner. They have all these paper cups in their fence. I shouted over the dogs barking, "Hey, can I tell you guys a really interesting story?" They invited me in the gate real quick and listened to me.

                   I came back to Raymond's trailer. I forgot to mention that everybody waves back in this town. I was getting some great publicity walking Sudderth today.

     7:26pm  I'm back at the trailer. Hopefully Raymond will come home and surprise me with some weed. That'd be cool. Please Love.

     9:00pm  I read my Powershift book for a while on Raymond's awesome chair. I'm going to walk up and see if he's at the Blockbuster. I'm bored.

                   I asked this one guy in front of Walgreen's if I could tell him my story and he said, "I'm just trying to get my car started."

                   I got some water from the bathroom at the Blockbuster. I went back to Raymond's and he wasn't there. I borrowed the phone at Walgreen's and I called Token Tony. Nobody answered.

Next day..