062608

                                                                                                             Huntington, WV

Thursday June 26, 2008

 

     10:21am  I got seven hours of sleep last night.  I woke up and took a shower and shaved.  Did I tell you about that Dready Soap Josh has in the bathroom?   It’s supposed to actually tighten dreads.  I’m going to go to the mission for lunch.  I’m totally free today.  I only have my CamelBak on.  I didn’t bring my backpack or nothing. 

 

     10:30am  I walked to the mission and they serve lunch in an hour.  I’m going to walk into town and tell my story and/or get smoked out somehow.

 

     11:12am  I left the library.  I’m going to go eat.

 

     11:54am  Leaving the mission.  They have shitty food there and a long-ass wait for seconds.  It’s bullshit.  Somebody told me about some place to do laundry.  Some Harmony House place.  I really should go back to the house.  They have a washer and dryer in the basement, but it costs two dollars. 

 

     12:24pm  I didn’t tell you.  I walked back to the house and got my laundry.  I’m just carrying my laundry in a plastic bag without my backpack.  I’m going to walk to this Harmony House place to do my laundry. 

 

     12:48pm  I came to the Harmony House place and they want proof that I am not staying at the mission. 

 

     6:28pm  I should make an update already.  The guy who brought over some weed, I got to tell him my story.  He warned me that he was ADHD before I started.  I told him I liked a challenge.  He listened to my whole Odyssey in another room.  Everybody is talking about me in this town.  He rolled a big blunt.  It was awesome. 

 

     7:03pm  It was Greg who hooked me up at Fazoli’s.

 

     8:42pm  I had a great presentation with Sam Adams driving a white Saturn.  Oh yeah, I went to the Speedway.

 

     9:34pm  I am having this awesome conversation with Stephen.  He told me exactly what he thought of me and my mission.  I first asked him what his first impression of me was, when I walked by Angelique’s and they were having that party that one day.  Stephen: “I thought you were some homeless guy, but instead of walking up and asking for something, you started telling us about your ideas and your journey.  You changed the way I think about people.  I’m a pretty withdrawn guy.  I’ve had a lot of crap happen to me.  I think most people are pieces of shit.  Most people don’t actually believe what they believe.  Their ideas change every two or three months.  For those two or three months they live it up.  You coming around is one of the biggest eye-openers for me in a long time.  You showed me that there are people out there who are actually legitimate.  Completely in their heart, in their mind, morally, ethically, a good person.  What you’re doing Victor is a great thing.  You opened my eyes.  I’m not going to be such a mean guy anymore.  I’m not going to be such an asshole.  I am not going to already have an opinion of somebody before I meet them, before I become personal to them.  I’m glad you got to stick around, man.  Because, you changed our lives.  Thanks, Victor.”

 

     12:15am  We are all loaded up in the car.  Andy, Amber and John.  We are driving up to Ohio.  Where in Ohio again?  Outside of Proctorville.  We came over to Brandon’s house.  We’re going to smoke some weed and they’re making...oh wait, I can’t say that.

Next day..