Silver City to Albuquerque, NM
Friday July 23, 2004
9:08am I am leaving Veronica's. Man, last night was weird. This girl. She's not all there, I think. She's just really weird. She was convinced I was somebody else. Then, she started talking about sex. I haven't had sex since I was with Kati in Arcata last year. I got a hard-on when she started talking about sex.
Well anyway, last night we ended up having sex. I kind of felt bad. Ah, she wanted to do it. She started talking about sex, not me. She voluntarily sucked my dick and everything. The whole night I was telling her, "Listen, I am not who you think I am. I am a stranger." She said okay and we had sex anyway. It wasn't that good. Probably because I had so much on my mind. I am disappointed in myself. I wanted to go back to Arcata and tell Kati, "You were the last person I had sex with." Now I can't do that. That sucks. Well, I'm going to go to the mission and do my laundry before ten thirty.
Oh, and I did wear a condom, by the way.
9:37am I spotted a bumper sticker on a car in front of the Rejuvenation Coffee Shop. It says, "God bless the whole world. No exceptions."
9:34am Holy shit! I was just told that today was Friday! Today is when I'm supposed to get my ride to Albuquerque! I was supposed to be at the cleaners at nine! Damnit, I thought today was Thursday. I have to haul ass to the cleaners and see if I get my ride to Albuquerque. Shit, she probably already left.
9:38am Another bumper sticker. It says, "Why do we kill people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong?" Great bumper sticker.
I'm getting close to CTS Cleaners. Jamie's here, I think. I think I see her Jeep.
9:47am I went in the cleaners. Right when I walked in I saw Jamie. I told her, "I totally forgot today was Friday." She told me, "I'm about to leave in five minutes." Perfect timing. Perfect timing. And I was going to do my laundry at the mission. Screw that. Oh man, I walked here right on time. When I was walking close to it I thought I didn't see her Jeep. I got closer and there it was. Whew.
10:04am Jamie came outside and told me that some lady called in and said she wasn't able to come work, so it'll be another hour. Good things come to those who wait.
10:25am Terry, again at the Diamond Shamrock is hooking me up with a cigarette.
10:45am I am leaving the Diamond Shamrock. I had a good little presentation with the girl working there. I told her my story. And Terry, the one who hooked me up last time, gave me another cigarette.
Now I'm going to walk to CTS Cleaners. I'm a little early. I'm going to go chill over there.
11:02am I came over to CTS Cleaners. Jamie and I are driving over to her house. She has to get her bag, but then we're taking off. We should be in T or C around one.
11:57am I just took a picture of The Black Range we are driving through. Gila National Forest.
1:03am We just stopped by Jamie's friend's Shorty here in Hillsboro. Man, things happen for a reason. He checked all of Jamie's tires and they're all low. She needs some new tires. We wouldn't have known to stop and air them up. We're going all the way to Albuquerque. We're lucky we got through The Black Range. Anyway, Shorty got us high. I gave him my metal pipe I got in T or C. Jamie told me there would be a border patrol checkpoint and I shouldn't have any paraphernalia. Now we're on our way to T or C to see Jamie's crazy mom.
1:38pm Oh yeah, we're in Truth or Consequences already.
2:09pm We stopped at Jamie's crazy mom's. We all came to Hector's house. She's picking up some plants and stuff. Bradley gave me a hit of weed. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit.
2:14pm We just left Hector's. I had a good presentation back there. Perfect timing again.
3:04pm We are still in T or C. It's hard to get out of this town. Jamie's mom had us do errands and stuff. We're leaving now. We are at some gas station getting gas again because gas is so expensive. We got ten dollars before we left Silver City. That's not too bad. We drove a lot. We're getting out of here.
I love the scenery out here. I'm going to take a picture of this mountain.
3:15pm We are driving down all that I walked. The thirty seven miles. I remember all this stuff. Like it was yesterday.
4:06pm I forgot to mention. We stopped in Socorro. We're gassing up at the Circle K. Lisa isn't working. Jamie's getting gas. I wish I could go say hi to the kids at the house, at The Black Hole.
4:20pm We stopped at the Burger King in Socorro and Jamie is hooking me up with some grub. I appreciate it, Jamie.
5:48pm We are in Albuquerque. We've been here for about five minutes now. It's raining hard.
6:46pm I am in Albuquerque! I just got dropped off downtown by Jamie. We stopped at a gas station and I grabbed a phone book to look for a shelter. It's all raining. I found the rescue mission. It's at 509 West 2nd. I just got dropped off and I'm not sure where it is. This guy just directed me to one at 10th and Central. That's where I'm walking to now. I'm going to go smoke a cigarette.
6:55pm I am walking down 2nd, aiming for Central. Right at Central and ten blocks.
6:57pm I have donned my rain poncho for this drizzle.
7:09pm I just walked up to the Route 66 Hostel. 712 Central SW. I'm going to see how much it costs to stay. I'm going to spange it up.
7:20pm About five minutes ago I went to the youth hostel. I talked to the guy in there and gave him my presentation. It's fifteen dollars for a little dorm. It's the cheapest they've got. I'm going to go back downtown, screw it. I'm going to the Greyhound station. If I'm going to get fifteen dollars it's for a bus ticket. I want to skip Albuquerque real quick. Like I did last time. Re-run.
Oh yeah, on the ride over here I tweaked my script a little. When I say my mission objectives and I say, "Get rid of cars in big cities and save the ozone layer, but first I am going to get marijuana legalized and chill everybody out." That's what I'll say.
7:25pm Jared hooked me up with a cigarette walking down Central. I appreciate it, brother.
7:42pm I walked to some bus stop and asked this cool black dude where the rescue mission was. He told me it was five blocks the way I was walking. He said I already passed the Greyhound station. He told me I could probably still get into the mission. I'm going to walk down there and see if I can get a good night's sleep. After I talk to some people. Oh yeah, I told my story to like six kids that walked by.
7:51pm Sean, who I was telling my story to at the Greyhound station, is hooking me up with a cigarette.
7:52pm Homer walked up to me and he wants to put something on my record. What do you have to say, Homer?
Homer: "All I have to say is like this. Like you carrying the damn truth. You know what I understand about God is it rains on us who are so perfectly trying to get there. Okay, so you understand what I'm talkin' bout now. I'm going to break it down."
Victor: "I don't believe in God. I believe in Love. I think everybody has it in them and it's all the same Love."
Homer: "Let me rephrase it then. I'll rephrase it. It won't take me that long."
Victor: "I have to conserve tape, though."
Homer: "I don't care what you're going to do, but I appreciate the way you said that, though. How you put it down just so that people are real. You know what I'm sayin'?"
Victor: "That's right. Everybody gets credit. Nothing but the truth."
Homer: "Yes. Nothing but the truth. Nothing but telling it like it is."
Victor: "Nobody wants to hear the truth, but I'm going to say it anyway."
8:21pm This brother gave me a cigarette at the rescue mission. He won't tell me his name, but he knows who he is.
8:23pm I came to the rescue mission and they're all booked there. I called some Joy Junction place and they're all booked there too. I got this number to some Opportunity Center I can call tomorrow at eight. I was told they would give me a place to stay for like thirty days. I'm going to walk to the Greyhound station and tell people my story.
8:24pm Right before I left the rescue mission I asked one of the guys if they had any grub. Right as I was leaving Scott came out and told me he had some Ramen noodles. He hooked me up. I appreciate it, brother. It's some gasoline for the stomach.
8:49pm Corey, whom I told my story to at the Greyhound station just gave me two bucks for my ticket. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit.
8:50pm That was badass. I just told these people my story and got two bucks. I'm inside the Greyhound station. The security guards probably saw me and are going to come over and tell me something. Saying I'm panhandling. The people quit listening because they had to go. I got their emails and told them, "It'll say Victor Antonio from San Antonio in the subject.
9:00pm Dan hooked me up with a cigarette here at the Greyhound station. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit.
9:04pm Dan, the guy who gave me the cigarette is telling me about some project he's got going. What's going on?
Dan: "I'm going to be building two homeless shelters in Costa Rica. Two fallout shelters for the homeless to sleep in. If a war were to break out internationally or in the United States or whatever, when that happens we could drop straight down to the bottom, about 100 feet below Babylon. Basically, I'm just looking for people who want to help. Who want to go out there and do it. You know what I'm saying? I don't care who you are, just help. We're going to need it more than anything."
Victor: "That's a possible destination for me."
Dan: "My long-term goal is to get everybody off the streets there. They don't have much. It's considered to be a third-world country and it's real hard for people. I figured if I could help people out there that it would be great."
Victor:" That'd be some good Karma."
Dan: "It's not for the Karma. Karma is irrelevant. It's not about Karma, it's about your heart."
Victor: "It's all about Love."
Dan spared a nug too! Badass. And he gave me two papers. I've got weed on my trip. Perfect.
9:47pm Dan came back outside and he shook my hand. His bus was leaving. I didn't get to finish my story with him. That sucked. I don't know what I'm going to do. I have two dollars. I think it's eleven to Santa Fe.
9:53pm I left walking from the Greyhound station. I'm going to see where I end up. Maybe I'll get a courtesy ride on a bus and tell the driver to take me somewhere nice.
10:00pm I thought I'd get a courtesy ride and ask the driver to take me some place nice. I was walking down the street and this guy Jim came up to me and started talking to me. He told me to come to the bar with him and I said cool. He's going to give me a place to crash tonight. Awesome, awesome.
10:39pm The craziest shit happened. I don't know what gave me the impulse to leave the Greyhound station. I thought I'd go catch a bus and see where I'd end up. They ended up not running anymore. I was walking down the sidewalk and Slim runs into me. He asked me if I wanted to go to some bar. He said I could even crash at his house. Badass, as if an angel appeared. It's all because of what I am doing. It all comes back.
10:50pm We walked over to Concrete Park. I remember this place. I came here last year. Nobody is here.
11:24pm Some messed up shit happened. The coolest shit happened at first. I thought I had a place to crash and everything, but he changed his mind. I think I probably freaked him out because I told him about the spirits and shit. He wouldn't listen to my whole story. I told him the spirits part and I think I freaked him out. He was even a bible-thumper. He had pictures of Jesus all over his wall at home. At first he said I could crash at his house as long as I am in Albuquerque. Like two or three days, I thought. After I told him about the spirits and stuff he told me that he had to go talk to his chick, or so he said. He said he had to go and I wasn't going to be able to crash there tonight. Oh yeah, when we walked over to Concrete Park I realized I didn't have my wallet. I left it at his house, though and got it back. Whew.
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