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San Antonio, TX

Monday August 11, 2008

     7:21am  I just woke up. I got seven hours of sleep.
                    
     10:53pm  I'm all rested up. Today I'm going to start training for my walk around Loop 1604. I'm going to walk downtown. Maybe back today. I don't know. It's supposed to rain today, so I brought my rain poncho just in case.

                     I didn't tell you, I already walked up to the Citgo. I went inside and filled up my bag with ice. After I filled my bag I walked up to the Middle Eastern cashier and handed him fifty cents. He asked me, "What's this for?" I told him ice, thanks a lot. He wouldn't have charged me, awesome. Then I came over to the Church's and bought me a couple chicken sandwiches. I'm going to eat one and then have another one in my pocket for my walk downtown.

     11:33am  Oh yeah, I'm walking downtown. It's a little cloudy today, so it's not that hot. I'm walking down Guilbeau right now.

     12:12pm  Turning left on Eckhert.

     12:22pm  Passing Marshall High School, my alma mater.

     12:44pm  I just got to the Quickstuff Shell station/Jack in the Box. I'm going to stop here and eat my other burger.  I'm not that tired. I could keep walking.

     12:55pm  Leaving from my break at the Shell station. I'm going to keep walking Eckhert. The sun's out now. That sucks.

                     I'm all stoned.

     1:03pm  Turning right on Oakdell Way.

     1:12pm  Just popped out on Babcock.

     1:24pm  Coming out of the Taco Bell. I topped off my ice.

     1:31pm  About five minutes ago I turned left on Wurzbach. I could cut through to Louis Pasteur, but I want to walk up the main street so I can be seen. I'm going to walk Fredericksburg downtown.

     1:35pm  Turning right on Medical.

                    As I was walking up Medical Drive some guy saw me and told me, "Hey, I like your shirt." You know me, "Check out my website. It's free. It's not religious, I promise."

     1:49pm  I'm going to go hit up Blanco Cafe. I used to get hooked up here before. Let's see if these people remember me.

                    Ah, forget it. They were way too busy inside. I'll just keep walking. Ah, I've got my mind set on another Sourdough Jack. I'm going to walk to 410 and Fredericksburg and get one at the Jack in the Box. I'll walk downtown from there. I'm going to sit down at the bus stop at Louis Pasteur and Fredericksburg and smoke. I'm getting a little hungry.

     2:01pm  Up from my smokebreak at the bus stop. I'm going to keep walking down Fredericksburg.

                    Oh yeah, on my keyboard shortcut thing at the bottom where I talk about the internet playing by a different set of rules, be sure to add that it's another dimension.

     2:27pm  Crossing over Loop 410. I'm going to go in the Jack in the Box.

     2:56pm  I ate inside Jack and I went outside and took a long breather in the shade underneath a tree in front of the Wachovia bank. I'm going to keep walking downtown now. I'm all stoned, hehe.

     3:07pm  Crossing Balcones Heights Road.

     3:29pm  I'm going to hit up a new Mexican restaurant, La Siberia.

     3:31pm  The greedy ass at La Siberia told me no. He didn't even understand what I asked him. He quickly just said, "I don't got anything right now."

     3:41pm  Passing Mary Louise. Deco District HEB.

     3:50pm  I'm going to stop in the shade in front of Tony's Piñatas at Calaveras and Fredericksburg and smoke. I don't know if I'm hungry enough to deserve free food yet. Maybe I'll just buy a hotdog at Travis Park.

                    I took another long break. I'm all stoned again. I took two hits. I'm going to keep walking.

     4:13pm  Walked underneath I10.

     4:51pm  I stopped at the Jack in the Box on San Pedro and bought me a Jumbo Jack. I'm going to walk to Travis Park and
eat it.

     5:03pm  Downtown. Travis Park. I'm sorry I haven't been too descriptive. It's just been my normal walk downtown. I'm not going to walk back or nothing. I haven't been taking pictures either, but I'm sure if you've read my stuff before, ah, maybe next time I walk downtown I'll take more pictures.

     5:25pm  The greedy ass driving the 14 won't give me a transfer.

                    The greedy ass driving the 91 won't give me a ride.

     6:01pm  I got a courtesy ride on the 88. Third time's a charm. Nobody was giving me a ride. I was telling this pretty lady my story.  She was smoking snipes. She listened beautifully to me. I took her picture. She missed her bus, so I got to keep going on my story. Then the 88 pulled up. I made sure she had my website and if the 88 driver wouldn't give me a ride I'd finish my story with her. The driver was cool and he hooked me up with a ride. 7466, everybody gets credit.

     6:59pm  I didn't tell you, I already got to the Walmart. If I'm going to take off walking around Loop 1604 and expect to be able to walk all ninety four miles of it I need to do some training. I'm going to get enough sleep tonight and then walk downtown again tomorrow. I'll walk Bandera tomorrow. That'll be my training. I'll walk downtown a couple days and then I'll walk around Loop 1604.

     7:38pm  Sweet, scored a courtesy ride on the 608.

     7:46pm  Just got off at the Citgo.

     8:17pm  I'm home.

     11:05pm  I'm crashing out.

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