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Arcata, CA

Thursday August 28, 2003

                      I didn't record much of the morning. I think we woke up real late.

     11:20am  We just had breakfast at the camp. Jenny has this camp stove and she toasted some English muffins and put butter on them. They were yummy. Today, we are going to scout around for a new campsite. We are walking around now and we've found this huge hollow tree stump that other people have crashed in. We kept walking, though. We're walking down the main trail which would eventually get us out. I don't know what we're going to do now.

     12:38pm  We got everything packed up. Both tents, all the luggage. We're going to move camp.

     2:10pm  Jenny found our new site. It's perfect. We even have neighbors. Chuck and Arkansas. We came down here to hang out. It's good to have neighbors. Earlier, Jenny went down to go meet them and when she came back she told us, "They want to trade some cigarettes for a joint." Badass. I'm there.

     3:28pm  Tim and I are leaving on a water run.

     4:46pm  We just came back from the grueling water run.

     5:25pm  We are headed out to town to go socialize. We learned a different way to get out. Through this swamp. All this wet and muddy stuff. Good thing I have my combat boots.

     5:35pm  We are still walking to town.

     6:15pm  About ten or fifteen minutes ago, Michael came up to me in the plaza and asked me if I had a pipe. I told him I always have my little one-hitter. We came that spot behind the brewery and smoked some weed. I'm all stoned. I hope I didn't lose _NV and Tim. I don't know my way back to camp.

     6:25pm  I'm scared, now. Because I went and smoked out with that dude, I've lost _NV and Tim. They have all my shit. Tim has my poncho and I left my backpack at the camp. It's not that cold. I have my scarf and mission-bag with me, but the rest is at camp. I've lost my connection to camp. I don't know how to get there. I'm dumb. I should have never smoked out with that dude. Actually, I should've asked him if he would smoke _NV and Tim out, too. How inconsiderate of me. So, now I'm just standing here at the plaza with absolutely nothing to do, worrying. I feel like crying. This sucks. I want my stuff.

     6:36pm  Chester just hooked me up with a lighter. I really needed a lighter. I appreciate it, Chester. It'll come back to you.

     6:45pm  Ahh, I saw _NV. She's right there. I am so relieved.

     10:17pm  _NV, Tim and I are walking back through the beautiful forest back to camp. Actually, we just went off on this random trail and we don't know exactly where we are right now.

Next day..