091204

 

Bend, OR

Sunday September 12, 2004

     5:50am  I woke up like at five thirty this morning. I crashed out behind this wall 

in the park. I woke up and checked it out and on the other side of the wall there is a big huge stage. I could put on a spectacular presentation here.

                   I need a megaphone.

     5:55am  I'm way over on the other side of the park now. I'm at Nashville Avenue and Harmon Boulevard.

     6:08am  I stopped and did my stretches here at the corner of Harmon and Harton. I'm going to walk this way. I don't know.

     6:10am  I ended up on Galveston. There's a 7-11 right here. I'm going to go get me some food. I'm going to eat.

     6:15am  Casey gave me a discount on my hotdog. I didn't want to get the long one because it was more expensive, but she let me have it for regular price. I appreciate it, Casey

     6:35am  Wow, what a great welcome to Bend. The cashier told me, "Welcome to the West Side. The West Side is the best side."

     6:42am  This bum just walked by and stole two cigarettes out of my pack! I had left them sitting on top of the trash can. Then he grabs the American Spirit snipe that was in the ashtray that I was going to smoke later.

                   The cashier told me he wasn't a bum, that he was just an old senile man with problems.

     7:02am  I'm going to walk to the Walmart in town. The lady at the gas station told me to walk Highway 97 South. In walking back there I passed by the park I had crashed at. I took a picture of the big lake.

 

                   Oh yeah, I'm going to find the place where I crashed. I took a picture of it this morning when it was all dark so I hope the picture comes out. Umm, I'm sure you'll take my word for it. I need to conserve pictures. I'm going to walk to the Walmart. I need to buy a new composition book for my email addresses. Mine's all broken up.

     7:05am  I just took a picture of all the ducks in the park.  

                   Beautiful Sunday morning in Bend, Oregon.

                   I'm walking Southeast on NW Tumalo Avenue.

     7:16am  I walked all the way NW Broadway Street to NW Colorado Avenue. I see a big clock in the building and on the building it says, "Grill In the Mill."

                   Walking by the Balia Furniture and Home Decor.

                   I'm walking down 97 South right now. They told me the Walmart is like a half hour drive away. Which means like thirty miles. Which means I'm not going to get to it today. I'm going to walk to this gas station and see if I can get a ride from there.

     8:04am  I came to the gas station and told Bruce just my mission-objectives and he volunteered a donut real quick. I appreciate it, brother.

     9:06am  I'm here at the Chevron telling Bruce my stories. He's been listening to me all wide-eyed. Then I noticed that they sold pipes and little bongs 

 

at the Chevron! Man, only in Oregon. I took a picture of it.
                   Oh yeah, I never told you. I had a great presentation with that guy Bruce. When I first got there I took all my layers off and went inside. I asked Bruce, "Do you mind if I hang around here and tell people my free story? I'm not asking for nothing." He told me, "Go right ahead." He quickly hooked me up with a jelly-filled donut! It was great. After every customer left he would tell me, "Okay, continue. Keep going." He even gave me some Doritos. I'm going to smoke a cigarette and take off to the next destination. Let me ask Bruce if I'm close to the Walmart.

     10:05am  I went to the Nike Factory Store. They didn't have my Shox shoes that I have on. I know they're not going to last forever and I was curious as to how much a new pair would cost. I gave the guy selling shoes my pitch and he said he didn't have time. I did get out my mission-objectives.

                     So now I'm walking. I'm aiming for the Walmart. I thought it was going to be like another thirty miles, but I guess not. I can see it in the distance. I'm almost to it.

     10:38am  I had an awesome presentation in the Walmart parking lot. I came to get my little book. Emily listened to me wide-eyed. She's a believer. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

                     If you want it, you got it. You just got to believe. Believe in yourself.

                     I have to download that song.

     10:58am  I came to the Walmart and bought me some mission-supplies. I spent like eight dollars. I got me a nine-pack of tennis balls for my walking stick. They were five dollars. I got me another composition book and another pin-on compass. I know it might break before I get to another Walmart. The closest Walmart to Arcata is in Crescent City, seventy miles North. I have a backup.

     11:37am  This girl I had seen earlier, she came back. She thinks she left her wallet inside. I'm going to wait until she comes back and see if I she'll give me a ride back downtown. I don't want to walk back there.

     11:58am  I went into the Red Dragon Chinese restaurant to ask directions downtown. I told some guy sitting down my intro and mission-objectives. He didn't have time to listen to me. I told him, "That's precisely why I asked." He did tell me, "You're in the right state to do it. To legalize drugs, this is one of the most liberal states in the country."

     12:53am  I am getting some damn good publicity walking down this street. I walked all the way from Walmart. I turned left on Franklin, I think. I'm going back downtown. I walked through this bridge here and I noticed they were all painted a light brown. Hey, that's perfect to tag with my white paint marker. I wrote Victor the Liberator 

and put a peace sign.

                     I took a picture of it.

                     Here's a random picture.  

                     Here's another one.  

     1:00pm  I was walking down Franklin and I ran into Eric Richards and PJ. I asked them if I could tell them a really interesting story and they listened to me. PJ's giving me a pen. I appreciate it, PJ. Everybody gets credit.

     1:48pm  I'm sitting in front of this Connecting Point Computer Center. Your super store for service and savings. I was thinking about going in and asking this guy if he a had a terminal with a CD burner I could make some backups on. I'm going to go in there and ask him right now.

                    I'll tell that kid in there my story. He works with computers. He should know what I'm talking about.

     1:50pm  This guy walking back wearing baggy pants, he walked by and I gave him my intro and mission-objectives. I asked him if he would listen to me and he said, "Nah, I don't think so." I thanked him for proving me right and he said, "I just don't feel comfortable with a tape recorder." I told him, "I wasn't taping. Have you always been that ignorant?" I'm going to go inside and tell this kid inside my story.

     2:22pm  Man, I had a badass presentation with the guy in the computer shop. Well, I didn't get all the way through it. I almost got to the Fawn part. I got to the Stafford Road RV park part. I wrote down come contact info on a piece of paper for him. I wrote down www.havethisbook.com, journals@linuxmail.org and put Victor the Liberator.

     2:28pm  I had a greeat presentation in front of Gambit Games. On this bench here.

                    I told this guy my whole story. He had just walked by and I hit him up for a story.

     2:30pm  I came over and bought me a pizza. I have like two dollars now. It's damn good. Oh yeah, earlier as soon as I told that guy, "and I'm going to get marijuana legalized and chill everybody out. That's the key," he went, "Cool! Rad!" Right before I asked him if he was willing to listen, a motorcycle drove by and it was all loud and he didn't hear me and he just walked off. Damn motorcycle.

     2:42pm  I am having an excellent time in Bend, Oregon.

     3:52pm  Had another good presentation with these two girls. They listened to me.

     4:32pm  I ran into Josh, who I had met yesterday in the park. He's taking me to the thrift store. St. Vincent de Paul's so I can get me some layers.

     5:38pm  No thrift stores were open and Josh drove me around in his car. He showed me a cool little squat. This little tunnel 

that other people crash in sometimes. Oh cool, it's black. I can tag it with my white marker. What's the intersection out here? Parkway is the main road. Colorado exit.

                   Over by Highway 97.

     5:48pm  Jessie is hooking me up with a pineapple pizza for only $2.50. She hooked me up with a quarter. I appreciate it, Jessie.

     5:50pm  Man, I've had a fun day in Bend. Oh yeah, that dude Josh just couldn't shut up about his car. He was all bragging about it hardcore. This kid was all into himself. He was all telling me, "Yeah, my fiancée's mom bought it for me. She spoils me and buys me all this stuff." He's some sold out kid. He took me to the thrift stores and none of them were open. He showed me that little tunnel where people squat in. I'm not going to crash there. I'm going to keep crashing behind that wall in Drake Park. I'm going to find a college here tomorrow. I have work to do. I had some great presentations and had an extremely productive day. I got some stuff done. I treated myself with that yummy pizza in the end.

                   That dude Josh finally told me he was seventeen. Ahh, that explains it. Little spoiled brat.

     6:24pm  I walked by some place I can't understand the name on the recording and James hooked me up with a bowl of rice. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit, thanks.

     7:00pm  I'm here in Drake Park. I saw these two girls eating chicken and I told them my story. Robert came up and asked me if he could bum a light. I asked him if he had a spare cigarette and he hooked me up. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit.

                   Cool, he gave me two cigarettes.

     7:05pm  I came over and told these girls my story in Drake Park. Collette and Deanna. They heard my story and just hooked me up with this delicious enchilada! It's huge. They offered it.

     10:02pm  Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. My compass is messing up. Like fluids coming out and it's dying. Which is just perfect timing because I had bought another one at the Walmart earlier. That means I bought it for a reason, no?

                     Anyway, I walked back to the Safeway. I'm going to grab some snipes out of the ashtray and use the restroom.

     10:26pm  Man, I had a rerun of last night. I was just sitting there outside at the Safeway, sitting on top of the little kid's ride they have there. I smoked a cigarette and smoked some weed. Just like I did last night. Now I'm going to walk to my little squat behind the stage in the park. Just like I did last time.

     11:08pm  I am bedded down to rest at my squat behind the wall in Drake Park. This place is perfect. I'm going to have a good day tomorrow. I just know it.

Next day..