Newman to Gustine to San Jose to Gilroy, CA
Monday September 18, 2023
5:26am I woke up in a cornrow at 3 in the morning. I am contemplating what to do. Should I get up and start walking? I shouldn't be walking with my headlamp on. I will probably get hassled by cops about my expired ID. I left my shoes off last night and that's what woke me up, my cold toes. I gathered up my stuff and dared to hoof it further south. I stopped and took a smoke break in front of this factory. I did an inventory-check to make sure I had all of my shit. I put my wrist weights on and I hiked the opposite side of the cornfield. I even walked along these railroad tracks for like half a mile. I made it all the way to the gas station in Gustine. That's where I am now. The sun is going to come up soon. I am in the McDonalds taking a shit. From all the cookies I ate yesterday my shit was all runny. It took a lot of wipes to deal with. The McDonald's is connected to the Chevron. When I first walked in I was granted access to the bathroom. When I finished I walked through the Chevron and out the back door. I noticed this Mexican lady looking at me, even opened the door to look outside at me.
6:18am Domiciano, me esta dando cinco dolares! Te lo agradesco, señor. Todo el mundo recibe credito.
I didn't ask that guy for anything. I am just out here with my bags. I logged his generosity in Spanish and at the last minute I ran up to his car to give him my blog and I noticed that lady who had been looking at ne earlier in his car. I knew she had something to do with the five bucks. Sweet, I can get me some cofee! Awesome! What a nice welcome to Gustine! I am going to keep trying to thumb it South right here next to the Chevron. Wish me luck. Good day so far.
7:12am In no-time Rashaun is being nice enough to give me a ride to the Bathrooms(Los Banos). I have been warned about that place, hehe. I appreciate it, everybody gets credit, thanks a lot.
7:36am Hell yes, I am in Los Banos. I got a little charge on my phone too. Louie earlier had let me charge my phone too. In his Tesla.
I think Louie dropped me off at the truckstop in Patterson. I can't believe I didn't talk about this already, but I am typing this up October 4 and it's still pretty fresh in my memory. At the Love's truckstop when I first got there I went to the bathroom and washed my hands. In doing so my wedding ring slipped off. I picked it out and set it on the counter behind the sink spout. I finished rinsing my hands, dried them off and completely forgot about the ring. Well, like two hours later I am outside trying to get a ride smoking a cigarette when I notice the ring missing! I freak and text Tita on Word Feud. It was her father's ring and had tons of sentimental value. I felt terrible.
I walked in the truckstop and got the cashier's attention. I told her I had lost my wedding ring in the bathroom a couple hours ago, if they had a lost and found. She directed me to an employee desk in the back. I walked up and asked the young male clerk if they had a lost an found, that I had left my wedding ring on the bathroom sink counter earlier. He didn't answer and promptly turned around and went in a small room. He handed it to me saying, "One of our employees was cleaning and noticed it. Here you go. I could not believe my luck! I texted Julieta I GOT IT BACK! Woohoo! Thank you, LOVE!
9:05am I am San Jose! Even though it's a bit out of the way. I had an awesome ride right now. Jose I think. He totally hooked me up! He let me have this brand new utensil kit. We had an awesome conversation. He had lots of good stories to tell. I should've recorded them. He is a fellow head-injury survivor. He knew BAMC like the back of his hand. He used to be in the army. So here I am in San Jose. The sun is out and I am in full uniform. Earlier, with the whole wedding ring thing, I went back and gave them a shirt. I have been giving away shirts left and right. Anyway, here I am un Gilroy, Highway 152 and Camino Arroyo. I am not sure where I am. Let me look at a map. Argggg, I don't have all of me and Tita's texts because we chatted in WordFeud.
10:48am I finally found, after walking around a lot, because it's in the same building as something else, I finally found a Starbucks. I came here and charged my phone. I had tried thumbing it on the onramp for about an hour with no luck. I'm going to get some coffee and maybe some food somewhere. It's cool I have cash from donations from people who gave me rides.
12:14pm I ended my charging session at the Starbucks. Gave out my blog to a couple of dudes. I came back to the onramp.
1:27pm Fuckin-a, I can't believe I tried for a whole hour trying to hitch in the wrong direction! Instead of just thumbing I am hugging people in cars as they come near me. I have my arms spread out and as the pass me I close them as if I am embracing them. A lot of girls have smiled and stuff but nobody has stopped to pull over. Then I got to thinking, fuck it, I think I can get all the way to LA on the City Transit from San Jose. I should go find a transit center.
I was bored and I noticed all these cars backing up here close to the highwayt onramp at the stoplight. I pulled out my HOOK A BROTHER UP sign and got random hookups and smokeouts!
3:18pm Adrian hooked me up with some weed. I am flying my sign over on San Ysidiro, by the onramp. Someone gave me a vape pen earlier too.
5:04pm I came to the 76. Then I got the idea to go to the gas station and offer people shirts for a ride. I was holding my thumb out to people with a shirt hanging underneath.
7:04pm
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