“Just do some thing!
”Where is my bag. Oh, there it is. Ok, go bag"...
needs:
water, heat, shelater, safety. What do I need. Steri-Straw check, lighter-matches check, jacket check and money check, weapon for protecting myself and others as well as tool for utility.
Clothing:
skin layer; smart wool socks, smart wool boxer brief, wool long sleeve shirt with a short sleave synthetic in the bag.
Insulation layer; Button up long sleeve with collar and pockets.
Weather layer; rain, wind, cold.
Footwear, ok I’ve walked a few hundred miles in those shoes while I was volunteering my time and picking up trash up that mountain, and where mr. machete was I hope I never see him again. Day by day I needed to get activity because scientific peer reviewed double-blind review shows physical activity is part of a well-balanced life. At Times I go overboard and obsessively get “compulsed” to do something not illegal but different for very good reasons but different. Ok so Shoes Are Important as they can break a metatarsal and medial tibial shin syndrome splint, or bunions or Morton’s neuroma, ingrown toenail, plantar fasciitis, etc. good insoles as my high arch, Greek type narrow size 10 can use it just like I feel everyone needs a good shoe and fitting. With wool socks.
Secondary comfort, I need food, drink, and culture.
Cold drinks and beer or spirits.
Warm food with flavor; spicey, sweet, salty, savory, umami, bitter, etc.
Music; public, live, recorded, engaged.
Dance; public, Local, youth. Beer; Local, tap, can, bottle, micro.
Spirit; legal, local, strength, source...Ok, now that I evaluated potential...
Routing, the 210 and bus.
Good, 2 feet 10 toes bus?
Bus station. Ok here I go.
A snack in my pocket and water in my hand. That’s how it all started from here. Right then a Left, get to the office "hey how are you doing?" "Yeah, can I get a ticket to there?" "No?" "Ok, how do I get there?" "Oh, I have to go there then there?" "Ok, one please, Thank you." “JUST DO SOMETHING!” Just do something come over me again and again. I was overcome with emotion and despair. Ok, my bus is here? Ok, now I have to go from here to there then there to there. “Hello, how are you?” “Good” “So, I’m not sure what I’m doing, can you help me figure it out?” “I Mean…I can try but…I don’t know” “ Ok, thank you so much.” “how do you get there?” “Oh, just … But Good Luck with that.” “Thank you. That is a huge help” and the conversation went on. Ok I am starving, road food…gross. “Ok, I can go now? Thank you sir” “Hey, I know its the middle of the night but is there a place to sleep around?” “Yeah! The Hotel.” “Ok, Thank you sir, Can I go There?” ”how much do I owe you?” ”that much” “thank you, here’s a tip”. “Can I get one room?” “It’s this much, here’s our policy.” Next day “Ok, where is food?” “tacos” ”Beer”. Ok, get stuff, secure stuff and go. “What is this?” ”and that” ”that” ”what about that?”” “Ok, I’ll take one of those.“ “damn that was good” “drink?” “thank you, how much?” “that much” “Ok, here is that much here is a tip”. ok, time for Culture, ill take the 210 around town and see the sights. I’m hungry “tacos” ”Beer”. Ok, get stuff, secure stuff and go. “What is this?” ”and that” ”that” ”what about that?”” “Ok, I’ll take one of those.“ “damn that was good” “drink?” “thank you, how much?” “that much” “Ok, here is that much here is a tip”. 210 for the sights, “tacos” ”Beer”. Ok, get stuff, secure stuff and go. “What is this?” ”and that” ”that” ”what about that?”” “Ok, I’ll take one of those.“ “damn that was good” “drink?” “thank you, how much?” “that much” “Ok, here is that much here is a tip”. Continue with the 210 and ?” “tacos” ”Beer”. Ok, get stuff, secure stuff and go. “What is this?” ”and that” ”that” ”what about that?”” “Ok, I’ll take one of those.“ “damn that was good” “drink?” “thank you, how much?” “that much” “Ok, here is that much here is a tip”. Time for more beer and sleep. Hotel is no good so ill find a new one for less even if its in the wrong area.
Oops too much beer.
“food?” “tacos” ”Beer”. Ok, get stuff, secure stuff and go…insert story here…Now what Am I supposed to do? "
Ok, what to do? Well I guess that’s just water for the bucket so to speak. I still need to eat, even though I’m not hungry. “tacos” ”Beer”. Ok, get stuff, secure stuff and go. “What is this?” ”and that” ”that” ”what about that?”” “Ok, I’ll take one of those.“ “damn that was good” “drink?” “thank you, how much?” “that much” “Ok, here is that much here is a tip”. 210 from a new frame of mind. The way I saw it now was a state of vulnerability and despair but only partly justified as I was to learn.
“Damn its getting hot, what’s that? Oh, a person. Oh, they are on the ground, oh they might be hurt, no they are just trying to hide from the sun because they are homeless desperate and destitute. I had no way to help. I couldn’t communicate, I couldn’t understand, I couldn’t I couldn't give food or water, I couldn't help but u could weep. What has this world come to? This little old woman in complete despair was in need of my help but I was a victim myself and could do nothing to help this little old lady who could have been my grandmother was dying on the street. How can this be right? People scattered all around like the seen from a movie drying and dying in the sun and exposure. It was horrific.
“Hey,…ok, love you too.” “I’ll Take one ticket.” “ok I guess I can walk home”. That was a bad idea.
“tacos””Beer”.
Ok, get stuff, secure stuff and go. “What is this?” ”and that” ”that” ”what about that?” ”Ok, I’ll take one of those.“ “Ok, here is that much and here is a tip”.
Author: Travis Stone
Artist: Travis Stone
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