Day 26

Woke up at 7:30AM. Decided to go and do my laundry later that morning (a mistake i realized later).

Went to BK at 9AM to eat breakfast, my laundrybag was with me; left the bike at home (mistake #2).

Took the bus to the laundromat, that took a while due to the route it takes (and it's the only bus that takes me to the place).

Had to buy a new bag because the one i was using had too many holes.

Total cost of doing laundry (plus my new laundry bag): $5, detergent and softener included.

By the time i had made it back home and to my corner...a guy named Ron had it.

I tried to talk my way back to having it by telling him I'd be back in 1 hour (it was 1PM then) to work the corner, i felt guilty afterwards for doing that. Greed took a hold of me, Dwayne wasn't happy about it when i told him.

"Whomever gets there first has it" he told me. He was right.

I worked the other corner and was gonna tell Ron i wasn't going to take the corner from him at 2PM.

At 1:30PM a highway patrol kicked Ron off the corner, he waved at me and left.

When god sends you a message, he sure is clear about it, at least with me.

A few minutes later, i moved to the better corner and started to sign. Things went ok until about 4:30PM, another highway patrol trooper (a nice woman) kindly told me to pick another corner because the spot which most know to be the most profitable, it's also private property of the Department of Transportation and they put a "tresspassing" sign right at the corner.

I moved to the other corner, waited 10mins then moved back. I signed until 5:30PM, then went to BK, ate 2 whooper jr, a well spent $2.13.

Counted my money, then rode to the library.

I think the first week of january (2008) i will get on acquiring my DNI, Passport and my bus ticket to Canada, all in one week. I may have to bribe someone at the consulate to get all i need in a day ( hey i know how things work with a peruvian bureaucracy).

It's going to be rough going to Canada next month, but if i stay here...i may end up stuck signing for god knows how long and i don't want to do that.

I rather freeze to death than hold a sign at a corner to live after new year's.

Almost forgot, someone gave me a new medium shirt, don't fit me, probably will give it to the thrift shop at the church near me.

Library is closing soon, I'll be heading home, read some more of the book, listen to music and then sleep. Pretty much all my hopes and dreams lie in Canada, a big risk, but hey... it's that or being stuck here with zero shot at being a legit guy.