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On the bottom floor in the lobby of some hospital/school
building (a skyscraper in a big city). Two handicap chairs attached to the wall
that elevate to any floor you want. I place a bouquet of flowers in one and a
picture frame in the other – sending them up. I have a secret meeting planned
with a special girl on the roof of this building and carrying around those
items would look suspicious. Instead I carry a can of Sprite in my hand
occasionally taking a sip. I dart around the corner and hop into an elevator –
getting off 4 floors up because that’s the highest this one goes – then onto
another system of elevators. I finally reach the top floor where a test is in
progress with students. The room is tall and more like an auditorium – a crowd
of people sitting down and moving about. I toss the Sprite can into a trash
receptacle, as it is useless to me at this point. With a casual attitude I make
my way behind the stage – flipping through black curtains – opening the back
door that leads out on the roof. I’ve made it. Carefully I scope the area for
the girl I’m supposed to meet. A white tour van. Maybe she’s in there?
No. All of a sudden a security guard with a dog on a leash approaches my
vicinity. He doesn’t notice me yet but the dog has more acute senses. I run and
jump off the ledge and attempt to float in mid-air by flapping my arms. The dog
begins barking ferociously. I realize I have my own personal dog on a leash. I
hold tightly as my dog is in mid-air with me but he does not have the same ability
as me to float and his weight is pulling me down. Somehow I manage to land
safely back on the ledge. The security guard’s dog continues acting vicious.
Slowly but with hesitation I grapple my hands around his head in order to calm
him down – petting his head and massaging his ears.
“Shhhhh. It’s okay. It’s okay.”
It works. He stops barking and a sweet side comes out in
him. The security is just a young black kid. There’s no hostility. Other guards
and volunteers investigate the commotion but they’re also without hostility. As
far as they know I’m just a student that came out for a smoke. I look over the
ledge and find another wooden ledge with various silver coins: quarters, dimes,
nickels, and 50-cent pieces. I had also dropped a mix CD earlier and noticed it
lying there. With the help of my new comrades I hop over the ledge and collect
as much as I can. Some of the coins are even pre-stacked as if someone else had
attempted to gather them before me.
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Waking up at 12:42 p.m.
Hot White Green Tea with Honey. Ginger Bread. Banana.
Groceries.
Grilled Cheese with Tomato. Tortilla Chips with Fresh
Guacamole. Pomegranate Cherry Ade.
Kevin stomps up and down the stairs, then comments to me,
“Just as I thought my day couldn’t get any worse I get run over by a
helicopter.”
I just look at him and smile. Of course, he’s referring to
some video game he was just playing.
He storms off, “All I was trying to do was find the secret
car and I get run over by a helicopter. It’s bullshit!”
Editing past blog entries.
Having a semi-distressing conversation with Margot over the
phone.
At the gym – running two miles on the treadmill – weight
lifting.
As I’m leaving out the door I’m greeted by a friendly
neighborhood cat.
Darren hops onto my bed...
Him: “Do you ever just feel like a slave?”
Me: “Yeah you make me feel like one every day.”
...
He claims I have psychosis similar to the on going joke that
Kevin has autism.
Him: “It’s true.”
Me: “Dude just because I’m weird and quirky doesn’t mean I
have psychosis.”
I read aloud the definition of the word, “Psychosis is a
loss of contact with reality...”
Him: “Exactly!”
Black Beans with Broccoli, Kale, Mushrooms, Onions, Garlic,
and Rice.
Watching Gone (2007).
Margot calls me to pick her up from Harpoon Larry’s. She’s
not really drunk but was stranded without her car. I scoop her up and listen to
her ramble on about the drama amongst her friends tonight. I take her back to
my place. After a humorous relentless fit about wanting pizza she drifts off to
sleep like she never even wanted it to begin with.
A small bowl of Frosted Shredded Wheat with Milk.
Sleep 3:45 a.m.
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