Craig's List Junkie

Since I spend all my time on Craig'slist looking for jobs, I figured I should try something out. I am going to start responding to random posts about doing things for free and what not to meet awesome people and blog about them. What do you think? I think it sounds good.

The Lottery!

So, I don't want to work for the man just like everyone else in the world. What can I do to instantly free myself of that? The Lottery! Everyone wants to get rich quick from the lottery. Well, I thought I wanted to win until I thought about it like this:


One of the most common cliches about the lottery is that you are more likely to get hit by a lightning bolt than to win the lottery. With those kinds of chances it sounds to most people that they could spend their whole life savings on different numbers and never win. I look at it the other way: If I WIN the lottery I have to be prepared for death to be knocking at my door any minute.


(And just think of all of the more likely ways I could die on the daily!)

Cave people

We were cave people in our house in Kirkwood for quite some time. It took us until Friday at 8 PM to finally connect ourselves to the internet. We had two months of sitting in our living room talking and playing games! Now, we will all lock our doors and waste our brains on a bright screen! Hooray! We are back!

Los Angeles

I am in Los Angeles and I am too busy living my life to post it on a blog. I will try and find some downtime to let ya'll in on what has happened in the past couple of months. Mostly when I get some pictures, mostly.

Houston

Hey everyone:

As soon as I get a chance to update all the stories I will but I am just on here to announce a few things:

first off, I made it to Houston safely!


I guess it's time to tell the story of my robbery. I was on the phone with Casey Hunt one block away from the FSU campus when two guys who looked shady approached me. I thought for a second that the dudes were there to rob me but I am too trusting and thought I was a jerk for even thinking of it. One of the guys asked me for the time: I told him. It was ten. Then he rushed up on me and pulled out a gun from his pants. "give me your phone!" he yelled. I gave him my phone. Then he demanded for my money but I hesitated. I don't really have much money so all my money is important to me. He pressed the gun hard into my spine. Then he demanded again, "Give me your wallet." I still didn't give it to him so the other guy started screaming, "shoot him, shoot him, shoot him." So, after that I gave them my wallet pretty easily.

Then, they ran off. Their baggy pants didn't help the fact that they were slow runners. I could have out run them any day. I wanted to run after them, tackle them and beat them for my wallet but I used a little more sense and ran home.

I mean, what were they thinking? I am practically homeless with no job and little money and they are stealing from me? Not only that... they are stealing from me to buy 700 dollars worth of liquor. A luxury that I can't afford any more, really. I shrink my diet down to a sandwich and a grapefruit a day and these guys take everything I have.

Now, I was left with no ID, No SS, no money, no credit, or anything. And I am 850 miles from home.

I didn't even think to call the police but my friend Roxy did it for me. They were there promptly and started my case.

They stole a total of 700 dollars in credit before I could cancel my cards and they potentially can take more because they have my SS. They took a 50 dollar walmart gift card, a gift card to CPK, and a gift card to the movie theater (which was Jay's last gift to me before he died so I have been reluctant to spend it because it had so much sentimental value.) I lost an irreplacable picture that I had in my wallet for 11 years.

Luckily I had my camera on me which had all of my pictures from my trip and they didn't take it. I guess they didn't see it. That was probably the most important thing in my pocket.

I have officially decided to cancel the rest of my trip for the time being. I am going to go home on april 28th. I am getting a ride from my friend Tony. He is an angel because he is coming to Texas to pick me up. Hopefully when I get my money together again I will head out to California for the summer and then north to Washington and Oregon.

Thanks to everyone who has been supporting me throughout my journey.

Bryan

ATTENTION

I think I am going to cut my trip short, at least temporarily. Tonight i was robbed at gun point and have nothing. no money, credit cards, license, ss.

I need help or advice on what to do. all credit cards are canceled. Pray for me.

bryan

The break down

Greyhound did it for me again! The bus broke down at 1 30 AM in west palm beach. The second bus didn't come until 5 hours later. So I slept at the train station with no blanket, it was pretty horrible.

The next evening I finally made it to Tallahassee where I would see my friend Ashley for the first time in almost a year. This leg of the trip has been true college craziness. Going to bars and a comedy club and the circus are just a few of the amazing things I have done.

The best of all was when I went to Ashley's Sorority's Semi-Formal in Panama City. We took a party bus down where we listened to music and got crazy. Then we ate a fancy meal half a block from the beach so we went in the water after we ate. Then got our dance on which was awesome.