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June 3rd 2016

Florida Journal

By Robert FrostPublished 5 years ago 5 min read

June 3rd

I had myself a little Debbie honey bun today and I saw some ants so I decided to share some with them. I expected them to be all over it, but they were avoiding it like the plague. Then a short while later I noticed some dead ants surrounding the pieces I broke off. Looks like those things really are bad for you.

I'm walking along the road looking for something to eat and am not finding anything. All I can see are a bunch of buildings that look like storage units with random businesses operating out of them. Some car shops, a gun range, etc... Then I see on one of the signs it says cafeteria, well I guess these places need somewhere to eat. I'm just hoping it's not a cafeteria supply place with like trays, salt shakers, napkin dispensers and other things of that sort.

I walk down the alleyway and on the way I see ice cream trucks. One of them had the ninja turtles on it so I busted out the guitar and played me a quick rendition of the TMNT theme. I totally screwed it up the first time around trying to sing too high, although usually I can reach those notes, my throat was a bit sore though. I gave it another go a little lower and it came out nice. As I'm approaching the cafeteria I can see that they do serve food and as I near even closer a nice young man asks me when was the last time I had some cold water. I tell him it's been a while, the last cold drink I had was my iced tea at breakfast. He then tells someone to grab me a water from the cooler. God bless you. This man returns with the water and I start downing it, then this man decides to buy me two more bottles of water, God bless you as well sir.

I head inside to see how much food costs and as it turns out I'm a little short. So I head back outside. The man who bought me the two waters is out there and before leaving to find some cheaper food I decide to repay his kindness with a song. I play Eye Cannot See and towards the end another man joins us, both of them really enjoyed the song so I continue playing. I move on to Mobil Mart Manic King and LNGDRS as a crowd develops and dollars get handed to me. One of these nice men even bought me an orange smoothie. God bless you all. I'm about to start playing Nimmy when the group must disperse to get back to their concealed carry class. Well now I have enough for lunch, time to eat.

I get the pulled pork which came with jasmine rice and black beans. I start off tasting the black beans, there's a lot of juice so I sip some of it, quite tasty. After eating a little of the rice first I then pour the beans over it. I end the meal with the pulled pork which had a very interesting blend of spices not like most pulled pork that just have bbq sauce poured into it. This flavor was really cooked into the meat as well, I made sure to chew it thoroughly so as to enjoy the flavor as long as possible. Towards the end of the meal I begin to worry I won't be able to finish it but it's so good I can't stop eating until it is gone.

After I get done eating I head outside to play a few more songs while I wait for my phone to charge a bit more. While playing this cute little kid comes up to me with a few dollars in his hand and says God bless you. I tell him God bless you back, thank him and tell him to get home safely.

Before leaving I decide to trade those two waters I have for cold ones. I then start drinking one and as I do the cap goes flying away. I take this to be a sign that I should drink this entire water bottle before continuing, but I don't like to litter so I chase it down anyway. I drink the water and as I'm walking out of the complex a nice woman stops and hands me another bottle of water. It is just raining blessing today I think as I tell the lady God bless you, thanks and drive safe.

After having lunch I walk around for a bit and see a sign for Scarlets's Cabaret free lunch mon-fri 2-3 I look at my phone and see that it is 2:03 perfect. I walk towards the place and on the other side of the sign it says 12-3, guess the 1 fell off the otherside. Either way still perfect for me. I'm not too hungry since I just ate, but how can I turn down a free meal.

When I get there they ask for my id and I give them my food stamp card. They aren't sure if they can accept it and tell me they're going to have to ask the floor manager. Before asking the floor manager they tell me they're not too sure the floor manager will accept my id but they ask if I'd just like to take a plate to go. I was only there for the food anyway, I don't need to stare at naked girls I can't touch, I can always do that on my phone if I want and enjoy myself better. (; It's actually perfect because now I can save the food for later since I'm not very hungry now anyway.

They have me take a seat in the blue room and bring me a cheesesteak and fries. I eat the fries right away since fries suck when they aren't hot and fresh. Then I find a nice spot by the railroad tracks to take a nap.

I wander a bit and find myself at a malfunctioning train crossing. The bar was staying down though there was no train so after waiting like 15 minutes, maybe a half an hour, I decide to help traffic along by holding the gate open for the cars as they pass. Boy is that fucka heavy, really tired out my arms, but then I got smart and used my noggin... like literally, I rested the bar on my head.

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