You're part of it.

That's all the card read. I found it wedged in the door of my sublet basement 350 sq ft studio effciency. I get shit like this all the time in this town. It wasn't until the $100.00 bill fell to my feet that I became concerned.

I'm like wicked poor right now. I don't know how much you know about the world of thermos design but I bet you can guess it's not a growth industry. My uneployment checks, tee-niney.

"Shit, man."

I bought a $99.00 mattress and box spring set. I'd been sleeping on an old army cot my friend Will left me before he moved to San Francisco.

I also bought a Dr. Pepper which I drank while watching King of Queens before falling asleep.

The next morning, walking out the door, I stepped into a big pile of sawdust.

"Nice."