Wow, I got lucky last night.. I met up with Eric and he took care of food for me for a little while, but after that I was really confused as to where I was gonna stay.. It was too late to get to the boulder shelter in time (you have to be there by 5:30-6 at the latest or you get turned away). So I went to this carneceria and was just sitting there talking to the employees (I think I was hoping I could talk one of them into taking me in). I went outside and asked a man for a cigarette, and he told me no and walked away.. a couple minutes later he walks up to me and asks if I'm homeless, to which I obviously reply yes. He tells me that it's too cold to sleep outside, and that he'll gladly give me a place to stay if I split the hotel with him. I payed him everything I have (6$) and he let me crash there last night. He's working full-time, and he's trying to get back on his feet too. So now I have someone that I can work with to keep myself afloat. It's gonna be 15-20$ a night from here on out, thank god!

It's weird how sometimes things just seem to go your way!