1:49–6:46AM: bought ‘krave’ brand disposable e-cigarette from shell station. drove past motel 6 exit several times, listening to ‘take ecstasy with me’ by magnetic fields on repeat. didn’t feel bothered by missing exit, enjoyed driving. checked into a la quinta inn around 3AM. talked with the girl behind the desk. she said she’d been playing games on her phone, didn’t even realize what time it was. i said i’ve always wanted her job. she said it was fun except on fridays and saturdays they get a lot of ‘motel 6 drama’ and cops come. i asked who causes the drama and why. she said ‘they just come over here, already fighting. or they don’t want their rooms to be transferred.’ she said there was a free continental breakfast starting at 6AM and that she’d be awake for it. i said ‘i don’t think i’ll be up’ in vague fatherly-joking voice. got the feeling we were friends. considered asking if there were any 24-hour food places around here and if she wanted me to bring her anything. i said ‘i’m just gonna, go, um. grab my stuff from my car.’ she said ‘okay.’ when i walked back in with my stuff she was there. a man who looked like the guy in new orleans who tao and i asked if he thought darth vader would die in the new harry potter movie asked the overnight check-in girl for change. she said she had it. made brief eye contact with both of them and maybe waved as i walked to the vending machine area. didn’t seem to be anything good in the vending machines. the guy approached the vending machine area and stood by me and said ‘hi.’ i said ‘hi’ and walked away.

looked at dunkin donuts website in my room. the dunkin donuts by me closes at 4AM. considered driving there, seemed too hard. sent apologetic facebook message to alec, thinking he had maybe thought i would arrive earlier and had maybe heard me knock and ring the bell but was upset that i was late and didn’t want to answer. said i understood if he didn’t want to hang out tomorrow but if he did, to contact me, and that i felt okay and was staying at a la quinta inn. emailed juliet that i could do the interview now. got t.g.i.friday’s ‘cheddar bacon potato skins’ bag from vending machine. spent a long time deciding between cheddar cheese combos and the t.g.i.fridays thing. was surprised to see email from juliet on screen when i returned to room.