Down at the pub last night I ran into a bloke who was terribly plastered, and he shoved this little book into my hands, said I looked like I could use a friend. If he’s found another one of these journals somewhere and he’s reading this, I’d like him to know that I’ve never looked anywhere near that drunk in my life, except maybe that one time . . . and it’s him that needs the friend, not me. I suppose I should be thankful, though. It’s a neat little thing, a very interesting read.
I think I see some vaguely familiar handwriting on some of these pages, though it could just be my imagination. It plays a lot of tricks on me these days.