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| Bruster |
It's somewhere in the neighborhood of hour ten or eleven of this westward journey of mine. "Keith and the Girl" have kept me company and awake throughout. Bruster, who assumes the role of co-pilot, lies sleeping in the seat opposite waking only long enough to show that he's annoyed that he has to be so far away from me. If he had his druthers, he would be draped over my face. My bordem of driving on an interstate for so long finally reaches a precipice and I decided to take a scenic route of winding, twisting two-lane road to Viliona. A terrific friend offered, at my suggestion, to let me stay at his place for the night. And I couldn't be there soon enough.
Climbing out of that moving van around 2:00 or 2:30 brought not so subtle hints of my age along with it. I didn't care though. I was finally finished driving for the day. My buddy, we'll call Zero Cool, greeted me at the door, obviously sleepy and aware of the hour yet he was feigning cheeriness quite well. I was shown to my quarters and instantly passed out. Instantly, 7:30 rolled around and I was up and at 'em. After a shower, Zero Cool took me on an apartment hunting adventure. Driving all around Conway, we finally found a place for me to live. Skipping over some mundane details, we make our way back to his house. It was then that I realized that I didn't know where my new apartment was. We had a couple old fashioned LOLs about that. (On a side note: Bruster was kind enough to wreck Zero Cool's carpet by gnawing and pawing it from the floor. Again, I'm sorry about that.)
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| Study; left. |
I was set to move in the following day. Luckily, I had another great friend who offered, again at my request, to help me unload my belongings. We'll call him Waltonius. Waltonius was pleased to help. We had a few drinks, some reminiscing, some conversation, and a little bit of guitar noodling. Helluva guy, that Waltonius.
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| Study; right. |
Now, thanks to these great fellas, I am back in Arkansas ready to begin my new life. I really don't know what would have happened without Zero Cool and Waltonius chipping in and offering to help me. And for that, I offer my most sincere and honest thanks. Thank you both.
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| Living room; panorama. |
