Let me tell you about the man I met when I was young
A longtime friend (all of the last decade) is packing up and moving to the other side of the United States tomorrow. I moved to the place where I live now to attend University there, but I never really liked it; in fact, I hated it. My buddy Ray was one of the best people I ever met here, or in fact anywhere, ever. I sure am going to miss him.
Still, he's moving because he finally got a truly great job, after years of striving. I'm totally happy for him; he's got so much to look forward to, like, you know, interesting work, plenty of opportunities to refine his craft. Money. And with the money will come, of course, more and better women than he's ever had the chance to enjoy. Yeah, I said it. Welcome to reality.
Anyway, the gang from University got together a couple of times over the last few days, you know, a last hurrah and whatnot. It was fun, nothing to compare with the greatest times we've all had together but definitely a good cushion against the sensation of imminent loss. Check out the new Miami Vice movie, particularly if you used to watch the show. Pay special attention to the sound engineering and cinematic direction of gunplay, it's quite impressive.
Well, life goes on. Here, I guess I'll quote the Coen Brothers via Sam Elliott in The Big Lebowski, their greatest movie ever:
'I guess that's the way the whole durned human comedy keeps perpetuatin' itself, down through the generations, westward in the wagons, across the sands of time, until--
aw, look at me, I'm ramblin' again.'