Thursday morning, reluctant to leave my newfound community in Santa Barbara, I loaded my noble red two wheeled steed for a long journey. Soon enough I was heading west on interstate 101, hauling myself, my possessions, and my by-now unfamiliar home of nylon fabric and tent poles to an unknown destiny far away from that blessed oasis which had sustained me so kindly for so long. I made what arrangements I could for final meetings, passing by Fairview Gardens on the way out for Clif bars and Kale and a warm farewell with Casey. Farewell Santa Barbara, farewell Arden House, Ashley, Alex, Morgan, Vince, Casey, Roberto, Jasper, Nick, Matt, Rachel, Betsy, Mischa! Long live you all!! Quixotic, I felt, lone and seeking after some unknown but nonetheless surely beloved fate in some unknown but surely beloved
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