Brydn's 2003 Travel Journal - Montana: The Girl and the Old Man

Brydn's 2003 Travel Journal - Montana: The Girl and the Old Man


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I little time off in my hotel room turns into a dream.



Ken shows up. Steve calls about the timer and the tote board. Ken and I go to Paulson's Hardware store. Ken buys bolts for the tote mirror. I buy a shovel for the woods. We go to Sam's Outlet. I spend $10 for 4 rolls of duct tape. Ken buys GaterAid at 57 cents each. We go back to the track. Patrick shows up. He sets up the darkroom. I "finish up" the camera production room. They leave. I keep setting up until I can't take it any more, about 8:30pm. I keep getting locked in (this time we false lock the lock and chain) and have to climb over the main gate. I get back to the room for 3 microwave burritos, two boiler makers, and the "Billy the Kid" movie on HBO. I set up my computer and arranged my phone book on the cellphone. It's 7:50am. No rain...

9:02am 7/26/3.
DREAM: Andy and I are driving around. I need something from the store. Andy waits in the truck. I go inside a large bulk "CostCo" store. There is a nice furniture for sale. There's a mall with a sidewalk that's raised, stairs, water falls, man made streams, cut shrubs. People shopping are walking along the way. I get stopped at a check point by two security tellers. The one guy asks for my shopping card. I pull out my licenses from around my neck. While they look at it, I explain I'm with my friend who's outside waiting for me in my truck. They go, "okay." I keep walking around. I notice that there are these check point all over. I'm in the bed area. This lady comes out yelling at me for selling her girl a $500 van. I go out to the truck where Andy's waiting for me. We take off through a dirty city part of town. We go to the girls house. I want to see the van. The lady comes out to yell at me to stay away from her daughter. The girls maybe 17, blond, slight round face. The girl comes out with a bent over old timer who has a long gray beard. She doesn't say anything, but her expression on her face says she wants to say something. The girl and the old man leave holding hands. Her little brother is laughing and making fun at me. We go look at the van. It's dark metallic green. Andy's looking it over. No windows. The entire passenger side had scrapes from something white. It's slightly dented in. The white paint has a ruff rough wall paint texture.