This is a post about a guy. This is a post about a guy who once scaled some walls on my 17th birthday to give me a present of beef jerky. This is a post about a guy who played the piano while I sat in an open window, looking down at people walking on the street below. He's a guy who taught me calculus, created a detailed audiotaped explanation about how to pick a lock, and yet still managed to set his trash can on fire. On purpose.
This is a post about a guy who once sent me $100 in cash through the U.S. postal service.
This is a post about a guy who dictated a letter to me while walking from his house to the beach, so that the waves and the surf became the constant background to his thoughts. He once grew his hair long and then shaved his entire head except for one spot on the top, which he then dyed orange and convinced to stand straight up. For Halloween.
This is about a guy who took a long, long bus ride to visit me in college, and then graciously put up with my bullshit while he was there.
This is a post about a guy who managed to combine his technical genius with his artistic genius in order to make movies for a living. This is a guy who lives without a safety net, who lacks a sense of self-preservation, who has done crazy things like scaling walls, diving deep in the sea, and God help me, now drives a motorcycle. This is a guy who decided to live his life without alcohol because he knew he didn't need to be any crazier.
This is a post about a guy who has changed his name twice in the past twenty years.
This is about a guy who is smarter than the rest of us.
This is a post about a guy who is loyal to the people he loves, sometimes at his own expense. This is a guy who will give you his coat if he thinks you're cold. He's a guy who you can call up in the middle of the night if you need help dumping the body. This is a post about a guy who is all grown up, but still knows how to be curious about the world. This is a post about a guy whose birthday is today. Happy birthday, my friend.
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