Julie R. Neidlinger: Lone Prairie Blog

I am the walrus.

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No. Not really. I'm not the Walrus.

But tonight, I ate at the restaurant so named, and it was delicious!

I never would have gone there -- never would have found it, probably -- had it not been for my Bismarck tour guide for the evening, Troy.

After discussing my dislike for fish and soup, of which he had both, I topped off the meal asking if I could take all of the leftovers.

Because I'm classy like that!

"I know it may be tacky," I said, eying the huge pile of pasta left in my bowl, and the bruschetta appetizer, "but do you suppose I could get this to go with me? It'll take care of at least a day or two for meals."

Thanks to Troy giving me a quick drive around Bismarck, I now know of some extended and wonderful trails beyond where I currently run, as well as the location of some other good places to eat. Plus, after the meal at The Walrus, there was, of course, a stop by Barnes and Noble where I could obsessively straighten all the books that were askew on the shelves as well as make fun of published writers and writing books based on the sour grapes fact that I am not a published writer.

Troy also gave me some more cool stuff from the projects he's worked on: The Call of Cthulhu (DVD); the soundtrack to The Call of Cthulhu; and the CD Dark Adventure Radio Series: At the Mountains of Madness (Find out more here.) I can't wait to watch the DVD and listen to the music and radio play. I haven't listened to the last CD he gave me, but I'm planning on taking a listen to them later this week when I need a break from studying. The visual design and the materials in the CDs is inspiring in itself. Very cool stuff.

I had to end the fun at around 9:30. I was yawning; I'd spent the day viewing and reviewing and re-reviewing the chapter on air performance numbers and all the different equations and steps to figuring out center of gravity, high density altitude, etc. etc. I need to go over it again before tomorrow, when I have to start on the next chapter in preparation for tomorrow's lesson.

All in all, a nice break from the studies as well as a quick look around Bismarck. Though I'm only here temporarily, it's nice to see some of the local places I can eat, and some of the places I can jog to work off all the food that I ate. It's good to have friends.

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