User blog:Numbuh 404/Bucket List Checkmarks

Today I travelled to the LA area with my dad, who helped me check two goals off my bucket list. First, we went to Glendale to see Walt Disney's gravesite, which was something I had been meaning to do for several months. The goal was to pay my respects, and I had expected there to be a placard on the wall; instead, I found he and his family members have their own secret garden corner, hidden away in the Court of Freedom. The white flowers planted there are the same kind my dad has growing in his backyard, which I found most peculiar.

Then there was Sun Valley, home to Junkyard Bruce: the last shark from the set of Jaws that has survived. It now resides in a U Pick Parts between several palm trees and is in need of serious restoration and love. This was of particular importance because I feel I have been spiritually connected to this shark for reasons I cannot explain, so this visit was sought for closure and reassurance for the childhood spent with countless nightmares of the Great White. I feel I have achieved my goal, and yet I am stricken with the feverish desire to return again.

Not for closure, but for salvation: I want to someday take that shark and give it to love it needs before bestowing it back upon the world where it rightfully belongs. In the meantime, I have much to accomplish. This trip was just what I needed.