“certified mind blower.”

Salt of the earth: a very good or worthy person.

Gut-wrenching: making you feel very upset or worried.

Make a spectacle of yourself: to do something that makes you look stupid and attracts people's attention.

Pass muster: be accepted as adequate or satisfactory.

Putty in someone's hands: easily influenced by someone else, excessively willing to do what someone else wishes.

Look before you leap: carefully consider the possible consequences before taking action.

Set the wheels in motion : to do something that will cause a series of actions to start.

Off the books: without being included on official records.

A long Haul: something that takes a lot of time and energy.

An end in itself: a goal that is pursued in it's own right to the exclusion of others.

Night owl: a person who prefers to be awake late at night.

Kick the Bucket: to die.

Alter Ego: a person's secondary or alternative personality immediately or extremely quickly; at once.

I LOOKED UP AND SAW THE STARS.

“Like… I thought that maybe being with you constantly, like every single minute of the day, would… I mean you’re probably gonna go somewhere else, yknow? You’ve never talked about staying in San Francisco like I have and I thought that if we took this trip it’d take some of the… some of the shine off you, or whatever, make it easier.”

“Oh,” says Eddie.

“Yeah, but it hasn’t, you’re still kind of… you’re still shiny.”

“Well,” says Eddie.

“So go easy.” He laughs, kind of bitter, kind of weird. He shuts his eyes. “When you leave, I mean. Make it… make it gentle.”