Re: Claudia/Mike on the truck
"I pretty much got that from the type of training we're doing and Derek saying so, which is why it's so important to have fun and play video games and watch movies and do as much irreverent things as possible before they disappear."
Claudia was actually glad they had to move, because once surfing would've been permitted again, she'd have been a ball of bawling at the water's edge on the island. Losing Eric wasn't nearly the same as losing Steve had been, in the friend category, but it still hurt a lot and she really didn't have anyone to blame because it was a freak accident.
"I've lost a lot of family and friends, and no, it doesn't get any easier to deal with and sucks beyond all sucking. I know I'll keep on keeping on, because it's not my first time at this rodeo. I'm just going to be an off and on blubbery mess for a couple weeks."