When I was 19 years old I took a road trip with my best friend. We were delivering my uncle's car from Eastern Pennsylvania to San Francisco, and we took the scenic route getting there, hiking and camping our way through the southwest desert and Sierra Nevada. My buddy showed up on the day we were ready to leave, packed lightly, and with a little Cthulu Beany Baby to be our mascot on the trip. Now, Cthulu may be best known as a devourer of worlds, but he watched over us on that trip and made sure we had a good time, and arrived safe and sound on the West Coast.