The bittersweet pain of youth

substitute Uncategorized May 4, 2004 1 Minute

My friend Lauren is 19, and her boyfriend Chris is I think 22.

Yesterday she found out two things:

1. She got into UCLA, her dream school, as a transfer student from community college.

2. Chris, who is in the Army, is being shipped over to Baghdad for a year.

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Published May 4, 2004

torgo_x says:

May 4, 2004 at 12:37 pm

Dream schools
If it’s any consolation, my experience with dream schools is that they usually have really bad food.

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stimps says:

May 4, 2004 at 1:27 pm

Awfuck. =(
Would it be a dumb question to ask why he’s in the Army?

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icariancypher says:

May 4, 2004 at 3:03 pm

Awww FUCK. I’m going to have to break Chris’ leg to keep him out. Or something.

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1. icariancypher says:
  
  May 4, 2004 at 3:06 pm
  
  But mad props to Lauren! Hmmm…. ok, here’s the plan: get Chris out of the military, and get both of them to move to LA, thus escaping the inertia of Orange County. YAY!
  
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2. eyeteeth says:
  
  May 4, 2004 at 8:37 pm
  
  Injure every soldier, for great justice!
  
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