Introductions

I feel the first posting needs to be a brief introduction to what this is and who we are.

First off, this blog may not make sense to any outside people who read it. However, to the (soon to be) old biddies in charge of maintaining this blog, it means quite a lot. 

Let's start with our story.

Once upon a time there were four college co-eds attending a rather conservative, religious university.

The first will be known as "The Rack."

She is the youngest of us all, and despite what the shirt may say, she doesn't hate everyone. Just most.

The next would be "GNC," pictured below:

She is from Texas and she's not afraid to let people know it. 

The next would be "Aquafresh:"

Don't let that mug fool you. She's the sweetest.

And finally there's me, "Paul Mitchell:"

...I feel like this picture speaks for itself. 

The four of us met while TA-ing for various Political Science classes at the aforementioned university and became fast friends. We spent the next two years helping each other through break-ups, make-ups, finals, and futures, usually with some help from midnight Denny's runs and pool time. 

Unfortunately, we've gotten to the point in our lives when our paths are diverging. "The Rack" is heading off to DC to take the political world by storm during an internship, "GNC" is in our college town wrapping up her last semester, "Aquafresh" is there with her, but buried under homework as she begins her second year of an MPP programs, and I am an hour away from them, working as a field rep for a non-partisan political action group (don't worry, I get confused by my job description too). 

This blog is our attempt at sticking together and keeping involved. 

So if you're a random passer-by, don't be surprised if you see pictures of DC one day, then pictures of a political rally in a podunk rural town the next, followed by a blog post about how the author is planning to throw herself into oncoming traffic to avoid midterms. All of these might happen. And if you want to keep coming back to check it out, you will probably see them all in real time as we each take turns to write and talk about the experiences we are having and the struggles we are overcoming. 

Because of the nature of this blog as well as the positions we hold in life, we will almost never use names; neither our own or those we work for or come in contact with. If this proves a little confusing, we apologize. Just remember that you can still read it for it's entertainment value without knowing the exact details of what's going on.  I have no doubt this blog will prove laugh-inducing at times, just like I assume it will have it's poignant moments as well, as we struggle through life, trying to make it on our own and realizing we can't. 

And that's what this blog is for. To remind us that we never have to make it on our own, because through thick and thin, no matter how far apart and how different our lives become, we still have each other.

So head high, full speed ahead! As we charge forward, I have no doubt that our futures will be filled with lots of laughter, a few tears, and more potential and promise than we can imagine.

-"Paul Mitchell"

...I would get the 'boy' name...