depressed as hell

[fuzzy moonunit]

i just need to let something out. i dont know if any of you have BEST friends. like a dude you grew up with, spent ever summer spending every day with that person, closer than a brother. but i do, and he leaves for iraq tomorrow. 18 months. i mean, i have several friends in iraq and afghanistan, but this sucks.

if i look on the positive side, it'll just be 18 months without seing a dude (minus when he gets leave and we meet up in germany) and i shouldnt really worry too much about his safety. but i just wont know what to do with myself.

anyone had similar situations? got anything to cheer me up? bueller?

[MadMatt]

Pick up some hobbies...working out, fishing....dont go all out on a drinking binge

[npaulseth]

Pick up some hobbies...working out, fishing....dont go all out on a drinking binge

Perfect advice.

[Schecter]

yea i know. give it a month youll be good. my buddy comes back tomrow for 2 weeks.

[Newbomb Turk]

You have a whole board of friends here.

[fuzzy moonunit]

dont go all out on a drinking binge

heh, what do you think the two of us have been doing for like the last month?

[Matt87GTA]

Try being the guy leaving .

Something tells me that if he is from around here (as in his unit), and he is deploying in this rotation to Iraq, I will be VERY near - if not in the exact same location as him when I get over there myself. PM me with his name and I will look out for him and say hi if I bump into him.

[Dave90GT]

Turn that frown upside down. Tough times don't last. Tough people do.

Dave

[punch]

Is it Donivan?

[Mullet Tuner]

A coworker of mine just got back from afghanistan this summer. He is a sargeant with the national guard.

[fuzzy moonunit]

Is it Donivan?

oh man. do you think donovan could last 2 seconds in the army? it's isaac, dude who came with me to the little get together last year i think it was. skinny blonde kid. at the time he was driving a rusted out brown ranger.