brother

My brother is graduating Officer Candidate School in the Marines this week.

 

 Sometimes, I'm embarrassed that he's so cool.

 

[he's the tall, good looking one...
kinda like me, except for the tall part]

Andrew is one of my favorite people. I've always wanted to be just like him, ever since I was young.

Andrew played soccer, then I played soccer. 

He broke his nose playing soccer, then I fractured mine playing soccer.

Andrew listened to rock music like Hoobastank and Red Hot Chili Peppers. So I did.

He played bass in a band, then I played guitar in a band. 

Andrew was cocky, so I got cocky.

[these are most likely not all purposeful]

One time, I wanted a copy of his Hoobastank cd. So in exchange for letting me burn it (he didn't have to do a thing btw), he made me do the dishes on his night... and then I had to go get the cd and make a copy.

One time on the first day of school, he sent me this voice message:

 

...So you see why I always wanted to be like him.

Now that he's joined the Marines, I think my copycat days are over.

[but for reals i didn't copy everything he did, just some stuff]