The comic is up. Sorry about the delay. My FTP was totally screwed up last night. Just so you aren't confused by the sudden shift, she dragged them along to the Chinese restaurant.

Let me tell you about clarity.
On the road to Austin, the clouds are incredible.

In most of the South, the sky is held away from you by the branches and the horizon is cut short. In Austin, the long hills thrust you up above the treeline and the sky is opened up to you. Most notable is the space between these huge clouds and the horizon. I had been fooled into thinking that heaven and earth would touch in the far distance, but as I go to Austin: look! There is a definite margin of space. A space between heaven and earth. A space for us to live. And no matter of distance or dreaming will close the gap.
When I went to UT's orientation, I found a single human being who would tell me the truth about the school. He told me that despite my GPA, I really wasn't competitive in this nursing program because I hadn't completed many hours at UT. Its weighted in favor of their own students, you see. I would have to spend about 3 semesters establishing myself before I could start upper division. And of course he said that he wasn't really supposed to tell me that kind of thing, and I understood of course, since all universities are businesses first.
Everyone I met at that school was extremely kind and intelligent. Wholly on top of their stuff. But one was honest, and that was what I needed most. Because if it, there is absolution. I can now move on from that dream without remorse or anger. I wash my hands of the University of Texas, and give up on going to school there.
I'm still shuffling around my options, but it seems I will finishing my BSN back here at home. Even Houston is looking too expensive at the moment. But no regrets. I am able to choose now, and I'm doing so. This way I'll be able to pay for grad school.
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