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Epilogue 10. -When Jake proposes to Brad. "Just One Look" by Linda Ronstadt.

Epilogue 8 - When JJ and Carullo close out this chapter by deciding to be okay with each other's weirdness.

Eh, for JJ anything short of utter public humiliation is a W for him.

I liked the contrast here with the earlier scene (it's either this story or The Streak) where JJ awkwardly tries to give away money to strangers on a plane and winds up offending them. This gesture works because he actually knows the people and how to do it so they don't feel like a charity case. Yay for character growth. As for Carullo, I really like how they're navigating this friendship that almost verges into coupledom, but they can't really go all in because neither of them are at the place in their lives where they can.

True. He'll be content living off his trust fund. Perhaps maybe buying some rental properties. I think trust fund kids call that mailbox money. I do think it's funny that this generation doesn't seem all that ambitious. Brad even noted as such when he realized that Will was happy with his investment in Josh's club despite not making much money because it was making people happy. No one seems to have Stefan and Brad's cutthroat business sense. It makes sense though- JP's generation was the seed money, Stefan, Brad, and Robbie turned it into the billionaire dynasty, and the current young adults can just do whatever.

He's also still in high school.

JJ finally accomplished a family rite of passage- improving the real estate holdings of a friend. I did think it was funny JJ was annoyed at the joke about how he seemed too young to buy a house- I picture him as the kind of guy who will pass for Hollywood 16 even when he's 28. You just know having a babyface annoys the shit out of him. Not that he wants to look old, but looking like a kid probably annoys him. Especially when Will is supposed to look about 25.

I guess Carullo makes it number 5 for JJ. Aww. He's so chaste for this series. Lol.

1.) That's a good point but I also think John rebuffed him and Stefan didn't press it. 2.) Agreed. Even if it's slowed down by the medication a nearly 18-year old generally has an enviable metabolism Wait til he hits his late 20's. 3.) He's probably getting overpaid so he's staying because of that. 4.) I'm not sure that Carullo did- he's been a friend with benefits with various lead characters since 1998 but he hasn't been an A-level pet with anyone until JJ. Just tell yourself that if he did get one, Carullo sold it when he moved to New York City. 5.) Since Will is going to Harvard, I'm actually rooting for Will to fall in love with a male version of Jenny from Love Story, aka a self-righteous scholarship case with a caustic wit who successfully plays hard to get.

Epilogue 4 -When JJ and Carullo have their moment in bed. "Your Body is A Wonderland" by John Mayer This song was everywhere in 2002-2003, and you know what? That was fine by me.

I mean, Will DOES tend to befriend the people he beds. He doesn't just pump and dump for the most part. I'm guessing he views Chris as the "pump and dump" type.

He's incredibly cute, but in a way that makes you think he's a total sleaze, which seems to be what Mark is going for with Chris.

God, is Will ever going to date an openly gay guy? He's always attracted to closet cases. LOL. It'll be interesting to see if he continues that pattern when he goes to Harvard.

I think Will sees Chris as the kind who just uses people for sex and then immediately throws them away while Will sees himself as a guy who uses sex to express friendship with people and have fun. Will clearly sees himself as the better, more considerate hop in the sack. It'd be like Kevin from Fraternity Memoirs vs. Adam in Crosscurrents. They're both wolf's, but Adam tends to cultivate a genuine friendship with the people he beds while Kevin is clearly just using people.

I like Richard Madden's latest boy toy Froy Gutierrez as Chris, Will's somewhat identical cousin. Damn, he's cute.

I just walked right into that one, didn't I?

We also have to remember that JJ is not quite 18. Will is an outlier. Most teenagers can't see anything but themselves. I don't think I even began to edge out of my own self-absorption until about age 25. Lol.

JJ absolutely flipping out about his weight was hilarious. He's probably just gaining muscle. I'm guessing Brad's aunt lived in the Main Line area? God, Villanova is sooooo beautiful. She sounds fun. I'm going to picture Sally Field.

Hey, just wondering...if you were ever to go Disney bounding at Disneyland, what character would you go as? *If you don't know what Disneybounding is, here's a video that explains it. Disney doesn't allow people over the age of 14 to dress in Disney costumes, so using normal street clothes with a color theme synced to a particular Disney character has been a way around it.

Nice to see my favorite Orange County dude posting here again! Now if only Blue showed up.

I wanted to join frat life, but I simply did not have the money to join. Then when I changed schools, I ended up at a larger college where you didn't need to be in a frat to enjoy the party scene, so I was happily GDI, or "Goddamned Independent." Corbin's school seems set up that everybody basically has to be in a fraternity/sorority. Like it's above 50 percent participation, which means you are going to have a hard time socializing outside of Greek life. My school when I attended was only 17 percent Greek, so I didn't have that problem.

Chapter 75 -When JJ and Brad watch Avenue Q after an important talk. "It Sucks to Be Me" from Avenue Q Wow, is JJ actually learning that other people have problems besides him? Hmm. -When the Black Widow turns and walks away from Elizabeth and Wade. "Summer Overture"

I've always kind of pictured Corbin being around the 5'8" to 5'10" range. Not short, but not tall. Hutch can't be taller than 5'6" which is why I pictured Young Dave Franco as him. I mean, it makes sense if you're doing a story that's in third person, but since it's from first person perspective, it just doesn't work. It just looks conceited as shit for the character to think that way about themselves.

The problem isn't about David and Corbin hooking up. The problem is Corbin choosing David over Lee for his Little. That's where I see him getting pissed, because it therefore implies that David is better than Lee in Corbin's eyes. (It's more like David is the safe choice while Corbin knows that Lee is a manipulative narcissist.)

Lee is going to be pissed about David and Corbin.