July 27, 2008

• Twenty-one

  I'm finding this a little hard to believe. At a quarter past
  noon, I will be precisely twenty-one years old. Ah, the freedom! Ah, the
  exhilaration! Ah, the huge mushroom and onion pizza I'm going to eat for lunch.
  Truly, a lot has happened to me in these 2.1 decades. Let me take a look back
  on some of the things that I have done...

  • Graduated high school - Yay! I managed to
    accomplish something that 10% of the population does not. Not only that, I
    managed to pull it off with honors. The most amazing part about all of this? It
    will probably have no bearing in my adult life. I have had quite a few job
    interviews, and never once was I asked whether I graduated high school with
    honors. I'm sure some colleges like to hear that a person graduated with
    honors, but if you decide to go to a community college for the first two years
    (the far cheaper and more sensible option), it doesn't really make a
    difference.
  • Got hit by a car - This was when I was just a kid,
    but it's still something I remember quite well. This was no tiny nudge, either.
    I was out cold and woke up in a ditch with paramedics surrounding me. It
    happened at a point in my life where I rode my bicycle everywhere I went. Needless
    to say, I gradually phased out bicycle-riding to a point where I don't even own
    one anymore. I am presently working on phasing out all forms of
    movement.
  • Survived dial-up - I'm not sure how I managed. If
    I ever lost my high-speed internet connection for a long time, I don't know how
    I would handle it. Cannibalism, probably.
  • Earned the rank of Eagle Scout - I don't know if
    I'm allowed to claim this distinction anymore. Yes, I did earn Eagle Scout, but
    that was back when I was something of a Christian. I have since converted to a
    less reverent "religion", but I have been told that Eagle Scout is a
    lifetime honor. Once again, religion has made me confused.
  • Found naked Jessica Alba video - Just when I
    thought puberty couldn't get better, I found the
    best video on the Internet.
  • Remained celibate - This was completely by choice
    (not mine).
  • Attempted to write a list of major life events on
    the eve of my twenty-first birthday and realized how dull my life is - I'm glad
    I have video games and anime to fill everything up. And pizza. Lots and lots of
    pizza.

  Wasn't that exciting? Stay tuned to this Xanga for more and
  more of my oft exciting life tales. Here's hoping for another twenty-one years
  of not being quite dead yet. I feeeeeeel happyyyyy~

  

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