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As of June 19, 11:56 PM, I am now twenty years old. 20. One fifth of a century has passed since the evening of my birth.
I wrote more about it for my superspecial webby thing, Poodles and Other Reminders of our Mortality, but Yagocities won't seem to let me in anymore to add new things, so my little essay sits on my hard drive.
I am scared and excited. I remember when I wondered what it would feel like to be in my twenties. I'm still curious.
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Do you feel wiser, or just sleepier? (I'd go with the second personally).
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Congrats! You are now officially un-teened. Let it be known that I sacrifice one vigorous fig. And I eat it, too. And there, now I'm happy.
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�on Flux, "Thanatophobia"
[This message has been edited by Nimrod (edited June 20, 2000).]
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You guys make me feel old. I'm 24. Are you guys still in school or what? I've been toiling away for a good two years now. (Well, not really. My job is too cool to say that.)
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20's nothing. not in this country anyway, since you can do everything at 18.
21's not anything either, but at least you get to have a great big party.
Which is on the 14th September BTW. Anyone in London at the time is perfectly willing to hang around near the Bell in Walthamstow and hope I recognise you.
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Hey! That's my birthday, too. I'll be turning 16. Anyone want to come celebrate? *pokes Elim*
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Merry Birthday, Simon. You seemed older than 20 to me, but I guess that's because of your amazing articulation, immense knowledge base and wonderful vocabulary. The way you write things on this board sometimes make me cry at the sheer genius of it. (Alright, I don't have a gift, so ass-kissing is my present to you.)
And woohoo, I'm not the youngest. At least not by a couple months.
------------------ "Ultra Magnus is Undeniably Fun!" David Stevens, New York Magazine. "Total Complete excitement from start to finish!" -WPIX-TV, New York "This isn't a thrill ride, it's a rocket..." -Richard Caves, Time Magazine.
That's a far better gift than anything I got! (My grandfather did give me a roll of quarters, though, which I promptly spent taking my friends out to Wal-Mart for multiple games of Crazy Taxi. I live for this game.)
As to whether I feel older or wiser...well, I feel a bit older. As I would have said in my essay thing, I don't feel that much different than when I turned 19, but I feel like I should feel different.
I imagine that, when I finally move on to a "real" college this fall, things will begin to have more impact.
Thanks to everyone for the kind birthday wishes. And thanks to First for putting us whippersnappers in our places. Why, when I was my age...
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No, that's all wrong. Go out and get trice as drunk. You deserve it. And nobody will stop you and ask for ID either.
------------------ "A fully functioning, cybernetic, technologically advanced team of superheroes... and NOBODY'S got a flashlight?" - Polly Ester; Samurai Pizza Cats
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