A strange title for this entry, or better yet a unique one for a unique day. For today I turn 25. I originally planned to do a whole retrospective on my life, but at the last minute decided to give a few thoughts on my first 25 years of life.
People refer to me on this day as "old fart," "old man," "old fogey" etc etc etc. Most of them being only about a year younger and knowing damn well that 25 doesn't feel any different from 23 or 24. Another big question on this day was "what did you do on your birthday?" I was never big on birthday's. Didn't really care much for drawing all the attention to myself. Never needed it, and never really wanted it. However, this being the day that I celebrate turning a 1/4 of a Century old...I decided that this deserved a special gift. A gift that basically untethered me from...well whatever I felt I was tethered to.
It has definitely been a interesting ride. I've made many allies those who do and do not know who they are...and many enemies, again who do and do not know who they are. For those who don't know, trust me it's best that it is kept that way, but do know that it is being kept that way for a good reason.
Today (2/6/07, yes I'm writing this from the future, two day in the future) I realized that my life has been filled with a lot of foolishness. I know that sounds odd, and you're probably confused but at this moment that is the best way I can describe it. Many people look back on their lives and say "I wouldn't change anything!" while lifting their chin and sticking out their chest in defiance. I say...FUCK THAT! Knowing what I know now, I would definitely change a lot of things and make a lot of different decisions. I also came to realize...
...that I can still do all of this.
Cheers to another quarter.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment