I'm turning 25. QUARTER OF A CENTURY old. God help me.

[miraclefan]

I realized just the other day that I've been telling people all year (when it comes up in conversation anyway) that I'm 23 when I'm actually 22. I actually believed myself to be a year older than I am, and was disappointed to realize my true age. Funny.

How does that happen? how can you not know your real age for so long?

 

[miraclefan]

I have a 25 year old friend, and we had this exact conversation. We were in a grocery store and somebody came up to me and told me that they saw me from down the ilse and had to look twice because from a distance I looked like Alan Alda when he was doing MASH. This prompted my friend to ask "Who doing what?".

The kid knows Michael Jackson, but doesn't know MASH.

No love for the classics.

Sad really, I'm 23 and I love MASH, one of the greatest shows ever made.

 

[AstroSmurf]

^ Ditto. I was just old enough to remember watching the last episode with my mom. I own most of the season DVD's too.

But not knowing what MASH is... That is almost as wrong as not knowing who the Rolling Stones or Mary Tyler Moore is... and they should be taken out back and beaten with a bag of 8-tracks...

 

[miraclefan]

^ Ditto. I was just old enough to remember watching the last episode with my mom. I own most of the season DVD's too.

But not knowing what MASH is... That is almost as wrong as not knowing who the Rolling Stones or Mary Tyler Moore is... and they should be taken out back and beaten with a bag of 8-tracks...

Rolling who?

 

[RandyS]

^ Ditto. I was just old enough to remember watching the last episode with my mom. I own most of the season DVD's too.

But not knowing what MASH is... That is almost as wrong as not knowing who the Rolling Stones or Mary Tyler Moore is... and they should be taken out back and beaten with a bag of 8-tracks...

You think that's bad, my friend didn't know what Star Trek was either. This despite his dad being a long time fan. I have managed to get him to look at some of the episodes on DVD, but so far I've been unable to convince him to see the new movie.

But I won't give up. If I have to wait for THAT DVD, and handcuff him to a chair, I will. Hell, I might even let him smoke in my living room (one of his more annoying habits).

 

[Emher]

Hey another '84! Do like me brother: fuck it! I just can't be arsed anymore about agecrisis things

In all honesty though I WILL have some sort of crisis if I'm still a virgin and nearing 30. That would be a bit hard.

 

[Goji]

I realized just the other day that I've been telling people all year (when it comes up in conversation anyway) that I'm 23 when I'm actually 22. I actually believed myself to be a year older than I am, and was disappointed to realize my true age. Funny.

How does that happen? how can you not know your real age for so long?

It's not like it's that big a difference between 22 and 23.

 

[Australis]

KIrks_Tights said:

Being old only sucks when you don't know how to be awesome.

Oh, I am SO using that as a sig!

 

[RJDiogenes]

and they should be taken out back and beaten with a bag of 8-tracks...

And I have a bag of 8-Tracks that we can use.

 

[Deckerd]

It's just a number.

It doesn't actually mean anything after you can legally buy booze.

 

[Tim]

Whippersnapper.

 

[Noname Given]

Bah... wait until you're 40 then get back to us,,,

Agreed. 25 in my eyes = kid.

 

[Kirk's_Tights]

Bah... wait until you're 40 then get back to us,,,

Agreed. 25 in my eyes = kid.

I wouldn't go that far. 25 is just young adult.

 

[Gryffindorian]

Danoz, I would like to dedicate a country song to you, by Kenny Chesney. And this goes to all you people who are feeling old, young, or want to live a long time.


Don't Blink

I turned on the evening news
Saw a old man being interviewed
Turning a hundred and two today
Asked him what's the secret to life
He looked up from his old pipe
Laughed and said "All I can say is."

Don't blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don't blink

I was glued to my tv when it looked like he looked at me and said
"Best start putting first things first."
Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand
You can't flip it over and start again
Take every breathe God gives you for what it's worth

Don't Blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don't blink

So I've been tryin' ta slow it down
I've been tryin' ta take it in
In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're livin' in

Don't blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster then you think
So Don't blink

Naw, don't blink
Life Goes Faster Than You Think

The moral I pick up from this song is that you should cherish every moment of your life, regardless of what stage you're in.

 

[RandyS]

Bah... wait until you're 40 then get back to us,,,

Agreed. 25 in my eyes = kid.

I wouldn't go that far. 25 is just young adult.

I would. At 25 you still haven't lost the teenage "I know more than everybody else" arrogance.

 

[Tim]

Agreed. 25 in my eyes = kid.

I wouldn't go that far. 25 is just young adult.

I would. At 25 you still haven't lost the teenage "I know more than everybody else" arrogance.

Maybe, maybe not. Making a categorical statement is a bit, well, ageist. And for the record, I'm older than 25.

 

[Australis]

Drone, that song has a cruel but accurate truth to it. Good lyrics.

 

[Kirk's_Tights]

Agreed. 25 in my eyes = kid.

I wouldn't go that far. 25 is just young adult.

I would. At 25 you still haven't lost the teenage "I know more than everybody else" arrogance.

False.

I am 25 and more mature than people older than I am.

You can't generalise an entire age group. I may post some witty things here but this is a messageboard. I am here to have some fun and break away from the pressures of life. Otherwise, you could have a highly intelligent convo with me in reality and wouldn't guess I was 25.

When my parents divorced, I lived with my dad. We'd have conversations and he'd be blown away that I was a 13 year old kid.

Maturity has nothing to do with age. In general, a 25 year old is a young adult.

 

[Thespeckledkiwi]

I wouldn't go that far. 25 is just young adult.

I would. At 25 you still haven't lost the teenage "I know more than everybody else" arrogance.

False.

I am 25 and more mature than people older than I am.

I wouldn't have guessed that

You can't generalise an entire age group. I may post some witty things here but this is a messageboard. I am here to have some fun and break away from the pressures of life. Otherwise, you could have a highly intelligent convo with me in reality and wouldn't guess I was 25.

Most people think I'm between 16-70...Seriously. One guy asked me if I was retiring (WTF?) to another guy asking me if I was in high school. I like to mix it up. I can be very mature (like helping other younger people and being their guide) to being very immature (does this paint tasty a little leady?). That's the fun of life.

 

[Jayson]

There is nothing wrong with getting older,unless your still a virgin like me. In which case, the growing age will only make you feel worse and worse about being a virgin.

Jason