Well, this was timed interestingly
Jul. 8th, 2005 11:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
From the
altfriday5:
1. How old are you?
Twenty-four today, as it happens. Of all the dates to pick this topic....
2. How old do you feel? Why?
Hell if I can put a number on it. I feel years older than most people my age, but I still don't feel like an adult yet. Sometimes I wonder if I ever will.
3. How old would you like to be? Why?
Old enough for people to take me a little more seriously. Maybe thirtyish?
4. What was your best age? Why?
5. What was your worst age? Why?
That sounds to me like "at what age were you the best/worst person." I think I'm continually improving, so I guess 23 would have to've been my best age and zero the worst--though I admittedly went through a few bratty phases as a kid, I don't remember them all that clearly. If the question really means "what was the best/worst year of your life," any of the years since I started college might qualify for best and worst, really. I mean, yeah new friends and lovers and finding myself and all that, but also depression and dropping out of classes and taking too long to graduate and having no money....
Then again, I can think of even shittier things I've been through in my life--but then yet again, every time I think of those parts of my life I can't forget the good bits either. I guess I'm really just not prepared to peg any part of my life as outstandingly better or worse overall than any other, even though I think I'm slowly getting control of my life and may in a few years have swung it into the "unequivocally good" zone.
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1. How old are you?
Twenty-four today, as it happens. Of all the dates to pick this topic....
2. How old do you feel? Why?
Hell if I can put a number on it. I feel years older than most people my age, but I still don't feel like an adult yet. Sometimes I wonder if I ever will.
3. How old would you like to be? Why?
Old enough for people to take me a little more seriously. Maybe thirtyish?
4. What was your best age? Why?
5. What was your worst age? Why?
That sounds to me like "at what age were you the best/worst person." I think I'm continually improving, so I guess 23 would have to've been my best age and zero the worst--though I admittedly went through a few bratty phases as a kid, I don't remember them all that clearly. If the question really means "what was the best/worst year of your life," any of the years since I started college might qualify for best and worst, really. I mean, yeah new friends and lovers and finding myself and all that, but also depression and dropping out of classes and taking too long to graduate and having no money....
Then again, I can think of even shittier things I've been through in my life--but then yet again, every time I think of those parts of my life I can't forget the good bits either. I guess I'm really just not prepared to peg any part of my life as outstandingly better or worse overall than any other, even though I think I'm slowly getting control of my life and may in a few years have swung it into the "unequivocally good" zone.
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Date: 2005-07-09 07:16 am (UTC)Happy Birthday V
I'm slowly getting control of my life and may in a few years have swung it into the "unequivocally good" zone.
I love it. Sounds like a brilliant statement to start your year with.
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Date: 2005-07-09 09:08 am (UTC)V feels replete
Date: 2005-07-09 03:13 pm (UTC)Oh, and that feeling like an adult thing? Seriously overrated. I have it on quite good authority (mid 80s) that you live longer if you don't.
(V was full of sushi)
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Date: 2005-07-12 07:12 am (UTC)(BTW, I haven't commented on your latest post because it brought up scary things for me and I didn't want to add to the gloom factor.)
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Date: 2005-07-10 04:00 am (UTC)Er, happy post-birthday!
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Date: 2005-07-10 06:32 am (UTC)What does it mean to you to be an adult?
I think it's awesome that in your best judgment you're continually improving.
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Date: 2005-07-10 07:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-10 07:24 am (UTC)I am wishing to you now
with a late haiku.
Procrastinators
should write in 5-7-5
all the time, I think.
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Date: 2005-07-10 07:36 am (UTC)everybody should, dammit!
(I am firm on this.)
...So, are you saying
the haiku-writing effort
was too strenuous
and required you
to overcome lassitude
before making it?
(Well, I shouldn't laugh.
It's not like I'm much better
at getting things done.)
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Date: 2005-07-10 07:45 am (UTC)I'm paying no attention
to my calendar
nor really LJ;
I consider this to be
procrastination.
Perhaps I could be
better termed a "flake," but that
sounds pejorative.
(Writing out comments
and counting out syllables --
rather strange, but fun.)
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Date: 2005-07-10 07:47 am (UTC)Er, I mean, I meant to post
that as a reply. -_-