czircon

Generally I think I'm a reasonably intelligent guy, but trying to prepare for the GRE (which I'm taking on Tuesday) is making me feel like a complete moron. There are words in the vocabulary section of this study guide that I've never even heard, much less defined. I haven't summoned the courage to attack the math section yet. I haven't taken a math class in about three years; I can remember the Pythagorean theorem and that's about it. Fundamental concepts are eluding me.

I feel like I reached the peak of my intelligence five or six years ago and I've just been getting dumber since then. Come to think of it, I seem to remember reading somewhere that the human brain stops growing and starts shrinking at around eighteen years. That's kind of depressing. I'm past my prime! Both physically and mentally.

It seems pretty ridiculous to feel like I'm getting old at age 21, but that is how it seems. All my peers (by which I mean some of them) are getting married and having kids (not necessarily in that order) and stuff, and it boggles my mind. I barely know how to use a can opener. I don't think I'm ready to be an adult.