when i turned 20, i cried. it meant not being a teenager anymore, which meant feeling like being any sort of irresponsible was not allowed.

of course, it took another three years for that idea to actually sink in, but i've been a good girl for a while now.

well, a responsible girl, that is.

p.s. happy birthday, i can't help but note that you're younger than taylor hanson.

i'd have been just as amused if i witnessed that.

happy birthday!

20!

...you big stud you.

x
L

i realise that being younger than taylor hanson is confusing. but what are you gonna do? get older than him?

this is my 7,000th post. that means yer lucky.

being without accomplishment at 20 is perfectly acceptable. even at 25. it's once you creep toward 30 with nothing to show for it that things start to get hairy. i turned 27 and decided to really forge ahead. and so i do. forge.

i have stopped making plans on my birthday. it always ends up making things a giant suck if i do. i like to spend the day by myself, treating my brain to reading a good book, going for a walk, maybe seeing a movie. at some point in the evening, i might call a close friend to go out for a drink.

keeping things lo-key will yield a much happier birthday, i've found.

Happy birthday, luv!!