I keep forgetting that I'm supposed to be lying in bed today, weeping for my lost youth. I just haven't the inclination to do so. For one thing, what loss? I still think the infinite slide is a fantastic use of the Portal gun. Ten year old me would have thought so as well, but now I have the benefit of wisdom that comes with age. I would be sure to wear pants if my infinite metal slide were in the sun, for one thing.
A list, because lists are fun, of things I've done:
- Visited 32 of the US states
- Been caving
- Found out who my real friends are and realized they are greater in number than I thought.
- Made mistakes. Big ones. And hopefully learned from them.
- Made it through school. Got a couple of degrees to show for it.
- Got a job that I've now held for almost precisely 6 years.
- Saw the sun rise over Icelandic glaciers from an airplane window.
- Realized that what everybody else thinks about what you do actually doesn't matter. They're not the ones who have to live your life.
- Changed my mind about cats and got one of my own. Have managed to keep it alive.
- Had an accident, saw the injustices inherent in the system, got bitter, got better, got over it.
- Took a vacation alone. Embraced the solitude.
- On a similar vein... got lost in the middle of unfamiliar land with no cell reception, no satellite reception, and no map. Kind of liked it.
- Sort of figured out what I want and am totally okay with the parts of it that are anormal.
- See the other 18 states
- Antarctica!
- Get a master's degree in materials engineering
- See the sun set over Icelandic glaciers from a ground-based vantage point.
- Whatever else strikes my fancy.
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