a short list and reflection
in a month and a half, i will turn 20.
things that i thought would be different when i reached 20:
i didn't think i would have any more teeth coming in (my wisdom teeth are just now starting to come in. fortunately i don't have to have them removed; i apparently have a large mouth. fun fact)
acne
being socially awkward
being properly employed
finding some sort of semblance of a successful relationship
i would understand poetry and verse without having to delve in and think and maybe do some research on every line
not being afraid of things like spiders and the dark
being effortlessly updated on current events (adults don't REALLY watch the news or read the paper, they just have a sonar ability that alerts them to changes in foreign policy)
i'd be more productive with my time
these are just a few. i guess i never really thought about what my life would be like when i turned twenty, but i feel like it's sort of a stage of becoming adult; you aren't a teenager anymore. i think that's almost made me feel like i need to break out of my childhood and out of my comfort zones.
but i still have another year of not being able to go in bars and non-underage venues, and places that are open past 9 pm. i still have another year of nights spent in watching movies, baking, playing video games, reading, and writing. i guess that's another year to be thankful for.
it's been raining. it makes me miss holidays and fall; i'm already pretty much done with sunshine and heat and long days, i'm ready for biting cold, and coats and scarves and gloves and coming home from a cold afternoon of classes to turn on the blasting heater and make soup and toast. this will undoubtedly change once we reach december and i'm tired of shivering and slipping on ice. but i do love rain.
-anna
things that i thought would be different when i reached 20:
i didn't think i would have any more teeth coming in (my wisdom teeth are just now starting to come in. fortunately i don't have to have them removed; i apparently have a large mouth. fun fact)
acne
being socially awkward
being properly employed
finding some sort of semblance of a successful relationship
i would understand poetry and verse without having to delve in and think and maybe do some research on every line
not being afraid of things like spiders and the dark
being effortlessly updated on current events (adults don't REALLY watch the news or read the paper, they just have a sonar ability that alerts them to changes in foreign policy)
i'd be more productive with my time
these are just a few. i guess i never really thought about what my life would be like when i turned twenty, but i feel like it's sort of a stage of becoming adult; you aren't a teenager anymore. i think that's almost made me feel like i need to break out of my childhood and out of my comfort zones.
but i still have another year of not being able to go in bars and non-underage venues, and places that are open past 9 pm. i still have another year of nights spent in watching movies, baking, playing video games, reading, and writing. i guess that's another year to be thankful for.
it's been raining. it makes me miss holidays and fall; i'm already pretty much done with sunshine and heat and long days, i'm ready for biting cold, and coats and scarves and gloves and coming home from a cold afternoon of classes to turn on the blasting heater and make soup and toast. this will undoubtedly change once we reach december and i'm tired of shivering and slipping on ice. but i do love rain.
-anna