My Twenty-Something Quasi-Soap

...or just a stirring in my soul. -credit to John Mayer for today's blog opening. Yes, boys and girls, I'm winding down a big birthday today. 25. The big 2-5. When your car insurance goes down, you can rent a car without surcharges, you're too old to be on The Real World, and you are officially without a doubt a grownup. I had been dreading this day for months. Even with a lower car insurance bill in sight, I was not looking forward to today. But it's here...almost over, in fact...and I cannot believe that I'm here. Not that I thought wasn't going to live to see 25. I just can't wrap my brain around it. 25 years...is a long time. I didn't want to get up this morning...but I did. I honestly don't know why I was making such a big deal out of it. But I got up and went to work anyway. Good thing I did - the gang at work got me a cake and a card and I was totally not expecting it and it made me feel a lot better. Even if you don't like to make a big d

Just when you thought 2007 was the craziest year ever... Now we've got 2008. There's so much to look forward to! It's a leap year, so we've got an extra day in February. The Summer Olympics will be going on in Bejing. Britney Spears has already has a major freakout. The late night talk shows are back on the air while the rest of our shows remain in writers' strike purgatory (and we're innundated with reality tv). Oh yeah, there's that whole election thing, too. If you haven't already figured it out, this election is going to be a big deal. A huge deal. A massive and momentous event of epic proportions that you will not be able to get away from unless you move to Fiji. Seriously kids, this is major. Unlike my election post of 2004 , I don't plan to reveal my endorsement/pick for president at all. My stance on it right now is this: who I vote for isn't anyone's business right now. Actually, I'm excited to be old enough to grasp what's g