It occurred to me this morning – as I looked up to check how much progress the mold near my window had made towards the already moldy door; a rather fixating chemical romance which I hope to see consummate before I leave – that in fewer than forty days, I will be twenty five years old. No one seems to notice, but time has been steadily accelerating since I was ten, and this past year went by like a colorful smudge on the highway towards retirement and burial arrangements. (Twenty-five year-olds have to take these sorts of things seriously.)
There are many reasons to give you all fair warning – not the least of which is my dramatic emotional collapse, scheduled for the eve of September twenty-sixth – but most relevant to this medium is next year’s photo album. The three of you that actually check for updates regularly should have some say regarding the next iteration, and if there are any features you’ve seen turn up in facebook or flickr over the past year that might be worth implementing here, don’t be shy. I can’t promise that I’ll be able to figure out how to include them, but I’m looking for some feedback from people who might benefit from possible improvements.
Kait
you will be a quarter of a century old!
m.
suck it up kid, we’re all gettin’ older.
Nate
Ahem. Neither of these comments have anything to do with next year’s photos. Stay on topic people!
Kait: That won’t actually be true until the day before I turn twenty-six. Ha!
M(KR): Suck what up?! Is there some special juice I can drink to reverse time?! Tell me your secrets!
Maura
Well technically once you turn 25 you will have lived for 25 years (considering you were 0 when you were born) and so TECHNICALLY you will shortly be beginning your twenty-sixth year of life. Right? But I might just be making it worse
Kait
excellent point Maura
Nate
Shit. After diagramming that out across several pieces of paper, it turns out Maura is right. Kaitlin doesn’t get any extra points however, as nobody noticed until _after_ Maura pointed it out. Instead, I’m awarding myself a point to ease the pain of _actually_ turning 25, which up until now I though could be held off for another year.
Kait
you lose points..you spelled my name wrong
Meg
SCRATCH N SNIFF PHOTO ALBUM!!!!!! i wouldnt even suggest it if i didnt have complete confidence in your genius.
Carla
You can move that three count to four, I am just sneaky you see. maybe i should leave more snide comments.