Take Your Mama - Scissor Sisters

Hello lovers!

I am twenty one. This actually happened last year, without fireworks, but with a drunken night in which I fucked up my left ankle. And let me just say, I don't know if anyone has said this, but being in your 20's is so fucking weird!!!! It's all to much at once. I just don't understand how some of us do it. Anyway, here are my reasons why it's weird:

1) Post-College Life: Many of the people whom I graduated high school with are graduating college. I am not one of them. I really, truly hated high school that even I wouldn't want to hate fuck it. Yes, it was that bad. So I ditched, a lot, and am now going to a community college, where I will be returning to, after taking a semester off... Plus, this, "college" just isn't motivating me at the moment. (I believe I'm headed for a breakdown.) Anyways, around 21 or 22, people get their degrees, and stop going to school. After years of being conditioned to be essentially trapped in this institution to learn, you are set free. Am I the only one who finds this weird? You are expected to find a job, or if you want to be an asshole, a "career", with a superior that, guess what, is still a dick. (Unlike high school, you can call them out on their bullshit, but it is very likely that you'll be fired. So good luck with that!) Basically, you're transitioning from one minimal security prison, college, (keep in mind that high school and all that was before is a high security prison) to another, work. I'd like to think that changing prisons is not the easiest of things; the journey, plus adjust to a new environment. And this isn't the worst of it...

2) Living Situation: I am not part of this, because I still live at "home", but this is the time, in your 20's that is, when one is, essentially, kicked out of their homes. Congratulations if your stuff isn't on the curb already! That means that your family wants to see you for the holidays. So yes, gone are the days when your sister was your roommate. Or when some really nice person was assigned to you as your roommate in which you tried to make the best of an awkward situation by becoming friends. No, now you either get to live alone (lucky bastard!) or get to roommate hunt on Craigslist. And let me just say, because to be honest, I've been doing this a lot lately, but trying to find someone not for sexual purposes there is unbelievably hard. People out there are weirdos. Myself included, of course. So good luck finding a person to live with who won't try to kill you, or become obsessed with you. If you want to know what I'm talking about, check out "Single White Female", or it's modern-esque remake (sorta)/idea stealer "The Roommate." Yes, this is already crazy enough as it is, but have I mentioned money?

3) MONEY: It deserves it's own number. Money makes the world go round. It's not love, no matter what some dirty hippie tells you. Money wakes you up in the morning. Money keeps you fed. Money is what drives you to suffer at a shitty workplace you hate. And having money is what keeps some people from committing suicide. (To see what I'm talking about, check out this article: Greece Suicide Rates Rise.) Yes, money. And in this awkward time in your life, managing you your ass has to make for yourself is tough. Gone are the days in which you were able to buy anything you likes. Now, you have to worry about rent, bills, and, if you're unlucky enough, loans on college. (Ha ha, suckers!) Plus, and this might not be the same for everyone, your parents may not help you. I know that once I move out, I will never want to talk to Miguel ever again, let alone ask him for financial help. If you want to know what not to do, with regards to your finances, just ask him. Yes, money management in this weird world called your 20's will be tough without having someone hold your hand. But not as tough as...

4) Relationships: This won't apply to me because for me, relationships are mistakes and the only thing I will consider doing with another human being in a close manner will be sexual relations. Anyway, the opposite gender! EEK! Like most you will find someone around your age, and they, like you, will have all these complicated things going on in their weird 20's lives. Yes, it's all too much. Plus, what about the rules? You know, the ones that apply when you're interested in someone, and you date, and you become 'steady' and all that jazz? Do those rules change from your youth? Well, I'm no Einstein but I can say that this is OBVIOUS. Duh, of course they change! No longer will you engage with people who have the same beliefs and rules and expectations. No, this is the time in your life when you're expected to get freaky and date people who are not like you; who come from different backgrounds. God, this is so stressful sounding... and weird!

Or am I the only one who thinks so?

Until next time, weirdos!