wise up

if you ask me, age does matter. i'd like to think i'm pretty hip, but i know full well that i am almost totally out of touch with a lot of people in their early twenties, even though i'm only (only! as if) 27. this age is a little funny because it's definitely a kind of small milestone. when i was a kid i was often considered a bit precocious, then into my teens and early twenties i was "wise beyond my years," which was a compliment, certainly. but now, as i enter into undisputed adulthood, into my pre-thirties and thirties, i wonder of there is a such thing as being wise beyond one's years at this point. i mean, yes, there is a level of sage that one can always aspire to, which hopefully will grow with age, but once you get to a certain point, i imagine that you should just be wise. 

and then there are those to which true wisdom never comes, regardless of age. which brings me to this fun link to a blog called things younger than mccain, which i first read about on one of my favorite blogs gaycondo. this blog is basically a list of things that are younger than presidential candidate john mccain. it is funny, informative, and kind of scary, as well as admittedly ageist. i can't imagine this guy actually getting elected, but i guess nothing would really shock me at this point.

Comments

[PJH]

Hi Amanda! It's Philip, Gina's friend. Hollah. Regarding your first paragraph, what I think you need to examine is whether or not, as you get older, if you fit in. When you are considered precocious or "wise beyond your years" isn't that a way of being set apart from the crowd, a special case, a discerning youth? As we get to thirty (I'm turning 27 in a month) aren't we really just afraid of losing our special-ness?

Anywho, I have a fashion blog! It's about my journey through the fashion world, and how I am grasping at a life that maybe doesn't exist. I think it's fun, but I have heard from some that it's kinda sad. HAHA. Mainly, my mother. :) In any event, here is the link:

http://theperfectred.net

I'll put yours on my blogrol if you put mine on yours! YAY BLOGGERS!
-pjh