28
Yesterday I turned 28. I began an entry in my blog but realized I didn't have too much to say and quit. I still don't have any massive reflections but I did want to say that it was nice to get emails, phone calls, letters and other good vibes from places I had begun to take for granted.
This day was quiet and I finished off the evening riding my bicycle and thinking of getting older. While I do feel as though the west has an obsession with youth (insert your jape about 30 here) I do feel a strange sort of remorse for losing youth. I understand that I'm not old by any means but there are some very clear lines between what I can do now and what I could do as a boy.
K and I spent New Year's talking about how it becomes easier and easier to forget how to have fun as more responsibility and life comes your way. There are definite moments I've had when I've thought back and considered the lack of joy or verve I've been under for extended periods of time. Prepare for this, finish that, read this, code that and so on.
The high and low point of being 28 was surgery on Christmas Eve. I developed a new appreciation this year for my health and I'm still almost giddy to eat whatever I want. It just occured to me that I was both the heaviest and lightest I've been as an adult last year - 230 lbs after recovering from 5 months on crutches and 170 lbs while I drank soup and stayed up all night wondering what was wrong with me. If only height could vacillate like weight - I may find myself 6'4" after a year like the last.
Well, another year in the bag. I'm just happy that I'm not meandering through life as bewildered as I am alone. Thanks everyone for the good vibes.
7:06:08 PM 
|
