eventful weekend

i turned 22 over the weekend.  it feels the same as 21, which felt the same as 20, which felt the same as 19, etc. so, although my legal age is 22, my mental age is still hovering somewhere around 6.  i still laugh when i hear the word, "fart."

the problem with growing older is that, at some point, people start expecting you to act your age.  all of a sudden, it becomes unacceptable for a guy to still enjoy video games or watching cartoons.  well, i'm not getting any younger, and spongebob still makes me laugh (and i will probably never tire of killing zombies).  seems like my parents forgot to pass on the "growing up" gene.  but i'm sure as the rigors of life continue to pile on, my sense of wonderment and carefree attitude will slowly give way to structure and boredom.  :(

kinda random, but related, i have 2 cousins who were born on my exact birthday (july 31).  its just that one was born 12 years later, and the other was born 20 years later.  also, i share a birthday with harry potter.  and it's not in november (ahem, jonathan).

today, i took one of the youth kids out to a h.s. parking lot to practice driving for the first time.  i was a little nervous, but he handled it like a pro (just like me).  only, i found out later that he doesn't actually have his permit yet... so, what we did was very illegal.    sigh, you try to do something nice....