The day after March 28th, 2006

I experienced this strange shift in my consciousness the day after my 26th bday. I felt like at 25, feeling lost and searching for purpose in life was totally acceptable. Like working 4-6 months a year and dicking around the rest of the time was an ok way to support myself and contribute to my community. But suddenly, less than 48 hours later, I felt like I should already be married and settled down with a kid or two and employed at a steady full-time job. Like perhaps a $9000 annual income is less than I'm worth. I definitely look at my life, my decision making, and the way I spend my time in a new light now. Watching a couple of my friends with their kids, I've been inspired to probably have at least one of my own some day (this is a shocking revelation to my "humans cause environmental degredation and therefor we should cease reproduction" side, but I feel it's a thought that's been brewing for some time in me), depending on who the universe lands in my life...