Twenty for a Moment

So this is the last time I will write anything as a 20 year-old. Officially I'm already 21 but I won't actually turn 21 until around lunch, so that's the story I'm going with.

I'm an adult. That really isn't cool (but maybe it is). I remember being in high school and thinking, when I'm 21, that's when I'll really be an adult. I don't feel like an adult any more than I did a year ago. I don't feel like much has changed at all, actually. I guess this is how time sneaks up on you. It's really weird because you hear adults talk about time like it's all sneaky a lot, but now I'm actually starting to understand why. Getting older is generally something that we look forward to, to a point, and then we despise it for the rest of our lives. I don't hate getting older, and I hope that I never do, but it is officially no longer "cool" to get any older. Next year the 18-year-olds will seem like kids...KIDS. Oh well...

In closing I'd just like to say that I've got 21 down and many more that I plan to go through before I'm done here. There isn't a second that I'm not thankful to God for having lived and I know there are some great adventures in store for me yet. With any luck these adventures will entail horseback riding, a mace and a diabolical plot to destroy the world (that I will thwart).

Here's to you, my friends!

If I Had a Hamma and Cheese Sandwich

Interesting developments today.

THIS JUST IN!

Today's UNCW local news-line leaked the following information in a communicade from the Registrar's Office in James Hall:

Junior student, Nathan Sloan of the Seahawk Village apartments made an alteration to his school programming to include a second major - English, with a concentration in professional writing.

We attempted to get comments from his spokesperson but he maintained that Mr. Sloan had no comment. Later in the day, however, one of our reporters was able to track down Mr. Sloan himself and got commentary straight from the source.

"I've been considering this option for a while but it wasn't until I my recent sit-down with the English department chair that I knew for sure that everything would work out for me to do so. I'm incredibly happy to be able to work within the English department in what I hope will be a mutually beneficial relationship."

When asked to comment on whether this would affect his graduation date or reflected a wavering in his commitment to UNCW's film program, Nathan had the following to say:

"In no way would I consider this a wavering in my commitment [to the film department]. Making movies has always been a dream and a deep personal passion of mine that I intend to chase as long as I can. If anything, I feel an intense study of English will only serve to benefit me in future film endeavors. As far as graduation goes, I'm happy to say that I should still graduate in May 2008. The only difference is that now I'll have two major areas of study and a certification in professional writing by the time I walk."

In response to this, stocks have already jumped 45 points and we expect the trend to continue well into the end of the month.