Confessions of a Quarter Lifer

For those of you who haven't heard of the term quarter lifer, or quarter life crisis, Wikipedia, and Urban Dictionary have some good ways of explaining it.

1. The years between 20-30 when your parents stop telling you how to live you life - and stop financing it.

2. A term applied to the period of life immediately following the major changes of adolescence, usually ranging from the early twenties to the early thirties.

1. I feel a huge urge to go on adventures. (Camping, kayaking, geocaching, etc)
2. I want to go places, see the world! (AFRICA, AFRICA, AFRICA!)
3. Sex...it's a big deal.
4. I have this irresistible compulsion to spend my money on stupid stuff. (DMB tickets...or books for next semester???)
5. I freak out easily when discussing my future. (Grad school, marriage, kids, debts, loans...AHHH!)
6. I have way too strong of opinions and voice them way too much. (predestination, it's all over the book of Romans...duh)
7. My mental filter is still underdeveloped. (Your new haircut makes your face look weird)
8. The suppressed temptation to abuse alcohol. (I, unlike most quarter-lifers, rarely drink, so it's still mysterious).

"Call it a quarter life crisis... or just a stirring in my soul" --John Mayer

New Blog..that's not so new.

So I just discovered Michelle Ponstingles blog. Totally wish i'd discovered it years ago. Totally worth visiting friends.

Michelle's Blog

She also introduced me to the term Quarter-Life which i'm dedicating my upcoming blog on. :)

Look out kids, it's about to get crazy!

Niger

John and I are going there.

My Brother Phil.

Phil goes through phases where he gets really really pumped about things. Like a hobby or buying something. Every time this happens my family can't help but laugh. More often then not, if Phil indulges in his obsession we know it's ending up on Ebay by the end of the month.

PHIL'S PHASES:

1. The Dj equipment phase.
2. Fixing the Comet phase.**
3. Knights of the Old Republic phase.
4. The Aztec phase.
5. The fish tank phase.**
6. The "living in a trailer" phase.
7. The buying a Yukon phase.**
8. The paintball phase.
9. The camping phase.**
10. The Halo phase.
11. The Star Wars phase.
12. The Minivan phase.
13. The Karate phase.
14. The working on cars phase.
15. The salsa dancing phase.


I'm sure there are more, help me out here family

GET PUMPED

So I usually need a little motivation right before I take a test. I need something to get all the blood flowing. I've compiled a short list of videos that help boost your confidence.

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