Talk to the Goat
Hang on, aren't those bullet points just characteristics of life? Are am I just in permanent crisis?
I'm not sure if this means it's your Birthday or not....but if it is, I wish you a wonderful day of Dora the Explorer Dune buggy rides, and a day full of just being with your Jason!! 
I find life is much more fun, ignoring all of those things you checked off on your list. 
Hope the rest of your weekend is fantabulous Jay!
3T
yeah, 25 is like a new category. i'll be 30 next year, and i never thought i'd see the day either.
Don't forget that even George Jetson was shackled to Spacely Sprockets every day of his working life.
Enjoy 25. Race the sun in the mornings and dance with the moon at night. Squeeze, twist, and wring every drop of pleasure and pain (not too excessive, I hope) you can.
You are 25! Don't waste it!
Er, unfortunately I have those same questions and such at 35... it's times like this that I envy those born on February 29 of the leap year... I'd only be like eight and a half now!
25 is old!!!!!!!
OLD!!!!!!
25 IS OLD???????
WTF!
Wait until you hit 40 and it hits you like a frieght train...
I AM NOT 25!
Yikes. I'm one day away from 38, and you know what I keep thinking?
"Jesus Christ, I'm almost 40."
40 is like, dead, isn't it?
WTF, girl? I'm nearing my end of days then, eh?
Shit.
insecurity regarding the near future...check.
insecurity regarding present accomplishments...check.
re-evaluation of close interpersonal relationships...check.
disappointment with one's job...what job?
tendency to hold stronger opinions...impossible.
boredom with social interactions...check.
financially-rooted stress...check. CHECK.
I just laughed and laughed after reading this...
Check
it's a number, not a way of life. you'll never be 25.
God, I can't even remember being 25.
I'm within spitting distance of 40 now (well, if you can spit quite far).
I decided last year that my 24th birthday was my last. So there you have it. I'm tired of celebrating my birthday. I'm just tired.
I just turned 24 not too long ago, and it's weird how some random day like your birthday can spark some philosophical thought on what you've done with your life. 25 is old? Yeah, maybe. I guess it DOES depend on what you've accomplished. I've still got plenty of stuff to do, so I'm still kind of excited.
...Plus I still have all my hair. But along with my optimism, I'm sure that will start fading soon.
Age is what you make of it. I keep forgetting that I'll be 30 next year. I'm trying really hard to understand what the big deal is and failing miserably. I think with all the issues I already have (feet, phone, people), age decided to skip me.
You crack me up; I never know if you are being serious or not. If you think 25 is old, just wait till you are my age....LOL
Haven't you heard? 30 is the new 20!
Gosh, wait until you turn 30! :-/
Ha. I have friends in their 40s and 50s who have great lives - fit, active, fun and don't give a shit about their age. Jim's 59 and can race me up a hill with his eyes closed and still beat me.
The fear of age is a modern social construct designed to sell more wrinkle cream and products with pseudo-scientific terms that you think make you sound cool when you tell 'em to your mates down the bar...
Oh, and Happy 24th, Jay You'll be 26 next year, right?
Hold on! 42 is the new.....well.... not quite 40! Yeah! And... I think it goes without saying what 40 is.....
....
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::: sigh :::: I know......
.... old.
*would LOVE to be 25 again with what I know now*
Sigh. If only.
I turned 25 last February. And I went through some sort of pre-midlife crisis on being a quarter century old. My husband, who is 33, kept telling me to just wait 'til I hit 30. I don't think I want to be 30 either. Something about turning 25 makes you feel more responsible, more like you need to take charge of your own life or something. I think I'll just keep on watching indie flicks and eating ice cream if that's okay with the rest of the world.
Check... check... check...check...check... check... check.
I managed to hold off the quarter life crisis for nearly two whole years, but it's currently kicking my ass... maybe a trip to CW IS in order...
25 is only old because you have yet to turn 25. Give it five years, copy and paste this post and write about how scary it is to turn 30.
Allegedly scary that is. I'm just a baby of 29.
Um, 25 was a breeze for me. I'm turning 30!!!! Basically, it's all downhill from here. Literally, saggy butt, saggy boobs, saggy arms, face everything!!!
You could be like my aunt who has to be at least 80. When asked her age her answer is
Honey, I've been 25 since I was 15 and I'll continue to be 25 until the day I die!
Don't worry. You'll feel 21 until sometime in your 30s, then you're going to wake up one morning and realize "Holy shit, I'm 3x (insert number)!" and all the years from 21 to 3x will come crashing down on you in about 3 seconds.
Then you'll be old. So enjoy being 21 unti then!
I turned 28 last month. TWENTY EIGHT! Actually it totally doesn't bother me, even though I still have no idea what direction I am headed in.
And I can't remember much these days either, and THAT is scary. My memory used to be so good and now it's, well crappy, and I'm not even old yet.
You dated old guys in high school? Never mind. The time/age issue is relative and only relevant when you consider the financial issues. If you save now, you'll be so much happier later when you can continue living a life whose choices you are happy with. Take it from this hairy old guy.
When I turned 25, it was interesting.
I was at a crossroads, and I took the path that instinct led me on, and never looked back.
Age is what you make of it.
You are completely right.
But don't forget that there is strength in numbers.
Authority, even.
Use it wisely.
25 is nowhere near being old. In fact, with the right person, 40 and 50 are nowhere near being old.
The cultures we grow up in shovel all sorts of big, supposedly definitive meanings and implications on the number of years a person has traveled around the sun -- better not to buy into it. Savor the days as they pass and forget about the age thing.
My two cents. I'm shutting up now.
I ask myself the same questions and I'll be turning 41 in a few days...
It goes quickly.
At your age you need to start realizing that every (major) decision you make will take 7 years of hard work to repair if it's the wrong one. So, as much as people "scoff" at a (almost) 25 year old stressing about her age...you are absolutely right to.
Think things through and ask yourself...if this decision is the wrong one...what would it take to repair it.
That's it. That's all the sage advice I can give
Ummm, I'm still answering those questions as I approach, uh, 40 (shhhhh)
F***ing hell - have you got a lot of bad ones to come!
Yeah, After all, 25 is the new 17. I think.
I really love sociology and psychology, and one of my passions is learning about how different generations have attitutdes about life, love, and everthing in between.
It's interesting to learn about the mid-20s set. In many ways, this generation is still clinging onto childhood. A larger percentage still live at home (due to that huge debt) or going back to school, which seems to be a favorite pasttime.
This group is also not getting married or having kids as early. It seems they've becomed disillusioned by the previous generations foray into those 'adult' markers.
Finally, the mid-20s group LOVES to spend money on food and gadgets. Wonder how they get into so much debt? Between going back to school and buying the latest mp3 players, and then eating out 2 times a day - it's a marvel more of them aren't living at home.
Ah, to be 25 again ... Hell, I'm 44 and still don't know half that shit Jay, but on the bright side, I don't get carded anymore! Meh, it's a life.
TG
I think I read somewhere you're supposed to reach your physical peak (healthwise, lookswise) at age 34. Of course, I don't really remember where I read that but I do have a nagging suspicion that it may have been in People. Regardless, I'm holding on to that fact: it's the only thing that keeps the gun out of my mouth each morning.
Wow! That was dark?
I've definitely got you beat in the reach-a-shitty-age competition; however, I love your solution and next week, I'm going to Canada's Wonderland to try it out.
25 is *gulp* OLD???
I'm about halfway between 25 and 30. The former wasn't scary, the latter? I'm not looking forward to it, but meh, it's still just a number. I figure when I start thinking it's ot okay belt out the muppets theme song at the top of my lungs then I'll be a grown-up. Until then? Still a kid.
"Age is only what you make of it anyway."
What would you make of dating someone 14 years younger than you?
25 is only old in your head. You will get older, and keep living. Nothing much will change. You will work. You will laugh. You will cry. You will love hard (because you are you). You will write wonderful posts. 25 doesn't stop any of this.
Yeah, I'm not yet 25, and I have all of the crisis characteristics... Either I'm dooomed, or it's a charmed life I lead!
You've convinced me. I refuse to turn 25, too.
i don't know how car insurance works in canada ... but when you turn 25 you automatically get a reduction in premiums and you can more easily rent a car.
so ... really ... turning 25 is the last milestone. there's really no reason to get any older.
unless you drive a minivan. then there's always "hey, when i'm 40 and the kids are teenagers i can buy a convertible."
e+
Except for the fact that I don't drive.
Is it almost your b-day? I think my quarter-life crisis has come a couple years early. Anyways, aren't we always supposed to feel like we're flailing? I thought this was normal...
I'm approaching mid-life myself.
God shoot me.
Aw Jay, I went through the same thing...you don't seem to measure life by other people's prescribed milestones--why start now??
Always easier said than done, but I think once you get over the whole "being old at 25 thing" (jerk), I think you'll be fine.
AMEN SISTA!
We are youthful souls...:}
I'm sensing a trend in the comments.
I'll be 30 next month, 36 days to be exact. It will be a black day for me. No celebrating to speak of. Until I get over myself and realize that in the grand scheme of things, it means close to nothing.
25 was different though, for me, it signaled adulthood. It meant bigger thighs and longer hang overs. It was also the start of a new way of forward thinking instead of believing in eternal youth.
25 old...HA! But I do wish I could have my 23 year old body and my 29 year old mind somehow merged.
Shut Up.
:0)
I'll be 40 in November, I don't want to hear about this quarter century blah blah blah. I'm kicking myself in the ass for recalling crying over my 26th bday since I was on the "downward slope" to 30..and what had I accoplished, wah, wah, wah.
Live life to the fullest. Embrace life w/ your arms wide open. Be good to yourself and others..most importantly your body and mind, that will help you in everything else.
I remember when I thought the same thing. And you are right about age being what you make of it. I'm now over 30 and feeling pretty good about it. Believe me, life gets a bit easier in some ways. I think it's becuase I'm more comfortable with me. Anyway, I hope you do get to Canada's Wonderland. Love to hear about it.
i'm 33 years AND ONE DAY old. i love thirties WAYYYY more than twenties. LOVE. i remember being 27 and having an identity crisis. now?? bring it on, baby. i can handle it.
yikes...i hate this post because i just turned 25 this month and so are my friends.
it's horrible!!! arghh!
--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com
If this is a covert way of mentioning that its your birthday let me wish you a wonderful, happy, bliss-filled 24th birthday again.
My husband is 6 years younger than I am. The advantage to this is that I can "feel six years younger" immediately by molesting him.
You're only as old as you feel?
Malarckey!
You're only as old as the PEOPLE you feel.
I turend 25 on June 29th. I hate it. I'm quarter of a century!!
I can't agree with the comments about the 30s being better than the 20s. Nothing good can come of grey hairs... I liked 25, to be honest. Mind you, I still thought I was 20 at that point. Guess I'm stuck in a time-walk.
Sweet Jebus - you have an allergy to "25". Might I suggest an anti-depressant?
It's called "alcohol" and should be consummed "in large amounts".
Wait til ya turn thirty.
Haha: i remmeber when my younger bro tried to zing me with "you're turning a quarter of a century! as if that cut. Didn't feel old then. Now, well- sometimes.
I’m in the middle of my quarter-life crisis and my poor little book blog is turning into a shrine for Gen Y fuck-up-ed-ness.
Rather than books here’s what is whirling through my head:
Is the pressure to meet the benchmarks set by the previous generation pushing us into making bad choices?
How many of us are staying in jobs we hate because the alternative is too scary?
How many of us are losing jobs because of corporate downsizing and feeling like personal failures because of it?
How many of us are getting married when we really aren’t ready?
I know people who had kids and an ex-wife by the time they were 24.
That scares me.
But I get it.
It’s stability.
Or at least the illusion of it.
I just quit my old job (reporter) and moved to a new city to go to school. I thought I wanted to be a teacher.
I took two months of classes and soon discovered I hate it.
So now I’m once again undefined.
And I’m almost getting used to it.
How about you guys?
That's quite a crisis you've got there, babe!
I remember when I found out I was about to become a grandma I said to my live-in boyfriend, "I have good news and bad news. The good news is, you're about to be a grandpa! (sort of) The bad news is, from now on you'll be sleeping with a grandma!"
I turned 46 this year. I'm about to be a grandma again. I feel nothing like old. I love getting older. I've earned every year I've got.
Here's the key:
If you love life, it will love you right back!
I've been in a quarter-life crises ever since I turned say 14 and we were supposed to choose our courses for high school which would lead to our future employment
By the time you both get to my age everything is completely worse...if you make it this far.
Actually, hopefully you'll gain some perspective and learn the following...
1. You'll never be out of debt, but don't stop trying
2. If you have heart problems in your family, you should probably stop eating Cream of Anything, except Cream of Wheat. That shit is good for you.
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