Nick Jagger Jr. (graymattered) wrote, @ 2004-08-04 18:00:00

Who said I'm not emo??
Time for an update, woohoo!!

I love this part. Like my cubicle-mate said, "It's all downhill from here, babeh!" So.

Birthdays are overrated. But mine isn't; that's because I'm a special kid, yes? Rommel asked me how it feels to be 21, I said it feels like... being too young to belong and too old to stay the same. Well, that's what I said [in essence] but my thought bubble really said: it feels like I'm a big, orange, plump tomato - oh so right for picking, but still too precious for consumption. Hah!

Whatever that means. My 21st birthday wish is to stay the same and change, where there requires change. In self-assessment, I think I'm not doing bad at 21, being the Type A person that I am and all. Let's see:



John Nash [mathematical genius] was 21 when he wrote his 27-page dissertation, "Non-Cooperative Games," in 1950. This dissertation would later win him his Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994.

Marlee Matlin, at age 21, was the youngest female to win an Oscar for Best Actress, for the film Children of a Lesser God.

At 21 years of age, Michelle Kwan is a 5-time World Champion, 8-time National Champion, 2-time Olympic Medalist, and Sullivan Award Winner.

Alfred 'The Great' became King of Wessex at the age of 21. He alone of all the English kings and queens - is known as 'the Great' for valiantly defending and reforming the Wessex kingdom.

And who could forget Alicia Keys? She has taken home a VMA, two Billboard Awards, two American Music Awards, two NAACP Image Award, three Soul Train awards, two World Music Awards, one ECCHO award, and oh yeah, FIVE Grammys all by the tender age of 21.


Them among the countless 21-year-old prodigies of all time.

I did my homework, didn't I?

Well, here's my one-sentence-description-of-a-lifetime-achievement-at-the-age-of-21:

Nix at age 21 has drowned in a flood and lived to tell the story; made a girl cry in joy; raised a healthy green little turtle; created panick among security guards in a comfort room without effort; gained 12 pounds over the span of a Christmas vacation [after being underweight for the longest time]; swallowed a whole chicken egg still in shell; grew big leafy cabbages at the backyard; caught the biggest catfish in town; slept on the rooftop; skinny dipped in a river and got belt-whipped after; jacked-off in the library; sent i-love-you cards for mom; asked his biggest high-school crush for the last dance; won a place in food-stuffing contest; earned three-folds in profit selling halo-halo; learned to cook the perfect cucido; and made his mom and big bro real proud!

My, their achievements PALE in comparison to what I've done, yeah!

I guess I'm a fine, purrfect 21-year-old bloke after all. >:)

	desafinado 2004-08-05 06:34 (link)
	Wow, that was informative. Got me to contemplate on my achievements, hehe. Enjoy year # 21! I only have a few more months of it left. =( As Frank Sinatra sings, When I was 21, it was a very good year... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: graymattered 2004-08-05 06:42 (link)
	I think I would write a list of all the achievements that I've done in my entire life so I can compare notes with what my son will be doing in his life. :) Thanks, well when's your birthday?? Hmm. wE'll see if I can get to sing that song after I'm well over 21. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)