Birthday challenge
First off, Happy Birthday to my fellow birthday buddy Emily. May today be filled with successful experiments and groundbreaking data. She turns 26 today, whereas I am become... the 25.
Twenty-fiiive. The big 2-5. Not really very much significance to this birthday (no new licenses or adult privileges) except that it's such a nice round number. Quarter of a century - but that phrase is hackneyed. I prefer to think of it like this. I am the result when you take two five year-old's and force them to multiply.
Actually, instead of getting new privileges this year, today marks the loss of one especially dear to me: my driver's license expires today. I spent all yesterday morning at the DMV trying vainly to get a California one, and now I'm resigned to my soon-to-be-illegal driving fate. Thus yesterday's "shit in your office" suggestion. To cheer myself up, I've decided to make myself a licensed practitioner of something cool. Maybe it'll catch on. "You know, son. You're twenty-five today. You can finally ________, starting today. Today... you have become... a super man."
I'm getting caught up on what that blank should be. Any suggestions? I'm thinking something that requires extra testing might be cool. Or not. After all, I want to be licensed today. If anyone can come up with a great suggestion, I will consider it a suitable present and will forgive you the punishment and wrath that awaits all others.
Twenty-fiiive. The big 2-5. Not really very much significance to this birthday (no new licenses or adult privileges) except that it's such a nice round number. Quarter of a century - but that phrase is hackneyed. I prefer to think of it like this. I am the result when you take two five year-old's and force them to multiply.
Actually, instead of getting new privileges this year, today marks the loss of one especially dear to me: my driver's license expires today. I spent all yesterday morning at the DMV trying vainly to get a California one, and now I'm resigned to my soon-to-be-illegal driving fate. Thus yesterday's "shit in your office" suggestion. To cheer myself up, I've decided to make myself a licensed practitioner of something cool. Maybe it'll catch on. "You know, son. You're twenty-five today. You can finally ________, starting today. Today... you have become... a super man."
I'm getting caught up on what that blank should be. Any suggestions? I'm thinking something that requires extra testing might be cool. Or not. After all, I want to be licensed today. If anyone can come up with a great suggestion, I will consider it a suitable present and will forgive you the punishment and wrath that awaits all others.
posted by Skim at Wednesday, May 11, 2005
11 Comments:
Thanks Jed! Happy Birthday to you too! Don't worry, 25 isn't SO bad, you can rent cars for cheap. Good luck with the DMV...
Happy Birthday Jed!
A quick search on the internet shows that you can now:
1. rent cars more cheaply
2. adopt a foreign child and get him/her permanent residence in the US
3. appear in beer commercials / by some definitions, no longer be classified as potentially being "underaged": InBev beer (think Beck's) commercials apprently only show people over 25 so their marketing plans do not appear to target the underaged (this is actually also a rule in Australia):(http://www.inbev.com/pdf/marketingcodeofconduct.pdf)
also see alcohol beverages advertising code http://www.advertisingstandardsbureau.com.au/PDF/ABAC%20Code%20as%20at%2013-11-03.pdf
4. obtain a mortgage in Spain (http://www.idealspain.com/Pages/finances/banks.asp)
5. be a tribal court judge in the Kootenai tribe of Idaho
6. run for state senator in NC, NH, WA, (although residency rules apply)
7. be a representative in congress in England (again, residency rules apply)
8. be a representative in the US Congress
9. join this personals site to meet people who are ethically-minded, environmentally-sensitive, country-loving, health-conscious, single non-smokers.
http://www.natural-friends.com/uk/legal.asp?t=1
10. no longer be part of the "young workforce" (defined as under 25 by various reports)
someone likes google way too much
that renting car one is the only thing i'm looking forward to.
realistically, I think most of us would only qualify for #'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10.
Consider these your lucky lotto numbers, everyone. Could be just like the lucky fortune cookies on the news (anyone else read that in the NYT?)
No, what's the deal with them?
apparently people actually play those lucky numbers adn the numbers prove to be very lucky for like 110 people playing some powerball game. I believe they got 5 out of 6 numbers right.
realistically, you don't think Jed could be a congressman. jed, i think that's your calling, you can sit on the beach all day ("campaigning") and get paid well for it.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Should I be offended or not?
mine was clearly an oversight. it is possible for you to be a congressman (all you need in order to run is to be over 25, a citizen and a resident of the state in which you are running).
I think RJ's is the one you should be offended by, taking it to the next level.
That's who I was talking about!
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