growing up

i felt old today. this is the second time i've felt that way.

the first time occurred on my 20th birthday. i was walking back to the apartment in paris after celebrating my birthday by eating fondue and drinking too much wine. we ran into a group of drunk french kids hanging out in the street. we started talking to them and found out they were only 14. then they had to leave because apparently the police were coming and they were too young to be caught drunk.

the second time occurred today. i had a great lunch with some friends and then we decided to go roller skating. i really didn't expect there to be many, if any, people our age there roller skating. (even though there should be because it's fun) we were getting our roll on when Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" came on. it was then that we realized half the people in that roller rink hadn't been born when that song first came out.

20. that isn't old at all. that's only a fourth of the average female life span. i suppose it was absurd for me to feel that way.