Soooo... I feel like I am not qualified to explain what a grown up is... But I should be one by now right? I'm 23 years old, dammit! I've technically been a grown up for... 6 years! I use an ellipsis there because I actually had to count on my fingers 18, 19, 20, 21,22,23. And then I had to google how to spell ellipsis! So non grown up! Well okay, I know what ellipsis means. I understand how to use it, where to use it and that its only three dots instead of multiple, no matter how long the pause is. That is kind of mature.
So what is wrong with me? Why do I not feel like a grown up? What is a grown up?
Well, one thing might be the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?" This is something I've kind of always known the answer too, but its varied a lot. I've wanted to be a singer, an actress, a writer, a pirate, Batman but a girl, a princess and more specifically a comedian, comedy writer and the next Tina Fey... As of right now I'm kind of none of those things. Maybe I'm a writer because I do write this blog and my other beauty blog pretty much every day now... but its not a profession. I do it for fun, I do it for me. I do it because I like it and it makes me happy. Lately, I've also wanted to work for the National Sleep Association. After learning that was a thing on the My Pillow Commercials I'm like "Wait... are these real human grown ups that have tricked people into paying them for sleeping? That is awesome!" Its almost as good an idea as my fundraiser to help cure Natural Causes, the leading cause of death among most people... I think.
Anyhoo that might not actually be what a "grown up" is or does. Here are some things grown ups probably do.
-Watch The News
-Know what "stocks" are and pay attention to the stock market
-Understand what "business things" are and know how to do various business transactions and important things.
- go to bed at reasonable times.
- eat things other than Cool Ranch Doritos and Cookies as meals.
- Wake up at reasonable times
-Listen to NPR
-Like the music of some old white guy named Neil.
- Enjoy salad.
I think a few of these things count for me. I have listened to NPR once... for a class. I watch the news on occasion, although I'm not sure Comedy Central news really counts... and I like Neil Young, Neil Diamond, and Neil Patrick Harris... so that kind of counts.
Here are some things grown ups probably don't do.
- Eat Cool Ranch Doritos for most of their meals.
- Have coupons, candy wrappers and clothes all over their bed.
- Stay up till 2: 16 in the morning writing a blog about how they aren't adults yet.
- Stay up till 3:30 or 4 watching cartoons and comedy central.
- Base most of their life decisions on things Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and other random female comedians do.
-Sing "Friday" by Rebecca Black in the shower.
Pretty much all of those are things I do currently. I don't sing in the shower anymore, but that was my song of choice for a long time after it was popular. Its easy to sing and I don't have to think too much about lyrics.
Sooo... yeah. Let me know if you think I'm a grown up yet or not. I'm probably not, but I should get there soon right? I'll listen to some Neil Diamond. Maybe that will help. I'll keep you updated on this journey into womanhood. Wow, they should do Boyhood again, but for a 23 year old struggling comedianne. That would be funny.
Byeee!
-Shannon
So what is wrong with me? Why do I not feel like a grown up? What is a grown up?
Well, one thing might be the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?" This is something I've kind of always known the answer too, but its varied a lot. I've wanted to be a singer, an actress, a writer, a pirate, Batman but a girl, a princess and more specifically a comedian, comedy writer and the next Tina Fey... As of right now I'm kind of none of those things. Maybe I'm a writer because I do write this blog and my other beauty blog pretty much every day now... but its not a profession. I do it for fun, I do it for me. I do it because I like it and it makes me happy. Lately, I've also wanted to work for the National Sleep Association. After learning that was a thing on the My Pillow Commercials I'm like "Wait... are these real human grown ups that have tricked people into paying them for sleeping? That is awesome!" Its almost as good an idea as my fundraiser to help cure Natural Causes, the leading cause of death among most people... I think.
Anyhoo that might not actually be what a "grown up" is or does. Here are some things grown ups probably do.
-Watch The News
-Know what "stocks" are and pay attention to the stock market
-Understand what "business things" are and know how to do various business transactions and important things.
- go to bed at reasonable times.
- eat things other than Cool Ranch Doritos and Cookies as meals.
- Wake up at reasonable times
-Listen to NPR
-Like the music of some old white guy named Neil.
- Enjoy salad.
I think a few of these things count for me. I have listened to NPR once... for a class. I watch the news on occasion, although I'm not sure Comedy Central news really counts... and I like Neil Young, Neil Diamond, and Neil Patrick Harris... so that kind of counts.
Here are some things grown ups probably don't do.
- Eat Cool Ranch Doritos for most of their meals.
- Have coupons, candy wrappers and clothes all over their bed.
- Stay up till 2: 16 in the morning writing a blog about how they aren't adults yet.
- Stay up till 3:30 or 4 watching cartoons and comedy central.
- Base most of their life decisions on things Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and other random female comedians do.
-Sing "Friday" by Rebecca Black in the shower.
Pretty much all of those are things I do currently. I don't sing in the shower anymore, but that was my song of choice for a long time after it was popular. Its easy to sing and I don't have to think too much about lyrics.
Sooo... yeah. Let me know if you think I'm a grown up yet or not. I'm probably not, but I should get there soon right? I'll listen to some Neil Diamond. Maybe that will help. I'll keep you updated on this journey into womanhood. Wow, they should do Boyhood again, but for a 23 year old struggling comedianne. That would be funny.
Byeee!
-Shannon
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