Twenty-Five

November 7th, 1986. That's the day I came to this world. It's been twenty-five years since that day and while I don't remember everything, I have a pretty good idea how it all went down.

Year 0-10: I was a young, curious individual who had a really active imagination. So much so that most of the time I thought I was somebody else. My alter egos included, but were not limited to, Inspector Gadget, Fat Albert, and Superman. Funny how I pretended to be the most fearless characters considering I was damn near afraid of everything.

Year 11-17: This was when I was having trouble fitting in. No idea why. Middle School and High School is a social nightmare as it is but mine was no underdog story made by Disney. Musically, I had this big identity crisis. Couldn't fucking decide whether I was a rapper or a goth. Somehow I kept my head on straight enough to get myslef a girlfriend twice. Senior year was the high point though. Straight A's without giving a shit. Sounds like the title of a book.

Year 18-25: For every friend I left behind in High School, two took their place by the time I walked into college. It's amazing how popular being a music major/Magic The Gathering player makes you. Losing my girlfriend of five years screwed me up pretty bad. Almost gave up on everything. Thanks to a few really awesome Oswegonians, however, I came back to earth again. Random inside jokes from my brother and his crew helped too. Since then, I've been a stronger person and a better musician. Not to mention I got back my imagination from when I was young.

That was just a flashback of things I remember off the top of my head. Telling the whole story would take as long as all three Lord Of The Rings movies and I don't know anyone who has that kind of an attention span. There's no telling what the next twenty-five years will bring. I'm hoping my hair will just turn a light shade of grey and not dissappear altogether. There is one thing I do know. With the purchase of my car, I'm one step closer to freedom. If all goes according to plan, I will be starting off 2012 living with my two best friends. Not a bad way to start another quarter century. Thanks for the Birthday wishes everyone!

Cheers,
Doug

PS: Couldn't quite blow out the candles on my cake this year. There were only two. FML.