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quarter life crisis

Posted about 1 year ago
so, i turned 25 back in march and since then i've been afflicted by the irritating, shallow, pathetic condition known as the "quarter life crisis". (and no, i'm not filming it for myspace, goddamit.) really, i have no reason to complain, i mean i'm 25 and have a pointless job, can't afford my own apartment, live in a city i can't really stand, am still single with no prospects even on the distant horizon, am mildly obsessed with tv actors i stand less than no chance of ever meeting let alone seducing, and am now farther away from my 10-year plan than i was 10 fucking-goddamn-motherfucking years ago. the only good thing about turning 25 was that i've retreated back to my teen years. i'm dying for the day when i can wear a floral print dress with combat boots, when go-go boots and 60s style jumpers are the norm, when i can walk around in public sucking on a lollipop and not be mocked, when post-grunge comes back into audio-style, when i can say "as if!" and "whatever!" in everyday conversation. for the last few months i've been watching all my old high school tv shows like buffy the vampire slayer and dawson's creek, and listening to my old late 90s albums. going through my endless cd collection, i recently found my 2 hanson cds, "middle of nowhere" and "this time around". i was in 8th grade when "mmmbop" hit the airwaves, and in 11th when they briefly resurfaced on mtv before descending into one-hit wonder oblivion. i'm tempted to buy their new album "the walk" - hell, it's actually pretty good, they were always pretty good. in fact, it wasn't until i was older that i grew to really sorta like them (in junior high nothing could break through the grrl power music of the spice girls, nothing at all...). as of today, i've been listening to "mmmbop" and "if only" on repeat for about 2 weeks now, and it doesn't look like i'll be stopping any time soon. though i may have to stop when i get the 3rd season of buffy from netflix tomorrow...
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Comments (14)

  1. caliscrnwrtr
    caliscrnwrtr says i had no idea there was an "oklahoman of the year" but go team hanson for taking the crown in 1997.
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  2. Wahiawa786
    Wahiawa786 says Feeling down about "getting old" is a relative thing. The best thing to do when you feel the weight of years getting too heavy is...do something different! (I'd mention the even weightier upcoming divide between 20 and 30, but the "Northern Exposure" episode, "Northwest Passages" will get you over that one.) Summer has arrived, so wax up a surfboard and hit the waves. (Leave surfing the Internet for the after glow.)
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  3. brittanybf
    brittanybf says ugh i feel you. i'll be at quarter life crisis in a few months. i feel like i'll never be able to afford things, wtf!
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  4. ardyjormkiv
    ardyjormkiv says the whole going-back-to-the-day and searching for old music - been there lately. fortunately (for me haha), never to hanson. i never did understand when my friends in tenth grade started to listen to them again. but haha. this is YOUR crisis, not mine. hope you break out of it. maybe some nice death cab could help?
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  5. Bartleby
    Bartleby says You may be beset with "quarter life crises" as someone said here but you've kept your humour. Proof: "in junior high nothing could break through the grrl power music of the spice girls, nothing at all..." Priceless!!! Cheer up you still 3/4 life crises to look forward too...
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  6. caliscrnwrtr
    caliscrnwrtr says ardyjormkiv: just you wait until i get really depressed and start playing all those *nsync records... ;) Bartleby, brittanybf, & Wahiawa786: please, i don't even want to think about being...*shudder*...30. 25 is bad enough. why couldn't i just stop at about 23. that was a good age. i could handle 23. but alas, i can't afford to do something different. i spent the last 5 years doing something different and falling slowly into a debt abyss that i am just now beginning to drag myself out of. fuck it. being an adult is really fucking hard. dammit, where's that fucking *nsync cd? i know it's around here somewhere...
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  7. Bartleby
    Bartleby says Your wish is my command, Madam.
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  8. egadman
    egadman says i'm learning that age is relative. i just went to a networking thing—how very yuppie and adultish, right?—only to find i was (a) probably the youngest person there and (b) actually felt like i was an incoming freshman at a new high school. and i'm 26. of course, i also recently strained a neck muscle, which is something i associate with being 40. it's a day by day thing (or day bidet... oh, the false nostalgia of wet hot american summer). let's also remember how much being young kinda sucked. i didn't get to eat what i want, when i wanted. i didn't get to stay up late to watch movies. i had to rely on my parents to drive me everywhere. and of course there was the paralyzing and crushing self-doubt of adolescence. in some ways, despite the bills, life is now easier—and more fun.
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  9. RobP
    RobP says Well, at the midlife crisis you're supposed to get a corvette and start sleeping with someone half your age; the sleeping with someone a quarter your age at 25 probably won't be difficult, but what's half a corvette? or maybe the car thing only applies to guys' midlife crises - find a viable substitute. then tell me what it is, i've never understood women. and i've been married for years. good luck on the music nostalgia, don't go back so far it hurts.
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  10. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Trust me, Alex, 30 will be a piece of cake compared to 25. 25 was traumatic for me & I did the comparing thing, as in 'look at what so many other people have accomplished by 25 & I'm nowhere'. By the time 30 rolled around I was at a point where I was just accepting myself as I am & it felt really good. The 30's are when you realize you don't have to prove anything to anyone & just be yourself(then in your 40's it's, 'oh hey, I don't give a shit what anyone thinks, this is ME, warts & all, goddamnit' haha). So hang in there, it *will* get better . . . .
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  11. caliscrnwrtr
    caliscrnwrtr says and you know what really fucking sucks? all the hanson boys are married. fuck it, zac who's like 21 just had a kid. and my only kid-related thoughts recently have been how i realllllllly don't want one. fuck. and bartleby, thanks :))) that was always my fave nsync song...ah, fond memories.
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  12. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says THAT does *fucking suck*! But those Hanson boys had fame & money on their side which can make anyone attractive, no matter how nerdy or one-hit-wonderish they are, haha! I can relate to your non-kid related thoughts too. I knew from an early age I never wanted any since I didn't want the responsibility to fuck up a young beings life or pass on my lovely family dysfunctions to the next generation.
    Permalink posted 06/09/2008
  13. Cody B
    Cody B says I'm trying something new now that I'm over 40 (going back to school)..it provides some inspiration. I just told my wife the other day that I really miss one thing that I need to get back...silliness. You'll pull through, maybe combat boots and a wtf attitude might be just the thing.
    Permalink posted 06/10/2008
  14. debi
    debi says Had to reply to your post since my daughter (who is 23....do the math and you can figure I'm at least twice that!) was a huge Hanson groupie. She is also going through the "OMG - where has life gone stage) and said listening to Hanson reminds of her simpler times :) 25 was hard for me too ...30 was great..40 sucked..50 has been AMAZING !!!
    Permalink posted 06/10/2008

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