It's 2007 and sadly, I think I'm growing up. Some construction workers visited my apartment a few weeks ago and it shamed me to realize that, between the foam swords and "Guitar Hero", we looked like adolescents. As I discussed possible improvements with the contractor, I plotted how quickly I could hide the action figures, not to mention my blankie.
I think my extended adolescence is symptomatic of my generation and my culture. Now that cartoons, video games and toys are no longer the sole domain of children, I need never leave my comfort zone. And we celebrate the juvenile alongside the clever; the Simpsons and Jon Stewart just don't appeal to our parents' generation because the former's cartoon format and the latter's smarty pants attitude are just not mature.
For a long time, I have enjoyed my arrested development but meeting those construction men made me realize that if I came face-to-face with a preadolescent from any developing country taking care of younger siblings, I would cover my head with a sac, which would promptly catch fire from my burning face.
This is not to say that I will throw away my toys and complain about 'kids these days', but it is probably time I became a contributor rather than a consumer in society.
However, no one becomes a man or dame overnight so for the rest of 2007, it will be an uneasy combination of this and this.
PS I hate the fact that Blogger has finally forced me to switch to the Google format. Now, the police will have an easier time finding me. (kidding!)
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Meh, count me in the "super-adolescent" category for a long time to come. My father -- a practising journalist no less -- loves, loves, loves Stewart and Colbert. And he's like a billion years old.
Why would guitar hero make you look like a child? Do you intend to throw out the PS2 or the Xbox 360? If you do, can I have them?
No, you cannot have the PS2 nor the Xbox 360. They belong to Joe and he has no intention of growing up.
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